And the GOLD Award goes to...

The Godrej No.1 Gold Awards, which were held on September 22, 2007 at Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre in Mauritius, were organised by Vikaas Kalantri, Pooja Ghai of White Leaf Entertainment and Anuj Saxena of Maverick Productions. Aman Varma and Mandira Bedi hosted the ceremony. Ravee Gupta looks stunning in black
Urvashi Dholakia performs on stage

Divyanka Tripathi and Sharad Malhotra took home Best Debut Actor (female) and Best Debut Actor (male)

Here's the complete list of the Gold Award winners:

Best Debut Actor (male) - Sharad Malhotra for Banoo Main Teri Dulhann
Best Debut Actor (female) - Divyanka Tripathi for Banoo Main Teri Dulhann
Best Actor (male) – Rajeev Khandelwal for Left Right Left
Best Actor (female) – Rajashree Vaidya for Saath Phere
Best Supporting Actor (male) - Rajesh Khera for Left Right Left
Best Supporting Actor (female) - Vaishali Thakkar for Baa, Bahoo Aur Baby
Best Actor in a Comic Role (male) - Deven Bhojani for Baa, Bahoo Aur Baby
Best Actor in a Comic Role(female) - Suchita Trivedi for Baa, Bahoo Aur Baby
Best Comedy Serial - Naya Office Office
Best Actor in a Negative Role (male) - Mohnish Behl for Ek Ladki Anjaani Si
Best Actor in a Negative Role (female) - Kamya Punjabi for Banoo Main Teri Dulhann
Best Anchor - Hussain for Shabaash India!
Longest Running TV Serial – CID
Best Dialogue (fiction) – Ashwini Dheer for Office Office
Best Music Director – Vishal Shekhar
Best Talk Show – Koffee with Karan
Best Director – Sapna Joshi for Teen Bahuraniyan and Rajeev Mehra for Naya Office Office
Best Hindi Entertainment Channel – ZEE TV
Best Television Show (fiction) – Saath PhereGodrej Sachi Prakrtik Sundarta Award – Divyanka Tripathi

IPL T20 Point Table 27/05/2008

IPL T20 Point Table 19/05/2008

THE KING VS THE KHAN

Aamir has taken yet another pot-shot at fellow actor Shah Rukh Khan in his blog.

It's not just Amitabh Bachchan who's making headlines with his sensational blog entries every other day. Aamir Khan – who started his blog much before Bachchan did – has now got everyone's attention with his latest blog entry.
Log on to www.aamirkhan.com and sample this:
“Shah Rukh is licking my feet and I am feeding him biscuits every now and then. What more can I ask for?”
Yes, you read it right! But it’s just that Aamir is not referring to the King Khan but a dog named Shah Rukh. In fact, Shah Rukh, the dog, belongs to the caretakers of his Panchgani home.
“Some of my friends claim that I bought the house just because of the dog. I would have to be a serious fan of Shah Rukh's to want to do that. Your guess,” Aamir wrote.Just when we all thought that the war of the Khans was over and the dust had finally settled, there's a twist in the 'tail'.
Meanwhile, in an interview to a tabloid recently, Shah Rukh shares that he “doesn't have any time to blog” and adds “you end up doing the journalist's job. In my mind, it's very clear I am an actor and not a reporter, so I will do my job, and I will let them do theirs.”
Aamir Khan and Bachchan's blogs may now just change that.

Iss ki tou AISH hai

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan graces the 61st Cannes Film Festival in a black elegant gown. A dress to die for, accessories that stand apart and a hair-do that's simply perfect, the red carpet is all about making the flashbulbs go crazy. Here's a look at some glamour queens who made heads turn at the 61st Cannes Film Festival...

L'Oreal Paris international brand ambassador Aishwarya Rai looked stunning as she walked the red carpet in a form revealing gown on the second day of the 61st Cannes film festival, Thursday, May 15, 2008 for the premier of the animation film 'Kung Fu Panda'.

IPL T20 Point Table 14/05/2008

Happiest moments of Preity Zinta's life

Happiest moments of Preity Zinta's life as she became Official owner of Kings XI Punjab(IPL).

Owner of Kings XI Punjab Preity Zinta hugs team captain Yuvraj Singh after their team's win in the IPL T20 championship match against Bangalore Royal Challengers at PCA Stadium in Mohali.

بگ بچن ، بگ بلاگ ، بگ ٹائم

سناتھاکہ امیتابھ بچن نے کسی صحافی کے سوال کاجواب دینے سے اجتناب کرتے ہوئے کہاکہ آپ میرے بلاگ پرجائیںوہاں آپ کوہرسوال کاجواب مل جائے گا۔ ایسے ہی امیتابھ بچن کے بلاگ کے چرچے توکافی دنوں سے سننے کومل رہے تھے لیکن بلاگ وزٹ کرنے کاموقع ہی نہیں مل سکا۔ اب جوبلاگ دیکھاہے توامیتابھ کی شخصیت کی فنی عظمت کا تاثر میری نظرمیں اوربڑھ گیاہے۔ ایک توبلاگ نسبتا(عامرخان سے)بہت آسان انگریزی میں ہے کہ ایک تھوڑی بہت انگلش جاننے والابھی ان کی تحریروں سے لطف اندوزہوسکتاہے۔ دوسری بات یہ کہ ان کی تحریرمیں خاص ادیبانہ رنگ جھلکتاہے۔ویسے توامیتابھ کے والد ہری ونش بچن ہندی کے انتہائی مقبول شاعر گزرے ہیں۔

عامرقلم کے بھی مسٹر پرفیکشنسٹ ہیں۔

فلمی دنیاکویوں توتصنع اوربناوٹ کی دنیاکہاجاتاہے لیکن کمپی ٹیشن کی دوڑ میںآج کے فلمی آرٹسٹ زیادہ دیرخیالوں کی دنیامیں رہ نہیں سکتے ۔ بہت کم ایسے اداکارہوں گے جوریٹائرمنٹ سے پہلے ادبیات ِعالیہ کووقت دے پاتے ہوں ۔ اس کی ایک مثال عامرخان ہیں۔ جب سے انہوں نے پروڈکشن کی کرسی سنبھالی ہے ، ایک کے بعدایک شاہکارتخلیقات کے ذریعے سینماجگت کومالامال کیاہے ۔ اس کی ایک مثال ان کی سابقہ ریلیزتارے زمین پرہے۔ عامرقلم کے بھی مسٹر پرفیکشنسٹ ہیں۔ بالی وڈمیںبلاگ کارواج انہی کاڈالاہواہے۔ اب امیت جی بھی ان کے نقش ِقدم پرچل پڑے ہیں۔ بیسٹ آف لک۔ چلئے اپنے فکری سرمائے کواپنے مداحوں کے ساتھ شئیرکرنے کا ایک تیزرفتارذریعہ توآپ نے سب کودکھادیا۔مداح تویوں بھی آپ کے بارے میں جاننے کیلئے بے تاب رہتے ہیں۔ اگرآپ خودہی اپنے خیالات سے انہیں گاہے بہ گاہے آگاہی دیتے رہیں گے تواس سے آپ کی فین فالوونگ میں بھی خاطرخواہ اضافہ ہوتارہے گا۔

امیتابھ کے بلاگ شروع کرنے کی وجوہات کئی ہیں۔ آپ کہہ سکتے ہیں کہ یہ ان کے ادیبانہ جذبات کی تسکین کاباعث ہوگا اوریہ بھی کہ ان پرجوتنقیدکے چھینٹے اڑ رہے ہیں اس کاجواب دینے کیلئے اورمداحوں کی تشفی ء قلب کیلئے ابلاغ کایہ جدیداورموثرذریعہ اپنایاگیاہے۔ ابھی میں نے ایک ہی پوسٹ پڑھی ہے اس کاتانا بانا بہت ہی دلکش تھا خصوصا تحریرکاآغازاور اختتام ایسے اسلوب میں تحریرکیا ہے کہ بے اختیار داد دینے کودل چاہا۔ میری ایک کمزوری ہے کہ انگریزی تحریرکوبھی اردواسالیب اورادبیات ِعالیہ کے پیمانے پررکھ کردیکھتاہوں۔ کم ازکم میرے اس پیمانے پرتوبگ بی کھرے اترتے ہیں۔ مجھے لگ رہاہے کہ اب بگ بی کے لئے بگ بی دودفعہ لکھناپڑے گا۔ بگ بچن ، بگ بلاگ ۔

IPL T20 Point Table 12/05/2008

yeh hai jalwa (Shweta Tiwari)

After crossing the big Kasautii, Shweta Tiwari has taken up a new Challenge. She has been seen acting, dancing, singing and now she will also be seen mentoring. No, she will not teach acting, but this beautiful dancer will be seen choreographing and motivating her team to dance in the famous reality show on 9X, Yeh Hai Jalwa. There are nine celeb contestants who are heads of nine teams each comprising of five common people. The format of the show is different from other reality shows as both common people and celebrities are participating together. For example a team is headed by Shweta Tiwari n all other five participants from her team are housewives and we have Hussain Kuwajerwala who is the head of a team of five people with blue collared jobs. The five non-celebs participants are coached by the celeb-participants who are good dancers as well. Sakshi tanwar & Smriti Irani, The two popular bahu's of indian television are achor in this show. The celebrity participants of the show are:

1) Rohit Roy (well known actor & presenter who has also participated in Nach Baliye 1)
2) Ronit Roy (well known star of Ekta’s camp, also participated in Jhalak Dikhalaja 2)
3) Hussain Kuwajerwala (famous TV actor, presenter and winner of Nacha Baliye 2)
4) Prachi Desai (Bani Of Kasam Se and winner of Jhalak Dhikhalaja 2)
5) Varun Badola (famous TV personality and the 2nd runner up of Nach Baliye 1)
6) Sharad Malhotra (Sagar of Banoo Main Teri Dulhan)
7) Shweta Tiwari (Prerna Of Kasauti Zindagi Ki, also participated in Nach Baliye 2)
8) Rozza Catalano (Saif Ali Khan’s old girl friend)
9) Rakhi Sawant (no need of introduction, well known because of the controversies associated with her)

To vote online logon to http://www.yehhaijalwa.in/ and registered yourself then you can able to gave 10 votes in a day. you have to go to the team leaders section and click Shweta Tiwari or who ever you wanted to see..

shweta tiwari's interview about yeh hai jalwa

Here is the actress talking of the reality show, her team 'Bahu Ki Behnein' and her plans ..........
Tell us something about Yeh Hai Jalwa?
Yeh Hai Jalwa is a dance reality show that has a unique concept and is completely different from all other reality shows. In this show, we celebrities are not only going to participate, but mentor as well. Here we get a chance to showcase not only our talent as dancers, but also as choreographers.
You have done it all; acting, dancing and singing and now you’re doing mentoring, so how does it feel?
It feels great as it is something different. I have never tried my hand at mentoring. I always try and make it a habit to do something different. I took part in Nach Baliye as I love dancing. I cannot sing for nuts, but yet I participated in Jjhoom India. And now I am doing Yeh Hai Jalwa. Having so much versatility keeps me charged.
You say you love dancing but are not a good dancer, so what strategy are you going to use to train your team?
Yes I love dancing but I am not a very good dancer. Many a times I miss my own steps while performing on stage. I plan to rehearse a lot with my team and make sure that they learn the steps and perfect them as they are housewives who are pretty clueless when it comes to dancing.
Tell us something about your team – the Bahu Ki Behnein?
My team is Bahu Ki Behnein which comprises of housewives, they are not professional dancers. They have danced only at functions and have never faced the camera.
How did the selection process happen?
There were a lot of contestants from whom I had to select five people to be part of my team. The selection was mostly based on their coordination. There were some who danced well, but they did not have good facial expressions, while others had expressions but were not very good in dancing. I selected them based on their hand and body coordination.
So who is your biggest contender in the show?
No-one. I am the weakest competition in the show (laughs). So nobody should have a problem with me.
There are so many new reality shows coming up on television. Don’t you think it is becoming too monotonous for the viewers?
No actually I think people like reality shows better then all the dramas. The fiction shows are what have become too monotonous nowadays. People are tired of seeing the same old stories and faces in the serials happening on all channels. In fact I feel reality shows are better because at least here the audience gets rid of the person they don’t want to see.
Kasauti Zindagi Kay was one of the longest running shows and appreciated by the audience, so was it the right time for it to wind up?
Yes it was the perfect time for the show to end. It had been running for the last seven years and now people were starting to get bored with it. So it was time to wind up the show. And the show wound up with a perfect last episode too.You were in the show right from its inception; did you not find it monotonous after a certain point of time?
Well yeah it did get boring after a certain point of time. I mean anybody gets bored if they have to follow the same routine day in and day out. That was the same that happened with me when I was doing Kasauti Zindagi Kay. But no matter what, I enjoyed doing the show.
So what are your future plans?
There is nothing finalized yet. So far all the offers I have received have the same concept and I don’t see anything different in them. When I find something different I will take up the offer. And I am not ready to do anything new right now either. I plan to concentrate on this show and by the time it winds up, I will be rejuvenated to take up a new offer.