Khotey Sikkey: New Action Thriller On Sony Entertainment Television

Khotey Sikkey- the new action –crime thriller on Sony Entertainment Television is something which is certainly mind boggling with the ultra rich and famous folks from the younger generation getting involved in severe crime and politics to get more entangled into the web.

Thus they have to face the tough dictates of the law very firmly. The total format of the show is very unique and contemporary with some very bold youngsters getting into different areas of life full of danger and crime and they get caught by law enforcers and land up in prison.

However, as the senior inspector Damodar Deshmukh, played by Vikas Kumar is on to solve the toughest cases in a very unconventional manner and how he takes the help of the five youngsters who are very rich and have different contacts which help the Sr.inspector in solving cases which somehow get solved very efficiently.

The characters in the serial are all very interesting and the first episode had a masked man in a joker’s mask robbing a bank for just Rs. 8 thousand or so, and he leaves behind a black jacket which is very expensive –much more than the salaries of the senior inspector and his helper which sets the mind of the cop thinking in top speed. In the meanwhile there are these five uber rich youngsters who are arrested on different charges on different locations from the city of Mumbai and are put into the same cell.

Thus, as the senior inspector Damodar Deshmukh tries to solve the case with these five smart youngsters it remains to be seen how the case is solved on Saturday’s episode. The show is to be aired every Friday and Saturday at 11 pm.

Surekha Sikri: ‘Maa Exchange’ Won’t Show Unnecessary Things

Veteran television actress Surekha Sikri, who is going to appear in a new avatar in Sony TV’s upcoming reality show ‘Maa Exchange’, says that it is different from any other reality shows in Indian television.

Sikri has been appreciated for her strong character in Colors’ show ‘Balika Vadhu’ but she is hated for her toughness. Now, she will be gathering love of audience by hosting this new show, which according to her, will not show any unnecessary things. She promises that this show will surely offer something different to the viewers, who have been used to the overdose of emotional drama in the reality shows these days.

The veteran actress says that it gives her an opportunity to show her real self to the audience as she is not playing any character and will speak out whatever is in her mind. Sikri, who has been popular as the ‘dadisa’ of ‘Balika Vadhu’, says that the show will present some real situations, where a lady has to adjust with a new family and new house with their set rules. She thinks that the participants need to be really committed to perform the role of mother of someone else’s kids.

The show is launching on January 12 on Sony TV and Surekha is very excited to start the journey. Initially, it will show two mothers being exchanged for 10 days.

We hope, Sikri’s words come true and the viewers get to see some real reality show this time!

‘Pavitra Rishta’, ‘Pratigya’, ‘Taarak Mehta’ lead Apsara awards nomination

New Delhi, Jan 6 – ‘Pavitra Rishta’, ‘Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya’ and ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ are leading the 6th Chevrolet Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards list with five nominations each.

Star Plus’ ‘Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya’, a show on based on eve-teasing, has garnered nominations for best drama series-fiction, best director fiction for Yatin Dang, best writer for Pearl Grey and best ensemble cast.

The show’s protagonist Pooja Gor is also vying for the title of best actress in a drama series.

Zee TV’s ‘Pavitra Rishta’ has also been nominated in best drama series category. Both the lead actors Ankita Lokhande and Sushant Singh Rajput are also up for the trophy of best actress drama and best actor drama respectively.

The show’s director Kushal Zaveri is nominated in best director fiction category, while writer Rajesh Joshi has been nominated in best writer category.

SAB TV’s ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ has also been nominated in best drama series – fiction, while Disha Vakhani, popularly known as Daya and Dilip Joshi as her on screen husband Jethalal, are also nominated for best actress and best actor award respectively. The show has also been nominated for best ensemble cast.

Writers Raju Odedra and Rajen Upadhyay have earned nomination for best writer for the comedy show.

Also vying for the trophy of best drama series fiction are Sony’s ‘Baat Hamari Pakki Hai’ and Star One’s ‘Dill Mill Gayye’.

In the best actor category, Ronit Roy will compete with Sushant, Dilip, Barun Sobti of ‘Baat Hamari Pakki Hai’ and Kanwaljeet Singh of ‘Sabki Laadli Bebo’ in the best actor category for his role in ‘Bandini’.

The best director category includes Nikhil Sinha for ‘Baba Aiso Varr Dhundho’, Pradeep Yadav for ‘Balika Vadhu Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte’, and Dharmesh Shah and Khazaan Panesar for ‘Ek Veer Stree Ki Kahani Jhansi Ki Rani’.

‘Baat Hamari Pakki Hai’ and ‘Dill Mill Gayye’ have also been nominated in best drama series fiction.

Other nominations in best actress category are Rashmi Desai for ‘Uttaran’ and Reena Kapoor of ‘Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki’.

The nominations in the best non-fiction category are ‘Dance India Dance Season 2′; ‘Big Boss – Season 4′; ‘Zara Nach Ke Dikha-Season 2′; ‘Entertainment ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega’ and ‘Koffee With Karan – Season 3′.

The awards ceremony will take place Jan 11 and will be shown on Colors Jan 23.

IANS

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4: The First Elimination Surprise The Judges

Madhuri Dixit

The fourth season of ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ is back and it has already packed a punch of surprise on its first elimination night. While Shushant Singh Rajput from the serial ‘Pavitra Rishta’ scored a perfect 30 there were also some mismatched or slow performances like that of Daya the super cop from serial CID, the boxer Akhil Kumar and veteran actress Renuka Shahane.

But singer Anushka Manchanda was in no position to get eliminated after the first dance show-down. However, ‘JDJ’ is another such reality show where the contestants’ dancing skills, ability and style is not the only thing that would count. A contestants’ fan base is of utmost importance to survive and lift the trophy in this competition.

So going by that trend, the lover boy, or a good bahu, or a super cop stands a better chance of lifting the trophy than anyone else due to their fan base. But the dance show is a place where the viewers can witness the non-dancers improving by leaps and bounds to become a part of a contest that has no place for people with two left feet.

Apart from Shushant, the other contestants that were worth mentioning for setting the stage on fire were Shekhar Suman and Krushna Abhishek. The latter contestant was pretty good to have an encore with Malaika Arora Khan and it was delight to watch.

TV actor Barun Sobti Gets Married!

Barun Sobti

Barun Sobti, the popular face of ‘Baat Hamari Pakki Hai’ aired on Sony Entertainment Television tied the knot to the love of his life in a very private ceremony held on the 12^th of December. According to reports in the media, only close friends and family members of Barun Sobti were present in the wedding ceremony. When quizzed by the media on his changing status so suddenly, Barun Sobti reveals that he is now a very happy man as he is now married to the love of his life. However, the television actor did not reveal the name of his bride citing reasons of conservatism!

The news of his marriage came as a surprise to many of his fans because at the age of 26 Barun Sobti has just started out on a career in Indian television with only two popular serials to his name. Given his good looks, the actor had already acquired a huge female fan following and he is now being blamed for breaking a million hearts!

It has also been heard that none of the unit members of his latest TV serial ‘Baat Hamari Pakki Hai’ on which he is still working, had been invited to his marriage. When quizzed, Barun Sobti said that the director would allow only one among the cast members to take a leave and hence it had to be the groom who had to be present at his wedding! That means Ankita Sharma, his costar and onscreen wife in ‘Baat Hamari Pakki Hai’, who has also become a very good friend of Barun Sobti over the past few months, had to remain absent from the marriage celebrations.

Being a true professional, Barun Sobti worked on his television project even the day after his marriage. However he is off to Goa now to spend a few days honeymooning with his wife!

DANCING with the STARS

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is back with a new season, an interesting line-up of celebrity contestants and dancing diva Madhuri Dixit for a judge.

Madhuri Dixit and Malaika Arora Khan

are judges on the 4^th edition of the show.

She played cupid on the small screen with Kahin Naa Kahin Koi Hain, a marriage-based reality show that intended to serve as a platform for girls and boys in search of a life partner. Dancing diva Madhuri Dixit, who rocked the ’90s with her performance in Dil, Saajan, Beta, Khal-Nayak and Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! among others, is back on the small screen to judge the fourth season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. Speaking of her first love, dance, she says, “Dancing is my passion. So, when the channel came to me with this offer, I jumped at the opportunity. I felt that I would be able to do justice to this show as a judge because dancing is my first love.” The actress, who will be in India for the next three months, adds, “Till the show goes on my husband will have to play mom to my kids. But I will not be able to stay in India for long as I need to get back to my family in Denver. When I was leaving for the show, they were really excited and said that they’ll watch me on TV.”

Madhuri will share the judges' seat with choreographer Remo D’Souza and Malaika Arora-Khan. Hosted by Mona Singh, who is also the winner of the first season, and Sumeet Raghavan, the dance reality show that airs on Sony has twelve celebrity contestants fighting it out on the dance floor

. This season, the show has an interesting line-up of contestants including boxer Akhil Kumar, Indian Idol contestant Meiyang Chang, actor Shekhar Suman, item-girl Yana Gupta, singer-turned-TV anchor and ex-Channel [V] veejay-singer Anushka Manchanda. To add to the list are Govinda’s nephew Krushna Abhishek and niece Ragini Khanna (Suhana of Sasural Genda Phool), who will cross swords with each other on the dance floor. Former actress Renuka Shahane Rana, a mom of two, will make a comeback on the small screen with the show. Last, but not the least. are the lead pair of Zee’s Pavitra Rishta Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande, who will be compete with each other and Mahi Vij aka Nakusha of Laagi Tujhse Lagan. But, the surprise on the show is Dayanand Shetty, who plays Daya in CID. His entry was quite unexpected as no one thought that the reel-life toughie would shake a leg. Guess, one needs to wait and watch to see how many of these stars will manage to show their jalwa on the show.

Jhalak Dikhla Jaa: Shekhar Suman and Partner Show Stealers With ‘Tera Hi Jalwa’

The dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’ on Sony Entertainment Television  started with a great combo dance round.There were six astounding couples dancing to some great Bollywood numbers. On Tuesday was the episode that had everyone staring in disbelief as each couple came and danced with utmost perfection and conviction.

However the show stealers turned out to be none other than veteran actor and television anchor Shekhar Suman and his partner who simply rocked the show with their stellar performance on the number Tera Hi Jalwa. The entire dance sequence came across as very synchronized and amazing with both the dancers stepping in utmost perfection. Everyone was simply dumb founded and the dancing duo got a standing ovation from the judges Malaika Arora Khan, Remo Fernandez and Madhuri Dixit. The dancing couple scored the highest with 27 out of 30, taking the show to very high levels of performances.

The judges were quick to point out that the veteran participants on the show were doing a great job. Shekhar Suman has been practicing his dancing steps for the past whole month or so. Reportedly he wakes up every day at 6: am and practices with a lot of dedication.According to the actor, his wife thinks he’s over doping it, but considering the kind of performance that he put up on Tuesday’s episode, all his efforts seem to be on the right foot!

Tonight’s episode will have six more performances with special guests Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif maki8ng it a show to remember. The two stars are going to promote their upcoming flick Tees Maar Khan so tune up to Jhalak Dikhla Jaa to catch all the fun.

Saas Bina Sasural: Toasty Successful At First Task!

December 11, 2010: The drama in the Sony Entertainment Television daily soap is increasing by the day ever since Toasty aka Tanya has entered the home of Tej after getting married to him. As the name suggests, Tej’s home is devoid of any female member and in the absence of a saas or her mother-in-law in the house, Toasty who is not at all acquainted with the daily chores of life, will henceforth have to take care of everything beginning from cleaning to cooking! And her only support in the house is hubby Tej and only support outside the home is her mom.

And it is her mom whom Toasty depends upon when she has to cook the afternoon meal for the family of seven males. The last episode shows Toasty cooking a meal of ‘daal and chawal’, constantly speaking over the phone with her mother, who unfortunately spends more time worrying about her daughter than advising her on how to cook the meal. But Toasty somehow manages and she is successful in her venture, though she is still skeptical about her in laws’ reactions after they taste the food.

Meanwhile, a cockroach drops into the bowl of daal cooked by Toasty and she starts crying thinking that her entire effort has gone to waste. It is Tej who comes to her rescue assuring her that all she has to do is throw away the cockroach because the family is used to having food mixed with cockroach juices! Toasty does serve the food to the family, who fall in love with her culinary skills, and do not even bother upon hearing that a cockroach had dropped into the daal!