MUMBAI: Investing your time on entertainment this month is a very good idea indeed! With the recession fading away, investors will seek new hope with the launch of Bollywood?s own Share Bazaar, where movies, actors and actresses will be traded like shares on the bourses! Channel [v] presents Bollywood Nonsensex, the one of its kind Bollywood Stock Market show!

This unique Bollywood share market opens for trade on 14th Feb at 7pm on Channel [v]. Apart from the knowledge on the funds up for grabs & the stock performance of the stars, viewers will also catch the show with a funny ticker talking about different share values! That?s not all; VJ Juhi and VJ Manish will inform keen investors about the movements in the stock charts, market caps of various actors, 52 week highs and lows, future outlook etc. Corporate statements will be made by the stars themselves encouraging viewers to buy their shares! Bollywood stars, film personalities & new film releases will be assigned values & a daily ?nonsensex? number will fluctuate based on the day?s market events viz. successes, failures, link-ups, news, fights etc. The share values keep going up or down! Investors will also be allowed to make calls for expert opinion on whether to keep a star?s or film?s stock or not!

Giving new hope to investors the Channel [v] way, viewers will now stay informed of the highs and lows of the Bollywood industry!

Bullish or Bearish? get the complete lowdown on the Bollywood Market in the signature Channel [v] style! Tune in from 14th February, 7PM.

MUMBAI: Times Now, the country‘s most watched English news channel which keeps you abreast with all the news and latest happenings has also arranged an action packed weekend for your viewing pleasure.

Total Recall:
From unstoppable entertainers to the chill of suspense thrillers, from critically acclaimed storylines to the best of mainstream bonanzas! Watch the story of the ‘wizard of entertainment‘, producer and director, Shakti Samanta only on Total Recall.
Saturday: 13th January 2010: Noon & 0800pm
Sunday: 14th January 2010: Noon & 0800pm

ENOW Spice:
ENOW Spice the one entertainment weekly show that gets you entertainers and showbiz like you have never seen in India before. Catch the Tinsel Town stars as they spill their secrets. Spice delivers the latest and the bizarrest in pure honesty, loaded with their signature slick takes.
Saturday: 13th January 2010: 0230pm & 0930pm
Sunday: 14th January 2010: 0130pm & 0630pm

Times Drive:
On Times Drive this week, go zip zap zoom with film star Abhay Deol. Check out Land Rover‘s new not-so-soft-roader, the Freelander 2 and also get gripping with Maruti‘s new people-mover, the EECO.
Saturday: 13th January 2010: 1130am & 0630pm
Sunday: 14th January 2010: 1030am & 0530 pm

The Foodie:
The Foodie has taken you to several restaurants, but this week Kunal Vijayakar turns an idea on its head. Be it eating at -6 degrees Celsius or while you sway to the tunes of your favourite band, join in to experience Mumbai‘s concept restaurants!
Saturday: 13th January 2010: 0130pm & 0530pm
Sunday: 14th January 2010: 1130am & 0730pm

Aman Ki Asha:
Catch superstar and the King of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan, in an evening in poetry as he recites his late father and legendry poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan‘s poems.
Saturday: 13th January 2010: 1030pm
Sunday: 14th January 2010: 0300pm

Catch all this, and also ‘Filmfare Through The Years Part 2‘ tracking the journey of Filmfare at 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm on Saturday & 2:30 pm & 9:30 on Sunday.
 

MUMBAI: The season of love has begun and as Valentine?s Day approaches, STAR CJ Alive presents a wide range of special Valentine gifts for your loved ones. Making this Valentine Special, STAR CJ Alive has exciting offers and free gifts on each product. From a range of elegant jewellery to stylish designer handbags, STAR CJ Alive provides an array of gifts to choose from.

Bringing you an exquisite range of jewellery, STAR CJ Alive introduces the new ?hearts? collection from Asmi, a range of heart shaped pendants available in four designs with an exclusive offer of a free pearl set with every pendant. The price is in the range of Rs 4,500 to 10,000/-.

Also available is the traditionally carved Ruby and Kundan collection from Sia Fashion Jewellery at Rs. 1995 only.It is a Pure Kundan 22 kt gold plated necklace set. A Raw silk brocade clutch bag with Swarovski crystals, worth 895/- is free with the mentioned set.

Presenting a range of chic handbags and clutches, STAR CJ Alive presents Esbeda handbags worth Rs.1,680 with a free clutch bag worth Rs. 480. Also available are stylish clutches from Hidesign in the range of Rs. 995 to Rs. 1695 only on STAR CJ Alive!

The episodes featuring the Valentine?s special products are available on STAR CJ Alive, from 10th to 14th February. The STAR CJ Alive lot is from 10 am ? 2 pm and 10 pm ? midnight on the channek STAR Utsav.

MUMBAI: Shahrukh Khan spoke about his kids, his heroines and snake on the sets of My Name is Khan. Here are a few excerpts from the interview?

Tarana: How does it feel now that the movie is set to release?

SRK: The release of the movie is like a daughter?s wedding day. While you have taken real good care of her for a very long time and love her utmost, you have to let go of her one day. And all you could do is wish and pray that everything will go very well for her.

Tarana: Do you wonder what happened to all those actors like Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Gayathri Joshi etc who started their big screen journeys with your movie? Are you in touch with them?

SRK: Honestly I don?t feel responsible for launching any actor. I work for myself and I don?t want to take credit for any of their work. Deepika started her career with OSO and is doing very well now. If tomorrow she goes ahead and wins Oscar awards, I wouldn?t want to take credit for that. It?s her own efforts and hard work. Hence if I don?t take credit for them, I also won?t feel responsible for not being in touch with them J

Having said that, I am very much in touch with Suchitra. Our kids go to the same school. I also meet Deepika very often. She comes home and we also keep meeting at parties.

Tarana: Who is your best friend?

SRK: I could say that my kids are my best friends. I have a good time with them. We love each other immensely and unconditionally. They aren?t nice to me just because they want to make a movie with me. I can sleep with them and still have no controversies around it. So ya, they are my best friends.
 

Tarana: You have been recently writing on social networking sites?

SRK: Yeah honestly I never wanted to write or blog because I didn?t know what to write. I have read celebrities who write on these sites and I find it extremely redundant and boring. Then Karan told me that it?s important to blog because people want to know about the actor behind the screen. It?s a way of telling them that we also lead a normal life. Hence I have started twitting recently.

Tarana: You recently got a Migraine problem?

SRK: Yeah my character in My Name is Khan needs to keep my eyes in a particular angle and with a blank look for which I had to stretch my eyebrows and keep them stuck upwards physically. I stretched that look for hours during the shoot and got so used to it that I started doing it even when I wasn?t shooting. This started giving me severe headache. A check up at the hospital revealed that I have got migraine and I am guessing that is because of the same.

Tarana: There was a snake at the sets.

SRK: There were rumors on the set that there are snakes around. I was very scared of them but didn?t want others to panic so I kept quite. But who knew it was gonna come in the water tank I was shooting in. there was this group of people who came running towards me suddenly in the shot and before I realized I found them running helter-skelter screaming about the snake.

The episode will be telecast on Thursday, February 11th at 8 p.m.
 

MUMBAI: Shopping gets bigger and better. HomeShop18, India‘s first 24 hour home shopping channel, ties up with In.com to offer all its products on their portal. Now In.com customers will be able to choose from a range of products in different categories, enjoy the benefits of free home delivery, multiple payment options and a unique 15 day money-back guarantee.

Commenting on the tie up, Mr. Sundeep Malhotra, CEO, HomeShop18, said, "We are always on the look out to widen our reach among audiences through various exciting and innovative platforms. This partnership will help us reach to multiple audiences and enable the existing users of In.com to enjoy the complete experience of ‘couch shopping‘."

With over 400+ brands, 69 product categories & 20,000 SKU‘s, HomeShop18 is sure to invite new & existing shoppers. HomeShop18 bagged the best shopping website award 2008 organised by the PC World magazine. HomeShop18 has built tremendous popularity for its demonstration led shows with a new customer every 8 seconds. With exceptional on-call service backed by a 24 hour call centre, nationwide logistics reach of 2750 cities and demonstration led channel messaging, HomeShop18 clearly emerges as a platform for brands to show case their edge.

Mr. Lakshmi Narasimhan, CEO, Web 18, said, "We are very happy to be partnering with HomeShop18; this is a great opportunity to offer complete product solutions to our users. It will serve to enhance the available services on our site and will help us cater to a wider array of consumers and their needs."

HomeShop18 is the Network18 Group‘s online & on-air retail marketing and distribution venture which launched India‘s first 24 hour Home Shopping TV channel on April 9 2008. HomeShop18 is India‘s first comprehensive virtual retail business, operating in a multimedia environment including television, web, catalogue and other media to reach high quality products and services directly to customers across the country.

IN.COM caters to the entire internet consuming audience, bringing it the latest and the best of news, music, videos, downloads games, and the world‘s shortest email id. It has the largest online collection of licensed music in India (More than 150,000 songs), a vast library of videos on every topic under the sun (More than 2 million videos) and a great repertoire of online games (More than 10,000 games). IN.com recently underwent a revamp to bring you a host of new features. The new layout focuses on ease of discovery, one click access to one‘s favorite sections and facilitating user interactivity with the site, with other users and friends.

For details on HomeShop 18 shows and its various products, customers can call 1800-1800-918 or they can log on to www.homeshop18.com and pick great deals.
 

MUMBAI: MTV, India?s number one youth entertainment channel now brings to its viewers yet another exciting innovation. ?Vodafone MTV iMix? in association with ?My Name is Khan? bring you the exclusive opportunity to mix tracks from the movie. This brand new and wacky extension is the perfect way to spend a lazy day especially if you are into music.

One can mix their own soundtrack to match their mood, listen to a tune someone else has created, and even rate the ones they think are awful or awesome! And the prize for being creative? One lucky winner gets to play with a renowned DJ, LIVE!

Taking ?Vodafone MTV iMix? to the next level is none other than Bollywood?s Badshah ? Shah Rukh Khan! He gives the users a unique opportunity to remix the chartbusters from his upcoming release - My Name Is Khan. Listen as ?Sajda? & ?Tere Naam? get new beats & rock the music scene!

Remix songs from ?My Name is Khan? exclusively on iMix. Change them to suit your style and share them with your friends ? only on www.mtvindia.com/imix.