MUMBAI: The MTV Mad House announced the admissions for its fresh crop of patients. Yes, MTV is looking for a brand new bunch of mad VJs! The Idea MTV VJ Hunt is on, and if you think you have a personality that can keep people glued to their TV sets, here?s your big chance to prove it. MTV is looking VJs who can take MTV beyond Music and beyond Television. Kick-starting the auditions in Mumbai on 5th December, the Mad House hunters will round up the contenders from Chandigarh, Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata and Bangalore on 8th, 11th, 14th, 18th, and 21st December respectively.

The best things in life come packaged in MTV! From the queen of oomph VJ Malaika Arora to style gurus Nikhil Chinapa & Anusha, from the mad-house champions Jose, Cyrus Sahukar and the baap of all VJs, Cyrus Broacha, to the uber cool Rannvijay and the emo-goth Bani, from the girl next door Shenaz to the girl you wish you had next door Sophie, from the super talented Ayushmann to the bubbly VJ Rhea... MTV VJs have continued to lead and reflect MTV?s young audience, being youth icons in their own right.

Started way back in 1999, the MTV VJ Hunt has discovered talents including Nikhil Chinappa, Maria Goretti, Mini Mathur, Cyrus Sahukar, Anusha, Ramona and Sophie. And it is time now to hit the road again to add more madness to the MTV Mad House with the Idea MTV VJ Hunt.

The auditions would be held at ?MTV Studios-Parel? in Mumbai on 5th December, ?Punjab Kala Bhavan-Sector 16? in Chandigarh on 8th December, ?British Council? in New Delhi on 11th December, ?Lal Bahadur Shastri Auditorium? in Lucknow on 14th December, ?Bhawanipore College? in Kolkata on 18th December and ?St. Joseph?s Indian High School? in Bengaluru on 21st December.

After going though thousands of profiles in the audition phase, the shortlist would be down to 100 contestants. These shortlisted contestants will be made to do various tasks over 3 weeks on mtvindia.com. Based on their performance, the list would be brought down to 10. The 10 finalists will compete on-air by hosting various MTV shows in the VJ Hunt Week, open to public voting. The Hunt would culminate with a grand on-air finale where the winners of the Idea MTV VJ Hunt 2009 would be announced.

If you are cool enough to have that streak of madness, if you are hot enough to display that splash of lunacy, well, the admissions to the MTV Mad House are open already. Apply now! And have the coolest job in India. Become an MTV VJ!

MUMBAI: The Bhopal gas tragedy is recognized globally as the world?s worst industrial disaster. IBN7, India?s leading Hindi news channel, will commemorate the 25th anniversary of this calamitous event with special programming that will pay tribute to the thousands of people who lost their lives or were maimed for life in this horrific tragedy as well as examine the trauma of the survivors and the relatives of the victims. The special programming ?Bhopal 25 Saal Baad?, a special documentary on Dec 3rd at 10 PM and ?Zehreeli Zindagi? a two episodes series on the show Hindustan Ki Kasam will telecast on December 02 and December 03, 2009 at 5:30pm.

The special programming ?Bhopal - 25 Saal Baad? will highlight the shattering reality of the Bhopal tragedy that shook the nation overnight. The show will feature an exclusive documentary that will bring forth the truth of the 25 year old tragedy and showcase what exactly happened on the fateful night that lead to world?s worst industrial disaster. The special show also focuses on the plight of the people who are living with the haunting memories of the tragedy and are still fighting for justice 25 years down the line.

?Zehreeli Zindagi? a two episode special on the show Hindustan Ki Kasam will deal with both the horrific after effects of the tragedy as well as the victims? continued fight for justice. The first episode will focus on the victims? manifold sufferings including chronic health problems, crippling after effects of exposure to the gas and deformities which are still prevalent amongst the people of Bhopal. The second episode will highlight the issues of compensations, and the delays by the government in providing justice to the victims. The show will also have as a guest Dr. DK Satpati popularly known as ?DOCTOR DEATH? who was the Chief Medical Officer who handled the medical crisis of that night and conducted around 4,000 autopsies of the dead victims, along with Rajkumar Keswani, a senior journalist of that time who had covered this massacre 25 years back and Swaraj Puri the then Superintendent of Police, Bhopal. Various other special stories will run on the channel through the day.

Speaking about the special programming, Ashutosh, Managing Editor, IBN7 said, ?To remember Bhopal today means not just collecting information about the disaster and its aftermath, but also, empathizing with the victims, understanding the lessons to be learnt so that all such disasters can be avoided at all costs in the future. We at IBN7, pay our tribute to the victims of this tragedy as well as the survivors for whom the struggle for justice continues till date.?

MUMBAI: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan visited Red FM studios to promote his eagerly awaited movie Paa. Vidya Balan who plays mother to Amitabh‘s character, Auro, was also in studio to talk about the movie. Mr.
Bachchan‘s visit caused a minor upheaval near Red FM‘s office as desperate fans tried to catch a glimpse of their favourite actor.

Amitabh Bachchan interacted with RJs Malishka, Mantra, Rohini and Tarun, and fielded questions from Happy Singh and Cookie. Mr. Bachchan and Vidya Balan also ate Khichdi, specially prepared by ISKCON‘s Food Relief foundation, in a gesture of support to Red FM‘s Bajaao for a Cause and ISKCON‘s School=Lunch midday meal activity. Bytes from Amitabh‘s and Vidya‘s interaction with the RJs will be played out over the course of this week.

Tune into Red FM to hear what the Big B had to say about being a kid once again!

MUMBAI: Radio City 91.1FM is proud to bring back MUSICAL-E-AZAM, Radio?s biggest live music festival in its Season 3 on popular demand. This property which has showcased eminent Indian singers, and won awards and accolades in the past; gets even bigger this year with the singing sensations of the current generation. This exclusive 2 week musical series for all music lovers will kick-start on air from November 23, 2009 to Dec 5, 2009 from Monday ? Friday.

The best talent in the music industry can be heard on Whatte Fun Mornings with RJ Raj. A star line-up of musicians that include Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghosal, KK, Pritam, Shaan, Javed Ali, Rekha Bharadwaj, Kunal Ganjawala, Shaan, Raghav Sachar, Sajid Wajid to name a few, who are all set to regale the listeners.

Poised to be the biggest celebration of music on air, the show promises to be packed with lot of excitement and surprises ? candid conversations, to call-ins from their celeb friends and listeners, and of course fabulous music that is the hall mark of Radio City.

Tune in for the most awaited and unheard facts, gossips, experiences, emotional moments of all your favourite stars or be left out!

A sustained focus on understanding listeners and leveraging the synergies of music expertise and innovative programming, allows Radio City to deliver a unique listening experience and be an integral part of the lives of listeners. Aggressively looking at spreading the Radio City experience to new markets across the country, Radio City 91.1FM is committed to growing the market and creating superlative content for discerning audiences.

MUMBAI: We‘ve all heard of Twitter, but what is Tvider? Starting Up! takes look at Twitter‘s cooler cousin. Tvider.com comes power-packed with picture & video sharing, a voice micro blog and extremely user-friendly applications. ET NOW brings this Silicon Valley startup face to face with an Angel (investor). Tune in to see if the angel fulfils their wish.

The first step to a successful business is its plan. And for all those who‘ve bunked this class in B-Schools, catch this episode so you never ask yourself again - "How do I write a business plan?"

Coaching centers and tuition teachers better sit up and take notice. TopChalks.com takes the concept of tuitions and coaching classes to the next level in today‘s digital generation. Students can now get quality education straight to their PC‘s through this e-learning portal which aims to impart training to students from class XI onwards, to competitive exams such as CAT, IIT-JEE, GMAT, etc. ET Now signed up to learn all about their Business Mantra.

Watch Starting Up! On ET NOW

Tuesday, 01st Dec: 7.30pm & 10.30pm
Saturday, 05th Dec: 12.30pm & 04.00pm
Sunday, 06th Dec: 01.30pm & 04.30pm

MUMBAI: Getting a taste of their ?switched? lifestyle, the rich contestants are as always ready to take on all the grueling tasks and do all they can to help fulfill the dream of their slum buddy. After cleaning auto-rickshaws and selling street in episode 6, the contestants are all geared up and looking forward to their tasks the next day. Watch as 10 rich and 10 poor contestants spend 14 weeks with each other, getting a taste of the ?other? side of life on the 7th episode of Bindass Big Switch this Saturday, 5th December, 7:00 p.m. only on UTV Bindass! .

The rich contestants are woken up early and have a rather unusual task awaiting them! Siddarth, Pooja and Adam are given an address each; they have to go to different houses in the slum and get a child in there ready for school and drop them to the school bus. Being used to having hoards of servants looking after their every need, the rich contestants are taken aback when they realize that they have to bathe the child and dress them up as well. Watch on to see the three rich contestants scramble to get the kids ready and off to school, to come out on top of the morning task.

It?s a grand evening that been planned for the contestants of Big Switch, and it?s called ?MOHALLA MANORANJAN?. Each team has to perform on a particular theme and a Bollywood song that is given to them. Don?t miss the fun as Sunny and Abhishek, though extremely embarrassed turn Eunuchs to entertain the crowd with ?Maa da ladla bigad gaya?, and Pooja and Shabana go all out with the item number ?Billu Raani?. Siddarth and Sameer wowed the crowd with a gay act and Mohita and Kavita dance away to ?emotional atyachaar?. Will Adam with two left feet be able to hold his own and will Sabah be able to dance all alone and still impress the audience???

Get enthralled by the sheer riot of entertainment, in one of the most colorful and crazy episodes yet on Bindass Big Switch!! Don?t miss to see who goes home and who moves forward to another episode in the Big Switch House.

Catch the seventh episode of the newest, cutting-edge reality show ?Bindass Big Switch, this Saturday, 5th December, 7:00 p.m. only on UTV Bindass!