• Ram Gopal Varma and Priyanka Kothari exclusively on Music India

    Submitted by ITV Production on Aug 01, 2009

    MUMBAI: Ram Gopal Varma next movie called ‘Agyaat‘ is thriller adventure. RGV reveals the theme of the movie ‘Agyaat‘, the unknown element which kills the crew members who go to the forest for a shoot and get caught there. He has tried to create horror and mystery by not showing the killer and hence named the film Agyaat. He has also made use of innovative camera techniques to bring out the element of unknown, which is integral to the film. He further shares how Special Effects in terms of Visual & Background Score play a vital role in an attempt to thrill the audience.

    The initial idea of the Agyaat & how did it generate, RGV revealed that he got the idea to make the film when he was shooting for ‘Jungle‘ on similar forest like locations. He also speaks about debutant Nitin Reddy on his role in the film; he is already an established actor in the Telgu film industry. When questioned about how he managed to get the Music & Songs with the genre of the film, RGV revealed that as it is a story about a film unit shooting on location i.e. forests stereotypical Bollywood dance numbers could be incorporated well as it goes hand in hand with the storyline of the film. RGV concludes by giving a message to the audience, that they better be ready to get thrilled.

    Priyanka Kothari the lead in the movie shares her experience with Music India. She plays the character named Aasha who is the leading lady of the film, of which the unit is shooting in the dense forests. She reveals about her reaction when she first heard the script & about her role as the character she plays on screen is very much different than her in real life. She further reveals how she is very scared in reality from even small insects & how it was a challenge to look in the camera & give scary expressions when there was no such scary atmosphere created on set.

    Priyanka also mentions about the conditions they shot the film under, as the entire unit stayed at a hotel with basic necessities made available. Also while doing some of the stunts Priyanka hurt her foot & that hampered her movement for the scenes to come. She also revealed her dreadful interaction with the LTTE in Sri Lanka while they where shifting shooting locations.

    Watch Ram Gopal Varma and Priyanka Kothari shares their experience about their upcoming movie on Music India.

  • CNN-IBN brings 'Lets Get Real'- How real is reality television?

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jul 31, 2009

    MUMBAI: Are reality shows for real or they are just a battle for viewer ships? Do these shows promote voyeurism or are merely a shortcut to fame? CNN-IBN, India‘s No.1 English News Channel finds the reality of reality television on ‘LETS Get REAL‘- a one hour special show that will debate the key issues surrounding the world of reality shows on television today and their climbing popularity. The show goes on air on Saturday 8:00 pm and repeat telecast Sunday 12:00 noon only on CNN-IBN.

    Issues and protests over the business and broadcasting of the reality shows have brought them to parliament for discussion making this a topic of national importance. These issues have left the public opinion split on whether facing this kind of truth qualifies as entertainment. Though reality television continues to climb popularity despite protests, judge on morality and a need to regulate entertainment has become a topic of debate. The show ‘Lets Get Real‘ will have celebrities and participants from popular reality shows venting out their opinion on the rising popularity of these shows.

    Some of the popular faces like Urvashi Dholakia, Nikhil Chinappa, Rahul Mahajan, B P Singhal, Kironn Kher and famous psychologist Sonia Khanna will share their views on issues such as reality shows promoting voyeurism, need of regulating TV content, reality TV - a race for TRP‘s among other key issues like climbing popularity of reality shows, judge on morality, quick road to fame to mention a few. The show will analyze the impact of these reality shows on viewers psyche, whether good or bad?

    Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, IBN18 Network said "Fiery discussions and protests over the reality television in Parliament have made this a topic of national interest. People are divided in their opinions pertaining to issues related to the Reality TV. Lets Get Real is a structured debate to help the viewers in finding out the true picture of the reality TV".

  • In.com and South Africa tourism's fantastic five - announces the winner of India's first online travel reality show

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jul 30, 2009

    MUMBAI: Web18?s In.com, your gateway to the web & South African Tourism are thrilled to announce the lucky winner of Fantastic Five( The South Africa Chapter) as Zishaan Hayat. The spirited 27 year graduate from IIT Bombay who spends life split between work, travel, photography and reading outperformed 4 other contestants in India?s first online travel reality show. As the winner of FANTASTIC FIVE, Zishaan will get to work on an assignment with the prestigious ?Better Photography? magazine, coupled with some cool gadgets in store for the winner on the go! In addition, he will be entitled to a ?Wild card? entry into the next season of the show without any auditions or any other rounds for an entry into season 2.

    Fantastic Five, an interactive online travel series, chronicled the journey of five young travelers set out on an adventure of a life time to a dream destination - South Africa! The Fantastic Five with their immense love for traveling and blogging outdid one another in a bid to win the maximum votes and take the final bow. Post their return to India, online voting for the Fantastic Five blogs were kept open for an additional 10 days, to allow audiences to review the individual travels and choose their final favourite. In addition to audience votes, the performance of each travel blogger was scrutinized and graded internally by Web18 and South Africa Tourism. The final scores were a result of 50% weightage to audience votes, 25% to Web18 and 25% to South Africa Tourism appraisals. Zishan emerged as the clear winner with his excellent writing skills, blogging style, photography and overall travel persona, in addition to popularity with the audience.

    The Fantastic Five contestants traveled from 6th July till 10th of July covering the beautiful cities of Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth in South Africa. Equipped with their mobile phones, video cameras and laptops, the Fantastic Five had one mission ? to discover South Africa through their eyes and showcase their unique experiences through their individual perspectives to the world. Connecting real time with the world and constantly posting their blogs, videos and their experiences on the move, each participant indulged in their favorite activities in their respective cities.

    Speaking on this unique initiative and about the first ever winner of Fantastic Five, Surya Mantha, CEO Web18 said, ?It gives us immense pleasure to announce the winner of Fantastic Five, Zishaan Hayat. Fantastic Five not only gave the finalists a chance to experience South Africa like never before, but it also gave the world a chance to see this incredible country though their eyes. Fantastic Five has redefined the entire concept of reality shows with every part of it being available real time! The series has been more successful than we had expected and we are all geared up to launch the second season of this adventure series in the coming future?

    Commenting further on their association, Medha Sampat, Country Head ? India, South African Tourism said, ?We at South African Tourism are very pleased with the response generated by this initiative. This was our first tryst with the online medium, giving us the opportunity to reach out to a wide universe of travelers with all the wonderful things that South Africa has to offer, in real time! Our best wishes to Zishaan and all the other contestants of the Fantastic Five contest. We are happy to have created history by being the first to venture in with an online travel reality show!?

    Tauseef Khan, Acting Head ?South East Asia, SA Airways said "South African Airways was privileged to fly down the team of fantastic Five to South Africa. This association with Fantastic 5 has added to SAA‘s celebrations. SAA is ready to serve the thousands of viewers that would be touched by the experience of the contestents of fantastic 5 and if they decide to discover South Africa.

  • Pop Sensation Mika on Fever 104 FM !

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jul 30, 2009

    MUMBAI: Famous pop artist Mika recently made an exclusive appearance at Fever 104 FM, Mumbai to co-host the famous ‘Fever Hot 20‘ show on air with RJ Rishi. Mika interacted with his fans and spoke about his upcoming projects. Further adding on to the excitement, Mika jammed with Fever team and captivated listeners with his popular songs, ‘Something Something‘, ‘Aye ganpat‘ et al.

    Expressing his excitement on hosting his first ever radio show, Mika said, "Fever 104 FM is recognized as India‘s youngest radio station today. After a long time, I interacted with my fans in such a joyful manner. It was exciting and thrilling experience."

    Commenting on the occasion, Neeraj Chaturvedi, Station Head, Fever 104 FM Mumbai, said "Hosting Mika as an RJ in our studios reinforces our commitment to give our listeners best and off beat on-air entertainment. We were excited to have Mika around and we believe that live renditions of his super hit compositions enthralled the audience too."

  • SMS GupShup Takes Facebook Users in India Mobile

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jul 30, 2009

    MUMBAI: SMS GupShup, India‘s largest social messaging platform today announced that it is working with Facebook, the world‘s largest social network, to enable Indian Facebook users to go mobile. SMS GupShup‘s messaging platform will enable Indian users to take Facebook with them, wherever they go, using SMS.

    By working with SMS GupShup, Facebook is enabling its service on SMS, the most popular messaging platform in India. Facebook users can now update their status updates and message friends using SMS. They can also receive status updates, messages and wall posts instantly in their SMS inbox.

    SMS GupShup will provide the underlying messaging infrastructure to rapidly and reliably deliver the high volume of incoming and outgoing messages between users and Facebook.

    "SMS GupShup has built the largest SMS-based mobile community in India, on the foundation of a high-performance messaging platform that supports nearly 6% of India‘s SMS traffic", said Beerud Sheth, CEO, SMS GupShup. He added, "We are excited to enable mobilizing the Facebook service in India and look forward to delivering a great mobile experience to their users."

    "We are very excited to work with SMS GupShup, given their experience with both mobile messaging and social media in India", said Henri Moissinac, Director of Mobile, Facebook. He added, "We realize how important it is to work with great companies in the mobile space in countries like India, and by enabling Facebook on SMS, users can now use it even when they‘re not near a computer."

    Users can activate Facebook on their mobile devices by visiting www.facebook.com/mobile. Users can then update their status by sending a message to 92-FACEBOOK (9232232665). Users can reply to their friend‘s messages by simply replying to the incoming SMS. The service will operate on longcodes (i.e. regular 10-digit phone number). Facebook does not charge anything for the mobile service, but regular carrier charges may apply for messages sent to Facebook.

  • Dadgiri 2: witness death defying tasks

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jul 29, 2009

    MUMBAI: Following the elimination of Samrat in the 3rdweek, the contestants don?t know what to expect next with the tasks getting more gross and dangerous. And that?s exactly what Dadagiri 2 has to offer in its 4th week, a heady concoction of tasks that have never before been performed or witnessed ever. Catch this whirlwind 4th episode? this Saturday, 1stAugust, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. only on UTV Bindass.

    The craziness begins at the Dadagiri boot camp at 5 am. The contestants are ready to face Vishal?s MACHO Dare of the day that is the MOUNTAIN RAPPLING task, which will test the stamina and muscle power in every contestant. The participants have to rappel down A 100 Ft cliff, facing the cliff which is requires great physical strength and strategy.

    The pair who manages to complete this death defying task escapes Sonalli?s wrath at her playground. The bottom two pairs who took the maximum amount of time in the Burma Bridge task are taken to Sonalli?s playground. At the playground the contestants are asked to cook omelettes and feed each other.

    BUT the TWIST in the tale is to mix all the ingredients without using bowls and to divide the mixture between the two team members and mix it in their mouth, gargle and spit into the frying pan and then cook and feed it to each other.

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