MUMBAI: "If you think that I act well then let me tell you - after doing 120 films, anybody can and so have I learned the art."; "Organisers call and tell me if you perform in our functions we will give you an award, in return I say give me the reward and keep the award."; "I don‘t need any platform to express my love for Twinkle, I can just pick up my phone and tell her what I feel; " I don‘t go to any religious place, my parents are my God."

One of the most electrifying Bollywood personalities and renowned action hero, Akshay Kumar speaks about his career and his family to Swati Chaturvedi on Zee News‘ celebrity chat show ‘Kahiye Janab‘. Bollywood heartthrob Akshay Kumar gets real as he shares insights about his journey over the years, upcoming projects and his private life in this exclusive interview only on Zee News at 7:30 pm on Saturday, 24 January 2009.

‘Kahiye Janab‘, a one-to-one chat show with celebrities on Zee News showcases the "Saga of Life" of people who have excelled in their respective fields. Woven around the ideology of delivering real News, the show aims at revealing the real person behind the fame quotient.

For those who miss it, Kahiye Janaab on Zee news is repeated at 3.30 pm, Sunday, unplugged at 11 pm on Zee business, repeat 7.30 pm Sunday and 10:30pm Monday.

MUMBAI: Behind every successful man, there is a woman. He was the bad boy of Bollywood, he did a stint in rehab, his friends took advantage of him and he even went to jail. She is the one who quietly entered the scene and inspired him to clean up his act. She has given new direction to his life. She stole Sanjay Dutt‘s heart? she is Mrs. Manyata Dutt.

Watch the very honest Manyata Dutt, in a candid interview with hosts Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla in ‘The First Ladies with Abu Sandeep‘. Find out more about the relationship of Sanjay Dutt and Manyata Dutt, their much-talked about wedding in Goa and then in Mumbai? and Manyata being the final Mrs. Dutt.

Also catch a special message from Sanjay Dutt sharing his views on his wife, their marriage and what he‘d like to change about her?

Watch the show‘s three special segments ‘Hooked, Booked and Cooked‘, ‘Confessions‘, "Who‘s The Boss" where Manyata surprises everyone with her unexpected and witty answers. Surely, Abu and Sandeep didn‘t see that coming!

Catch this special episode of ‘The First Ladies with Abu Sandeep‘, on January 24, 2009, Saturday at 10.00 pm and a repeat telecast on January 25, 2009, Sunday at 1.00 pm only on NDTV Good Times.

MUMBAI: NDTV today announced the winners of their fourth Indian of the Year at an award ceremony

graced by Home Minister, Mr. P Chidambaram as Guest of Honour and attended by celebrities and luminaries from all walks of life, including Aamir Khan, Anil Kapoor, Laloo Prasad Yadav, Sheila Dixit, Omar Abdullah, L.K. Advani, Praful Patel, Kavita Karkare and Sushma Swaraj amongst others.

?The Mumbai Bravehearts?, who fought to save the lives of hundreds of innocent people in the recent terror attacks, were awarded the NDTV Indian of the Year 2008. The following were honored by this award: ASI Tukaram G. Omble, ATS Chief Hemant Karkare, Encounter Specialist Vijay Salaskar, ACP Ashok Kamte, Hawaldar Gajendra Singh, Announcer CST Vishnu Zende, Ticket Collector Sushil Kumar Sharma, NSG Director General J. K. Dutta along with his NSG commandos and Management & Staff of Hotel Oberoi, Hotel Trident and Hotel Taj.

Commencing this special evening, Dr. Prannoy Roy Chairman, NDTV said, ?India is currently hit by terrible slowdown and government seems to be in a denial mode. Government needs to take immediate and big steps to revive the economic growth. ? Further dedicating the awards night to recent Mumbai attacks, he added, ? Terrorist want to destroy peace and are waiting for us to retaliate. The only way to defeat their purpose is by spreading message of peace and defeating terrorism by peace in this land of Gandhi".

Receiving the Indian of the Year award for his Martyr son, Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan?s father said, ?Our loss, beacause Sandeep was the only child, is no greater than anyone else‘s who loses a child. So why say I have lost my only child. My son?s soul would be very happy if 50% of J& K people can be rehabilitated. I have complete faith in Indian forces to protect us and strongly disagree with those who doubt the competency of our forces.?

Congratulating NDTV for turning 20 this year , P Chidambaram, the Union Home Minister and Chief Guest at NDTV Indian of the year 2008 said, ?Our main objective at present should be to improve our level of preparedness and determination to respond swiftly against terrorism. I request the people of our country, including government, to change their attitude to fight against any odd and at the same time be a civilized society.? Commenting further on the recent Satyam episode, Chidambaram said, ?Satyam is a case of fraud and not a collapse unlike what has happened in other countries. No Bank or NBFC has collapsed in India. Infact PSU Banks will be hiring 60,000 new recruits in the coming fiscal year and we will see a 7% growth ?.

Actor, Director & Producer Aamir Khan on being conferred with the title of Entertainer of the year award said, ?I want to take this opportunity to thank NDTV for this recognition and my audience for voting for me and encouraging me to give my best to my work over the years. It has been a complete team effort and I am fortunate to have worked with some of the best directors in the Industry?. In lieu of the upcoming General Elections, Aamir said, ?I request our politicians to act responsibly and field candidates with a clean track record and intelligence to govern the country ?

Winning The Leader of the Year Award, Sheila Dixit, serving her third continuous term as Delhi?s Chief Minister commented on her plans as a Chief Minister ? My next important goal is successful Commonwealth games and to take that opportunity to transform Delhi into a world class city to live in?.

On receiving a special recognition for lifetime achievement at the award ceremony L K Advani, said, ?We as politicians have greater responsibility in shaping the country?s future as we are always under sharp scrutiny. The country is facing terrible time but as a nation we should be optimistic and believe in ourselves to overcome these challenges.?

Deepak Parekh on Winning the Businessman of the Year award was asked about his task ahead for Satyam. He said, ?Large sums of money have disappeared from Satyam accounts and my team and I have a huge task of finding the truth?.

The winners of ‘NDTV Indian of the Year 2008‘ were chosen through a rigorous, multi-layered process guided by an experienced jury that comprised of Shashi Tharoor (well-known author and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations), Rahul Bajaj (Chairman, Bajaj Auto) , Harsha Bhogle (renowned cricket commenter), Fali S. Nariman (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India), Anu Aga (former Executive Chairperson of Thermax Group and social activist) and William Dalrymple (internationally acclaimed writer and historian).

Catch the telecast of ?NDTV Indian of The Year 2008? on 26th January 2009 at 7:30pm on NDTV 24x7.

MUMBAI: Inundated with calls from people across the country looking for a credible forum for redressal of their disputes, STAR Plus today announced a helpline for Aap Ki Kachehri Kiran Ke Saath. Aap Ki Kachehri Helpline number is 022-66157735. This helpline will provide an opportunity to people to put their cases across to the AKK panel for due-dilligence and an eventual resolution to their conflicts by Kiran Bedi. This is the first time on Indian television where a ‘lok-adalat‘ forum has been created for the masses. AKK‘s success among viewers, a recent extension of 52 episodes and this helpline speaks volumes about the show‘s popularity and potential for social transformation.

With this initiative, the Aap Ki Kachehri Helpline will allow applicants from all across India to register their issues which then can be further evaluated by the Aap Ki Kachehri panel of NGOs, Big Synergy team, STAR Plus and Kiran Bedi. The cases that qualify will be brought live on the television screen with Kiran Bedi acting as an unbiased mediator to solve long-pending family disputes. An unprecedented program on a Hindi GEC, AKK - KKS is on of the top rated shows across all channels.

Tune in to STAR Plus Monday to Thursday @ 10.30pm to watch India‘s very own ‘lok-adalat‘ in Aap Ki Kachehri Kiran Ke Saath.

MUMBAI: The stage is set for the best in Indian Business to come together and honour the best minds in India Inc with India Business Leader Awards presented by Accenture & CNBC-TV18, India‘s No.1 business medium.

The year 2008 has been a difficult year for business across the world. But it is in the trying times that the best minds show their brightest side. The year would be remembered as the one that exposed the flaws in corporate affairs but also highlighted the best business leaders who steered their companies through the most difficult times and situations.

Speaking about the awards, Mr. Ajay Chacko, Director, TV18, Business Media said, "India Business Leader Awards are an unparalleled tribute to the excellence in business in India. The awards have become in institution by itself and the winners epitomize strength, ingenuity, knowledge, foresight and who drive the growth of their businesses with vision and inspiration."

The awards will be presented for excellence for following categories:
First Generation Entrepreneur Of The Year
Most Promising Entrant Into The Big League
First Generation Entrepreneur Of The Year
Most Promising Entrant Into The Big League
Indian Global Achiever
Taking India Abroad! (Brand India)
Social Enterprise Of The Year
Outstanding Contribution To The Cause Of Indian Business
Lifetime Achievement Award
CNBC-TV18‘S Entertainment Business Leader Of The Year
CNBC-TV18‘S Sport Business Leader Of The Year
CNBC-TV18‘ Outstanding Woman Business Leader Of The Year
CNBC-TV18‘S Outstanding Business Leader Of The Year
CNBC-TV18‘S Outstanding Company Of The Year
The India Business Leader Of The Year
India Innovator Of The Year
The India Corporate Citizen Of The Year
The Talent Management Award

MUMBAI: Every bit, every special moment of the glamorous evening of BIGNite with the who‘s who of Bollywood, fashion and lifestyle at the red carpet premiere of the award winning film, ‘Slumdog Millionaire‘ will be captured on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at Imax Big Cinemas, Wadala! ZoOm India‘s hottest destination for Bollywood content will capture and bring to viewers the Exclusive TV coverage of the special premiere of ‘Slum Dog Millionaire‘.

Commenting on the initiative, Mr. MK Anand, Business Head, ZoOm, said, ‘Whether it is a special Red carpet or film premiere, ZoOm has always been in the forefront in capturing every bit of Bollywood, right from exclusive bytes, special interviews with celebrities to interesting star biographies and stories of their stardom. We are proud to bring our viewers this exclusive coverage of the premiere of the much-awaited and award winning movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire‘ which has several Bollywood stars contributing to its success."

ZoOM has always covered Bollywood stars in all their glitz and glamour, getting up close and personal with them. With BIGNite, ZoOm is all geared up to witness the presence of the heavyweights of the entertainment industry and capture all right from exclusive interviews with the casts and crew, exclusive peek-a-boos, never seen before reactions and comments and lots more.

Adding up to the glamour quotient, ZoOm has organised a special contest for its audience, ‘Slumdog Millionaire Contest‘ starting Monday, 19th January till 31st January, 2009. Lucky winners get to take home movie tickets and exclusive movie merchandise of Slumdog Millionaire.

Slumdog Millionaire is a story based on the life of an impoverished Indian teenager Jamal Malik, who is a contestant of the Hindi version of the game show, "Who wants to be A Millionaire?" Though he wins, he is suspected of cheating. Highly acclaimed worldwide and eagerly awaited for film release in India, the film was nominated for 4 Golden Globe awards and won all including the Best Film and the Best Original score by A. R. Rehman. Bollywood Star, Anil Kapoor has also earned great reviews from critics around the world for his part in the film.

With BIGNite ZoOm reiterates its commitment to provide non-stop entertainment, fun, excitement and all that is Bollywood every hour, every day, every week!