MUMBAI: Bollywood?s sultry siren Bipasha Basu sizzles on the Nach floor! The second episode will showcase present to the viewers Much to the delight of the viewers the 2nd episode kick starts with the sizzling and hot performance by the sexy siren Bipasha Basu. She sets the stage on fire with her dance on lucky boy from the movie Bachna Ae Haseno. Not only this! Nach Baliye also fulfills the wish of the boxing champion Vijender Singh who walks in with a bouquet to meet the dusky beauty. Vijender becomes the lucky boy of the day as he gets to shake a leg with Bipasha on the song and was totally floored by charms of the Bengali Beauty. Bipasha also gives her valuable tips to the contestants to keep up their morale and spirits when the stress levels are high.

The excitement does not end over here. The ravishing couple Karanvir & Teejay welcomes everyone on the premiere of Nach Baliye with their song. However it is Abhijeet and Shlpa who walks away with all the laurels and marks from the judges and proves every one wrong that they are the weak link of the dance competition.

The season will be hosted by the Champions of Season 3, the charismatic duo Aamir Ali & Sanjeeda Sheikh and keeping a close watch on every move of the jodis is an eminent panel of judges consisting of iconic celebrities like the ace director Farah Khan, the suave Arjun Rampal and the charismatic Karishma Kapoor. So, block your dates on Saturday October 18 @ 8 pm only on Star Plus.

Produced by Wizcraft, Nach Baliye 4 promises to entertain viewers with loads of intriguing moments as the journey of the show is set to showcase the tensions, apprehensions, nervousness, competitiveness and bonding between the jodis.

MUMBAI: Shaadi.com, India?s largest matrimonial website from People Group, today announced the launch of Shaadi.com Sapphire ? an Assisted Matrimonial Service with highly trained matchmaking assistants just a phone call away. Members subscribing to this service can dial in on 91-22-67752020 which is available daily from 10am-7pm and receive the expert service of a dedicated matchmaking assistant to help them in every single step of their matrimonial search ? from profile making to search, connect and contact.

With this service, matchmaking becomes highly customized in addition to becoming convenient. Members can opt for daily updates over phone or email for relevant matches, which will be short listed by the Matchmaking Assistant. In addition, Matchmaking assistants will help members write effective profiles, help them with horoscope search which will result in increasing number of positive responses on a member?s profile.

Talking about this initiative, Mr. Vibhas Mehta, Business Head, Shaadi.com Matrimony says ?In our 11 years of experience in the Matchmaking space we have always listened to our customers and constantly innovated to make their search for a life partner simpler and faster. This is the first time in the world that organized matchmaking has been offered to a customer through the convenience of their phone. In today?s world of 12-hour work days and globe trotting professional lives, assisted service in matchmaking are the need of the day. The Shaadi Sapphire gives you access to your own Matchmaking assistant who is your confidant and is just a call away for all your to assist you in your search. ?

The service has been introduced specially for busy professionals who lead a hectic life and don?t have the time to go through the search process and constantly sift through multiple profiles. The Shaadi.com team of Matchmaking Assistants will help members in all avenues of matrimonial search sensitively, & professionally, using their expertise to provide the best possible matrimonial assistance, while members continue to focus on their daily lives.

The announcement of Shaadi.com Sapphire comes close on the heels of Shaadi.com now being available on mobile with a tie up with Vodafone and a tie up with Dish TV for DTH.

MUMBAI: The first ever excellence in Indian Fashion Awards by a fashion magazine, the Marie Claire Fashion Awards saw the best designers of India participating in this magnum opus. The guests of honor were some of the top people from the internationally acclaimed brands right from Louis Vitton and Armani to Gucci and Chanel?.

The jury for the Marie Claire Fashion Awards includes some of the most prominent names from the industry: Fern Mallis, Sr.Vice President, IMG Fashion Worldwide; Rathi Vinay Jha, Director General, Fashion Design Council of India; Sunil Sethi, CEO, Sunil Sethi Design Alliance; Joseph Carle, Creative Director, International Editions - Marie Claire; Anil Chopra, Advisor, Beauty and Fashion, Hindustan Unilever Ltd; Harmeet Bajaj, Fashion Director, Marie Claire India and Dilip Cherian, Image Management Consultant.

MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM, Surat‘s No.1 FM station keeping up with ‘Vibe of the City‘ yesterday organised ‘BIG Ghari Eating Competition‘ to celebrate Chandi Padva - a local festival celebrated in Surat following Sharad Purnima / Khojagiri Punam.

Surtis, which are anyways great foodies, have an interesting tradition of eating ghari (a local sweet) on Chandi Padva. Prepared only in Surat, ‘ghari‘ is eaten on the roadside, on the terrace of a building, on Dummas beach, or anywhere under the open sky. Adding loads of mawa, dry fruits and ghee, sweetshops start preparing ‘ghari‘ a week before Chandi Padwa to meet customers‘ demand. ‘Ghari‘ worth crores of rupees is made & sold on this day which is declared as a public holiday in Surat.

BIG FM organised a Ghari Eating competition to add to the festive mood. Scores of people of all age groups participated in the competition. In 15 mins, participants ate up over 11 kg of Ghari. The winner alone at 2 kg of ghari in 15 mins. The winner was gratified with a 5 kg box of ghari as a reward.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sunil Rana, Station Head - BIG 92.7 FM, Surat said, "BIG 92.7 FM has always conceptualized activities which entertain the people and make them feel connected to us. Looking at the popularity of this festival, we thought a ghari eating competition would be an ideal way to celebrate this day with our listeners."

MUMBAI: With the global economy in turmoil, the financial outlook is bleak some of the frequently asked questions are - How long will this continue? Is my investment safe? Will liquidity be restored? And, if at all, there is a financial emergency, will the government bail us out from this turmoil?

Times are pretty tough and the common man is quite worried about the future scenario and needs expert guidance to tide over the current financial crisis. To guide the apprehensive investor through the volatility of the current market situation, CNBC AWAAZ team has roped in two of India‘s leading financial experts Gul Teckchandani and S P Tulsian, who with their unique styles will guide the investor in making decisions. They will help the viewers decipher the complex market conditions and present a clear picture on best investment options.

The show will focus on the current investment scenario in the country by discussing the problems at large, analysing various sectoral trends and helping the beleaguered investor to deal with this economic slump.

Commenting on this development, Mr. Neel Chowdhury, Vice President, Marketing, CNBC-TV 18 and CNBC AWAAZ said, "Financial guidance is the need of the hour, and Gul Teckchandani and S P Tulsian, are among the most respected names when it comes to addressing financial queries and analyzing trends. CNBC AWAAZ has taken the onus of guiding the investor, through interactive forums and active panel discussions thereby empowering the consumer at large across the country and we are sure that every investor will definitely benefit from this show."

The programme would be telecast every Saturday 10 am and 9.30 pm and Sunday 11 am and 9.30pm.

MUMBAI: Damn the critics, say good bye to Film theorists and forget expert reviewers! MTV announces India?s First Ever Live Movie Review on the MTV tickr, straight from the viewers sitting in the theaters on first day, first show! This unique multi media initiative gives MTV viewers a chance to review a new movie while watching it. All you have to do is go to your nearest theater, review the movie as it unfolds and SMS live updates through 56882 to MTV Tickr. On-the-spot reviews of MTV tickrers from across the country will run on MTV instantly!

The first ever user generated Live Movie Review will start with Karzzzz starring Himesh Reshammiya which releases this Friday, October 17th. So run along, watch the movie and SMS us your reviews while the movie is going on. Reviews will be put on the MTV tickr instantly so viewers get the only verdict that matter - their own!

The MTV Tickr is the small pink-ish strip crawling at the bottom of your MTV screen. Besides being a cheeky, politically incorrect motor-mouth, the Tickr also gives you its left-of-center take on the latest news, horoscopes live chat and a whole lot of MTV style gossip! The MTV Tickr is also available on Facebook and Orkut and has growing community of over 10,000 members who interact on a daily basis on current topics, and also contribute to content which ultimately gets aired on the Tickr. To know what the MTV Tickr is doing right now you can follow Tickr updates on www.Twitter.com/MTVtickr.