MUMBAI: CNN-IBN will air a special episode on Germany?s biggest football club Bayern Munich on Sports 360 on 21 September at 7:30pm.
Hosted by Rudraneil Sen Gupta the episode will feature a story of six young football aspirants from Kolkata and Goa who were selected by Bayern Munich to be trained for seven days.

?All major football tournaments including the professional clubs are increasingly being followed by Indian sports lovers today. Football and Indian talent in the game is an interesting combination that will attract the viewer and definitely tickle the minds of all the young football aspirants?, said CNN IBN editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai.

The programme will bring forth the history of one of the most popular football clubs of the world Bayern Munich.

MUMBAI: Ronnie Screwvala, CEO and Founder Chairman of UTV, Asia‘s fastest growing media conglomerate, has been named in Esquire‘s List of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century. The list, which appears in the 75th Anniversary edition available now through October, recognizes individuals who are making history across every field of endeavor.

Esquire recognized Ronnie for partnering with Disney, Fox Searchlight, Sony and Will Smith‘s Overbrook Entertainment Production company to expand the global reach of UTV, and with it, Indian pop culture.

On Ronnie‘s achievements, the magazine commented, "This entrepreneur has positioned himself as the king of all Indian media Since helping to introduce Indians to cable in 1981 and daily soap operas in 1994, he has staked out lucrative positions in the country‘s broadcasting, internet and video-gaming industries."

Esquire further added, "Screwvala and his UTV film unit have co-opted Western concepts like co-financing, diversifying revenue models and brand extensions, driving a surge in industry wide profits and improving the quality and cachet of Indian films. He‘s earned comparisons to Louis Mayer and Jack Warner, proto-moguls who turned moviemaking into a global business."

The much awaited 75th Anniversary edition features an E-ink cover, the most talked about cover of the year.

MUMBAI: Difference of opinion is always welcome. He believes in speaking what he feels is right even if it means contradicting with step mother Shabana Azmi.

India?s favourite singer, director and now the actor Farhan Akhtar gets real and unfold his thoughts; as he gets into an interesting conversation with Swati Chaturvedi exclusively on Kahiye Janab, the celebrity chat show on Zee News.

Scheduled for this weekend, Saturday 20, 2008, viewers get a sneak peak into the life of Farhan Akhtar, the man with multiple talents.

Farhan will speak his heart out and discuss about his newly found success as an actor in the movie Rock On, his experiences, aspirations, his preparation scheme and what inspired him to be an actor.

Farhan Akthar, renowned as a skilled director; singer and now a proven actor has directed many hits like DON, Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya and many more.

?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. Weaved around the ideology of delivering Real News the show aims at revealing the real person behind the fame quotient.

So catch this special interview with Farhan Akhtar on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 07:30 pm and for those who miss him, Kahiye Janaab on Zee news will get repeated at 3.30 pm Sunday? Unplugged 11 pm zee business and repeat 7.30 Sunday..

MUMBAI: A new kid on the block, a known face on television and Indian Idol frontrunner is here with his first solo album ‘Tanha‘.

Amit spent time with Music India where he talks about his album and his journey through its making. This 22-minute Plug In special will be telecast through the last week of September. Catch all of this and more only on Music India.

MUSIC INDIA (India)
Date Day Timings
18/09/08 Thursday 11:30 am
19/09/09 Friday 05:00 pm
20/09/08 Saturday 02.30 pm
21/09/08 Sunday 09:30 am
22/09/08 Monday 11:30 am
24/09/08 Wednesday 04:30 pm

MUMBAI: The actor in him needs no introduction after Rock On!

And that is exactly what ETC in Bollywood Ka Asli Hisaab Kitaab style discloses in an exclusive interview about Farhan Akhtar on B Biz at 08:30 pm.

The director-actor navigates through his debut movie Rock On! to his forthcoming films. Farhan talks to Taran Adarsh about his next movie - Luck by Chance which is directed by his sister-Zoya Khan and having acted in an English movie - Fakir of Venice which is a black comedy.

Farhan Akhtar also discusses making a sequel to Don with the same star cast and how on Abhishek Kapoor‘s insistence he had sung the songs in Rock On!

He speaks on the success of Rock On! and his plans to perform in many more cities? To view the complete interview , watch B Biz on ETC at 08:30 pm on 22nd & 23rd Sept.