MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi celebrates April l Fool‘s day?zara hatke!

To break through the clutter of April Fool‘s Day pranks, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, India‘s hottest Radio station turns the tables and celebrates April Fool Day in their inimitable crazy Mirchi style.

As everyone around will be busy pulling pranks on gullible victims, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM will provide its listeners an opportunity to crown RJ Naved, who has been making a Murga of his listeners with his witty pranks, as the ‘Murga King‘. In addition, the Murga King will treat the best of Murgas to a delicious and finger licking murga treat. Listeners can enjoy variety of dishes ranging from best of chicken curries to chicken samosas at Radio Mirchi station on 1 April.

So tune in to Radio Mirchi 98.3FM to enjoy the ‘BEST OF MURGA‘S‘ and relive the moments of crazy pranks with loads of laughter all through the day!!

MUMBAI: What would the film industry be like without filmmakers like Anurag Kashyap? A little less controversial, for one, and certainly less insightful. Kashyap has, over the course of a very interesting career, created films that haven?t just added substance to the industry; they have also been eye-openers for those who have watched them.

The extremely rebellious scriptwriter-turned-director ? who made his mark with the controversial Black Friday ? is a completely different person when not behind a camera. For proof, watch him shatter a few myths on Director?s Cut this Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 8:00 pm, only on Zoom, India?s premier glamour and entertainment channel.

One of Bollywood?s most renowned scriptwriters, Kashyap takes us back to his days at boarding school, to a time when his short stories were often rejected. He shares a few childhood memories and, for the first time, some of his deepest secrets. Why does he feel the need to constantly experiment? Why does he dislike stereotype? How does he think the film fraternity and its personalities have changed over the years? The director tackles these and other queries, while also leading us through the plot of his much-maligned film, No Smoking.

Speaking of his faith in Indian cinema, he says, ?I believe it has a lot to offer; we have not exploited our full potential yet.? And there?s a shocker: ?I like piracy,? he maintains. ?I am here because of piracy.?

From his debut Paanch, which raised several buried social issues, to hard-won recognition, Anurag Kashyap has walked a long, difficult road. Accompany him on the journey through his past in this exclusive, no holds barred t?te-?-t?te with host Kabir Bedi on Sunday, April 6, 2008, at 8:00pm.Only on Zoom.

MUMBAI: Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (TTML) announces that it has crossed the 5 million subscribers mark during the month of March. The Company thanks its shareholders and all stakeholders for their support in its progress towards this significant milestone.

The Company is also pleased to announce that its special new offering, the Lifetime Go One recharge, launched with a major new advertising campaign, is attracting excellent traction in the market. The highly competitive tariffs offered with this product, including lifetime free incoming, local calls at Rs 1, and STD calls at Rs 2, have become a major draw for subscribers."

MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM, India?s No.1 FM Station has come forward to support the wildlife and environment preservation and conservation initiative in Srinagar. Taking an important step in the city, BIG 92.7 FM observed ?Wildlife Awareness Week? from 24th March till 31st March.

The week-long campaign saw both on-air and on-ground activities coupled with interviews of the top officials from the Ministry of Wildlife including - Mr. Qazi Mohd Afzal (Ho?ble Minsiter of Wildlife ? J&K), Mr. A.K.Srivastava (Chief Wildlife Warden ? J&K), Mr. Farooq Geelani (Regional Wildlife Warden), Mr. Rashid Naqash (Wildlife Warden), Mr. Rouf Zargar (Wildlife Warden ? Wetlands) and Mr. Rouf Zargar (Wildlife Veterinarian and Biologist). The discussion covered critical topics like ? measures taken by Govt. to preserve Wildlife, present conditions of the wetlands, preservation of ?Hangul? ? the state animal ? to name a few.

BIG 92,7 FM also offered its listeners and opportunity to participate in these discussions, some of whom won visits to the ?Dachigam Sanctuary?.

On the last day of the week-long campaign, BIG FM RJ Haya along with contest winners visited ?Dachigam Sanctuary? for a day, where they enjoyed trekking, wild life shows and a special visit to animal rescue centre. The BIG FM team also interacted with the sanctuary staff and took stock of the current status of the animals present at the sanctuary.

Speaking on the occasion, Syed Jafary, Station Director ? Srinagar, BIG 92.7 FM said, ?It is our constant endeavor to offer a wholesome mix of entertainment on air and create a social awareness through responsible on-ground activities. Since our launch in Srinagar, we have been consistently taking forward-steps to positively impact the city and share responsibility for the development of the society. Activities like this have not only made people aware of wildlife conservation but also provided information on their importance in maintaining a healthy ecological balance.

MUMBAI: Go green?celebrate this April Fool?s Day with Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM India?s hottest radio station in true and unique mirchi istyle!

While everyone will be busy playing hilarious and notorious prank on friends and family, here is your chance to showcase your hidden florist trade on Radio Mirchi?s hunt for the biggest fool in Mumbai on April Fool?s Day. All through the day, Mirchi RJs on-air will invite listeners to call or send text SMSes if they have a big fool at home.

Mirchi RJ will visit the randomly selected homes to judge the best entry and winner will be honored as an environmental friendly Mumbaikar and will take home a special prize. In addition, listeners can also win loads of exciting prizes on April Fool Day on Radio Mirchi.

So tune in to Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM and celebrate April Fool?s Day in true mirchi istyle while you relieve the moments of crazy pranks with loads of laughter!!!

MUMBAI: Campus18‘s ‘Digistars: War of the Videos‘ winners are ready to steal the spotlight as judges Makarand Deshpande and Nikhil Chinappa came together at the Grand Finale to unveil the best talent in various categories. The scintillating evening hosted at Seijo, Bandra was attended by all the student participants to commend the winners.

Mailesan Rangaswamy, the winner for the Best Video ‘Street Light‘ and Aryan Adityo, the winner of Best Performance ‘Aakss‘ now gets to be a part of India‘s first internet serial that will be produced and promoted extensively by Campus18.com. Both the winners also won the cash prize of Rs.25000/-. The winners of other categories of the contest will also get to contribute in the India‘s first internet serial.

The best video ‘Street Light‘ is based on a blind man‘s perspective; we as individuals don‘t value what we have and the ones who don‘t have it precisely know the value of the things missing in their lives! This touching, heart-warming video shows the importance of looking beyond one‘s individual self. While the best performance ‘Aakss‘ is a film with multiple interpretation of the story, a new style of film making, gives the viewers enough food for thought in 3 minutes to spin their brain.

Applauding the winners, renowned Actor/ director Makarand Deshpande said, "I truly am envious of the winners; since we had no such opportunities in our college days. We didn‘t have such concept driven short film making contests that could help us express our point of view in a great story. There is vast pool of talent in this country which is untouched and unexplored. And Campus18 has introduced a new platform to expose this talent and this is just a start!"

The finalists were selected from more than 2 lac online votes, SMSes & judges rating. The contest received more than 500 entries from across the country.

Adding to it, MTV VJ Nikhil Chinappa spoke about the importance of the online medium in promoting talent of young and budding students. "Internet is the most powerful medium in recent times with UGC being the biggest driver. We are proud to be associated with Campus18‘s Digistars and it has offered a fantastic opportunity to the young students"

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Puneet Johar said, "The internet has started the process of democratizing film-making talent. We are offering a new platform for talented people to showcase their skills. Campus18 is committed to promote young talent through the launch of more such competitions around photography, writing, music and so on. I congratulate all the winners and we will shortly share the details of our new initiative."

The participants of the contest really appreciated the inputs given by Makarand & Nikhil on various aspects of film making in the digital space. Winners had every reason to be happy and were looking forward to be a part of India‘s first online interactive serial.

Winners for the categories are as follows:

• Best Funniest Video- Pawan Kumar, ‘Hell Bound‘
• Best Mash up Video- Ayaskanta Mishra, ‘Reincarnation of Erroneous Soul
• Best Social Message Video- Sushant Sudhakaran, ‘Endless Expectation
• Best Story-Yash Dave, ‘True or False
• Best Music Video- Rohan Talwarkar, ‘Echoes of Sound
• Break through Concept- Abhinav Tripathi, ‘Jump‘

The winners of other categories of the contest will come together to create India‘s first online interactive serial which will be showcased on Campus18.