MUMBAI: Aloo Chaat produced by Mirchi Movies Limited, a subsidiary of Times Infotainment Media Limited (A Times Group Company) and Actor Anuj Saxena‘s production house Maverick Productions Pvt. Ltd. in association with Berlian films has completed its Mumbai schedule and the film is sixty percent complete.The second and final schedule is in Delhi from 24 March. The film had gone on the floors last month and stars debonaire Aftab Shivdasani and beautiful Aamna Shariff. Robby Grewal, who had directed Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar (MP3) and Samay is directing Aloo Chaat.

RDB and Samirrudin are working on the film‘s music. They are also composing some of the songs for Akshay Kumar‘s Singh is King. RDB gained immense popularity with the famous track Aaja Mahi. A special song composed by them with Punjabi flavour has been shot recently.

Says Munish Purii, COO of Mirchi Movies Limited, "Aloo Chaat‘s Mumbai schedule has gone well and we are looking forward to the Delhi schedule. So far the film has been shot remarkably".

Says Anuj Saxena, CEO of Maverick Production, "The film is shaping up quite well. The on-screen chemistry between Aftab and Aamana is good. They suit the roles perfectly. The second schedule is in Delhi and is the final schedule".

MUMBAI: NDTV swept the Transparency International India (TII) awards ceremony held in the city on March 15, 2008 by winning, both the Gold and the Silver category awards in electronic media for "excellence in exposing corruption", by its ace journalists Poonam Agarwal and Sidharth Pandey. Their stories, ‘BMW Expose‘ and ‘Mined to Death‘ were telecast on NDTV‘s flagship news channels NDTV 24x7 and NDTV India.

NDTV‘s Special Correspondent Poonam Agarwal and Cameraperson Deepak Verma won The Rai Bahadur M.S Oberoi Media Award for the year 2007 in the Gold category for ‘BMW expose‘ story. Poonam‘s story exposed the nexus between the prosecution and defense lawyer to win over the key witness in the infamous BMW hit-and-run case. The ‘BMW Expose‘ telecast for the first time on May 30, 2007, revealed the corruption prevailing in the judiciary and had a huge impact. The Delhi High Court issued suo motto cognition against both the lawyers, Mr. R.K. Anand and Mr. I.U. Khan.

The Rai Bahadur M S Oberoi Media Award for the year 2007 in the Silver category was bagged by NDTV‘s Chief Correspondent(Investigation) Sidharth Pandey and Cameraperson Deepak Verma for their story ‘Mined to Death‘. This was a special investigation story which tracked illegal miners at work across the three states of Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan. Following the expose UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi wrote to the Haryana government to file a status report. The Supreme Court‘s Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has termed the revelations as serious violations of law and a threat to forests and ecology of the areas in the report. It is studying the report for further action.

Transparency International India is the Indian Chapter of Berlin based-Transparency International, a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization committed to curbing corruption at the national level through its national chapters, and countering corruption in international business transactions, through systematic changes. Transparency International India (TII) and The Oberoi Group have instituted two separate annual journalism awards named The Rai Bahadur M.S. Oberoi Media Awards ? one each for print and electronic media, for excellence in stories exposing corruption in India.

MUMBAI: Pond‘s Flawless White, the hugely successful skin lightening skincare range from HUL, has thrown an open challenge about the efficacy of its products by offering its consumers a 7 Day Challenge Campaign. It was kicked off in all the major metros on 1st March till 30th April and the offer is supported by a massive multi media campaign.

The offer entails inviting women to try out for 7 days the Pond‘s Flawless White Day Cream. The challenge is that if there is no visible improvement of skin in 7 days, then the money will be reimbursed by Pond‘s. The activity is valid on the purchase of 50 ml pack of Ponds Flawless White Day Cream? till 30th April 2008.

The campaign invites consumers to try the product for 7 days. If they are unsatisfied with the results then customers could easily give Ponds a call at the toll free number mentioned in the TV Commercial (1800220140). Ponds helpline will then get in touch with them, collect the product from them and return the money if the claim is valid.

Pond‘s has always been known to offer products that genuinely work, therefore this unique 7 Day Challenge Campaign offers proof of the pudding. This campaign has been specially planned out for its consumers, so that they can use and see the effect of it within 7 days of use. This offer is valid in selected Ponds outlets only.

To know more about the offer, they can also SMS "7" to 455 or call the Ponds helpline at 1800220140, where Pond‘s helpline agents will attend to their queries.

Take the Pond‘s Flawless White Challenge. See the difference.

MUMBAI: Katrina Kaif , the name brings to mind a tall lissome lady with a pronounced British Accent.

This lady contrary to public and industry opinion has managed to surprise one and all with great performances in the last two years.

VJ Salil interviews Katrina Kaif on B4U Star Stop where she talks about life and her forthcoming film Race. VJ Salil has been successful in bringing out the comic streak in Katrina who in turn pulls Salil‘s leg and makes him defensive.

Katrina talks about her films her aspirations and the sense of achievement that she feels today.

She also talks about luck, her weaknesses, and her conversation mirrors her honesty and unbiased view regarding her career.
Her equation with Anil Kapoor , who she says is also her best critic, is of great value to her as he is blatantly honest about her performances.

This is one show to watch out for where Katrina and VJ Salil are at a tug of wits. Tune in to B4U Star Stop on B4U Music at 19.10 hrs on 13th March 2008.

MUMBAI: IndiWo.com, the leading women‘s websites of Web 18 group, brings live updates and interesting features of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week‘2008 with high quality inimitable experience. The visitors can get the latest information live on Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week‘2008 straight from the event between March 12 and March 16 2008.

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