MUMBAI: On asked about being bullish on India, Gordon Brown says that India is moving ahead in every sphere in the world and every continent is aware of the underlying strength of India‘s achievements.

Gordon Brown showed utmost concern for issues like terrorism across the globe and his interest in combating terrorism in India.

"We are going to host the next Common Wealth Games and we will learn from you (India) on how to plan the Commonwealth Games in Britain".

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MUMBAI: Not many filmmakers in the industry have had as colourful a career as that of Rajkumar Santoshi. In his capacity as director and producer, he has had his fair share of ups and downs, meeting with much critical acclaim and box office success in the process. It is this long association with Bollywood that goes under the microscope as Santoshi shares memories of times past with Kabir Bedi this 27 January, 2008 at 8:00 pm, only on Zoom ? India?s premier glamour and entertainment channel.

Creator of memorable films like The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Andaaz Apna Apna, Ghayal and Damini, Santoshi starts off with an interesting confession: ?When I look at my films, I feel like correcting them.? He also admits ? a rare admission for any director to make ? to feeling ?ashamed? when watching the work of great filmmakers. ?I feel like I haven‘t done anything yet,? he says. Considering he is one of India?s finest directors, it still comes as a surprise when he admits to feeling very small while looking up at posters of Bimal Roy, Akira Kurosawa, Charles Chaplin and Guru Dutt on the walls of his office.

The talented filmmaker speaks passionately about his work, and zeal to change the way people think. He calls himself a dreamer and says films keep him alive. He also explains why he doesn?t want his children to get into filmmaking, describing it as a shaky profession where one?s luck can change every Friday.

There are a fair number of revelations too, as Kabir Bedi gets into Rapid Fire mode. For one, Santoshi reveals the secret about his love ?Meenakshi Sheshadri!

Director?s Cut is a weekly, one-hour series of thirteen episodes on Zoom. It pays tribute to Bollywood?s directors ? those who give shape to our unique world of entertainment, while offering much pleasure to the lives of movie lovers worldwide. It tracks, in a sense, the long and interesting journeys some of our respected filmmakers have made, from obscurity to hard-won admiration.

Watch Rajkumar Santoshi in a t?te-?-t?te with Kabir Bedi on 27 January, 2008, at 8:00pm Only on Zoom, Isko Dekho!

MUMBAI: Watch Sukhwinder Singh putting up a special performance akin to a Bollywood stage show on the Republic Day special on Amul Star Voice of India Chhote Ustaad on 26 January, 10 pm. For the first time on television, witness a stage set to accommodate 60 Russian dancers. Sukhwinder will perform along with these exotic beauties on songs like Dard E Disco, and Chaiyya Chaiyya followed by many patriotic songs like Chak de and yeh Hindustan hai along with the Chhote Ustaads.

A magnificent and splendid show is what this episode turns out to be as the young contestants depict the national heroes and portray their patriotic self on Republic day. It will be a fun-filled episode with Vyom Kapoor donning a Bhagat Singh avatar, Prakriti dress in sari like Mother Taresa, Areeb struggling with his moustache keeping up with the Chandra Shekhar Azaad act, Anvesha wanting to look stern yet composed like Indira Gandhi, Sonia as dignified Rani Laxmi Bai and Aishwarya as Bharat Mata.

Not only the looks but the kids will entertain you with high-volt patriotic songs like Kar chale hum fida, Ai mere watan ke logon, Zindagi Maut na Ban jaye, rang de basanti and many more such numbers.

Watch out for Pritam?s original composition as he makes a song especially to suit the Chhote Ustaads - a rock version of? ?nanhe munne bachche teri mutthi mein kya hai?. It?s it exciting?

So catch more of this excitement, Watch Amul Star Voice of India Chhote Ustaad on 26 January at 10 pm.

MUMBAI: 26 January 1950 is one of the most important days in Indian history as it was on this day the constitution of India came into force and India became a truly sovereign state.In this day India became a totally republican unit. Today, the Republic Day is celebrated with much enthusiasm all over the country and what can be more special than celebrating the Republic Day with Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Team. L?il Champs & Judges, Sonu Niigaam & Suresh Wadkar, celebrate Republic Day with the gorgeous and stunning, Bipasha Basu. Draped in sizzling while silk saree she took hearts away of not only of the mentors & others on the sets but the L?il Champs as well. Kids sang a lot of patriotic songs with much more enthusiasm that completely changed the ambiance on the sets.

MUMBAI: This Saturday, January 26th tune in to a special episode of Say Shaava Shaava on NDTV Imagine! Watch all the celebrity participants get patriotic as they sing their favorite numbers dedicated to our beloved motherland! This two hour episode which starts at 8:30 pm will also have special dance performances by the judges Karan Johar and Simi Garewal !

Karan Johar makes his dance debut on stage as he dances on the title track of "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom"! And that‘s not all? for the first time viewers will see the elegant Simi Garewal dance to the tune of Karz as all the male participants serenaded her on screen! To add to the fun, all the participants invite their family and friends to perform with them! Audiences can watch some fun performances of Mannish Goel-Poonam Narula, Mouni Roy-Eijaz Khan, Divyanka Tripathi-Sharad Malhotra, Narayani with Aman Verma & Sumeet Raghavan, Juhi Parmar- Manav Gohil and Apurva Agnihotri-Shilpa Saklani in this not to be missed episode.

So don‘t forget to tune in to this special two-hour episode which promises a whole lot of masti, naach gaana and exciting performances! Tune in to Clinic All Clear Say Shaava Shaava at 8:30 pm this Republic Day, 26 January only on NDTV Imagine.

MUMBAI: Tiger Woods, the finest contemporary golfer in the world, and perhaps of all time, will start his 2008 season when he takes part in this week?s $5.2 million Buick Invitational.

Woods, the undisputed number one in the world and winner of Buick Invitational in four of his last five starts ? including the last three years ? goes up against a quality field at Torrey Pines North and South courses from 24 January, and the much anticipated tournament will be seen live and exclusive on Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel in the Sub-continent.

The live coverage of the tournament on Ten Sports starts from 25 January, at 1:30 am IST and ends with the final day?s coverage starting at the same time (1:30am IST) on 28 January. The coverage of the second round will be delayed and starts 3:30 am IST on 27 January.

Tiger proved in December last year how quickly he can get back into the groove when he tore apart a quality field in his own Target World Challenge, and won the title by seven shots despite coming off a ten-week break.

But it is not just Woods who will be hoping for a fast start to the season. Also in the field is Phil Mickelson, who will be eager to build up on his success at the end of last year, which saw him win on the PGA Tour and the HSBC Champions in Shanghai.

The Indian interest will centre around Daniel Chopra, who won the season-opening winners-only Mercedes Benz Championship in Hawaii.

Also in the field are Masters champion Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, KJ Choi and Vijay Singh.

Ten Sports is the definitive home for golf action in the Subcontinent, with the channel telecasting action from one of the biggest Tours in the world ? the US PGA.