MUMBAI: Delhi?s hottest radio station Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM gets hotter. Starting 5 December, the radio station will sport a contemporary new avatar starting with a brand new station jingle.

Combining elements of hip-hop, special sound effects including an unmistakable whistle, the new station identity has been specially composed by the music director duo Vishal- Shekhar ? whose modern sound has been the craze from Hum Tum to Salaam Namaste to Om Shanti Om.

Srinivasa Shenoy, Cluster Head, Radio Mirchi, said ?We are absolutely excited with the new jingle which is just the first step in a series of steps which will make Radio Mirchi even hotter than before. It was a great privilege for us to work with Vishal and Shekhar on the new jingle and we are going to increase the music quotient on our station even more.?

He added that the next few weeks will be action packed with listeners in for many pleasant surprises and an even better listening experience. ?We did extensive research in the last few months and it was from this that the new jingle and the other new elements were conceptualized? he concluded.

MUMBAI: Continuing with its theme of saluting Life and its trials Salaam Zindagi brings this week the heart wrenching survival stories of survivors of various Riots. NDTV India‘s Nagma Saher meets these people from the Gujarat Riot of 2002, the Sikh carnage 1984 in Delhi, the riots in Mumbai and Ayodhya to share their stories of reliving the horrors in their daily existence years after these riots struck their life.

Watch the stories of grief and courage of Riot victims overcoming the scars from the past on Salaam Zindagi this Friday, December 7, 2007 at 08:00 pm and a repeat telecast Saturday, December 8, at 2:00 pm, only on NDTV India.

MUMBAI: Sunil Agnihotri has done it again. His latest Fantasy Costume Drama ‘Chandramukhi‘ on DD1 has managed to grab the highest number of eyeballs in its 3rd Week of telecast itself. Comments an obviously proud director, "all my previous shows from Chandrakanta to Yug to Betal Pachisee and jai Ganesha have maintained the top three positions. My latets show Chandramukhi began almost after a hiatus of five-six years but I have managed to prove that good work always wins. We are second only to Cricket, which is like religion to Indians."

Chandramukh received a TVR of 22.3 on Tuesday 11 November, 2007 from 10PM, in the week 11th November 2007 to 17th November 2007 (Target Audience 4+ nonCS).

Even in all TV homes Chandramukhi was the number one show in serials second only to Cricket on DD1. In all TV homes and in 4+ age group Chandramukhi received a TVR of 5.5 in the week 11 November 2007 to 17 November 2007 (source TAM people meter).

So well received is the show on Tuesday 10Pm to 11PM slot that DD1 started the repeat telecast at Sunday morning prime time from 9.30 AM to 10.30 AM.

Naturally production house Applause Entertainment is very happy about this feat of Sunil Agnihotri. According to his artsite and friend Mamik, "we all had full faith in Sunil and we knew that his magic is still intact. That is hwy we all were so keen to work with him again. He is truly a master of fantasy."

Shot at outdoor locations like Kulu Manali, Raj Pipla and Mahableshwar, Chandramukhi is a huge costume fantasy with a still bigger star cast of Deepak Parashar, Natasha Sinha, Krutika Desai, Mamik, Sachin Khurana, Nishigandha Wad, Amita Nagia, Goga Kapoor, Shiva, Sanjiva, Raja Chaudhray, Ram Mohan, Vinod Kapoor, Rita Jagtiani, Dinesh Hingoo, Ria Walia, Gunjan Pant, Mahindra Ghule, Manish Sharma, Savi Juneja, Yogesh, Anwar Fatehan, Jai Prakash, Shandar Amrohi With Vindu Dara Singh.

Conceived and Directed by Sunil Agnihotri, Chandramukhi is produced by Applause Entertainment Pvt Ltd. and telecasts on DD 1 every Tuesday from 10 PM to 11 PM with repeats ever Sunday prime Time from 9.30 AM.

MUMBAI: The Nach Baliye 3 MAHAMUQABLA is getting bigger and tougher. The third hurdle of the Mahamuqaabla dishes out to our fantastic four ? a Solo round!For the first time ever on Nach Baliye 3, the jodis will dance akele akele! It is that time of the competition when ‘doodh ka doodh aur paani ka paani ho jayega!‘ Catch all the action as our 4 Jodis struggle week on week to achieve the coveted Nach Baliye 3 trophy! The Solo round airs on Friday, 7 December followed by the masti-bhara ‘Bachpan‘ round on Saturday, 8 December at 8 pm. Voting lines will be open till 9 December, which will close with the names of the top 2 jodis!

Will Aamir be able to impress the judges as much without Sanjeeda by his side? Kashmera ? Krushna are known for always sticking to each other? how well will they perform separately? Will Krushna dance in his trademark Govinda style & conquer the judges hearts or will Abhishek‘s western dance expertise win him glory? Will Rakhi exhibit her trademark item number or will she dare to be different? Will Karan finally prove to the judges that he does take the competition seriously?

Judged by an eminent panel that includes the hugely talented choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant, the gorgeous Ishaa Koppikar and comedy director David Dhawan, Nach Baliye 3 has once again, gone one notch up and handed out to our jodis the toughest nach they could have ever imagined! After dancing with their partners ? who were their support system & covered up for their mistakes, will the jodis be able to cope with being left all alone in the midst of the battle? Watch the excitement unfold as India votes for the toughest Nach Baliye 3 couple.

MUMBAI: It‘s election time again and this time the battleground is the western state of Gujarat.