MUMBAI: Ever wondered had India & Pakistan stayed one, what it‘s Cricket team would look like? To find answers to this million-dollar question, CNN-IBN presents an exciting weekend special ‘The Dream Team: Indo-Pak Cricket Special‘ on Saturday, November 3 at 8 pm (with a repeat on 4 November at 12 pm). The half-hour show reveals the findings of a Cricketnext.com poll that had people voting for their top 11 players from both India and Pakistan to create the ultimate Cricket ‘Dream Team‘!

A Cricket match between India and Pakistan is played as much passion on the field as off-it. Therefore when Cricket fever is reaching an all-time high with the upcoming Indo-Pak series, one can‘t help but think that what if the two were to come together - who all would make it to the team? ‘The Dream Team: Indo-Pak Cricket Special‘ on CNN-IBN would have Cricket experts discussing the peoples choice of the definitive sub-continental team and provide explanations as to why they might have been picked. Don‘t miss this enthralling Indo-Pak Cricket special that will have you hoping the two countries were one again, even if it were just for Cricket!

"India and Pakistan always make for great Cricket. So having a poll and a subsequent show that attempts to find the ultimate dream team from amongst the two seemed like a perfect programming choice. I am sure Cricket fans from both sides of the border will be eager to learn the results." Said, Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN & IBN 7.

MUMBAI: The outstanding works of filmmakers across more than 70 nations in the Asia Pacific region are celebrated in two new documentaries produced in association with CNN International that are to air on the international news network in November. The two hour-long programs include interviews with some of the most respected names in contemporary film.

While the first documentary ?Scene By Scene? Films Of Asia Pacific? looks at the people behind the films, the second, ?Scene BY Scene? Best Films Of Asia Pacific? includes the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards Ceremony on Australia?s Gold Coast.

The documentaries feature luminaries from the region including Hong Kong?s John Woo on the set of his new film The Battle of Red Cliff, Egyptian screen idol Omar Sharif, Chinese director Chen Kaige, Indonesia?s foremost director Garin Nugroho, Indian superstar and APSA International Jury President Shabana Azmi, co-founder of Japan?s legendary anime house Studio Ghibli Mamuro Oshii and director of the Korean blockbuster ?The Host?, Bong Joon-Ho.

The interviews in the Scene By Scene programs are intercut with footage from film studios, film festivals and film sets spanning Cairo, Istanbul, Ho Chi Minh City, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, New Zealand, Bhutan and Beijing.

Exclusive access is granted to the set of The Battle of Red Cliff, the biggest and most expensive Asian movie ever made, to see the construction of the elaborate Tang dynasty fort and medieval Chinese battleships. Another highlight comes from ?The Roof of the World?, the mystic Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. The production team visited Bhutan at the invitation of the eminent filmmaker Khyentse Norbu, the third incarnation of a revered Buddhist lama whose film The Cup premiered at Cannes.

?From high in the Himalayan mountains, the two Scene By Scene documentaries weave their way through the sub continent, Central Asia and the Middle East, then on to North and South East Asia and Australasia. These will be a landmark moment for Asia Pacific film and a wonderful opportunity for our viewers to see the extraordinary talent in the region,? said CNN Executive Producer of the ?Scene By Scene? documentaries, David Lindsay.

?The programs are shaping up as compelling television, reflecting issues of cultural, social and political diversity, and they will showcase the region?s films and filmmakers to an unparalleled global audience,? said Des Power, Chairman of APSA.

?Scene By Scene? Films Of Asia Pacific? airs on CNN International:

India: Saturday, November 10 at 1130 & 1930 and Sunday, November 11 at 1130

?Scene BY Scene? Best Films Of Asia Pacific? airs on CNN International:

India: Saturday, November 17 at 1130 & 1930 and Sunday, November 18 at 1130

MUMBAI: Casey Stoner may have wrapped up the MotoGP world championship title, but he is not taking his hands off the throttle as yet as the two-wheel carnival moves to Valencia, Spain for its final stop of the season.

Stoner won the championship with his sixth place finish in Japan, and then celebrated it with back-to-back victories in Australia and Malaysia. But he is as motivated as ever to secure his 11th title of the season at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Cheste, on the outskirts of Valencia in Spain.

And Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel in the sub-continent, will be there to bring live action from the race, which starts at 3:15 pm IST on Sunday, November 4.

Just how good a season Stoner has had can be gauged by the fact that his worst finish this year was a sixth place in Japan, which actually won the title for him. He already has 347 points on top of the table and leads second-placed Valentino Rossi by 106 points.

And on the eve of the Valencia race, Stoner shows no sign of letting up as he said: ?Valencia will be a special weekend, the last race of a season that has been a dream-come-true. The championship may already be done, but I don?t need any more motivation than each race weekend. Every race is just as important as the others to me, so we go out there every time to try and win.?

The second and third places are all-but-decided, with Rossi 24 points ahead of Dani Pedrosa. Only a win by Pedrosa and a no-points finish by Rossi will change the position. The Italian superstar returns to the scene of a nightmare race last year, where he conceded the World Championship to Nicky Hayden after an early crash, and is keen to make up this year.

And Rossi said: ?The second place in a World Cup certainly isn?t the same as a first place, but still, it?s very important. Also because, since 1996 I have never finished below the second position and I want to continue that way. Valencia is one of my favourite tracks, though last year things didn?t go well. It has been a long and hard season. More than anything, I want to win and give the team a happy end of this season" said Valentino. The spirits are still high and we‘ll do our best in Valencia.?

The Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana was completed in 1999 and held rounds of the MotoGP and Spanish Motorcycle Championships in the same year. The Cheste track has several layouts, running anticlockwise with varying lengths. MotoGP events are held on a 4km track comprising of five right handed corners, eight left handers and a 650m straight. Although the track is regarded as quite small, the pit complex contains 48 garages and the stadium-style grandstand can seat up to 150,000 spectators.

The circuit layout which allows all parts of the circuit to be seen from any stand, helps to create a unique atmosphere enjoyed by all the riders.

MUMBAI: Citymax India, an integrated hospitality company and part of the Dubai based Landmark Group, has obtained the master franchise rights of India‘s leading Chef Sanjeev Kapoor for three of his restaurant brands ? Khazana, The Yellow Chilli and Grain of Salt. As part of the Citymax-Sanjeev Kapoor partnership, the first ‘The Yellow Chilli‘ restaurant opened in Surat at the ISCON mall. The cities of Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi will see The Yellow Chilli restaurants opening in the next six months.

Having officially launched the first ‘The Yellow Chilli‘, Ravi Saxena, Managing Director of Citymax India, said , "Citymax believes in bringing the best offerings to its customers. Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is known for his culinary expertise in Indian cuisine. In India, in spite of the presence of various international brands, Indian cuisine remains the preferred choice and will continue to remain so. Our partnership with Chef Sanjeev Kapoor aims to take Indian cuisine to the world in the form, style and panache it deserves."

A household name synonymous with Indian cuisine, master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor has his own TV show titled Khana Khazana that has been ranked the longest running show in the history of Indian television. The show has been running for 13 consecutive years and still goes strong. Books written by the master chef sell over 2 million copies every year ? highest by any author in history of Indian writing. His ready to eat foods, packaged pickles and spices are a rage on the supermarket shelves.

Says Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, "Partnering with Citymax meant reaching out to more people across the length and breadth of India and even abroad. The aim is to bring the best of the Indian cuisines to a larger population of discerning customers of all social strata. All that glitters in Surat is diamonds. The sparkle rubs off on the city. More often than not, the good life often accompanies a good dining experience. I welcome my Surat friends to The Yellow Chilli."

The Yellow Chilli restaurant boasts of two Private Dining Areas (PDA) and the live Tandoor kitchen. Each Private Dining Area offers complete privacy and exclusivity to families to dine and celebrate special occasions. The live Tandoor kitchen offers patrons an experience to enjoy the art of preparation of romali rotis, tandoori chicken and other tandoori dishes. To ensure customer satisfaction, the main kitchen has two separate sections and chefs - one for the preparation of vegetarian and the other for non-vegetarian cuisine.

The Yellow Chilli restaurant offers a sumptuous menu comprising of a number of the Master Chef‘s signature dishes like Shaam Savera, Lulla Mussa Dal, Royal Hara Bhara, Subzee Panchmel, Murgh Angaar Bedgi, Nalli ka Rogan Josh, Gulab-E-Gulkand vying for attention among other popular pan Indian dishes. Patrons are assured of standardized quality of food that is on par with the best in the industry. Keeping in mind our Jain patrons, special Jain preparations have been integrated in the Yellow Chilli menu.

MUMBAI: Alan Johnston, the BBC‘s former Gaza correspondent, was kidnapped by a group known as The Army of Islam on 12 March 2007 and was finally set free after 114 days on July 4. Alan tells the full story of his time in captivity in Panorama‘s Kidnapped: The Alan Johnston Story on BBC World.

Alan had just 16 days left of his three year assignment in Gaza when he was snatched by the fanatical Jihadist group. He describes the beginning of his ordeal, "The car pulled up just ahead of me, the door flung open on the passenger front side and out stepped a young guy with a pistol? I was vaguely aware of another gunman coming out of the other side of the kidnappers‘ car and I knew immediately what was happening."

Alan was hooded, handcuffed then taken to an apartment and left in an empty room. He met with the Jihadi leader who explained that his kidnapping was about securing the release of Muslims jailed in Britain. Later The Army of Islam would describe Alan as a prisoner in what they see as the war between Muslims and non-Muslims.

"I imagined being put into that red suit that they would make me wear for any video work. I imagined perhaps one of them in a hood, imagined one of them stepping up, imagined having a knee in my back or the back of my neck and then my throat being cut."

Alan was worried about the effect his abduction would have on his elderly parents and his sister and "felt very bad at having brought the worst of the world‘s troubles" into their peaceful lives in Scotland. However, when his captors allowed him to see a televised appeal his parents made for his release, he realised that they weren‘t being broken and it was a vast relief to see his father‘s "powerful and dignified" address.

Panorama also reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the hostage negotiators who corresponded by email with shadowy go-betweens to try to secure his release. Alan describes how the kidnap reached a climax as the fighting intensified between Fatah and Hamas and how he was finally freed, fearing he would be shot right up until the moment of his dramatic handover.