MUMBAI: The countdown begins for all our Mirchi listeners! Radio Mirchi, the exclusive radio partner to Nikhil Advani?s SALAAM-E-ISHQ is here with lots of music, masti and magical moments from December 2006 to February 2007.

Salaam-e-Ishq stars Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Govinda, Akshay Khanna, Ayesha Takia, Juhi Chawla, Anil Kapoor, Vidya Balan , John Abraham and so on. After rendering successful tunes in Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna & Don, the trio Shankar Ehsaan Loy is back with some melodious music for the movie while Sameer is the lyricist.

The Mirchi Music Premiere of Salaam-e-Ishq in on December 1, 2006 in Mumbai and on December 4, 2006 in the other cities. Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Sameer, Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal and the stars will go on air especially to launch the music for their listeners and interact with them. The songs are exclusive to Radio Mirchi for 14 days. Listeners also get a chance to win free audio cds of the film by participating in on-air contests in this period.

Radio Mirchi is also running a contest for their listeners in Mumbai, Pune & New Delhi called Kalaam-e-Ishq where listeners can pen their love poetry and share it with Mirchi. The winners get a chance to part of the music launch on Saturday December 2nd in Mumbai and meet the stars of the movie.

There will be lots of contests on air from celebrating Christmas this year to going on a bike ride with non other than the sexy JOHN ABRAHAM. If that isn?t enough, how about having coffee with the sweet and cute VIDYA BALAN? Director Nikhil Advani will be in studio to share his experiences during the making of the film, anecdotes, the songs and picturisation and so on. Listeners can also win Salaam-e-Ishq movie tickets in February 2007.

Radio Mirchi is here to shower its listeners with star interviews in connection with the movie, great songs, lots of prizes on the daily contests? making it a win-win situation for all!

Radio Mirchi was the exclusive radio partner to Rang De Basanti, Krishh, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Fanaa, Don, Lage Raho Munnabhai and Guru this year. So, Tune in to Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM and listen to superhit music 24x7 on Hello Mumbai, Khoobsurat, Total Filmy, Bumper to Bumper and Purani Jeans. Isiliye?.Mirchi Sunnewale?Always Khush!!!

MUMBAI: The Roopkund riddle, dating back to the 9th century AD, has perplexed scientists, historians and mountaineers from around the world for many years. In an attempt to unravel and understand the enigma that is this lake, the IBN 7 team trekked to the remote region of Roopkund in Uttranchal.

In a special series titled ?Roopkund, the channel attempted to bring forth to its viewers a reality, which is still shrouded in mystery. The show entailed interviews of natives and the elaborate rituals and customs including the one the team was requested to undertake to ensure the safe and successful completion of their mission. The treacherous terrain involved the team completing their journey to Roopkund on horseback. The two-day special captured not only the story behind the lake.

With this feature IBN 7 became the first news channel to reach Roopkund.

?Roopkund was an endeavor undertaken by the IBN 7 team to bring to light the mystery behind the lake. I am confident that the feature appealed to the masses by virtue of being a topic of common interest in conjunction with IBN 7?s credible reportage? said Ashutosh, Managing Editor, IBN 7.

Roopkund is popularly known as the Mystery Lake because of the mystery surrounding the findings of the human skeletons. The magnificent lake Roopkund is below the Trishul peak and is surrounded by rock-strewn glaciers and snow clad peaks of Uttaranchal.

Situated at an altitude of 5029 mts. in the interior of the Chamoli district, Roopkund is famous for the mysterious shallow lake of about 2 mts., with the edges covered with snow almost throughout the year. After the snow melts, skeletal remains which are believed to be over 500-600 years old.

MUMBAI: International Indian Film Academy (IIFA), the pioneers to promote Indian cinema globally, have won the prestigious award for ‘Best International South Asian Event‘ for excellence in promoting Indian films overseas, today. The accolade, which was presented by Professor David Flint of Triangle Media Group (TMG), celebrates IIFA‘s global achievements within the film industry.

Speaking on the occasion, David Flint said, ‘I am honoured to announce the 2006 TMG awards which recognise the top fifty South Asian achievers in the global mainstream media. I am further pleased to introduce a new category of award; Events and Business, in which I would like to particularly congratulate IIFA Awards which has been recognised as ‘Best international South Asian Event for excellence in promoting Indian Film overseas.‘

The International Indian Film Academy organises the annual IIFA Weekend which travels across the world, the highlight of which is the Idea IIFA Awards, a grand celebration to honour the best in Indian cinema.

On winning the prestigious award, Wizcraft Director Sabbas Joseph said, ‘As organisers of Idea-IIFA Awards we are delighted to accept this award. This award is a indeed a recognition of all the belief that our film industry leaders have in our ability to promote Indian Films across the world" .

He further said, ‘The awards hosted to date have not only been a success within the film arena attracting stars such as Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan, but have had a major impact on tourism and business investment for the country concerned. Therefore, we hope that the success of Indian Films will continue to grow on a global scale.‘

The award arrives after a successful announcement of the IIFA Weekend Yorkshire in the House of Commons, London. On the occasion, the UK Chancellor Gordon Brown, presented the IIFA Brand Ambassador, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, with the unique honour of being the first international celebrity enlisted to the International Finance Facility for Immunisation.

The Idea-IIFA Awards presentation ceremony reaches an audience of 450 million viewers across the world and is beamed on the Star Television network. Since its launch in 2000 the Idea-IIFA Weekend has been staged at a number of esteemed locations around the world, including Dubai, Malaysia, Amsterdam, Singapore and South Africa.

MUMBAI : Shweta Tiwari, or the household famous, Prerna, will heard in a new avatar conducting the early morning spiritual slot only on BIG 92.7 FM.

‘Seher‘ ? BIG 92.7 FM‘s religious program will ensure that Mumbai wakes up to the soothing sounds of Bhajans, Sufi and alternative healing instrumental sounds. Guiding them on his sacred path will be Shweta who will offer tips on the day‘s auspicious hours, prosperity, and peace and even present true stories of miraculous incident.

The ‘Seher‘ 5:00 am to 7:00 am slot with the live Aarti is one exclusively for Mumbai listeners of BIG 92.7 FM and will be heard each morning, Monday to Saturday, with Shweta Tiwari as its Radio Jockey.

About BIG 92.7 FM

BIG 92.7 FM is part of Adlabs Films. Ltd. The Station is poised to create history with it‘s pan India presence, spanning across 45 cities, 1000 towns and 50,000 villages to reach 200 million Indians across the length and breadth of the country. The company plans to take FM radio as a medium of entertainment not only to the key metros, but also to virgin markets that have never before experienced this medium of entertainment. The Station promises not only to entertain but to inform and empower the listener with utilities that one may take for granted. In addition to the utilities, the Station has a stunning array of RJ‘s who will be the voice and personality of the channel. The RJ‘s have been selected after a careful and selective nationwide hunt. With an investment of Rs. 400 crore dedicated to Transmission Equipment, Infrastructure and licensing, the proposed network will be the largest ever. BIG 92.7 FM will bring to you 24x7 unique entertainment from a highly advanced and state-of-the-art radio broadcast technology via transmitters with web based remote management capability, hot swappable power supply and power amplifier with controller card redundancy. BIG 92.7 FM is the next BIG thing on Radio. BIG is beautiful! BIG is better! And now its here!! BIG 92.7 FM. Suno. Sunao. Life Banao.