Jungle mein mangal
Sony is gearing up to launch its next big-ticket reality show Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao that has elements of Bigg Boss and Survivor. Hosted by Mini Mathur and Yudi, the show will have 10 celebrity contestants thrown into a jungle in Malaysia. The channel had approached many small and big celebrities like Sameera Reddy, Upen Patel, Koena Mitra, Aditya Panscholi and Karan Wahi. While some have refused, others are yet to sign on the dotted line. According to sources, Aman Varma has given his nod to the show that goes on air from July 6. Wonder how the contestants will brave the conditions and bear to live with the creepy crawlies of the jungle? If not anything, it will surely humble them. What say?
Wasna learns to chant mantras
Wasna Ahmed, who essays the role of Shree, was supposed to chant a lot of mantras in order to oust the evil spirit Kangna from Bindiya’s body. Being a Muslim, Wasna was totally caught unawares with this new development. After many failed initial attempts, just when the production house decided to hire a voiceover artiste to dub the chanting of mantras, Wasna put her foot down and insisted that she will do it herself even if it requires her to prolong her shooting schedules. Immediately, a pandit was hired to tutor Wasna the mantras that she was required to chant. After rigorous practice sessions, Wasna did an excellent job and for sure passed the test with flying colours .
A tribute to Rajinikanth
Ali Asgar, who plays different characters in each episode of Ghar Ki Baat Hai on NDTV Imagine, is on cloud nine as he got to play Rajinikanth recently. The episode is titled Sajnikant. All the characters were dressed in south Indian attire. Everyone started mouthing Rajinikanth’s most popular dialogue “Navar dar onna, noor dar sonna madri” which translates, Mera ek baar bolna, sau baar bolne ke barabar hai”. Everyone has learned the dialogue by rote and the joke on the sets was that when they meet the legendary actor, they will all speak these lines. Ananth Mahadevan and Sumeet Raghavan were helpful to the cast in explaining the meaning of Tamil dialogues. The episode will be telecast on Saturday.
Just married!
STAR Vivaah served to be an ideal platform for Neeraj Parashar who got hitched within a period of two weeks after he was featured in the matrimonial show. After about 1,000 sms-es and proposals, Neeraj, who hails from Bhopal, eventually found his life-partner Sweccha from the city he belongs. The duo got married on June 20. Speaking on the programme’s first success, Anupama Mandloi, senior creative director, STAR Plus, said, “We are delighted with the progress of the show, the successful matchmaking of Neeraj and Swechha is an added feather to our cap. The show has been well-received in such a short span and it is wonderful to witness the number of lives that have been touched and transformed through this unique initiative by STAR Plus. We hope to bring happiness to many more people through this platform.”
