Extension for Tere Mere Beach Mein
Even as Farah Khan’s Tere Mere Beach Mein draws to a close this week with the Shah Rukh Khan episode, news is that the show has got an extension of 8-10 episodes. The show, which was to be aired for 14 episodes, has got an extension, but the next lot will be aired in November after Diwali. Meanwhile, the final episode with SRK has Joru Ka Ghulam as its theme. SRK reveals that he’s taking the family tradition ahead by being one just like his father and Gauri’s father. While admitting to the title with pride, he also reveals interesting anecdotes of his relationship with Gauri along with his mother-in- law and brother-in-law. In the Main Hoon Na section SRK teaches the husband how to dance with his wife on the song Aankhon mein teri ajab si. The episode will be aired on October 4 at 9 pm.

Nostalgia magic
The 10 Ka Dum episode to be aired this Saturday at 9 pm, has khamosh Shatrughan Sinha and Dream Girl Hema Malini. The duo indulged in a lot of banter, laughter jokes, a rapid-fire round, dialogue delivery and even an antakshari. Hema Malini, looking beautiful as usual, delighted the audience with her Basanti dialogue that she said she had to recite at each meeting during the election campaigns, while Shatrughan proved that his quick wit and elephantine memory has not dimmed with time. He raced through a long tongue-twister of a dialogue from a film he had done 30 years ago! Looking dapper in black with a red scarf, he said it was not the Nehru look he was sporting but the Jinnah one! Jinnah, as we know, is in the news these days.

Bipasha Basu welcomes P7 News Channel to Mumbai
Pearls Broadcasting Corporation Pvt. Ltd. launched their Hindi news channel with great fanfare in Mumbai last week. Bipasha Basu was the chief guest for the evening while Rakshanda Khan anchored the event held at ITC Maratha Sheraton. “The media and film celebrities are closely connected,” smiled Bipasha and said that she was very excited to welcome the new channel and hoped it would present news without the extra flavours! Shweta Salve lit up the stage with two dance performances, while several other groups entertained with interesting dance items. The channel is headed by the experts from the media industry with Jyoti Narain, M.L. Sehjpal and Kesar Singh as the directors. According to Jyoti Narain, P7 will cater to all the serious and entertainment news in the country with authenticity.

Ashwini Dheer, Kundan Shah team-up for Lapataganj
A new serial Lapataganj based on the works of Sharad Joshi, who specialised in satire is being readied for SAB TV. Produced and written by Ashwini Dheer, who had penned the popular Office Office, the show is set in an imaginary small town called “Lapataganj” ( a lost place). It is a small town in some state of the country which has been long forgotten by the system. The town struggles daily for basic facilities, yet the people residing here are the happiest of the lot. The show captures the spirit of a common man to lead a happy life against all odds. It is being directed by Kundan Shah, known for his classic film Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa and Kya Kehna. The team of directors also includes Manjul Sinha, the noted director comedy show Yeh Jo Hai Jindagi. A huge set costing approximately 1.5 crore has been erected in Madh Island to capture the essence of a small town. From stories about drinking water availability to road construction, from tales of corrupt netas to sleeping government officials, from accounts of love-letters to education, every story would be a hilarious journey of the residents of Lapataganj to find a way to their dreams. Sound interestingly like Malgudi Days.

Shama Sikandar in YRF serial
Yash Raj Films is busy shooting its serial Seven, which is to be aired on Sony. The serial will mark the comeback of Shama Sikandar, who hit big time on the telly with Yeh Meri Life Hai and later tried her luck in films. She shed her inhibitions and clothes for Contract and Dhoom Dadakka but the film didn’t take her anywhere. The thriller series tentatively titled Seven, will have besides Shama, Bakul Thakkar and two new guys.When contacted Shama agreed that she is doing a “YRF project” but refused to give details. Besides Seven, YRF, is also working on three more weeklies.

Maria Goretti back with a Sweet show
Maria Goretti is all set to make a comeback to TV as an anchor. Maria, who was popular as the MTV Veejay, had taken a sabbatical after her marriage with Arshad Warsi. Her last show was on Sony where she anchored a cricket-related show during the World Cup in 2003. Now, the bubbly VJ is back with a cookery show Do It Sweet on NDTV Good Times. Each episode will feature chef Vicky Ratnani prepare three desserts while Maria, who claims to be a big foodie, give her verdict on each preparation. “I love desserts, specially chocolate ones, cheese cakes, pastries,” gushes Maria who also makes some of these dishes. The show will feature celebrity guests in each episode like Prahlad Kakkar, Milind Soman, Javed Jafferi and more, who will talk about their fondness for sweets, while Chef Vicky Ratnani dishes out a dessert for them. The show will premiere on October 11 and will be aired every Sunday at 1.30 pm.