TELE
BUZZ
 Fabulous
Farah
Fiery
Farah made a welcome comeback as the chirpy bahu in Aha and as the pativrata
in Amar Prem. And then she just vamo-osed from the public eye. She
had us guessing
until we ran into the lovely lady the other day at her sis, Tabu’s pad.
She looked svelte-n-sexy and simply gorgeous sans the make-up. The reason
for the radiant glow on her face toddled in after her. Her almost one-year-old
moppet takes after her completely. Conscientious mama that she is, Farah
has arranged for a maulavi sahab to read the religious scriptures to her
son who hasn’t even begun speaking as yet! We didn’t bother asking
the busy ammi whether she wants to get back to acting. Right now she is much
too busy running behind her sonny boy.
 Salman
in a teleserial
Yes
it's for real . And no, it’s not just a teensy-weensy guest appearance.
The temperamental Khan will actually be seen in six episodes of a serial.
He will be there as the popular star that he is. Salman agreed to storm the
small-screen for the sake of buddy Nazim, who incidentally happens to be
veteran comedian, Johnny Walker’s son. Lage Raho, the sitcom for which
Nazim’s roped in Salman, will have Himani Shivpuri and Avtar Gill in
the lead. Chhota bhai,
Nasir, Nazim
assures us, will be there too, but his role will be incorporated a little
later.
 What’s
in a name?
Gurpreet
Singh is the dashing guy who comes home to Deepti Bhatnagar in the Siyaram
commercial. But when the hunk decided to get into acting, he adopted a screen
name, Abhishek, ”I am a Sikh and I feared I wouldn’t be taken too
seriously. So, I changed my name for a while. But I have reverted back to
my original name, I have realised that it’s your talent that counts.
Who gives a damn to which place you belong,” he elaborates. Gurpreet
became popular after his extra-marital fling with Neena Gupta in Dard. He
will now be playing Kanwaljit’s brother in Neena's new serial, Saans
and in Aandhi Jazbaton Ki he’s the tycoon smitten by the lovely
Bhagyashree.
 Family
matters
We
bumped into this handsome actor with tornado curls and the dreamy look on
the sets of Woh. Yes the actor under scrutiny is none other than Mamik. And
guess what he had to tell us? Well, he just waxed eloquent on family matters
— about his nine-year-old daughter with whom he loves to spend all his
chhutti and his wife of 12 long years, Sandhya, who was also a model, and
is now trying to get into TV. He tells us how very protective he is about
her and he’ll allow her to act only with units he’s comfortable
with. So much for the doting papa and the concerned hubby.
 Cine Magic’s
on Friday now
Cine
buffs were in for a rude shock last Sunday morning to find Cine Magic replaced
by the Bejan Daruwallh Show on Zee. Cine Magic has now been shifted to Zee
Cinema, Friday evening at 6.45 . “The viewership is definitely going
to be affected,” rues
 Pravin
Karale, the director of the show,”But in the larger interests of the
channel, it had to be done,” he adds sportingly. Since EL TV has been
converted into India TV, a news channel, Zee has had to accommodate serials
from
EL, and
film-related programmes on Zee have had to shifted to Zee Cinema. The gist
of the matter is that Friday now will be the day for celluloid
capers.
 Pop countdown
on Sony
This
is boom time for indi-pop and a sure indication is the growing number of
countdowns that channels are coming up with. The latest Coca Cola Poppadum
Show on Sony will feature the top 12 Indian pop albums every Monday, at 8
pm. What makes Poppadum Show crunchier than the rest is it’s zany hosts
— the hip Aparna Tilak and the incorrigible mimic Ravi Iyer. Iyer pops
up in a variety of colorful desi get-ups — whether it’s a goonda
mawaali, a stinking rich Gujju broker, a Dubai returned Mallu or the funny
poppadwala — and brings out the linguistic diversity most hilariously.
The Poppadam
show has interesting segments like the Desi Poppad which will run through
the regional pick and Videshi Poppad featuring Sony Music's International
tracks. This pop scene sure sounds topping.
 MTV
takes Rags to Nepal
It’s
Raageshwari’s endearing VJing that gives MTV-Ek-DO-Teen a cutting edge
over other similar similar countdown show s. In her attempt to keep her viewers
happy, Rags often ends up repeating her Oye get-ups that of a spoilt kiddo,
a teenaged sardar, a tapori et al. But viewers don’t seem to mind it
at all. This time though Rags is not going to don any disguise, she will
appear as her charming self. The only difference will be that she will be
reporting from Nepal. Rags will take the audience on a trip to , the land
of temples and stupas. She will also give them a taste of adventure sports
like river rafting, trekking and scaling the mighty Himalayas. And guys,
Rags will also visit the famous casinos. Catch the Nepali fun on Ek Do Teen
on Mondays at 8.30 pm. |
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