An NRI for Rakhi?
For this Gujarati NRI, Hindi is a bit of a glitch, but 30-year-old Elesh Parujanwala is all set to capture Rakhi’s heart. A strong competitor to win her affection, Elesh hails from Toronto, Canada. He has just left his flourishing family business in Canada to start a new venture in India, but we hear that loneliness got the better of him and he thought it was a good idea to seek a life partner. He loves Rakhi’s desi jhatkas and is totally gaga over her frank and honest nature. If things work out between him and Rakhi, he is willing to leave Canada for good and settle in the city of dreams with his lady love. A graduate from the acting academy in Toronto, Elesh loves movies, cars, arts, reading and dancing. Another contestant is 21-year-old Aman from Haryana, who apparently is the youngest of the 16 short-listed grooms who will battle to win Rakhi’s heart. This time the mother of this young lad took the step getting her son registered the moment she heard about Swayamvar. She adores Rakhi and believes that she can be her ideal bahu. Aman too is fida over the “item” song specialist and like an obedient momma’s boy agreed to her decision without a blink. Aman, who is currently handling his dads poultry farm business, is also simultaneously pursuing a private BA degree. Now, who among these guys wins over the drama queen’s heart is something we will have to wait and watch. Rakhi Ka Swayamvar will be aired on NDTV Imagine from June 29.
Home-grown heroes on CN
DESI cartoon heroes are set to shine on the small screen this month as Cartoon Network showcases three home-grown charachters with the premiere of its Snaptoons minisodes. Premiering on Sunday, June 28 at 5.30 pm in four languages (English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu) the channel will reveal the exciting new work from the three of India’s top production houses as part of Snaptoons (Short New Asia Pacific Cartoons). The series includes adventures of Kul-Veera(Graphiti Multimedia Pvt Ltd); Johnny Goes To Bollywood(Famous House of Animation) and Sulochna (Miditech Pvt. Ltd). In a boost to the local animation talent, 50 per cent of the 10 green-lit animation pitches were submitted from India with other successful markets including Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand. Monica Tata, vice-president and deputy general manager, Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India Private Limited (TIIPL), said, “We were the first kids’ network to acquire Indian animation in 2001 and now with Snaptoons we’re again raising the bar by co-creating exciting original content with our home grown talent.” Snaptoons was designed as a catalyst for promoting and developing home-grown animation.
Home-grown heroes on CN
DESI cartoon heroes are set to shine on the small screen this month as Cartoon Network showcases three home-grown charachters with the premiere of its Snaptoons minisodes. Premiering on Sunday, June 28 at 5.30 pm in four languages (English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu) the channel will reveal the exciting new work from the three of India’s top production houses as part of Snaptoons (Short New Asia Pacific Cartoons). The series includes adventures of Kul-Veera(Graphiti Multimedia Pvt Ltd); Johnny Goes To Bollywood(Famous House of Animation) and Sulochna (Miditech Pvt. Ltd). In a boost to the local animation talent, 50 per cent of the 10 green-lit animation pitches were submitted from India with other successful markets including Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand. Monica Tata, vice-president and deputy general manager, Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India Private Limited (TIIPL), said, “We were the first kids’ network to acquire Indian animation in 2001 and now with Snaptoons we’re again raising the bar by co-creating exciting original content with our home grown talent.” Snaptoons was designed as a catalyst for promoting and developing home-grown animation.
No more tears
Having overworked her tear glands for the serial Choti Bahu, Radhika ( Rubina Dilaik) is now hard-pressed to cry. Even glycerine isn’t helping anymore. The actress, director and the entire crew wait patiently for the tears for her crying sequences, but in vain. Seeing her plight, the director has, apparently, pleaded with the writers to avoid crying scenes! Let’s hope that reason is enough to make Radhika smile.