Wait for me!Himesh Reshammiya is so busy in self-promotions for his forthcoming flick Karzzzz that everyone is talking about his late-coming on the sets of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. While the rest of the judges (Shankar Mahadevan, Pritam and Aadesh Shrivastava) arrive by 1 pm, His Himeshness walks in only at 4 pm or 5 pm. A birdie chirps to say that he has told the programming team that instead of him sitting through the shoots, they need to take only close-ups shot of his reactions. The singer-turned-actor has been plugging in his film on the show every now and then and wants his Karzz co-star newbie Shweta Kumar be invited on the show! Tough luck, His Himeshness!
Jr B in Balika Vadhu
First it was Karan Johar and now it is Abhishek Bachchan. Both find the Colors' daily Balika Vadhu extremely watchable. Though on first appearances the show which takes on child marriages looks extremely regressive, it has its share of watchers. Some time back, KJo had asked the channel to send him the CDs of the show too! The Junior Bachchan will make a special appearance on the show next week.
Mera naam
Neeta Shetty who features in Parivaar on Zee often teases her by referring to her the only Shetty on television. In B-Town, there's Shilpa and Shamita Shetty, Sunil Shetty and Rohit Shetty. The actress who made her deut opposite Vikas Bhalla in Tum Bin Jau Kaha just takes the name calling in her stride.
Malaika gets jiggy
Judge Malaika Arora Khan does a sizzling hip-hop avatar, dancing on a medley of B-Town numbers in the finale of Zara Nachke Dikha this Sunday on Star One.
Public voting or judges' say
The eliminated contestants of the Voice of India along with their parents have voiced their displeasure that sympathy votes are coming in for Zakir, a physically challenged contestant. They feel he has a limited range of singing (only Mohd Rafi's songs). Shaan too is agitated as his top three contestants Mallar from West Bengal, Rahul from Maharashtra and Shradhha from Jharkand were the first to be eliminated. They feel the judges and not public voting needs to be taken into account. As a result, a change is being made with 100 per cent rights being given to the judges to bring in wild cards. There will be no public voting. Hopefully this will please the rest!
Shweta tunes in
Abhishek Bachchan who visited the Bigg Boss house yesterday has revealed that his sister Shweta Nanda is a huge fan of the show. She is an avid watcher and tells the Bachchans what each of the inmates are up to every night!
Raja ka baj gaya baaja
Bigg Boss has packed off Raja Chaudhary in the secret room for two days. He will be seeing and listening to all that the inmates will be up to till he is back in the house on Monday. The fun begins now in the Colors's show as the rest think that Raja has been evicted. Little do they know that a big horror awaits them on Monday!
Time to blow the candles
Hrishikesh Pandey (Shakti of Zee's Betiyaan) celebrated his son Dakshay's first birthday on Thursday at Kino's Cottage, Seven Bungalows. Among the telly folk present were Alok Nath, Aman Verma, Shama Sikander, Mazher Sayedd, Suddhansu Pandey, NimaI Bali, Sahila Chaddha, Anju Mahendroo. After midnight, a cake was cut and little Dakshay was still awake!
Back on TV
Telly producer Manish Goswami of Siddhant Cinevision (who is also co-producing films with Subhash Ghai under the Red Carpet banner) had kept away from the small screen after Aisa Des Hai Mera and Kittu. However he is back on TV with two shows. "One of the shows will start shooting from next month," says Goswami.
Rang De Basanti bana Sarfarosh
Rahoul Lohani, who recently replaced Arjan Bijlani in Mohe Rang De, will soon begin shooting for the Zee show Sarfarosh which is based on Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Rang De Basanti. He is slated to play a character similar to what Aamir essayed in the film. The shoot starts next month. Let's see what changes this brings in the small screen world.
