Raveena Tandon’s talk show
Glitz,Glamour and Grandeur... that’s the kind of life our favourite super stars live. However, the real individual behind the star is the complete opposite. To know more about them, NDTV India, India’s most trusted and respected media house, brings you a new series ‘Issi Ka NaamZindagi’, revealing the true individual behind a celebrity! Hosted by the popular actor Raveena Tandon, the talk show features the country’s most loved and well-known celebrities. Watch the 13-episode series as it traces inspiring journeys of celebrities and revisits some of the most unforgettable experiences of their lives. Stars, with their family members, friends, mentors, and co-workers will share some ofthe most memorable and significant incidents and anecdotes on air, as they walk down memory lane. The show premieres on NDTV India February 25, 2012 at 10 pm
Shruti Kanwar in ‘Pavitra Rishta’
Ekta Kapoor selected Shruti Kanwar from the Mumbai-based Institute Of Creative Excellence (ICE), to play a lead role in ‘Pavitra Rishta’, Balaji Telefilms’ popular prime-time serial on Zee TV. Shruti, born and brought up in Jamshedpur, has been chosen by Ekta to play Archana and Manav’s daughter, Ovi. Shruti Kanwar completed her schooling from DBMS English School after which she pursued a three month full – time acting course from ICE. Shruti said, “It feels great to be a part of the Balaji family and I take the opportunity to thank ICE to help me live my dream. It has provided me with a great inroad into such a reputable production house.” “As we have been doing for over a decade, we are on the lookout to discover tomorrow’s big industry faces. Shruti from ICE has been among our recent finds,” says Ekta Kapoor.
Interesting family series
Michael Kyle, a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of life's lessons, he does so with his own brand of wisdom, discipline and humor. The series is premised on a self-made merchant, Michael Richard Kyle, who owns a trucking company and brings up his family in the suburbs of Stamford, Connecticut. He is married to Janet Kyle, typically referred to as ‘Jay’ (Tisha Campbell), who had been a housewife but joined the workforce in the pilot (but decided to become a homemaker once again after she was fired from her job in the season two episode ‘Jay Gets Fired’). Janet, Michael's wife, maintains a fine balance between taking care of their home, building her career and trading punch lines with her husband. Premieres on Zee Café, Feb 20, 11 p.m.
‘Animal Mega Moves’ to air soon
Packing and moving a house will seem a trivial task after you watch monstrous animals being transported to safety on National Geographic Channel’s new series, Animal Mega Moves. The brand new series will air on National Geographic Channel from February 20-24 at 8.30 pm. Poaching, disease and human encroachment are now part of an animal's life on the African plains. There is a desperate need to protect the continent's magnificent and diverse species and sometimes the only way to do this is to move them somewhere else. But how do you move enormous mammals, elephants, restless rhinos, hefty horses and speedy sharks? This is where Game Capture teams prove their worth. These larger than life individuals are working with the ultimate delivery deadline - their cargo must arrive on time, intact and alive. Follow specialist teams of animal movers, vets and transport engineers as they attempt to relocate animals across the globe by air and road in the episodes of Animal Mega Moves.
‘Sajda Tere Pyaar Mein’
STAR Plus’ new show ‘Sajda Tere Pyar Mein’ main lead Shaleen Bhanot injured his leg while shooting for an action sequence. Being a dedicated actor he completed the scene only to realise that his foot was swollen with the injury. The actor who is known for being a thorough professional on the set and is loved by all stated, “When I got hurt my leg was paining terribly but I could not stop as I didn’t wanted to delay the shoot. I did’nt want my crew to suffer because of me. I am sad that now because of my injury I will not be able to shoot for a bit but i have no regrets.” Now that is some dedication and love for the unit. Catch STAR Plus’ new show ‘Sajda Tere Pyar Mein’, Mon – Fri at 10pm only on STAR Plus
Serial on Ramabai Ranade
Zee Marathi is bringing its new daily Uncha Maza Zoka on Ramabai Ranade, a social reformer who has been the pioneer of the modern women`s movement in India. After marrying Justice Mahadeo Govind Ranande, she devoted her life for the improvement of womens' lives. Zee Marathi will salute to an icon of educated but conventional Indian womanhood of the late nineteenth century.