PEHLI NAZAR FROM MOVIE RACE SUNG BY ATIF ASLAM
Thursday, February 28, 2008
BEST ACTERESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE
BEST ACTERESS IN A LEADING ROLE.
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
AND THE BEST DIRECTOR AWARD GOES TO ........
RANBIR KAPOOR.ONE MORE NAME FROM KAPOOR DYNASTY
MUSIC MAESTRO A.R.RAHMAN AT THE 53RD FILMFARE AWARD.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Miss America 2007, Lauren Nelson
Lauren Nelson with Shilah Phillips
Lauren Nelson in swim suit
Miss Pennsylvania, Emily Wills
Lauren Nelson with runner up Miss Texas, Shilah Phillips
Miss California, Jacquelynne Fontaine
Miss Hawaii Pilialoha Gaison was named preliminary Talent winner
Miss Oklahoma or Miss America
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Beauty queen from Mexico
Miss Lebanon is this a lady or a big bird
Honey Lee formerly known as Miss Korea
Miss Kazakhstan
MISS ANGOLA
PUJA GUPTA MISS INDIA
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
MISS CZECH REPUBLIC
MISS JAPAN AND UNIVERSE
MISS BRAZIL
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
TUSHAR KAPOOR
TUSHAR KAPOOR PERFORMING WITH KOENA MITRA
TUSHAR KAPOOR PERFORMING WITH KOENA MITRA.BOTH OF THEM ARE FLOPE ACTOR SO THEY PERFORMING TOGHETHER TO GET NOTIFY AND BECOME MORE FAMOUS.BUT ONE THING I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHEN EKTA KAPOOR( DEAR SISTER OF TUSHAR KAPOOR AND QUEEN OF INDIAN SOAP)IS GIVING SO MORE CHANCES TO NEW FACES IN HER DAILY SOAPS SO SHE WHY NOT GIVING A CHANCE TO HIS DEAR BROTHER MAY HE WILL GET SUCESS IN THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY.I THINK EKTA IS THINKING THAT AFTER TAKING TUSHAR KAPOOR IN HIS DAILY SOAPS WHETHER HER SOAPS TRP COULD NOT FALL.
PRIYANKA AT THE MISS INDIA CONTEST
MODEL PERFORMING AT CONTEST
SARAH JANE DIAS RUNNER UP
PUJA GUPTA WITH PRIYANKA CHOPRA
PUJA GUPTA AFTER WINNING MISS INDIA TITLE 2007
PUJA GUPTA AFTER WINNING MISS INDIA 2007 TITLE.NOW WE HAVE TO LOOK WHEN AND WHO WILL GIVE ENTRY HER INTO INTO BOLLYWOOD.UPTO NOW WE HAVE LOOKED THAT WHO HAVE WON ANY TITLE IN THE MODLING OR BEAUTY HIS\HER NEXT STEP IS TO GET THE ENTRY INTO BOLLYWOOD.WE HAVE WATCHED THAT SOMEONE HAS GOT SUCESS INTO BOLLYWOOD BECAUSE IF SOMEONE HAVE GOOD LOOK THAT IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT HE\SHE IS A TALENTED ACTOR.LETS SEE WHEN PUJA GUPTA WILL MAKE HER DEBUT INTO BOLLYWOOD AND WE HOPE SHE WILL SUCEED IN THE BOLLYWOOD. BEST OF LUCK PUJA
LARA DUTTA AT THE GRAND FINALE OF MISS INDIA 2007
LARA DUTTA(FORMER MISS INDIA)PERFORMING AT THE GRAND FINALE OF MISS INDIA 2007 WHICH HAS BEEN WON BY PUJA GUPTA.WHEN LARA IS NOT GETTING BIG BANNER,S OFFER THEN SHE IS TRYING TO ATTRACT DIRECTOR AND NOW SHE IS BUSY IN PERFORMING IN STAGE SHOWS HERE AND THERE AFTER ALL SOMETHING HAVE TO DONE TO KEEP FAR AWAY BORIAT.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Nandini is doing everything bcoz someone must blackmailling her
favsI really love the Gauri-Hiten duo
THRS IS NO QUESTION OF JEALOSY AS FIND THLASS...WELL MY CHOIC EHAS STYLE AND DASH...NOT like UR UNATRACTIVE KARAN.plz don't talk 2 uneducated,illmannered ppl who spoil the decorum of the forum coz they want 2 force their beliefs on ppl by sayingppl have bad taste and in retuen saying that we fans try 2 force ourselves on them.SUCH DOUBLE STANDARD HYPROCRITS!!!!!
and aryandipikafan psycho ppl like u will only be fans of psychos not normal pplu r big bore,and from ur reply it's evident u r psycho,and ur favs also,i heard ur farhan akhtar's fan and ansh as well,well this kind of third class favr r expecting from u,u r maha blind and u need a psycriatist immediatelydn't u hav any shame,u r attacking all GHT fans,spoiling a good artcle,it's so evident u r so frustrated dirty mouth and mannerlessmonkey,ox,gorila is u and ur so called fav farhan akhter and anshu sucks with ur favsI really love the Gauri-Hiten duo. I think they r the best couple in T.V both on-screen and off-screen.i will post whereever i like..who the blody ur to stop me..its not ur damn sticky..and as for why i am posting i am posting to say...GHT IS BIG BORE AND THEIR FANS JUST THINK ALL HAVE TO like THEM.why sud i be jealous..i am just scrastic....u think they r gr8..thsoe monkeys because u ahve por choice haha...no frustration. just boredom..ght suck s and their fans too...just think all have to like their ght...wow. psychos.mis aryandipika fan,u need to shut ur frustrating bad mouth,if u dn't care then why r u replyinh here in GHT's topic,u r simply jeolous of GHT and that's all knw that in kyunki forum,bt ur starting ur crap here again,ewwwwwwww,u sholud knw manners,u r reaveling ur frustration through ur disgusting reply,if u thougt u can say anything abt my GauriHiten and and koi kuch nahi kahega,then u r wrong,i never ever seen a frustrating mnannerless people like u,go and learn some manners and hw to reply in and article
tale some stern action against this aryandipika fan
and plz it'll be THE JOKE OF THE UNIVERSE IF U SAY THAT ANSH IS NOT A PSYCHO.........even their fans know how evil he is 2 have raped a woman.
but what can i say about blind fans like u who blame ght fans 4 their blind worship but in turn worship evils blindfoldedlystyle and dash????ewwwww like that dirty farhan akhter,chiiiiiiiiiiii,this kind of dirty favs r expecting from u aryandipika fanu r soooooo jeolouss chiiiiiiiiiiu r frustrated,dirty mouthstyle and dash woh bhi those ullus like farhan akhter and ansh..my footu can hav ur so called bloody dirty favsi also hope mods also take action against u for always caling ansh and tanya psychos and hurting their fans non stop.my request to all modz here,plz tale some stern action against this aryandipika fan,she is out of her mind and talking crap like alwaysof course u r psychos..u think all ahve to just say ur ght is best..ght is best...WE HAVE OUR VIEWS...AND ITS DEMOCRACY. I SAY I HATE GHT AND THEIR FANS TOO FOR ATACKING EV ERYONE'S VIEW. TALIBANS. GHT IS PUBLIC PROPERTY ....NOT UR PROPERTY..I AM AVIEWER AND I WILL SAY I HATE THEM...AND U MUST EB TALBAN KINDS TO ATACK PPLA ND FORCE DOWN EVERUONE'S THROAT TO like THEM...
farhan akhtar has more hate clubs than fan clubs
and ofcourse i'm mad 4 u coz i don't have a bad taste like u 2 like evil ppl like ansh or their awful styleof course ght will never be ur foot coz they r far beyond ur reach and have a high standard.first try 2 achieve sumthing as good as them in any field then u'll be eligible 2 fit in2 their shoes......coz NO ONE FITS IN2 THEIR SHOES
now as u don't have nything 2 defend farhan or ansh that's why u r trying 2 degrade others...keep it up...though i highly doubt whether u'll ever be successful or fail like u did b4noy os he is clasless, he just isnt ekta's chamcha or servant an d does not tele soaps like daily majdoor..so ppl dotn see him.and go anywhr all say he is most handsome...and btw u must be mad not to see the utter style in ansh gujral.farhan akhtar most handsome man on earth?????r u out of ur mind??????there was a poll conducted in which ppl called farhan akhta GAY and not handsome.......ya and even every1 knows that farhan or any other gay ppl does not really fit in2 the shoes of high class celebs like srk and salman..........well even if telly actors r sasta they atleast have class and popular all over the world which ur farhan isn't???why???COZ HE'S CLASSLESS
than this now coz karan nandini tracks bring trps
well if u r talking about democracy exists then it does and this kind of right to hurt fan feelings does not exist...and if it does then from now on no KN fan will listen 2 any of ur nakhras and say crap and etc uncivilised word u used 2wards ansh and tanya..AFTERALL DEMOCRACY EXISTS!!!!u must bve in ur dreamland to think farhan is nto handsome..go anywhr ...all say he si cutiepie..that too without seeing him much....ght and high stanard....who got talibas for support..who are so insecure like gangstes n mad terrotrists go showing guns to ppl - no view no democracy.
than this now coz karan nandini tracks bring trps
well if u r talking about democracy exists then it does and this kind of right to hurt fan feelings does not exist...and if it does then from now on no KN fan will listen 2 any of ur nakhras and say crap and etc uncivilised word u used 2wards ansh and tanya..AFTERALL DEMOCRACY EXISTS!!!!u must bve in ur dreamland to think farhan is nto handsome..go anywhr ...all say he si cutiepie..that too without seeing him much....ght and high stanard....who got talibas for support..who are so insecure like gangstes n mad terrotrists go showing guns to ppl - no view no democracy.
i bet she is doing it to save the virani family
and i think u need 2 check ur brains coz u call common masses classless,,not me..who r u 2 comment on them???i'm sure any member of ur country would be ashamed of HAVING PPL like U..and it's always the majority's opinion which is taken into consideration even though it may seem classless 2 u..but who cares what a single person thinks????and the ones who like super suckers like gays like farhans and ugly classless ppl like ansh HAVE NO BRAINSyup ur classless mass who like ght..and acc to majority and poor choice of mass they r popular. and few are connoisures and cream layers and they hate ght.and abt farhan...how cna sumoen who like super suckers like ght like them..MASS AAM JANTA UR.just mass and cream layer difference...thast why mass likes ekta's cool soaps..so no wonder they like ght. now u'll a sk why i saw it then...well i saw it for ansh..one kind of c harcter i dint see even in movies...iand hope sumone as good will come up. but no..again mass and their things...they r unique and rear coz they r not in demandyup i know many ppl may not understand a satyajit ray movie like ppl who don't like hgt(class) and like david dhawan's movie like ppl who like evil and ugly ppl like ansh and gays like farhan(classless)u heard of minorities, cream layers, just be cause they r few they r not abnormal. they r just unique n rare.well so do u mean most of the indian audience does not have brains?????well then u r wrong and the fact is that what majority supports becomes the best like GHT...well atleast normal ppl(not u ofcourse)like ght whereas the ones with bad taste don't.AND THAT'S THE FACT..
Love gauri n hiten sooo much.
Why is this being telcasted on 9x though????
KUCH IS TARAH AND KHWAISHBanoo Main TerA Dulhann
Why isnt Dulhann for Best Show there? Congratsssssss to Divya and Dulhann for everything... you deserved it!
Congrats to Aditya and Love Story, and everyone.. cant wait to see all the performances!
thanks for the Bloging
Winners of Global Indian T.V Honours
In the Programming Honours
Comedy Circus proved to be the most popular reality show Best Reality category KBC 3rd season was adjudged Best Game Show Quiz Jahalak Dikhla Ja 1st season won the Best Music Dance Show Music Arts and Dance was awarded the Best Children's Programme
In the Popular Honours category
Karan Johar picked up the trophy for the Best Anchor for Chat show category. Vikram Gokhle won the Best Actor in a Negative Role Deven Bhojani was awarded Best Actor in a Comic Role Ali Asgar won the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Kahani Ghar Ghar ki.
In the technical Honours category
Anurag Basu's Love Story won the Best DOP (Fiction) and Indian Idol 3 was awarded Best DOP (Non –Fiction) Left Right Left took the honour for Best Title Track Amberdhara won for Best Costume, Dialogue and Screenplay.
And that's not all; the performances were stunning as well. The night was filled with excitement as Ronit Roy set the stage on fire with his opening act. Dancing with the Brazilian troupe on Hindi numbers like 'Hare Krishna Hare Ram' 'Welcome'. Tushar Kapoor, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Rohit Roy kept the excitement going with their 'Bad Boy' Act on Ganpat remix.
The famous mundas of television Eijaz Khan, Karan Patel, Jay Bhanushali, Sharad Malhotra tried to woo the soni kudi Lara Dutta in a fun-filled act that provided the viewers with the perfect balance of Bollywood and Television.
A very special treat- for the very first time the platform was shared by the winners of both Jhalak Dikhla Ja and Nach Baliye - Prachi Desai & Deepak and Sanjeeda & Aamir Ali.
Ace director Karan Johar shared the stage with the famous on screen couples Hiten & Gauri, Saurabh & Shriti Jha, Sayanti Ghosh & Manav Gohil and Karan Singh & Shilpa Anand. The act paid tribute to the ace creations by the director.
The icing on the cake was the stupendous performance by none other than the Bollywood ka Baadshah Shah Rukh Khan. His first ever performance for a television awards show mesmerized audiences with his reminiscent fauji look. Choreographed by Ganesh Hegde this was a tribute to the television industry and all the leading ladies of television who have created an identity for themselves through their characters they portrayed. The act introduced each member of his Chak De team - Navneet Nishan, Neena Gupta, Smriti Irani, Gautami Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar, Rajshree Thakur, Mona Singh, Anita, Prachi Desai and Divyanka Tripathi.
Ali Asgar a.k.a. Kamal Agarwal from Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki
Saturday, February 02, 2008
whtz going to happen to poor old tripti
they must have been in shock after living in mansions all their life. but i still luv baa! lolokie.. one thing i dun get is Ganga is rich and she is a business women and also has a big house, atleast enuf to fit all the Viraanis, so y didnt she take them in or did Tripti took over her businees and house too? Also,what about Nandini? didnt she have a house and business of her own too? where did all that disappear? God, the BT vreative team realli needs to look back at things and then write the story lines.. newaiz good article
shabbir-panchi pair fans want shabbir-panchi to become a real life pair too
Hey habiarehman ....Rajeev left kth coz of the weird plot,........Im sure ekta would have loved him to stay........But Rajeev didnt like the script....
And being a Rajeevian.......im proud of him that he kept the script in mind and didnt fool ppl just for the heck of it with a faulty reason..
U'll be happy to know that Sujal was supposed to be the main villian of the show and the original lead pair was Piyush -Kashish.........But coz of Sujal-Kashish fans........And Rajeev's tremendous fan-following......They decided to turn Rajeev as the lead of KTH and killed off Piyush !
i am a great fan of shabbir & panchi pair !!, i am sooooooooooooooo happy tht ekta finally listened to all the great fans of shabbir & panchi!!
i & all the shabbir-panchi pair fans want shabbir-panchi to become a real life pair too!! ,all i can say is tht shabbir-panchi pair is made in heaven !! this pair is just charismatic ,awesome & truly made for each other !!
thanks to ekta for listening to all the great fans of shabbir-panchi pair & for paving a way for the re-union of milind/shabbir & prachi/panchi !!!
Yup we were/are depressed indeed with current Kayamath. Glad creative took the (e)mails positively and certainly hope some obvious changes will be made soon. Thank you for the article.
Party time, hehehe:D
listen if she could do it for them why not for aamna shariff and rajeev khandelwal when people flooged balaji telefilms offices demanding the return of the orignal sujal when the newcommer failed to replace him in kahain to hga
love shabbir-panchi pair as milind-prachi from the bottom of my heart
i am sooooooooooo glad tht writing our views & suggestions on blog never gets wasted ,the makers of the show keep an eye on the suggestions & happenings at india-forums !! .this india -forums has given such a great platform to all of us to put forward our views & suggestions & for conveying our love to our fav. stars !!
love shabbir-panchi pair as milind-prachi from the bottom of my heart !! wow!this had happened wid sujal kashish also in 2005 september n now wid mls n prachi gud tabhi i thiking why the story going so fast fast
wooohoooo....awesome news
Balaji are finally responding to the power of public demand
This should inspire the other disappointed jodi fans to take action to unite their fav. jodis. If Balaji are finally responding to the power of public demand then there is hope for the other shows too.
Ohk so does this mean that if it wouldnot have been for the fan-mails, Milind and Prachi would have been divorced???? Noooooooooooo!! thank god the fan-mails were sent and considered!!!
We MICHI'z rock!!!
Im so glad, MICHI will b back together soon, Ayesha can go n jump in the river, or mayb b a bit mature n settle down with Neev!!
Wow,this is one awesome article .It has been pretty depressing for 2 mos now and the threats were pretty serious.
Glad that the channel cared about what the audience really wants for a change and has decided to change the script accordingly when it comes to this awesome jodi.
Right KYM forum is filled with MICHIans and is one of the fastest,fun blog
Thanks MICHIans for those e mails.
lots of ppl who will stop watching kayamath
Am so HAPPY!
Thank you Balaji and thank you to india-forums because of whom we could give ours views!
Miland and Prach foreveri agree wit Hkaurk22, everyone wantz jai and bani back, if only they listened to us:(
Finally millind and prachi r going to be together!
thats good!!!
chalo
atleast we'll get to see one jodi living happy
MICHI (Mills and Prachi Forever)! :)
Thanks for making our day and informing us of this great news! Its the best decision that the creative heads took and a big thank you to all MICHI fans because of whom MICHI will re-unite in Kayamath :) :)
Am still on cloud nine...hehe..love Mills and Prachi jodiWOW!!! the people have spoken!!
Well done guys!! u all deserve applause and a pat on the back!! great going ....United we stand as they say!! ; )that is so cool how they listen to you all .....we should do that for laskhya and kt .....even though i liked neev n prachi .....michi are cool!!
Michi is indeed a wonderful, wonderful jodi
we MICHI fans were so happy today.MICHI forever in KYM.yyyyyyyIIIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEE
I am sooooooo happy. I wrote a letter too. Thank you so much for respecting/listening our requests. MICHI ROCKS.Thank you India forum and Michi fans for making efforts for our lovely jodi. Thanks Balaji and Star TV again. Please Let MICHI together forever.WOW its so great i cant wait for that day to come. Good go guys and thanks for the nice efforti prefered prachi with neev, when they were togther the couple looked so cute, sorry MP fansO goodness, i also feel like im on cloud nine..haha..i would like to say thank you to all the michi fans, really appreciate it, love u guys!
Thank you so much.MICHI FOREVER!
wow...Our love and prayers paid off
Thank you so much.
MICHI FOREVER!
Sumit-Kumkum where chemistry's concerned
OMG!! rajshree is gonna dance with SRK
OMG!! rajshree is gonna dance with SRK???!!!It feels great because my record of dancing with girls will remain intact too. LOL!! HES TOO QUTE!!i just hopw and wish my Hiten-Gauri wins the jodi award,best of luck to my cuties,HGT will brun the dance floor,can't wait to see them
best of luck to others also:)i hope hiten gauri wins best jodi award
Ekta Kapoor’s grand telly event
Now here’s what the act will be all about... SRK enters with a big bang in a fauji look. For those who are not aware, Shah Rukh made his acting debut on TV many years ago. He acted in the popular TV serial Fauji. Naturally there couldn’t be anybody bigger and better than him for this event,which will be telecast on 9X.
While on stage, SRK will introduce each of the women as Chak1, Chak 2 etc. Of course this team is smaller than the original Chak De team.
The act has been choreographed by Ganesh Hegde. There’s excitement about the performance. Actress Divyanka Tripathi from Dulhann, who’s also part of this Chak De team, says, "I really admire SRK a lot and I’m very happy to be performing with him." Navniit Nisshan, who’s known even today as Tara after her successful serial a few years ago, is also one of the team mates.
What many people don’t know is that Navniit and SRK have worked together in films a long time ago. They first did a parallel cinema film Ahmak. Navniit also signed a film with Shah Rukh and Raveena Tandon. "I even had a hot scene with him," she laughs. However, the film was only 40 per cent complete. "After some 14 years the filmmaker approached us to shoot for it again. We couldn’t do that because we had all changed so much over the years! Finally the movie did release in a very distorted manner!" says Navniit.Well, let’s watch Navniit reunite with her former hero on stage!
Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan was there and so was Kareena Kapoor
The Future Group Global Indian TV Honours event on Friday night at the Andheri Sports Complex, in northwest Mumbai, also had Lara Dutta, Suniel Shetty and Karan Johar adding to the Bollywood presence.
Shah Rukh came to the function not because he had begun his acting career on television. He came as a Bollywood superstar and proved it when he presented an inimitable act at the function.
Balaji honoured him for being the best anchor in the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 3.
Siddharth Basu, who put together the show for Star Plus, announced at the function that Shah Rukh would again host the show that is to be telecast soon.
While Lara Dutta came to perform at the show, Suneil Shetty conferred the Global India TV Honour to Karan Johar, whose chat show Koffee With Karan (Season 2) was adjudged as the Best Talk Show of 2007.
Karan and Ekta Kapoor, the owner of Balaji Telefilms Ltd, broke into an impromptu jig on the stage together. Later, both did a short spoof on Koffee With Karan when Ekta interviewed him.
"What will be the title if he ever made a serial on Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Gham with Shah Rukh Khan heading the cast?" Ekta asked. Karan replied: Kabhi Saas, Kabhi Devdas.
The next question: "If you roped in all the Khans of Bollywood for a serial, what title will you give to it? "Khan-Dan", Karan quipped.
Bollywood's star turnout was also the biggest at Ekta's show. Most of them were called up on stage to confer the honours, unlike in other television award functions where TV artistes hand over awards to one another.
The Bollywood touch added glamour to her show and made it all the more alluring.
Perhaps, the head honcho of Balaji Telefilms planned it that way. Otherwise why would she choose to confer an honour on Kareena Kapoor at a television function.
Kareena's tantalising presence in red sari and backless blouse as she sashayed to the stage to accept the award from Jeetendra and Raakesh Roshan fetched loud cheers. Boyfriend Saif Ali Khan was there among the audience cheering lustily.
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna at Balaji Telefilms'
Ekta Kapoor had earlier refused to shake a leg with Karan Johar but has changed her mind. She will be seen dancing with the director to Rock n Roll Soniye from his Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna at Balaji Telefilms' first award function Friday evening.
"It's meant to be the surprise of the evening. But Karan and Ekta are actually going to dance together," a source said.
"Though Ekta had earlier refused to do so because she didn't want to end up looking ridiculous, Karan convinced her to get jiggy on this occasion," added the source.
After the jig, Ekta and Karan would be doing an impromptu Q&A session on stage.
"I can never say no to Ekta about anything. In fact, I did a stint of acting for her last week," said Karan who will receive a special lifetime achievement award at the do.
Ekta Kapoor -- who has made the entire television industry dance to her tune
The stage is all set for the Balalji Telefilms' awards function, which is to he held in Mumbai on Friday (February 1, 2008). And the Television soap opera queen -- Ekta Kapoor -- who has made the entire television industry dance to her tune, is all set to put on her dancing shoes to set the stage on fire.
The Global Indian TV Honours will witness Ekta Kapoor performing along with the dashing Karan Johar.
Expressing jitters before the event, Ekta seemed more nervous than enthusiastic about her performance:"More than the award function, I'm nervous about this dance. I'm so scared!". The award function was earlier scheduled to be held in Dubai, however, the venue has now been shifted to Mumbai.
Viewers will not only witness Ekta and Karan grooving to the music but will also see Shahrukh Khan matching the steps with screen divas. Shahrukh Khan, who seems to appreciate television talent even after accomplishing heights of success on the big screen said:"I like the performance especially with such good and famous actresses, who have single handedly controlled television, including Ekta. So I am very happy to be a part of it."
However, the major grouse against this award has been that it will be swept by Ekta's protegee's and tonight's events may or may not set that notion right. It's only a matter of hours until we discover the outcome.
Balaji Telefilms' awards function
Subhash K Jha: What makes your awards different from the other TV awards?
Ekta Kapoor: First of all, it won't be patronised by Balaji artistes alone. I've personally called up all the other TV production houses. My dad has called up the channel heads. We want the television and film industry to come on February 1 in full force. I wanted the credibility level to be high. And we've worked to ensure that. Beyond that, how different these awards will be from other functions remains to be seen. We can only pray that there are no mess-ups on stage. Planning is just part of the process.
Subhash K Jha: How is your pal Karan Johar participating?
Ekta Kapoor: I'm honouring him (chuckles). I'm going to enter the stage after the top TV stars perform. Then I'll do a rapid-fire question and answer with him. I'll have the questions ready, but he won't know them. He should be caught unawares. He's too cute. Actually, I was to enter for Karan with a jig. I refused. Sorry, I can't dance even for my show.
Subhash K Jha: How will you ensure that cynics don't accuse you of giving away the awards to all your Balaji soaps?
Ekta Kapoor: Sajid Khan asked me this. I told him it isn't my award function. It's Balaji's function. Irrespective of whether Balaji wins or not, I'll be sitting in a corner and clapping for all the winners and hoping the awards go to non-Balaji shows.
Subhash K Jha: But how can Balaji soaps not win when they occupy a majority of primetime?
Ekta Kapoor: Well, you are right. We do 40 percent of soaps and dramas. But what about comedy, reality, anchoring... ? In drama too, there is a lot of competition from other production houses. This is the best year to start our awards function. Three years ago, there was hardly any competition. Today, luckily we'll get a run for our money. We have a jury and an evaluation system where we don't even know the nomination process, let alone the decisions. This is the best time to start our awards.
Subhash K Jha: Are you going to honour the stalwarts?
Ekta Kapoor: Well, we want Kundan Shah to be there. He's one of the founding fathers of fiction on Indian television. I still remember as a kid sitting with my bag of chips watching shows like Nukkad, Fauji and Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi. I wonder what happened to shows like that! I wanted to have an awards function that honours the minds behind such serials.
Subhash K Jha: Are you excited?
Ekta Kapoor: I've butterflies in my stomach. It's my first time. We've always made sure Balaji stands for quality and commerce. That goes for the awards function. Everyone should see our transparency and honesty. For us, it is a matter of prestige and credibility. I don't know how happening the function will be, but we want to be called honest.
Subhash K Jha: What plans for the awards in future years?
Ekta Kapoor: From next year it won't be just television awards. We're bringing cinema and TV together. And we'll give awards to people from cinema and television and anyone who deserves it. Whether y