Terence Lewis Creates Guinness

Indian choreographer Terence Lewis broke a Guinness World Record by making 1,336 people dance in unison. The feat was accomplished through Colors' reality show Guinness World Record - Ab India Todega.The record was broken Saturday at St. Teresa High School, said a source.

The participants were invited through a free of cost registration process, and received a quick one-hour lesson from Terence.

Rob Molly, the designated official from the Guinness World Record, declared the effort as successful.

Terence's challenge was to break the recent Guinness record of choreographing over 1,235 people, set in Australia.

Shabbir Ahluwalia, who co-hosts Guinness World Record - Ab India Todega with Preity Zinta, was also present to pep up the participants as they danced to the popular song Jhoom barabar jhoom.

Terence, 35, has been working in the Indian film industry since long, but received fame when he took on the role of a mentor and judge in Zee TV's Dance India Dance.

Later, he was a participant on Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi 3, and was recently seen as a judge on Chak Dhoom Dhoom: Team Challenge.

Raveena Loses Temper on Television Show

Comedy Ka Maha Muqqabla is proving to be something of a reality show with several frayed nerves.

Raveena Tandon, one of the captains of the show, got into a fight with another contestant Sudesh Lahiri and their fight only became worse with every passing day.

Finally, he had to walk out of the show. Singer Sudesh Bhosle has stepped into his shoes.

Shah Rukh supports globalisation of Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan believes that the Indian movie industry is at its best times and says people should focus on globalising it instead of chasing crossover cinema.

"The world is looking at India... But I have an aversion to one word - it disturbs me that all Indian filmmakers are chasing an elusive dream of crossover cinema," Shah Rukh said Friday at the India Today Conclave.
"It is nothing at all - there is nothing known as crossover film. If there would have been one, our smarter cousins Hollywood would have made crossover films in America and taken over Indian film industry. We should think of taking over, we should be thinking of globalising Bollywood," he added.
With studios like Warner Bros, Sony and Disney coming to India and making Hindi and regional films, Shah Rukh feels that: "We need to have give and take relationship for the western cinema. We need to welcome Western films with open arms."

"Let them enjoy the benefits of investing in this growing Indian TV and film market, make alliances and allow them to make films here because we are cheap when it comes to expenses."

Terror Threat To Veena Malik?

Pakistani bombshell Veena Malik may have set the small screen on fire in India by canoodling under a quilt with Ashmit Patel in the Bigg Boss house, but her sensual gestures sparked outrage back home, making her the favourite whipping girl of the Pakistani media and the moral police.

Jaish-e-Mohammad supremo Maulana Masood Azhar has reportedly joined Malik's list of detractors by issuing a death threat to her for "humiliating Islam and defaming the country" with her "vulgar" gestures. Sohail Rashid, Malik's manager, said, "She has been targeted since her entry into Bigg Boss. Her so-called vulgar gestures on the show have been the talk of the media in Pakistan. She got a threat mail in Urdu from Maulana Masood Azhar yesterday and was very worried about it."

"She is an artiste and there is nothing wrong in showing dedication to one's work. She cannot be issued death threats for participating in a TV show in India. Artistes are beyond boundaries," he added.

Veena, who is currently shooting a cricket show for an Indian news channel, recently visited Pakistan. Her parents, who live there, have also been threatened and told they will have to suffer the consequences for their daughter's act.



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Sequel fever hits small screen

Television has been bitten by the sequels bug. Most channels are launching new seasons of popular fiction shows as fewer episodes - as opposed to long-running saas-bahu sagas - have created the space for it.
After the launch of the second season of Imagine TV's "Kitani Mohabbat Hai" in November 2010, Zee TV launched "Choti Bahu 2". Now Sony TV will soon launch "Mahi Way 2", produced by Yash Raj Films (YRF) TV, and STAR Plus is reportedly planning a sequel to its hugely popular show "Bidaai".

Producers and channels admit sequels are being launched primarily because of viewers' demands and to beat competition from other channels.

"We were overwhelmed by the response we received from viewers for 'Choti Bahu'. Since the time the show ended, we were flooded with calls, SMSs and mails from viewers all over the world to revive the magic of Dev and Radhika (lead characters)," said Sukesh Motwani, fiction head, Zee TV.

"Mahi Way", a story of an overweight girl who faces the hardships every day in her unique way, continued to get a positive response long after it ended. But, according to producer YRF TV, a sequel for the show was always at the back of its mind.

"When we launched our shows in 2010, we had planned them in a way so that we do not have to make 400 episodes or so. We did just 26 episodes, which told the entire story, and we had always thought that if the show is successful, we will do a second season and continue the story. That's what we will be doing in 'Mahi Way 2'," Ravina Kohli, creative head of YRF TV, told IANS.

"The Facebook page of 'Mahi Way' has been growing every day...people are waiting for the second season. For the first season, we got a very good response through blogs, e-mails and chat forums. So we are doing a second season because it has been a very popular show, received a tremendous response, and the channel also wants us to repeat its success," she added.

The sequel or season concept for fiction shows may be new for Indian shows; it has worked well for international sitcoms like "Friends", "Baywatch", "Sex And The City" and "Desperate Housewives.

In India the success has been scaled only with non-fiction shows like "Kaun Banega Crorepati", "Indian Idol", "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa", "Nach Baliye", "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa", "Bigg Boss", "Khatron Ke Khiladi" and "Roadies".

Channels experimented with sequels to fiction shows like "Saara Akaash", "Sanjeevani", "Left Right Left", "Baa Bahu Aur Baby" and "Khichdi" in the past, but they proved to be dampeners.

However, industry members are quite confident that viewers are gradually opening up to the season format and they might taste success this time.

Ajay Bhalwankar, programming head of Sony Entertainment Television, says television is consumed in a very different way in India compared to abroad.

"We have much more single TV households in our country and channels are required to cater to the interests of five to six members at a single home. So we have to grip the audience for a long time. That becomes a little tough with seasonal shows. But things look promising now as viewers are on a constant lookout for change," he said.

So far "Office Office" and "Yes Boss" are among the few shows with a successful second innings.

A major deterrent to the popularity of the sequel format in India was perhaps the success of saas-bahu sagas like "Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" and "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki", which lasted six to eight years.

However, shows now are short and crisp comparatively - usually a story is wrapped up in a year or even less, leaving scope for a next season where the narrative gets a fresh perspective.

"There is so much competition between channels these days...if they will not change content fast enough, the audience is intelligent enough to switch over, unlike earlier when they used to be loyal to one or two shows alone," said Kohli.

'Slumdog...' actor loses home in Bandra fire

Child actor Rubina Ali, who featured in the Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire' has lost her home in the major fire, that gutted several shanties in suburban Bandra.

"I have lost everything including the film memorabilia," Rubina said on Saturday.

The 12-year-old said she was inside her home when fire broke out in the Garibnagar slums on Friday.

Nine people were injured and hundreds were rendered homeless in the incident.

Rubina played the young Latika in Danny Boyle's 2008 movie, which swept the 81st Academy Awards with eight Oscars.

Dabangg Effect: Aamir's Moustachioed Look

A  Bollywood website apunkachoice.com has published pictures of  Aamir Khan in a moustachioed look as a suave cop for Reema Kagti’s film. Shades of Chulbul Pandey?

The report says, the bearded look that Aamir Khan sported to play a cop in director Reema Kagti’s next film has now undergone a little change.

The actor -- known for donning different appearances for films and ads -- is now seen with a droopy moustache. Yes, the beard has been shaved off and what remains is a finely trimmed growth over and around the lips.

Aamir appeared with his new look at the launch of Sussanne Roshan’s store The Charcoal Project on Sunday. You can check out the complete photo gallery from the event here.

Aamir was seen bonding with Hrithik Roshan and Fardeen Khan at the do

Sexy Katrina On Cover Of A Men's Magazine

Bollywood hearthrob Katrina Kaif has appeared on the latest cover of a men's magazine. 

In the accompanying interview,  Katrina treads through each question carefully as usual. Here are some excerpts...

Asked about her wedding, she replies: "Do I see myself married in two years? I don't really know. I think by the time I'm around 33, I should be having kids. But you can't plan it. I do want to get married, but do I want to have a child grow up without a father? No. I think you need more security."

About herself, she says: "I'm not comfortable beyond a certain line of sensuality," she says. "I think it can be offensive to certain sectors of your audience. It's important that it comes across as you."

Katrina displays a restless mind: "I have a lot of feelings of being lost and shy and isolated. I felt alien," she says. "It makes you feel unsettled in your mind. You crave somewhere to settle."