Entertainment Trends India

MTV Hero Honda Roadies: Hell Down Under, the nation’s most successful & hard hitting reality show comes to an end with Nauman Sait emerging as the ultimate Roadie! The explosive journey which kick started in India and then went on a roller coaster ride down under to the dangerous terrains of Australia, concluded with a mind numbing finale and a deserving winner! 

Nauman, a 21 year old boy from the city of Bangalore, was voted out of the show due to the building politics and his affection and partiality towards fellow Roadie - Tamanna.

The actor had been diagnosed with cancer over a year ago.

Firoz Khan was born in Bangalore, India. His father was Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli,who was a Pathan originally from Ghazni province of Afghanistan and his mother (Fatima) came from Iran. 

He has three brothers Sanjay Khan, Sameer Khan and Akbar Khan. After his schooling from Bangalore, he arrived in Mumbai where he made his debut as second lead in Didi .

Akshaya Tritiya, or Akha Teej, is an auspicious day which falls on the third day after Amavasi (no moon) in the Hindu month of Vaishakha. According to Hindu astrology and almanac, each second on Akshaya Tritiya is auspicious. It is said there is no need to look for a muhurat on the day. The word Akshaya means ‘that which never diminishes’, and the day is ideal for beginning new ventures as it is believed that all investments on this day are bound to appreciate. Akshaya Tritiya and Parashuram Jayanti are both being observed on Monday. 

In a traditional Hindu lunar calendar, Akshay Tritiya is observed on the third day of Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) in Vaishakh Month. 

Though the star has had his good share of product endorsements in the past, he’s not usually seen as the ideal brand ambassador by companies because of this reputation as a Bollywood brat. 

But recently, Salman shot for his first big ad in years for a breath freshner product. The ad was directed by Prasoon Joshi who’s also an active songwriter for Bollywood movies.  

After actress Pooja Gandhi occupying Ramya's No 1 Actress position in Kannada films in 2008, she has not been able to sleep comfortably. She has faced many bitter experience in the year despite her movies Anthu Inthu Preeti Bantu and Bombat doing well at the Box Office.

According to the sources, Ramya image in Kannada is deteriorating day by day and many projects have gone out of her hands. But she is in very much demand in Tamil film industry for her latest Tamil movie Varanam Aayiram has become super hit at the Box Office. She has become hot property in Tamil films.

The sequel to Naan Avanillai is on its way. Titled Naan Avanillai 2, it will once again have Jeevan in the lead and Selva at the helm. The heroines, however, are different from the hit original. The 5 ladies (victims) of Jeevan’s character this time are being played by Lakshmi Rai, Shwetha Menon, Rachana Maurya, Hemamalini and Sangeetha.

Shooting of the film will be held in locations all over the globe including Tokyo, Hong Kong, Dubai, Geneva, and Greece Shots on some of these places have already been canned. From the look of things, this sequel will be taking off directly from where the prequel left and this time the great swindler will be globetrotting. Let’s wait and see.

Small screen's diva Mandira Bedi is back with a bang! Well the pretty lady who shot to fame through Cricket is returning to cricket. In 2003 during the world-cup series Mandira had become a household name and she was more so popular for her sizzling outfits (as they say so - her noodle-strap blouses / dresses) almost mixing cricket and glamour.

Seems like this time the lady, who will be hosting the popular cricket show 'Extra Innings' for IPL series, the T-20 event, is planning to go one step further.

However, there is a lot more to Sherlyn than this exotic image she has built up for herself. Even before the launch of her first upmarket film, Yash Raj’s Hadippa with Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherji, the ambitious actress with Christian-Muslim blood has been making steady inroads into Bollywood. She’s hoping to bag three projects this year including a Prakash Jha film and an item song in Farah Khan’s Happy New Year. “Talks are on and they sound promising,” the sexy Sherlyn told here.

India Monday celebrated the Sikh festival Baisakhi, the day that marks beginning of harvest crops.

The festival has religious significance as it was on a Baisakhi Day in 1699, that Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru, laid the foundation of Panth Khalsa -- the Order of the Pure Ones, according to the Sikh religion.

Explaining the celebrations on the phone from north Indian city Chandigarh, a Sikh lady Kuldeep Kaur said "nagar keertan", or holy processions, and "vishaal deewan" , or mass congregations, were being held by Sikhs in all small and big towns and cities across the country.

Shilpa Anand, the original Riddhima of Star One's Dill Mill Gayye has not been forgotten by her loyal fans, who even today demand her comeback into the show.

The entry of the third Riddhima in Jennifer Winget has really made her fans upset, as they feel that Shilpa Anand should have been brought back.

Telly Buzz talked to Shilpa Anand who categorically stated that, "I had no inclination to get back to Dill Mill Gayye. But I got a call last week, and the channel wanted me to get back to the show. However, the production house was not ready to pay me what I quoted".