Stars play Santa for Mumbai Children

Christmas means different things to different people. For the less fortunate children of some leading NGOs in Mumbai such as Akanksha, Teach ForIndia, Cancer Survivor children from CPAA and Salaam Bombay Foundation get a dream come true present through Mumbai police constabulary contingency.  The gift is rather glamorous as Bollywood stars descend on their big day. These children have been preparing year round to put up a performance by the end of the they will have audience from Film and TV fraternity. Bollywood heavyweights such as Raveena Tandon, Boman Irani, Shreyas Talpade and Mandira Bedi will be present along with a bevy of established television stars in support of children hailing from the police constabulary contingency and multiple NGOs. The competition round will be judged by ace choreographer Ganesh Acharya.

These children have been taught dance, pro bono round the year, under the nurturing guidance of Mrs. Diana Tyagi who has had long standing association with the police force. These little brave hearts, who put their heart and soul into practising, present their marvellous skills in form of sizzling dance show titled Star Nite.

Talking about the occasion, Chief Guest, Ms. Raveena Tandon said, “I have always loved to associate with anything to do with children. I make it a point to create atleast one such cause in a year because it’s so much more rewarding. The moment you get to an event with children around you get to revisit childhood. There is so much positive energy that you take back from them. I’m truly grateful to Mumbai constabulary contingency to give me such an opportunity to spend time with children and in this festive season it’s always fun to shake a leg or two with the kids”.

The commissioner of Police, Mr. Rakesh Maria and Mayor of Mumbai, Ms. Snehal Ambekar will be also be presiding over the event along with Ms. Raveena Tandon to encourage the children. After the competition these kids will get their awards directly from the film and television stars. The most sought after recognition for the evening, is the rolling trophy, named after late constable Shri. Tukaram Ombale, the martyr who nailed Kasab and bringing the terror struck night in Mumbai to an end.

Talking about the event, Diana Tyagi, Chairperson, Star Nite said, “We do this as a year round effort and our show is getting bigger with every year. I want to personally thank each and every guest of hounour to accommodate us in their busy schedules. This is honestly the high point of our show and children really go back encouraged to perform better next year. We really want to strengthen this platform so that these kids can find a career calling through dance. There is no Star Nite without the stars”.

Here’s wishing a warm and loving Christmas to all the children.

WATCH THE TV PREMIERE OF THE BIGGEST BRITISH PERIOD DRAMA, DOWNTON ABBEY ONLY ON STAR WORLD

Star World is all set to leave viewers spellbound with a television masterpiece, the classic British period drama series - Downton Abbey. For the first time ever in India, the channel will showcase the entire series from Season 1 to 5 starting 23^rd January, every Mon-Fri 10 PM. Set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey, the series depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era, with the great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy. The period drama series, Downton Abbey is written and created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes and stars Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Dan Stevens, Laura Carmichael among a host of other main and recurring characters.

Downton Abbey has received critical acclaim from television critics and won numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries. It is recognized by Guinness World Records as the most critically acclaimed English-language television series of 2011. It earned the most nominations for any international television series in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, with twenty-seven in total. The show has emerged to be one of the most widely watched television drama shows in the world

Touted to be a timeless classic, the show boasts of a brilliant and massive storyline spelling mystery, scandal and intrigue through a course of interesting twists and turns. The series is packed with stellar performances by a bevy of layered, well written characters residing in the great Edwardian country manor. Not stopping at that, the series has enchanted viewers world over with its sheer beauty account of the high scale of production, lavish vintage costumes and grandiose sets and locales. Set in the dawn of the roaring twenties, Downton Abbey’s costumes stand out, epitomizing the lavishness and refined elegance of the era.

This Christmas, Your Holiday Memories Will Freeze in Time with Star Movies As They Premiere FROZEN On 25th DEC 1pm And 9pm

After eleven months of hard work and toil every year, it’s the one day that’s dedicated to that one aspect of our lives that makes it worth every ounce of hardship – our loved ones. Christmas is around the corner and it’s time to snuggle in with your family and cherish every moment we spent together.

The Star Movies family wants to reach out to its extended family – its viewers – and give them one more reason to stay home and share the joy of the season with their Christmas special premiere of Frozen on 25^th December at 1pm and 9pm.

Widely acknowledged as Disney’s best animated feature film, this movie narrates the story of a fearless princess who sets off on an epic journey alongside a brave young man, his loyal pet reindeer and a cuddly snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers have accidentally trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter!

The 2013 blockbuster release is the highest grossing animated and musical film of all time, grossing $1.2 billion worldwide and is a phenomenon across the globe with children and adults alike falling in love with the characters and the music in the film. With screenplay written by Jennifer Lee and both Chris Buck and Lee serving as directors, this story is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale ‘The Snow Queen’. It won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. The Oscar-winning song ‘Let it Go’ from the film has inspired scores of cover videos.

Christmas is incomplete without gifts! Star Movies wants to share the joy with its viewers and followers with a Christmas tree that’s decked with a lot of gifts. But the only problem is that Elsa has accidently frozen over all the gifts on the Star Movies Christmas tree. This means, it’s time for the fans and followers of Star Movies to unfreeze their gifts to claim them as their own.

This is especially for the viewers on the Star Movies Facebook and Twitter pages, where they can pick a gift from the Star Movies Christmas Tree and in order to claim it, they will have to tweet to @StarMoviesIndia with #frozenonstarmovies and tag the gift they want. The person with the most tweets for a particular gift will unfreeze it and take it home.

So get into the holiday mood with Star Movies and let the spirit of Christmas wash you over with joy and happiness as you spend quality time with your family and Frozen on Star Movies at 1pm and 9pm on December 25.

Happily Married - Abhimanyu and Ria

Aafter all the drama that took place during the wedding ceremony of Abhimanyu and Ria in Sony Tv’s Tum AIse Hi rehna , they finally took the sacred seven vows. The two, are now happily married.

 For the positive start to their new beginning, Dadi asks Rukmani to forget all the hassles that came during the wedding ceremony and accept Ria as Bahu with open arms. But angry Rukmani is in no mood to forgive Ria and accept her as bahu. During the Grihpravesh of Ria in the Maheshwari family, Rukmani expresses her anger to Ria by saying, “You might have got the entry as daughter-in-law in the Maheshwari House, but I have not accepted you whole heartedly.”

Will the ice break between Ria and Rukmani? To know more, watch Tum Aise Hi Rehna from Monday to Friday at 9pm only on Sony Entertainment Television

Whose Army will Hakim Khan Join – Pratap or Akbar?

The historical show Bharat Ka Veer Putra Maharana Pratap on Sony Entertainment Television has garnering a lot of viewer for its gripping storyline. With its new entry Hakim Khan, the upcoming episodes of the show will be spectacular.

Wowed by the powers of Hakim Khan, both Akbar and Pratap  are rooting for him and want him to enter their army. Hakim Khan known as the powerful Afghani Topchi, gets visited by Pratap and Akbar at his darbar and seen trying to convince him to be friends with them and join their army. Both the warriors think that if Hakim enters their team success will follow them.

Hakim Khan being a very genuine person is not sure of whom to join . To know whose army will Hakim Khan join, watch Bharat Ka Veer Putra Maharana Pratap from Monday to Thursday at 10pm only on Sony Entertainment Television.