MUMBAI: It?s that time of the year again when your favorite stars descend on the earth in their full glory and glitter. The theme being Tyohaaron ka Tyohaar Star Parivaar is in line with the celebrations as Star Plus completes 10 years and all the iconic characters will come together on a single platform for the first time on Indian television.

This year the event is going to be on a never-done-before scale for television awards. Gracing the event will be some iconic faces of STAR like Smriti Irani, Ronit Roy, Hiten Tejwani, Rajeev Khandelwal, Shweta Tiwari, Kiran Karmarkar, Sakshi Tanwar, Urvashi Dholakia & Shabbir Ahluwalia and many more. The Bollywood brigade also makes their presence felt and makes the evening even more glamorous with Shilpa Shetty & Mallaika Arora Khan. If all of this was not enough the Badshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan makes an entry for a very special purpose?which shall be revealed tonight!

Star Plus salutes and recognizes artists and the creative community who work both in front of the camera and behind it. So get ready to cheer for your favorite stars as they are nominated in categories like Favorite Buzurg, Favorite maa and Pita, Favorite Naya Sadasya, Yadgar Pal - non fiction, Favorite Contestant, Favorite Guru, Hottest Jodi and many more.

What is an awards function without its glittering line-up of star performances and entertaining acts featuring the popular female leads of current years; vamps turning on their evil charm! Lights, music and loads of action is awaiting viewers of Star Plus as the channel unveils the most memorable, eventful, successful decade! Yes, the festivities begin as Star Parivaar Awards 2010 will also give the Star Plus viewers a glimpse of how the celebrations will continue on and off the screen for the years to come, creating the promise of many more years of unparalleled television content.

MUMBAI: Dreaming about walking the ramps of Milan & Paris? Oxybleach presents Pure Model India?s International Face 2010 (IIF). A nationwide search for two winners who get a chance to take centre stage in the fashion capitals of the world. ZoOm Active brings together style, poise and the raw power of ambition in its latest initiative.

Eesha Koppikhar, Subi Samuel & Hakim Aalim are just a few names who are going to be a part of this all India event. Playing the role of mentors, these eminent personalities will guide the contestant and help them achieve their goals.

The pan-Indian hunt for the two talented Oxybleach IIF faces will present to the world, the style and grace that represents India. The hunt is on for two faces ? one male and one female ? who will rise above all the entries from a nationwide series of regional pageants and will be judged for their ability to carry good looks, a fantastic figure and all the oomph they can muster. It is this elusive X-factor that will determine the winners whose lives will change forever.

Bala Iyengar, Business Head & Vice President, Zoom Entertainment Network Limited said, ?Oxybleach IIF is an excellent opportunity for all fashion aspirants to be recognised at an international platform. We hope to finalize the search by end of July after regional rounds in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta, Chandigarh, Pune and Bangalore. One male and one female talent will be groomed for participation in two of the most prestigious fashion weeks in Paris & Milan.?

In addition to taking home the coveted title and Yamaha?s super stylish FZ-S bike, the winners will get a one-year contract with Pure Model Management and an international assignment to walk the fashion ramps in Milan and Paris.

The regional auditions will lead to the final short listed candidates. These candidates will be groomed and trained by experts to hone their skills and attitude at The Westin Hotel, Mumbai. They will stay for the length of the contest. The grooming, training, and transformation of these finalists will be captured like never before in an 8 part series exclusively aired on ZoOm.

The Oxybleach IIF finalists will also be featured in the most coveted 2011 calendar shot by ace photographer, Subi Samuel. Expressing his feeling on being associated with Oxybleach IIF, Subi said, ?It is an excellent platform for any fashion professional to get recognition on an international platform. I am here to share what I have learnt in the industry, to pour out my experiences - both good and bad. It?s my privilege to associate and be a part of this excellent endeavor by Zoom Active."

"Adding to this the Celebrity Patron for Pure Model Management (PMM), Eesha Koppikhar, said, ?I personally feel that this is a good association for the brand PMM. With the help of this, PMM will be able to establish themselves in international markets."

Hair Styling Expert, Hakim Aalim states, ?Oxybleach IIF will give the contestants a platform to be on the international scene in a big way. Indian beauty and Talent is respected globally I am really going to enjoy giving all the participants makeovers.?

The event culminates in a grand finale where a jury of experts will finally select the winners and send them on their way to fame, fashion and stardom. So get ready to witness a one of its kind model hunt. Or be a part of it and give your dreams a chance to come true.

To register and know more about Oxybleach IIF, log on to www.iif2010.123greetings.com
 

MUMBAI: Radio City 91.1 FM, India?s first and leading private FM radio brand, and Shree Krupa Medical Aid and Research Foundation hosted a fund-raising charity ghazal night with Padmabhushan Jagjit Singh. The musical evening was organised at Sri Sahnmukhananda Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Auditorium in Sion on June 4, 2010 for gifting a better future to the under privileged.

Die-hard ghazal fans flocked at the auditorium to witness the living legend enchant them with his mesmerizing voice. The show was a thundering success with all tickets sold out. The money raised will be used for providing poor and under privileged with medical aid, holding health checkup camps for them, distributing free exercise books to their children, arranging tricycle for physically handicapped and bicycle for school going tribal girls and ensuring medical assistance to the people suffering from dreaded disease.

This initiative is an attempt from Radio City 91.1 FM to make a difference to the community by assisting Shree Krupa Medical Aid and Research Foundation to raise funds for supporting the under privileged and downtrodden.
 

MUMBAI: CNNGo is a new monthly show that offers a unique take on global destinations. Each month, local insiders serve as our tour guides, showing us what gives their dynamic city its distinctive buzz. In June, CNNGo travels east to Tokyo. Beyond the shops of Ginza or the grounds around the Imperial Palace, we hit the streets of this vibrant and truly unique city. It promises to be an amazing tour.

CNNGo Tokyo

In June CNNGo heads to Japan and hits the streets of Tokyo. Local insiders share their thoughts on this pulsing city - that is clearly like no other.

We explore the rock scene with Indie veterans, GoGo 7188. And we?ll also step up to the turntables with DJ Yulia. We‘ll sample the food and drink in some unique sushi haunts, while also delving into the emerging craft beer scene with our own Kyung Lah.

Two talented graffiti artists will give us insight into their creative world. And we‘ll stay up late for an all-night fashion show with a talented young designer. Not to mention what else we might find.

That‘s next month on CNNGo ? Tokyo.

DJ Yulia a.k.a. Mademoiselle Yulia spent sometime in London when she was younger where she was deeply inspired by music, then came back to Tokyo and started her career. Yulia is a DJ/musician/jewelry designer whose profile is still somewhat mysterious but is a widely popular in the Tokyo club/party scene and has done a gig with Katy Perry, M.I.A. and many others.

MADEMOISELLE YULIA quickly became an icon in the Tokyo Electro scene for her unique DJ/ singing/ MC style performances, and for her eclectic sense of fashion. She released her first MIX CD "NEON SPREAD" in August 2008, which took her DJ career to another stratosphere. DJ-ing at clubs/ parties for the likes of Katy Perry, M.I.A., etc., and at fashion events (Louis Vuitton, Gucci, etc.), she became the staple female DJ. Alongside her DJ career, she has been hitting the studios with TERIYAKI BOYZ?, TOWA TEI, KRAZY BALDHEAD, etc., proving yet another side of her musical versatility.

MUMBAI: Folk-art has been the heart and soul of rural India. Join the ?Chitkaris? of Sawantwadi as they teach Aditya Bal to dance on folk music. Aditya wins their heart by cooking them a delicious meal. He then sets of to the well-known Bhalekar Lunch Center to relish the authentic ?Malvani thali? which comprises of almost every known local delicacy.

To understand the secret of these mouthwatering delicacies, Aditya sets out on an adventure. He braves the ?cattle and the kuccha roads? and befriends a local family. In their kitchen he decodes the secret of the mouth-tingling Malvani masala and earns approval from the villagers for a perfect chicken curry. He also learns a novel recipe - banana flower cooked in form of a vegetable.

Make sure you join this trip with Aditya Bal on new season of Chakh Le India. Catch the Sawantwadi special episode on Sunday 6th June, 2010 at 9.00 P.M.
 

MUMBAI: The IIFA Celebrity Cricket match was played today between the three teams, Sangakkara XI, Hrithik XI and Suniel XI (IIFA team captains, Kumar Sangakkara, Hrithik Roshan and Suniel Shetty) at the SSC grounds in Colombo. Sangakara XI defeated the two cricket teams consisting of Indian celebrities to emerge the winner of the Oscar IIFA Challenge Foundation Charity match held here, as part of the ongoing Videocon International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend.

Sangakara?s XI consisting of players including, Muthiah Murlidharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva, and Upul Chandana among others. On defeating Suniel XI first with a score of over 141 runs, Sangakkara XI came out victorious. Suniel?s team, apart from himself, included Sonu Sood, Apoorva Lakhia, Sharman Joshi, Mahesh Manjrekar, and Harman Baweja, among others.

The captain of the third IIFA team, Hrithik Roshan with a team including stars like Jackie Bhagnani, Arjan Bajwa, Dino Morea and Vatsal Seth among others also lost to Sangakara?s XI, naming them the winners of the Oscar IIFA Challenge Foundation cup. The Videocon Man of the Match (Celebrity) was named Suniel Shetty and the Micromax Man of the Match (Cricketer) was Kumar Sangakkara. The Panasonic Best Catch went to Upul Chandana and Sonu Sood was announced as the Western Union Most Reliable Player.

The celebrities said that there were no losers since the proceeds went to charity. Reebok contributed Rs 5 Lakhs and Coke contributed 2.5 Lakhs towards IIFA?s charity project, IIFA Hands for Humanity, done in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity. The end of the event also saw a surprise in the guise of actor Salman Khan, who came just before the end of the match and took a round of the field to give his fans, a dose of the Salman mania. Celebrities including, Anupam Kher, Bipasha Basu, Aftab Shivdasani, Boman Irani, and Dia Mirza were also present at the Charity match.

IIFA 2010 hosted the IIFA Foundation Celebrity Cricket Match, in support with UNICEF?s ?Cricket for Children? project, to be played between India?s top cinema stars and Sri Lankan cricketers. Mandira Bedi, Chunky Pandey and Javed Jaffrey hosted the match. As a symbol of solidarity with the Sri Lankan people, IIFA in partnership with Habitat for Humanity and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, will adopt and rebuild a village for refugees. The proceeds from the charity cricket match will be donated to this ?IIFA Hands for Humanity? project. The Literacy Partner for IIFA 2010, Linc Pens in association with IIFA is devoted to the cause of literacy and will be donating stationery to the IIFA model village in Sri Lanka. The IIFA Foundation Cricket Match is brought to you by Dialog Telecom