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MUMBAI
: BBC Ek Mulaqat, the weekly chat show on Radio One FM 94.3
will launch its second series with an in-depth interview with young
Indian Tennis icon, Sania Mirza, on Sunday [10 June]. The new series
will feature a fresh line up of guests including telecom magnate
Sunil Bharti Mittal, politicians Milind Deora, Jyotiraditya Scindia
and Omar Abdullah, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and spiritual
guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
BBC Ek Mulaqat was named the 'Most Innovative Show' at the Excellence
in Radio Awards held during the recently concluded India Radio Forum
2007 in Mumbai. The show's host and BBC Hindi India Editor, Sanjeev
Srivastava, said: "It is very gratifying to have won this award
which recognises the BBC's contribution on the radio platform. It
is a great credit to the BBC team's efforts in putting together
the show. For me, it has been an interesting journey discovering
the personal, lesser-known side to many well-known faces from politics,
sport, entertainment, arts and business."
Radio One's Vice-President, Programming and Brand, Vishnu Athreya,
added: "We are thrilled to have won this award, which is recognition
for the creative programming that the Radio One and BBC partnership
brings on-air. It's great to see differentiated programming like
this awarded at the IRF, and it is a boost to Radio One's policy
to constantly reinvent itself. So, stay tuned for more such creative
programming on Radio One FM 94.3."
The first series of the programme featured an interesting mix of
guests including L.K Advani, Sheila Dikshit, Irfan Pathan, Preity
Zinta, Laloo Prasad Yadav, Sharad Pawar, Baba Ramdev, Khurshid Mehmood
Kasuri, Ghulam Ali, Kapil Dev, Amar Singh, Ram Jethmalani, Javed
Akhtar, Vasundhara Raje and Mani Shankar Aiyar.
Every week, BBC Ek Mulaqat brings lively and informative
interviews with some of India's most famous people, including politicians,
artists, sports personalities and Bollywood stars, interspersed
with the guest's all time favourite songs.
Audiences across Delhi and Mumbai can listen to Ek Mulaqat
with Sania Mirza at 12.00 IST on Sunday, 10 June, on BBC's partner
FM station Radio One FM 94.3, and also on BBC Hindi at 20.00 IST
on the same day.
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