• Colors' JDJ 6 to debut 1 June

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 28
    indiantelevision.com Team

    MUMBAI: Come June 1, and Colors? Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa will hit TV screens on Saturday, Sunday at 9.00 pm. In its sixth season, Colors CEO Raj Nayak says "it is bigger and better this season in terms of scale and competition. The celebrities this season are not only popular and wonderful but the level of dancing has also risen. Besides, there will be several twists and surprise elements in the show and we promise wholesome entertainment."

    To Colors? credit, Cadbury Bournvita has returned as the presenting sponsor along with Vaseline as the powered by sponsor amongst others.

    The anchors for the show are the funny Manish Paul, who pocketed the best anchor award at the recently concluded indiantelevision.com?s 12th Indian Telly Awards, and stand-up comic Kapil Sharma.

    This year?s line up of contestants seems impressive: singer Shaan, film actress Aarti Chabria, the ideal TV bahu Shweta Tiwari, comedian Suresh Menon, TV heart-throb Sidhart Shukla, Lauren Gottlieb of ABCD fame and television?s own Madhubala Dhrashti Dhami.

    And of course the jury has the dhak-dhak girl Madhuri, the baap of Entertainment Karan Johar and the Greek god of Dance Remo.

    Says the beautiful Madhuri Dixit: "I keep coming back to Jhalak because this is one show where I see a non dancer becoming an ace dancer. The kind of improvement in dance that I get to see here is incredible."

    From Colors side, the show is being steered by weekend programming head Manisha Sharma and her team, while it is being produced by BBC Worldwide Productions? senior VP, general manager and content head Asia Myleeta Aga and her team.

    Says Aga: "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is one of our prime properties and we have seen the format (based on Dancing with the Stars) grow exponentially and attract a pan-Indian viewership. The new season promises to be a bigger canvas with the bar being raised in terms of presentation and concepts. To ensure we match audience preferences, our teams have undertaken rigorous research in finding the best celebrity talent to be showcased in this international phenomenon."

    Colors weekend programming head Manisha Sharma says: "The last season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa was a huge hit, this season we have further up scaled the show in every way to set a new record in entertainment .We have innovated and customised the format to suit the taste of the viewer. This season, dance has a new meaning, competition starts from day one. Surprising twists, pure dancing and fierce competition will keep the viewers hooked on to this dance field."

    This season, Colors has also introduced a viewer engagement initiative through a tie-up with dancewithmadhuri.com. Every week, viewers can upload a video featuring themselves performing the dance step of the week and win prizes.

    With Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Colors will complete its weekend programming mix by adding dance, reality to the bouquet of comedy, crime and drama. That indeed could make for an engrossing mix.

     
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  • Colors to air 19th Colors Screen Awards on 19 Jan

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jan 08
    indiantelevision.com Team

    MUMBAI: Colors is all set to telecast the 19th annual Colors Screen Awards on 19 January at 8 pm.

    The channel has roped in Micromax as the presenting sponsor while Western Union has come on board as the powered by sponsor of the event.

    This is the second edition of Colors Screen Awards. Prior to this, Screen Awards used to air on Star Plus. This year Colors Screen Awards will welcome the next 100 years of Indian cinema.

    Representing the new generation will be Ranbir Kapoor who will be showcasing a tribute to Bollywood along with his mother and actor Neetu Singh.

    The awards, hosted by the indomitable Shah Rukh Khan, will have performances by new Student of the Year actors Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhat, Sonakshi Sinha, Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra.

    Colors CEO Raj Nayak said, "If last year was about celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema, 2013 is the beginning of the next 100 years. I am delighted to present Colors Screen Awards - 2013, the first Awards in the country in the New Year. The Colors Screen Awards is a celebration of Indian Cinema when the entire film fraternity comes together as one happy family to celebrate and partake in each other?s success. I am positive audiences will enjoy the show this year as we capture the best of Bollywood talent and complement with entertaining performances."

    Screen editor Priyanka Sinha Jha said, "Over the years the Screen Awards have recognized excellence in Hindi and Marathi cinema in the fields of acting, direction, sound, choreography, music and scripting. This year will see the Awards embrace the new generation of talent in Bollywood encouraging a new wave of thinking that will have the potential to chart the story of next 100 years of Indian cinema".

    The finalists for the 19th Annual Colors Screen Awards are chosen from a list of 119 movies by a jury comprising of people like Hema Malini, the jury chairperson along with Sadhana Nayar, Jehtu Mandal, Rajat Arora, Alka Yagnik, Nishikant Kamat, Rajukumar Gupta, Padmini Kolhapure, Nageesh Kuknoor, Vikramaditya Motwane and Santosh Sivan.

    The on-ground event will be held in Mumbai on 12 January.

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