Nach Baliye 4 has been on my must watch list for the last few weeks. I started watching it when I realised that Katherine (my American girlfriend) has been following it to learn few bollywood moves. Until then I did not even know that Star Plus was available in America. Now I have got both these channels through my cable operator. So far my favorite couple is Shaleen and Daljit. The couple also known as Shajit have been scoring high on most episodes. However, the duo has been faltering in the recent episodes. It was Katherine who told me that Shaleen’s migraine is taking a toll on their performance.
Kunal Verma and Pooja Bose, the lead actors of Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna) recently met with an accident during the shooting. The duo was rushed to the hospital after they fell off a bike while shooting for a scene. In the scene Kunal who is Yug and Pooja who is Vrinda were riding on a bike. Yug had offered a ride to Vrinda. The gesture of sweet love however turned into a sour experience when Yug lost the balance. Thankfully Vrinda and Yug suffered only minor injuries.
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I have often wondered what love means. My American friends laugh at me when I try to philosophize on it. Perhaps because I told them that love marriages were quite rare in India. They find the concept of arranged marriage weird. Even though we have settled in the US for a long time now, my parents still stick to the Indian values. Perhaps that is why mom and dad do not feel exhilarated when they celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. For a US society 25 years of togetherness looks quite a hard work, however it is so different in India. Last night while watching Salam e ishq with mom and dad, I realized how different Indian couples are from American couples.
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As the eventful 2008 comes to an end, channels are gearing up for new TV shows. I heard that Star One is set to launch a new reality show called Pehchan Kaun sometime around December. This is the first of its kind 'original' hunt for India's Best Impersonator.
The show seeks contestants who can copy the style and voice and come closest to mimicking their favorite celebrity. The contestants will be judged on the basis of: likeness quotient, voice similarity, and entertainment quotient.
Pehchan Kaun reminds me of the American television series called ‘The Next Best Thing: Who is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator,’ which is equally impressive and a fun-to-watch show.
I think Pehchan Kaun is going to be very different from the regular Indian reality shows, which focus mostly on song and dance competitions. The show format sounds interesting and it will be great to see contestants impersonating well-known celebs, which include not only actors and actresses, but also politicians and other prolific figures (now this sounds interesting). I am also interested to see how these contestants impersonate female celebrities, which is quite rare and much tougher to do.
The show, however, does not focus solely on impersonation, it also features sample acts like putting the contestants in particular situations and asking them to act out skits (now this is where it gets interesting).
Firstly, Pehchan Kaun is a one of a kind show and has all the ingredients to be popular. Secondly, this show is miles apart from the regular ‘dramatized’ reality shows and has a completely different theme. This show has already grabbed my attention and I will definitely be watching it.
I do admit that I am a huge fan of reality shows, especially dance competitions. After being fed on to a steady dose of dance reality shows such as So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With the Stars my interest in these genre of shows just increased. I have been watching several Indian dance reality shows such as Jhalak Dikhlaja (Indian version of Dancing with the Stars) and Nach Baliye for a very long time. Among all of them, Nach Baliye is my favorite show.
Nach Baliye is a celebrity dance competition, which features 12, two-person teams of real-life celebrity couples dancing (actually fighting) their way to victory. However, only one team will win and take home the Nach Baliye cup. This show has received my undivided viewership since it started and it is coming up with its fourth installment, Nach Baliye 4.
Nach Baliye 4 will feature the regular format of 12 teams and one team will get eliminated every week. However, the new season will see some new judges – Farah Khan, Karisma Kapoor, and Arjun Rampal. It’s great to see Karisma Kapoor, who says it’s not her comeback, and Farah Khan, who has already judged Jhalak Dikhlaja, on the judge’s seats. The real ‘cracker’ here is Arjun Rampal, whose judging and dancing skills I am eager to see.
Last season's winners Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali will host the show.
Contestants of Nach Baliye 4 are Karnvir Bohra and Teejay Sidhu, Abhijeet Sawant and wife Shilpa, Jatin Shah and Priya, Shaleen Bhanot and Daljeet Kaur, Reshmi Ghosh and Amit Gupta, Naman Shaw and Megha Gupta, Mouli Ganguly and Mazher, Mohit Malik and Aditte Shirwaker, Sudeep Sahir and Anantika Sahir, Vineet and Tanushree, Kapil Nirmal and Anjali Abrol and Jaspal Bhatti and his wife Savitha.
Of all the performances, I am looking forward to the performance by Jaspal Bhatti. This show seems exciting and is a definite ‘must watch’ for me.
Nach Baliye 4 has been on my must watch list for the last few weeks. I started watching it when I realised that Katherine (my American girlfriend) has been following it to learn few bollywood moves. Until then I did not even know that Star Plus was available in America. Now I have got both these channels through my cable operator. So far my favorite couple is Shaleen and Daljit. The couple also known as Shajit have been scoring high on most episodes. However, the duo has been faltering in the recent episodes. It was Katherine who told me that Shaleen’s migraine is taking a toll on their performance.
