Star Plus gets warning on Sach Ka Saamna

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry today issued a warning to Star Plus for using language that was vulgar, indecent and against good taste and decency in its programme ‘Sach Ka Saamna’ through the questions by presenter Rajeev Khandelwal or the answers by the various personalities on the show.

The Ministry said the channel should keep Indian ethos and culture in mind while formatting programmes, and enjoined upon it to strictly adhere to this guideline.

The warning was issued under the Uplinking Guidelines, the terms and conditions of the permission granted and the provisions of Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, asking the channel to strictly adhere to the Programme Code prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 and Rules framed thereunder.

The Channel had earlier been issued a show cause notice on 22 July for telecast/re-telecast of the programme on 17 July and 21 July as the contents of the programme appeared vulgar, indecent and against good taste and decency. It was observed that the anchor of the above programme sought replies to questions regarding infidelity, incest and other subjects that were not suitable for unrestricted public exhibition, especially keeping in view the Indian ethos and culture.

The questions and replies followed by a polygraph test, resulted in great embarrassment not only to the participants and their families but also to the viewers watching the programme along with their families. The questions appeared offending against good taste and decency; contained obscene words, appeared to malign and slander segments of social, public and moral life of the country and were not found suitable for unrestricted public exhibition.

Ram Sita bid adieu to Kaushalya once again

Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee (the famous onscreen Ram-Sita) had to bid a painful goodbye to their nanima Kaushalya …

Goodbyes have always been a painful affair, and the couples on Pati Patni Aur Woh have been going through this every week for four weeks on the show. First, it was toddlers, than infants, pre teens and teenagers and now they are to bid another emotional farewell to their loved ones, their dada dadis, and our Ram and Sita Jodi are extremely emotional while bidding their Nanima Kaushalya goodbye.

Since her arrival, Gurmeet and Debina have shared a strong emotional bond with nanima and she believed that they are no less than her own children are. Gurmeet and Debina help her pack and spend as much time with her as possible utilizing the few moments they are left with before she leaves their house and make nanima wear the shawl they had got for her to remember them by. She gives Gurmeet and Debina some money as Shagun for their wedding and Gurmeet insists she attends their wedding to bless them.

Giving Nanima a final goodbye hug, Gurmeet breaks down, rushes to the bathroom with nanima's photos, and cries his heart out with her waiting in the car for him to see her off. As Nanima gets into the car, both Debina and Nanima too are unable to hold back his tears and start crying. Will Gurmeet be able to control his tears and bid his beloved Nanima goodbye or will his emotions get the best of him and make him miss her exit?

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Monica Bedi was Portuguese in past life

Actress Monica Bedi says she "was a married Portuguese woman with three children" in her past life - something she claims to have discovered through a TV show.

Incidentally, Portugal was the country she was extradited from in 2005 along with her former companion, the jailed mobster Abu Salem.

Referring to the reality show "Raaz - Pichhle Janam Ka", Monica told IANS: "When I underwent past life regression therapy here, I found out that I was a Portuguese girl in my last birth.

"It was then that I realised why I always feel at home when I go to Portugal," said Monica claiming she has "also been attracted to Christianity. I never knew why, but now I know that it's because I was Christian in my previous life."

The show is premiering on NDTV Imagine on Dec 7 and Monica participated to find out why she has faced so many ups and downs in her present life. "I also found out that I had three children. One of the daughters was named Neema, but I couldn't clearly understand what the others' names were. I couldn't even see who my husband was. Actually, once a person is regressed, he or she can see only flashes of the past, not an entire story. I saw some happy moments and some sad ones," she said. The 34-year-old also happened to see her death in her past life. "I saw the cause of my death in my last birth. I died when I was around 70 years old and it was quite a peaceful death," she said with a smile on her face.

Monica, who was once a small time Bollywood actress, made a surprise comeback last year when she participated on the reality show "Bigg Boss". It was her first on-screen appearance after being released from prison. She had joined "Bigg Boss" with an aim "to start life afresh" and with the industry gradually warming up to the idea of working with her, Monica seems to have come closer to her objective. Thereafter, she featured on the dance show "Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa".

Monica is one of the few celebrities, including Shekhar Suman, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Celina Jaitley, who have been on the show to unravel reasons behind some mysterious events in their lives. "Raaz - Pichhle Janam Ka" has Mumbai-based clinical psychologist Trupti Jayin conducting the therapy. She helps people find the reasons behind their present-day fears, phobias and physical ailments by finding their roots in their previous lives.

Asked about her experience on the show, Monica said: "It was amazing. I felt very light and happy after the entire process. I never believed in past life and such things because my upbringing has been mostly abroad and there they never had any such beliefs.

"When I was offered this show, I felt it was unnatural. But now that I have seen it and experienced it myself, I do believe in it." The actress is planning to go through more sessions of therapy, "but privately". In her short-lived Bollywood career, Monica was seen in films like "Jodi No.1", "Jaanam Samjha Karo" and "Pyaar, Ishq Aur Mohabbat".

Ravi scared to reveal his raaz

Ravi Kishaan, the host of the upcoming show, Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka is bit scared to reveal about his past life. In the recent press he verbalised of why the actor doesn’t want to go through Past Life Regression (PLR).

“I am bit scared to know of who I was in my past life. If it’s good, then fine but if its not then I wouldn’t like to recognize,” chirps Ravi.

Though there are chances of Ravi going through the session as Dr. Trupti has been insisting him since long. “We have completed 20 episodes of the show and Dr Trupti has been telling me to go through this since then,” he adds further.

“Just yesterday she said that I may be a Brahmin or a Casanova prince who use to have bath with 200 women’s in the pool of oil. If the latter one becomes the truth then its better for me to stay away from PLR,” he stated laughingly.

But on a serious not he concludes, “There may be a chance that you will see me on that bed revealing the truth about my past lives though I don’t know when.”

It seems there are lots of raaz which you doesn’t want to disclose but be a sport as its definitely going to be interesting for you as well as for your fans.

Sach Ka Saamna all set to return to TV

Sach Ka Samna, the controversial reality show that saw celebrities as well as common people shedding their inhibitions to reveal truth about their lives, is all set to make a comeback on television.

The channel, which is facing tough competition from other entertainment channels, is mulling to launch the second season of the popular reality show, which helped it regain the top position in TRP ratings.

"We intend to do the show again. We have always maintained that we will do Sach Ka Samna again," Star India CEO Uday Shankar said. He, however, declined to say when it would be back on air.

"We don't have a calendar year yet, so it is difficult to say when, but we would like to do the show again," he said. The show, which ended its first season on September 18 with actor Rupa Ganguly, generated much controversy with politicians and parliamentarians demanding a ban on the programme because of its bold contents.

The channel was also sent a show cause notice by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry over its content. Based on the US reality programme Moment of Truth, the show saw contestants facing 21 questions about their life, the answers to which were verified by a polygraph test conducted by experts to rule out scope for lying.

Actor Rajiv Khandelwal of Kahi To Hoga and Aamir fame, hosted the show in the first season, which lasted 48 episodes. When asked whether Khandelwal will be hosting the show again, Shankar said, "It is difficult to say that. We had only one season contact. We will see."

The show saw celebrities like cricketer Vinod Kambli and Rupa Ganguly revealing startling truth about their personal and profession lives but had to come to an abrupt end in about three months.

Meanwhile, the channel launched another reality show based on marriage The Perfect Bride with actress Amrita Rao and Shekhar as host, which is nearing its end.

Shankar denied that Bigg Boss, which is currently being hosted by superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Colors TV, was offered to Star Plus. He, however, hinted at the possibility of bringing Bachchan back.

"There is nothing that we have yet negotiated with Mr Bachchan but the possibility always exists. He always had a relationship with Star and that has not gone away," he said. Bachchan made his first appearance on TV with Star Plus' reality/game show Kaun Banega Crorepati in 2000.

The show helped the superstar make a successful comeback to acting and till date remains one of the most watched game shows in the history of Indian television.

Bachchan hosted the show till 2006 but it ended abruptly after he fell ill. The show made another return in 2007 with Shah Rukh Khan as the host but the programme ended in April 2007.

Rumours were abuzz that Star Plus was planning to bring the show back with Abhishek Bachchan as host, but Shankar denied it saying the channel has no plans to revive KBC again or bring another quiz show.

"We have so far relation with Big B and not with the junior Bachchan. Also, we don't intend to do KBC again," he said. The channel is planning a series of new programmes to remain ahead in general entertainment race.

"Indian entertainment business has become so competitive that it is no longer a fight between two players but rather it's a fight of four to five players. All you need today is just one show to create unsettling effect. We have been doing a series of changes slowly," Shankar said.

They recently launched a new music reality show 'Music Ka Mahamuqabla' that brings musicians Himesh Reshammiya, Mika Singh, Mohit Chauhan, Shaan and Shankar Mahadevan on one platform.

Besides that, the channel is also planning a new reality show 'Mahayatra', a show that will explore relationship between family and religion.

Would Sach Ka Saamna be revived

AFTER MOUNTING protests both inside and outside of the Parliament, the Information and Broadcasting ministry had issued a show-cause notice to Star Plus for airing its reality TV show ‘Such ka Saamna’.

However, if news agencies are to be believed, the show is going to be revived soon. An RTI response reveals that, the ministry has still not taken a decision on the reply given by the channel. If this continues, the channel would soon revive its mega TRP show.

The show misuses polygraph machine conducted tests, exposing the contestant's private life in a callous manner. Is it fair to expose bitter facts of human life before millions of viewers? Can failure of the lie-detector test not unnecessarily cause embarrassment between close-knit relations? What is the authenticity of the lie detector machine?

It is highly objectionable that private questions regarding relationships or physical intimacy are put forth before contestants, simply to increase TRP ratings. If such uncensored and unchecked content goes on and on, it might wreak havoc on the contestant's life, apart from leading to the deterioration of society.

Confessional statements on third-party sex-relations by celebrities can definitely encourage viewers, especially youngsters and even children to be involved in such immoral aspects because people use celebrities as their role-models. If freedom is the choice for TV channels and viewers, the day may not be far when TV channels will be allowed to show blue-films.

I'll never stoop to Rakhi's level: Elesh

Rakhi Sawant just said I am too good for her and I should find someone better — Elesh Parujanwala.

He’s put up with her silently so far. But Canada-based businessman Elesh Parujanwala, who got engaged to item girl Rakhi Sawant on the reality show Rakhi ka Swayamwar in August, has finally had enough of Sawant’s antics. The breaking point for the couple came when Sawant called him a “firangi” and an “uncultured man”, on national television, last week.

“She should not judge me on my upbringing. Our relationship has become a huge drama. Ever since we’ve been together, she has tried her best to get rid of me,” says Elesh. “She saw this relationship as a big boost for her career. I became a scapegoat. I invested everything I had in this relationship and I was shattered when it ended,” he says.

The final blow came when the two found it impossible get along while performing tasks on the TV show, Pati Patni Aur Woh. That’s when Sawant called off the engagement. “It was her call. She just said I am too good for her and I should find someone better, and that she wants to focus on her career. I agreed...I’m never going beg or to convince someone to be with me.”

Elesh says he doesn’t want to say anything negative about Sawant. “I don’t believe in raising my profile by bringing down somebody else. I will never stoop to her level and say anything bad about that woman, but I feel what goes around comes around. It’s not going to do her any good,” says Elesh. “It’s not just me and my family, but the entire public that’s feeling cheated. For me, it was reality and for her, it was a show.”

Pati Patni aur Woh-Oldies come as guests in all the households

After the bratty teenagers left all the households it is now the turn of old grandparents who range in the ages of 60’s to even 92 years have graced all the households.

All the couples are quiet excited about the new guests and quickly christen them as their Nani, Dada and even Mommy. Most of them even go to the extent of saying that they even resemble their grandparents and parents. They made them comfortable in their homes and adjust their belongings in the cupboards and make them rest in their bedrooms.

Mouni’s mother is the youngest of the lot and when Mouni confesses that she doesn’t know cooking, then she is more than ready to teach her the art of cooking. Shilpa is over the moon as her Nani is 92 years old and according to Shilpa, she is very pretty and very sexy too. Juhi is the only one to get a male grandparent, as all the others are female oldies. Juhi says that her guest resembles her grandfather a lot and that makes her very emotional too.

Rakhi says that her guest resembles her own mother. She is quiet the drama queen as whenever the cameras are there, she starts hogging the lime-light and crying. Elesh can’t understand the heavily accented Hindi of their guest and is quiet at a loss to converse with her. Rakhi also tells Elesh that he shouldn’t do PDA (Public Display of Affection) in front of her mother.

Then in the evening, there is a potluck party by the poolside for all along with a round of tambola, hosted by Sharad.

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Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka from 7 Dec

NDTV Imagine’s new reality show, Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka is all set to take its position as it goes on air from next month and that too on a prime time slot. Ravi Kissen will be seen as a host and dost in the show.

“The show is going on air from December 7 at 9:30 pm and will be a daily, from Monday to Thursday,” chirps the source.

The show promise to be a unique journey with a mix of well known Film & TV celebrities, sports stars, politicians, who will discover the truth of their past lives and address their present day apprehensions, fears and anxieties.

It can be termed as a combination of Reality (therapy sessions with a renowned therapist) and dramatic recreations of the images that flash in the minds of the celebrity. The guest list includes Sushmita Sen, Sanjay Dutt, Celina Jaitely, Shekhar Suman, Karishma Kapoor and many more.

So viewers watch out for another exciting drama which will keep you glued to your TV sets.

Grandparents arrive on Pati Patni Aur Woh

The couples at Pati Patni and Woh were sent a letter along with the photo instructing them to meet their guest at 5pm for a tea party.

Who can ever forget the unconditional love of doting grandparents, who pamper us rotten by stuffing us with our favorite food, who put us to sleep with stories of kingdoms far far away and not to forget our loving shield that protected us when we were just about to get spanked by our parents?

These are fond memories that bring tears of joy in everyone’s eyes. With the teenagers gone, it is now time for the grandparents to come into the lives of our celebrities. A letter along with the photo of the grandparent ordained to stay with the couple was sent to the five homes instructing them to meet their guest

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Pati Patni aur Woh | Teenagers write essay on Parenting

Pati Patni aur Woh | write essay on Parenting

In this episode of Pati Patni aur Woh, there is a big hue and cry over Debina’s daughter’s clothes and all the teenagers don’t like the essay task, which is given to them.

The episode starts with a letter that instructs that the men-folk have to go to work today. And the women-folk have to take care of the teenagers, during the day.

Rakhi’s daughter wears Rakhi’s top without asking her. She is quiet upset at this intrusion but couldn’t complain much. Mostly all the mothers devise a strategy of going tit-for-tat with their children. They say that since their children are wearing their clothes without asking them so they are also going to do the same. Debina is very keen to wear her daughter’s earrings as she says that she has very good accessories.

Then a letter comes which asks all the children to write a 500-word essay in Hindi on good parenting. Needless to say, any teenager does not like this task and they all try to pass the buck to their parents or others but are hardly successful. Aditya knows Hindi very well, but tries his best to fool Mouni just to harass her. He finishes the essay and asks Rakhi to judge it when she comes visiting to their house.

There is a big hue and cry over clothes for Debina’s daughter whose luggage got misplaced and she has no clothes to wear. Debina tries her best to make her wear their own clothes but is not successful. Finally her original mother sniffs out the luggage and comes to the rescue. She scolds Debina for the bad treatment of her daughter , but Debina too, holds her ground.

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Gaurav insecure as teen finds Mouni hot

Seems like Gaurav’s magic over his children has vanished. After his pre-teen Sarthak, on the reality show Pati Patni Aur Woh, walked out of the house after a disagreement, Gaurav is at loggerheads with another kid in his care. This time, it is him and his teen Aditya who strongly disapprove of each other.

While Gaurav and Mouni are having a special out-of-home dinner with the other couples, their teen Aditya checks out Gaurav’s closet and rummages through his jackets trying them on for size. When Gaurav and Mouni return home, they are a bit taken aback at seeing the 18-and-a-half year old, tall Aditya because they expected to be sent a 15-16 year-old kid. On the other hand, Aditya kept referring to Mouni as ‘hot’ which agitated Gaurav even more.

Gaurav repeatedly tries to set boundaries for Aditya, making sure that Aditya realizes that the master bedroom belongs to him and Mouni and that he is to stay away from there. Aditya tries to talk about pocket money and night deadlines and is not happy with Gaurav’s “Hitler” like tendency of imposing rules and limitations on him.

The fact that Gaurav and Aditya are not very fond of each other is evident from their behavior. We suspect Gaurav’s arraogance could be because he is insecure as Aditya is not much older than Mouni!

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Teenagers create panic for their parents on Pati Patni aur Woh

Teenagers have entered the households of the trying-to-be parents and they are creating complete havoc in their well-settled lives. Debina and Gurmeet entered their house to find Debina’s perfume bottle lying empty and possibly the teenager in their house Agrima had splashed it all around the house as she felt that the house is stinking. Debina was quiet upset at this, and her anxiety levels increased further when Agrima announced to them that her luggage had been misplaced and she had no clothes to wear.

Debina asked her to choose between wearing and daily washing her dress or she could wear her own clothes. Agrima wanted them to buy new clothes for her. But they were not ready for it at all. Later Debina involves her in vacuuming the house, which mysteriously upsets her even further, and she cries in the bathroom. Gurmeet goes and consoles her and tries his best to strike up a friendship with her.

In Gaurav’s house, Aditya comes who is an 18-year-old student and who has the hots for Mouni. Gaurav can sense that and tries his best to shield Mouni from him, and asks her to go upstairs while they settle it out. Aditya also has a little tiff about cleanliness and organization of the house and about his pocket money issues with Gaurav.

Meanwhile in Shilpa’s house there are 2 teenage boys, both of them are very talented. One is an amazing guitar player whereas the other is a good dancer. In Juhi’s house, their teenager Alankrita cooks up a dinner for them and also tries to clean up the house a bit.

Will Rakhi-Elesh throw out teen

Rakhi Sawant is well-known for her short temper and sharp tongue and Elesh Parujanwala is perceived as Mr Cool by everyone.

But on Pati, Patni Aur Woh, the couples have to undergo a lot of stress taking care of the kids and earning their livelihood, which brings out their real face.

With Rakhi and Elesh having a heart to heart talk over a special out-of-home dinner; their teen ‘Sakshi’ enters their house. Sakshi Bhayana, aged 18 years , hails from Delhi, is an absolute brat and is very difficult to deal with. In Rakhi and Elesh’s absence, she gets herself acquainted with the house and does a little rearranging.

Sakshi begins her alarming display of rebellion by throwing the house rules that Elesh and Rakhi had prepared on the floor. Next, she hits the kitchen and throws fruits all over and pistachio shells on the floor. She finds the TV remote control and flings the batteries helter-skelter. Not content with her tomfoolery, she decides to take her act to Rakhi and Elesh’s bedroom, throws Rakhi’s clothes out of the closet and arranges her own clothes. All this mayhem in the house compelled Elesh, who is otherwise known for his calm and controlled nature, to lose his temper. Seizing the opportunity with Sakhi in the bathroom, they locked her in and checked her handbag and this did not go well with Sakshi at all.

An enormous fight breaks out between the couple and their teen with their vocal decibels hitting the roof; she refuses to follow the house rules and curtly answers Elesh and Rakhi. After the disregard for food and property, for Elesh the disrespect of him and Rakhi is the last straw! He immediately packs her clothes and throws her bags down asking her sternly and angrily to leave the house that very moment. When contacted, Sakshi said, “I knew my behavior would create a stir, but I never thought Elesh would lose his temper so badly, I though Rakhi’s temper would hit the ceiling.”

With Elesh being acknowledged for his calm behavior, contrary to his hot-tempered counterpart Rakhi’s many mood swings, it comes as a surprise that he completely lost his cool! Will Sakshi and Elesh make-up or will Sakshi leave the house for good?

Rakhi Sawant calms down Elesh

Elesh Parujanwala is known for his calm and composed attitude where as Rakhi is recognized for her hot temper. But this time things seem to turn upside down with the entry of the adults in Pati Patni Aur Woh. Sakshi Bhayana from the fame of Splitsvilla will be entering as the daughter of Elesh and Rakhi in the show. “Her entry is going to be dhamakedar in the show as the janta will see her throwing her weight around in front of Rakhi,” utters our khabroo.

“Sakshi just entered the house and messed up everything from kitchen to the bedroom. She threw all the clothes of Rakhi from the wardrobe and just pushes her stuffs inside. This does irritate the drama queen but she takes it very calmingly where as Elesh could not handle the situation. He just ordered Sakshi to get out of the house,” adds the source.

Rakhi was cool and trying to solve problems between Elesh and Saskhi. “Rakhi was playing the mediator between the two and at the end she was successful too. Finally she stopped Saskshi from leaving the house and also made Elesh understood about their responsibilities,” concludes the source. There is lot more in the coming week as these jodi gears up to fight with their toughest phase of the journey in the show. Let’s see who comes out with flying
colours.

Claudia and Pravesh spend time inside Bigg Boss 3 Jail

Pravesh Rana was brought to Bigg Boss 3 with the hope that he will become a hot choice among the female contestants and add more spice to the show. He has just begun his ground work. Pravesh's first target is Claudia Ciesla. Yes, he has started flirting with the German beauty. The BiggBoss 3 jail served as a platform for them to bring them closer.

When Bigg Boss found Claudia and Pravesh talking in English for a long time, he did not waste time and sent them to jail. They both tried to know each other, played games and spent some good time inside.

Although Clauduia was upset and found it tough to cope with the pressure of being in the jail with a guy, Pravesh was just enjoying. He got what he wanted. He tried to become more closer to Claudia and don't be surprised if Claudia accepts him as his best confidante in the coming weeks. Let's wait and watch.

The Bigg Boss housemates celebrated Rohit Verma's birthday in a unique way. It was a surprise for Rohit, but he was in a state of shock, when the housemates led by Vindu abducted him and dropped in the birthday party. The drama and entertainment on Bigg Boss 3 will continue...

Rakhi plays mediator in Pati Patni Aur Woh

Elesh Parujanwala is known for his calm and composed attitude where as Rakhi is recognized for her hot temper. But this time things seem to turn upside down with the entry of the adults in Pati Patni Aur Woh.

Saakshi Bhayana from the fame of Splitsvilla will be entering as the daughter of Elesh and Rakhi in the show. “Her entry is going to be dhamakedar in the show as the janta will see her throwing her weight around in front of Rakhi,” utters our khabroo.

“Saakshi just entered the house and messed up everything from kitchen to the bedroom. She threw all the clothes of Rakhi from the wardrobe and just pushes her stuffs inside. This does irritate the drama queen but she takes it very calmingly where as Elesh could not handle the situation. He just ordered Saakshi to get out of the house,” adds the source.

Rakhi was cool and trying to solve problems between Elesh and Saaskhi. “Rakhi was playing the mediator between the two and at the end she was successful too. Finally she stopped Saaskshi from leaving the house and also made Elesh understood about their responsibilities,” concludes the source.

There is lot more in the coming week as these jodi gears up to fight with their toughest phase of the journey in the show. Let’s see who comes out with flying colours.

Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka Promo

Neelima Azeem on 'Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka'

Star names are speculated to be on NDTV Imagine show 'Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka'. Thus far the likes of Sanjay Dutt, Shekhar Suman, Sushmita Sen and Karisma Kapur have agreed to come on the show. Add Neelima Azeem’s name to it.

The ex-wife of Pankaj Kapur and Shahid's mother is said to be shooting for the show this evening.

"Neelima Azeem has signed for the show. I n fact, she's shooting today. Names of Bipasha Basu and Neil Nitin Mukesh were doing the rounds but they are not there on the show," said a source.

Neelima Azeem remained unavailable for comment. Meanwhile, Navjot Sidhu is another name that was doing the rounds but the former cricketer has refused that he's part of the show.

"The channel hasn't approached me directly. They spoke to one of my friends but thereafter, I haven't heard a word from them. So, they first need to make an offer," said Sidhu.

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Narayani won't hurt her ex's girl Mouni

In yesterday's episode of Pati, Patni Aur Woh, TV actor Gaurav Chopra's ex-girlfriend Narayani Shastri walked in with choreographer Saroj Khan as a special judge for a dance competition.

On seeing her, Gaurav's current flame TV actress Mouni Roy (and the guy himself) seemed jittery and shaken. When we contacted Narayani, she said, "I don't know why people make such a big issue out of it. Gaurav and I have known each other for donkey's years. We are extremely close friends and I still maintain that. Mouni is like my younger sister. I will never do anything to hurt them."

Then why were they taken by surprise on the show? "The channel asked me to come on the show and I accepted. And if Gaurav and Mouni looked shocked, they know the reason better. It could also be a brilliant editing job, maybe an attempt from the channel to garner TRPs."

But Mouni hasnt been very kind to Narayani when confronted by media. Narayani irritably adds, "The media must be asking Mouni questions which upset her. In a fit of anger or stress, she may have said things that I'm sure she didn't mean."

Well, whatever the case Narayani, even you seem hassled... Hope it's not because of your guy (oops, best friend!) dating your 'younger sister'!

Was Narayani partial towards Gaurav

Pati Patni Aur Woh is gearing up for a competition between the families which will be judged by the dance maestro Saroj Khan and Narayani Shashtri. There were two families who took away the cake.

“Firstly there was a competition between the children where Parth, the child of Gurmeet and Debina won the title from Saroj Khan,” chirps the source.

Explaining more on their acts, our khabroo verbalize, “Saroj ji gave Parth a nick name that of Monkey and praised the duo by stating that they make the best parents as they understood the capacity of their child and accordingly choreographed the song.”

There were three levels of competition where in firstly the children performed and the next were between the ladies. The last was the contest between the families where all performed.

Narayani was the second judge in the show which was like a shock for Mouni. “Mouni was taken a back when she came to know about Narayani but at the end it seemed to be a family affair when the latter declared Gaurav’s family as a winner in the competition,” adds the source.

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Monica Bedi, Sreeshant, Celina Jaitley and Aditya Pancholi are the next few celebs who have been approached to be part of Raaz Pichhle Janam

Monica Bedi, Sreeshant, Celina Jaitley and Aditya Pancholi are the next few celebs who have been approached to be part of Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka

Are you troubled by dreams that sort of indicate to a bad memory that comes from your past life? Are you confused with certain situations that haunt you which you fear are related to your past life? Well, Imagine's upcoming show Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka seems to be the answer!!

Lot of celebrity names like Karisma Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Shekhar Suman, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sushmita Sen who have been approached for the show, have made the rounds in media reports.

And the list does not end here, as the latest is that Celina Jaitley, Monica Bedi, Sreeshant, Aditya Pancholi have been approached as contestants for the show.

"The main criteria for a commoner or a celebrity to be part of this show is to have some sort of memory or illusion or bad dream that troubles him/her. Lot of celebrities including Aditya Pancholi, Celina Jaitley, Monica Bedi, Sreeshant have been approached for the show. Talks are on with them".

Ravi Kissen who said, "I don't want to get into the contestants' names. All I can tell you is that I play the mediator between the contestant and the doctor, Trupti Jayin. I will ask the person about his/her problems, and then lead them to the doctor, who will start with the meditation course. After this is done, I will try to make the person feel good".

The show is expected to launch on NDTV Imagine in the last week of November.

Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee are learning horse-riding

Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee earlier seen in NDTV Imagine's Ramayan and presently in Pati Patni aur Woh are learning horse-riding. But the thing is Gurmeet is having a tough time learning it while Debina's well-behaved mare has her learning horse-riding the easy way…

Gurmeet grumbles, "My horse Stalin has a mind of his own. The first few days of training, the horse was well-behaved, probably because the trainer was there along with me. But once the trainer gave me the reins to control he just went for a mad dash. Guess where he landed up taking me? At the creek near four bungalows! As a result I now have scraped fingers and knuckles. But I still haven't given up trying to control the horse (laughs)."

But Debina, on other hand, is happy because her mare Krrish is a gentle lady who listens to all the commands and prefers to only trot stylishly. Laughs Debina, "Initially I used to be so very scared. Guru (aka Gurpreet) would coax me into trying and I would keep screaming 'bhagwaan ke liye mujhe niche utar do' (for God's sake get me down). But now I can ride my horse! I think soon I will be an expert. I just hope when I'm proudly displaying my horse-riding skills Guru doesn't keep struggling to get his horse out without his stable boy."

Even in Pati, Patni aur Woh, Debina was very happy to have a dog at home. "In reality, I have always been scared of animals but somehow keeping a dog was a beautiful experience. It changed my perception," she smiles.

Gurmeet and Debina are learning horse riding from Abbas Mastan's action Director Moses. Both have already mastered kick boxing, dancing and aerobics.

Mouni Roy-Narayani Shastri's face-off

It was a moment of tremendous discomfort for Gaurav Chopra and Mouni Roy when they came out on the stage to perform in their TV reality show Pati Patni Aur Woh. They found out that Gaurav's ex-girlfriend Narayani Shastri was the special judge on that day. Sources said that Gaurav's new girl Mouni was quite jittered and somewhat lost her confidence when her eyes met Narayani's.

The insider said, "The news of the dance competition between the families got all the celebrity mommies busy. They were thrilled as this was a golden opportunity for them to show their talent. However, they got nervous when they came to know that Saroj Khan would judge the competition. Amidst the exhilaration and tension, the only person who was uncomfortable was Mouni as she came to know that Narayani (her beau's ex-flame) would be the co- judge along with Saroj."

The source added, "Earlier, during the shoot, Mouni had caught Gaurav making telephone calls to Narayani. Inspite of Gaurav's persistent efforts, Mouni wasn't convinced about his intentions. Now, to add to her agony Narayani was on the show. Her mind was filled with anxiety and speculations about what could be cooking between the two. She was no longer interested in the competition and was keener to keep an eye on them to find what was on. She somewhat lost her confidence but as a performer she had to perform."

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Karisma Kapoor to Reveal Secrets of her Past Life on ‘Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka’

Karisma Kapoor will reveal the secrets of her past life’ for NDTV Imagine’s upcoming show ‘Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka’ , yesterday she shot for the show in which she was hypnotized and was asked questions about the secrets of her past life, reportedly Karisma was shocked to know the secrets of her past life.

NDTV Imagine a rapidly growing TV channel in India will air a reality show called ‘Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka’. The contestants in this show will be hypnotized to speak out the secrets about their past lives.

The show will be a weekly show with 26 episodes.

A close source informs, “Till now, there are only 26 episodes allotted for the show and Sushmita Sen is the first contestant of the show followed by Sanjay Dutt.Karisma Kapoor shot for the show yesterday and she was shocked with the revelations of her past life”.

The source says, “Yes, the producers are putting in a huge amount and tell me tell you, this show will become one of the best shows ever seen on television”

Sarthak walks out on papa Gaurav

First it was Juhi Parmar and Sachin Shroff, who decided to walk out as they did not approve of some of the rules of the show. This time it is the kids who are walking out on their parents. Sarthak, who was being looked after by Gaurav Chopra and Mouni Roy decides to be difficult. First he locks Gaurav out of the house and then, he intentionally drops a bag near Gaurav’s foot. Gaurav on the other hand deals with the situation with maturity and patience. Understanding adolescent psychology, he tells Sarthak that he is on the show to have fun. They can be friends and enjoy, but if he chooses to misbehave, then he can leave.

This greatly annoys Sarthak. He takes his bags and leaves. Sarthak’s mother who had been watching all this from the preview bay does not support her son. She asks him to return and apologise to Gaurav. Gaurav gives Sarthak a warm welcome and lends forward a hand of friendship. All the unpleasantness is soon forgotten. The duo patch up and go out swimming together. For all this and more, watch Pati Patni aur Woh today at 10:30 pm only on NDTV Imagine.