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From the moment Anil Kapoor bought the Indian Version official rights of the famous American T.V Series 24, The Trade, Press, Media and Viewers started drawing certain comparisons. Some started comparing Anil Kapoor with Keifer Sutherland, while others started analyzing Indian Viewer's acceptance towards the show. Anil Kapoor's '24' premiered its first episode tonight at 10 pm on Colors. It also replaced the popular comedy show, Comedy Nights With Kapil.So how is the show? Will it shatter all Daily Soap records with its TRP? Will 24 bring a new revolution in the history of Indian Television? Can 24 become a platform where a T.V watching viewer starts accepting big stars on small screen (On a Serial Format, of course and not in some Game or Reality based shows)?The serial's first episode starts with an explanation from its protagonist Jai Singh Rathod (Anil Kapoor) where he explains how India has faced some major terrorist attacks and for which Indian Government has formed ATU (Anti-Terrorist Unit) to protect our country from any such future damages. Jai Singh Rathod is the head of this ATU.Jai Singh Rathod is celebrating his wife Trisha Rathod's (Tisca Chopra) birthday along with his daughter Kiran (Sapna Pabbi). Jai get's a call from Nikita Rai (Mandira Bedi) who is a government agent at ATU. The minute Jai reaches the ATU Wing, He is informed about a serious threat on PoliticianAditya Singhania (Neil Bhoopalam) who is a Prime-Ministerial candidate and a youth icon. Aditya Singhania's life is in danger. Jai (While his way to ATU) get's a call from Wasim Khan (Anupam Kher) who is a Research and Analysis wing (RAW) officer informing about a "Rat" in ATU wing.Irritated by his father's behavior, Kiran goes out to party with her friends without informing her mother. The result is she goes missing.Aditya Singhania is ready to take his oath the next day with a prepared speech by his Mother (Anita Raj). But all hell breaks loose when he gets an immediate call from a T.V Channel head (Suchitra Pillai) who informs him about some of his dark crime which he committed 12 years back.A contract Killer is on his way from Thailand but killed in the Flight itself by another Femme Fatale. The Indian adaptation of '24', retains all the elements of the international series, the real-time, pulse-pounding, fast-paced format with split screens and complex interweaving storylines, with 24 episodes capturing 24 hours.Director Abhinay Deo does full justice with his dedicated direction along with tight screenplay by writers Rensil D'Silva and Milan Milaap Zaveri. This one does not at all looks like a T.V Series but it looks like a One Hour feature film on TV. Full marks to the Direction, Writing and Production team for creating a wonderful extravaganza on small screen. Performance wise, The show totally belongs to the one and only Anil Kapoor who makes you sit tight without touching your Remote Control buttons with his charm and persona. Keifer Sutherland as Jack Bauer might have been good there, but here Anil Kapoor is extra-ordinarily amazing as Jai Singh Rathod. Tisca Chopra, Anupam Kher, Mandira Bedi are superb in their respective parts. Neil Bhoopalam is just outstanding as Aditya Singhania and trust me, this first season belongs to him after Jai Singh Rathod. We are yet to see Shabana Azmi, But it was nice to see Anita Raj in a mind blowing role after a long time. Special mention to the actress who played Femme Fatale, The one who killed the contract killer and jumps from the flight. She hardly had 10 minutes in the First Episode, but she made her presence felt real strong.It is reported, some major channels initially refused to buy the idea of Indian Version of 24, At least not until Colors swooped in. I am very much sure those channels now regret it. I really have no clue or will not lay a challenge if 24 beats other Thrillers running strongly on other TV Channels with huge TRP's, But 24 will be the most exciting, The most talked about and the most interesting TV Mini Series India has ever produced.Prepare yourself on every Fridays and Saturdays at 10pm for a Thrilling roller coaster ride of 24 as this one is most Powerful, Gripping and an Honest show you will ever come across.

Recently buzz had that Rajkummar Rao was ousted from upcoming film NH10, as actress and co-producer Anushka Sharma was not happy with him being the leading hero. For those unaware, Anushka is co-producing the action thriller with Phantom Films.Meanwhile, clearing the air regarding Anushka’s interference, Rao, 29, said that the decision to leave the project was mutual, and Anushka has nothing to do with this.  "I never signed NH 10 officially. I was supposed to do it. Then it got delayed. Then I moved on to other films like Kai Po Che and Shahid. Then I started working on another film. I can't do two films at the same time. I prefer doing one film at a time," said Rajkummar."So it was a mutual decision. I share a very good relation with the team. I think Anushka is also a very sensible girl. She is a really good actor and I don't think she will do anything like that," he added. It is said that it was Anushka’s call to replace Rajkummar with actor Neil Bhoopalam, who is currently seen in Anil Kapoor's 24.However, Rao says he has no issues with Anushka at all. Let’s hope the peace continues!

After shaking her leg on 2012’s hit number Fevicol Se, Kareena Kapoor is offered to play lead in Dabangg series in its 10th part. The protagonist of the film Salman Khan, currently seen as a popular host of Bigg Boss, expressed his wish to cast the actress in the 10th edition of the film.Kareena, who went to promote her upcoming film Gori Tere Pyaar Mein in Bigg Boss, along with Imran Khan, was seen in a very jolly mood with Salman Khan, whom she had also shared screen in Bodyguard. Salman gave them a warm welcome on his show and spoke to them about their upcoming movie.On a funny moment, Kareena started pulling Salman's leg and got him a script of Dabangg 10. She requested Salman to cast her as the lead in its tenth sequel. Salman started laughing and instantly accepted her offer. Further, Salman put Kareena in a fix by asking her who is her favourite Khan. After thinking for a while, Kareena confronted Salman by telling him that he is not her favourite Khan. Salman then poked fun by saying that he knew she would chose Saif Ali Khan over him considering she is a pativrata patni.After this Khan war, Salman took Kareena and Imraan inside the house through ME TV and introduced them to all the contestants. The housemates were delighted to see Kareena and Imraan and requested them to come and meet them inside the house as well. Kareena couldn't stop praising Armaan and told him that he is her favorite contestant. She also told him that her mother is an avid follower of Bigg Boss and is also a big fan of Andy.Punit Malhotra’s directorial Gori Tere Pyar Mein is releasing on November 22.

Showman Entertainment Mohammed Fasih along with Percept live Harindra Singh is back with another feet tapping experience for the music lover –BollyBoom. They launched World First Bollywood Electro Music Festival and hosted a grand musical party at Hype, Worli where Sonu Nigam, Salim- Sulaiman and DJ Lloyd presented the all new Bollywood electro music. Sonu Nigam was seen giving a bombastic performance and sung his hits with the mix of electro music which made people go grove on their feet, he said, “This music will set a benchmark in live entertainment and will have state of the art technology which will add a new facet in enhancing the music lovers experience.” Shama Sikander and Alex o’ Neil raised the temperature of the party through their moves. Vindu Dara singh was seen dancing with his beautiful wife Dina Umarova. Kabir Bedi, Gulshan Grover were seen chatting and bonding with Padmini Kolhapure.Showman Entertainment is the pioneer in having best night life events across the globe having partnered in Asia's biggest Music festival with Percept Live. Mohammed Fasih was seen talking and discussing with Harindra Singh, he said, “BollyBoom will give the music lovers a chance to celebrate this infusion of electronic music with popular Bollywood numbers.”Talking about Bollyboom Harindra Singh said, “I am Happy to present Bollyboom world first Electro Music Festival. This live entertainment will, for the first time, give millions of Bollywood fans an experienced to partake in live music.”The event witness blissful performance by duo Salim- Sulaiman who was all set to bring the house down with their awesome music. They said, “It’s a blend of trance, Hip-Hop, electro funk, sufi among others. There will be an infusion of electronic beats that promise to take the Bollywood music to another level.”The stage was set; the lights were lit up with the LED screen and the ambience which looked pretty impressive. DJ Lloyd sparks the fire on the stage through his mind-blowing electro music performance which makes the audience crazy. Bollywood actress Vidya Malvade was seen shaking his legs and experienced the blend of music.Others who were seen enjoying the party are Rohit Roy, Candy Brar, Nisha Jamwal, Sophy Khan, Vikas Bhalla, Anup Soni, Reshma D’souza, Naved Jaffery, Sudhanshu Pandey, Rehan Shah, Arjun Bijlani, Poonam Dhillon and Satish Reddy. The party went on till wee hours. Overall a fantastic BollyBoom Night.