Television

After theatre, films and TV shows, veteran actor Kabir Bedi has joined the cast of an upcoming show about the life and teachings of Gautam Buddha. Bedi will play a monk in the show based on the historic facts of Buddha.

Barkha Bisht Sengupta is returning to TV after two years with Parvarrish, on which she will play a mother to teenagers. The 33-year-old will replace Rupali Ganguly, who quit the show due to her pregnancy. She discusses her comeback, film career and being written about for her washboard abs.

Walking out of a show after committing to it could be a tough decision to take, but Neha Marda chose to do it anyway. And she had her reasons too. She had signed the lead role in Pratigya season 2, but, she took up a cameo in Mahadev. In this candid interview, she reveals her side of the story.

During a recent shoot of a TV commercial, actress Yami Gautam left the crew impressed with her delivery of Arabic language. Apart from Hindi, she was required to speak in Tamil and Arabic for the ad.

She ruled many hearts with her strong portrayal of Ammaji from the popular TV soap, Na Aana Is Des Laado and now actor Meghna Malik is quite excited about showing her dancing prowess in the upcoming season of celebrity dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Priyanka Chopra, who made her singing debut with the single, In my city, last year, is leaving no stone unturned to amass fans not only in India, but in the US as well. Recently, her song was featured on the popular music reality show, American Idol.

In India, it’s always been the Australian MasterChef that’s been the big hit, with its trio of celebrity judges, particularly Matt Preston.

Candice Glover, a soul singer from rural South Carolina, was named “American Idol” on Thursday, becoming the first female singer to win the television singing competition since 2007.

Series will chronicle ethnomusicologist Jacob Edgar’s travels in India

Shaan, who has proved his singing prowess over the years, is now ready to flaunt his dancing ability to the world.