Top Television channels in India

Television Audience Media (TAM) research data released top television channels across various segments for the week ended March 8. NDTV Imagine dropped to fifth place after its successful debut while DD1 gained massively along with NDTV 24×7. Times Now also lost viewership ratings in the english news space.

TAM Ratings:

English News channels:

1. NDTV 24×7
2. Times Now.

Hindi general entertainment:
1. Star Plus is in massive lead.
2. Zee TV.
3. Doordarshan1.
4. Sony Entertainment.
5. NDTV Imagine.

Hindi movie segment:

1. Sony Max (31.5%)
2. Zee Cinema.

CNBC remains top business channel while TV9 is the number one telugu news channel.

Source: TAM and Business Standard.

Big Flicks: Online movie downloading service from Reliance

Reliance Entertainment launched online movie downloading service, BigFlicks, targeting NRIs. BigFlicks currently have 200 movie titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi and English languages. It will offer 1,000 movies for downloading within 2-3 months and 2,000 titles within 1 year. Cost for downloading a movie varies from $4.49 to $19.99.
BigFlicks.com mainly targets NRIs residing in United States, Canada, UK, Australia, West Asia and Europe. Biggest constraint for this service in India is slow internet speeds. It is almost difficult to download an entire movie on our internet connections. In India, it will offer physical lending of CDs and DVDs by opening 100 stores in top 50 cities. BigFlicks will launch first stores in Hyderabad, Pune and Chandigarh. It also offers door delivery service in Indian cities.

Requirements:

1. BigFlicks provides its proprietary download manager to download movies.
2. Internet connection speed is at least 612 kbps.
3. Windows media player is required.
4. 1.5 GB free space on your hard drive is required.
5. You can watch movies while downloading.

Visit BigFlicks website for more information.

Obituary: Bollywood music composer O.P.Nayyar (1926-2007)

Hindi movie music director O.P.Nayyar died of heart attack in thane at his residence. He was 81. He is famous for his melodious and sensuous songs. He single handedly resurrected the career of Asha Bhosle in 1950’s. He is more famous for not recording a single song with Lata Mangeshkar.

He composed music for a Telugu movie “Nirajanam” in 1980’s. He mesmerised Telugu music lovers with this movie. Bollywood directors failed to utilize him properly in 80’s and 90’s as it happened in the case of another legend R.D.Burman.

Profile of O.P.Nayyar:

• Name: Omkar Prasad Nayyar.


• Born in Lahore in 1926.


• He first composed back ground music for Kaneez.


• First movie in his music direction isAasmaan in 1952.


• His first successful movie as music director is Guru Dutt’s Aar Paar.


• Naya Daur is the best movie in his glittering career.


• Nayyar’s favorite singers are Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt and Md. Rafi.


• Nayyar-Asha combination ruled the Bollywood music industry in 1957-59.
  

Best movie songs of O.P.Nayyar:

1. Aaiye meherban baithiye (Howrah Bridge)
2. Babuji dheere chalna
3. Thandi hawa kaali ghata
4. Mera naam Chin Chin Chu
5. Pukarta Chala Hoon Mein
6. Ello main Hari Piya (Aar Paar)
7. Zara haule haule chalo more sajna
8. Ek pardesi mera dil
9. Isharon isharon mein
10. Kahin Pe Nigahen Kanhi Pe Nishana
11. Jaaiye aap kahan jayenge
12. Yeh hai Bambai meri jaan

Best Hindi movies in his music direction:

1. Aar Paar
2. Naya Daur
3. Baaz
4. Mr and Mrs 55
5. Tumsa Nahin Dekha
6. Howrah Bridge
7. Phagun
8. Kashmir Ki Kali
9. Mere Sanam
10. CID

Though, he physically left us, he will remain for ever in our hearts with his melodies.

Please share your opinion on this music legend.

Bollywood Actress Amisha Patel Profile

Indian actress Amisha Patel is one of the under rated actress in Bollywood. Her performance in Badri (Telugu movie) illustrates that Bollywood failed to utilize her talent. Though her first movie Kaho Naa Pyar Hai created a sensation in the hindi film history, She failed to reach the top heroine status. Profile of Amisha Patel:

Favorite Actor: Salman Khan

Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts

Favorite Singer: Jagjit Singh

Favorite Movie: Khayamat Se Khayamat Thak and Dilwale Dulhania Jayenge

Surprise Hobbie: Bathing more than 3-4 times.

Her favorite Book: A Bridge across forever

Amisha routinely shops for Hand Bags

Ferrari is the favorite car of Amisha Patel.

I like sensitive males and sense of humour

Best friend: Vikram Bhatt

Favorite City: Paris

Amisha Patel likes her hair and smile.

Amisha believes in God and rituals.

Her weakness is lack of patience (in her opinion).

Please comment on Amisha Patel profile.