One woman army
Surbhi Jyoti surprised her critics and the viewers alike with her performance as Zoya and her successful transition to playing Zoya’s daughter Sanam post the 20 year leap on Zee TV’s Qubool Hai. The talented actor is once again gearing up to surprise the audience with her acting prowess as she will soon be seen in an exciting double role in the show, that of Sanam’s twin sister Seher — a con woman. Surbhi will don an all-new glamorous avatar and a killer attitude, thus adding an altogether new dimension to this character. With every character springing one surprise after another, Seher’s entry will lead to unimaginable twists and turns that will keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
Survival instinct
Bear Grylls will present some of the most jaw-dropping footage of great escapes and near-death experiences in an all-new, entertaining, fact-filled series — Bear Grylls Extreme Survival Caught On Camera. From the Amazon jungle to the polar ice caps, Grylls has seen and survived pretty much everything that the natural world has to throw at him – which is why, when he is blown away by a clip of human survival, you know it pushes the limits to the extreme. In this series, Bear introduces clips of real life jaw-dropping great escapes filmed by the public, in moments of extreme danger. Together with a series of experts including familiar faces such as predator expert Dave Salmoni (as featured on Animal Planet), mechanic Edd China (from Wheeler Dealers) and fellow survivalist Gary Humphrey (of Car vs Wild), Bear will examine just how they managed to survive in the face of the most difficult of circumstances.
A privileged guest
Fortunate a few get a chance to meet the legend of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan, but lucky fans likes Khushboo Singh from Ajaigarh, Madhya Pradesh, can be counted on fingertips. Being on the hot seat was a dream come true for Khusboo, however, she had a bigger request for Bachchan. Apparently, the young mother had made it to the ‘fastest finger’ first round about two years ago, unfortunately she couldn’t make it to the hot seat. As destiny would have it her newly born girl was blamed for the lost opportunity. To prove the society wrong, she vowed to name her daughter once she gets a chance to be on the KBC hot seat.
luck played in her favour and she got selected for the show again. When she narrated the story and requested AB to name her daughter, he happily obliged and named her Naveli, inspired by his grand daughter Navya Naveli. like an elder in the family, Bachchan also gifted Khusboo gold kadas for the child.
BACK TO the 70S
Singer Adam levine is set to produce a forthcoming TV mini-series about the 1970s music business. The Maroon 5 frontman, who recently made his cinematic acting debut with Begin Again, is now going to produce a programme tentatively titled The 1970s through his 222 Productions company. The series will take a look back at the music industry through the eyes of the music artists who helped create the most memorable tracks from that decade.