| Defining moments on TV in 2005 Indian Idol
The country's first Indian Idol had the nation SMSing for weeks to make Abhijeet Sawant the Idol. Suddenly everyone wanted to be a singer and not just a mere actor. Amit Sana, Rahul Vaidya, Prajakta Shukre, Ravinder Ravi and Aditi Paul became talking points as every week the audience sat glued to their sets and voted one contestant out from this Sony reality show. Viewers had not seen anything like this before. Jassi makeover
It finally happened in 2005 though it was overdue long back in the Sony soap, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin. The lovable, bush-haired bespectacled Jassi shed her braces and gawky looks step-by-step to become a hip woman of substance — and Armaan Sir just could not help but stare. Fame Gurukul's Qazi Touqeer
This Kashmiri had the audience sit up and take notice all the way to Kanyakumari. His sheer attitude along with his dreadlocks kept the show going till the finale.
He couldn't sing well initially but by the end of this Sony reality show had sung his way to people's hearts. It was because of Qazi that Fame Gurukul scored; where there had to be Gurukul, there had to be Qazi and vice-versa. Kyunki touches 1,000 mark
Five years on, this Balaji soap on Star Plus touched the 1,000 mark — not that it is the first soap on Indian television to do so. But the Virani parivaar and their antics — fake pregnancies, rising from the dead, marital rape — still has the audience wondering… what's next for Tulsi and her gang? Kaun Banega Crorepati 2
Big B finally roared in 2006 after a hiatus of three years. After a great deal of speculation, and host Amitabh Bachchan emphasising that he was committed to complete the second season of the Star Plus quiz show, Computerji was finally out of his hibernation with a brand new lifeline Flip. End of Kkusum
Soaps do wear out and finally end. More than four years and 1,000 episodes later, Balaji put a stop to Abhay and Kkusum's traumas on Sony. With three Kkusums and multiple marriages of Abhay, viewers finally bid farewell to this aam lakdi ki khaas kahaani. The Great Indian Laughter Challenge
Late night stand-ups suddenly had people break into chuckles. Unknowns from far-flung interiors of the country overnight became sensations on this Star One show as they took potshots at politicians, bar dancers and Bollywood. Pehchan kaun? became a mantra that left the viewers laughing aloud. | | | Sachin and Supriya in Nach Baliye | Nach Baliye
Talk about people having two left feet. Telly couples rock-and-rolled for that coveted 50 lakh booty on the Star One dance contest. As the couples matched steps, the viewers also had a dekko of the din the contestants raised about shocking exits and SMSing your way to success. Hello, Ruchi here! Sting operations
Though it was India TV's way of grabbing the limelight, it suddenly made sting operations the buzzword on news channels. Hello, Ruchi here, made everyone sit up — and taken notice of a new form of telly journalism. Sujal's changing
Small screen's heartthrob, Sujal played by Rajeev Khandelwal (we are talking about the character, not the actor) made an exit — finally — due to certain creative differences. The new incumbent, Gurpreet Singh failed to sizzle, as Rajeev remains Sujal forever | 
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