Barun Sobti creates History- Times Of India

It is very rightly said that in the glamour world 'no publicity is bad publicity' and thanks to few stars of the Telly land the year 2012 became thrilling and entertaining.

The Indian TV industry saw a handful of news-makers who made a lot of noise and also created news for good and bad reasons in the year 2012. Here's a list of Small Screen's newsmakers of the year 2012.

Rakhi Sawant lashes out at Arvind Kejriwal: Controversies favourite child Rakhi Sawant who was seen maintaining a distance from the entire hullabaloo couldn't stay away for too long. The item girl grabbed all the media attention as she lashed out at Arvind Kejriwal calling him a Bhagoda'.

Imam Siddiqui an overnight star: Imam Siddique, an artist choreographer, dancer, painter, poet & trainer by passion has currently become the talk of the town. His antics in the Bigg Boss house have made him an overnight star. Viewers of Bigg Boss can never forget Imam's mid-night drama inside the bigg boss when he locked Aashka and Nirahua inside the house leaving them to scream for help. Later all hell broke, as Imam showed his violent side to the viewers and started breaking the earthen pots and banging utensils against the house door. Imam's insanity forced the makers of the Bigg Boss to thrown him out of the Bigg Boss house.

Barun Sobti creates a history: The young and charming Barun Sobti who recently hogged all the limelight for quitting his popular daily Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon is basking in the glory of his current success. The news about Barun's exit from the show spread like a fire and in no time the makers were bombarded with emails and messages to retain him on the show. The young lad changed the history of Indian daily soaps as his exit, forced the makers to shut down the show.

Ram Kapoor-Sakshi Tanwar intimate moment on TV: Who said that the small screen is all about saas-bahu dramas, a minute look at these current dailies will change your perception. The myth was broken by two talented and most admired stars of TV, Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar. Their lip-lock and intimate moments in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain stunned the audiences and created a over-night hysteria amongst the trade pundits. Their on-screen lip-lock which was a part of 17 minutes long love making scene soon became viral on the web.

Aamir Khan's positive impact through Satyamev Jayate: Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan is known for doing unconventional things so how can his maiden TV project be left behind. His show not only garnered impressive numbers but also became quite prominent on the social networking sites. Aamir's efforts were applauded by every section of the society and Satyamev Jayate was the latest addition in the long list of his extraordinary projects.

Mohnish Behl the drama behind his exit: One of the most respected and loved actors of the screen Mohnish Behl suddenly made headlines but this time for wrong reason. The veteran actor has worked in some of the popular shows of the small screen like Dill Mill Gayye, Sanjeevani but his sudden exit from Sony TV's Kuch Toh Log Kahenge helped him garner more attention. Though the Production house and the channel both stated the cause of his exit as health issues but certain section of media claimed that his tantrums was the real reason behind his departure.

Niaa Sharma- Kushal Tandon caught getting cozy: The lead actors of Star Plus' Ek Haazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai were in the news for reasons beyond awards and their performances. Both Niaa Sharma and Kushal Tandon who play Maanvi and Virat in the daily reportedly got intimate and cozy on the sets of their current show. However, both the actors later denied the news stating that the news was planned by a group of people who wanted to tarnish their image.

Karan Kundra-Kritika Kamra's complicated relationship: Karan Kundra and Kritika Kamra are known for sharing a love-hate relationship. Since the time they started working on their first show Kitni Mohabbat Hai the actors have been going through a fluctuating relationship. However, after their show went off-air problems started brewing between the two finally leading to their break-up. The couple continued to play non-stop hide-and-seek with the media till the time their break-up was officially announced by Kritika Kamra. The couple was recently in news once again as their relationship was used as one of the key elements in a TV show. In fact Kratika was miffed with the way she was portrayed on 'The Serial'.

Thus, the year 2012 saw many news-makers - right from people who always make it to the headlines and some new contenders!