Antakshari...the great challenge.

Gajendrra readies Antakshari- The Great Challenge
http://www.tellychakkar.com//y2k6/dec/27dec/news_star.php



After tasting success with shows like Nach Baliye and The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Star One is now ready roll out Antakshari -The Great Challenge to sustain audience's interest in the channel.


This innovative and exciting format, which captures the passion the Indian audiences have for music, is being produced by Gajendrra Siingh. This time around, the challenge for the channel as well as the producer will be to bring home the show in a new avatar from its earlier version that was a roaring hit.


Interestingly, Singh whose name is almost synonymous with Zee's Sansui Antakshari and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, promises an exciting mix of programming style while retaining its trademark flavour. Annu Kapur, the man synonymous with Antakshari, will host this musical extravaganza.


Elaborating on his new innings with Star, Gajendrra says "I am not concerned whether the channel caters to a niche or general audience. My only interest is to draw a whole range of audience's from 8 to 80 years old to watch the show. This is a new beginning for me since I have been associated with Zee for a long time now. Though, I have a great regard for Zee as they gave me the initial platform that I needed"

The show will go on air from the first week of February and the female host has not been finalized at the moment. Says Annu Kapur the host of the show, "We will try to retain the old format with some new add-on's. And I am pretty confident that the show will be a great success since the language of music appeals to one and all."


Ajay Vidyasagar, Executive Vice President Marketing & Communication Star India, considers the new show as Star One's gift to its audience. About Star One's success the Star honcho remarks, "With Antakshari, our aim is to gain a new audience base in the crowded marketplace of programming. The new show will offer a musical layer beneath which would run an interactive ring that would form a bond with the audience and the participants."


Gajendrra Siingh and Annu Kapur's coming together does create a lot of interest around the show since they have jointly scripted success stories in the past too. With the Jodi No 1 of the antakshari-world back again, we should expect a nothing less than sheer entertainment.

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Makeover time Zee wants to do it first 😆

http://in.news.yahoo.com/061226/32/6aly5.html

By Hindustan Times
Wednesday December 27, 02:12 AM
Zee TV's Antakshari will see three changes in its new season starting December 29 -the show finds a new host in stand-up comedian Sunil Pal, a new title tune and a new name for the show - Titan Antakshari. Pal's co-host for the show will be Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 contestant Himani Kapoor.

Zee is in a hurry to bring it on air before the show's original creator Gajendrra Siingh beams his yet-to-be named show on Star Plus. After a series of hurried auditions, the shoots for the first episode began from December 20. GN Shrisha is the director and Khalid is the scriptwriter/creative director. The three teams - Deewane, Mastane and Parwane - continue but with a twist. In keeping with the World Cup mood, the episodes will have a competitive edge. The three popular bahus of Zee serials-Prachi Desai, Rajshree Thakur and Divyanka - appear in the first episode as captains for each of the teams.

The marks earned by each team will be then be carried forward till the end of 10 preliminary episodes. In each episode, the highest-scoring contestant will get the 'Man/Woman of the match'. The three captains will be allowed to choose their teams at the semi-final level, with a lot of twists to follow till the grand finale.


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Indi-yeah's always upto sumthin' reallyy great..always..!!! from showing up new talents,to reviving something old..and givin; it new shades!!
India's always into sumthin; really stupendous !!
way 2 goo!

so Antakshari is coming to Zee TV after all...thanks for all the articles