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MTV (Indian TV Channel)
MTV India is an Indian pay television channel specialising in music, reality and youth culture programming. It was launched in 1996 as the Indian version of MTV and is owned by Viacom 18, a joint venture operation between MTV International owner Paramount Global and Reliance Industries' TV18. Most of the programming on the channel is produced in Hindi. MTV India has its headquarters in Vile Parle in Mumbai. Related channels In 2014, Viacom 18 launched ''Pepsi MTV Indies'', an indie music and subculture channel in partnership with Pepsi Co. In 2016, MTV Indies was replaced by MTV Beats, a 24-hour music-only channel. After its launch, MTV India changed its focus on broadcasting reality series. VH1 India airs the international productions of MTV instead of airing them on MTV India, along with international music. Programming VJs Current * Anusha Dandekar * Benafsha Soonwalla * Baseer Ali * Gaelyn Mendonca * Nikhil Chinapa * Rannvijay Singh Former *Amrita Arora * Ayush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacom 18
Viacom18 Media Private Limited is an Indian media and entertainment joint venture between TV18 and Paramount Global based in Mumbai. It was founded in 2007 and owns various channels, as well as content production studios in India. History In January 2010, Viacom18 went international with the launch of Colors in United States. The channel is called Aapka Colors. In July 2010, it got into 50/50 distribution joint venture with Sun Network to form Sun 18. In December 2011, Viacom18 launched Nickelodeon Sonic, targeting young adults. In January 2014, TV18 acquired the non-Telugu language TV assets of ETV Network for ₹2,053 crore, with a permission to use ETV brand name. In March 2015, Viacom18 decided to rebrand all five non-Telugu language ETV regional general entertainment channels. ETV Marathi, ETV Gujarati, ETV Kannada, ETV Bangla and ETV Odia were rebranded into Colors Marathi, Colors Gujarati, Colors Kannada, Colors Bangla and Colors Odia respectively. The company also o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vile Parle
Vile Parle (, also known as Parle, pronounced "Parle" or "Parla"), is a neighbourhood and also the name of the railway station in the Western suburb of Mumbai. Vile Parle has a significantly strong base of Marathi and Gujarati population. It serves as the location of the first Parle factory which ceased operations in year 2016. It also houses Terminal 2 (T2) of Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. History Origin of Parle: A village named Padle near Santacruz and Irle near Andheri and the station named Vidlai Padlai led to the name Vile Parle. In this village, there was a huge colony of Christians called Padale. Current southern village region has the Bhandar Wada as an independent colony. The old road near Bhandar Wada and Padale joins the Sahar village via bullock carts. Hence there is a railway crossing at Padale. The Wadias purchased Juhu and Parle. They signed a contractual bond up to 1843. The purpose of selling these 2 villages to Mr. Wadia was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrus Broacha
Cyrus Broacha is an Indian TV anchor, theatre personality, comedian, political satirist, columnist, podcaster and author. He is also a prankster, best known for his show ''Bakra'' on MTV and his show '' The Week That Wasn't'' on CNN-News18 (formerly CNN-IBN). He also provided the voiceover as Angada in the cartoon film ''Ramayana''. Early years Broacha was born on 7 August 1971, to a Parsi father and Catholic mother. He started acting at the age of five in a school play, ''The Emperor's New Clothes''. Every year he performed and wrote for the school magazine, winning prizes for English and drama. Cyrus's family hails from modern day Pakistan, moving from Rawalpindi to Mumbai after the Partition of India. Career When Broacha was 12, he acted in his first Hindi film, ''Jalwa'', with Pankaj Parashar, starring alongside Naseeruddin Shah. The next year, he did his first professional play, ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'', under Pearl Padamsee. The press hailed him as a child prodigy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurbani Judge
Gurbani Judge, better known as VJ Bani and also Bani J, is an Indian fitness model, actress and a former MTV India presenter. She is known for participating in '' MTV Roadies 4'', '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4'' and ''Bigg Boss 10''. Career Judge started her career by competing in the reality show '' MTV Roadies 4'' where she was the 1st runner-up. She continued her collaboration with ''MTV Roadies 5''. She was also a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4''. Apart from her work on MTV, Bani also extended her performance to the big screen. She was seen in films like ''Thikka'' and ''Aap Kaa Surroor - The Real Luv Story''. In September 2016, she appeared in Navv Inder's music video ''Att Tera Yaar''. In October 2016, she was a contestant on ''Bigg Boss 10'', where she finished as the 1st runner-up. She also appeared in the web series ''Four More Shots Please!'' as Umang Singh. Personal life Judge is from Chandigarh. Her family consists of her mother Tanya and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrita Arora
Amrita Arora Ladak (born 31 January 1978) is an Indian actress, model, television presenter and video jockey (VJ), who primarily appears in Hindi-language films. Personal life and education She completed her secondary education from Swami Vivekanand School in Chembur. Her aunt, Grace Polycarp, was the principal of the school, Mumbai. She is married to Shakeel Ladak, a businessman in the construction industry in 2009. The ceremonies included a Christian wedding on 4 March 2009 followed by Mehendi on 5 March and a Muslim Nikah ceremony on 6 March 2009. They have two sons named Azaan (born on 5 February 2010) and Rayaan (born on 20 October 2012). Career Arora started her career as VJ for MTV. She made her Bollywood debut in 2002 opposite Fardeen Khan in the film, '' Kitne Door Kitne Paas'', which was not successful at the box office. Her first successful film was the action comedy, ''Awara Paagal Deewana''. A series of flops followed, among them ''Girlfriend'' (2004), ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rannvijay Singh
Ranvijay Singh Singha is an Indian actor, television personality and VJ. Ranvijay is known for his appearance in MTV Roadies, where he won the show. He was a part of the show from 2004 to 2020, earlier as a gang leader and then as a host. He also appeared in judging panel for auditions from 8: Shortcut to Hell to 18: Roadies Revolution. He made his Bollywood debut in '' Toss: A Flip of Destiny'' (2009). Ranvijay has also acted in ''London Dreams'' (2009) and ''Action Replayy'' (2010). Singha made his Punjabi movie debut in 2011, starring in Jimmy Shergill's '' Dharti''. Early life Singha's father, Iqbal Singh Singha is retired Lt. General of Indian Army and his mother Baljeet Kaur is a housewife, although his father is retired but is currently posted in Syria as the UN Force Commander, his mother is a poet in her own right. Owing to his father's transferable jobs across India, he went to nine different schools, and finally graduated from Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Chinapa
Nikhil Chinapa is an Indian DJ, host and festival curator, often credited with popularizing EDM among the youth in India. He is also known as the Father of Indian Dance Music for his various contributions towards revolutionising the outlook of Dance Music throughout the Indian Subcontinent. He has been associated with MTV India since the late 1990s and has appeared in multiple television shows including ''Roadies'' and ''Splitsvilla''. He has been instrumental in popularizing DJing as a profession and leading the music scene at the Sunburn Festival in its early years. Early life Chinapa was born in Bangalore. His father was a paratrooper in the Indian Army, and as a result he did his early education from different schools in India, including Begumpet's Hyderabad Public School, Hyderabad and Faust High School, Secundarabad, after which he studied in St. George High School Agra. He earned a degree in Architecture from BMS College of Engineering in Bangalore with a thesis on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelyn Mendonca
Gaelyn Mendonca is an Indian actress, model and VJ for MTV India. She is best known for hosting WWE Now India and MTV Hustle. Early life and education Gaelyn Mendonca was born on 5 November 1988 in Mumbai, India, and grew up in Orlem. She graduated from Carmel of St. Joseph School, and later studied economics and sociology at St. Xavier's College. For five consecutive years, she won street dance competitions at Malhar. Career Mendonca began her career as a model while attending St Xavier's College. She has walked for numerous brands, including Lakme Fashion Week. After graduating from college, she began her broadcasting career as an anchor with Good Times on the program ''Cool Quotient''. In 2013, Mendonca won the MTV VJ Hunt alongside Sunanda Wong. In the same year, she made her Bollywood debut in Rohan Sippy's ''Nautanki Saala!'' As a VJ, she has hosted several programs and covered the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In 2016, She began hosting ''MTV Roadies'' and the reality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseer Ali
Baseer Ali is an Indian model and television personality known for winning '' Splitsvilla 10'' and participating in '' Roadies Rising'' and '' Ace Of Space 2'' where he emerged as the runner-up in both the shows. Early life Ali finished his schooling from Ivy League Academy and graduated from St. Mary's College, Hyderabad. Before participating in '' Roadies Rising'', he was a YouTuber. Career Ali started his career in 2017 by participating in MTV India's '' Roadies Rising'' where he emerged as the runner up. He then participated in '' Splitsvilla 10'' and finished as the winner with Naina Singh. In 2018, he hosted ''On Road With Roadies'' for '' Roadies Xtreme'' and '' Splitsvilla 11'' with Divya Agarwal on Voot. In March 2019, he hosted ''On Road With Roadies'' on Voot for '' Roadies: Real Heroes'' with Shruti Sinha. In August 2019, he participated in MTV India's '' Ace Of Space 2''. After 72 days, he came out as the second runner up. Media Ali was ranked at No. 1 as Hydera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anusha Dandekar
Anusha Dandekar (born 9 January 1982) is an Indian-Australian MTV VJ, actress and singer, who is best known as a VJ and a host who has hosted several shows. Early life Dandekar was born in Sudan on 9 January 1982 into a Marathi family of Shashidhar and Sulabha Dandekar, originally from Pune, India. She and her sisters, actress and model Shibani Dandekar and Apeksha Dandekar grew up in Kingsgrove, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Career In 2002, at the age of 19, Dandekar moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She was cast as an anchor in MTV's ''House of Style''. She later hosted ''MTV Dance Crew'', ''MTV Teen Diva'', '' MTV News'' and ''MTV Love School'' for the network. In 2008, she won ''Best VJ'' at the Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Awards. As of 2014, Dandekar is a judge on ''India's Next Top Model'' alongside model-actress Lisa Haydon. In 2003, Dandekar made her acting debut in Bollywood with ''Mumbai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VH1 (Indian TV Channel)
VH1 India is an Indian subscription music television and pop culture channel. It was launched in 2005 as a result of a joint venture between MTV India and Zee-Turner, based on the American channel of the same name. It broadcasts shows like VH1 Top 10, Hit Factory and Good Morning VH1. It also airs MTV international shows. It is now owned by Viacom18 (a joint venture of Paramount Global and TV18). VH1 India is also the last remaining VH1 channel to continue the usage of the 2003 VH1 logo, rather than adopting the 2013 logo used by other international VH1 channels. Programming Currently broadcast *'' Good Morning VH1 *'' Entertainment Tonight'' *'' VH1 Rewind'' *'' VH1 HipHop Hustle *''K-Popp'd'' *''Vh1 Playlist'' * '' Ligue 1'' * '' NBA'' Formerly broadcast *''American Idol'' *'' Americas Got Talent'' *''American Music Award'' *'' Asia's Got Talent'' *''Billboard Music Award'' *''Britain's Got Talent'' *''Born Stylish'' *''Brit Awards'' *''The Buried Life'' *'' Catfish: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
