Kris, 26, has now met with lawyers because he feels he should be paid more for his contribution to reality the TV show Kourtney & Kim Take New York , where he is cast along with wife, and is also concerned about the way he will be portrayed on the programme. "Kris has a legal team investigating his options.

He's claiming his role on Kourtney & Kim Take New York is bigger than he was told, and that's why he wants more money," femalefirst.co.

uk quoted a source as saying. "But Kris is also suing because he's really worried about how badly he's going to be portrayed on the series," the source added.

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"He's doing the best he can. I don't think the role is cursed, but I'm extremely disappointed with how they're handling what I left behind.

People aren't stupid, you know. Not all of them," he said.

The first episode of the current series attracted around 27.8 million viewers, however the sitcom's recent ratings saw just over 14.

85 million people tune in. Following the current season's opening episode, Sheen had said that he was impressed and he praised Kutcher for his Two And A Half Men debut, describing his performance as terrific.

"I think everybody won. I thought the show was really good.

I thought [Ashton] was terrific. It was a little bizarre watching it, but yeah, for the most part I was really impressed with what they did," Sheen said.

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uk report that it has been dropped by TV chiefs due to poor ratings and mediocre reviews. Tweet (less)

"Helen came in and secretly recorded several long and hilarious monologues two weeks ago. Then she visited the kids on set, and they had no idea she was coming; they were stunned.

Helen's a big fan of the show and the message it sends out about arts and education," a source said. The episode featuring Mirren, 66, is set to air in America next month.

The New Year will be a star-studded one for Glee - Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin were recently confirmed to join the cast for a Latin-themed show. Tweet (less)

Mumbai Mirror learnt that the dabangg man has decided not to let Hrithik Roshan be the special guest for the grand finale of the reality television series. Hrithik was supposed to promote his upcoming release Agneepath on the grand finale of the TV show.

Sanjay Dutt, the main villain of the film, being a part of the show should have helped the marketing initiative. However, Salman has put his foot down.

Khan has now asked Imran Khan to promote Karan Johar’s next production Ek Main Aur Ek Tu on the grand finale. Sources from the industry believe that Salman’s decision to invite Imran Khan instead of Hrithik on the show stems from his off-screen equation with the respective stars.

While Salman is rather fond of Imran, and has been rather vocal with his praises for the younger actor, the same cannot be said about his equation with Hrithik. It can be recalled, that Hrithik’s comments on Salman’s outburst about Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish did not go down too well with the latter.

So, when he was told that the team of Agneepath, which included Hrithik, Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt would grace the grand finale of Bigg Boss, Salman refused to entertain them. A source close to the production unit for the show revealed that Salman apparently, made it clear that he is the heart and soul of the show and Sanjay Dutt was only holding up the show in his absence.

However, though Hrithik won’t be a part of the visiting entourage, producer Karan Johar remains a constant. Considering both Hrithik’s and Imran’s films are from KJo’s stable, the filmmaker will be very much a part of the finale.

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In a recent episode, Bachchan had randomly given out a mobile number when a participant at the show pestered him for his contact. "No sooner was the show aired on Sony TV channel than all hell broke loose for me.

I have received thousands of calls in the last few days. People are calling 24 x 7 - from northeast India to Gujarat, Kashmir to Kanyakumari," wedding planner Karan Wahi, one of those 'seriously' affected by Amitabh's prank, told IANS here.

Amitabh, popularly referred to as Big B, had given out nine digits of a mobile number (987730000) during the show, leaving viewers to guess the last one. Eager Amitabh fans did not take long to dial all digits - from 0 to 9 - in that mobile series.

Since the series belongs to mobile operators in Punjab, the mobile users with these numbers became sitting ducks for the fans who started calling. Sony, the TV channel which airs the show, remained unavailable for comment.

Wahi, who owns two of these mobile numbers - ending with 1 and 5 - in this series, says his nightmare is unending. Puneet Bansal, a businessman from Punjab's industrial town of Mandi Gobindgarh, 60 km from here, is another victim of Big B's prank.

Jalandhar resident Inder Preet, who has two numbers in the series, is at the receiving end of constant harassment due to unwarranted calls. Bansal is moving a court in the matter and has already slapped a legal notice on Sony TV and Amitabh.

"People are calling from Australia, Canada , the USA, London and everywhere else. I have not received so many calls in one year as I have received in the last three-four days," an exasperated Wahi said.

Harassed by the constant calls and streams of SMSs, Wahi has slapped a legal notice on Amitabh and Sony TV. "I am at my wits' end.

I feel like committing suicide. I will seek a compensation of at least Rs.

50 lakh from the TV channel and the host for this harassment and constant mental agony," Wahi said. "People want me to connect to Amitabh Bachchan and don't listen to my arguments.

From knowing about his health to when he is becoming a grandfather, they ask everything 24 hours. "They even want to talk to Aishwarya (Amitabh's daughter-in-law and actress) and son Abhishek.

Initially, we enjoyed the calls but soon got fed up with these. Even giving choicest Punjabi abuses has failed to ward off people," Wahi said.

His business is suffering due to hundreds of these calls, Wahi added. The affected people have now either switched off their numbers or have started diverting the calls.

"My roaming bill has gone up by Rs.10,000 in just the last few days.

What is the use of buying VIP numbers if a small joke can create so much chaos?" another affected 'victim', not wishing to be identified, told IANS (less)

100-crore deal with 20th Century Fox to remake the TV series, originally starring Keifer Sutherland as the protagonist. Anil will not only produce it, he will also take up the lead role as Jack Bauer.

"It will be a great honour for me to play Jack Bauer. Kiefer has created an iconic character which has inspired me to bring the franchise to India.

This will be my first foray to Indian television and I look forward to duplicating the standard of excellence Fox has so successfully created," Anil said in a statement. Anil had made an appearance in the US TV series, where he played the middle-eastern leader Omar Hassan, who comes to the US on a peace keeping mission.

"Anil's passion for the series goes back to his time as a guest star on the show, and we're excited to enable him to realize his vision of creating a new version of the series for his native India. We think this could pave the way for many more iterations of this brilliant series in other international territories down the road," said Marion Edwards, president, Fox International.

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Further details were not provided. The animated series about the Simpson family, including dad Homer and his familiar "D'oh!" is the longest-running scripted series on TV.

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Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher took over the lead role in the hit show, but Sheen still managed to top Forbes's recent rich list. Sheen pulled in earnings of $40 million, making him the highest paid TV actor between May, 2010 and May, 2011.

He is followed by Ray Romano, who earned $20 million, for Men of A Certain Age . Steve Carell is in third, with his $15 million pay cheque from The Office , with Ncis star Mark Harmon coming in fourth with $13 million.

Sheen's former co-star Jon Cryer and former CSI actor Laurence Fishburne were joint fifth with $11 million each. Also in the top 10 were Grey's Anatomy's Patrick Dempsey with $10 million, The Mentalist star Simon Baker, House's Hugh Laurie and Law & Order: SVU star Christopher Meloni all tied with $9 million.

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"Back at work! Starting our next episode with my old friend Ricky Martin! Having so much fun on set with Ricky! He's seriously the sweetest and such a great fit for our show!," she posted on Twitter. Michele also said she first worked with the 40-year-old singer in a stage production of Les Miserables 16 years ago.

"I've known Ricky since I'm 8 years old! He was in Les Mis on Broadway with me in 1996! Crazy huh?! (sic)," she added. Glee is renowned for attracting big names onto the show, including Gwyneth Paltrow - who played substitute teacher Holly Holliday in multiple episodes - and Britney Spears, who appeared as herself.

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Jones playing Cryer's son. Series creator Chuck Lorre seemed to get revenge for Sheen's spectacular, insult-spewing exit last spring with a series of insults.

Monday's premiere picked up at the funeral for now-deceased Charlie Harper (Sheen), who we learn was hit by a subway train and "exploded like a balloon full of meat," according to the possibly psychotic woman he'd run off with in the middle of season eight. Kutcher plays Internet billionaire Walden Schmidt, who appeared at the doorway of Harper's old home wet from a suicide attempt in the ocean.

It seems Schmidt may be tall, good looking and rich, but he's morose about a lost love. Cryer's character, Alan Harper, takes Schmidt out for a drink, where Schmidt meets two women and brings them home to Harper's home.

"I dig your house," he said. "I'm going to buy it.

" At the Emmys on Sunday night, troubled star Charlie Sheen shocked many. He had nothing but words of support for his former Two and a Half Men colleagues.

It began backstage, where the actor who was fired from TV's hit sitcom, tweeted a picture with Ashton Kutcher who will play an Internet billionaire with a broken heart named Walden Schmidt as he joins the cast this season. Sheen tweeted: Giving the new kid a little advice.

.! With @aplusk backstage at the Emmy's.

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On stage, before his presentation for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Sheen said: "I want to take a moment to get something off my chest and say a few words to everybody here from Two and a Half Men . From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season.

We spent eight wonderful years together and I know you will continue to make great television." Sheen posted another pic with Ashton and tweeted: "Seriously.

..

@aplusk great talking to you! We'll all be watching! Make us proud!!" Acknowledging Sheen's tweets, Kutcher tweeted: "@charliesheen good to meet you too. Wishing you the best on your new gig.

" That done, he tweeted on the much-awaited premiere: "2.5 men airs tonight!!! I'm really excited for you all to see what we've been working on.

" Meanwhile, when asked by television show host Matt Lauer whether he was open to a cameo on the show, Sheen said, "Absolutely. If they wanted or needed it or thought that was a good idea, I'd be completely on board for that.

There's your closer. I'll be in the final episode," he said.

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Further details were not provided. The animated series about the Simpson family, including dad Homer and his familiar "D'oh!" is the longest-running scripted series on TV.

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In a recent episode, Bachchan had randomly given out a mobile number when a participant at the show pestered him for his contact. "No sooner was the show aired on Sony TV channel than all hell broke loose for me.

I have received thousands of calls in the last few days. People are calling 24 x 7--from northeast India to Gujarat, Kashmir to Kanyakumari," wedding planner Karan Wahi, one of those 'seriously' affected by Amitabh's prank, told IANS here.

Amitabh, popularly referred to as Big B, had given out nine digits of a mobile number (987730000) during the show, leaving viewers to guess the last one. Eager Amitabh fans did not take long to dial all digits--from 0 to 9--in that mobile series.

Since the series belongs to mobile operators in Punjab, the mobile users with these numbers became sitting ducks for the fans who started calling. Sony, the TV channel which airs the show, remained unavailable for comment.

Wahi, who owns two of these mobile numbers--ending with 1 and 5--in this series, says his nightmare is unending. Puneet Bansal, a businessman from Punjab's industrial town of Mandi Gobindgarh, 60 km from here, is another victim of Big B's prank.

Jalandhar resident Inder Preet, who has two numbers in the series, is at the receiving end of constant harassment due to unwarranted calls. Bansal is moving a court in the matter and has already slapped a legal notice on Sony TV and Amitabh.

"People are calling from Australia, Canada, the USA, London and everywhere else. I have not received so many calls in one year as I have received in the last three-four days," an exasperated Wahi said.

Harassed by the constant calls and streams of SMSs, Wahi has slapped a legal notice on Amitabh and Sony TV. "I am at my wits' end.

I feel like committing suicide. I will seek a compensation of at least Rs.

50 lakh from the TV channel and the host for this harassment and constant mental agony," Wahi said. "People want me to connect to Amitabh Bachchan and don't listen to my arguments.

From knowing about his health to when he is becoming a grandfather, they ask everything 24 hours. "They even want to talk to Aishwarya (Amitabh's daughter-in-law and actress) and son Abhishek.

Initially, we enjoyed the calls but soon got fed up with these. Even giving choicest Punjabi abuses has failed to ward off people," Wahi said.

His business is suffering due to hundreds of these calls, Wahi added. The affected people have now either switched off their numbers or have started diverting the calls.

"My roaming bill has gone up by Rs.10,000 in just the last few days.

What is the use of buying VIP numbers if a small joke can create so much chaos?" another affected 'victim', not wishing to be identified, told IANS. Tweet (less)

100-crore deal with 20th Century Fox to remake the TV series, originally starring Keifer Sutherland as the protagonist. Anil will not only produce it, he will also take up the lead role as Jack Bauer.

"It will be a great honour for me to play Jack Bauer. Kiefer has created an iconic character which has inspired me to bring the franchise to India.

This will be my first foray to Indian television and I look forward to duplicating the standard of excellence Fox has so successfully created," Anil said in a statement. Anil had made an appearance in the US TV series, where he played the middle-eastern leader Omar Hassan, who comes to the US on a peace keeping mission.

"Anil's passion for the series goes back to his time as a guest star on the show, and we're excited to enable him to realize his vision of creating a new version of the series for his native India. We think this could pave the way for many more iterations of this brilliant series in other international territories down the road," said Marion Edwards, president, Fox International.

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"If we don't, at least ABC knows that people all over the world don't want to have a 2-year-old saying the 'F-bomb' on TV." "We hope they know better," said Hatch.

He's asking his club's members, whom he said number 35,000 in the United States and about three-dozen other countries, to complain to ABC. ABC has yet to respond, he said Tuesday.

The network had no comment, a spokeswoman said. In the episode titled Little Bo Bleep airing 9 p.

m. EST Wednesday, 2-year-old Lily shocks parents Mitchell and Cameron (Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet) with her first expletive.

The dads, who are preparing Lily to serve as flower girl in a wedding, now have an added parenting challenge. The tot is played by Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, who says the word 'fudge' during taping.

It will be bleeped on the air and her mouth will be obscured by pixilation, and viewers will get the impression that her character used the actual F-word. Steven Levitan, creator and executive producer of the sitcom with Christopher Lloyd, told the Television Critics Association last week that he's 'proud and excited' about the F-word plotline that ABC was persuaded to allow.

"We thought it was a very natural story since, as parents, we've all been through this," Levitan said to EW.com.

"We are not a sexually charged show. It has a very warm tone so people accept it more.

I'm sure we'll have some detractors." The program, which won the Emmy Award for best comedy last fall, was named best musical or comedy series at Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony.

Hatch, who is from South Pasadena and attends Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho, said he began his anti-profanity club in 2007 when he noticed how rampant cursing was at his school and how it was linked to bullying. "If kids are accountable for their choices, then adults should be as well," and that includes media, he said.

TV profanity was an issue before the Supreme Court last week, which heard arguments about whether regulating curse words and nudity on broadcast stations is sensible when cable and satellite services offer channels with few restrictions. A decision is expected by late June.

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Jagger and Scorsese, who have previously collaborated for 2008's 'Shine a Light' which captures The Rolling Stones' 2006 Beacon Theatre performance on their A Bigger Bang Tour, will be donning the hat of executive producers of the show. They have reportedly met with HBO's executives to discuss about the hour long drama.

Another notable name working on the project is Terence Winter. Scorsese, who recently nabbed an Emmy for directing the first episode of "Boardwalk Empire", will direct the new project's pilot in addition to serving as executive producer.

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The film, released last month, was banned in Tamil Nadu for supposedly taking a pro-Kerala stand in the Mullaperiyar dam row. Roy had approached the apex court to lift the ban.

"The hearing of the plea to lift the ban on the movie has been rescheduled for Dec 12. The hearing is scheduled to be held in the Office of Principal Secretary Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai," said Roy.

"Dam 999", a $10 million film, deals with the miseries of people following the collapse of a dam. Its critics say it tries to portray the dispute over the century-old Mullaperiyar Dam, which is situated in Kerala and supplies water to Tamil Nadu (less)

They travel over ice roads that often take them over frozen lakes. Each man is trained in self-survival - from fixing his truck in sub-zero conditions in seconds to escaping a truck if the ice cracks.

The series has now been shot in India on Himalayan roads. Says Salman, "The Himalayan roads are among the oldest on the planet.

The grit and determination demonstrated by these three adventurous truckers - one of them, a woman named Lisa - is truly inspiring." The factual entertainment genre worldwide has undergone major change with greater emphasis on creating fact-based entertainment, thrill and action formats that appeal to a wider audience.

This transformation has helped HISTORY move to a leadership position in the US and other markets. In India, it will aim to emulate the same.

A joint venture between A+E Networks and TV 18, the channel is now available in six languages - English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi - in full HD across all major Indian markets and will reach out to more than 50 million households in the launch phase itself. Ajay Chacko, president of the joint venture, says, "The show selection and content mix are based on exhaustive studies, content testing and feedback from a variety of audiences.

The channel's promise 'History Made Everyday' captures the spirit of a new programming paradigm to be introduced for the first time in India. History is not just about the past, it's as much about people making history today.

" Tune in at 9 pm everyday to watch more action packed specials from Ice Road Truckers to Swamp People, Shock Wave to Top Shot and more (less)

"I had an amazing time playing that character. I loved her dearly, but they killed her.

She's dead," she said. Sheridan went on to file a multi-million dollar lawsuit against show creator Marc Cherry last year, accusing him of slapping her.

But Cherry sparked rumours that he was preparing to make amends with Sheridan over the weekend when he announced the upcoming season of the show would be its last. "I don't know how I would do that, but I have an idea for the last episode in which I want to pay homage to everyone who's been on the show before.

So, we'll see what happens with that," he said. Tweet (less)

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. Actor of the year: Baba Ramdev We saw the drama unfold at the Ramlila Maidan when, in a series of events, Baba Ramdev turned to acting.

Blowing loud horns against anti corruption, Baba went on a fast, fell ill and then finally ran in despair dressed in a salwar kurta. Few are born actors, but fewer are born on a national stage.

Supporting actor: Kiran Bedi Riding on the Anna wave, supercop Kiran Bedi showed her lung power when there was no need for it. In a rather pensive moment, she even did a jig.

Foreign Import : Sunny Leone Adult film star Sunny Leone tripped TRPs, both of TV and internet search engines. Direct to home, she was imported from the forbidden fantasyland of porn.

She made internet search engines go on an overdrive. Now she is all set to scorch B-Town.

Best Kept Secret : azaad rao khan aka aamir Khan Jr It was Papa Kehte Hain time again for Aamir Khan. The actor and wife Kiran Rao took the world by surprise when they announced the birth of their son through surrogacy.

Missing man: D K Bose Everytime this invisible man ran, the nation hummed D K Bose who was last visible as a character in a Bollywood flick, might have made someone's life in Bengal a living hell besides offending the moral police for the unparliamentary lyrics. Comeback of the yea r: Bappida Bappi Lahiri basked in the glory of the chartbusting Ooh La La which gave younger artistes a run for their money.

In his words, "My song has created history". We agree! Wardrobe malfunction: DJ Jenny She embraced the national flag.

Just that and nothing else. Answering a call from an NGO DJ Jenny attracted eyes for her 'show' rather than ears.

Disappearing Act : Veena Malik Veena Malik's 'missing' clothes on the cover of a magazine with ISI tattoo on her arms created a lot of controversy. After receiving death threats for the same, Veena disappeared from a film shoot.

Clueless about her whereabouts, her manager had reported her missing. She was found in a Mumbai hotel after two days.

Fashion Accessory : Anna Topi The anti-corruption movement of Anna Hazare not only took the country by storm; but also made way for Anna merchandise - tees, flags, posters, and Anna topi. Gandhiji's quintessential khaadi cap regained fame as Anna topi; popularized even more after it was sported by B-Towners Vidya Balan, Dia Mirza, Celina Jaitley and Shreyas Talpade.

Debutante of the year : Beti B Beti B (Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan's daughter) made headlines from the second she was born. And although there has been no glimpse of the newborn yet, people do know that "she is fair and has light eyes," thanks to the tweets by Grandpa B! Most talked about Newcomer: Siddharth Mallya Son of biz tycoon Vijay Mallya, Siddharth Mallya also features in Times of India's Most Desirable Men list.

The prince of 'Good Times', Mallya Jr's been in the news for everything - his almost liplock with 'good' friend Deepika Padukone, his weight loss secrets and his candid confessions on a chat show. Best Dressed: Poonam Pandey She came from nowhere, promised to strip for Team India if they won the Cricket World Cup.

Her striptease didn't happen, but she had TV show offers and made it to the 'Most Searched People' and 'Fastest Rising People' lists. Most Travelled India n: SRK Hopping from one city to another, to promote RA.

One and Don-2, SRK exuded charisma and flashed his dimples as he went on to woo his fans. New words: Boombat and kolavari di Vidya Balan's skimpy outfits earned her the name 'Boombat' from Naseeruddin Shah in the Ooh La La song, while Dhanush's Tamil song Kolaveri Di, became a viral hit with 1.

5 million downloads on the net and was on everyone's lips. Dialogue of the year: ek hi maara? Anna Hazare, following an attack on Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, said, 'Ek hi maara?'.

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uk report that it has been dropped by TV chiefs due to poor ratings and mediocre reviews. Tweet (less)

"I'm gonna be 50 on July 3 and I think we'll have a big party. I'm gonna have a party in every country.

I'm gonna go, 'Look, I'm 50, man! Where's my party?'" femalefirst.co.

uk quoted Tom as saying. Tweet (less)

"TNT has decided not to order a fourth season of Hawthorne . TNT truly appreciates the tremendous dedication of everyone involved in Hawthorne .

"The series gave TNT the opportunity to work with many outstanding people, including Jada Pinkett Smith and the rest of the show's talented cast, crew, producers and writers. We wish everyone involved with HawthoRNe nothing but the best," a network representative said in a statement.

The finale of the third series, which also starred Michael Vartan and singer-actor Marc Anthony, aired in the US last month. The cancellation news comes just weeks after tabloid reports suggested Pinkett Smith had had an affair with Anthony, prompting his split from wife Jennifer Lopez.

The salsa singer has vehemently denied the claims, branding them "laughable", while Pinkett Smith and her husband, superstar Will Smith, have also been forced to defend their 14-year marriage amid separation rumours. Tweet (less)

Further details were not provided. The animated series about the Simpson family, including dad Homer and his familiar "D'oh!" is the longest-running scripted series on TV.

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He has now found a novel way of skirting his self-imposed ban by posting new song '50's My Favourite' online and making his five million followers on microblogging site Twitter aware of it. "Man I'm gonna put out new music in a few min just cause I feel like it.

everybody who wants (sic) to hear something new..

. There goes the track I was telling you about it (sic) called '50 MY FAVORITE'," he posted.

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Anil will not only produce it, he will also take up the lead role as Jack Bauer. "It will be a great honour for me to play Jack Bauer.

Kiefer has created an iconic character which has inspired me to bring the franchise to India. This will be my first foray to Indian television and I look forward to duplicating the standard of excellence Fox has so successfully created," Anil said in a statement.

Anil had made an appearance in the US TV series, where he played the middle-eastern leader Omar Hassan, who comes to the US on a peace keeping mission. "Anil's passion for the series goes back to his time as a guest star on the show, and we're excited to enable him to realize his vision of creating a new version of the series for his native India.

We think this could pave the way for many more iterations of this brilliant series in other international territories down the road," said Marion Edwards, President, Fox International. Tweet (less)

"This is extraordinary! I'm stunned that she has time in her schedule that she's coming to our studio to record. She's playing herself, and the writers describe her as the happiest, most optimistic person in the world.

She comes to Springfield to try to cheer up Lisa, but she can't," said Yeardley Smith, who voices Lisa. The 'Judas' singer said appearing on the programme is one of the coolest things she has ever done and hopes she has done a sincere job.

"I make music, but I don't do voice-overs every day of the week, and their characters are so awesomely convincing and sincere and wild and funny, I had to remind myself constantly of the sincerity of the humour. That's what I was trying to focus on, not putting on a character too much and really being as sincere as I could with the lines.

"I would say this is one of the coolest things I've ever done. My dad's probably going to do 80 backflips when the episode comes out," Gaga's guest appearance in the episode 'Lisa Goes Gaga' will air next spring.

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5 crore jackpot. Sushil Kumar, a lower middle-class computer operator from Bihar, won the top prize and it was telecast in two parts - Nov 1 and Nov 2.

Both episodes bagged the maximum eyeballs, breaking the television rating (TVR) records. According to an official statement, KBC 5, which went on air Aug 15, reached out to 25 million people on Nov 1 and 27 million people Nov 2.

"We are ecstatic and humbled with the stupendous ratings on KBC . The success of Sushil Kumar is an emphatic endorsement of the fact that the show is not just a game show, but a melting pot of knowledge and aspirations of the aam aadmi (common man)," said Sneha Rajani, senior EVP and business head, Sony Entertainment Television, in a statement.

"The numbers show that KBC this season has broken all barriers of demography and geography and transformed lives of people all across our great country. "Leading the way in KBC, we have our very own legend Amitabh Bachchan, who has changed the face of television, and our lives, in many ways than one.

He has proved beyond doubt that he is the greatest superstar not just of the big screen but of the small screen too. I thank the entire team for gives us this pathbreaking season of KBC," she added.

The show's philosophy Koi insaan chhota nahi hota has become true as the contestants from the heartland of the country came, played and took home big prizes. After Sushil Kumar, another success story was written by Anil Kumar Sinha from Patna, who won Rs.

1 crore. Before these two, Amrita Singh from Gwalior won Rs.

50 lakh and the show brought a ray of light in the life of Aparna Malikar, a 27-year-old widow from Vara-Kawatha in Yavatmal district, when she sat on the hot seat and won Rs.640,000 and an additional Rs.

50,000 from Bachchan himself. Tweet (less)

"What's happening is: Get off this tour, and then my [holiday] album's coming out, so I have to go back out and promote that album and then after that it's almost time for my next album, so then everything starts over again. Hopefully next summer I can start on a movie or something," said the Baby hitmaker.

Bieber has tried his hand at acting after he starred on crime drama TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' last year and he has since admitted that he's caught the acting bug. "I definitely want to do more acting, and further my career in that area, that's something I would love to do," he said.

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(What's) Interesting to see that I have become a newcomer all over again. What I was in Bollywood 30 years back is what I am there right now," Anil told actress Preity Zinta during a tete-a-tete with her on her UTV Stars' chat show Up, Close and Personal with PZ .

Danny Boyle's 2008 Slumdog Millionaire , in which he played a quizmaster, brought him international recognition. The success of the film helped him bag a role in American TV series 24 , as well as a cameo in the much-awaited Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol .

"It all began with Danny Boyle..

.even though I heard many actors turned down 'Slumdog.

..

', so much so that some actors even refused to acknowledge Danny's repeated calls or messages. I took up the role, and from then there has been no looking back.

First it was 24 and now it's Mission Impossible . "Though I have a small cameo in the film I am sure that over a period of time I will make it to the bigger roles," he added.

"You know Preity, I am tired of this tag. Jhakaas was years ago and now I don't want it anymore.

I am international you see, and I want to get rid of this tag seriously. Though I am thankful (to it for) where I have reached today, having been in the industry for over three decades now," he said.

But even as he juggles between Bollywood and Hollywood now, Anil is loving every bit of it and said: "I think it's perfect. Being a part of Hollywood gives me a chance to romance younger women, take for example Paula Patton who is 23 and I am starred opposite her in Mission Impossible .

" The only regret perhaps that he has in life is to have refused Baazigar . "Years ago when I was shooting for a film; Abbas Mustan had approached me for a thriller called Baazigar .

I flatly refused the offer citing the reason that I was too big for such movies. The movie was finally done by Shah Rukh (Khan) and went on to become a monstrous hit.

So in a way, had it not been for me, Shah Rukh wouldn't have been where he is today," he said. The episode will go on air on Saturday.

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Jones playing Cryer's son. Series creator Chuck Lorre seemed to get revenge for Sheen's spectacular, insult-spewing exit last spring with a series of insults.

Monday's premiere picked up at the funeral for now-deceased Charlie Harper (Sheen), who we learn was hit by a subway train and "exploded like a balloon full of meat," according to the possibly psychotic woman he'd run off with in the middle of season eight. Kutcher plays Internet billionaire Walden Schmidt, who appeared at the doorway of Harper's old home wet from a suicide attempt in the ocean.

It seems Schmidt may be tall, good looking and rich, but he's morose about a lost love. Cryer's character, Alan Harper, takes Schmidt out for a drink, where Schmidt meets two women and brings them home to Harper's home.

"I dig your house," he said. "I'm going to buy it.

" At the Emmys on Sunday night, troubled star Charlie Sheen shocked many. He had nothing but words of support for his former Two and a Half Men colleagues.

It began backstage, where the actor who was fired from TV's hit sitcom, tweeted a picture with Ashton Kutcher who will play an Internet billionaire with a broken heart named Walden Schmidt as he joins the cast this season. Sheen tweeted: Giving the new kid a little advice.

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On stage, before his presentation for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Sheen said: "I want to take a moment to get something off my chest and say a few words to everybody here from Two and a Half Men . From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season.

We spent eight wonderful years together and I know you will continue to make great television." Sheen posted another pic with Ashton and tweeted: "Seriously.

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@aplusk great talking to you! We'll all be watching! Make us proud!!" Acknowledging Sheen's tweets, Kutcher tweeted: "@charliesheen good to meet you too. Wishing you the best on your new gig.

" That done, he tweeted on the much-awaited premiere: "2.5 men airs tonight!!! I'm really excited for you all to see what we've been working on.

" Meanwhile, when asked by television show host Matt Lauer whether he was open to a cameo on the show, Sheen said, "Absolutely. If they wanted or needed it or thought that was a good idea, I'd be completely on board for that.

There's your closer. I'll be in the final episode," he said.

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"If we don't, at least ABC knows that people all over the world don't want to have a 2-year-old saying the 'F-bomb' on TV." "We hope they know better," said Hatch.

He's asking his club's members, whom he said number 35,000 in the United States and about three-dozen other countries, to complain to ABC. ABC has yet to respond, he said Tuesday.

The network had no comment, a spokeswoman said. In the episode titled Little Bo Bleep airing 9 p.

m. EST Wednesday, 2-year-old Lily shocks parents Mitchell and Cameron (Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet) with her first expletive.

The dads, who are preparing Lily to serve as flower girl in a wedding, now have an added parenting challenge. The tot is played by Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, who says the word 'fudge' during taping.

It will be bleeped on the air and her mouth will be obscured by pixilation, and viewers will get the impression that her character used the actual F-word. Steven Levitan, creator and executive producer of the sitcom with Christopher Lloyd, told the Television Critics Association last week that he's 'proud and excited' about the F-word plotline that ABC was persuaded to allow.

"We thought it was a very natural story since, as parents, we've all been through this," Levitan said to EW.com.

"We are not a sexually charged show. It has a very warm tone so people accept it more.

I'm sure we'll have some detractors." The program, which won the Emmy Award for best comedy last fall, was named best musical or comedy series at Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony.

Hatch, who is from South Pasadena and attends Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho, said he began his anti-profanity club in 2007 when he noticed how rampant cursing was at his school and how it was linked to bullying. "If kids are accountable for their choices, then adults should be as well," and that includes media, he said.

TV profanity was an issue before the Supreme Court last week, which heard arguments about whether regulating curse words and nudity on broadcast stations is sensible when cable and satellite services offer channels with few restrictions. A decision is expected by late June.

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The fans, both young and old, clearly couldn't have enough as they kept chanting "once more" when Dhanush finished. He generously obliged.

Dhanush is perhaps the first Indian celebrity whose song Kolaveri Di has gone viral on YouTube, with over 20 million hits so far. The number is increasing by the day.

The video for Kolaveri Di was released online Nov 16. It's peppy tune as well as funky lyrics helped it go viral and get more than a million hits on YouTube within a day of its launch.

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The show will centre around some of his biggest hit records, much in the style of previous episodes dedicated to Britney Spears, Madonna and Fleetwood Mac. The producers are planning to feature around 12 of the singer's songs and are fast-tracking the writing of the script, with the first half set to be filmed before Christmas.

The second half will be completed when the actors return in early January before airing later that month. Insiders say Jackson's family have given their enthusiastic support for the project and hope that it will return the focus to his music rather than his controversial death in June 2009.

And it seems the 'Glee' cast, which includes Lea Michele, are excited about the episode. Show creator Ryan Murphy says the stars are flooding him with requests to sing their favourite Jackson numbers.

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. Says actor Manoj Bajpayee about his journey as an actor.

There was a time when he'd do a role for a few thousand bucks, he recalls Since your first movie, you've been tagged a serious actor. How do you react to that? It really irks me.

I take my roles very seriously and I do different kinds of roles, which my directors feel that only I am cut out to do. I don't know how you define serious roles.

My character of Bhiku Mhatre was not serious. He evoked laughter.

My character in "Zubeida" was not serious. He evoked romance.

"Road" evoked suspicion. Yes, I haven't been part of a slapstick film, but that doesn't make me a serious actor.

At times, I take it as a compliment. One of my director friends said that this serious actor tag is great because you are the best actor in the country.

I would like to grab it with both hands. But you cannot deny that your roles are not the conventional hero types.

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I have done hero roles, but those roles were full of substance, like the ones in "Shool", "Pinjar", or "Zubeida". I never wanted to do the commercial hero roles because I was never convinced with those.

After "Satya" I was offered such roles, but I refused them. But people do those roles.

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They do it because they are convinced about it. I was trained to become an actor; I am one today.

So you prefer being an actor and not a star? My choice was to become a credible actor in this country, and God has gifted me that space. The actor was recognised around the time "Tamanna" released.

Before that, were there any moments of doubt? I have been working now for 18 years, since 1993. You start questioning yourself and your abilities when you don't get work.

So the time of struggle is very difficult, not just for me but for any actor, or any person who becomes a hero. For anybody, it's during the trying time that you need to keep your calm.

That is the time when trouble hits you badly and it shakes your confidence. At times, I had my doubts about whether I could be a good actor, since people didn't seem convinced with what I thought I could do.

So at that time, did you consider doing roles that you were not convinced about? Yes. I had to do a few TV series.

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just 3-4 episodes for just a thousand bucks per episode, since I didn't have money to eat and those were very bad times. Those moments are unnerving since you are compromising your beliefs for your needs, and hunger was my need at that time.

Did your dreams change at that time? I thought I'd just manage my bread and butter. I knew I wanted to be a very big actor, but my initial days in Mumbai were not very inspiring and they put doubts in my mind.

I did meagre roles so that I could manage my bread and butter. And that's how far I could think.

And whenever I looked in the mirror, I thought this is not a face they would welcome in the industry. I was a very practical person.

I never had any big ideas about myself. So, I never trained myself to be a hero.

And since I've done hardcore theatre, I could never convince myself that I should be singing songs or doing things that I didn't believe in. That requires a very different journey.

My journey has not been like that. When did those trying times end? After the "Swabhiman" series.

It started giving me `2,000 per episode. You could find some money all the time in my wallet.

That kind of eased me out a little bit. So, what kind of needs do you compromise on now? Needs have no end, and you can't make compromises for them now.

But I try to consciously cut down on many things. Like just now, when you came, I was given a Mercedes to move around.

I didn't want it. I wanted a simple car.

So, consciously you try to cut down by not getting tempted by it. You don't feel comfortable with status symbols? I feel comfortable, definitely, but I think Mr Amitabh Bachchan will be more comfortable in a Mercedes than Manoj Bajpayee.

Because he has the status of being a very big star. He can afford a Mercedes and I can afford a lesser car than that.

Is there reservation in Bollywood? Mr Bachchan is from Allahabad and he is the superstar of all superstars. Prakash Jha is from Bihar, I am from Bihar and all of us have work and all of us are fairly well settled.

What are your views on reservation? You can't have views on reservation. It is a constitutional truth today.

The policy is fantastic and is for the upliftment of people who are socially and economically deprived. And they (the government) keep working on this policy all the time.

And now, I think they have taken out the creamy layer and that was needed - people who have already benefitted shouldn't be included in this. Is there reservation in any field that you don't agree with? There shouldn't be any reservation at the National School of Drama.

I was rejected four times by NSD. I wouldn't say it was because of reservation or any kind of quota system.

You have talent coming from all over the country and they can't accommodate all of them, so I have a simpler solution - they should have 6-7 NSDs in the country. Is it difficult to break into Bollywood when you are from a place like Bihar? Not really.

I used to be frustrated about it in my struggling days. When you start looking at the other point of view, you start calming down.

How will a director gauge a person's ability by just looking at him? Or just by taking an audition? It's very difficult, but it is all the more important for newcomers to keep working. You never know what will get you the big job.

My great moment was when Mahesh Bhatt found me from a series called "Swabhiman". He realised that I was capable of big things and he gave me a role in "Tamanna".

And then Ram Gopal Varma saw me in "Tamanna" and "Bandit Queen" and he thought I was capable of being Bhiku Mhatre. That's how I got roles.

My advice to all newcomers - keep doing as much as possible. Who gave you that advice? My circumstances were my teachers.

I was alone, fighting my own battles, and there were a couple of friends of mine, who were also newcomers and we were supporting each other. It's a very lonely city when you don't have a job.

So does a struggler need a mentor? No, you need someone who believes in you. When you get that person, it is such a relief.

The stay in Bombay becomes very, very easy..

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The show is aired on Colors Channel. As per the data provided by Colors, the show on its opening day (July 29) garnered average rating was 3.

91 TVR, which is higher than any other non-fiction launched in 2011.The peak rating of the launch episode was 5.

4 TVR. The show surpassed actor Hrithik Roshan's debut dance reality show Just Dance of Star Plus, which scored a TVR of 3.

7, the data stated. " India's Got Talent has shown impressive ratings for the opening week.

The show has beaten shows from the competing channels in the genre and the time slot to emerge the winner in 2011. It has been a very gratifying period and we are hoping to keep up this momentum throughout the season," Colors, Head of Programming, Ashvini Yardi, said.

"Also, 36 million viewers clued into the show on the first two launch days," Yardi claimed. Obviously, Dharmendra is pleased is by the response.

"When I heard that as many as 35 million people tuned in to watch our show India's Got Talent on the first two days of the launch, I was very excited about it. I am delighted that audiences are as excited about the show as we who work to make the show happen," Dharmendra said.

"I know with all the fabulous talent that we are getting to see on the show, the audiences will come back to us again and again. It is a great show which will only keep getting better and better, he said.

The data further states, among the other top-rated reality shows this year were actress Preity Zintas show Guinness World Records Ab india Todega , which opened with a 3.3 TVR, followed by actor Akshay Kumar's Khataron Ke Khiladi 4 (both Colors) with 3.

0 TVR. And Zee TV's 'Saregamapa Li'l Champs' opened with a 2.

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"I had an amazing time playing that character. I loved her dearly, but they killed her.

She's dead," she said. Sheridan went on to file a multi-million dollar lawsuit against show creator Marc Cherry last year, accusing him of slapping her.

But Cherry sparked rumours that he was preparing to make amends with Sheridan over the weekend when he announced the upcoming season of the show would be its last. "I don't know how I would do that, but I have an idea for the last episode in which I want to pay homage to everyone who's been on the show before.

So, we'll see what happens with that," he said. Tweet (less)

"I'm having a lot of fun doing the show, working with these guys and would be interested in coming back. "The deal that we structured for the show is kind of a test deal, 'Can we get the show up? Can we get it going?' The show is outperforming the numbers from before I was here, and so I think people are responding to it," he said.

The first episode of 'Two and a Half Men' in which Kutcher appeared set 27.7 million viewers which is more than double the number of the season eight in 2010.

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3 million. Don 2 surpassed USD 3.

1 million of previous record-holder Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara starring Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar, as well as the usd 2.5 million of Khan's own Ra.

One which was released during Diwali. The Farhan Akhtar-directed action thriller Don 2 has already grossed more than Salman Khan's 2011 hits Bodyguard and Ready combined.

The movie also set a new record for the all-time biggest opening week for a Hindi film in North America collecting a stellar USD 2.64 million beating the USD 2.

55 million that Shah Rukh's My Name is Khan earned in its first seven days in February 2010. Co-starring Priyanka Chopra and Boman Irani, Don 2 continues to play to large crowds in over 160 theaters across the US and Canada.

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5 crore jackpot. Sushil Kumar, a lower middle-class computer operator from Bihar, won the top prize and it was telecast in two parts - Nov 1 and Nov 2.

Both episodes bagged the maximum eyeballs, breaking the television rating (TVR) records. According to an official statement, KBC 5, which went on air Aug 15, reached out to 25 million people on Nov 1 and 27 million people Nov 2.

"We are ecstatic and humbled with the stupendous ratings on KBC . The success of Sushil Kumar is an emphatic endorsement of the fact that the show is not just a game show, but a melting pot of knowledge and aspirations of the aam aadmi (common man)," said Sneha Rajani, senior EVP and business head, Sony Entertainment Television, in a statement.

"The numbers show that KBC this season has broken all barriers of demography and geography and transformed lives of people all across our great country. "Leading the way in KBC, we have our very own legend Amitabh Bachchan, who has changed the face of television, and our lives, in many ways than one.

He has proved beyond doubt that he is the greatest superstar not just of the big screen but of the small screen too. I thank the entire team for gives us this pathbreaking season of KBC," she added.

The show's philosophy Koi insaan chhota nahi hota has become true as the contestants from the heartland of the country came, played and took home big prizes. After Sushil Kumar, another success story was written by Anil Kumar Sinha from Patna, who won Rs.

1 crore. Before these two, Amrita Singh from Gwalior won Rs.

50 lakh and the show brought a ray of light in the life of Aparna Malikar, a 27-year-old widow from Vara-Kawatha in Yavatmal district, when she sat on the hot seat and won Rs.640,000 and an additional Rs.

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"I'm having a lot of fun doing the show, working with these guys and would be interested in coming back. "The deal that we structured for the show is kind of a test deal, 'Can we get the show up? Can we get it going?' The show is outperforming the numbers from before I was here, and so I think people are responding to it," he said.

The first episode of 'Two and a Half Men' in which Kutcher appeared set 27.7 million viewers which is more than double the number of the season eight in 2010.

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"I had an amazing time playing that character. I loved her dearly, but they killed her.

She's dead," she said. Sheridan went on to file a multi-million dollar lawsuit against show creator Marc Cherry last year, accusing him of slapping her.

But Cherry sparked rumours that he was preparing to make amends with Sheridan over the weekend when he announced the upcoming season of the show would be its last. "I don't know how I would do that, but I have an idea for the last episode in which I want to pay homage to everyone who's been on the show before.

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Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher took over the lead role in the hit show, but Sheen still managed to top Forbes's recent rich list. Sheen pulled in earnings of $40 million, making him the highest paid TV actor between May, 2010 and May, 2011.

He is followed by Ray Romano, who earned $20 million, for Men of A Certain Age . Steve Carell is in third, with his $15 million pay cheque from The Office , with Ncis star Mark Harmon coming in fourth with $13 million.

Sheen's former co-star Jon Cryer and former CSI actor Laurence Fishburne were joint fifth with $11 million each. Also in the top 10 were Grey's Anatomy's Patrick Dempsey with $10 million, The Mentalist star Simon Baker, House's Hugh Laurie and Law & Order: SVU star Christopher Meloni all tied with $9 million.

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Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris Best Animated Feature Film The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Cars 2 Puss in Boots Rango Best Foreign Language Film The Flowers of War (China) In the Land of Blood and Honey (USA) The Kid With a Bike (Belgium) A Separation (Iran) The Skin I Live In (Spain) Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Berenice Bejo, The Artist Jessica Chastain, The Help Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs Octavia Spencer, The Help Shailene Woodley, The Descendants Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn Albert Brooks, Drive Jonah Hill, Moneyball Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method Christopher Plummer, Beginners Best Director -- Motion Picture Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris George Clooney, The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, The Descendants Martin Scorsese, Hugo Best Screenplay -- Motion Picture Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash - The Descendants Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin - Moneyball Best Original Score -- Motion Picture Ludovic Bource - The Artist Abel Korzeniowski - W.E.

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Howard Shore - Hugo John Williams - War Horse Best Original Song -- Motion Picture Hello Hello -- Gnomeo & Juliet, music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin The Keeper-- Machine Gun Preacher, music and lyrics by Chris Cornell Lay Your Head Down -- Albert Nobbs, music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close The Living Proof -- The Help; music by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr.

; lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr.

, Damon Thomas Masterpiece -- W.E.

, music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry Best Television Series -- Drama American Horror Story Boardwalk Empire Boss Game of Thrones Homeland Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series -- Drama Claire Danes, Homeland Mireille Enos, The Killing Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Madeleine Stowe, Revenge Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Drama Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Kelsey Grammer, Boss Jeremy Irons, The Borgias Damian Lewis, Homeland Best Television Series -- Comedy or Musical Enlightened Episodes Glee Modern Family New Girl Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series -- Comedy or Musical Laura Dern, Enlightened Zooey Deschanel, New Girl Tina Fey, 30 Rock Laura Linney, The Big C Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Comedy or Musical Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock David Duchovny, Californication Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory Thomas Jane, Hung Matt LeBlanc, Episodes Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Cinema Verite Downton Abbey The Hour Mildred Pierce Too Big to Fail Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Romola Garai, The Hour Diane Lane, Cinema Verite Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Hugh Bonneville, Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece) Idris Elba, Luther William Hurt, Too Big to Fail Bill Nighy, Page Eight (Masterpiece) Dominic West, The Hour Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Jessica Lange, American Horror Story Kelly MacDonald, Boardwalk Empire Maggie Smith, Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece) Sofia Vergara, Modern Family Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family Tweet (less)

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. Actor of the year: Baba Ramdev We saw the drama unfold at the Ramlila Maidan when, in a series of events, Baba Ramdev turned to acting.

Blowing loud horns against anti corruption, Baba went on a fast, fell ill and then finally ran in despair dressed in a salwar kurta. Few are born actors, but fewer are born on a national stage.

Supporting actor: Kiran Bedi Riding on the Anna wave, supercop Kiran Bedi showed her lung power when there was no need for it. In a rather pensive moment, she even did a jig.

Foreign Import : Sunny Leone Adult film star Sunny Leone tripped TRPs, both of TV and internet search engines. Direct to home, she was imported from the forbidden fantasyland of porn.

She made internet search engines go on an overdrive. Now she is all set to scorch B-Town.

Best Kept Secret : azaad rao khan aka aamir Khan Jr It was Papa Kehte Hain time again for Aamir Khan. The actor and wife Kiran Rao took the world by surprise when they announced the birth of their son through surrogacy.

Missing man: D K Bose Everytime this invisible man ran, the nation hummed D K Bose who was last visible as a character in a Bollywood flick, might have made someone's life in Bengal a living hell besides offending the moral police for the unparliamentary lyrics. Comeback of the yea r: Bappida Bappi Lahiri basked in the glory of the chartbusting Ooh La La which gave younger artistes a run for their money.

In his words, "My song has created history". We agree! Wardrobe malfunction: DJ Jenny She embraced the national flag.

Just that and nothing else. Answering a call from an NGO DJ Jenny attracted eyes for her 'show' rather than ears.

Disappearing Act : Veena Malik Veena Malik's 'missing' clothes on the cover of a magazine with ISI tattoo on her arms created a lot of controversy. After receiving death threats for the same, Veena disappeared from a film shoot.

Clueless about her whereabouts, her manager had reported her missing. She was found in a Mumbai hotel after two days.

Fashion Accessory : Anna Topi The anti-corruption movement of Anna Hazare not only took the country by storm; but also made way for Anna merchandise - tees, flags, posters, and Anna topi. Gandhiji's quintessential khaadi cap regained fame as Anna topi; popularized even more after it was sported by B-Towners Vidya Balan, Dia Mirza, Celina Jaitley and Shreyas Talpade.

Debutante of the year : Beti B Beti B (Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan's daughter) made headlines from the second she was born. And although there has been no glimpse of the newborn yet, people do know that "she is fair and has light eyes," thanks to the tweets by Grandpa B! Most talked about Newcomer: Siddharth Mallya Son of biz tycoon Vijay Mallya, Siddharth Mallya also features in Times of India's Most Desirable Men list.

The prince of 'Good Times', Mallya Jr's been in the news for everything - his almost liplock with 'good' friend Deepika Padukone, his weight loss secrets and his candid confessions on a chat show. Best Dressed: Poonam Pandey She came from nowhere, promised to strip for Team India if they won the Cricket World Cup.

Her striptease didn't happen, but she had TV show offers and made it to the 'Most Searched People' and 'Fastest Rising People' lists. Most Travelled India n: SRK Hopping from one city to another, to promote RA.

One and Don-2, SRK exuded charisma and flashed his dimples as he went on to woo his fans. New words: Boombat and kolavari di Vidya Balan's skimpy outfits earned her the name 'Boombat' from Naseeruddin Shah in the Ooh La La song, while Dhanush's Tamil song Kolaveri Di, became a viral hit with 1.

5 million downloads on the net and was on everyone's lips. Dialogue of the year: ek hi maara? Anna Hazare, following an attack on Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, said, 'Ek hi maara?'.

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In a recent episode, Bachchan had randomly given out a mobile number when a participant at the show pestered him for his contact. "No sooner was the show aired on Sony TV channel than all hell broke loose for me.

I have received thousands of calls in the last few days. People are calling 24 x 7--from northeast India to Gujarat, Kashmir to Kanyakumari," wedding planner Karan Wahi, one of those 'seriously' affected by Amitabh's prank, told IANS here.

Amitabh, popularly referred to as Big B, had given out nine digits of a mobile number (987730000) during the show, leaving viewers to guess the last one. Eager Amitabh fans did not take long to dial all digits--from 0 to 9--in that mobile series.

Since the series belongs to mobile operators in Punjab, the mobile users with these numbers became sitting ducks for the fans who started calling. Sony, the TV channel which airs the show, remained unavailable for comment.

Wahi, who owns two of these mobile numbers--ending with 1 and 5--in this series, says his nightmare is unending. Puneet Bansal, a businessman from Punjab's industrial town of Mandi Gobindgarh, 60 km from here, is another victim of Big B's prank.

Jalandhar resident Inder Preet, who has two numbers in the series, is at the receiving end of constant harassment due to unwarranted calls. Bansal is moving a court in the matter and has already slapped a legal notice on Sony TV and Amitabh.

"People are calling from Australia, Canada, the USA, London and everywhere else. I have not received so many calls in one year as I have received in the last three-four days," an exasperated Wahi said.

Harassed by the constant calls and streams of SMSs, Wahi has slapped a legal notice on Amitabh and Sony TV. "I am at my wits' end.

I feel like committing suicide. I will seek a compensation of at least Rs.

50 lakh from the TV channel and the host for this harassment and constant mental agony," Wahi said. "People want me to connect to Amitabh Bachchan and don't listen to my arguments.

From knowing about his health to when he is becoming a grandfather, they ask everything 24 hours. "They even want to talk to Aishwarya (Amitabh's daughter-in-law and actress) and son Abhishek.

Initially, we enjoyed the calls but soon got fed up with these. Even giving choicest Punjabi abuses has failed to ward off people," Wahi said.

His business is suffering due to hundreds of these calls, Wahi added. The affected people have now either switched off their numbers or have started diverting the calls.

"My roaming bill has gone up by Rs.10,000 in just the last few days.

What is the use of buying VIP numbers if a small joke can create so much chaos?" another affected 'victim', not wishing to be identified, told IANS. Tweet (less)

"If we don't, at least ABC knows that people all over the world don't want to have a 2-year-old saying the 'F-bomb' on TV." "We hope they know better," said Hatch.

He's asking his club's members, whom he said number 35,000 in the United States and about three-dozen other countries, to complain to ABC. ABC has yet to respond, he said Tuesday.

The network had no comment, a spokeswoman said. In the episode titled Little Bo Bleep airing 9 p.

m. EST Wednesday, 2-year-old Lily shocks parents Mitchell and Cameron (Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet) with her first expletive.

The dads, who are preparing Lily to serve as flower girl in a wedding, now have an added parenting challenge. The tot is played by Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, who says the word 'fudge' during taping.

It will be bleeped on the air and her mouth will be obscured by pixilation, and viewers will get the impression that her character used the actual F-word. Steven Levitan, creator and executive producer of the sitcom with Christopher Lloyd, told the Television Critics Association last week that he's 'proud and excited' about the F-word plotline that ABC was persuaded to allow.

"We thought it was a very natural story since, as parents, we've all been through this," Levitan said to EW.com.

"We are not a sexually charged show. It has a very warm tone so people accept it more.

I'm sure we'll have some detractors." The program, which won the Emmy Award for best comedy last fall, was named best musical or comedy series at Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony.

Hatch, who is from South Pasadena and attends Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho, said he began his anti-profanity club in 2007 when he noticed how rampant cursing was at his school and how it was linked to bullying. "If kids are accountable for their choices, then adults should be as well," and that includes media, he said.

TV profanity was an issue before the Supreme Court last week, which heard arguments about whether regulating curse words and nudity on broadcast stations is sensible when cable and satellite services offer channels with few restrictions. A decision is expected by late June.

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5 crore jackpot. Sushil Kumar, a lower middle-class computer operator from Bihar, won the top prize and it was telecast in two parts - Nov 1 and Nov 2.

Both episodes bagged the maximum eyeballs, breaking the television rating (TVR) records. According to an official statement, KBC 5, which went on air Aug 15, reached out to 25 million people on Nov 1 and 27 million people Nov 2.

"We are ecstatic and humbled with the stupendous ratings on KBC . The success of Sushil Kumar is an emphatic endorsement of the fact that the show is not just a game show, but a melting pot of knowledge and aspirations of the aam aadmi (common man)," said Sneha Rajani, senior EVP and business head, Sony Entertainment Television, in a statement.

"The numbers show that KBC this season has broken all barriers of demography and geography and transformed lives of people all across our great country. "Leading the way in KBC, we have our very own legend Amitabh Bachchan, who has changed the face of television, and our lives, in many ways than one.

He has proved beyond doubt that he is the greatest superstar not just of the big screen but of the small screen too. I thank the entire team for gives us this pathbreaking season of KBC," she added.

The show's philosophy Koi insaan chhota nahi hota has become true as the contestants from the heartland of the country came, played and took home big prizes. After Sushil Kumar, another success story was written by Anil Kumar Sinha from Patna, who won Rs.

1 crore. Before these two, Amrita Singh from Gwalior won Rs.

50 lakh and the show brought a ray of light in the life of Aparna Malikar, a 27-year-old widow from Vara-Kawatha in Yavatmal district, when she sat on the hot seat and won Rs.640,000 and an additional Rs.

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Wahlberg will play a Brooklyn detective, who is hired by the mayor to identify his spouse's lover but when the man turns up dead, the detective uncovers a wider conspiracy involving the politician. The script has been written by Brian Tucker, while Wahlberg is also co-producing it.

Jones, who underwent treatment for Bipolar II disorder, also known as manic depression, will also be seen playing an evil character in the Tom Cruise starrer Rock of Ages . Tweet (less)