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Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain
''Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?'' () is a game show hosted by leading Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan. It is the Indian version of the popular American game show, '' Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'' and was telecast on Indian Television channel STAR Plus. The show premiered on 25 April 2008 and the last episode was telecast on 27 July 2008 with Lalu Prasad Yadav as the special guest. The top prize was . The Indian series was licensed by Bulldog Media & Entertainment. Cheats The show used "cheats" based on the American show. Each cheat may be used once per game. *''Taak Jhank'' (peek): the contestant had the opportunity to review his or her current teammate's answer before submitting his or her own *Copy: the contestant could choose to use his or her teammate's answer. *''Bachao'' (save): This cheat was triggered automatically if the contestant gave a wrong answer. If the contestant's current partner had the correct answer, the contestant was then saved. Cheats are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as the "Padishah, Baadshah of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has Shah Rukh Khan filmography, appeared in more than 100 films, and earned List of awards and nominations received by Shah Rukh Khan, numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. He has been awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, as well as the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Order of Arts and Letters and Legion of Honour by the Government of France. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Non-resident Indian and Overseas Citizen of India, Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, several media outlets have described him as one of the most successful film stars in the world. Many of his films thematise Indian national identity and connections with diaspora communities, or gender, racial, social and religiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy () is an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. They have composed music for over 50 soundtracks across five languages: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi and English. Amongst the most critically acclaimed Indian musicians, the trio have won numerous awards, including National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards, and IIFA Awards. They are often referred to as the " Amar Akbar Anthony" (AAA) of the Hindi film music industry. They are known for their compositions in ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001), ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (2003), '' Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (2006), '' My Name Is Khan'' (2010), ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' (2011) and '' Dil Dhadakne Do'' (2015). Members Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan, the main vocalist of the trio, was born and brought up in Chembur, a suburb of Mumbai, in a Tamil family from Kerala. He learned Hindustani classical music and Carnatic music in his childhood and started playing the veena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddhartha Basu
Siddhartha Basu is an Indian television producer-director and quiz show host. He is best known for hosting shows such as Quiz Time', ''Mastermind India'' and ''University Challenge'', and as producer-director of shows such as ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'', '' Dus Ka Dum'', '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', and ''India's Got Talent''. Founder-Director of the television production house BIG Synergy, & later a creative mentor and consultant with the company, he stepped back from all roles in the company in December 2018. Along with Anita Kaul Basu, he is a founder-director oTree of Knowledge Digital a greenfield venture in the area of interactive edutainment events, e-learning, gaming, publishing, and select television production. Early life and education Born in Calcutta in a Bengali Hindu family, Basu grew up in Bombay, Delhi, and Madras. He did his early schooling from Besant Montessori School and Cathedral and John Connon School, Bombay, and later studied at The Frank Anthony Public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STAR Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of family dramas, romantic comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime, and television films. History When it was first launched on 21 February 1992, StarPlus was an English language entertainment television channel, broadcasting international television shows from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, with Zee TV being the Hindi-language counterpart. After Star ended its relationship with Zee TV on 30 June 2000, StarPlus was transformed completely into a Hindi-language channel from the next day - 1 July 2000 (from April 1996 to June 2000, StarPlus was a bilingual TV channel consisting of Hindi and English programmes), with Star World becoming the network's English-language counterpart channel. The company's CEO Sameer Nair and programming chief Tarun Kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show (or gameshow) is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment where contestants compete in a game for rewards. The shows are typically directed by a game show host, host, who explains the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of the game shows dates back to the late 1930s when both radio and television game shows were broadcast. The genre became popular in the United States in the 1950s, becoming a regular feature of daytime television. On most game shows, contestants Quiz, answer questions or solve puzzles, and win prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee (game show), Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, ''Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was ''Dr. I.Q.'', a radio quiz show that began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The industry, producing films in the Hindi language, is a part of the larger Indian cinema industry, which also includes Cinema of South India, South Indian cinema and other smaller Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries. The term 'Bollywood', often mistakenly used to refer to Indian cinema as a whole, only refers to Hindi-language films, with Indian cinema being an umbrella term that includes all the Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries in the country, each offering films in diverse languages and styles. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364, have been in Hindi. In 2022, Hindi cinema represented 33% of box office revenue, followed by Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
''Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'' is a game show franchise that was co-created and produced by Mark Burnett, Barry Poznick and John Stevens. Adult contestants answer questions, as if they came from an elementary grade school quiz. The original American version debuted on the Fox Broadcasting network on February 27, 2007, with host Jeff Foxworthy, airing on Fox until 2009, as a syndicated TV series, between 2009 and 2011, and then revived on Fox in 2015, and again on Nickelodeon in 2019, with new host, John Cena. The ''Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'' format, has since been replicated in several other countries, some versions under the same title, and some under modified ones. In 2013, the show appeared in ''TV Guide''s list of the 60 greatest game shows ever. Gameplay Each game is played by a single contestant, who earns money incrementally, based on a payout ladder, by answering simple trivia questions, with the game themed as a school quiz. The following descripti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Television
The television industry in India is very diverse and produces thousands of programmes in many Indian languages. Nearly 87% of Indian households own a television. As of 2016, the country had over 900 channels of which 184 were Pay television, pay channels. National channels operate in Hindi and English language, English, in addition to channels in several other languages including Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Kannada, Tulu language, Tulu, Malayalam, Bengali language, Bengali, Marathi language, Marathi, Odia language, Odia, Punjabi language, Punjabi, Rajasthani language, Rajasthani, Assamese language, Assamese, Meitei language, Manipuri, Gujarati language, Gujarati, Urdu, Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri, Kashmiri language, Kashmiri, Konkani language, Konkani, Haryanvi language, Haryanvi and Himachali language, Himachali, among others. The Hindi, Telugu and Tamil language television industries are by far the largest television industries in India. The national tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Lalu Prasad (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997 with a brief interruption in 1995 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founder and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) a prominent political party in Bihar. He is also a former member of Parliament (MP) of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Lalu Prasad Yadav is often regarded as a political messiah for the lower castes in Bihar, particularly the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), and Muslim communities. His political rise in the 1990s marked a significant shift in Bihar's social and political landscape, which had long been dominated by upper-caste elites. He entered politics at Patna University as a student leader and, in 1977, was elected as one of the youngest members of the Lok Sabha for the Bharatiya Lok Dal of the Janata Alliance. He became the chief minister of Bihar in 1990. His party came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shriya Sharma
Shriya Sharma (born 1997) is an Indian actress, model and advocate who has worked in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films. She is known for playing the younger version of Sneha Basu in the television series ''Kasautii Zindagi Kay'' which won her the ''Star Pariwar'' and Indian Telly Awards for Best Child Artist. She was awarded the National Film Award for the Best Child Artist for '' Chillar Party'' (2011). Personal life Shriya Sharma was born in 1997, in the city of Palampur, Himachal Pradesh in India. Her father is an engineer and her mother is a dietician and runs a diet clinic - Ritus Diet. She is a graduate in law and is currently practicing as an advocate. She has a younger brother. Filmography Films Television * ''Kanhaiya'' * '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' as Sneha Bajaj (2004-2005) * ''Jhoot Bole Kawya Katte'' as Shriya * '' Carryy on Shekhar'' * ''Galaxy of Stars'' * '' Gumrah: End of Innocence'' (Season 3 - Episode 3) * '' Confessions of an Indian Teenager'' * Pogo A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the remaining directions. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. It is located 260 km (162 miles) northwest of New Delhi and 229 km (143 miles) southeast of Amritsar and 104 km (64 miles) southwest of Shimla. Chandigarh is one of the earliest planned cities in post independence India and is internationally known for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was prepared by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, which built upon earlier plans created by the Polish architect Maciej Nowicki and the American planner Albert Mayer. Narinder Singh Lamba, in the capacity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taruni Sachdev
Taruni Sachdev (14 May 1998 – 14 May 2012) was an Indian child actress. She made her film debut in 2004 with '' Vellinakshatram'', which endeared her to Malayalam audiences. The same year, she appeared in '' Sathyam'' and she act the lead role in 2009. She also appeared in over 50 advertisements for various companies. Her last film was a Tamil film '' Vetri Selvan'' (2014), which was released two years after her death. She died in the 2012 Agni Air Dornier 228 crash near Jomsom Airport in Nepal. Her mother also died in the crash. Early life and education Taruni Sachdev was born on 14 May 1998 in Mumbai, India, to industrialist Haresh Sachdev and Geeta Sachdev. She studied to class nine at Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls' High School. Career In 2004, she made her debut in Vinayan's comedy-horror '' Vellinakshatram''. Vinayan said ''Vellinakshatram'' endeared Sachdev to Malayalam audiences. The same year, she appeared in the action thriller ''Sathyam''. He recalls: "We were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
