Celeb Watch

In town:
Bollywood actress Geeta Basra,known for her films including Dil Diya Hai and The Train,in town for a personal visit. A little birdie tells us the actress is here for a cousin’s marriage.

The King’s Chronicles
Coming from India’s burgeoning middle class,Shah Rukh Khan’s meteoric success in Bollywood makes him the poster-boy of multiple generations. Discovery Channel will bring an engaging one-hour programme detailing how his insatiable ambition combined with the overall socio-political changes during the last two decades and the country’s globalisation path transformed an industry-outsider to an icon of contemporary India. Tune into ‘Revealed: Shah Rukh Khan’ on Friday,February 19th at 8pm with a repeat telecast at 10 pm. The programme will explain the formula for his unparalleled success – both at home and abroad. Social anthropologists,film-makers,scholars,critics and lifestyle commentators will detail the virtues which make him the consumer friendly face for brands,an innovative entrepreneur,a mega film-star,a NRI icon and an ideal family man. The experts will explain in depth the impact he has had on both Bollywood and India’s image abroad. The programme will repeat on Saturday,February 20 at 9 pm and 11 pm and Sunday,February 21st at 8 pm.

The New Netizen
He’s been off the telly radar for a while,but guess what’s keeping actor Manav Gohil busy otherwise – blogging! In between all that travel,playing cricket tournaments,photography,squash and shooting for commercial ads,Gohil,a gadget and internet freak been constantly blogging on manavblogs.com, http://manavblogs.blogspot.com. “It’s anything and everything,from my experiments with life,travels,lessons learnt,giving fans an insight into my personal life…it’s my world,” says the actor who believes blogging and the internet is the perfect way to stay in touch with fans and also get their feedback at an engaging platform which was not possible earlier. “Blogging and Facebook gives me the chance to make my updates a two way dialogue with my fans instead of a one-sided conversation through newspapers,” says Manav. Check out his life changing lessons learnt during a recent trip to Europe,thoughts on topics like fighting cancer and enjoying life or sometimes on lighter adventures like white water rafting in the Himalayas. A photographer,Gohil also keeps adding new pictures and videos alongside his updates. Log on.