Biz Asia News Snippets
Stars confirmed for ZEE Carnival
According to close friends of Biz Asia, we have been informed that some stars have now been confirmed for the huge ZEE Carnival exhibition, which takes place at the Olympia, London in March. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa presenter and singer Shaan, Khana Khazana host Sanjeev Kapoor and Galaxzee of Stars presenter Divya Dutta are names, which have been confirmed for attendance at this year’s event. Full list of stars flying into the UK for the ZEE Carnival will be announced on Biz Asianext week.
Related link: ZEE returns with three-day indoor Carnival
ZEE Cine Awards 2006 in Malaysia/Mauritius
The latest buzz doing the rounds is that the much-awaited ZEE Cine Awards 2006 will be held in either Malaysia or Mauritius. The success of last year’s awards has made the TV network ever more determined to make sure this year’s ceremony has the same oomph it had last year. A venue will be announced within the next few days. It looks unlikely the event will be held in March but instead being pushed to April because of ZEE UK holding its own three-day indoor exhibition ZEE Carnival in March.
Bollywood concert in the UK in April
Not related to media but still some exclusive Bollywood news for you film buffs out there. It has been confirmed that Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Celina Jaitley and Saif Ali Khan will be arriving in the UK in April for a Bollywood concert. Venues and ticket prices are yet to be confirmed.
ZEE to show Rang De Basanti making
ZEE Network UK has bagged the Making of Rang De Basanti rights. ZEE TV and ZEE Cinema will be showing behind the scenes coverage of the mega Aamir Khan movie, which hits cinemas on Friday 20th January. Telecast times will be announced on Biz Asia next week.
