Karan Johar, often informally referred to as KJo in the Hindi Film Industry, is an Indian filmmaker and television personality, who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several successful actors under his own Dharma Productions. The recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards, he has been honored with Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India in 2020.
Koffee with Karan is an Indian talk show hosted by filmmaker and television personality Karan Johar, and produced by Dharmatic Entertainment, the digital content division of his production company, Dharma Productions. The show debuted on 19 November 2004, and has aired six seasons since then, over a span of seventeen years. The show is distributed by Disney Star; its first six seasons aired on Star World India (2004–2019) with the second season being simulcasted on Star One (2007). In 2022, Koffee with Karan moved over to Disney+ Hotstar as a streaming exclusive under the service's label and content hub, Hotstar Specials, with the seventh season airing on the streaming platform and Johar's Dharmatic Entertainment replacing Banijay Group's SOL India as the show's production company. It is the second longest-running talk show after Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan on Indian Hindi-language television, as well as one of the most watched Indian English-language television shows. The show won an Indian Television Academy Award in 2007 for Best Talk Show and Best Talk Show Anchor for Johar.
Natasha Suri is an Indian Actress, and model. She is known for winning the title of Femina Miss India World 2006 after which she represented India at Miss World pageant in 2006 where she made it in top 17 semi finalists.
Nach Baliye is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus. It is loosely based on Dancing With The Stars.
Natasha Hassanandani, professionally known as Anita Hassanandani is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. Currently she appears in Hindi television serials.
Sweety Shetty, known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards, two SIIMA Awards and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Having appeared in 47 films, she is one of the highest-paid South Indian actresses and is popularly referred as the "Superstar" of South Indian cinema.
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is an Indian Hindi-language reality television show and the Indian version of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars. The show pairs celebrities with professional dancers. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains.
Shilpa Shetty Kundra is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi films. Shetty made her screen debut in the thriller Baazigar (1993) which garnered her nominations for two Filmfare Awards, after which she played a dual role in the action comedy Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) and a distraught mother in Jaanwar (1999).
Shraddha Arya is an Indian actress. She made her film debut as a lead role in SJ Suryah's Tamil film Kalvanin Kadhali along with Nayantara in 2006, in Hindi film Nishabd and in Telugu film Godava with Vaibhav Reddy. She is known for her performances in the Life OK serials Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki, Tumhari Paakhi and Dream Girl. Since 2017, she has been portraying the role of Dr. Preeta Arora in Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya. In 2019, she simultaneously participated in Nach Baliye 9 as a contestant along with Alam Makkar.
Mahek Chahal is a Norwegian actress and model who works in Hindi films and television. She began her acting career in 2002 with Telugu film Neetho and later made her Hindi debut with Nayee Padosan in 2003. She was also seen in several songs appearances for Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi and Tamil films. In 2011, Chahal participated in Colors TV reality show Bigg Boss 5 and emerged as the runner-up.
Nia Sharma is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi television. She is known for her roles as Manvi Chaudhary in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai, Zee TV's Jamai Raja as Roshni Patel, Colors TV's Ishq Mein Marjawan as Aarohi Kashyap and Naagin 4 as Brinda Parekh. In 2017, she participated in Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 and finished as a finalist.
Rithvik Dhanjani is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and web shows. He made his acting debut in 2009, portraying Parth in Bandini. Dhanjani earned wider recognition with his portrayal of Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar in Pavitra Rishta. He is a recipient of one Indian Telly Award and Gold Award each, along with other nominations.
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 is the fifth season of the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. It premiered on 16 June 2012 on Colors and concluded on 30 September 2012. The series was hosted by Manish Paul and Ragini Khanna.
Indian Telly Award for Best Anchor is an award given by Indiantelevision.com as part of its annual Indian Telly Awards for TV serials, to recognize a person who has hosted a television reality show and been appreciated by the Indian audience.
Ridhima Pandit is an Indian actress and model who works in Hindi television. She is known for her role of Rajni in Life OK's Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant. In 2019, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 and became the 2nd runner-up. In 2021, she participated in Bigg Boss OTT.
Shilpa Shetty is an Indian actress, film producer, author, businesswoman and former model. Known primarily for her work in Hindi films, she has also appeared in Telugu, Kannada and Tamil films. Shetty made her acting debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in the 1993 thriller Baazigar. Shetty's performance earned her two Filmfare Awards nominations for Lux New Face of the Year and Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently earned wide recognition with dual roles in the 1994 action-comedy Main Khiladi Tu Anari. After initial success, Shetty's films fared poorly at the box office for the next five years. Films Shetty starred in including action drama Aag, romantic drama Aao Pyaar Karen, comedy Haathkadi and Chhote Sarkar proved to be financially unsuccessful. However, Shetty received Best Supporting Actress at the Zee Gold Bollywood Awards for romantic drama Pardesi Babu.
India's Next Superstars is an Indian talent search reality television show which aired on Star Plus and streamed on Hotstar. It was judged by Karan Johar and Rohit Shetty. Aman Gandotra and Natasha Bharadwaj were declared as winners, while Shruti Sharma was the first runner up and awarded the special title of ‘Third Superstar’. Naina Singh, Ashish Mehrotra, and Harshvardhan Deo were the other runner ups. But till now none of the winners got any project which they were promised.
Naina Singh is an Indian model and television actress known for winning Splitsvilla 10 and playing Rhea Mehra in Kumkum Bhagya. In 2020, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 14.
Shruti Sharma is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She started her career as a contestant on the reality show India's Next Superstars in 2018 and then made her acting debut on television in 2019 with Gathbandhan where she played IPS Dhanak Parekh.
