Adnan Sami Khan is an Indian singer, musician, music composer and pianist. He performs Indian and Western music, including for Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil movies. He has been awarded with Padma Shri for his remarkable contribution in music. His most notable instrument is the piano. He has been credited as "the first musician to have played the santoor and Indian classical music on the piano". A review in the US-based Keyboard magazine described him as the fastest keyboard player in the world and called him the keyboard discovery of the nineties.
Aditi Govitrikar is an Indian actress, physician and former model. She is the first Indian woman to win the Mrs. World title in 2001. From 1997 to 2004, Govitrikar remained the only Indian supermodel with both a medical doctor and a psychologist qualification. She has been touted by Hindustan Times as "Beauty with Brains". She is a vegetarian and ardent Vipassana practitioner. She was a contestant on Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 and Bigg Boss 3. Govitrikar won the Gladrags Megamodel Contest in 1996 and the Gladrags Mrs. India in 2000, subsequently winning Mrs. World Contest in 2001. She ventured into acting when she played a prominent role in Thammudu (1999), a movie that was a runaway hit. She went on to act in many movies including Paheli (2005) India's official entry to the 79th Academy Awards and De Dana Dan (2009), that won an award at the International Indian Film Academy Award. She also played a leading role in several super hit music videos such as Kabhi to Nazar Milao by Adnan Sami and Asha Bhosle (1997) and Aaeena by Jagjit Singh (2000). In 2020, she hosted the show Mother's Care on Zee Zest. She launched PETA in India and has also endorsed top tier international brands such as Coca-Cola, Chopard, Fendi and Harry Winston.
Antara Mitra is an Indian playback singer. Mitra came to limelight when she became a contestant in the popular singing reality show Indian Idol 2 in 2006. Mitra become more well-known and got recognition after the release of her duets Gerua and Janam Janam with Arijit Singh. She also received significant amount of Indian media coverage for her singing of the Dilwale songs. Her Baby Jaan song from Bhaijaan Elo Re received an overwhelming response on YouTube, and created a record of becoming the fastest Bengali language video track to reach 1 million views on YouTube.
Star One was an Indian pay television network based in Mumbai. It was launched on 1 November 2004 and was it owned by Star TV and distributed worldwide by Fox International Channels. In November 2006, Star One was launched in the UK on Sky.
Don't Forget the Lyrics! is an American television game show in which contestants compete to win $1 million by correctly recalling song lyrics from a variety of genres. The program originally aired on Fox from July 11, 2007 to June 19, 2009, hosted by Wayne Brady and produced by RDF USA, part of RDF Media. The premiere of the show prompted NBC to move up the premiere of their similar game show, The Singing Bee.
Sargam is a Pakistani musical Urdu film directed by Syed Noor starring the singer Adnan Sami and his ex-wife Zeba Bakhtiar.
Season 1 of Project Runway Malaysiafeatured 15 designers from various parts of the country competing to be the best designer. Judges for the first season were Bernie Chan, Datuk Bernard Chandran, Asiah Mion, Seema Visamanathan, Wirda Adnan and Aster Lim. There are also guest judges through the season.
Shaukat Ali, also known as Shaukat Ali Khan, was a Pakistani folk singer.
Operacija Trijumf was a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol. The show features contestants from the former Yugoslav republics of Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro, the show is broadcast by 6 networks in these five countries. The winner of Operacija Trijumf is Adnan Babajić.
Dimpy Ganguli is an Indian model and television personality.
Don't Forget the Lyrics! is an international game show in the United States. The American show originally aired on Fox from July 11, 2007, to June 19, 2009, and after a year off the air, a third overall season, and first as a syndicated show, began on June 15, 2010, in daytime syndication and in primetime on VH1 and in primetime on MyNetworkTV on October 5, 2010. On March 24, 2011, the show was canceled. A new primetime version, hosted by Niecy Nash, debuted on FOX on May 23, 2022. The show has spun off to numerous countries outside America using different top prize or game format.
Mohit Malik is an Indian actor. He is known for his work in Hindi television. His popular television roles include Bharat in Banoo Main Teri Dulhann, Samrat Singh Rathore in Doli Armaano Ki and Sikandar Singh Gill in Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala. He was seen as a contestant in Colors TV's stunt-based reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi 12 where he became the 2nd runner up.
Bigg Boss Halla Bol is the spin-off of the Indian reality television show Bigg Boss. It was a merger of Bigg Boss 8 similarly to the concept adopted by the Ultimate Big Brother. Five contestants from previous seasons enters the house to compete with five regular entrants of the season 8 finale. Farah Khan hosted the new format of the show, as Salman bid adieu to the show because of his filming schedule of Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
The Voice is an Indian singing reality talent show, based on the original Dutch version of the program created by John de Mol and is part of a wider international franchise. The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances. Each coach guides their team of selected artists through the remainder of the season. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach.
Furqan and Imran, commonly known as F&I) is the Pakistani musical band from Karachi which originated in 2013. The band mainly covers genres like Rock, Pop and Classical. The founding members of the band are Imran Butt as vocalist and Furqan Tunio as guitarist/lyricist/composer
Samra Khan is a Dubai-based, Pakistani singer. She is the winner of the reality show Music Garage and singer of “Hina Ki Khusbu” Coke Studio Season 8.
The third season of The Voice, the Indian reality talent show, premiered on 3 February 2019 on StarPlus and concluded on 4 May 2019, with Sumit Saini being crowned as the winner.
Dum Mastam is a 2022 Pakistani Romantic drama comedy film directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, and produced by Adnan Siddiqui and Akhtar Hasnain under Cereal Entertainment. Written by Amar Khan. It stars Imran Ashraf and Amar Khan along with Sohail Ahmed, Saleem Meraj and Momin Saqib in supporting roles. The film was released on Eid al-Fitr, 3 May 2022, by Hum Films.
Tamasha (transl. Spectacle/Drama) is the first season of the Pakistani reality TV programme Tamasha Ghar. It premiered on 20 August 2022 on ARY Digital. Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the Pakistani version celebrities as housemates. It was hosted by Lollywood actor Adnan Siddiqui. The grand finale took place on 1 October 2022, where Umer Aalam emerged as the winner and Mareeha Safdar became the runner-up.
Mohabbat Karna Mana Hai is a 2018 Pakistani drama serial aired on BOL Entertainment. The drama stars Adnan Siddiqui, Samiya Mumtaz, Adeel Chaudhry, Noor Khan in lead roles. The drama was first aired on 7 December 2018.
