Junior Bachchan sets new TVR record with 'National Bingo Night

First it was the legend Amitabh Bachchan with the game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' who set the cash registers ringing with unheard of TVR, and now proving his own is son Abhishek who broke all previous limits to emerge as the top contender when it comes to the TVR game.


We learnt that with the recently launched game show 'National Bingo Night' on Colors, Abhishek has become the new rage, setting the highest record in terms of TVR (Television Viewership Ratings) for an opening night as compared to most of the other shows hosted by Bollywood stars. The first episode of the show which was aired last Saturday (Jan 23rd) garnered a TVR of 5.1 which is much higher than the first episode of shows like 'Bigg Boss Season 3' (TVR- 4.6), 'Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?' (TVR- 4.6) and 'Fear Factor- Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 2' (TVR- 4.4)

Speaking about this, a visibly elated Abhishek said, "I have just been informed by the Colors team that the opening ratings of 'National Bingo Night' have broken all records. I am happy that through this show, I have got a fantastic opportunity to connect with people from all corners of India. And if the ratings are anything to go by then I am excited with the sheer outreach television as a medium has to offer - I am happy that people watched my debut episode with much anticipation and that we have got winning numbers in TVRs."


Well with such impressive ratings, all we can say is that Jr. Bachchan is here to stay.

Shah Rukh Khan on cover of GQ

Shah Rukh Khan on cover of GQ

With his film My Name Is Khan releasing on Feb 12, Shah Rukh Khan is all over the place. Be it at award functions or press conferences or on your favorite reality show, SRK is leaving no stone unturned to promote his big release. What's more, he also features on the cover page of leading men's magazine GQ in the February issue.


King Khan, as he is fondly known as, is seen sporting a disheveled, spiky look and holding a placard which states 'Where's The Love?' The actor talks about a wide variety of topics in this issue such as his equation with the Bachchans, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan to his oddest quirks. Speaking about quirks, SRK says, "I have a strange attachment to socks. They should feel right. I could be missing a flight, but if my socks are wrong, I have to take them off. I won't wear nylon socks with sneakers. The only time I get disturbed during shooting is over my socks. You can't give me brown socks. I hate different-coloured socks."

His mere presence may bring a smile on many faces and yet it's surprising to know that the one thing SRK finds difficulty in doing is to laugh on screen. "I can't laugh at will on screen. I have a big issue. It's been years since I had a big laughing scene. I can't laugh in real life either; I smile a lot. When I suddenly laugh with my kids or close friends, they stop and stare at me. I laugh maybe once in two years."


SRK also comes across as a clean person when he states, "I don't cheat. I've never had the desire to cheat anyone - financially, emotionally, or romantically. It doesn't mean I am the most morally upright person. I just think cheating is quite low. "


With such interesting tidbits from the actor's life, this February issue of GQ is a must have for any die-hard SRK fan.

southscope magazine february cover page,tamanna on south scope calender

 

Southscope Magazine cover page for the month of Feb 2010 featured the Stylish star, Allu Arjun and the white beauty, Tamannaah Bhatia. It was photographed by Avinish Gowarikar and styled by Nishchay Polavarapu. The Feb issue will come out as a Valentine’s Day special with lots of columns on focus love, marriage & romance. The issue also has introduced Style & Fashion included.