TV channels celebrate Holi...!!!

It’s that time of the year when there are colors all over…..And how can the television channels stay behind….Taking the slogan of ‘Bura Na mano Holi Hai, let’s play Holi’, the TV channels seem to be geared up for the festival. Taking the philosophy of celebrating every festival along with the viewers, TV channels are seen spreading colours with different sets ups and parties. 

zoOm TV, celebrates Holi with the stars. This year, the channel will be hosting the annual festivities on March 6th itself, in the presence of well-known television celebrities and Bollywood superstar Sunny Leone. The zoom Holi Party 2015 is presented by The Ravin Group.

This year, zoom TV gives its fans a chance to play Holi with Sunny Leone herself. In an on-going contest, viewers are encouraged to tune in to zoOm TV between 9am to 12 noon & 4pm to 7pm daily and ‘Guess the Celeb’ to win exclusive passes for zoOm’s Holi Party 2015.

Viewers will need to keep a close eye on the channel during the timeslots and identify the celebrities which will be shown on the screen. The face of the celebrity will be coloured and a new face will be shown every 15 – 20 minutes. 100 such lucky winners will be able to celebrate one of the biggest festivals in India with their favourite celebrities.

Life OK will add vibrancy to its programming line-up by airing a special Holi event Holi Hai.. Life OK Hai and Comedy Classes Holi special this week. The event will have performances by Bollywood’s heartthrob Arjun Kapoor, Baby Doll fame Kanika Kapoor, Elli Avram and many other television faces. Hosting the festival of colours along with a dash of music, dance and comedy, will be Karan Veer Grover. Humour will be at its best as Selfie Mausi will turn into ‘Pichkari Mausi’ trying to woo Karan and Arjun. Elli Avram will be seen performing a special water act. Adding to the masti of the mood, will be scintillating performances by television’s new couple Mohsin Khan and Nikita Dutta, along with Kunwar Amar, Shraddha Arya,  Rithvik Dhanjani, Karan V Grover and Sourabh Raaj Jain. Young and dashing Karan Veer Grover and Mohsin Khan will turn the heat on with their power packed dance face-off.

With Holi falling on 6th March, MAX 2 will showcase movies that celebrate different colours of cinema throughout the day. The festival comprises of 4 movies – Silsila, Yaarana, Satte pe Satta and Kishen Kanhaiya representing different shades of life. Silsila the iconic love triangle featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Rekha represents the beautiful colours of love especially with its timeless Holi song sequence, Yaarana a story of Amitabh and Amjad Khan’s friendship represents the colours of friendship, Satte pe Satta featuring the bond between 7 brothers represents the colours of family bonds and Kishen Kanhaiya a story of twins with contrasting qualities both played by Anil Kapoor represents the contrasting colours of separation and reunion that is prevalent through the film.

The iconic movie channel, Sony MAX 2 presents its viewers with some of the most colorful Bollywood movies for Holi. The channel has carefully handpicked films that represent the spirit of joy and celebration that is synonymous with the festival of colors.

The festival of color, Holi is just a couple of days away and Star Plus’s MasterChef India-4 judges Sanjeev Kapoor, Ranveer Brar , Vikas Khanna and the contestants celebrated in a grand and colorful way on the set.

Since this is a food reality show, Holi special episode will see a lot of excitement with a twist. The contestants will be thrown a challenge of making the traditional Holi dish –Gujiya but without the usual filling of mawa and coconut. Chef Sanjeev Kapoor will then choose the winner of the episode in an interesting way. The finalists will stand in-a line and Chef Sanjeev will go and apply color on the face of the winner!

Post the competition, they celebrated this festival with lots of dance, masti and color. Soon, the audience will get a chance to have a glimpse of all their favorite judges and finalists celebrating Holi with color and of course a lot of food.

With Holi around the corner, POGO is showering kids with loads of colour, prizes, movies and excitement! The channel has lined-up the ‘Filmy Holi Aayi Re’ stunt from 05-08 March 2015 featuring the best of Chhota Bheem movies and specials to entertain kids throughout the festive weekend.

The celebrations begin with a 4-day line-up featuring India’s biggest superhero Chhota Bheem with the biggest Bollywood celebrities. Tune-in to Bang Bang with Bheem, Dholakpur ka Singham, Bade Dilwale Bheem aur Indiawank ale and Bheem aur Salman ki Kick from 05-08 March at 11 AM.

Industry Speaks:

Speaking on the announcement of the contest Mr. Sunder Venketraman, Vice President & Product Head - zoOm Entertainment Network Limited said, “We wanted to start the first festival of the new financial year with a bang and that is exactly what we have achieved. Our aim every year is to make the Holi party, this most talked about party of the year. This year too, we have stepped up the bar with full on excitement and celebration.”

Commenting on the film festival Neeraj Vyas, Sr. EVP & Business Head, MAX & MAX 2 said, “MAX 2 has always entertained its viewers with best movies from Hindi cinema with genres ranging from romance and family dramas to thrillers and social dramas. For those who wish to stay in the comfort of their homes on this festive day, we have created a special line up comprising of some of the best loved films that would enable families to catch up on quality time together”.

Sanjeev Kapoor, judge of MasterChef India-4 said, “ I personally love Gujiyas and for this me this Holi was full of colors and gujiyas and so was extremely special for me. It is great how the finalists are geared up for any challenge. Also, celebrating Holi with contestants itself is a memorable moment for me.”

Talking about this occasion, excited finalist Vijay Sharma said, “It is a dream come true to celebrate Holi with my gurus and the new friends that I have made. It’s by far my best Holi.’’

  

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