Comedy shows slip in ratings as they fail to keep audience hooked

The results of the comedy war between Chutki and Kapil Sharma are out. The latest ratings have revealed that the newly launched show Mad In India failed to outshine the popularity of laugh riot Comedy Nights With Kapil on Colors. 
It seems like the sudden spate of comedy shows on various entertainment channels have led to an overkill of the genre. 

According to TVT data sourced from TAM subscribers last week, the latest ratings of Comedy Nights featuring Kirron Kher and Malaika Arora received 8.5 millions viewership while Star Plus' latest offering to the comedy genre Mad In India, featuring Govinda and Karishma Kapoor received net viewership of 3.2 million. 

Followers of comedy shows have been inquisitive about Sunil Grover's new drag avatar Chutki in his talk show Mad In India ever since he made an exit from Comedy Nights With Kapil, where he played the character Gutthi. Despite the hype and publicity, the show anchored by Manish Paul opened to a dismal response. The opening episode of featuring Baba Ramdev, received 5.7 TVM (Total Viewership in Millions) while Kapil's show's average rating got hiked to 9.6 TVM the same week.opened to a dismal response. The opening episode of featuring Baba Ramdev, received 5.7 TVM (Total Viewership in Millions) while Kapil's show's average rating got hiked to 9.6 TVM the same week. 

"Comedy needs regular innovation, and the makers need to constantly come up with innovative ideas to retain the interest of the audience. Popularity of the shows are specific to each stand-up comedian's fan following," said Krishna Abhishek, who has been part of Sony's show Comedy Circus, the top ranked comedy show for the last seven years. With the onset of several comedy shows, Sony's Comedy Circus has seen a steep downfall in the ratings. The show which features artists such as Krishna Abhishek, Bharti Singh, Rajeev Thakur, among others, receives an average viewership of 1.5-1.8 million. 



SAB's long running popular daily soap Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashma has also witnessed a slight drop in viewership, lately. Positioned among the top ten shows on TV, Taarak received average viewership of 7.3 TVM in the last few weeks, as opposed it's once average viewership of 7.7 - 7.9 million.

Lady Gaga threatens to sue ex if he reveals life secrets

Lady Gaga might sue her ex-beau Rob Fusari if he dares to reveal secrets of her pre- fame life. 

RadarOnline reported that Fusari recently begged a judge to seal documents that he had filed in a new lawsuit regarding his relationship, as Gaga could sue him. Fusari is currently involved in a lawsuit with the singer's friend Wendy Starland and filed a separate motion asking the judge to seal the items, so that Gaga will not make him pay "heavy monetary penalties." 



The new court documents states that, he and Gaga have specifically bargained for a strict non-disparagement clause and if they are made public, the new documents may constitute a breach thereof. The current situation is an outcome of the lawsuit filed by Fusari when he sued her back in 2010 for 30.5 million dollars.

Mad in India: Shilpa Shetty auditions for the role of Tulsi from Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi!

Mad in India: Shilpa Shetty auditions for the role of Tulsi !

Mrs Kundra is all set to make a grand appearance on the small screen, but for a brief period 
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Meera Chopra ignores Parineeti Chopra, calls Priyanka Chopra ‘superstar’!

Meera Chopra ignores Parineeti Chopra, !

Looks like the Krrish 3 actor has had a change of heart and doesn’t mind promoting her other cousin Meera’s upcoming film 
Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra have always kept a safe distance from their distant cousin Meera Chopra who will be soon making her Bollywood debut with Gang Of Ghosts. But looks like things are changing at least between the Exotic babe and Meera. We say so coz PeeCee recently took to Twitter to promote Meera’s film. She posted,  Read More....

I don't have many friends in Bollywood, says Sunny Leone

Actress Sunny Leone, who has been a part of the Mumbai entertainment industry since her 2011 appearance on "Bigg Boss 5", says she hasn't made too many friends in Bollywood yet. 

"I don't have lot of friends here. I am too busy and I don't get to socialize much. I just want to rest at times and take a day off after a hectic schedule," Sunny said. 

The actress, who will next be seen in horror film "Ragini MMS 2", says she can feel the pressure of carrying the movie on her shoulders. 



"There are also other actors in this film. I had not thought about it (the pressure) till the promotions started. But now there is a pressure because everyone is asking me this question," she added. 

Directed by Bhushan Patel, "Ragini MMS 2" releases March 21.

'The Lunchbox' makes waves in North America !!!

Washington: Indian filmmaker Ritesh Batra`s critically acclaimed film `The Lunchbox` beat out Hollywood movies, Oscar contenders, and all other foreign-language films to score the number one per-theatre average gross of any film in North America last weekend. 


After its success in New York and Los Angeles, the Irrfan Khan-starrer will release in additional American cities March 7, including Washington DC, San Francisco, and Chicago. 

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Sonam, Ayushmann moved by acts on ‘Boogie Woogie’

Sonam, Ayushmann moved by acts on !!

Mumbai: Actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Sonam Kapoor, who recently made their presence felt on the sets of dance reality show `Boogie Woogie`, were in awe of the show’s contestants. 

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Queen is a must-watch

Queen 

Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Rajkumar Rao, Lisa Hayden 

Director: Vikas Bahl 

Rating: 4 Star Rating: Recommended4 Star Rating: Recommended4 Star Rating: Recommended4 Star Rating: Recommended 



The film is amazing. That much you can see from the rating. The 'Queen' in the movie, the heroine looks anything but. She looks like your typical girl next door. 

The story goes like this. Rani comes from Delhi's Rajouri Garden area. Her father's owns a sweet shop and quoting his friend in the movie, Rani 'bitiya' is pretty sweet. But in her own words, Rani's always been a good girl, listening to everyone but she's never been able to do anything for herself or etch a real place in the world for herself. 

Rani falls in love with Rajesh. And he does everything within his power to show her he loves her too. Soon arrives the 'Rani weds Rajesh' moment. But Rajesh is now a U.K. return and that the reason behind his new-found 'modernity'. This is why he feels Rani's no long 'his type'. And he decided not to marry her right two days before the scheduled wedding. Understandably, Rani's crushed to bits. The tears soon dry, and morning comes. She opens the packed 'shaadhi' laddoos, and while eating them is when she decides that she'll continue her honeymoon trip to Paris and Amsterdam, even if it's just her alone. 

Her concerned parents give her the go-ahead thinking this way she'll get to cope with, and nurse a broken heart. She reaches Paris, and after a bumpy ride, soon succumbs to the charm of the place and allows herself to laugh and smile. This is where she meets another Indian girl named Vijaylakshmi. 

Read Gayatri Jayaraman's review here. 

Vijaylakshmi works in a hotel to support her son she has outside of wedlock. Rani learns a lot from her, most importantly how to be happy. Rani then flies off to Amsterdam, and happens to come across Rajesh. Seeing her like this now, Rajesh soon regrets his decision of leaving her. He soon enters his 'Devdas' mode and sets out to win his 'Queen' back. But will Rani abruptly leave the new life she's discovered and go back to Rajouri with the man who stranded her two days before the wedding? The movie poses this question quite subtly. 

Kangana has a done fabulous job playing Rani. She has let her fans and audience know that she means business and is here to be taken seriously. Her portrayal of a girl without makeup, and in Lajpat Nagar jeans - in which she feels comletely out of place the first time she wears them - is more a story of a girl coming of age. Before the movie's over, you realise you're in love with Rani. Rajkumar Rao has also done a great job, and so has Lisa. 

One can see that director Vikas Bahl has left no scope for a scene to be made better. Each scene is already perfectly scripted and shot. Amit Triveid's music constantly reminds you of Dev. D's music.All in all, a brilliant package. 

I highly recommend this movie. This film is the kind that'll work to make you a better human being, minus the lecture. Do watch!

Katy Perry acts as meteorologist on Australian morning show

Singer Katy Perry sure does have a number of tricks up her sleeves. 

The 29-year-old pop star surprised fans after she stepped into the shoes of a professional meteorologist on the Australian morning TV show "Sunrise". 



However, the "Hot 'n' Cold" singer did not do a great job giving out the forecast for Brisbane, Canberra, and Melbourne as well as the city of Hobart, which by the way she referred to as "Hogwarts." 



Also, Katy made the flub of saying Fahrenheit when Australian temperature is measured in Celsius. 
Guess Katy has now realized that she is better off sticking to her original profession, isn't it?