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MUMBAI:
To coincide with summer vacations, Amrita TV has planned a
mix of programmes and events targeting youth and kids.
Super
Star Holiday Special
has been launched as a prime time weekday programme at 7 pm,which
brings together the finalists of reality shows, Super Star
Junior and Super Dancer Junior and creates a collage
of reminiscences, performances and updates from the super
star kids about their current projects.
The
month of May will also see the holding of a mega audition
event for Let's Dance, which is a new dance show for
couples in the 18-30 age group. Shortlisted contestant-pairs
will perform before choreographers like Kalamaster to enter
into the coveted final 15 roster of Let's Dance. The
show will go on air in early June on prime time on weekdays.
This
will be followed by Junior Genius, the reality show
for 12-14-year-olds which seeks to nurture a unique blend
of IQ, GK, artistic skills, life skills and social skills.
The show is being rolled out with the first phase of entrance
tests being held in Calicut, Ernakulam and Trivandrum in May.
Finally, 15 kids will make it to the show to battle for the
crown of Junior Genius.
The
carnatic music talent hunt for children, Raga Ratnam Junior,
which commenced in October 2007 as a prime time weekend hourly
show, will also reach its grand finale in May. The top finalists
will sing their way to the hearts of music connoisseurs in
a live stage show in the presence of carnatic music gurus
who will hand pick the Raga Ratnam Junior.
The
channel will also hold the auditions for an adventure show
Great India Race. The show has already seen entries
from people in the 21- 65 age group. Great India Race involves
adventure, travel, discovery, and exploration in a competitive
format –and will test the guts, endurance, emotional
quotient of pair-partner teams traversing India.
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