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‘Inside the Actor’s Studio’ will complete 200 episodes in the US
MUMBAI: US broadcaster Bravo has announced that its show Inside the Actors Studio completes 200 episodes on 25 June. The guest is Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman
James Lipton sits down for a candid tell-all of Hoffman’s life and career as one of the most prominent actors of his time. In India, the show airs on Pix.
For the uninitiated, the interview based show is hosted by James Lipton. He has interviewed some of the world’s most accomplished actors and directors for interviews. What is unqiue about the show is that it is taped in front of students at The Actors Studio Drama School. In addition to his duties as host, Lipton is also the dean of the school.
Dwelling on his bad audition for his breakthrough role in The Graduate Hoffmann recalls, “I went to shake the prop guy’s hand, and all my subway tokens fell out of my pocket. And he picked them up and handed them back to me, saying, ‘Here kid, you’re gonna need these.”
As far as what motivates him to act, Hopffmann says, “A friend told me to take acting, and I asked him ‘Why? I don’t want to act.’ And he said ‘Because no one failed acting.’”
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
