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Star Gold celebrates Yaari-Dosti this August
MUMBAI: A unique show that awards stars on their performance as friends. This set of awards is sure to make your Friendship Day more fun than you could ever imagine. A Friendship Day special “Yaari Dosti Awards” will be telecast on 6th August at 4 pm and 7:30 pm only on Star Gold.
The awards explore the meaning and significance of friendship in films. It will also give viewers a lowdown on reel and real life Bollywood friendships with a dash of humor.
The semi serious awards for performances in films and the periphery of filmmaking will be an experience you can enjoy with your gang of friends. You might even identify with a few characters as on one hand you will see how stars in their roles have kept friendship over love or their duty above dosti. On the other hand, some have pretended to be friends and some friends turned foes. This voice –over driven show will feature the most popular Bollywood voices mimicked to perfection.
The awards have some very interesting categories and nominations. Some of them are:
Yaara Dildaara Award : Will the hit old pair of Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman be able to take on the new jodis Tusshar Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor or Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao or Amrita Rao and Zayed Khan
Yaara Dildaara Award: Who will prove to be the biggest ‘gaddar’ of them all? Naseeruddin Shah from Sarfarosh, Aishwarya Rai in “Khakee”, Akshay Kumar in Ajnabee or Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Kabhi Haa Kabhi Naa’
Yaara Dildaara Award: Will Chunky Pandey’s sacrifice for Anil Kapoor overshadow Chitrangadha Singh and Shiny Ahuja’s or will Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor overshadow Shilpa Shetty sacrifices for Raveena Tandon in Pardesi Babu We Are Just Good Friends Awards : Which of these will prove to be just good friends – Aftab and Natasha, Jimmy Shergil and Preity Zinta., Sanjay Suri and Rinke Khanna or Juhi Chawla, Anil Kapoor and Govinda.
Tu Chor Mein Sipahi Award: Will Sanjay Dutt and Jeetendra be fast enough to beat their competition Akshay Kumar and Nagarjuna Salman Khan and Sanjay Kapoor Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan
Katilaana Award: Who’ll be the most gruesome murderer of them all? Natasha, the team on Kaante, Urmila Matondkar or Raveena Tandon
Jai Veeru Award: Who do you think is Akshay Kumar’s best friend – Suniel Shetty or Salman Khan?
The real life Jai & Veeru Award: Which two Bollywood celebrities will prove to be best friends on as well as off screen?
Have a blast this Friendship Day with all your friends and your favourite Bollywood stars on the “Yaari Dosti Awards” on 6th August at 4 pm and 7:30 pm.
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Samsung TV Plus launches Kings of Comedy channel
New free FAST channel brings iconic Hindi comedy shows to millions of Samsung Smart TV owners.
MUMBAI: Samsung TV Plus has just turned up the laughter volume and it’s completely free. The leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service in India has launched Kings of Comedy, a premium comedy channel featuring some of the country’s most beloved primetime shows. Available exclusively on Samsung TV Plus, the channel delivers back-to-back hits including Comedy Nights with Kapil, Khatra Khatra Khatra, and Comedy Nights Bachao, with no login or subscription required.
The launch marks a milestone for free streaming in India, offering audiences a dedicated comedy destination directly from their Samsung TV home screen. It arrives as Samsung TV Plus India celebrates its 5th anniversary, during which the service has grown its monthly active users by 42 per cent and more than doubled its total viewing hours. The platform now offers over 180 free channels across 14 languages.
Samsung TV Plus India general manager and head of business development Kunal Mehta said, “Comedy is the heartbeat of Hindi entertainment, and Kings of Comedy brings together the shows Indians already love, completely free on their Samsung TV. Our focus remains the same take the content people know and make it effortless to access.”
Globally, Samsung TV Plus has surpassed 100 million monthly active users across more than 4,500 channels, solidifying its position as one of the world’s leading free streaming services.
Kings of Comedy is now available on all compatible Samsung Smart TVs. For viewers seeking non-stop laughter without any cost, this new channel delivers a royal treat proving that sometimes the best entertainment really does come with no strings (or subscriptions) attached.
