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Zee Cine Awards heads to Bangkok; to be held on 3 March
MUMBAI: Zee Network is gearing up for its 10th edition of its prestigious event property Zee Cine Awards. The media house has chosen Bangkok as the venue for this year’s awards.
Zee Cine Awards 2007 will raise a toast to its meteoric rise through 10 eventful years and the exciting future ahead on 3 March 2007 at Impact Arena, Bangkok, informs an official release.
Announcing the launch of ZCA 2007, Zee Telefilms CEO Pradeep Guha said, “Zee Cine Awards has been going international for three years now, but what continues to make it special is that going beyond the mere exotic value of foreign locales, each.
ZCA has done its bit to take Bollywood to the world. And going by the enthusiastic response we get each time, the appetite has only gotten bigger and better! We hope Bangkok will set new records.”
Zee Cine Awards honours the best of Bollywood. As per an official release, ZCA over the years has come to be one of the blue-chip yardsticks of creative and technical excellence coupled with being the biggest showbiz spectacle ever. Last year’s edition of ZCA was held in Mauritius and the event was participated by Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan to Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherji and Priyanka Chopra to name a few.
MUMBAI: Lights, camera… connection because this time, the game isn’t just about winning, it’s about who’s with you. Sony Pictures Networks India is gearing up to launch a new reality game show, Tum Ho Naa, expanding its unscripted slate with a format that promises both emotion and engagement.
The show will premiere soon on Sony Entertainment Television and stream on Sony LIV, with Rajeev Khandelwal stepping in as host. Known for his measured screen presence and selective choices, Khandelwal’s return to television adds a layer of familiarity and credibility to the upcoming format.
While specific details of the gameplay remain under wraps, the positioning suggests a reality format that leans as much on emotional resonance as it does on competition, an increasingly popular blend in Indian television, where audiences are gravitating towards content that offers both stakes and storytelling.
Khandelwal, reflecting on his return, noted that his choices have often been guided by instinct rather than convention, describing Tum Ho Naa as a project that feels “close to the heart”. His association also signals Sony’s continued focus on anchoring new formats with recognisable faces who bring both relatability and depth.
The launch comes at a time when broadcasters are doubling down on original non-fiction formats to drive appointment viewing, even as digital platforms expand parallel reach. By placing the show across both linear television and OTT, Sony appears to be aiming for a dual-audience strategy capturing traditional viewers while engaging digital-first consumers.
As the countdown to premiere begins, Tum Ho Naa positions itself not just as another game show, but as a reminder that sometimes, the biggest prize on screen isn’t the jackpot, it’s the journey shared along the way.
