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‘Bluffmaster’ premieres on Star Gold Sunday 9 July 8 pm
Mumbai, July 1, 2006: Don’t be fooled as Star Gold brings the biggest Con master to your Television screens this July. Starring Abhishekh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Ritesh Deshmukh, Nana Patekar, and Boman Irani, Bluffmaster is an exhilarating roller coaster ride full of laughs, excitement, surprises and emotions. After the intense Kuch Na Kaho, director Rohan Sippy gives us a light hearted comedy in Bluffmaster, which is Star Gold’s Uncut Premiere on Sunday, 9th July at 8PM.
Vishal-Shekhar have composed an outstanding and innovative musical score featuring a dazzling array of international and local talent. It was the first film soundtrack to have a hip-hop song, ‘Right Here Right Now’, sung by none other than Abhishek Bachchan himself. “Honestly it was terrifying. It all started with a joke, I just made a proposition jokingly to Rohan to make me sing, Rohan caught on and made me actually sing the track and the track has been composed and recorded by Vishal -Shekhar and they have done a great job of pulling my joke this far”, said Abhishek Bachchan
In Bluffmaster, Roy (Abhishek) is a professional conman, a master of disguise who can fool anyone. The only true thing he has is his love for Simmi (Priyanka Chopra). Simmi walks out on his life of crime and deception and he loses her forever. That’s when Aditya Srivastav or Dittu (Ritesh Deshmukh) enters the picture. He is the counterpoint to everything that Roy is. They have only one thing in common – Aditya is a conman too. At least he thinks of himself as one. According to Roy, he’s an embarrassment that won’t go away till Roy agrees to train Him. But when Roy learns the truth about his life, his world turns upside down and the man who wears so many masks is suddenly left with no alternative but to take them all off and finally reveal him.
Priyanka Chopra, describing her experiences on the set recalls, “Abhishek and Rohan together can really rag the hell out of you. You can count Ritesh too in that with Abhishek has the group leader. With three of them hand in gloves, you simply have no chance to stand up to their madness.”
Watch as the madness unfold and suspense unravel on Star Gold’s Uncut Premiere ‘Bluffmaster’ on Sunday 9th July 2006 at 8 PM.
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Zee5 launches five free FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus India
New genre-led channels bring comedy, drama, horror, classics and South films to Smart TVs.
MUMBAI: Zee5 just turned Samsung Smart TVs into a free entertainment buffet because when premium content costs nothing, even the remote control starts smiling. Zee5 has launched five curated free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels on Samsung TV Plus India, making high-quality, genre-specific entertainment available subscription-free to millions of Samsung Smart TV owners across the country.
The five channels now live are:
Zee Comedy Nation – Popular comedy shows and movies
Zee Dil Se – Compelling drama series
ZEE Horror Nights – Horror and supernatural content
ZEE Cine Classic – Timeless Indian films
ZEE South Flix – High-energy South Indian films dubbed in Hindi
All content is drawn from Zee5’s extensive library and programmed in a lean-back, always-on format ideal for large-screen viewing. This launch strengthens Zee5’s Connected TV strategy at a time when 64 per cent of its premium content watch time already comes from connected devices.
Zee5 chief business officer Siju Prabhakaran said, “At Zee5, we believe accessibility and scale will define the next phase of digital entertainment growth in India. Our presence on Samsung TV Plus strengthens our Connected TV strategy, enabling viewers to discover curated, genre-led content in a seamless, free, and premium environment.”
Samsung TV Plus India head of partnerships Kunal Mehta added, “Local partnerships are at the heart of how we grow Samsung TV Plus in India. Zee Entertainment is one of India’s most iconic media brands, and bringing their channels to our service means millions more Samsung Smart TV owners can enjoy premium local content, subscription-free.”
The channels are available directly through the pre-installed Samsung TV Plus app with no login or subscription required. This marks another milestone in Zee5’s CTV expansion and builds on its growing international presence, with Zee channels already available on Samsung TV Plus across Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
In a streaming world where paywalls often block the fun, Zee5 and Samsung have quietly opened the gates, proving that sometimes the best things in life (and on your TV) really are free especially when they come with a side of comedy, drama, horror, classics and South Indian blockbuster energy.
