The idiot box is undergoing a rather intellectual transformation of late. Mature love stories are the flavour of the season, and another one is along on its way.

It’s been often said that television gives actresses life beyond films.

After Khatron Ke Khiladi 4, Poonam Pandey is finally being known for more than the rash comments she made about stripping if India won the cricket World Cup. Plenty of other reality shows have steeped forward with offers, but Poonam has other plans. “I have rejected all offers for reality shows, I’m looking for only offers that require me to act,” says Poonam.

Looks like Vindu Dara Singh has finally become typecast in the character of Hanuman. Right now, he is shooting for two films both of which will see him in the avatar of Hanuman.

If there's one medium where teenagers have truly found their space, it is on television. Neither age nor the long hours have hampered their performance.

It’s not been more than two weeks since Vipul Shah’s new show Comedy Circus Ka Tansen went on air, but it seems the show’s contestants are already beginning to feel the heat.

Shweta Tiwari, the winner of Bigg Boss Season 4, is now making her way back to theatre with the solo act Aaine Ke Sau Tukde directed by Saif Hyder Hasan. The actress, who had to leave the solo act half-way through to enter the reality house BB4, has begun rehearsing again. “I was already busy with Aaine Ke Sau Tukde, when I got an offer for BB4. And I couldn’t resist it. But I am happy to back in the show,” she says.

For the first time ever in the history of filmmaking in India, a film has been shot in two hours and 17 minutes without any cuts. Six Hours with Terrorists, directed by Karan Kashyap, has garnered attention for its cinematography. So far, there have just been two films; Russian Arc (one hour and 38 minutes) and British film PVC (two hours and 24 minutes) and Indian TV show CID that made a record of one hour 41 minutes of any uncut scenes. Six Hours with Terrorists has broken all the previous records and made a new record in history of India as well as of world cinema.

For the first time ever in the history of filmmaking in India, a film has been shot in two hours and 17 minutes without any cuts. Six Hours with Terrorists, directed by Karan Kashyap, has garnered attention for its cinematography. So far, there have just been two films; Russian Arc (one hour and 38 minutes) and British film PVC (two hours

Surekha Sikri is an unforgettable face when it comes to the small screen. Her role of dadisa in the TRP magnet Balika Vadhu has been widely appreciated. Apart from playing strong characters on the small screen, Sikri has also been seen in critically acclaimed films like Zubeidaa, Raincoat and Sarfarosh. She’ll now have her first stint as a reality show host in Maa Exchange, partly inspired by the English TV show Wife Swap.