Himesh to relaunch dad
You might have heard about rich papas launching their sons but it’s not often that you find a successful son re-launching his dad, who is old enough to retire in peace. That’s what Himesh Reshammiya is all set to do. The man who has been the talk of the town for his Chinese haircut recently proclaimed his plans for re-launching his father on the show, which was dedicated to him. As always, Himesh had invited his dad on the sets as a special guest where a sensitive Himesh narrated how his dad had sacrificed his career for him. Himesh’s father, Vipin Reshammiya, has been the backbone behind his success. He decided to take a backseat and shape his son’s career instead. Today, Himesh Reshammiya is a brand to reckon with in the music industry. Himesh feels that now it was his turn to give back to his father what he deserves. Himesh made a promise to the world that he will re-launch his dad and fulfill his unaccomplished dream. He’ll make a movie wherein he’ll be the actor and his papa will score music.

Balaji and Popcorn’s Big Indian Show
Balaji Telefilms and Popcorn Entertainment are all set to produce a show on the lines of the Oprah Winfrey Show. The show will travel across the country and meet people who feel disappointed or dejected in life and help them overcome their problems. Called the Big Indian Show, the reality show will be hosted by Ayush Maheshwari, who himself has tasted failure and risen to be the directors of one of the 200 top Fortune companies in the USA. Interestingly, Ayush was nicknamed Big Indian when was living in the US because of his size. He was a part of the audition process of Balaji’s Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket on 9X as one of the judges with Makrand Deshpande and Nivedita Basu. His main role was to motivate contestants during auditions. Born in Kolkata Ayush has been fat and dark since childhood. “I did not like playing cricket or doing stuff other boys of my age liked doing. Instead I would perform to large audiences. This was my way of getting accepted in society and dealing with my complexes. I remember I used to do cabaret on stage and people used to love it,” recalls Ayush. At the age of 12 he came to Mumbai hoping to release an album. “Every record label at that time told me that I was too fat to be on TV. I went back to Kolkata very disappointed. I felt that there was nothing I could do with my life,” reminisces Ayush, till one day he decided to change his life by converting his we akness into his strength. He went to America, finished his studies and joined a company. “Within six months I got promoted and rest is history,” he says. He is behind the Karma Yatra and Do Karma Movement, a corporate motivation programme which he instituted in companies and for the underprivileged.

Size zero now on small-screen
Size zero seems to have caught attention of the small-screen actors too. Supreet (fondly known as Annie) who plays Rudabeh in Sony’s fantasy show Arslaan bagged her lead role after actually starving herself. Earlier a plump Annie had auditioned for the role of Sanyukta in Prithviraj Chauhan. But due to her weight she lost the chance of playing the lead. A disappointed Annie followed vigorous workout sessions and concentrated on her diet to lose the extra pounds. This sure caught the Sagars’(producers of Arslaan) attention and she got the lead role Rudabeh, Arslaan’s love interest.