This time the jodis will nach literally on Farah Khans isharaas. They will have to prove their mettle by grooving to SRK tunes with special props handpicked by Farah for them.
Each week promises to be a fun filled fiesta, as the Jodis will dance through unique themes, songs costumes and moods at the specially designed ?Nach Baliye? studios. These performances will be judged by the gorgeous Ishaa Koppikar, the talented Vaibhavi Merchant and ace director David Dhawan. And of course, the ultimate judges are the viewers themselves.
MUMBAI: From conquering the minds of people, taking charge of their hearts to fighting the bollywood race, the Badshah of Bollywood - Sharukh Khan has done it all. Shahrukh Khan has evolved as an undisputed king with a repertoire of 60 films including the blockbuster hits like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge which has set a record of longest running hindi film, along with Baazigar, Raju Bangaya Gentlemen, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Main Hoon Na, Devdas, Don and the recent blockbuster Chake De! India. Get ready as Star Gold celebrates Shahrukh‘s birthday on 2 November 2007, the day that most Bollywood fans will eagerly await for.
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BBC presents Kidnapped: The Alan Johnston Story
MUMBAI: Alan Johnston, the BBC‘s former Gaza correspondent, was kidnapped by a group known as The Army of Islam on 12 March 2007 and was finally set free after 114 days on July 4. Alan tells the full story of his time in captivity in Panorama‘s Kidnapped: The Alan Johnston Story on BBC World.
Alan had just 16 days left of his three year assignment in Gaza when he was snatched by the fanatical Jihadist group. He describes the beginning of his ordeal, "The car pulled up just ahead of me, the door flung open on the passenger front side and out stepped a young guy with a pistol? I was vaguely aware of another gunman coming out of the other side of the kidnappers‘ car and I knew immediately what was happening."
Alan was hooded, handcuffed then taken to an apartment and left in an empty room. He met with the Jihadi leader who explained that his kidnapping was about securing the release of Muslims jailed in Britain. Later The Army of Islam would describe Alan as a prisoner in what they see as the war between Muslims and non-Muslims.
"I imagined being put into that red suit that they would make me wear for any video work. I imagined perhaps one of them in a hood, imagined one of them stepping up, imagined having a knee in my back or the back of my neck and then my throat being cut."
Alan was worried about the effect his abduction would have on his elderly parents and his sister and "felt very bad at having brought the worst of the world‘s troubles" into their peaceful lives in Scotland. However, when his captors allowed him to see a televised appeal his parents made for his release, he realised that they weren‘t being broken and it was a vast relief to see his father‘s "powerful and dignified" address.
Panorama also reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the hostage negotiators who corresponded by email with shadowy go-betweens to try to secure his release. Alan describes how the kidnap reached a climax as the fighting intensified between Fatah and Hamas and how he was finally freed, fearing he would be shot right up until the moment of his dramatic handover.
