~Jasuben and Jayantilaal Joshi invite you to the grandest Holi celebration, this Saturday, March 15th at 8:30 pm only on NDTV Imagine~

Mumbai, March 10, 2008… It’s time for you to bring out your pichkari’s, stock up on gulaal, and get set for the festivities as the NDTV Imagine family gets together for the maha celebration! Jasuben and Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family invite you to the biggest Holi party on television. Also attending this holi celebration are Sujata and Anuj  of Ek Packet Umeed; Radhaa, Rohini, Ragini, Ruchi and Shekhar of Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi; Siddharth, Aanchal and the kids of Main Teri Parchhain Hoon who play Holi with the Joshi’s in a special two-hour episode titled “Holi Aayi Re” which will air on Saturday, March 15th, 2008 at 8:30 pm only on NDTV Imagine! This Holi extravaganza kicks off with the Joshi joint family gearing up for the Holi party as they welcome all their guests- the parivaar of Umeed Bhavan, Radhaa and her beti’s and Aanchal, Sameer and the kids! The queen of Bollywood dance, Saroj Khan takes a break from her classroom to join the Joshi family for the Holi party! The ‘Masterjee’ dances on the popular item song Billorani and then teaches Jasuben (Swati Chitnis) and Radhaa (Supriya Pilgaonkar) some moves to the classic favorite Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hain! Watch a masti-bhara act by Rohini (Mona Wasu) and Shekhar (Apurva Agnihotri) as they perform on Jai Jai Shiv Shankar. The youngsters of Umeed Bhavan and the Joshi parivaar have a blast playing Holi together! Watch Anuj (Rakesh Bapat) & Sujata (Rupali Ganguly) along with Pinakin (Krishna) & Nandini (Ketaki) dance on Khaike Paan Banaraswala and Naiyo Naiyo! And if that’s not enough… don’t miss Aanchal (Megha Gupta) and Siddharth’s (Sameer Dharmadhikari) performance on Chak Dhoom Dhoom followed byRadhaa’s beti’s Ragini (Ragini Khanna) and Ruchi (Ratan Rajput) graceful solo performances! With a complete riot of colours, a lot of naach gaana, bhaang bhari masti and the entire NDTV Imagine family under one roof, this is one Holi celebration you cannot afford to miss! So join the NDTV Imagine family this Holi! Tune-in to this two-hour mega celebration HOLI AAYI RE, on Saturday, March 15th at 8:30 pm. Click here to watch the promo

About NDTV IMAGINE
NDTV Imagine is the new entertainment initiative from NDTV Ltd. Spearheaded by Sameer Nair, the company has planned strategic forays into key businesses in the media and entertainment space. Ace director and producer, Karan Johar is a creative consultant and brand ambassador of this initiative. This is further strengthened by the experience of Dr. Prannoy Roy and other seasoned professionals. The company launched its Hindi General Entertainment channel, NDTV Imagine on January 21st, 2008, which promises to 'Entertain and Delight' audiences with a whole new world of Hindi entertainment. Catering to the needs of the entire spectrum of television viewers, the channel offers a wide variety of fresh programming across genres ranging from light-hearted family soaps to period dramas and from music based shows to the most glamorous events of the industry. As part of its larger plans for this dynamic and exciting business, the company has also recently launched NDTV Lumiere, an initiative which will bring contemporary cutting edge world cinema to discerning Indian audiences.

About NDTV
NDTV Ltd, founded in 1988, is India's largest news and infotainment network. It is home to the country's best and brightest reporters, anchors, camerapersons and producers; 23 offices and studios across the country host India's most modern and sophisticated production, newsgathering and archiving facilities. NDTV has an unmatched track record of successfully launching three news channels in India and two abroad: NDTV 24x7 is a clear leader in the English news segment, NDTV Profit, a 24-hour business plus channel, is India's number one business news channel, NDTV India is amongst the country's leading Hindi news channels, and NDTV MetroNation is fast emerging as one of the most watched city specific channels. It is credited with pioneering several broadcasting and programming initiatives in Indian television and has expanded into one of the nation's biggest broadcasting houses by growing beyond news broadcasting and venturing into non news verticals.