Idol Talk with Abhijeet Sawant

He’s the original Indian Idol, singer Abhijeet Sawant comes to you on live chat, only on Indiatimes on Wednesday January 7, between 1 PM to 1:45 PM.

Abhijeet, as everyone who followed that eponymous first season of Indian Idol knows, was the middle-class boy wonder who won the title at the all-India singing competition launched by Sony Entertainment Television channel. Naturally, the now 27-year-old became a rage amongst youngsters all over after winning the Indian Idol title in 2005, more so since this was the first reality TV competition to capture the people’s imagination. His final song for the competition, ‘Mohabbatein Lutaunga’ is still the song people remember him by.

Abhijeet later went to produce and sing a couple of fairly well-received albums. And his star has always shone bright on TV. He was the first runner up of Clinic All Clear Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar, and came back with third place in the Asian Idol competition. The singer is currently making his acting debut with the movie ‘Lottery’. Recently he was also seen as a participant in another reality TV programme, this time in a new avatar as dancer in Nach Baliye 4. On the personal front, Abhijeet quietly tied the knot with long-time friend Shilpa Edvankar in December 207. In fact, the couple was together as a team on Nach Baliye 4.
For more on aapka Abhijeet in a personal one-to-one, click on to Indiatimes on Wednesday, January 7 at 1 pm.
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Get Candid with - "the superstar of "Indian arthouse cinema"

The man was at one time called "the superstar of "Indian arthouse cinema" by Time magazine.
Indiatimes Chat brings you the thinking woman's sex symbol, the actor Rahul Bose. The Indian indie film favourite will talk about his coming movies, his hot hit pairing with smokin' screen bomb Mallika Sherawat, his latest rugby moves and a whole lot more, here on Tuesday December 30th, at 12 Noon to 1 PM. Also the latest on 'Moth Smoke', the international bestseller Mohsin Hamid novel, whose adaptation he will start shooting late in 2009.
Bose, as many people know, started his acting career early, when as a boy of six he played the lead in his school play, 'Tom, the Piper's Son'. His beginnings lay in advertising but that took a back seat after his film career took off with the unprecedented success of first film, 'English, August'. Much acclaim followed for his work in movies like 'Split Wide Open' (Best Actor, Singapore Film Festival, 2000), Mr. And Mrs. Iyer, and 'Jhankaar Beats'. Later, 'Thakshak' and 'Chameli' followed, a more mainstream trend by his own standards.

The actor, who made his directorial debut with "Everybody Says I'm Fine', is also an active social activist. Besides being ambassador of the American India Foundation, a New York-based NGO committed to funding social projects in India, he also started his own foundation as part of the sustained relief work for
2004 tsunami-affected people of the Andaman and Nicobar islands. Find out what motivates him… Chat Live on Indiatimes Chat.

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Chat with Big Boss contestant, Super model Zulfi Sayed!- indiatimes chatroom

All the news, all the dope on model-turned-actor Zulfi Sayed, coming live on Indiatimes chat on Tuesday, December 23 from 3pm onwards. Celebrity Chat brings you the man who won the Gladrags Manhunt in 1997. The tall, charming supermodel, after rocking the modeling world, made his debut in Bollywood with "Pyaasa" opposite Yukta Mookhey.
It was followed by slightly forgettable films like "Taj Mahal", "Chupke Se", "Mr Hot and Mr Kool" and more recently "Deshdrohi".
But a shot in the arm has season two of "Bigg Boss". And though he didn’t win, Zulfi says it’s given him immense exposure, vis-a-vis coming to the notice of big-ticket filmmakers. The reality TV show has also seen him get some great offers from the Tube too. Zulfi, incidentally, started off as a model and has done commercials for Raymond's, Warehouse and Levi’s among others. Chat Live on December 23, 3 pm, to know more about him.
Only on Indiatimes Chat, where the stars tell it straight.
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Stars Align with Indiatimes! Free Predictions and Horoscopes 2009

The Year of the Rat is in freefall, what does the Year of the Ox have in store for you? 2008 is almost over, 2009 is almost with us. What do the stars foretell? Love, Life, Career, Marriage…Indiatimes is taking your queries on Astroweek, from December 24-31. We have got the experts for you, and that too from fields platforms as far apart as Numerologists, Tarot Card Readers, Vaastu Experts and traditional astrologers from across the spectrum. Log on to Indiatimes Celebrity Chat from Christmas Eve onwards till the New Year and open yourself up to the infinite wisdom of our astro seers. Among the experts holding forth will be the likes of Dr Hetal Desai, Yogini Kamath, Bhavikk Sangghvi and India's Youngest Astrologer Pt Aadietya Pandey.
So gaze into that crystal ball, know the numbers that work for you, and make your astro charts shine in the new year. The startellers unveil the magic for 2009.
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Live chat! With Divya Dutta & Shreyas Talpade

It’s almost everyone’s dream to interac with the most happening celebrities. That dream can be true. Indiatimes is providing a platform where in you will be able to interact with your celebrity of choice. These celebrities will be online live at a given time that would simply interact with you and many others through a chat user interface. So whatever questions you have been dyeing to ask them, well this is your chance. Go ahead and find out the answers. This is your chance to interact with the stars.
Divya Dutta will chat with you on Wednesday, the 17th September from 1 to 1:30 PM.
A dynamic actress with an amazing screen presence, her first recognizable role was that of dubbing the voice of Lisa Ray in the bold movie – "Kasoor". She put in hard ten years in Bollywood to be finally appreciated and widely recognized for her work in Veer-Zaara. Nominated for a Filmfare - Best Supporting Actress Award, 2004 for her performance in the movie, she won the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Female.

She has earned rave reviews from the critics for her performances in 'Train to Pakistan', 'Shaheed-E-Mohabbat', 'Des Hogaya Pardes' and 'Veer-Zaara'. The talented and stunning actress chooses her films and roles carefully and goes forward chasing her dreams.

Shreyas Talpade talks to you on Thursday, the 18th September from 2 to 2:30 PM.

One of the first thing that strikes you about Shreyas Talpade is that he is a natural actor. Starting as an actor in Marathi soap operas and as a stage artist across Maharashtra, he won appreciative comments for his role in a very popular Marathi serial "Damini". His debut performance in Bollywood film as a deaf youngster aspiring to be a cricketer in Nagesh Kukunoor's – Iqbal was widely appreciated. Even his next film, Dor was with Nagesh Kukunoor where he played the comic role of a behroopiya (a man with many disguises) with perfection.

He also starred in the comedy, Apna Sapna Money Money and Farah Khan's blockbuster movie, Om Shanti Om, with Shah Rukh Khan. In 2008, he was seen in Nagesh Kukunoor's cross-cultural comedy film, Bombay To Bangkok. With Shyam Benegal's upcoming film, 'Welcome to Sajjanpur', 'Golmaal Returns' - sequel to the hit comedy Golmaal and Sangeeth Sivan's horror flick – Shreyas Talpade is fast on the road to success.

Indiatimes chat brings to you the world's experts…

Is something in life plaguing your mind? Are you curious to know what the future holds for you? Do you want information on your career? Or do you simply want to educate yourself on the various issues in life. Well its time to log on to Indiatimes chat and seek answers to all your queries.

Equipped with an online panel of experts, Indiatimes chat keeps you updated with all the latest and correct information on a broad range of topics. Career talk related to numerous streams such as IIT, GRE, GMAC, AIEEE and various national and International institutes will help students have a clear vision about their career. Not only ceareer but Lifestyle, health issues, latest Fashion Trends are available on Indiatimes Chat
Every Monday there will be an expert talking on different subjects. They will also interpret and understand your questions and offer you the best advice.
This Monday, Praveena Lakshman, Program Co-ordinator, Teacher Development Programs at the United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) talks on the various options available for study abroad. She will advise students on the Graduate and Post graduate courses in the US, offer tips to prepare for entrance tests and also give information on the formalities and various educational policies to get through the best of US Universities.
Also this week is a talk on Homeosexuality by Dr Ashutosh Prabhu Desai, Consultant psychiatrist and assistant professor in Goa. Share your thoughts and experiences on the topic and get more than you expect.
This service promises to make your life easy by giving you access to the best information, experts and their knowledge. Use the chat platform every Monday to communicate, share views and seek advice on a broad range of topics. Thus humanizing the online experience and increasing customer satisfaction as you chat with the experts and armed with all information you need to get your life.catch http://chat.indiatimes.com