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Poonam Saxena is the national weekend editor of the Hindustan Times. She writes on cinema, television, culture and books

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On television, all news is bad news

News is not just about excitement, violence and rampaging mobs. The more I see of the Hindi news channels the more I wonder what impression a stranger to India would get of our country if his sole source of news was India TV and Star News, writes Poonam Saxena.

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Updated on Sep 01, 2007 04:42 AM IST
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The discovery of Mayawatiji’s ‘ujjwal’ side

Did you know that Mayawati sits at her desk every day in the early hours of the morning , informs Poonam Saxena.

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Updated on May 26, 2007 03:02 AM IST
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Moral policing runs the TV show

It does seem baffling that a minister [Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi] from a party that claims to uphold liberal, democratic values is playing moral policeman, writes Poonam Saxena.

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Updated on May 22, 2007 03:08 AM IST
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In offices & homes, ooh, aah India!

The gloom of loss to B'desh may have lifted, but the cheers will be back only if India win the tie with Lanka, writes Poonam Saxena.

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Updated on Mar 21, 2007 05:22 PM IST
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Cricket, my Cup of woes spills over

I decide to flee Delhi, in an attempt to flee the World Cup. But I make a mistake, writes Poonam Saxena.

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Updated on Mar 17, 2007 12:43 AM IST
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Tripping on the TRP trail

The KBC juggernaut has enabled Star Plus to gobble up 43 per cent of the weekly channel share, reports Poonam Saxena.

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Published on Feb 10, 2007 02:57 AM IST
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Just play the game

Big B carved a niche on the sets of KBC and now SRK is all set to give it a brand new look, writes Poonam Saxena.

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Updated on Feb 04, 2007 07:32 PM IST
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Time for Bigg Boss aftershocks

The channel is preparing to show us life-after-Bigg Boss ? how the housemates are doing now that they?re all out, reports Poonam Saxena.

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Updated on Feb 03, 2007 08:16 AM IST
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Big B locked replies, SRK freezes them

IT IS not Computerji any longer, but Computerda if the contestant is Bengali, or Computer Garu if he is from Andhra Pradesh. The quizmaster does not say, ?Lock kar diya jaye? but ?Freeze kar do.?

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Published on Jan 23, 2007 10:21 AM IST
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SRK brings youthful charm to KBC

While SRK may lack the gravitas of Big B, he brings to KBC his own youthful charm, reports Poonam Saxena.

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Updated on Jan 23, 2007 04:20 AM IST
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Shilpa's shaken and stirred

For the past few days, every time I have switched on any TV channel all we saw was Shilpa and more of Shilpa, reports Poonam Saxena.

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Published on Jan 20, 2007 02:55 AM IST
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Flamboyant reality TV judges

Many of the judges? wardrobes in the talent hunt shows are in a class by themselves, writes Poonam Saxena.

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Published on Dec 16, 2006 03:30 AM IST
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Someone is watching you

In Bigg Boss, TV viewers get their first taste of an outrageously voyeuristic reality show, writes Poonam Saxena.

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Updated on Dec 10, 2006 02:16 PM IST
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Jest do it Semi, we are bored

A plea to the writers of the Semi Girebaal show: try some energy pills, writes Poonam Saxena.

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Published on Dec 09, 2006 02:24 AM IST
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Bakra?s bachcha & rocking mummyjis

Boogie Woogie did a Mother India special where overweight mummyjis shook their hips with enthusiasm even as the Daddyjis applauded, writes Poonam Saxena .

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Published on Nov 25, 2006 03:44 AM IST
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Karan, Sourav play to gallery

Both 34-year-old men have helped put India on the international map. Karan Johar, the man with the Midas touch on the silver screen, and Sourav Ganguly, Team India?s most successful captain, fielded tough questions on the second day of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit with aplomb ? and did not drop a single catch.

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Published on Nov 19, 2006 11:18 AM IST
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Reality TV's not so 'bigg' slog

All of reality TV is voyeuristic and thrives on encouraging contestants to fight and flirt, writes Poonam Saxena.

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Published on Nov 11, 2006 03:09 PM IST
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Getting volatile over the veil

These days, movie stars make it to the national news more often, unless we include criminals too, writes Poonam Saxena.

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Published on Nov 04, 2006 03:52 AM IST
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Bad boys take over soap box

Move over, TV vamps. Because the bad boys are taking over, writes Poonam Saxena.

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Published on Oct 28, 2006 03:26 AM IST
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On the spice route of tabloid TV

Where else but on tabloid TV could you ever catch an interview with item girl Rakhi Sawant, where she tells us that she is like Durga? Writes Poonam Saxena.

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Published on Oct 07, 2006 04:08 AM IST
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Tabloid TV: Shock and score

A woman who claimed she was a snake in her past life? Great story for Star News. A haunted haveli in Gujarat? Perfect for Zee News? Bhoot Bangla series.

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Published on Sep 09, 2006 03:56 AM IST
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Happy Prince and gleeful ghosts

A little boy fell into a hole in Kurukshetra and all the news channels flipped their collective lids.

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Published on Jul 29, 2006 02:46 AM IST
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Happy Prince and gleeful ghosts

A little boy fell into a hole in Kurukshetra and all the news channels flipped their collective lids.

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Published on Jul 29, 2006 02:46 AM IST
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Rocking spoof of a rendezvous

MTV?s Semi Girebaal has much better ratings than the Star World original.

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Published on May 21, 2006 02:14 AM IST
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Pink Lady & Iron Butterfly

Pratibha Advani has a pleasant television manner so it is always fun to watch Stree, Super Achiever, her interview show on, well, super achievers which is frankly, her old Sab TV show, Swayam, with a different name and a slightly larger budget.

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Published on Apr 23, 2006 01:15 AM IST
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Beauty contests and the voyeur

At midnight, most general entertainment channels metamorphose into shopping channels. You are urged to get that flat stomach and look younger,

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Published on Apr 16, 2006 02:03 AM IST
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The iconic vamp

Among vamps, it was Helen alone who managed to be lovable. Poonam Saxena tells why.

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Updated on Apr 05, 2006 04:48 PM IST
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Hrithik Roshan is back!

This time the Bollywood's golden boy has his eyes trained on the superhero title, finds Poonam Saxena.

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Updated on Jan 23, 2006 03:36 PM IST
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Small Screen: Cash rains on TV

Just like the spurt of big money game shows, there?s also a sudden deluge of news channels on television

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Published on Jan 08, 2006 01:39 AM IST
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