Koffee with Karan

Koffee with Karan

infobox television
show_name = Koffee with Karan


caption = Promotional image of "Koffee with Karan"
format = Talk show
rating =
runtime = 60 minutes
creator = Karan Johar
starring = Karan Johar
country = flagicon|India India
network = Syndication
first_aired = September 19, 2004
num_episodes =
last_aired = Present
website = http://starworld.indya.com/specials/kwk2/index.html
imdb_id = 0445883
tv_com_id =

"Koffee with Karan" sic is a talk show, hosted by Mumbai (India) based film producer and director Karan Johar.

Overview

The show airs on STAR One & STAR World from 9pm to 10pm IST and on MHz Networks television Channel 56 on 11 AM to 11:30 AM on Sundays.

The show is noted for its fresh and witty appeal, and it is very popular with the younger audiences. The show began to air in 2004 and was a huge success. The first episode aired on November 19, 2004 and the first season ended on May 27, 2005. The show had been put on hold due to Johar's commitment to his next directorial project, "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" (2006).

The show brings together celebrities who are interviewed in the show's trademark informal style. The show has many sections such as a "rapid fire" round in which a volley of questions are thrown at the celebrity who has to think of answers off the top of their heads sometimes with hilarious results. The winner receives a coffee hamper. Sometimes the show includes opinions from members of the public.

The first season was huge success, and the programme became the first English entertainment show to ever get a huge rating in India.cite web | title=hinduonnet.com| work=Huge ratings for Koffee with Karan | url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005052800220300.htm&date=2005/05/28/&prd=mp&| accessdate=25 January | accessyear=2007] The episode in which Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta appeared together was the highest viewed episode in season one.cite web | title=indiantelevision.com| work=Highest viewed episode on KWK| url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k5/kk.htm| accessdate=25 January | accessyear=2007]

The second season began on February 11, 2007.cite web | title=indya.com| work=Koffee with Karan is BACK!| url=http://starworld.indya.com/specials/kwk2/index.html| accessdate=09 February | accessyear=2007]

Season one

Season one began showing on November 19, 2004. The first three episodes featured the people Johar had already worked with such as Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor, Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan. Some of the episodes had a certain theme such as an episode featuring models or family members. Bipasha Basu appeared with Miss Universe, Lara Dutta and Amitabh Bachchan appeared with son Abhishek Bachchan. Cousins Fardeen Khan and Zayed Khan appeared together. Brothers, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol appeared together. One episode featured sisters, Malaika Arora-Khan and Amrita Arora. Husband and wife Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh appeared together.

British director Gurinder Chadha was interviewed with Indian director Farah Khan. One episode was a "wives special" and featured Gauri Khan (the wife of Shahrukh Khan) and Suzanne Roshan (the wife of Hrithik Roshan). Roshan would later make an appearance with friends Farhan Akhtar and Uday Chopra. Other pairs included Aishwarya Rai and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Shabana Azmi and Shobha De, Ekta Kapoor and Shweta Menon, Sushmita Sen and Sanjay Dutt, Konkona Sen Sharma and Rahul Bose, Priyanka Chopra and Arjun Rampal. "Kaal" co-stars John Abraham and Vivek Oberoi appeared together as well as rising stars Esha Deol and Shahid Kapoor. Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta made their second appearance together. Hema Malini and Zeenat Aman appeared together and television actors Smriti Irani and Sakshi Tanwar, made an appearance.

The season finale featured Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan together in which they participated in the rapid fire round. The rapid fire was judged by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Farah Khan and Farhan Akhtar who declared both actors the winner. Kajol made a brief appearance with Khan and Bachchan, and finally Jaya Bachchan joined them for the last segment.

Season two

Season two began airing on February 11, 2007. The first episode re-united the three stars of "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" - Kajol, Rani Mukerji and Shahrukh Khan. The second episode featured the stars of the film "Krrish" - Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra. Mallika Sherawat made her first appearance on the show with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.cite web | title=screenindia.com| work=Confirmed guest for Koffee with Karan | url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=14716| accessdate=25 January | accessyear=2007] Vijay Mallya and Shobhaa De were featured in an episode.

Some of the episodes featured siblings together: Karisma Kapoor made her first appearance on the show with sister Kareena Kapoor and her then boyfriend Shahid Kapoor. Saif Ali Khan and his sister Soha Ali Khan were featured in an episode as well as Sanjay Dutt and his sister Priya Dutt. Other siblings that appeared on the show were brothers Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor with their sister Reema Jain. Rishi Kapoor's wife Neetu Singh appeared in the same episode.cite web|title=indiafm.com|work=Kapoor brothers with sister Reema Jain & Neetu Singh on KWK| url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/05/10/2622/|accessdate=10 May|accessyear=2007] Jaya Bachchan and Hema Malini appeared with their daughters Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and Esha Deol. Shilpa Shetty made her first appearance on the show with sister and mother, Shamita Shetty and Sunanda Shetty post "Celebrity Big Brother".

Johar dedicated an episode to the directors of Hindi cinema, he interviewed Rakesh Roshan, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Rajkumar Hirani and Kunal Kohli. Ekta Kapoor came on the show with Ronit Roy, Ram Kapoor and Hiten Tejwani.

Season two also featured many people who were appearing for the first time on the show such as Tabu, Mira Nair, Kunal Kapoor, Ritesh Deshmukh, Rakhi Sawant, Carol Gracias, Rahul Roy, Anil Kapoor and Akshaye Khanna.

Real life couple John Abraham and Bipasha Basu made their second appearance on the show but this time together. Preity Zinta made her third appearance on the show with Bobby Deol. Some of the people who made solo appearances were Richard Gere, Madhuri Dixit and Himesh Reshammiya.

The last few episodes featured Lara Dutta and Katrina Kaif, in her first appearance on the show. [cite web|title=indiafm.com| work=Lara Dutta and Katrina Kaif on Koffee with Karan|url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/08/02/2907/index.html|accessdate=9 August|accessyear=2007] In the next episode, Shabana Azmi, husband Javed Akhtar and his son Farhan Akhtar made an appearance together. [cite web|title=indiafm.com| work=Shabana, Javed Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar on Koffee with Karan|url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/08/08/2928/index.html|accessdate=9 August|accessyear=2007] The subsequent episode featured the team of "Om Shanti Om", director Farah Khan and the stars of the film Shahrukh Khan and newcomer Deepika Padukone. [cite web|title=indiafm.com| work=Farah, SRK and Deepika on Koffee with Karan|url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/08/23/2962/index.html|accessdate=23 August|accessyear=2007] The final two episodes featured a behind the scenes look at the show and the "Koffee Awards," given out to previous guests.

Koffee Awards 2007

For the season finale of the show, Karan Johar had introduced the Koffee Awards 2007, which featured the most memorable moments and episodes from Season 2 competing in different categories. [cite web|title=indiafm.com| work=Karan announces Koffee Awards 2007|url=http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/09/15/10111/|accessdate=15 September|accessyear=2007] The winners were chosen by fashion designer Rohit Bal, actress Malaika Arora and comedian Cyrus Broacha and were announced on the season finale of the episode, which aired on September 16, 2007 on STAR One and STAR World. [cite web|title=funxite.com| work=Koffee with Karan-Koffee Awards|url=http://www.funxite.com/get/misc-fun-stuff/desi-funxite/koffee-with-karan-koffee.htm|accessdate=6 October|accessyear=2007]

* Best Episode: The Kapoor Brothers
* Most Glamorous Male: Hrithik Roshan
* Most Glamorous Female: Priyanka Chopra
* Best Supporting Appearance: Karisma Kapoor
* Best Debut Male: Himesh Reshammiya
* Best Debut Female: Mira Nair
* Best Rapid Fire - Male: Shahrukh Khan
* Best Rapid Fire - Female: Kareena Kapoor
* Best Moment of The Season: Rakhi Sawant
* Best Line of The Season: Farah Khan & Shahrukh Khan
* Karan's Favorite Guest: Rakhi Sawant
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Shahrukh Khan

Regular segments

;Rapid Fire : The segment involves Johar asking a volley of questions to the guest, in which they have to answer as quickly as possible. The questions usually involve making choices between two options or just giving a straight answer. Johar usually forces the guest to choose one option of the two he presents.

;The Lie-O-Meter:Johar uses a bleep, which he calls the "Lie-O-Meter", to indicate if he thinks the guest is lying. The Lie-O-Meter was mostly used in season one.

;Opinions:Sometimes the show features a segment which allows the guest to see and hear other people's opinions. They may come from the general public or even people within the industry itself.

References

External links

* [http://starworld.indya.com/kwk/index.html Official Season 1 Web Site]
* [http://starworld.indya.com/specials/kwk2/index.html Official Season 2 Web Site]
*


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Koffee with Karan — ist eine Fernsehshow des Senders STAR World mit den Filmregisseur Karan Johar. Sie wurde zum ersten Mal am 19. November 2004 mit seinen Freunden Shahrukh Khan und Kajol ausgestrahlt und endete am 27. Mai 2005. In der Show werden beliebte… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Koffee with Anu — is a talk show, hosted by Kollywood actress Anu Hassan. It is the Tamil version of Koffee with Karan hosted by Karan Johar. It currently runs on STAR Vijay. This show was initially called Koffee with Suchi . It airs on STAR Vijay from 9pm to 10pm …   Wikipedia

  • Karan Johar — à Londres lors de la promotion de My Name Is Khan Karan Johar (hindi : करण जौहर) est un réalisateur, scénariste et producteur indien, né le 25 mai 1972. Directeur de Dharma Productions …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Karan Johar — Nacimiento 25 de mayo, 1972 (edad 38) Mumbai, Maharastra, India Años en activo 1995–presente …   Wikipedia Español

  • Karan Johar — Infobox Celebrity name=Karan Johar birth date=birth date and age|1972|5|25 birth place=Mumbai, Maharastra, India occupation=Film director, television host, actor salary= networth= website=Karan Johar ( hi. करण जौहर, born May 25, 1972 in Mumbai,… …   Wikipedia

  • Coffee with Lahiru and Muditha — Promotional image of Coffee with Lahiru and Muditha Format Talk show Starring Lahiru Mudalige and Muditha Wijesundara …   Wikipedia

  • Rendezvous with Simi Grewal — Rendezvous with Simi Garewal is a television talk show hosted by Indian actress Simi Garewal in which she interviews celebrities.MTV India did a spoof on the show called Rendezvous with Semi Girebaal with Cyrus Sahukar References See also *… …   Wikipedia

  • Kajol Devgan — Kajol (2008) Kajol (Hindi, काजोल, Kājol; Bengalisch: কাজল, Kājal; * 5. August 1975 in Mumbai, Maharashtra; bürgerlicher Name: Kajol Devgan) ist eine der bekanntesten und berühmtesten Bollywood …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kajol Mukherjee — Kajol (2008) Kajol (Hindi, काजोल, Kājol; Bengalisch: কাজল, Kājal; * 5. August 1975 in Mumbai, Maharashtra; bürgerlicher Name: Kajol Devgan) ist eine der bekanntesten und berühmtesten Bollywood …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kajol — Infobox actor name = Kajol Devgan imagesize = 200px caption = birthdate = birth date and age|1975|8|5 location = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India yearsactive = 1992 2001, 2006 present occupation = Film actress spouse = Ajay Devgan (1999 present)… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”