By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Saturday,
September
29,
2007
Ekta
Kapoor's
television
awards
ceremony
to
be
held
in
December
in
the
UAE
is
growing
bigger
by
the
day.
The
latest
news
on
that
front
is
either
Salman
or
Shahrukh
Khan
is
going
to
perform
at
the
function.
And
one
of
them
will
be
dancing
on
stage
with
'Tulsi'
Gautami
Gadgil
or
'Parvati'
Sakshi
Tanwar.
Says
Balaji"s
Business
Head,
Harsha
Chugh
Khanna,
"Right
from
the
start
Ekta
was
sure
of
one
thing,
her
television
awards
will
be
as
big
as
the
film
awards.
To
that
extent,
she
has
been
working
towards
getting
the
biggest
of
Bollywood
stars
to
perform
at
her
awards.
However
there's
only
one
pre-condition.
Each
of
these
Bollywood
icons
has
to
be
in
some
way
associated
with
television."
So
is
it
Shahrukh
or
Salman
for
the
main
performance?
"We're
currently
in
negotiation
with
Shahrukh
and
hopeful
that
he'll
agree.
He's
a
source
of
inspiration
not
only
in
cinema
but
also
on
television.
If
you
recall
he
started
his
career
on
television
with
Fauji
and
recently
made
a
spectacular
impact
on
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati.
So
it
would
be
wonderful
to
have
him
perform," says
Harsha.
Ekta's
buddy
Karan
Johar
will
be
facilitated
at
her
awards
named
Balaji
Global
Indian
Tv
Honours
2007.
Karan
will
also
host
a
segment
of
the
awards.
Adds
Ekta,
"When
I
decided
to
have
the
awards
I
wanted
television
to
get
the
recognition
it
deserves.
Today
I
feel
apart
from
a
few
filmmakers
television
is
able
to
deliver
more
glamour
grandeur
and
density
than
the
average
'multiplex'
film.
The
home
medium
has
certainly
come
a
long
way.
And
that's
what
we'll
be
celebrating
at
our
awards."