As
the
year
comes
to
a
close
we
bring
to
you
the
10
most
talked
about
happenings
in
the
Indian
Television
industry.
While
some
were
breaking
news,
some
others
were
shocking
and
scandalous
to
say
the
least.
Take
a
look…
1.Big
B
in
Bigg
Boss
3
–
When
the
glam
Shilpa
Shetty
host
of
Bigg
Boss
2
got
caught
up
with
her
wedding,
Big
B
was
roped
in
to
play
the
role
of
Pop
Philospher.
It
was
a
return
to
Television
for
Amitabh
Bachchan
who
was
to
be
the
link
between
the
show"s
participants
and
its
viewers,
analysing
developments
that
happen
within
the
'Bigg
Boss" house.
Well
as
claimed
by
the
makers,
it
really
couldn"t
get
any
bigger
than
this.
2.Truth
was
hard
to
digest
-
Sex,
Lies
and
Polygraphy
test
were
on
everybody"s
mind
as
Sach
Ka
Saamna
anchored
by
Rajeev
Khandelwal
got
the
participants
to
answer
up,
close
and
personal
questions.
Many
a
skeletons
tumbled
out
of
the
closet
and
not
only
celebs
but
the
common
man
too
became
a
topic
of
hot
discussion
in
homes,
offices
as
well
as
the
Parliament.
The
show
got
free
publicity
and
everyone
is
eagerly
waiting
for
season
2
which
is
to
start
in
the
New
Year.
3.Laughter
therapy
from
SAB
TV
–
While
many
other
channels
struggled
to
survive
this
year,
SAB
TV
stayed
strong
and
loyal
to
its
concept
of
dishing
out
fresh
new
comedy
one
after
the
other
and
at
a
successful
rate
too.
SAB"s
fresh,
clean
programming
and
healthy,
light
hearted
content
which
could
be
enjoyed
by
all
in
the
family
turned
out
to
be
its
USP
ensuring
it
had
a
200
percentGRP
growth
for
the
year
2009.
Their
current
shows
that
rule
the
roost
are
Lapataganj,
Sajan
Re
Jhoot
Mat
Bolo,
Shree
Adi
Manav,
Sonu
Sweety,
Maniben.com,
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah,
Jugni
Chali
Jalandhar,
FIR
and
Laughter
Yoga
each
with
a
distinct
flavor
of
its
own!
4.Rani
Mukherjee
on
DPL
–
After
the
Box
Office
witnessed
the
super
miserable
failure
of
'Dil
Bole
Haddipa"
Rani
Muherjee
had
no
other
option
than
to
come
in
as
the
judge
on
DPL
(Dance
Premiere
League),
a
dance
talent
hunt
show
on
Sony.
A
slot
earlier
supposed
to
be
filled
in
by
Madhuri
Dixit
who
could
not
make
it,
was
taken
up
by
Rani
who
made
a
vain
attempt
to
stay
in
the
limelight.
5.Shraddha
Nigam
–
Karan
Singh
Grover
break
up-
While
reality
shows
were
here
to
stay
no
one
ever
thought
that
they
would
bring
along
with
them
controversies
galore
not
all
created
by
the
PR
machinery,
mind
you!
Sony"s
'Jhalak
Dikhlaja
3"
saw
some
groovy
moves
from
contestant
Karan
Singh
Grover
thanks
to
his
choreographer
Nicole
who
taught
him
more
than
just
some
mean
dance
moves.
It
is
rumoured
that
she
was
also
the
reason
for
the
couple"s
break
up.
Shraddha
who
would
be
seen
cheering
the
duo
during
the
show
almost
went
underground
when
she
found
out
that
her
hubby
was
two
timing
on
her.
Karan
did
not
comment
on
the
rumors
doing
the
rounds
and
the
newly
married
couple"s
split
sent
some
shocking
waves
through
their
Television
industry.
6.Vindu
wins
Bigg
Boss
3
–
Whoever
had
thought
that
Dara
Singh"s
son
who
had
never
seen
any
kind
of
success
in
the
entertainment
industry
and
who
was
seen
as
a
rash
participant
in
Bigg
Boss
3
would
finally
end
up
winning
the
show.
He
rubbed
many
other
participants
the
wrong
way
while
at
the
same
time
was
seen
crying
and
talking
to
the
camera
while
in
the
Bigg
Boss
house.
While
the
others
loved
to
hate
him
Vindu
carried
on
with
his
risque
behaviour
nonetheless.
What
did
it
get
him?
Well,
a
booty
of
one
crore,
a
swish
car
and
a
big
smile
to
match.
7.Swayamvars
on
Television
–
The
show
Rakhi
ka
Swayamvar
was
to
end
with
the
controversial
oomph
girl"s
shaadi
on
Indian
television.
The
channel
NDTV
Imagine
benefited
with
the
show
getting
it
never
before
seen
TRPs
but
the
shaadi
never
happened
with
Rakhi
Sawant
backtracking
at
the
last
minute.
Next
in
line
is
Rahul
Mahajan,
another
controversial
candidate
who
is
all
set
to
choose
a
girl
in
a
show
called
'Rahul
Dulhaniya
Le
Jaayega"!
This
seems
to
be
possible
as
of
now
when
one
sees
the
enthusiasm
with
which
Rahul
is
scanning
all
the
entries
right
from
the
audition.
8.Scandals
galore
on
MTV
Splitsvilla
2
–
The
show
turned
as
scandalous
as
it
could
get
with
the
ousted
contestants
labouring
charges
of
unusual
favours
being
exchanged
on
the
show.
There
were
many
reports
in
the
press
about
what
transpired
behind
the
scenes
when
the
cameras
stopped
rolling.
Amongst
others
VJ
Nikhil
Chinappa
too
was
caught
in
the
mud
slinging
but
ultimately
got
out
of
it.
9.FB
helps
casting
-
Twitter
and
Facebook
was
like
a
much
awaited
outlet
for
the
entertainment
industry
with
actors
putting
in
their
comments
and
candid
pictures
up
for
public
view.
One
guy
who
really
benefited
from
this
all
was
Karan
Kundra
who
uploaded
his
pix
on
FB
and
sent
them
to
Queen
K
–
Ekta
Kapoor
who
was
co-incidentally
looking
for
a
new
guy
to
play
the
main
lead.
Karan
got
the
chance
of
his
lifetime
when
she
liked
his
pix
and
he
bagged
the
main
lead
in
Balaji"s
'Kitni
Mohabbar
Hai".
He
is
now
seen
in
'Bayttab
Dil
Ki
Tamanna
Hai".
10.YRF
on
TV-
Yash
Chopra
after
ruling
the
Hindi
film
industry
for
so
many
years
announced
YRF"s
grand
plans
to
make
a
mark
on
Television.
With
an
exclusive
tie-up
with
Sony
Entertainment
Television,
the
badshahs
of
Bollywood
have
an
interesting
line-up
of
television
programming
to
be
launched
on
1st
January.
The
year
end
saw
the
grand
announcement
of
five
programmes
from
the
YRF
stable
with
a
promise
of
Indian
television
turning
red
from
1st
January.
Well,
let"s
wait
and
watch!