New Delhi: After winning music reality show “India’s Raw Star”, Odisha’s Rituraj Mohanty says the victory is just the beginning and that he now wants to pursue playback singing.

“After the show, my focus is on playback singing. Yes Sufi is close to my heart, but before entering the show, I sang around 280 songs that included dubstep, romantic and hard rock. So I am ready to try different things,” Rituraj told IANS after winning the show Sunday.

He is “happy” after the win, but says that he still has “a lot of things to achieve.”

“I will be happier when I will be awarded IIFA and Filmfare trophy,” he said about his ambition.

Coming from a humble background, Rituraj walked away with a Maruti Suzuki Swift, a contract with STAR Plus and a whopping Rs.50 lakh as cash prize. Rituraj says he will use the money for the reconstruction of his mud house.

“In my village, I have a ‘mitti ka ghar’ and I plan to make a new house at the same spot for my parents. And then I will try to invest the money in some good things,” said Rituraj who won the trophy after defeating Darshan Raval from Ahmedabad and Mohit Gaur from Jaipur.

Meanwhile, Rituraj has a wish list.

“I want to work with many people like A.R. Rahman and Ram Sampath, who is my godfather. I also want to touch Lataji’s feet (Mangeshkar),” he said.

He admits his stint in actor Aamir Khan’s show “Satyamev Jayate” with a catchy song “Aam ke aam honge guthliyon ke daam honge” opened doors for him.

“After singing for the show, I got a call from Saibaba Productions. The whole journey was amazing,” he said.

Ask him about the most memorable moment during the journey, and the 26-year-old says the appreciation he got after his first performance holds a special place in his heart.

“Every moment was special, but the positive comments I got after my performance on ‘Galiyan’ is the most memorable. In fact, even after the performance, guests used to request me to sing that song again,” Rituraj said.

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Bangalore: From live performances of progressive metal band The Ocean Collective, reggae master Apache Indian, the very soulful Lucky Ali to a flea market, lip-smacking food and lots of beer — the 10th edition of Kingfisher Premium – The Great Indian Octoberfest (TGIOF) here promises to enthrall city dwellers in a bigger and better way.

The three days of fun started Friday at E-Zone club here.

Some of the world’s most celebrated music artists across diverse genres, including Bollywood sensation Benny Dayal and awe-inspiring The Manganiyar Seduction are lining up to set the tempo of TGIOF 2014.

The event has also tried to raise the bar this year by giving beer and music lovers no reason to choose between the two. As a step towards the same, the crowd this year will also have a chance to witness Oculus Rif, a virtual reality head-mounted display, in action at one of the areas dedicated at the venue, called KFBeerCoaster.

Last year’s Headbang arena is also making a comeback, giving people a chance to compete at headbanging to win free beer.

Also, Kingfisher has roped in some designers to create a vibrant limited edition beer can for TGIOF this year. These will be available at the venue and also post the festival as well.

In addition to this, one can satiate one’s shopping craving at the flea market at the venue. Ranging from small home accents to quirky fashion accessories, the market has something special for everyone – not to forget an array of mouth watering snacks at the stalls.

So, come, rock and roll, and dance away as The Great Indian Octoberfest beckons.

Mumbai: Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, a widely popular televsion show unning on Star Plus is set to take a great twist.

And adding much to the hue and cry already spread in the show, the female lead is going to give you a complete thrill soon.

In the popular show of Star Plus, “Yeh Hai Mohabbatein”, Mrs Bhalla has gone abroad and in her absence Ishita is observing the Navratri fast on her behalf.

But soon ishita will get ill and Raman will rush her to the hospital. Here Ishita is admitted in the hospital and Ruhi is trying to break her fast.

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein airs on Star Plus from Monday to Friday at 7:30 pm and 11:30 pm.

New Delhi: Ajay Devgn’s next directorial venture is the hugely ambitious magnum opus ‘Shivaay’ which is all set to release in January 2016.

Devgn who is also producing the film, will be introducing a new fresh face to Bollywood with Shivaay and here’s a stunning first look of debutante Sayesha!!

The lady in question is none other than the grand-niece of Saira Banu and legendary actor Dilip Kumar, while actress Shaheen (leading actress of the 90’s) is her mother.

Yes you read it right, she has been cast as the leading lady opposite Ajay Devgn in his upcoming directorial venture Shivaay which will also see Devgn don the leading actor’s cap along with being the Director and Producer.

Many actresses from B-Town were eyeing for this very role seeing the scale of the film, but after several round of auditions Sayesha was selected, and when shown to Devgn, he instantly zeroed her down.

Well coming from one of India’s first superstars family, looks like huge expectations are set with Sayesha who has got herself a dream launch vehicle with Devgns Shivaay!

New Delhi: Priyanka Chopra’s ‘Mary Kom’ is set for a strong first weekend as within first two days of its release the flick has got an exceptional response considering it’s genre.

After the opening day figures of Rs 8 cr, the biopic witnessed a decent growth and collected Rs 9.75 cr on Saturday taking the two days total to Rs 17.75 cr nett in India.

Released in around 3,000 screens all over, the Omung Kumar directorial is expected to make good business considering it’s also the solo release this week, though it has received mixed response by the critics.

Compared to other women-centric hits released earlier this year namely Queen and Mardaani, Mary Kom’s collection is leading way ahead. Rani Mukerji’s ‘Mardaani’ in its first two days made mere Rs 8.21 cr while Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Queen’ earned just over Rs 5 cr in India. However, Queen became a slow hit in India while it’s still running at overseas.

Being made tax-free by the government of numerous states, Mardaani in its two weeks has made Rs 31.80 cr nett in India as per data collected by a leading daily website Koimoi.

Mary Kom too is helped similarly and since it has a major number of screens counts comparatively, the collection is expected to grow further.

Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer Singham Returns, on the other hand, in three weeks has made Rs 140 cr nett in India and is still counting in its fourth week.

Last week’s release ‘Raja Natwarlal’ was already facing a tough competition from earlier releases namely Mardaani and Singham Returns and now it’s completely overshadowed by Pee Cee’s Mary Kom. In its first week, Raja Natwarlal has made only Rs 26 cr which doesn’t even recover its production cost.