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RadioRockeTalk and the 3 Idiots
The New Year started off with a B-A-N-G on Radio RockeTalk with our programming resuming after a short break with the best the New Year had to offer: The undisputed king of Indian cinema- the guy who knows the pulse of his audience sooooo well; is easy on the eyes; never goes wrong with the choice of music; picks his scripts selectively and still makes half of India feel ‘a flush comes to to my face and my pulse begins to race… it goes boompty, boompty, boompty, boompty, boom, boom, boom…’ Yes, you are right- Aamir Khan. Well he did it again with his new Bollywood release, 3 Idiots!
Tuesday nights are our very own RJ Ajayr’s night and this time he chose to do a feature or rather a discussion on the 3 Idiots. I must stop right here to tell you that I have not watched the movie yet. Yes, it was screen in San Diego for a couple days and I COULD NOT MAKE IT. Sorry Goldspirt Films. Sorry Vijay and Shalni. Sorry Aamir. But most of all I am sorry for myself 
For all you newbies- every evening and sometimes at other times between 9:30pm and till whenever it ends (usually 3 hrs or so) we have fun ‘events’ like a radio talkshow – but different. There are hosts or RJs who introduce the topics and then everyone participates in the discussion. So very unlike Radio or television where things are pretty one sided, this is a live, all inclusive show where everyone can, well, speak up. As RockeTalk is all about the mobile phones, our audiences and participants are on the mobile phones and are from all over the world. From the well connected US to the remote places in India- anyone can participte or just listen in.
The highlights of this week Tuesday night’s program:
Ragging scene
Kareena Kapoor: The only idiot? Or is it plain jealousy? LOL
Piracy movie – free movie download controvercy
Amir Khan’s excessive bathing 
Hello! Is that a problem? Well thats what the guys said any way.. as for us girls… Aamir in see-thru wear… all wet.. any girls saying ‘no’ to that?
Chetan Bhagat controversy
Chotu_Tapori’s birthday 
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Today’s pick: Mohobbat ki Baatien on Mehfil @ 2:30 and 9:30 pm IST with Shafeeq
Friday night: Bollywood night on Radio RockeTalk @ 10:00pm IST with Pooji
Also recommended: Monday night, Jan 11, 2010- CarTalk: AutoExpo on Radio RockeTalk with Karan and Sin
20 comments January 7, 2010
Inside RockeTalk: A sneak-peek
Hey RockeTalkers!
As we wrap up 2009 and step into 2010, we take this opportunity to give you a glimpse of what goes on, on RockeTalk. Meet new people? Keeping up with friends? Hangout place? Instant Messenger usage? Picture messages? Videos? Games? Discussions? Flirting? What is it that keeps so many people engaged and coming back again and again? What is it that compels them to log in as soon as they open their eyes and sleep with their RockeTalk phones still in hands or next to their ears? Waiting for that Buzz in someone special’s voice? Is the voice factor so addictive? What is it that keeps RockeTalk buzzing? What makes these online connections as strong as, or at times, stronger than family ties.
As we get to the 1 million users mark, there are some interesting patterns that seem to be emerging. New data, user behaviour- from communication to entertainment, from serious debates on social issues to participating in contests, it is a pleasure to interact with all of you and get to know you.
So here is what ‘the-guy-who-is-always-on’ has to say about what goes on:
Happy New Year from the RockeTalk family!
I wanted to take this opportunity of the arrival of 2010 to highlight a few highlights of “what happens inside RockeTalk?”
A lot of activity occurs and it is hard to categorize what goes on…..so much goes on in the form of personal messages, exchanging ideas, flirting, singing songs, shaayari, jokes, playing contests, listening to talk shows, creating photos and videos, intense debates on various topics, connecting into Yahoo/Gtalk/MSN IM, family members connecting with other family members, following news and weather reports sent out by our users from cities across the world…….the list is long!
Here are some of the statistics that will give you a quantitative idea:
75M messages viewed (or played back) in the last month!
(over 2.4 Million messages in a 24 hour day)
Of these, 22% are voice (or audio messages – that means you guys talked a lot, sang songs, debated a lot……).
Over 11 Million photo/images and videos were viewed in the last month;
Over 3.4 Million profiles were viewed in the last month;
Over 3 Million Buzzes sent last month;
Over 2.6 Million searches for users within RockeTalk were made in the last month;
Over 2.5 Million comments were viewed;
Approx. 1 Million Friend Requests were sent out;
2511 new communities were created within this last month;
Thanks for being a part of RockeTalk
14 comments January 4, 2010
Shaam-e-Jigar: Megha Kasak
Megha Kasak from Saharanpur, relatively new to the Mushaira scene, took the whole Mehfil by a storm. With a classical singing training, her voice and poetry moved the audience as well as the other poets and moved Naheed-e-Hind, Nuzhat Nigaar, to get up and hug her!
Members of Mehfil were moved to tears listening to her. They sent their praise to her and her father, Tarun Kasak.
12 comments October 6, 2009
Live from Muradabad: 48th Annual “Shaam-e-Jigar”
At RockeTalk, we always push our limits and this time we got a chance to play up the best of the RockeTalk platform. With the help of three enthusiastic RockeTalkers- Danish Khan, Harsh Kosh and Shafeeq Khan and a whole lot of encouragement and help from the International Writers’ Association, UP, Muradabad, India, we did what we set out to do!
We broadcast an over 5 hours long live program to RockeTalkers all over the world- India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Central Africa, South Africa, U.K, U.S.A, Canada, Bangladesh, Sweden, Germany, Kuwait- I’m sure I’m missing some- straight to their mobile phones!
What was different from a regular ‘broadcast’ was the ability of the remote listeners to be part of the event and participate by listening as well as giving their comments, critique, asking questions right away.
We did not know what to expect but, in the true Mushaira tradition, people were sending in their ‘Wah! Wah!’ and also impromptu shaiyri (shairi, poetry) in praise of what the Shayars (poets) were reciting.
We’ve always had students listening in and participating in groups but this time we had people in remote villages, as many as 50 people sitting in a room, to listen and participate.
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Dilkash Afridi Sahab was kind enough to sit with us and talk about Jigar Muradabadi. Here is part of the interview. We will be posting the rest of it later.
9 comments October 5, 2009
On special request: A taste of Mehfil’s daily Mushaira
I’ve been meaning to do a special post for one of the most unique communities on RockeTalk, or for that matter any where in the world. People who speak, understand or are trying to learn Urdu or Hindi peotry, get together everyday for a continous Mushaira- 24×7x365 days.
It is the Holy month of Ramazaan or Ramaadan and Eid is just around the corner. So here is a treat from me to you.
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Dear Mehfil members, I cannot put all the posts here- there is no way I can do that, but I’ve tried to browse the content for the last few days and pick some posts. I’m hoping this selection will give everyone a taste of what we experience in Mehfil on a daily basis. If I missed your post- which I probably have, please forgive me. I will try to post on a weekly basis the ‘Best of Mehfil’ and chances are, you will see your post then.
For those of you who have never experience it live-
“Ek baras mei, ek baar hi jagti holi ki jwalaa,
Ek baar hi lagti baazi, jalti deepon ki maalaa,
Duniyawaalon, kintu kisi din aa Mehfil me dekho,
Din mei Holi, raat Diwali roz manaati…. (madhushaallaa)”
36 comments September 18, 2009
Love is in the air: Flirting 101- Bollywood style
Who flirts more, boys or girls?
That was what we were all talking about. It did get very noisy, chaotic and lively. We were not huddled up in a room, in fact we where not even in the same city or country and some of us several time zones away. What came about was a hilarious competition between the guys and gals…..
The audio clip below was posted in Radio RockeTalk community.
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This is a result of the original clip, heard last, being forwarded and new clips recorded with it. Pretty interesting… was like a night long campout. But then, RockeTalk always feels that way….
Flirting is an art. In this fast paced world, we tend to forget that it takes creativity, a hint of naughtiness and a mystery to achieve the full effect.
What better way to flirt than the good old Bollywood, filmy style- using songs. Yes, we use songs and music everywhere. So go on- flirt. Keep them guessing…. was it just a song or was it something more Let’s do it… on air! Old songs and some new ones.. bring it on!
Let’s give ‘em something to talk about….
You still flirt in text or do you do it in person… in voice…. on air… with all your heart?
2 comments September 18, 2009
We know what you did last night ;)
The Wake-a-Thons are done for now, I was going through the fun things we all did. We got to know each other better. There was a lot of teasing, a lot of leg pulling, a lot of encouragement and a lot many friendships that came about as a result of these ’spent-the-night-with-you’ events.
Here are some fun audio clips for you to enjoy!
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We made them do a lot of silly stuff through the night. Some easy, some not so easy but silly for sure
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And made sure we asked them some really tricky questions :p
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Once again, you guys are amazing! We think we know you well enough, and you surprise us every time!!
Love you all.
Take care… and.. through the night… we’ll be watching ya 
1 comment September 18, 2009
RockeTalk eXhausted Wake-a-Thon week 3
Winner of Last Week’s RockeTalk Wake-a-Thon Jitendra (Jeete)! Jeete won an iPod. Congratulations!!! 
The Wake-a-Thon is a great experience to get to know a large group of people. People who did not talk much in the communities and were rather quiet – opened p and quickly warmed up to the group setting. A resounding comment from them all to each other was- “I spent the nite with you- add me as a friend!” Needless to say I got a lot of material to tease them with on that spending the night together bit – by that time they were tired and sleepy and the words weren’t coming out quite right.
The ones who made it through the night all get Rs 500/- from RockeTalk towards their GPRS
Here is a sample of videos sent in by users:
29 comments September 9, 2009
I think I can, I think I could..
That is exactly what we at RockeTalk asked you. Why did you think your video should be aired on Channel [V] during the eXhausted show? It is your short cut to fame- get your entry in for the Wake-a-thon and yours just might be the one!
We were overwhelmed by the responses and the different sides of you all when you are were asked to talk about yourself. From the very basic- ‘I should be’ to very elaborate answers – to even when you all took it on as a political campaign- getting others to talk about you. Boy, you were all so right, India has talent- that’s for sure.
We are having fun putting the Wake-a-Thon shows together with your help of course- but please keep in mind- when you suggest the tasks for the contestants, you could be in the hot seat next. So….. please don’t seriously suggest we hang each contestant upside for the night and see who makes it
But seriously, some of the best ideas come from you and we really appreciate your time and patience, especially with me, and your enthusiasm, zeal, friendly voices every single day. I wake to your voices each day- and I love it.
If you are wondering what Wake-a-Thon is, it is a parallel show in response and in continuation of Channel V’s eXhausted, (Yes, they are trying to woo the MTV Roadies audiences) where ‘regular’ folks can join in the fun without having to travel- right from their mobile phones. The participants – compete and the others give them tasks to do through the night. Fun thing, as it is multimedia- folks got to send in pictures, videos and responses in their own voices. And the rest of us get to tease, cheer or boo (nah- we don’t really boo do we?)
As we cannot show hundreds of your entries on here, so here is a sample of what people sent in last week- it is just a few- hey I pushed it- I was told to choose only 5- at least I got 9 in. If you don’t see your entry here, it is nothing personal. We tried to get a good sample for you to view. Enjoy! Best wishes for this weeks contest. And keep those entries coming. Your entry may be featured next
Want to see your video on Channel V or here? Think you got what it takes? Come join the fun and see you you can actually make it through the night. All you need is RockeTalk on your mobile phone and fun in your hearts.
All videos were shot using mobile phones and posted directly on RockeTalk as entries for a chance to play the Wake-a-Thon on August 29-30, 2009 as a contestant.
13 comments September 3, 2009
Un-cut and Raw: Behind the scene exclusive videos
Everyone knows that there a lot more than what meets the eye and what actually makes it to the final cut even for the reality shows. There are takes and re-takes. There is so much more to the shows and things get really interesting when the contestants are eXhausted and the crew is under eXtreme pressure to make the show work and become a hit.
There are times when what goes on the actual show isn’t half as interestig as what goes on, hmmmm … well, in between shoots or when the people on the sets think the cameras are ‘off’. But…. Wherever there is A-C-T-I-O-N, chances are, there is a camera capturing it all. Tempers flaring, giantic egos, creative folks, tantrums, bloopers- you name it, we got it. And guess what? We got the exclusive scoop on it. Check it all out – only on RockeTalk. Are you tuned in? Or are you missing out?
1 comment September 3, 2009
