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It was the first talk show on sex on Indian TV, and it made a lot of people stand up and address issues about sex, a word still taboo in this country. But Zoom's late night show <em>Dangerous</em> went off air end May --- and no one noticed. Or perhaps audiences did, but there is hardly a forum where they can express their grievances against the media!

Two of television's most popular faces will be grilled by Pooja Bedi on <em>Just Pooja</em>. Jassi aka Mona Singh and Lola Kutty will be quizzed by the sexy Pooja Bedi tonight on <em>Just Pooja</em> on Zoom. Tonight Jassi will talk about being a brat as a kid and her experience of living with braces and thick rimmed glasses and being caught as the real Mona Singh while attending a colleague's wedding. She will speak of her modeling days and her visit to the gurdwara everyday despite her hectic schedule.

There's a new member on <em>Page 3</em>. Only this time it's not a guest but a host. The gorgeous, savvy and sexy Gauhar Khan is hosting <em>Page 3</em> on Zoom. Gauhar will host the show on alternate weeks with the current host Neha Sareen hosting on the other weeks. "Zoom was looking for a fresh face and I fitted the bill," says Gauhar. Gauhar adores <em>Page 3</em> and watches it regularly. "I watched <em>Page 3</em> even before I started hosting it. It is interesting because it gives the latest update in entertainment," she says.

Rumours last week flew fast and thick that celeb anchor Pooja Bedi would be upgraded to programming head at Zoom. Then we heard that Pooja herself was opting out of <em>Not Just Page 3</em>. The lady herself laughed heartily when confronted with the rumours. The truth of the matter, says she, is that <em>Not Just Page 3</em> is just 12 days from its last episode. Come 12 March and it's curtains for <em>Not Just Page 3</em>. But the lady is smiling. The show is being revamped and repackaged to become Just Pooja which will go on air from 19 March.

Remember we had told you that Manasi Varma (Monalika of '<em>Kahaani</em>...') was supposed to shoot an item number for Ekta Kapoor's '<em>Kasautii Zindagi Kay</em>'? The number was to be shot early one morning at Sankraman. A few hours before the shoot, the plan was shelved. Fortune favours the brave. Finally, Manasi has done an item number for Balaji. She will gyrate in a one-shoulder top and capris in Sony's '<em>Kkoi Dil Mein Hai</em>'. It took half-a-day to the shoot the number.

hoarding on the highway. The title of the show she endorses is equally tantalising. <em>Kucch Love Kucch Masti</em> on Sahara One is unapologetic about its three protagonists who wear provoking clothes, mouth pithy dialogues and sport a tart attitude.