Sharjah City Centre celebrates its expansion

Sharjah City Centre celebrated the opening of its major expansion renovation and redevelopment programme on Tuesday that began last spring. The substantial expansion will be home to some significant new fashion brands and offer customers unparalleled choice and value. With more than 20 new retail outlets, cafes, and restaurants Sharjah City Centre is now brighter, bolder and better than ever before.

 

 

"We are constantly looking to offer our customers the greatest choice and value, and the result of the redevelopment of the already successful Sharjah City Centre shows that we have undertaken this project with the needs of our customers in mind," said Ali Al Abdulla, VP-Asset Management-Shopping Malls, Majid Al Futtaim Properties.

 

 

 

 

"Even though we are already the highest drawing shopping destination in the emirate, we want to make sure that the development of Sharjah City Centre continues our commitment to bringing the best value oriented retail brands to the region--giving out customers a real and varied choice, while at the same time keeping the Centre fresh and interesting," he concluded.

 

 

Senior government officials from Sharjah visited the mall in the morning to take a tour of the expansion and expressed delight at the timely completion of the development. The new extension has been designed to expand the world-class shopping facilities to residents and tourists of the Emirate. It has also helped in introducing new international chains and generating additional employment opportunities in Sharjah.

The expansion project now takes the mall's retail area to more than 37,500 square metres, with a total of 114 shops. Among the new stores opening, four are being introduced for the first time in the emirate. These include the UK's leading fashion retailer New Look, Swedish retail giant H&M and worldwide book retailer, Borders, all opening their first flagship stores at Sharjah City Centre. BHS Women will be the first store of its kind in the Middle East.

Other new additions include fashion retailers Pierre Cardin, Monsoon, Evans and Jennyfer; shoe retailers Pablosky and Vincci; lingerie brands La Senza and Women's Secret and department store BHS, among many others.

 

The redevelopment also saw some stores like Areej moving from their current locations, which facilitated the introduction of a bigger and better family entertainment pace. At the same time, Magic Planet has relocated to the first floor and has introduced some exciting new rides for 2009.

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards Live on Star World at 4am on Monday Jan 12 and the same day encore at 7pm.

Drew Barrymore, one of the presenter.

Celebrating the best in television and motion pictures, this prestigious event honors the best box office champs, critically-acclaimed arthouse movies and ratings-toppings TV dramas.
Fashion followers and celebrity scouts won’t want to miss the Red Carpet Pre-Show Special from 8am. In this one-hour glam-fest, find out who scores in the all-important style stakes, which stars rule the red carpet and who are this year’s hot favourites.

In the film category, the stage is set for a three-way battle. The Brad Pitt drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Meryl Streep’s Doubt and director Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon are all tied with five nominations apiece.
Among the contenders in the TV categories, nominees include former Golden Globe winners Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters), America Ferrera (Ugly Betty), Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Tony Shaloub (Monk).
Steven Spielberg will also be presented with the prestigious Cecil B DeMille Award. The two-time Golden Globe winner is being honored for his outstanding contributions to the film and TV industries.
As in previous years, Hollywood’s best and brightest will be presenting the statuettes. 2009’s list of presenters includes such luminaries as Drew Barrymore, Aaron Eckhart, Laurence Fishburne, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez and Seth Rogen.
Don’t miss all the stars, surprises and style of The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards when STAR WORLD telecasts the event live.

YEH RISHTA KYA KEHLATA HAI on Star Plus from January 12.

After eight years of delivering innovative programming and fresh content on the small screen,  STAR PLUS, General Entertainment Channel is now all set to mark the beginning of the Year 2009, with the launch of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.  The new primetime fiction show that premiers on January 12, Monday-Friday at 8.00pm on STAR PLUS will have a mega line-up of promotional activities and marketing blitz to bring it closer to its viewers.

Upholding traditional Indian beliefs and value systems, STAR Plus celebrates the institution of marriage as in the union of two individuals, their ideologies and their endeavor to shed their inhibitions and experience the wonderful expression called ‘love’. Building on the show’s premise of ‘Marriage being a journey of celebration and not just a destination’

Commenting on this launch event, Anupam Vasudev, Executive Vice President Marketing, STAR India Pvt Ltd said, “Yeh Rishta is a very traditional and endearing concept with the central idea of finding love after marriage. With this program STAR Plus has once again invested in its belief that relationships need to be nurtured and constantly renewed.  In keeping with this commitment to our viewers, Star Plus has created an opportunity for 50 couples from across India to renew their marriage vows and revisit their magic moments when they were first bound in matrimony.”

Monica Mogre starting Jan 16 on Zee TV

Monic Mogre at 8:00pm (UAE) on Friday and Saturday.

Maa on Zee TV

The show that attempts to highlight a mother’s significance in our lives debuts on 18th January 2009 and is scheduled from Sunday - Thursday at 8.00pm (UAE).
‘Maa’, a story about the struggles of three siblings who suddenly find themselves stripped of the shade and protection of their mother’s caring arms. Sacrifice, care, warmth, patience, tolerance, tenderness, shelter, etc come together to form the perfect image of a Mother who stands in the face of challenges in life. Destiny intervenes and separates the mother and children from each other. ‘Maa’ is about this very severing of the maternal bond and the tribulations that arise thereof.

Speaking on the launch, Zee TV Content Head, Mr. Rajeev Kheror said, “The channel has made successful shows with various subjects like social issues, political stigmas, paranormal forces, mythology and comedy but a topic like this was never touched before with such depth. We thought of starting the New Year with a propitious subject. The word ‘Maa’ spells purity and piety. The story is a mother’s description of her trials and endeavors to create a happy family; the story of the children’s suffering when they realize that they have been separated from their mother. The character of Maa is being essayed by Chitrapama who makes her comeback to the small screen after a hiatus of 6 years. She was earlier seen in shows like Thodi Si bewafai, Kamini Damini, the popular movie Deewanapan and also was the lead in a Tamil movie. We have Amar Upadhyay playing her husband and three young kids, again popular faces on Indian television, Aditi, Shyam and Hirak who form the Bharadwaj family based out of Mumbai.”
Adding further he said, “Our byline reads, ‘Dhoop mein thandi chaav’ and literally translates to a mothers caring hand in the face of adversity.
Story briefly

The show is about Apara’s tirade against society and her three children’s suffering in the light of the fact that they are separated from her safety. Circumstances force Apara and her children to seek refuge in another house and how she overcomes the obstacles and tries to come out unscathed and unmarred, at the same time not letting go of her family’s honor.

Nach Baliye 4 in Dubai

STAR Plus sends 1 COUPLE to perform on the sets of NACH BALIYE 4, in Mumbai…
Glory. Fear. Pride. Envy. It’s amazing how much you can fit into a pair of dancing shoes! STAR Plus and Tang present a dance competition - "Nach Baliye 4" Decibel Challenge at “Chi at The Lodge”, Oud Metha, Dubai every Saturday 10pm onwards, starting Jan 3. The event is in association with Rufi Real Estate, Hitachi, Bajaj Veola, Colgate and Aveo.






From jhatkaas to thumkaas, watch the jodis sweat it out and put their best foot forward…all this to make it winning couple who will get to perform be on the sets of Nach Baliye 4, in Mumbai…
Nach Baliye - Season 4 airs every Friday & Saturday @ 10pm only on STAR Plus.

Shree: A New Show on Zee TV

A love story with a paranormal element!





This is the first time that a love story and a paranormal angle are being merged together to form a show like never before.
Airs every Sunday to Wednesday at 11.00pm (UAE) on ZEE TV