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Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan is the “goodwill ambassador” for NDTV Imagine’s new musical show `Junoon-Kuchh Kar Dikhanaane Ka’ which will aired from June six, the same day when actor Salman Khan makes his debut on small screen as the host of `Dus Ka dum’ on Sony TV.

`Junoon’ will be telecast every Friday and Saturday at 2030 hours while `Dus Ka Dum’ will be aired on same days at 2100 hours from June six.

Hrithik will lend its support to the show celebrating its cultural and artistic diversity and will also perform with the participants on the first episode. However, he will appear on the show during important occasions and not every week.

Announcing Hrithik’s association with the show, Shailja Kejriwal, Executive Vice-President (Content) NDTV Imagine said in a statement that Hrithik’s role is very unique–he is not a host, judge or a performer. He is here to lend support to the participants.

“What makes this association special is that we truely believe that he embodies the spirit of `Junoon’ and epitomises the passion which is present in all the talented artistes that are part of the show. He symbolises the personality of the show brilliantly,” she added.

Hrithik said he can identify with the participants and their desire to achieve success with their god given talent. “I relate to their positive and exuberant spirit because I believe that I have a similar junoon -be it my work or personal life,” he said.

Gajendra Singh, producer of the show said Hrithik’s passion, talent, spirit and commitment are great motivators.

Kejriwal said `Junoon’ will have three teams and each will have six contestants and will be mentored by an eminent personality from the music industry– Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for Sufiteam, Ila Arun for folk team and Anand Raj Anand for filmy team.

Fresh from playing a 16th Century queen in a historical romance, Indian actress Aishwarya Rai believes modern women have a much better deal.

Rai said it was tiring playing queen since most women in royal families of the 16th Century spent hours over their personal appearance and could rarely voice their opinion.

“I consider myself lucky to be born in today’s era where a woman has far more freedom to exercise her rights,” she told The Times of India newspaper.

Rai stars in Jodha-Akbar that tells the love story between her character, a Hindu princess Jodha Bai, and the Muslim emperor Akbar played by Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan.

Directed by well-known filmmaker Ashutosh Gowarikar, the movie is set for release next month.

Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa.

Political success knew no bounds for Emperor Akbar (Hrithik Roshan). After having secured the Hindu Kush, he furthered his realm by conquest until his empire extended from Afghanistan to the Bay of Bengal, and from the Himalayas to the Godavari River. Through a shrewd blend of diplomacy, intimidation and brute force , Akbar won the allegiance of the Rajputs, the strongest of the Hindu castes. But little did Akbar know that when he married Jodhaa (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan), a fiery Rajput princess, in order to further strengthen his relations with the Rajputs, he would in turn be embarking upon a new journey – the journey of true love.

The daughter of King Bharmal of Amer, Jodhaa resented being reduced to a mere political pawn in this marriage of alliance, and Akbar’s biggest challenge now did not merely lie in winning battles, but in winning the love of Jodhaa – a love hidden deep below resentment and extreme prejudice. Jodhaa-Akbar is their untold love story.

Watch the first ever advertisement of JodhaAkbar - Cast include Hrithik and Aishwaria. Enjoy