Out of AfricaExperience life in the bush with Safari Sisters Any day is a typical day for the girls. "Extremely busy," their voices crack through the lines. "It's school,gym,ballet and back to gym again," tell 13-year-old Lindy and 11-year-old Penny. Well,typical,yes,but not till they pack their bags and pitch a tent with their dad,the Emmy-Award-winning wildlife filmmaker Kim Wolhuter. And together,the three log their travels and adventures in the African Savannah,in a show they call the Safari Sisters. "And it airs on the Animal Planet," shriek the girls,following their father's and grandfather's footsteps and playing a bigger role in Kim's wildlife documentation and conservation efforts. FYI,Kim Wolhuter comes from a lineage of Kruger National Park game rangers and has spent his entire life in South Africa documenting nature's wonders. His father,Harry Wolhuter,was the first game ranger in Kruger National Park and a legend in South Africa who survived a lion attack by fighting them off single-handedly with a knife. "It's life in the bush,and it was my idea to rope in the girls,give them a taste of both the worlds," says Kim,as they film the show extempore. "There are no retakes,no preparations," he adds. Meanwhile,the girls give us an account of their encounters from befriending leopards,hyenas and dogs to developing "elephantophobia" and successfully conserving rhinoceros. "The idea is to make people interested in wildlife,make it entertaining and at the same time create awareness through this experience," Kim feels the pressing problem right now is the increasing cases of rabies. "Less than 5,000 wild dogs remain in Africa today and one of our episode's A Dog's Life chronicles the cause behind the impending demise of the wild dogs," Kim and his daughters acquaint themselves with a pack on Malilangwe Reserve in Zimbabwe and try to save this species from an animal epidemic. While Lindy wants to make a film on vultures,Penny's fascinated hyenas. "We also want to catch a leopard and an elephant," they say. That's quite a safari spirit! Catch the show on Animal Planet every Wednesday at 8 pm and Thursdays,6:30 pm. So long,farewell! Hussain Kuwajerwala on life after Kum Kum MARCH 13,and it's a wrap up. After running on air for six years now,Kum Kum starring Hussain Kuwajerwala and Juhi Parmar will close the chapter on Star Plus and move on with their lives. "Well,it's not that it has come all of a sudden. We've been on air for pretty long time,and every show has its life," says Hussain who feels that Kum Kum the best thing that happened in his career. "I would call it the childhood stage of my career,it's made me from a nobody to somebody," he says,all set to step in a life after Kum Kum. "Normally one would try out films but it's extremely difficult for you got to have a godfather. In spite of ten years on telly,films is a far shot," Hussain's honest,but yes,he wants to climb higher and higher. "So that would translate into more experimentations..life on the telly does get monotonous,and I broke it by anchoring shows like Khulja Sim Sim,Shabaash India,Indian Idol,and participating in reality shows," he runs through two phases of television he's been part of - the soap operas and the reality shows."Right now I feel content is the king,and we need to rise above too much of fantasy or reality driven television. Luckily,programming is seeing a change and TV will definitely roll back to better days," says the actor who wants to be an entertainer all his life. To new beginnings! The Last LaughIts the last laugh of the season. Star Ones Clinic All Clear Laughter Knights,after weeks of laughter,fun and excitement and more,has now reached its concluding episode. Entertaining the audiences with the best of humour,the final episode will celebrate the grand festival of Holi with the four renowned Laughter Knights Bharti,Madesia,Maski and Sugandha. Catch the shyaarana andaaz of Judge saahiba Mandira,a mad Laughter ka Panga,Bharti's gig on a snake invading Surendars house,followed by an enactment on the bar girls and Lallis visit to Paris house. While Madesia recites a poem,Maski enacts a hilarious photo-session,showcasing the various traits in his personality. Tune in on March 6 at 9pm,only on Star Plus.
