Automobile Industry:

Industry Overview:
Automobile Overview:
The Indian auto industry, worth US$ 34 billion in 2006, has grown at a CAGR of 14 per cent over the last five years with total sales of vehicles reaching around 9 million vehicles in 2005-06. That number is likely to see a significant boost, given that the first half of 2006-07 has already witnessed a staggering growth rate of 17.12 per cent. Domestic car sales for the April-September 2006 period stood at an impressive 4.86 million vehicles, including cars, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles. According to industry experts, if this trend continues, sales could touch 10 million by March 2007, clocking an annual growth rate of 20 per cent. In addition, the Governments announcement to cut excise duty on small cars will soon see India emerging as the world's largest manufacturing hub for small or compact cars.

Destination India:
India is on every major global automobile players roadmap, and it isnt hard to see why:

India is the second largest two-wheeler market in the world. Fourth largest commercial vehicle market in the world. 11th largest passenger car market in the world. Expected to be the seventh largest by 2016.

Robust production Indias car production capacity is in for a US$ 2 billion boost. Auto majors have announced massive investment plans which will push the countrys car production past the psychological 2 million mark by the end of fiscal 2006-07, up 70 per cent from 1.4 million units now. Even at 2 million, India, which stood at No.11 among global car producing nations, will move two steps ahead, past UK (1.6 million) and Canada (1.35 million). It will be neck and neck with Brazils 2-million capacities at No.8. The automobile industry witnessed a growth of 19.35 percent in April-July 2006 when compared to AprilJuly 2005, as is evident from this years production trends.

Automobile Production Trends Category

M&HCVs LCVs Total CVs Passenger Cars Utility Vehicles MPVs Total Passenger vehicles Scooters Motorcycles Mopeds Total Two Wheelers Three Wheelers Grand Total Source: Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)

2004-05
214807 138896 353703 960487 182018 67371 1209876 987498 5193894 348437 6529829 374445 8467853

2005-06 (In no.s)

219297 171781 391078 1045881 196371 66661 1308913 1020013 6201214 379574 7600801 434424 9735216

Domestic Sales:
Increased affluence, wider selection and the ready availability of car loans is driving the Indian car market through the roof. During the last five years (2000-05), the production of passenger cars in India increased by more than 100 per cent. India achieved the sales of 1.11 million vehicles last year (2005). Domestic sales have been growing at a clipping pace: Passenger car sales rose by 22.84 per cent during April-September 2006, compared to the corresponding period last year. The cumulative growth of overall sales of passenger vehicles during April-September of 2006-07 was 20.73 percent. Utility Vehicle (UVs) sales grew at 12.85 per cent during the same period. Overall, the two wheeler market grew by 15.49 per cent during the April-September period of financial year 2006-07, over the same period last year. Motorcycles grew by 18.53 per cent, scooters at 0.12 percent and mopeds at about 6.53 percent over April-September 2005. Three wheeler sales grew at 19.90 per cent. Goods carriers grew by 26.16 per cent and passenger carriers grew at 15.78 per cent during the April-September 2006 period, over the same period last year. Overall, the commercial vehicles segment grew at 36.96 per cent. Growth of Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles was 39.92 per cent. Light Commercial Vehicles also performed well with a growth of 32.86 percent.

Automobile Domestic Sales Trend

Category M&HCVs LCVs Total CVs Passenger Cars Utility Vehicles MPVs Total Passenger Vehicles Scooters Motorcycles Mopeds Total Two Wheelers Three Wheelers Grand Total

2004-05 198506 119924 318430 820179 176360 65033 1061572 922428 4964753 322584 6209765 307862 7897629

2005-06 (In Nos.) 207446 143237 350683 882094 194577 66366 1143037 908159 5815417 332741 7056317 360187 8910224

Source: Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)

Exports:

Overall automobile Exports registered 28.13 percent growth rate in April-August 2006 over the same period last year. Passenger Vehicles Exports grew at 14 percent. Two Wheelers Exports grew by 28.80 percent and Commercial Vehicles by 28.36 percent.

Automobile Export Trends:

Category M&HCVs LCVs Total CVs Passenger Cars Utility Vehicles MPVs 2004-05 13474 16466 29940 160670 4505 1227 166402 Scooters Motorcycles Mopeds Total Two Wheelers Three Wheelers Grand Total 60699 277123 28585 366407 66795 629544 2005-06 (In Nos.) 14096 26485 40581 170193 4486 1093 175772 83873 386202 43181 513256 76885 806494

Investments:
The Indian automobile sector has witnessed a slew of investments in the first half of 2006, dominated by plans for new plants and ramped up capacities. Here are some of the vehicle manufacturers dominating the headlines with their impressive plans: Punjab-based International Cars and Motors (ICML) will invest US$ 223.7 million in Himachal Pradesh to set up a plant to manufacture diesel-operated multi utility vehicles (MUVs). Nissan is set to establish its manufacturing base in Gujarat. The company, along with Suzuki, is planning to invest upto US$ 671.2 million for a 600,000 cars per annum plant. Toyota Kirloskar Motors is likely to set up its second plant near its existing facility in Bidadi, Karnataka. Hyundai Motor is set to invest an additional US$ 700 million into its Indian operations based in Tamil Nadu, to expand the companys passenger car capacity to 600,000 units per annum from the present 300,000, as well as in a new engine and transmission unit.

The Government is planning to set up three dedicated corridors for automobile companies exporting to the rest of the world. Dedicated rail corridors are proposed between Gurgaon and Mumbai port, Pune and Mumbai including JNPT and Jamshedpur and Kolkata. A dedicated highway for automobile movement is also being considered between Gurgaon and Delhi. The proposal also includes creating the last-mile, road-port connectivity at all the four ports.

Investment Opportunity:

Establishing Research and Development Centres Establishing Engineering Centres Passenger Car Segment Two Wheeler Segment Heavy truck Segment

Foreign players in India:

Calendar 2006 has seen the entry of many high-end brands into the country. The Indian automobile market will see at least 30 new launches, spanning everything from affordable hatchbacks to mid-size models to super luxury high-end cars and SUVs. Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Audi, Bentley and Rolls Royce are already here. Now, the Italian marquee Lamborghini is also planning to enter the country. The Italian marquee plans to launch the Gallardo. German luxury car maker Audi AG is preparing to drive into India a range of sporty, lifestyle cars like S8 and RS4 early next year. The year 2007 will also mark Audi's entry into merchandising in Indian car bazaar. General Motors launched Aveo this year. GM plans to bring in a sporty variant of the Chevy Optra to add to its existing line-up.

Advantage India:
India holds huge potential in the automobile sector including the automobile component sector owing to its technological, cost and manpower advantage. Further, India has a well-developed, globally competitive Auto Ancillary Industry and established automobile testing and R&D centres. The country enjoys natural advantage and is among the lowest cost producers of steel in the world. The Indian automobile industry today boasts of being the Second largest two Wheelers manufacturers in the world, World largest Motorcycle manufacturer is in India, Second Largest tractor manufacturer in the world, Fifth largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world and Fourth largest Car market in Asia.

TWO WEELER INDUSTRIES:

Riding on TopGear is what our two-wheeler update said for the first half of FY05, wherein the industry volumes had grown over 12% on back of good monsoons. If that was anything to be happy about, the second half of FY05 has given the industry reasons to celebrate, with strong volume rise of nearly 16% (Apr-Feb) in motorcycles, largely aided by faster growth in the entry level 100 cc segment. Though competition has been on the rise in the past year, with new models and variants being launched every alternate day, the overall market has been growing fast enough to accommodate all of these models. The most striking feature of the year gone by was the growing volumes in favour of the entry-level segment. Industry leaders Hero Honda and Bajaj Auto have once again kept the other players at bay, and increased their market share during the year. Infact, Bajaj Auto has been outperforming the industry by a good margin for the last few months, courtesy its new launches CT100 and the Discover. TVS Motor on the other hand has been reeling under pressure since the time its Max 100 sales started dipping at the end of FY04 while the new models are yet to taste success in the market. Apart from the big three, the talk of the town in the past year was the entry of Honda Motors into the Indian motorcycle segment through its Unicorn. Launched in the premium 150 cc category, the bike received spectacular response initially with a waiting period of almost 6 weeks. Despite the strong volume growth witnessed by the industry, profits have grown at a slower rate or even de-grown in some cases due to the cost pressures and higher sales of economy bikes. Due to growing competition, manufacturers resisted passing on price hikes and instead took a hit on their profits. However, recently the companies have raised prices on most of their models by around 1-3%.

Hero Honda
The leader has created another landmark by crossing 2.5 million bikes for the year and in the process improving its market share in motorcycles to 50% from 48% in last year. For FY05, Hero Hondas sales stood at 2.6 million, a rise of over 27% over the last years 2.1 million. Domestic sales were up 26%, while export sales, which forms a miniscule part of the overall sales were up 63%. Sales continued to be heavily stacked in favour of the Splendor Plus and Passion Plus models, accounting for over 70% of total volumes.

Vehicle Sales
Total Motorcycles Domestic Exports

Q4FY05
685419 664845 20574

Q4FY04
592718 578477 11492

% Chg
15.6% 14.9% 79.0%

FY05
2626070 2562003 64067

FY04
2070154 2030899 39255

% Chg
26.9% 26.2% 63.2%

The company would have done a lot more had it not been for the capacity constraints they were facing for the second half of the year. What was even more heartening was the fact that just once in the twelve months did the sales dropped below 2-lakh mark. For the second half of FY05, the companys sales hovered around 2.3 lakh a month with no spare capacity to cater to the additional demand. One prime reason for the strong sales by Hero Honda during the second half were the promotion schemes and discounts on most of the models. The company offered a discount of Rs 1000 per bike for most part of the second half, while during Diwali the customer was given a Reliance mobile handset free along with the bike, which helped to create excitement and boosted the sales. Further, prices of models like Karizma and Ambition were reduced to generate additional demand.

Towards the end of the fiscal, Hero Honda unveiled its new offering Super Splendor in the growing 125 cc class, and costing around Rs 2000-3000 more than the Splendor plus model. The model has nothing new to offer as far as external features are concerned; however considering the strong growth opportunities of 125 cc segment and Hero Hondas strong brand equity, the model is expected to clock decent numbers. Going forward, for the year FY06, Hero Honda is expected to continue performing well and improve sales through de-bottlenecking of its plants, which will increase the capacity by over two-lakh units. The new Super splendor is hopeful of clocking sales of nearly 30,000 units, largely cannibalizing the sales of previous splendor and passion models, due to its powerful engine and good fuel economy.

Bajaj Auto:
Strong growth in the motorcycle segment saved the day for Bajaj Auto, while the other segments de-grew during the year. The company sold a total of 1.8 million vehicles (incl. 3-wheelers), higher by 20% as compared to last year. Motorcycles sales grew 42% to 1.45 million, outperforming the industry hands down and in the process increasing its market share to 28.8% as against last years 24.5%.

FY04
Scooters(G) Scooters (UG) Step thru's Motorcycles Total 2 wheelers 3 Wheelers Grand Total

Vehicle Sales
20418 4818 4391 396107 425734 53725 479459

Q4FY05
49523 12039 8487 262992 333070 60409 393479

Q4FY04
-58.8% -60.0% -48.3% 50.6% 27.8% -11.1% 21.9%

% Chg
102762 30931 19195 1449677 1602565 221987 1824552

FY05
178070 54709 32502 1023650 1288960 229154 1518114

% Chg
-42.3% -43.5% -40.9% 41.6% 24.3% -3.1% 20.2%

Motorcycle growth was led by the new CT100 model in the entry segment, which clocked sales of almost lakh units a month in just a few months from its launch. Launched in May last year, the bike was an instant hit with the commuters due to its low price, high fuel efficiency and smart looks for an entry level bike. The bike succeeded in acquiring the leadership position in the entry segment from Hero Hondas CD Dawn and even posed a challenge to the might of Splendor. Later in the year, Bajaj launched the much-awaited Discover in the 125 cc executive segment. The bike received great reviews due to its superior technology and suave looks and is contemplated to be the biggest contender to Splendors title in coming years. The Discover model is clocking around 25,000 units per month currently and commands nearly 40% of the 125 cc segment sales. Apart from these new launches, Bajaj continued its dominance in the premium segment, courtesy the Pulsar twins, and firmly stood its ground against the Hondas new entrant Unicorn, which was expected to affect Pulsar sales. The unexpectedly strong sales performance has forced the company to increase capacities of motorcycles from 1.8 million to 2.4 million for the year.

Step-thru and scooter sales (both geared and ungeared) continued to witness a slump in sales, down by over 40% for the year, with continued shift in preference towards the motorcycles. Three wheeler volumes too have been lower by 3% over last year due to growing competition in the segment from domestic as well as

international players. Though three-wheeler sales were down just about 3% for the entire year, the major brunt was borne during the second half, wherein the sales slipped by 17%.

In the coming year, Bajaj is contemplating launching of two new bike models by June, one each in entry and premium segments. In the premium segment, the market is anticipating Pulsar 200 cc model while the entry-level bike is likely to be a stripped down version of CT100, with a price tag of less than Rs 30,000. Meanwhile, Discover, due to its superior features should attract greater number of buyers. Also, the newly launched scooter Bajaj Wave is banking on niche segments and the company has great expectations from this model. The company will continue to follow an aggressive pricing policy in search of market share.

2WEALTH S

TVS Motors:
TVS Motors has been a laggard as regards FY05 was concerned and has disappointed a great deal of its supporters. Overall sales for the year grew just under 2% to 1.16 million, while the motorcycle sales ended the year 4% lower to 6.8 lakh bikes.

Vehicle Sales
Motorcycles Scooters Mopeds Total Sales

Q4FY05
176921 48759 71025 296705

Q4FY04
181420 44471 69358 295249

% Chg
-2.5% 9.6% 2.4% 0.5%

FY05
679536 224621 263393 1167550

FY04
706558 189238 251065 1146861

% Chg
-3.8% 18.7% 4.9% 1.8%

Second half of FY05 was however much better, assisted by the launch of Star 100 cc. Scooter sales were up 19% for the year, aided by strong growth in sales of Scooty model and managed to control some on the damage done by faltering bike

sales. For the year, the companys market share in the two wheelers has fallen by nearly 270 bps to 18.7%.

In the motorcycle division, TVS has lost significant market share due to sharp fall in sales of entry-level bike Max 100, with no other model from the TVS stable filling in the gap until the launch of Star in mid November. The company launched the 125 cc Victor GLX in Sept to capitalize on the immense growth prospects of this segment. The bike has met with moderate success due to heightened competition in the segment and sells close to 15,000 units.

TVS has lined up big-ticket expansion of over Rs 400 crore in the next few years which includes a two wheeler plant in Indonesia to strengthen its international presence. The Indonesian plant will have an initial annual capacity of 1.2 lakh units, while another two wheeler plant will be setup in India to enhance the local presence. In the coming year, TVS plans to introduce three new models to provide the muchneeded spurt to the volumes, apart from relying on consistently performing Victor and Star models. Scooty Pep 100 cc version will be launched in second or third

quarter of FY06, while the new Fiero premium model is also expected sometime in the early 2006 to replace the current Fiero model.

HERO HONDA:
Hero Honda Motors Limited was established in 1984, as a joint venture between India's Hero Group (world's largest bicycle manufacturers) and Japan's Honda Motor Company. In 1985 production began with the launch of its first motorcycle, the CD100, which gave 80 km to the liter. In 1987 the engine plant was started and in 1989 the Company produced its 3,00,000th motorcycle. In 2001 Hero Honda manufactured its 50,00,000th motorbike. Hero Honda has a reputation of being the most fuel-efficient and the world's single largest two wheeler Company. Shri Brijmohan Lall Munjal is the chairman and managing director of this Company. Both the manufacturing plants are located in Haryana, one at Dharuhera (district Rewari) and the other in Gurgaon.
In a little over two decades, the world's largest manufacturer of bicycles and the global leader in motorcycles have created not only the world's single largest motorcycle company but also the most endearing and successful joint venture for Honda Motor Company worldwide. The company has sold over 15 million motorcycles and has consistently grown at double digits since its inception and today, every second motorcycle sold in the country is a Hero Honda.

The Gurgaon plant is situated on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway, in Sector 33. The Dharuhera plant, set up in 1987 in the Dharuhera Industrial Area, is spread over an area of 140 acres. The Dharuhera plant manufactures CD100, CD100ss and CD Dawn motorcycles while the Gurgaon plant manufactures the other models. Splendor is manufactured at both the plants. With both these plants running at full capacity, Hero Honda are looking for a suitable location to set up their third manufacturing unit.

In this period, Hero Honda has set up over 2400 customer touch points, comprising a mix of dealers, service centres and stockists across rural and urban India. Today, Hero Honda is an amalgam of winning networks and relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Investors, Dealers, Vendors and Employees. These relationships have helped the company hold on to the mantle of World No.1 for years in succession.

What makes Hero Honda well, Hero Honda, is synergy. The two partners, leaders in their respective domains, have been able to consistently draw on each other's strengths. The Hero Group's deep domain knowledge of the Indian market and its supplier network has meshed with Honda's mastery over four-stroke engine technology to create modern and fuel-efficient machines at affordable prices for India 's 250-300 million strong middle class. Hero Honda was also one of India 's first automotive companies to get close to the customer. Over the years, feedback has flowed back and forth seamlessly through a unique CRM program - the Hero Honda Passport Program which now has over 2.5 million members on its roster. The program has not only helped Hero Honda understand its customers and deliver value at different price points, but has also created a loyal community of brand ambassadors.

It isn't surprising that the company is in no mood to take its hand off the throttle. As Brijmohan Lall Munjal, the Chairman, Hero Honda Motors succinctly puts it, "We pioneered India's motorcycle industry, and it's our responsibility now to take the industry to the next level. We'll do all it takes to reach there.''

HERO HONDA'S MISSION

Hero Hondas mission is to strive for synergy between technology, systems and human resources, to produce products and services that meet the quality, performance and price aspirations of its customers. At the same time maintain the highest standards of ethics and social responsibilities. This mission is what drives Hero Honda to new heights in excellence and helps the organization forge a unique and mutually beneficial relationship with all its stake holders.

KEY POLICIES
AN ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SOCIALLY, AWARE COMPANY At Hero Honda, our goal is not only to sell you a bike, but also to help you every step of the way in making your world a better place to live in. Besides its will to provide a highquality service to all of its customers, Hero Honda takes a stand as a socially responsible enterprise respectful of its environment and respectful of the important issues. Hero Honda has been strongly committed not only to environmental conservation programmes but also expresses the increasingly inseparable balance between the economic concerns and the environmental and social issues faced by a business. A business must not grow at the expense of mankind and man's future but rather must serve mankind. "We must do something for the community from whose land we generate our wealth." A famous quote from our Worth Chairman Mr.Brijmohan Lall Munjal. Environment Policy We at Hero Honda are committed to demonstrate excellence in our environmental performance on a continual basis, as an intrinsic element of our corporate philosophy. To achieve this we commit ourselves to: Integrate environmental attributes and cleaner production in all our business processes and practices with specific consideration to substitution of hazardous chemicals, where viable and strengthen the greening of supply chain.

Continue product innovations to improve environmental compatibility. Comply with all applicable environmental legislation and also controlling our environmental discharges through the principles of "alara" (as low as reasonably achievable).

Institutionalise resource conservation, in particular, in the areas of oil, water, electrical energy, paints and chemicals.

Enhance environmental awareness of our employees and dealers / vendors, while promoting their involvement in ensuring sound environmental management.

Quality Policy Excellence in quality is the core value of Hero Honda's philosophy. We are committed at all levels to achieve high quality in whatever we do, particularly in our products and services which will meet and exceed customer's growing aspirations through: Innovation in products, processes and services.

Continuous improvement in our total quality management systems. Teamwork and responsibility.

Safety Policy Hero Honda is committed to safety and health of its employees and other persons who may be affected by its operations. We believe that the safe work practices lead to better business performance, motivated workforce and higher productivity. We shall create a safety culture in the organization by: Integrating safety and health matters in all our activities.

Ensuring compliance with all applicable legislative requirements. Empowering employees to ensure safety in their respective work places. Promoting safety and health awareness amongst employees, suppliers and contractors.

Continuous improvements in safety performance through precautions besides participation and training of employees.

Prize Tag for Hero Honda Bikes:

(MAKE CHART)

Pleasure - Scooter with 102 cc air-cooled four-stroke engine Price: Rs 36,240 Delhi ex-showroom Karizma - Motorbike with 223 cc four-stroke air-cooled engine Price: Rs 79,000 Delhi ex-showroom Super Splendor - Motorcycle with 125 cc four-stroke air cooled engine Splendor + - Motorbike with 97 cc four stroke air cooled engine Price: Rs 40,579 Delhi ex-showroom Glamour - Motorbike with 125 cc (9 bhp) "quantum core" engine Passion + - Motorbike with 97 cc four stroke air-cooled engine Price: Rs 41,885 Delhi ex-showroom CD Deluxe - Motorbike with 97 cc four-stroke air cooled engine Price: Rs 53,779 Delhi ex-showroom CD 100 SS - Motorbike with 97 cc four-stroke air-cooled engine Price Rs 38,821 Delhi ex-showroom CD Dawn - Motorcycle with 97 cc four-stroke air-cooled engine Price: Rs 31,899 Delhi ex-showroom Achiever - Motorcycle with 149 cc four-stroke air-cooled engine Price: Rs 48,200 Delhi ex-showroom

BOARD OF DIRECTORS :
No Name of the Directors . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mr. Brijmohan Lall Munjal Mr. Pawan Munjal Mr. Toshiaki Nakagawa Mr. Takao Eguchi Mr. Satyanand Munjal Mr. Om Prakash Munjal Mr. Tatsuhiro Oyama Mr. Masahiro Takedagawa Mr. Narinder Nath Vohra Designation

Chairman & Whole-time Director Managing Director Jt. Managing Director Whole-time Director Non-executive Director Non-executive Director Non-executive Director Non-executive Director Non-executive & Independent Director Non-executive & Independent Director

10 Mr. Pradeep Dinodia

11 Gen.(Retd.) Ved Prakash Malik 12 Mr. Analjit Singh 13 Dr. Pritam Singh 14 Ms. Shobhana Bhartia 15 Dr. Vijay Laxman Kelkar 16 Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal

Non-executive & Independent Director Non-executive & Independent Director Non-executive & Independent Director Non-executive & Independent Director Non-executive & Independent Director Non-executive & Independent Director

COMPANY PERFORMANCE Hero Honda maintained its grip in the motorcycle segment with a lead of more than one million motorcycles over its competitor and a market share of 48 per cent. Overall, your Company accounted for 40 per cent of the Indian two-wheeler market.
Total sales grew by 17.4 per cent to Rs. 8,714 crores in 2005-06. Similarly, operating profits rose by 16.2 per cent to Rs 1,256 crores while post-tax profit grew by 19.8 per cent to Rs. 971 crores. Your Company in aggregate sold a little over 3 million units in 2005-06 compared to 2.62 million units in the previous year, a growth of 14.5 per cent. The best-selling Splendor family doubled sales from 600,000 to 1.2 million

PRODUCT LAUNCHES For more than two decades, Hero Honda created brand equity for itself by putting together best-in-class portfolios and new technologies. Your Company also launched new engine platforms in 125cc and 150cc categories, and is planning several new launches in the forthcoming year. We've already introduced cutting-edge Fuel Injection technology in one of our products, Glamour FI, making Hero Honda the first two-wheeler Company in India to do so. Over time, we expect to cascade this technology across other models. Apart from successfully launching of 4 new models during the year in review, your Company made its debut in the scooter market with the 100cc offering called Pleasure targeting women commuters and home makers. The products, which are mostly sold through a chain of unique all-women retail outlets, were received well by the market, and we hope to gain critical mass over the next few years.

THIRD PLANT Hero Honda has been regularly augmenting capacities to keep pace with growing market demand. During the year substantive expansion have taken place in both the plants raising the capacity to manufacture close to four million units per year. We have now started work on a Greenfield plant near the holy city of Haridwar in the state of Uttranchal. Through this globally designed plant, we will set new manufacturing practices in terms of cost and supply chain management. We would also benefit from a slew of fiscal incentives offered to us by the Central and State Government. We expect these initiatives and incentives to yield tangible benefits in the coming few years, and provide important growth and efficiency lessons for the future.

Financial at a Glance:

EXTRA BY HERO HONDA:

CAMPUS ROCK IDOLS

Tour of 2005 Finale in Goa - "Rasmus" Concerts in Bangalore and Mumbai

In December campuses around 11 cities were scorching with the various rounds of the Hero Honda and Pepsi Campus Rock Idols underway at the different centres. The amateur college bands took up the challenge and were provided the stage and technical support to perform their best. Hero Honda Glamour, Achiever, and Karizma were typically on display at the competition venues. The idea was to unleash the aspirations of the youth and herald the emergence of new Idols, and the Scandinavian band "The Rasmus" who associated with this year's Campus Rock Idols - Tour of 2005 epitomised the concept quite well.

HERO HONDA SA RE GA MA PA :
Hero Honda Sa re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 is a reality show that promises to go beyond just the participants. It is a contest between the four Mentors themselves! The epitomes of the music industry and the four mentors Adesh Shrivastav, Jatin-Lalit, Himesh Reshammiya and Ismail Darbar will come together only to battle against one another in a bid to make their team win the title of the Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005.

HERO HONDA STAR SCREEN AWARD Screen Award was instituted in 1994 by Screen Weekly. The Screen Awards are different from other "popularity" awards; the entire nomination and selection for the Screen Awards is done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry itself, in a manner similar to that of the Oscars. And the criterion for winning is professional excellence, not just popular view. A Screen Award is thus considered the toughest award to win and is therefore most coveted award in the industry. The Awards for Hindi/Marathi films and TV and Non-film Music are presented annually at a glittering function in January each year, at the Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai. Seven editions of the awards have thus far been presented.
Nominations for the 12th Star Screen Awards have been announced. The awards, scheduled for 11 January, will rank the best of Bollywood in 26 categories, telecasted on Star Plus on 15 January

HERO HONDA INDIAN TELEVISION ACADEMY AWARDS

TV Stars set the stage on fire at the 5th HHITA Awards 2005 The TV industry has indeed mushroomed giving the viewers a wider choice of fare. Perhaps the fact they have been able to hold their audiences is best borne out by the rise in popularity of Plasma and Super-Flat TV sets, as homes try to make the best of their viewing experience. Soaps, Comedies, Telefilms, Documentaries, Musicals, News & Current Affairs, Lifestyle-shows, you name it, it was represented in the fifth Hero Honda Indian Television Academy (HHITA) Awards 2005 held on Monday, 7th November 2005 at Bhavan's Ground, Andheri, Mumbai. This well-publicised recognition of quality on the small screen serves as a valuable benchmark for the respective category of programming in the TV industry. As many as 46 channels were in the fray for the coveted HHITA awards this year. 2017 nominations were received from 340 TV shows, thus representing the entire spectrum of Indian television. Little surprise then that the television industry's luminaries and the film industry's noted dignitaries attended the event. The stars of the television industry set the stage on fire with a wide range of thunderous performances for the live audience. There was a dance number performed by Rohit & Ronit Roy along with Shweta Tiwari on the hit song "Kajra Re" from Bunty aur Babli. This was followed by mujra numbers from films like Mughal-e-Azam, Devdas, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar performed by sizzling actresses Urvashi Dholakia, Nausheen Ali Sardar and Shama Sikander. The on-screen magic of Hussain and Juhi Parmar was showcased as they swayed to romantic duets, after which star pairs including Iqbal KhanNeha Bamb, Vikas Bhalla-Mona Singh, Ajay Gehi-Mona Vasu performed to a collection of rain dance numbers.