TELUS Spark Apna Des Indian Content

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TELUS and Reliance Communications, India's largest integrated telecom service provider, announced Apna Des, a mobile phone based content site featuring North America's largest catalogue of Bollywood content along with news, cricket updates, entertainment and cultural information direct from South Asia.

Apna Des, part of TELUS' line up of SPARK entertainment, information and messaging services, helps keep users entertained with thousands of regional and Bollywood ringtones, images and videos from stars including Ashwariya Rai, Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Shahrukh Khan, and exclusives from the latest and soon to be released movies such as Don 2, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Umrao Jaan, JaaneMan, and more.

Get news updates and video clips refreshed hourly, regional information, entertainment industry gossip, astrology, numerology, spiritual information and vaastu shashtra updated weekly. TELUS clients can share wishes of happiness and well-being with their friends and family during the season with special Diwali content. With cricket mania gripping the world, ball-by-ball score updates are sure to be a hit.

In addition to special Diwali content, until November 30, 2006 Apna Des users have the opportunity to win a trip for two to their choice of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh, simply by downloading images or ringtones from Apna Des. Apna Des is available under ULTRA channels on the mobile browser of most TELUS Internet capable mobile phones. Users can also text the keyword "APNA" to 5588 to receive an easy to follow link to the site.