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FILM PANGA PROMOTIONS

FILM PANGA PROMOTIONS

The Star cast of Panga interacted with media recently. In a press conference held at The Oberoi, they talked about their roles and shared their experiences working with each other.
Panga (Directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari ) tells the story of a retired national-level Kabaddi player Jaya Nigam (Kangana Ranaut) who is now a happy mother, wife and railway employee living in Bhopal. Then she  plans to make a comeback.What happens while balancing her personal life is the crux of thef ilm. Richa plays an outspoken Kabaddi coach, Meenu. Jassie Gill plays Kangana’s husband in the film.The film also features Neena Gupta.

Ridhi Mehra exhibits her Summer/ Resort Collection 2020

Setting the mood for the eclectic show by Ridhi Mehra at LFW SS’20, the setting was an arresting elevated ambiance, where the runway was covered with beautiful hues of sunshine yellow, sea foam blue, old rose pink, coral and mint-green complementing the graceful walk of the models as they glided down.  
Ridhi Mehra unwrapped her collection “ Yours Truly ”, at Lakmé Fashion Summer/Resort 2020, to a highly appreciative audience.– 
Ridhi Mehra in her statement said, ” I was super stoked to work on this collection since diamonds go with literally everything.”
Senior Jewellery Designer at Senco Gold and Diamonds, Subhajit Bag added, “My inspiration and personal challenge was to make natural diamond jewellery that our customers can wear every day.”
 
The 5th generation jeweller Ashraf Motiwala stated, “Nature is a constant source of inspiration for me,so I always tend to have that in the designs we create at AS Motiwala fine jewellery.This year we have taken it a step further by using enamel with natural diamonds to depict all the glorious colours of nature”
 
The most striking element of the collection was the monogram play that Ridhi used lavishly. The designer’s newly launched logo was transformed into kaleidoscopic prints and appeared on jewel embellished logo belts and brooches thus giving the line a “Ridhi Mehra” stamp.
 
Filling a much-needed gap in Ridhi Mehra’s timeless Indian occasion wear, the designer’s latest western wear line was a grand offering.The well curated and designed fluid, breezy;collection by Ridhi Mehra will thrill the fashion forward buyers during the coming season.

Special Corporate Package at R Bar

R Bar at Renaissance Bengaluru Race Course Hotel offers an amalgamation of hip spaces, eclectic bar rituals, and thoughtful hospitality. It also embodies characteristics that make for a striking departure from formal spaces to hold business meetings in an exciting venue that is well refined; private and tastefully decorated space to suit all occasions without compromising on all that you look for in an upscale bar lounge.

Located in the centre of the city, easily accessible from all parts of the city, this is a haven for great food and drinks with a friendly atmosphere that won’t fail to offer you all a genuine and intriguing experience

 What: Corporate Package at R Bar

Where: R Bar, Renaissance Bengaluru Race Course Hotel

When: Everyday

Time: 11 am to 12 pm

Price: Package starts at INR 1500

Meet Shalini Vadhera

The Indian-American Shalini Vadhera, a well known entrepreneur in the beauty circle is all set to launch her beauty brand ‘Ready Set Jet’ for the Indian market. Her aim is to use brand as a vehicle for global change with a strong social impact to empower and inspire women by empowering disenfranchised girls to reach their full potential through skill. A sneak peek…

Trends in beauty: using it to empower women. How global beauty entrepreneur Shalini Vadhera is changing India.  

During her recent trip to an underserved community in Mumbai, Shalini Vadhera transverses twisting lanes to a group of women ages 13 to 43. Pulling out a case featuring Ready Set Jet cosmetics, the women are excited to sample her newest line of travel ready glosses, blushes and eye colors. With a few wipes of the wand, Shalini’s demonstrates how to accentuate their features as they practice applying cosmetics on each other. The girls share their career aspirations; following in the footsteps of their mothers to become servants. After meeting Shalini and learning about her social impact initiative Power Beauty Living, their minds have changed; now inspired to become beauty entrepreneurs.

 

Shalini’s global influence with women and young girls stems from her entrepreneurial passion to build companies and create products to empower women. After building her Rs. 21 crores global cosmetic company Passport to Beauty, she’s earned recognition from the Government of India. As the recipient of the ‘Jewel of India Award’ from the Prime Minister’s office and named President of The International Women’s Wing Leading Women’s Empowerment, she’s using her experience and positioning to empower women throughout India.

Giving back to the women of India with Power Beauty Living

By becoming make-up artists, generations of these women will gain confidence by creating their own livelihoods.Power Beauty Living, a social impact initiative and social platform launched at United Nations, provides women a community of education, empowerment and support to access employment opportunities in the beauty industry.

Ready Set Jet. The brand where beauty builds confidence

        “Beauty to me has always been about looking and feeling confident.” says Shalini as she samples her line of travel-inspired Ready Set Jet products, developed specifically for Indian skin tones with each product appearing as a perfect match.Ready Set Jet is a wanderlust inspired beauty brand built for the go generation. The innovative containers are eco-friendly to avoid product waste and unnecessary packaging. The 100% vegan products are developed with the same ingredients as international luxury brands, with prices starting at Rs. 900. Launching early 2020 in conjunction with UK and Indian Government Officials and Amazon India and other major players in the India cosmetic e-commerce market (yet to be officially announced), she aims to use Ready Set Jet as a vehicle for global change. By using strong social impact initiatives to inspire and empower disenfranchised girls, they will be able to reach their full potential through skills development, micro-entrepreneurship, digitizing India, livelihood enablement and jobs creation via the Power Beauty Living Academy alongside the Ready Set Jet product line.

Beauty trends in India. What’s Next? 

The growing trend in beauty is to use it as a vehicle for change. In the morning she works to empower women in the underserved communities by showing how to use beauty to gain confidence. In the evening she’s alongside Government and Dignitaries, using her voice to speak for those who don’t have one.

With the launch of Ready Set Jet in 2020, groundbreaking response to Power Beauty Living and prestigious recognition as Jewel of India by the Prime Minister’s office and President of The International Women’s Wing Leading Women’s Empowerment, Shalini Vadhera is bringing her global success to empower women and drive positive change using beauty

Shalini’s rise from jewelry and fashion entrepreneur, celebrity make-up artist, bestselling author of Passport To Beauty to the founder of a Rs. 21 crore global cosmetics company is nothing short of remarkable. Vadhera has transformed this platform while using her business acumen to create global beauty, lifestyle and business solutions to empower women around the world.

“The world is so beautiful. The people I’ve met on my journeys are so amazing” says Vadhera. “I’m happiest when I’m living in a state of inspiration … wandering and discovering new places and getting lost in different cultures. Celebrating diversity, coming together as an empowered tribe and using it as a vehicle for global change is why I created Ready Set Jet.”

‘Guns of Banaras’ promotions

Recently, Karan Nath, Ganesh Venkatram and Nathalia Kaur came to Delhi for their upcoming movie Guns Of Banaras promotions. The event was held at The Royal Plaza Hotel, New Delhi. The film is scheduled to release on 28 February 2020.

Present at the event Karan spoke about the preparations he did for the movie, ” To prepare for the role I and

Ganesh stayed in the cheapest hotel in Banaras and explored almost every place in Banaras. We interacted with people there to learn how they behave and speak.”

Ganesh spoke about his experience in the industry, “Before this, I have worked in the TV and South Industry, it is a dream of every actor to debut in Bollywood. In one movie I worked as the son of Mr. Amitabh Bachhan and learned a lot from him. He told me platform and language should never be a limitation for an actor. I followed his advice.

 Nathalia spoke about the difficulties she faced while

doing the movie, “For me, the biggest challenge was learning Hindi.My mother-tongue is Portuguese and I am a Punjabi girl, so I had to be there in Banaras and interact with people.”

Zindagi inShort launches with a star-studded premiere

A STAR STUDDED PREMIERE

Zindagi inShort launches with a star-studded premiere

A collaboration between Flipkart Video and Guneet Monga’s Sikhya Entertainment, Zindagi inShort is India’s first genre-diverse digital anthology of seven short films 

 India’s first genre-diverse digital anthology, Zindagi inShort, premiered with some of Bollywood’s most beloved stars in attendance today. Leading celebrities that graced the evening included Arjun Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra, Amol Parashar, Aahana Kumra, Shanaya Kapoor, Tara Sharma Saluja, Parvathi Menon and Ali Fazal among others.

The star cast of the much-awaited anthology included seasoned actors such as Neena Gupta, Sanjay Kapoor, Divya Dutta and Deepak Dobriyal. Digital sensations Srishti Shrivastava, Nidhi Singh, Rytasha Rathore and new-age actors Nakuul Mehta, Rima Kallingal, Isha Talwar and Manjot Singh along with directors Punarvasu Naik, Tahira Kashyap, Rakesh Sain, Gautam Govind Sharma, Vijayeta Kumar, Smrutika Panigrahi and Vinay Chhawal, also gathered for the premiere amidst much fanfare.

Zindagi inShort is a collection of extraordinary stories of ordinary people. It comprises of seven bitter-sweet ‘slice of life’ short films titled ‘Chhaju Ke Dahi Bhalle’, ‘Nano So Phobia’, ‘Sunny Side Upar’, ‘Swaaha’, ‘Pinni’, ‘Sleeping Partner’ and ‘Thappad’. These films touch upon themes such as standing up for yourself when it’s the hardest to do so, online romance, the innocence of childhood, the confusion of old age, the construct of being loved in a marriage, infidelity and a woman’s role in the family. The narratives cover different stages of life and promise binge-worthy entertainment.

Speaking at the premiere, Prakash Sikaria, Vice-President (Growth and Monetisation) at Flipkart, said, “Great stories deserve to be shared with the world. Guneet has helped us curate seven diverse yet relatable stories, each with a twist of its own. With Zindagi inShort, we have brought together seasoned actors and talented first-time directors, and we are thrilled to provide them a platform to showcase this special anthology. We are excited for our viewers to watch the films and share their response.”

Speaking about her association with Flipkart Video, Guneet Monga said, “In our industry that has no shortfall of content, the opportunities that Flipkart Video provides to creators are unparalleled. With the platform, we had the freedom to execute our vision. People today are looking for relatable elements and entertainment and we are offering just that with ‘Zindagi inShort’. Each film has a powerful narrative premised in ordinary situations. This anthology truly summarises various life occurrences, in short.”

Zindagi inShort is now streaming live and can be viewed only on the Flipkart app, under the video section, for free.

POWER BRAND GRADO UNVEILS ‘SHADES OF BLUE’ FABRICS

GRADO UNVEILS ‘SHADES OF BLUE’ FABRICS  

~Presenting the exclusive ‘Color of the Year 2020’ range by GRADO~

The brand GRADO is a coming together of synergies from legacy brands Grasim (erstwhile Gwalior Suitings) and OCM, with an intent to offer the entire product basket to the consumers – ranging from synthetics to cottons to worsted, under the same brand umbrella. Now, the brand is ready with a spritely new collection to pay homage to Classic Blue, Color of the Year 2020.

Known for offering a plethora of fabrics in the men’s and women’s wear segment – this range will definitely leave the customers speechless with its exceptional color palette (hues of blue), designs, texture, touch and feel.

Colors portray a wide range of emotions and this year’s color, Classic Blue is set to instill calm, confidence, and connection. Reminiscent of the evening sky, this color signifies life and vitality. Color trends are fast-paced and ever-shifting similar to fashion trends. Capturing 2020’s global mood, GRADO is all set to present their latest range, ‘Shades of Blue’. These colors are notably dear to the GRADO brand ambassador – Mr. Amitabh Bachchan – who has been seen wearing tones of blue right through the past season of Kaun Banega Crorepati.

This new range is available in cotton, blends of poly-cotton, poly viscose and fine wool blends. With an enormous array of shades in place, the range boasts of classic blue, teal, turquoise, azure, cyan, Prussian blue, steel blues, amongst others. The range can be custom-tailored into any choice of ensemble – suits, shirts, trousers and/or jackets.

To present the best range of colors and designs to the end-customer, the GRADO design team recognizes the latest fashion trends and forecasts the plethora of designs available, by traveling around the globe to sense the pulse of the market. The range of blues encompasses both classic styles and the more modern hues.

Commenting on the range, Dhruva Singh Chauhan, Whole Time Director – GBTL, said, “With 2020 being labelled the year of Classic Blue, we are proud to announce the launch of GRADO latest fabric range which will leave the customers spellbound with its color, texture and feel. We strive to present our customers with the trending fashion statements and hence look towards servicing our customers according to their needs.”

 Vikram Mahaldar, MD & CEO – OCM, adds, “Blue is a color of timeless elegance. We’ve developed a range from pastels which are great for bundis to deeper tones for formal wear. Aquamarines and turquoise are new shades which are seen in contemporary fashion and that have been developed in-house. There truly is something for everyone.”

Nicobar and The Postcard Hotel launch The Escape Artist collection

Sunshine and 4pm swims inform an all-new capsule collection, created in collaboration by two of India’s most modern and forward-thinking travel brands, Nicobar and The Postcard Hotel. The Escape Artist, a refreshingly fun line for holidayers, features everything from tees and totes to umbrellas and throws. It’s a thoughtful collection designed by jet setters, for a growing audience of design-minded travellers who want to look the part from the moment they take off to the moment they touch down.

Kapil Chopra, The Postcard Hotel’s Founder and CEO, on the collaboration:

“The Postcard Hotel is not just a hotel brand. We are an experiential travel and lifestyle brand. Our hotels are about stories – and the story starts before you check-in and continues after you leave. We aim to surprise our guests – taking them back to the days of charm filled luxury travel, with a modern day edge. There is a growing awareness among travellers and we want to actively engage the changing aspirations of our guests. Doing a special travel collection with Nicobar, a brand that also has a modern, nuanced understanding of travel felt like a great way to connect with the evolved traveller. It is a one-of-a-kind collaboration, and we are very excited about it.”

Simran Lal, Nicobar’s Co-founder and Creative Director, on the collaboration:

“Nicobar is truly a travel brand at heart. Journeys form a big part of our design inspiration; we craft pieces that last and travel the world with you, which is why this collaboration with The Postcard Hotel was a natural fit. For this collaborative capsule, we created a range of travel essentials, dipped in our signature monochromatic stripes and polka, that are fun yet super functional. They’re meant to make your holidays easy and enjoyable, but also inject a bit of tropical ease to your surroundings when you use them in everyday life.”

Raul Rai, Nicobar’s Co-founder and CEO, on the collaboration:

“When we heard about a concept of hotels for the jungles, beaches and hills, it instantly connected with our spirit of journeys and wanderlust at Nicobar. We loved the idea of collaborating with The Postcard Hotel because of its focus on travel and design. We envisioned a capsule collection that’s perfect for your travels and hopefully, evokes smiles and wanderlust.”

 Products in the collection + their descriptions

Slow Coach T-Shirt

This t-shirt is made for vacay mode—when you need to zoom out and slow down. In plain white, our tee features “Slowcoach” graphic on the chest. The perfect piece to pair with anything and everything.

Escape Artist T-Shirt

Escape the hustle bustle of the city in style with our versatile plain white tees featuring “Escape artist ” graphic on the chest. It’s time to break free.

On Holiday T-Shirt

Escape the hustle bustle of the city in style with our versatile plain white tees featuring “Holiday” graphic on the chest. Skip your schedule; it’s time to catch that flight you’ve been waiting for.

Fly High T-Shirt

It’s not just a basic tee, it’s a wardrobe staple. Paired with a jacket or overlay, our Fly High T-Shirt will see you to your holiday destination and back.

Stripe Beach Throw – Black on White

Relax with Nicobar. In iconic black and white fashion, our throw is made from cotton and features a modern and minimal stripe. Perfect for days spent at the beach or movie nights at home.

Stripe Beach Throw – White on Black

Relax with Nicobar. In iconic black and white fashion, our throw is made from cotton and features a modern and minimal stripe. Perfect for days spent at the beach or movie nights at home.

Stripe Boat Tote

Crafted for people who love to be on the move. Striped on the outside and dotted and on the inside, our roomy canvas tote has a concealed waterproof pocket for rainy days or walks by the seaside.

Stripe Tall Tote

Large enough to store your essentials from snacks to sarongs, yet compact enough to swing along on your shoulder. With screen-printed stripes in iconic black and white and a beach chair-style lining, our canvas Tall Tote is equal parts fashionable and utilitarian.

Maze Wet Sack

So much of our vacation is spent by the seaside, so it’s only fit that we’ve designed this wet sack with a waterproof lining to keep all our wet bits wet and our dry bits dry. With a drawstring enclosure, it’s handy enough to swing along on your shoulder or stuff into a larger tote.

Stripe & Polka Pouch

One pouch, two patterns, many purposes. Throw in your phone, earphones, car keys, USB drives, and you’re good to go.

Palm Keychain

Call it a keychain, call it a souvenir. Perfect for gifting or for keeps, this little piece will remind you of your holiday long after you’ve reached home.

In Flight Keychain

Call it a keychain, call it a souvenir. Perfect for gifting or for keeps, this little piece will remind you of your holiday long after you’ve reached home.

Night Sky Magnet

Call it a magnet, call it a souvenir. Perfect for gifting or for keeps, this little piece will remind you of your holiday long after you’ve reached home.

Lighthouse Magnet

Call it a magnet, call it a souvenir. Perfect for gifting or for keeps, this little piece will remind you of your holiday long after you’ve reached home.

Rainy Day Umbrella

Rain or shine, whatever the forecast may be, this chic umbrella will brighten up your day. Comes in our signature monochromatic stripes, with our logo etched on it.

Visit California signed an MOU with Producers Guild of India

During the India visit of the Hon. Lieutenant Governor of California Ms. Eleni Kounalakis and the Visit California Sales Mission, Ms. Caroline Beteta, President & CEO of Visit California, Colleen Bell, Executive Director of the California Film Commission and Mr. Siddharth Roy Kapur, President Producers Guild of India signed an MOU in Delhi, introducing the “California Incentive Collection,” a booklet containing a set of unique incentives especially compiled for film, television and new media content production houses from India.

Photo Caption ( Image I & II)   From( L) Caroline Beteta, President & CEO, Visit California, Colleen Bell, Executive Director California Film Commission, Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California with Siddharth Roy Kapur, President Producers Guild of India

Actor Harsh Nagar Celebrated Valentine’s Day In Delhi

Today, Actor Harsh Nagar came to Delhi for Valentine’s Day celebration. Harsh Nagar is currently playing the role of Kartik in Kartik Purnima show on Star Bharat. The show has recently begun from January 2020. Harsh has worked in Movies like Always Kabhi Kabhi and Mujhse Fraandship Karoge and also worked Akoori on Zee5. He is one of the most loved characters on TV these days.

The story of Kartik Purnima revolves around the main character Purnima. Purnima is a Savile girl. Due to her complexion, she has to face bad behavior many times but even then Purnima keeps herself happy. Karthik starts to love her after seeing this way of her. Karthik’s entire family hates Purnima, now how Purnima and Karthik be able to convince the entire family for their wedding.

Harsh told about his show Kartik Purnima, “The show will take many twists and turns as the story will unfold. We will try to show all the aspects of Kartik and Purnima’s life. Their efforts and ways to convince their parents for marriage. ”