2013-09-06

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Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with Honda’s 110cc mass motorcycle

‘Dream Yuga’ in ‘Limited Edition’ Dual Tone colors

Mumbai, Sept 5th, 2013: Yet again exciting customers of mass motorcycle segment, within 3 months of incorporating Dream Yuga with the revolutionary Honda Eco Technology. Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) today announced the launch of new ‘limited Edition Dream Yuga’ in Maharashtra.

The new limited edition Dream Yuga comes with stylish dual tone colors which is sure to turn heads around. This value addition in styling shall be available at the same price.

Since its introduction in May 2012, Dream Yuga has satisfied more than 3 lac happy customers across India. Very recently, the revolutionary Honda Eco Technology was added to further enhance it’s mileage to 74km/liter*. Honda is once again set to delight mass motorcycle customers with New ‘Limited Edition Dream Yuga’ in stylish dual tone colors.

Complementing the new limited Edition Dream Yuga, optional accessories including (a)Unique & premium 3D Honda emblem, (b)Body matching decal set for front cowl & front fender, (c)New body colored rear view mirrors and (d)Chrome finish muffler protector will also be available.

The tubeless tyres (optional), viscous air filter and maintenance free battery significantly increase the durability of Dream Yuga. The motorcycle is comfortable to ride on both smooth roads and difficult terrains. This superb comfort is provided by Light weight yet sturdy frame, longer suspension stroke and comfortable riding posture.

Excerpts from the Company:

“Dream Yuga has sold more than 3 lac units within the first year of its launch. To celebrate this achievement and upcoming festival season, we are introducing ‘New Limited Edition Dream Yuga’, which will provide customers with redefined style along with a proven, reliable, easy to maintain & highly fuel efficient product. The Dream Yuga in this new avatar would be available at the same price (Rs. 49,155 Ex –Showroom Mumbai). We are confident that the new limited edition will attract young customers amongst mass motorcycle segment”, said Mr. Yadvinder S. Guleria, Vice President – Sales & Marketing, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.

(* – Mileage based on internal Honda test ride mode that is close to actual city riding conditions)

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The movies include Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi & North 24 Kaatham to release this month

5th September 2013, Mumbai:

Ranjit Thakur, the man who pioneered the Digital Revolution in the exhibition space in India with Scrabble Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, has recently launched Krian Media Ltd. as an extension to servicing of cinemas in the digital space globally. Krian Media which also has a film distribution arm aims at not only catering to domestic markets but to markets which are underexposed to Indian cinema, such as USA, Latin America and some European countries, with the ultimate vision of becoming a single window for release of Indian movies worldwide. Krian Media kicked off by distributing a Hollywood release, GI Joe: Retaliation across India this year.

Following their vision, Krian Media has acquired US theatrical distribution rights for two upcoming blockbuster Malayalam films slated to release this month. Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi is a Malayalam road movie directed and co-produced by Sameer Thahir and written by Hashir Muhammad. The film features Dulquer Salmaan (Superstar Mammootty’s son), Dhritiman Chatterjee and Sunny Wayne in the lead roles and will be releasing on 6thSeptember. The other film, North24Kaatham film has been written and directed by debutante director Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. North 24 features Fahadh Faasil in the lead role and is produced by E 4 Entertainment and is releasing on 20thSeptember, 2013.

Raj Malik, Vice President, Film Acquisition & Distribution, Krian Media highlighted “Understanding the popularity and demand of regional cinema across the globe we aim to deliver the best entertainment to our audiences on a global platform. Through our foray into distribution of films, we are servicing cinema in one or more way and adding to its reach. Apart from domestic distribution, our international reach is established in major markets such as of North America as of now.”

The Indian film industry is highly regionalised with the largest language groups supporting major regional industries. In fact regional (especially southern) films bite a huge chunk of the overall Indian film market as they have evolved by leaps and bounds and have been witnessing new trends over time. Although, Bollywood being the biggest film industry in India, the southern film industry is contributing substantially to the market. The U.S. market is concerned it has been a fast-growing and affluent population of Indian Americans: with 2.5 million people. Many distributors of Bollywood and regional Indian films are growingly eager to broaden their global appeal.

About Krian Media:

Krian Media Ltd (KML) services theatres by providing professional audio and visual systems, it is currently servicing over 700 screens in India including clients such as PVR, Cinemax, Inox, Fame and Big Cinemas. The company was formed in April 2012 by Ranjit Thakur, the man who pioneered the Digital Revolution in the exhibition space by aiming at 100% conversion of all cinema screens in the country to 2K Digital Cinema Platform. Our film distribution arm aims at not only catering to domestic markets but to markets which are underexposed to Indian cinema, such as USA, Latin America and some European countries, with the ultimate vision of becoming a single window for release of Indian movies worldwide.

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COLORS presents a once-in-a-lifetime chance to star opposite Vivian D’Sena

~Aspiring Female Actors’ to send in their audition video for Madhubala – Ek Ishq, Ek Junoon~

Mumbai known as the City of Dreams and home to the Indian film industry (Bollywood). Everyday thousands of girls make this city their home with one common dream – to make it big in the world of entertainment…to become a superstar. But very few of those starry-eyed dreams come true as they get a chance to shine with the stars they have always dreamed of. With the aim to make this dream come true, COLORS’ popular show Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon is launching a brand new endeavour which strives to provide aspiring actors with a unique opportunity to become a star.

Currently, on Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, the storyline features Superstar RK (Vivian D’sena) being banned by the Producer’s Guild for his unprofessional behavior, owing to which all producers refuse to work with him. An angry RK decides to produce his own film with a fresh face for his venture. To zero-in on the perfect new face, the show is now stepping out of the tube to conduct auditions and encouraging aspiring actors from the across the country to send in their entries. The newbie who manages to impress Superstar RK the most will be offered a chance to star opposite him and be RK’s classic heroine.

Madhubala- Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, the frontrunner show on COLORS has come up with this initiative encouraging new talent and giving its audience an opportunity to be part of the epic show.

The contest invites applicants to email their audition clips along with their details – Name, Age, Address, Mobile Number, Email Address and Pictures to rkauditions@gmail.com before September 11, 2013. One lucky winner of the contest will get a chance star in the show as RK’s heroine for his upcoming film. The winner’s name will be announced soon in September, 2013. The promo of the contest is on air from September 04, 2013.

About ‘COLORS’:

‘COLORS’ is Viacom18’s flagship brand in the entertainment space in India. A combination of ‘emotions’ and ‘variety’, COLORS launched on 21st July 2008 offers an entire spectrum of emotions to its viewers. From Fiction shows to Format shows to Reality shows to Blockbuster Movies – the basket contains all ‘Jasbaat Ke Rang’. ‘COLORS’ is dedicated to promoting ‘Cohesive viewing’, through programmes like Mrs. Pammi Pyrelal, Sasural Simar ka, Balika Vadhu- Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishtey, Madhubala…Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Uttaran, Sanskaar, Na Bole Tum…Na Maine Kuch Kaha, Bani- Ishq da kalma, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, 24, Bigg Boss amongst others.

About Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd:

Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is a 50/50 joint venture operation in India between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B, world’s leading entertainment content company, comprising brands like BET, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures) (www.viacom.com) and the Network18 (www.network18online.com) Group, the group operates news channels – CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNBC-TV18 Prime HD, CNN-IBN, IBN7 and IBN-Lokmat (a Marathi regional news channel in partnership with the Lokmat group).The joint venture includes leading brands across television, film and digital media to build one of India’s leading multimedia entertainment power house. Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. includes the vibrant youth brand – MTV (www.mtvindia.com), the fastest growing kids cluster – Nick (www.nickindia.com), Nick Jr, Nick Teen & Sonic, India’s premier International Entertainment channel – Vh1, India’s only English Entertainment Comedy Channel – Comedy Central, India’s only linear film production & distribution banner – Viacom18 Motion Pictures, COLORS (www.colorstv.in) one of India’s leading Hindi General Entertainment channel. This apart, Viacom18 also runs Viacom’s consumer products business in India and also a brand solutions offering – Integrated Network Solutions (INS)

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Katrina Kaif celebrates Rishi Kapoor’s birthday!

Katrina and Ranbir may have faced the wrath of daddy dearest when pictures from their private Spanish holiday were leaked. But it seems that the issues are now water under the bridge!

zoOm has always been the first to update you with the developments on the Kapoor Khandan and sources reveal this time, that the diva was spotted enjoying the company of Ranbir’s parents! With Bollywood rife with rumours of an impending engagement, fans can’t help but wonder what brought the Kapoor parents and Ranbir and Katrina under the same roof! Well, it appears that the four got together to celebrate Rishi’s birthday!

Rishi and Neetu may not have joined Kat on the dance floor, but they did include her in the guest list. Celebrated on the 4th September 2013, the party was held at Krishnaraj-commonly known as the Kapoor residence! Being a father, Rishi may have banned Katrina from entering his abode in the past to avoid a controversy, but it seems like she was the special invitee that night!

Has Rishi become of a fan of his son’s new found love or was he simply burying the hatchet? For the latest and biggest stories from Bollywood, stay tuned to Planet Bollywood News every day at 7 pm only on zoOm – India’s No. 1 Bollywood Channel.

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A first of its kind awards event, the South Africa India Film and Television Awards (SAIFTA) by Celebrity Locker will take place in Durban on September 6, 2013 with a host of South African and Indian dignitaries at ICC Durban.

Celebrity Locker, the Mumbai-based events company joined hands with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism of Durban to make the award ceremony possible.

About SAIFTA

South Africa India Film and Television Awards (SAIFTA) is the first of its kind awards ceremony bringing Bollywood to Durban to felicitate talent from both countries in the sphere of cinema and television. SAIFTA aims to reach out to audiences and enhance cross cultural integration and provide an exciting platform between India and South Africa coming together to share technical ideas, talent, promote film locations and boost tourism.

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`Anniversary’ campaign kicks off in all easyday and easyday Market stores from Aug 31st

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Anniversary campaign in over 200 easyday and easyday Market stores from Aug 31

· Special celebratory prices across many products, great offers like assured gifts

Customers can win bumper prizes through lucky draw

Mumbai, August 30, 2013: Bharti Retail Ltd. will launch an `Anniversary’ campaign on August 31 across all its easyday and easyday Market stores in India‪‪. During the campaign, customers will benefit from the availability of top-quality products at attractive price points across a range of categories such as apparels, electronic appliances, house-ware and food products.

The `Anniversary’ campaign not only underscores Bharti Retail’s promise of low prices, but also ensures that valued customers get a perfect mix of merchandise of high quality at significantly reduced prices. On offer are latest models of top-selling brands of LCD and LED TVs, washing machines, refrigerators, kitchen appliances like juicers mixer grinders and microwaves, and personal electronic products like mobile phones, laptops, tablets and cameras. The highlights of the season are anniversary special prices on induction cookers and LED TVs.

In the stores across South and West, there will be special offers on apparel and electronics, to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi. Across all easyday small format stores, there is a unique offer for customers shopping for more than Rs.300.

Along with the campaign, easyday and easyday Market stores will retain the signature “Price Match Promise” across all its stores. The Price Match Promise reassures customers that if they find any product in easyday or easyday Market stores advertised at a lower price anywhere else, easyday will match that price. In addition, easyday and easyday Market stores have offerings from all leading financing firms and banks for EMI schemes at minimal or no processing fees.

About Easyday and Easyday Market

Bharti Retail Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cedar Support Services Limited which belongs to the Bharti group companies, one of India’s leading business groups, owns and operates neighbourhood stores called easyday and compact hypermarket stores called easyday Market. easyday stores are one-stop shops that cater to every family’s day-to-day needs. They bring together a wide range of relevant goods, high quality products and great in-store experience and service – all under one roof. The wide assortment of goods include personal care products, stationery, household articles, hosiery items, as well as daily-need groceries, including staples, processed foods, bakery & dairy products, meat & poultry and fresh produce. easyday Market range up to 55,000 sq. ft. and offer thousands of products displayed in a consumer-friendly manner that brings both entertainment and ease to the shopping trip. Customers can avail 2 percent cash back every time they use easyday Kotak card in easyday stores and easyday Market stores for payments.

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Synechron is now a Cloudera Partner

Pune, September 5, 2013: Synechron, is now a Cloudera partner. Cloudera is an industry leader in Apache Hadoop-based software and services. As a member of Cloudera Connect Partner Program, Synechron will have access to partner advancement and solution development resources for the Cloudera Enterprise ecosystem. The partnership will enable Synechron to broaden its presence in the Big Data space by leveraging Cloudera’s 100% open source and enterprise-ready distribution of Apache Hadoop and related resources as well as relevant technical support and training services.

Commenting on the development, Faisal Husain, Founder and CEO, Synechron said, “Partnership with Cloudera is an opportunity for us to further strengthen our service offerings in the Big Data space. The need to harness the full power of customer and market centric data is one of the key requirements of our clients in the financial services industry. Our partnership with Cloudera will contribute towards creating synergies in achieving those objectives.”

About Cloudera:

Cloudera is the leader in Apache Hadoop-based software and services and offers a powerful new data platform that enables enterprises and organizations to look at all their data — structured as well as unstructured — and ask bigger questions for unprecedented insight at the speed of thought.

Since its inception in 2008, Cloudera has been strongly committed to a community-driven, open source Hadoop distribution because of its practical benefits for customers. In addition to offering the benefits of open source, Cloudera has led the way to work with customers to ensure that their performance, availability, security, and recoverability needs are met in the open source platform, beginning with its first involvement with Hadoop.

Cloudera’s deep involvement in the Hadoop community ensures customers benefit from a close alignment of the open source roadmap with their needs – and get expert, proactive support from people who know the platform best.

Cloudera offers an unrivaled breadth and depth of products and services to enterprises looking to harness the power of all their data. Cloudera Partners have a unique opportunity to take advantage of the stability and simplicity of CDH, the effectiveness and efficiency of Cloudera Enterprise, and the expertise behind Cloudera’s training and services offerings.

About Synechron

Synechron, founded in 2001, is globally a 4000+ professionals company, headquartered in New York. It has presence across the US, Canada, UK, The Netherlands, UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and state-of-the-art Development Centers based in Pune, India. Synechron specializes in Banking, Insurance and Financial Technology services and its value proposition lies in its global delivery model, harnessing industry expertise from established markets such as New York, London and Tokyo with complementing technical edge through its development centers in India. For more information visit www.synechron.com.

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Shootout at SAIFTA: Durban witnesses a double dose of Bollywood

Durban, September 4, 2013: South Africa has had a taste of Indian cinema even before witnessing the mega event where South Africa and Indian talents come together through the first South Africa India Film and Television Awards (SAIFTA). Film makers Apoorva Lakhia and Sanjay Gupta’s landmark films, Shootout at Lokhandwala and the more recent Shootout at Wadala (produced by White Feather Films) were screened at the prestigious at CineCentre theatre at Suncoast as part of a unique skills transfer initiative between SAIFTA, Kwa-Zulu Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism and Tourism KZN.

Conceptualized to connect experts from Bollywood, undoubtedly one of the biggest film industries of the world, with Mr. Shaffie Mohamed Ali from the Life College Group, Professor Stewart and students from the Durban University of Technology, Mr. Richard Green and students from AFDA , Mr. Nanda Sooben and students from Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design, Mr. Kevin Palium and students from South African Film Institute (Creatives Arts College) and many other film enthusiasts from South Africa, these screenings provided just the right buzz before the upcoming gala. Also in attendance were Chairperson of KZN Film Commission and esteemed jury member of SAIFTA, Mr. Welcome Msomi and the CEO of KZN Film Commission, Ms. Fikiswa Pupuma who addressed the students. With the creator of one of the action hits Sanjay Gupta present at the venue along with important cast and crew members of both films, the screenings were both entertaining and interactive. Mr. A.B. Moosa, CEO of Avalon Group was also there to witness this unique skills transfer.

Each film was followed by a question-and-answer session where the attendees grabbed the opportunity to share thoughts on film making, production and other aspects of Gupta’s brand of cinema as well as Bollywood. The engaging conversations that the screenings spurred only gave SAIFTA a wholesome feel.

The screenings were also attended by dignitaries from Tourism KwaZulu-Natal (TKZN), Durban Tourism, Durban Chamber of Commerce who voiced their opinions on growing business ties between the province and the Indian film industry.

Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) and Shootout at Wadala (2013) were both based on true stories of two gangsters of the Mumbai underworld. While the former starred icon Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt, the latter had actor John Abraham in the lead. Just like their post-release response in India, the films were met with generous applause and hearty cheers. The Shootout screenings are a SAIFTA skills transfer initiative in collaboration with the Kwa-Zulu Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism.

Bollywood is one of the largest film industries in the world. The Shootout screenings was organised to bring Indian film industry experts to film students and enthusiasts in South Africa so that they can share their expertise and knowledge about film making, production and other aspects of the business of cinema. The students were also addressed by Fikiswa Pupuma, GM, Industry Development, KZN, Mr. Welcome Msomi, Chairperson of the KZN Film Commission.

Another extension of this initiative was the Producers meet and a FAM trip. This was being organized by the DEDT to showcase the scenic and varied landscapes of Kwa-Zulu Natal and how much it has to offer to the Indian film industry from an outdoor location point-of-view. This will also lead to strengthening business ties between the two countries and add to the economic development of both nations. With this initiative, SAIFTA also hopes that students will get a chance to work on live productions from Bollywood.

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Adlabs Imagica Collaborates With Kuoni-SOTC as A Preferred Sales Agent

Mumbai, September 5, 2013: India’s first entertainment theme park, Adlabs Imagica, announces its strategic partnership with the leading travel company Kuoni-SOTC to establish a national presence across India. By increasing the park’s pan-India reach and maximizing footfalls, both the companies aim to maximize their revenue potential.

Launched in April 2013, the flagship venture of Adlabs Entertainment Limited (AEL) offers entertainment, action, relaxation, dining and shopping at a single location for all its visitors.

Kuoni-SOTC is a leader in all travel segments namely Escorted Tours, Free Individual Travel and Domestic Holidays amongst others making it a leading broad-based travel service provider.

Expressing her views Pooja Shetty Deora, Joint Managing Director at Adlabs Entertainment Limited said, “We are happy to have Kuoni-SOTC as our brand partner as they exclusively cater to the unique needs of the Indian traveler. While maintaining global standards, Kuoni-SOTC will offer easy travel access accompanied with expert trip recommendations. As a tourist destination, we have received tremendous support from the travel fraternity in India. Through an extensive travel and trade programme we aim to make the park an accessible and entertaining destination for family and friends across the year.”

“It is a pleasure to have partnered with Adlabs Imagica. With the services in entertainment, adventure and relaxation, Adlabs Imagica will be a popular destination that our customers would enjoy visiting” says Vishal Suri, Chief Executive officer, Tour Operating, Kuoni India.

All the travel and trade partners of Adlabs Imagica have been provided an API link on its B2B portal and a B2B reselling module which allows travel agents to resell tickets and Imagica packages on a real time basis across the length & breadth of the country.

Adlabs Imagica already works with a network of PSAs that cater to Maharashtra and Gujarat markets. With this association Adlabs is looking at constructing a strong pan India set-up that will further generate business offline. Adlabs Imagica’s PSAs also include Neeta Tours & Travels, Pathfinders Holidays Pvt. Ltd. from Ahmedabad, Bhagyashree Travels Pvt. Ltd. from Pune and Lohana Tours Pvt. Ltd. from Mumbai among others. Adlabs Imagica recently launched Deep Space – India’s first dark roller coaster and is soon to unveil India’s biggest roller coaster – Nitro

With the park completely open for visitors, Adlabs Imagica aims to reach a larger audience across the country through various travel partnerships.

Tickets to ADLABS IMAGICA can be bought on www.adlabsimagica.com, or via a phone call to +91 22 42130405 or through a travel agent. Adlabs Imagica also offers special School and Corporate Connection programs customized to cater to specific needs of School and Corporate audiences.

About Adlabs Imagica:

Adlabs Imagica is the flagship venture of Adlabs Entertainment Limited (AEL). AEL is promoted by Mr. Manmohan Shetty. Adlabs Imagica is now poised to be India’s first theme park destination, offering entertainment, fun, action, relaxation, dining, shopping and accommodation at a single location. The group has assembled a highly diversified and multi-dimensional team for development and implementation of the project. This theme park will be a celebration of the family entertainment and international wholesome experience that will now be available in India. The entire development is spread across 300 acres between Mumbai and Pune on the Mumbai Pune Expressway. For further details please check www.adlabsimagica.com

For further queries please contact

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