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  • TLC launches an unconventional short-format food series ‘Hungry for Home Cooked Food’

    TLC launches an unconventional short-format food series ‘Hungry for Home Cooked Food’

    MUMBAI: TLC, India’s go to lifestyle channel, has launched an unconventional food-based series – ‘Hungry for Home Cooked Food’ where host Kirthi Shetty will explore gastronomical wonders of India by visiting homes of brilliant home-chefs for a day, cooking and eating authentic regional food.  This first of its kind multi-part bite-sized series launched on TLC, TLC HD World, and digital channel Rise by TLC, is powered by leading brands such as India Gate, Amul, Swiggy and South Africa Tourism.

    Speaking on the occasion, Vikram Tanna, VP, Head of Advertising Sales and Business Head of Regional Clusters, Discovery Communications India, said, “Our aim is to introduce a snackable food-based content series which engages with the audiences in an endearing way making it easier for the audiences to imbibe. The format, which explores India’s rich gastronomic heritage, also offers interesting opportunities to integrate our partners in a very organic way.”

    In the first episode, Kirthi Shetty will kick start his adventurous and delightful journey with the home-chef Gitika Saikia’s house to taste delicious Assamese food; while in the second episode Ananya Banerjee will open her home to adventurous diners looking to sample the zesty Ethiopian cuisine. Viewers can look forward to Prabha Kini’s meals in the third episode which highlights the wide-ranging variety of foods from the Mangalore region and ensures to educate guests about the historical influences of the cuisine.

    Venture partners mother-son Nafisa & Munaf will make sure that their guest will go gaga over their Bohri Cuisines in the fourth episode. While in the fifth episode Kirthi will land at chef Smita Deo’s house who will serve an interesting amalgamation of both Karwari and Kolhapuri cuisines.

  • Dia Mirza on women’s safety at the &Privé Soirée

    Dia Mirza on women’s safety at the &Privé Soirée

    MUMBAI: At the recently held &Privé Soirée, an IP of &PrivéHD, Bollywood Actresses Dia Mirza and Swara Bhaskar along with National Film Award Winner Documentarian Anand Patwardhan introduced the film Weinstein: The Inside Story.  A riveting discussion about a story which led to the #MeToo revolution in entertainment industry and how women are possibly worst to their own gender who experience sexual harassment.

    A gripping conversation between Swara Bhaskar, Dia Mirza and Anand Patwardhan about how important it is for women to come together to take a stand during such revolution

    Dia Mirza says “I have been accused of all kinds of things, from being asexual to being unattractive, to being difficult, to everything. Every possible word has been used to describe my behaviour, but it never altered my idea of how I needed to conduct myself. The reason why #MeToo and #TimesUp has gathered momentum is because women recognized the power of supporting each other. I think more and more women who identify and support their own gender will help in changing the narrative.

    On being asked, about the right balance between the safety and freedom, Dia shared, “I think it is important to be responsible about your own safety and allow yourself to pursue what you want.” Swara Bhaskar added, “Sometimes the whole onus of being safe falls on women in a way we become restrictive. And for me a way to do that is to claim and not back down. I will claim the spaces which are deemed unsafe in an intelligent way. I love this slogan, “women unite, take the night” Reminiscing the shoot days, Swara shared one of her experience about overcoming her fears, “When we were shooting, I saw this alley in Delhi on our last day of the shoot. I asked the director if we can take a shot of me walking down the road alone, and he could put wherever he want in the film and we were able to do it. The director placed it at the very end of the film, that is the aim we should have. Don’t restrict yourself, go out wherever, just be intelligent. We have to claim and fight for our safety”

  • DSPORT to Telecast Pakistan Super League (PSL) in India

    DSPORT to Telecast Pakistan Super League (PSL) in India

    MUMBAI: DSPORT, a premium sports channel of Discovery Communications, will broadcast LIVE, the fourth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019 in India this year. The Pakistan Super League is a franchise based Twenty20 cricket league, which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015. The Pakistan Super League was the second most watched T20 league in India last year.

    This year the tournament will feature some of the greatest T20 stars from International cricket viz; South African AB Devilliers, Wayne Parnell; Caribbean stars Keiron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Darren Sammy and Andre Russel; Kiwi cricketers Cory Anderson and Luke Ronchi alongwith Pakistani Superstars Shahid Afridi, Faqar Zaman, Mohammad Amir, Babar Azam and Wahab Riaz.

    The Pakistan Super League has always featured some of the top International as well as local T20 stars representing six franchisee teams from various regions of Pakistan. The tournament this year will be played across five cities from UAE and Pakistan. Defending Champions Islamabad United will clash against Lahore Qualandars in the season opener on the 14th February in Dubai. The tournament this season will be played from the 14th February – 17th March 2019 in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Karachi and Lahore.

    The Opening ceremony for the fourth Pakistan Super League will also be broadcast LIVE on DSPORT on 14th February 2019 and will feature performances from Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon, singers Fawad Khan along with performances from international stars like American rapper Pitbull, British singer Marcia Barrett and German band Boney M. The ceremony is scheduled to take place before the first match on 14 February 2019 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

  • With a focus on empowering women, Facebook launches digital skilling and mentorship initiative

    With a focus on empowering women, Facebook launches digital skilling and mentorship initiative

    MUMBAI: In a bid to empower more women with digital know how and new age skill sets, Facebook today announced GOAL- Going Online As Leaders, a program aimed at inspiring, guiding and encouraging tribal girls from across India to become village-level digital young leaders for their communities. Spanning across West Bengal, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, the initiative seeks to nurture and train young girls from India's tribal heartland across three core areas – digital literacy, life skills, leadership and entrepreneurship. 

    The program will see 25 eminent people from diverse backgrounds like business, education and health to politics, arts and entrepreneurship volunteering and personally mentoring 4 girls each from tribal communities across the above priority states. Spanning over six months, the program will see on-ground trainers impart digital literacy to the identified girls through a dedicated digital skilling curriculum while the 25 women leaders mentor them via Facebook or WhatsApp on a fortnightly basis. The digital training of the selected girls will be supported by Digital Empowerment Foundation led by Osama Manzar through pre-established community digital infrastructure hubs in tribal areas of the country. 

    Ankhi Das, Public Policy Director, Facebook -India, South & Central Asia said, “The internet, especially social media over the past few years has emerged as one of the most powerful tools for empowering women from across India's diverse social economic backgrounds and varied cultural roots. With GOAL, we seek to make the digital medium more accessible and usable for young girls from our resource rich but economically weak tribal communities in the country. We are confident that this network of learners will employ these skills as a means of social and economic elevation for themselves and drive change making in their communities.”

    In order to be a part of GOAL, the applicants will be required to be over 18 years of age and of tribal origin. The programme will specifically focus on girls who've dropped out of school due to financial constraints, reside near the skilling center to ensure regular participation.

    GOAL will provide functional digital marketing and safety skills; equip the participants with basic digital tools; and nurture this network of young girls to instill life skills, leadership qualities and entrepreneurial attitude- readying them to shape the future of their respective communities. By the end of this year-long project, 25 women leaders would have inspired, guided and encouraged 100 girls from tribal communities to imbibe digital skills and life skills to become village-level Young Agents of Change.

  • Zee5 launches procedural format crime thriller ‘Abhay’

    Zee5 launches procedural format crime thriller ‘Abhay’

    MUMBAI: ZEE5, known to present great content across genres, launched Abhay – one of the first procedural format crime thrillers, a genre not explored in the OTT space yet. Produced by B.P. Singh’s (popularly known for the famous crime TV series CID) Fiction Factory Productions, the series marks the digital debut of popular actor Kunal Kemmu who essays the role of SP Abhay Pratap Singh. The crime thriller premieres on 7th February, with two episodes unfolding each month, disrupting the traditional binge viewing habit of content on OTT platforms.

    Inspired by real events, Abhay follows the inverted detective format of storytelling. In his digital debut, Kunal Khemu plays an investigative officer who solves bone chilling murder cases while dealing with his own personal demons.

    Speaking on his digital debut, Kunal Kemmu said, “It’s exciting to explore new formats and push your boundaries as an actor, and Abhay had it all. I am an avid consumer of long format web series like everyone else, and hence I know that a series such as Abhay has all the ingredients that the OTT viewer is looking for. Very excited to partner with ZEE5, given the content that they have produced and are planning to do in the coming months and I look forward to reach out to the audience with this action-packed concept.”

    Manish Aggarwal, Business Head, ZEE5 India said, “This is the first time that a procedural format crime thriller has been explored in the OTT space and having a stalwart like B.P. Singh as the series director of Abhay makes it perfect.  Right at the outset, ZEE5 had endeavoured to offer viewers exciting and relatable stories from across the country, and Abhay is testimony to this. Crime thrillers are a favourite especially with the male audience and is a genre that appeals consumers across pop strata. I am confident that Abhay will be one of the most talked about shows among OTT viewers.”

    B. P. Singh, Producer, Fiction Factory Productions said, “Abhay is a unique thriller, where Kunal plays a cop who can go to any extent for solving his case and facing multiple problems at the same time. We are glad that ZEE5 has given us the opportunity to experiment sensitive crime subjects on the digital platform. The ZEE5 team was enthusiastic and with Abhay, they are setting new standards in digital programming. The audience will surely love the storyline and get goose bumps as the show progresses.”

    Aparna Acharekar, Programming Head, ZEE5 India said, “Quality shows backed by compelling stories have been the major contributors for ZEE5’s content growth. Abhay is a unique offering to our viewers which explores crime, action and entertainment. We are certain that the audience will enjoy this latest ZEE5 Original.”

    Elnaaz Norouzi who plays Natasha, says, “It was a great experience working with B. P. Singh Sir and Kunal. I hope that the audience appreciates the shades of my character and enjoys the show as much as we did making it. Playing Natasha is quite challenging and that’s what’s exciting me the most.”

    With over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+ music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 90+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages, ZEE5 truly presents a blend of unrivalled content offering for its viewers across the nation and worldwide. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi as a brand, which was widely appreciated across the country, has also been brought back for its loyal viewers.

    Availability: The ZEE5 App can be downloaded from Google Play Store http://bit.ly/zee5 and iOS App Store http://bit.ly/zee5ios. Also available at www.zee5.com, as a Progressive Web App (PWA), and on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick. ZEE5 also supports Chromecast.

    Pricing: Freemium pricing model with both free and paid premium content (including Originals) to cater to a mix of audiences. Viewers who subscribe to the ZEE5 subscription pack will get access to the entire library of content using the limited period special subscription offer – 99/- for 2 months and 499/- for a year. Offer valid till 31st October.

  • CNBC-TV18 steals the show on the television and digital arena with the most comprehensive coverage of the 2019 Interim Budget

    CNBC-TV18 steals the show on the television and digital arena with the most comprehensive coverage of the 2019 Interim Budget

    MUMBAI: The last budget presented by the NDA government marked the first budget of CNBC-TV18 as an integrated newsroom with comprehensive coverage across TV and the digital space. Over the course of an eventful Friday, CNBC-TV18’s digital avatar was successfully able to elevate and expand the platform’s reach amongst India's growing business audience.

    Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18, said, “CNBC-TV18 continued its dominance on budget day, with the biggest voices from corporate India and the markets analysing the fine print of the budget in real time. Our comprehensive coverage was complemented this year by our digital operations, which provided our audience with more options to access our content. CNBC-TV18’s effort to make the budget accessible to all was bolstered by CNBCTV18.com, which helped our readers get more from the budget."

    In the build-up to the big day, in-depth and extensive pre-budget expectations were covered through an in-depth budget microsite. Subscribers, who keep themselves abreast of the latest happenings, were sent regular newsletter updates of the expectations, verdict and highlights. To help break down the budget that covered a host of diverse sectors, for the uninitiated, budget highlights were made easy to consume via video, text and infographic formats along with WhatsApp alerts through the day. These tools, on the back of effective ideation and execution, coupled with real-time analyses by industry experts, were able to effectively bridge the knowledge gap that existed between the target audience and the budget presented. 

    Binoy Prabhakar, Editor, CNBCTV18.com, commented “CNBTV18.com helps readers stay on top of news and see the corners. Budget 2019, though our first since launch, was no different as we provided our audience with the news and views that matter to them. They benefited from the full power of an integrated newsroom as TV and Digital worked in tandem to provide them breaking news and in-depth analyses to connect the dots about the budget.”

    Ensuring that the audiences don't miss out on a single minute of the budget, delivering updates in real-time was of paramount importance. Live coverage of the budget was achieved via real-time Twitter updates from industry experts in addition to cutting-edge analysis of the Budget in the form of videos and live blogs. Visitors were also able to stream the live television feed of CNBC-TV18 on the website to catch up with the budget on the go. 

    They could access budget highlights and read about reactions from corporates, industry experts and anchors, which offered them an authentic perspective from those involved in their respective sectors. Some of the leading financial experts present as columnists on the platform included Baba Kalyani, chairman and managing director of Bharat Forge, S Naren, ED & CIO, ICICI Prudential AMC, Nilesh Shah, MD & CEO, Kotak Mutual Fund, Niranjan Hiranandani is co-Founder and MD, Hiranandani Group, Ashish Fafadia – Partner – Blume Ventures, Sunil Rohokale – Managing Director and CEO, ASK Group, Sudhakar Sethuraman – Partner, Deloitte India, Rajiv Chugh – Partner & National Leader, Policy Advisory & Speciality Services, EY India and Shishir Baijal – Chairman and Managing Director of Knight Frank India. 

    Also sharing their valuable inputs as guest speakers were Anand Mahindra – Chairman of the Mahindra Group, Deepak Parekh – Chairman of HDFC, Ashok Wadhwa – Group CEO of Ambit Capital and Mark Mobius – Founding Partner of Mobius Capital Partners.

    While Finance minister Piyush Goyal took centre stage as he presented the interim budget on an eventful February 1, CNBC-TV18 too came at the forefront in delivering real-time coverage of the budget via authentic offerings from experts. Having positioned itself as one of the leaders of disseminating reliable information when it comes to business, the platform gave its audiences a truly extensive coverage on a day that played a crucial role in the shaping of the country's future. 

    Ranjita Sehgal, Business Head, CNBCTV18.com added “For years, CNBC-TV18 has held the reputation of the Budget Headquarters of the country. This year, for the Interim Budget 2019, we went a step further and leveraged the strength of a unified newsroom powered by television and digital providing real-time analysis and insights; making CNBC-TV18 the coveted destination for both consumers and advertisers.”

  • Experience A spellbinding journey of riveting stories on Colors Bangla’s ‘TELEPLEX’

    Experience A spellbinding journey of riveting stories on Colors Bangla’s ‘TELEPLEX’

    MUMBAI: Storytelling is an art and only movies depict such compelling stories in the most vivid format. While some stories are lost in the sands of time, movies continue to keep these stories alive. Bridging the gap between classic stories and the modern-day viewer, COLORS Bangla presents ‘TELEPLEX’, a series of more than 80 masterpieces directed by pioneers of Bengali and Hindi movies. Directed by prominent names like Anjan Dutta, Kaushik Ganguly, Prabhat Ray, Sandip Ray, late Debangshu Sengupta, late Jishu Dasgupta and many more, Teleplex will showcase these cult-defining stories, from Monday to Friday at 10 pm starting February 11 only on COLORS Bangla.

    Riding high on nostalgia, the show will cater to complete family audience featuring stories from multiple genres including – romantic, action, comedy, thriller and drama, directed by some of the biggest names in the industry and starring award-winning ensemble cast. Some of the popular stories include Collage, Ulka, Chaya Chobi, Rudra Sen-er Dairy, Babar Christmas, Ekdeen Darjeeling, Anuccharito, Achena Aponjon.

    Commenting on the launch Rahul Chakravarti – Business Head, COLORS Bangla and Odia, said, “At COLORS Bangla, we have always aimed at challenging conventions and reinvigorating the format of content consumption for the viewers. Looking at today’s evolved audiences we thought that these classic stories with pathbreaking subjects will entertain the viewers immensely. Featuring celebrated and National award-winning director Srijit Mukherjee, who introduces these captivating stories, and talks about the finer nuances behind each masterpiece, Teleplex promises to enrich the viewing experience for our audience.”

    Touted as one of the leading modern-day story tellers, National award winner, Srijit Mukherjee gets audience closer to these stories that were way ahead of their time. “Being a fan and aficionado of movies, I jumped at the opportunity to be a part of Teleplex. Conversing on my favorite topic, exploring unknown facets of prodigious stories and engaging with other industry stalwarts, this show has the complete recipe of entertainment for a movie buff. The stories were directed and produced with a futuristic perspective and I’m sure that the modern audience will relate to it.”, he added.

    Reaching out to viewers at multiple touchpoint including Outdoor, Print, On-Air and Digital, Colors Bangla dialed up the marketing efforts for promotions of the new show.

  • Republic Bharat sets the news agenda with exposé and stories that delivers massive impressions on social media

    Republic Bharat sets the news agenda with exposé and stories that delivers massive impressions on social media

    MUMBAI: Storming in to Hindi news television, Republic Bharat has set the news agenda and created a massive impact on social media through its first few days of going live across India. 

    Leading the coverage on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blocking the CBI from examinations of individuals in the Saradha case, Republic Bharat was not only the first Hindi news channel to break the story but was the only news network roll live with its massive team of on-ground reporters and in-studio anchors well-past midnight. 

    The #MamataBlocksCBI hashtag floated by Republic Bharat created a massive impact on social media. In the first 24 hours of the first  Twitter, there were 372 Million impressions made across 21 states of India. The story hashtag was not only a top trend in Indiafor 2.5 Hours, but also had people across 16 countries participate in the conversation. 

    "Republic TV has been a pioneer when it comes to creating innovative news formats. With the launch of Republic Bharat, Arnab and team are taking innovation to the masses and are using social media to bring the voice  of the citizens into the newsroom. With the launch of Republic Bharat, we have  seen data flow into our systems within the first three days.  With 372 M probable impressions and reaching 21 States across India, Republic TV clearly shows that they know how to be true market disruptors by making their presence felt”, said AmarpreetKalkat, CEO, Frrole Inc.

    Republic Bharat launched with a scorcher of an investigative report about the massacre of Karsevaks in Ayodhya on Saturday. Broken by Arnab Goswami and his team at 11 am on launch day, the Karsevak Massacre investigation quickly took over national discourse from New Delhi to Kumbh and across social media. 

    Within a matter of 24 hours, the Republic Bharat launch story hashtag (#KarsevakMassacre) created more 88.5 Million impressions with 27 states and 3 union territories  conversing on the story on Twitter alone. The story was a top national trend from 1:30pm onwards– which was within 3.5 hours of the story being aired on the channel. Not only in India, but the story also generated conversation among  global audiences digitally, garnering responses from users in 19 countries. 

    Through a deep investigation, Republic Bharat stung a top official who was in-charge of the Ram Janmabhoomi Police Station during the October 30th 1990 massacre of karsevaks. The Republic Bharat investigation unravelled the deep conspiracy hatched allegedly by then Mulayam Singh Yadav government to not only allow a mass killing of the gathered Karsevaks at Ayodhya but also laid bare the darkest details of the planned cover-up operation by the state machinery. 

    For decades, while the narrative on-record has been that only 16 people were fired upon in the October 1990 killing of Karsevaks in Ayodhya, the Republic Bharat sting operation of a cop from the time revealed that the incident entailed a ‘massacre’ of “countless” Karsevaks. Shockingly, the sting operation also unmasked the cover-up campaign which allegedly included putting together false testimonies, doctored reports, the admission of misleading victim families and the burial of Hindu Karsevak bodies to cloak the overall death toll. 

    With a flurry of reactions from all quarters soon after the first play out of the investigative report, Republic Bharat ensured that Arnab Goswami’s trademark impact-driven journalism made a mark on the Hindi  audiences on day 1: From the Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad being among the first to react on the story to the BJP raising the issue at a press conference at a little after 6pm on Saturday; from the UP government coming on record to assure an investigation based on Republic Bharat’s launch story moments after the report aired to the Shiv Sena pledging to raise the issue in Parliament on Monday; from PILs being filed based on the evidence put out by Team Bharat to the investigation becoming the center-focus at the ongoing Kumbh with Baba Ramdev and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar joining the chorus for a reinvestigation into the truth about the Karsevak Massacre. 

    On day 2 of  Republic Bharat beaming across the country, during which the channel had fresh and new exclusives that set the agenda on this story and others, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in an exclusive conversation  with Arnab Goswami assured a probe based on the evidence put out by the channel.  

    Not just in terms of setting the agenda on ground, the Republic Bharat launch investigation report became the country’s top talking point on social media. 

    With families of missing karsevaks and political parties promising to take up the fight for justice in the wake of new evidence put out by Republic Bharat, the channel’s launch story has  left an indelible mark on viewers and is pegged to whip up a political storm in the coming days. 

    After marathon coverage of the developments in Kolkata on the Mamata Banerjee story, Republic Bharat once again set the agenda in terms of content with an exclusive Sting Operation on a former TMC Member of Parliament who was arrested in the Saradha Scam. 

    While Mamata Banerjee sat on her protest in Kolkata, the Republic Bharat team broke its sting at 6pm on its third day of broadcasting. Union Minister SmritiIrani, MoS PMO Jitendra Singh and  UP Minister Siddharthnath Singh were among the first to react to the sting operation by Republic Bharat. 

    After an evening breaking of the exclusive sting, the hashtag garnered 44 Million impressions in 13 States across the country. #SaradhaSting managed to create a massive impact on Twitter. With maximum mentions from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, NCR, Rajasthan, and West Bengal.

    With its diversity of exclusive content in its first 3 days, a precision in terms of production and design, and an impressive scale of coverage from across the country, and with an astronomical 500 Million Impressions on social media, Republic Bharat has shaken up the Hindi news television market in its launch week. 

  • COLORS announces ‘Courtroom – Sacchai Haazir Ho’, a crime-legal drama decoding the path to Justice

    COLORS announces ‘Courtroom – Sacchai Haazir Ho’, a crime-legal drama decoding the path to Justice

    MUMBAI: While the Indian legal system plays a major role in the society, its functioning is not well understood by many. Most citizens don’t know what it takes to keep the wheels of justice turning. Keeping its philosophy of creating meaningful entertainment and shows that are a reflection of our society,COLORSis set to launch its new show Courtroom, a crime-legal drama that explores the essence of the Indian legal system and affects the collective consciousness in a positive way. Premiering on 9thFebruary and produced by Optimystix Entertainment India Pvt Ltd, Courtroom is inspired by real court cases as it unveils the actual proceedings, from charges to verdicts with Sacchai Haazir Hoas its premise.

    On bringing forth shows that drives awareness said Nina Elavia Jaipuria – Head, Hindi Mass Entertainment and Kids TV Network, Viacom18, “At COLORS, it has always been our conscious endeavour to pick up topics that are relatable and furthers the well-being of the society at large. The concept of Courtroom has been designed to give viewers a kaleidoscopic view of the legal proceedings and how a verdict is arrived in the court of law which is considered the most sanctimonious place in a legal system. The show is one-of-a-kind in the Hindi General Entertainment space and its edge of the seat content will make it an interesting viewing proposition.” 

    Manisha Sharma, Chief Content Officer, Hindi Mass Entertainment at Viacom18 said, “Most crime shows end with police putting handcuffs for the culprit which makes people believe that the criminal has been found but that’s only one side of  the story .The real story or the truth is confirmed in the court and with Courtroomwe will present cases inspired from real life cases. The episodes will highlight cases like Me too, Road rage, etc. These cases are stories of conviction and courage as the court trials is long and tedious process”. 

    Vipul D Shah (Founding Chairman and MD), Optimystix Entertainment India Pvt Ltd, said:“Whether it is the framing of charges, arguments, recreation of the crime scene, forensics or evidence, a judge is bound by law to give every aspect fair consideration. This is what Courtroom – Sacchai Haazir Hois about. Each case is analysed in two parts and features an ensemble cast. The audience will realise that the role of a judge is much more layered and complex than it appears. After all, the verdict can make or break a person’s life.” 

    To deliberate on the topic of #DecodingJustice, an engaging panel discussion was organised in Delhi on 5th February 2019.  The panel featured law enforcement dignitaries to social activists to personalities from the showbiz world like Bollywood Actress – Swara Bhasker, Advocate Supreme Court – Vivek Naryan Sharma,Rina Mukherjee, Chief Councilator – Surat Geeta Shroff,independent journalist and media consultant – Rina Mukherjeealong with the host of the show Vikas Kumar. Moderated by Richa Anirudh, the panel deliberated on subjects ranging from decoding the legal system to throwing light on the resources used by the investigators, the panelists discussed the journey of a trial and shared their opinions on landmark cases. They debated also the role of citizens in the judicial system. 

    Continuing to raise awareness about the judicial system, the channel will conduct similar discussion across various locations in India. These discussions will continue to bring eminent personalities together and highlight the working of the highest institution of the Indian judicial system

    Courtroomexplores the idea that whenever a conflict arises, people turn to the legal system and rely on the prudence and wisdom of the court. The court, in turn, gives them a fair hearing before delivering a verdict. Hosted and narratedby Vikas Kumarand producedby Optimystix Entertainment India Pvt Ltd,Courtroom – Sacchai Haazir Hopremieres on 9thFebruaryand will air every Saturday and Sundayat 7:00 p.m. only on COLORS. 

  • Cricket fever: Mumbai Indians to start streaming on Netflix from march 1, 2019

    Cricket fever: Mumbai Indians to start streaming on Netflix from march 1, 2019

    MUMBAI: Netflix announced today that its unscripted sports docu-series, Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians will premiere on the streaming service on March 1, 2019. The docu-series will follow the Mumbai Indians on the road through the course of the 2018 IPL season, as they sought to defend their 2017 IPL crown. The docu-series is produced by Condé Nast Entertainment and the executive producers are Al Edgington, Joe LaBracio, Jeremy Finn, Jamie Stewart and James Maby.

    The series documents the unseen action, both on and off the field, starting with the 2018 IPL auction, when the entire team was re-organised, and closes with the end of their IPL campaign. It charts the emotional arc of the team, including the intense pressure the team faces with the weight of “Maximum City”, Mumbai’s millions of citizens on their shoulders. The docu-series documents highly personal and never-seen-before journeys of the young and talented team, led by captain Rohit Sharma, owners Nita and Akash Ambani, as well as the brilliance of their coach- Sri Lankan legend, Mahela Jayawardene.

    The series launches worldwide exclusively on Netflix on March 1, 2019.