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  • Punit Goenka receives ‘ET – ‘40 under Forty’- India’s Hottest Business Leaders Award’

    Punit Goenka receives ‘ET – ‘40 under Forty’- India’s Hottest Business Leaders Award’

    MUMBAI: ZEEL MD & CEO Punit Goenka has received the prestigious ‘The Economic Times’40 under Forty’ – India’s Hottest Business Leaders Award 2014’. The award ceremony was held on 29 April at a glittering function held at the Four Seasons, Mumbai.

     

    The award was presented to him by HDFC executive chairman Deepak Parekh. The list of the 40 winners was finalised by a study conducted by The Economic Times and Spencer Stuart to identify India Inc’s upcoming leadership.

     

    Out of the original list of 2000 leaders, the final 40 were identified based on a combination of quantitative business results (growth, margins and turnaround) as well as qualitative attributes (innovation, reputation, people leadership, and contribution to the ecosystem). The jury was chaired by Deepak Parekh. The members on the panel were Spencer Stuart India managing director Anjali Bansal, Tata Communications chairman Subodh Bhargava, Boston Consulting Group, Asia Pacific chairman Janmejaya Sinha, Hindustan Unilever COO, Unilever and Non-executive chairman Harish Manwani, PepsiCo India chairman and CEO D Shivakumar and Info Edge India CEO and co-founder Sanjeev Bhikchandani.

     

    Other notable names who received the honour are Flipkart co-Founder & CEO Sachin Bansal, Parle Agro CEO Schauna Chauhan, IndiGo Air president Aditya Ghosh and The Walt Disney Company India MD Siddharth Roy Kapur.

  • Mayabious to inaugurate 6-7 centres, double headcount in 2014

    Mayabious to inaugurate 6-7 centres, double headcount in 2014

    KOLKATA: With animation-related jobs increasingly outsourced to India, home-grown animation companies are looking to enhance their skills and manpower to meet the growing demand.

     

    One such is Kolkata-based Mayabious Art, an animation, graphic applications and IT software skills company, which plans to inaugurate six to seven centres of the Mayabious Digital Academy apart from doubling its headcount this year.

     

     “The strategy is to become an identity that would be recalled as the best project visualiser in the industry. We plan to come up with six to seven centres pan India,” says Mayabious Art CEO Akhil Bandhu Paul. “We believe that the Indian animation industry is set to clock stunning growth in times to come. Animation encompasses gaming, web designing, creative content, television commercials, games for internet, personal computer and consoles, has a strong need, and wide reach across sectors.”

     

    To produce world-class animation, talent is a prerequisite. Hence, immediate attention needs to be given to creating and developing exceptional animation workers. According to Paul, the Mayabious Digital Academy helps them create their own manpower. “We are a Kolkata-based company with branches in Delhi and Bengaluru. Kolkata has a trend of talented and skilled manpower in the field of art. We have harnessed this talent to train them and cater to the needs of the entire world,” he says. “We at Mayabious Art have explored the opportunities, size and the factors that make the Indian animation market one of the most sought after arenas,” Paul adds about the growth prospects of the industry.

     

     Meanwhile, a media professional quotes a Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ report which says that the animation industry, estimated to be worth nearly Rs 1,100 crore back in 2006, is expected to grow at the rate of 22 per cent to reach Rs 5,400 crore by the end of this year. “At Mayabious Art, we are all geared up to meet the challenges and create and develop world-class professionals and results,” signs off Paul.

  • Animation movies will bring back your childhood memories this summer!

    Animation movies will bring back your childhood memories this summer!

    MUMBAI: India’s premiere Hollywood destination, Star Movies,  is all set to rule the roost with their Animation Domination block. With the commitment to bring the biggest and best of Hollywood to its viewers, Star Movies presents “ Animation Domination” which will take the 1pm slot every Monday to Friday throughout the month of May. The lineup is set to entertain you with movies like The Adventures of Tintin, Toy Story 3, Ratatouille, Ice age: Continental drift , Wreck-it Ralph, Wall-E, The Smurfs, The Princess and the Frog and UP! These movies are perfect spending time this summer during the holidays and in the midst of cricket season.

     

    The Adventures of Tintin – Starring Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig as the nefarious Red Rackham.

     

    Toy Story 3 – The movie begins with Andy leaving for college and donating his beloved toys – including Woody and Buzz  to a daycare. While the crew meets new friends, including Ken, they soon grow to hate their new surroundings and plan an escape.

     

    Ratatouille- Remy is currently situated in the sewers directly beneath Gusteau’s elegant restaurant. Soon Remy teams up with a young chef with little talent named Linguini. When Remy’s passion for cooking turns the haughty world of French cuisine upside down, the rat who would be king of the kitchen learns important lessons about life, friends, and family while questioning whether he should pursue his culinary calling or simply go back underground and return to his life as a sewer rat.

     

    Ice age: Continental drift – Scrat’s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he’s been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences – a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

     

    Wreck-it Ralph – Ralph is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix , the “good guy” star of their game who always gets to save the day. But after decades doing the same thing and seeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides he’s tired of playing the role of a bad guy.  He takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero.

     

    Wall-E – The year is 2700, and planet Earth has long been uninhabitable. For hundreds of years, WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has been taking out the trash, and collecting precious knick-knacks in order to stave off the boredom of his dreary routine. Little does WALL-E realize that he has recently stumbled onto a secret that could save planet Earth, and once again make the ravaged planet safe for all humankind. When highly advanced search robot EVE makes friends with WALL-E and realizes the value of his remarkable discovery, she excitedly races back to let the humans know that there’s hope for their home planet after all.

     

    The Smurfs –  When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they’re forced through a portal, out of their world and into ours, landing in the middle of New York’s Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

     

    The Princess and the Frog – Set in New Orleans at the beginning of the 20th century, The Princess and the Frog concerns a poor African-American girl named Tiana who has a knack for cooking, and dreams of opening her own restaurant. When the friend’s family hosts a party for Prince Naveen of Maldonia, Dr. Facilier, an expert in black magic, turns the visiting royal into a frog. The now amphibious Naveenconvinces Tiana that a kiss will reverse the spell, and if she obliges him he’ll provide the money she needs to open her dream eatery. However, their smooch not only fails to turn him back into a human, but transforms Tiana into a frog as well. The duo then sets out to find a voodoo priestess who can set everything right.

     

    UP – Carl Fredricksen is a 78-year-old balloon salesman. His entire life, Carl has longed to wander the wilds of South America. Then, one day, the irascible senior citizen shocks his neighbors by tying thousands of balloons to his home andfinally taking flight. But Carl isn’t alone on his once-in-a-lifetime journey, because stowed away on his front porch is an excitable eight-year-old wilderness explorer named Russell.

     

    So get ready to celebrate the innocence in you with Animation Domination as Star Movies brings to you the best of Hollywood, right to your television sets in the comfort of your home.

     

    Let the summers pass by watching your favorite movies at home only on Star Movies!! Watch all your favorite Animation movies Monday to Friday @1pm this May.

  • Unique education programme in animation by veteran animators in Bengaluru

    Unique education programme in animation by veteran animators in Bengaluru

    NEW DELHI: The first-of-its-kind educational initiative in Bengaluru referred to as ‘Train the Trainers’ has been launched by the Association of Bangalore Animation Industry (ABAI), the largest non-profit association to promote animation in India.

     

    The programme commenced on 21 April but interested candidates will be enrolled during this week as well. The programme is actively supported by Department of IT, BT, S&T of the Government of Karnataka.

     

     The state government through its KAVGC policy 1.0 is aimed at improving the educational infrastructure of the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics) industry. In order to improve the quality of the trainers in the AVGC industry, and thereby improving the overall quality of education imparted, TTT programme aims at bringing together national and international trainers to facilitate the training in different modules of various stages of production.

     

     The TTT program, chaired by ABAI secretary Ankur Bhasin, CEO of Bhasinsoft, is envisaged to provide an academically challenging educational experience through effective teaching, research and service, enabling candidates to acquire understanding, knowledge and skills necessary for establishing successful career in teaching and becoming responsible trainers within the animation industry.

     

    “The TTT is an innovation on jump-starting the quality of educational initiative on the digital arts environment. It assesses the pain point of who will impart new media arts learning. It will help plug a major gap in growing a talent that needs tens of thousands of employees over the next 3 to 5 years.” ABAI country head, technicolor India and president Biren Ghose.

     

     The candidates who enroll for this programme stand to gain not only six months of high-quality training but also a chance to work on live projects in a professional studio environment. This will enable the candidates to learn teaching techniques such as creative teaching methodology, class-room management, and all other aspects of AVGC.

     

    “TTT program, in its initial offering, starts with a concentrated batch of 12 candidates per batch to ensure that there is no dilution in the quality of imparted training. A separate Executive TTT course is also offered for working faculties who prefer weekend classes” says Bhasin.

     

    He added, “In my studio, Bhasinsoft, and across the industry it is seen that a large amount of good talent comes from tier 2 and tier 3 hence TTT is also planned in a way to reward trainers in the program with cash incentive for training in these cities.”

     

     Institutes stand to benefit that the candidates will be able bring the exposure and knowledge to impart quality training to students. The teaching methodology, which is a combination of a learner-centred interactive methodology and a project-based teaching, will help bridge the gap between Institute and Industry. A better education quality is bound to improve the students’ placement record, which will further enhance the reputation of Institute.

     

     The programme will be offered in two formats.

     

    1. Standard TTT Program aims to up skill candidates who are looking to enter the AVGC industry as trainers as well as 0 – 6 month of experienced current trainers/ artist in Studio.

      Duration: 6 months (5 Days a week).

     

    2. Executive TTT Program aims to up skill candidates who have 1 or more years working experience in the AVGC industry as trainers.

     Duration: 8 months (1 Week per Month / Weekend Classes).

     

    Guest speakers from renowned studios and industry experts will train the candidates on various disciplines; profound understanding will be given of the fundamentals such as design and aesthetics, storytelling and acting. The programme will have overall technical brush up and up scaling of skills at three stages viz. Pre-production, Production, Post Production; Detailed analysis and activities to understand the industry Pipeline and Work Flow management; Practical work experience at associated Studios / Production houses; Individual project based on specialization and group project for understanding and experiencing team dynamics; and Personal Development through mock lectures and group evaluations.

     

    “Indian AVGC industry is growing at a rapid pace – not only because of larger quantity of Hollywood content being worked on in India but also because of a growing domestic market. The Animation, VFX & Post Production market has grown from Rs 35.3 billion in 2012 to Rs 39.7 billion in 2013 and is expected to add over 40,000 jobs in the coming 3-4 years. For the growth to sustain and further enhance, it is imperative that the quality of students being trained improves which in turn is a result of the quality of trainers imparting the training. Hence, TTT directly addresses the need of the hour.” Ankur emphasized.

  • Big Magic’s Historical Comedy ‘Har Mushkil Ka Hal – Akbar Birbal’

    Big Magic’s Historical Comedy ‘Har Mushkil Ka Hal – Akbar Birbal’

    MUMBAI: A one of its kind historical comedy Har Mushkil ka Hal-Akbar Birbal is all set to hit the small screens. To be aired on Big Magic the show will be telecasted at 9:00 pm each weeknight. Popular Indian comedians like Kiku Sharda, Delnaz Irani, Vishal Kotial and Kishawar Merchant have been roped in to tickle the audience’s funny bone.

     

    The well known folklore characters, Akbar and Birbal have been extremely popular with the kids for their combined wit and wisdom. This appeal still has a strong presence and it is this presence which Big Magic plans to present in a fresh, never seen before avatar. Produced by Meenakshi Sagar, popular actor Kiku Sharda will be seen essaying the role of Emperor Akbar while Delnaz Irani will be playing his lady love and wife, Jodha. The role of Birbal will be played by Vishal Kotial, while Kishwar Merchant plays the role of a courtesan madly in love with Birbal. Their existing fan base and comic timing will serve both as a visual and comic treat, simultaneously.

     

    Big Magic said in a statement, “The format and offering of the show is in keeping with our channel positioning of India’s first light entertainment channel and we are proud to be offering audiences India’s first historical comedy. Akbar Birbal requires no introduction and these epoch characters, presented in a new adaptation ensure unmatched and unseen comedy entertainment. Add to the programming, the multi-media marketing plan to back this launch ensures an excellent property offering for marketers and consumers alike.”

     

    The launch of the show is supported with an extensive multi-media campaign across television, radio, print, digital, out of home, on ground and more ensuring deeper reach across the Indian market.

  • ‘The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes’ to premiere on Disney XD

    ‘The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes’ to premiere on Disney XD

    MUMBAI: Disney XD is adding some high octane action to its programming over the weekend with The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. A new animated series featuring the greatest heroes who take on the unbeatable foes will premiere this Sunday, 20 April at 12:00 pm on the channel.

     

    When the planet is threatened by super villains, time traveling conquerors, alien invaders, mythical beasts or robots bent on the total destruction of humanity and if the forces of evil are so overwhelming that no single hero has the power to save the world, when there is no hope left… the Avengers are assembled!

     

    Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, Black Panther, Hawkeye, Ant-Man, and Wasp have defeated some of the most dangerous super-villains on the planet. But when the super-villain prison system mysteriously shuts down, chaos is unleashed in the world as every dangerous prisoner escapes at the same time. The world is now faced with an onslaught of super-villains who have revenge on their minds and the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes must now band together to protect the planet from the threats that no single Super Hero can face alone. Individually they are strong, but together they are… The Avengers!

     

    This animated series chronicles the Avengers’ inception, beginning the audience on the team’s ‘day one.’ Produced by Marvel Animation, the animated series features 52 episodes targeted at kids 9-14.

     

  • ‘Gangs of Haseepur’ to replace ‘Bh se Bhade’

    ‘Gangs of Haseepur’ to replace ‘Bh se Bhade’

    MUMBAI: There was a time in the 80s and 90s that comedy shows like ‘Hum Paanch’, ‘Dekh Bhai Dekh’ and ‘Zabaan Sambhal Ke’ ruled the small screen. More recently, the likes of ‘Khichdi’, ‘Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai’ and ‘Office Office’ captured the audience’s imagination.

     

    Speaking of channels, Zee TV had stopped dabbling in comedy for nearly a decade till it launched ‘Bh se Bhade’ not too long ago. While the show bombed at the television box office, Zee didn’t lose hope and is back with another comedy show titled ‘Gangs of Haseepur’, slated to replace ‘Bh se Bhade’. With the nation in the grip of elections, ‘Gangs of Haseepur’ will reflect what’s happening around us in a funny, humorous way.

     

    “Things that can make you cry will now make you laugh!” is how Zee TV programming head Namit Sharma sums up the new show. “So be it onions being expensive, our faith in our political system, corruption or mehengaai, these are the pain points in our lives, but let’s laugh at them. Since we cannot do anything about it, why not just laugh at it.”

     

    Produced by Essel Vision Productions, the show will be hosted by Ragini Khanna. Contestants like Bharti Singh, Suresh Menon, Raju Srivastav and Krushna Abhishek will perform. Actress Tanishaa Mukerji, who shot to fame with ‘Bigg Boss season seven’, along with Mandira Bedi will judge the laugh-a-thon.

     

    Nitin Keni of Essel Vision Productions says the concept is very different from other comedy shows running on television today. “It will talk about social issues, and comedians will pick an issue which the country is facing and make fun of it. It has been just 15 days since we finalized the concept of the show.” Currently in the scripting stage, shooting for the show will start from April 14.

     

    Sharma says they wanted to time the show with the polling phase so as to reflect what is happening in the country. “Our endeavour is to make a good comedy show that reflects all the issues of society currently and that can poke fun at the everyday life of our country. On our channel, there was a lack of it, and there was a desire to do a comedy show. More importantly, there was a desire to reflect the mood of the country,” he says. “We do understand that men watch more GEC television over weekends. So, we are catering to the entire family.”

     

    Won’t ‘Gangs of Haseepur’ get lost in the sea of comedy shows that have debuted on television of late? “Today, one wants to see clean comedy shows, no doubt it works as a stress buster at the end of the hard day, but good and differentiated content will be recognized,” says a media planner on condition of anonymity.

  • Fox Traveller returns with an all new season of ‘Style & the City’

    Fox Traveller returns with an all new season of ‘Style & the City’

    MUMBAI: Fox Traveller is set to bring back one of its successful series – Style & The City – a fashion based travel show. Style & The City Season 2 will bring together fashion designers – Rocky S, Nikhil Thampi and Shantanu & Nikhil and Bollywood style icons like Shilpa Shetty, Kalki Koechlin, Harman Baweja, Richa Chadda, YamiGautam, to give fashion an all new definition. The new season is presented by Lawman Pg3 and powered by Lotus Mattegel.

    Talking about the new season of Style & The City, Fox International Channels  VP marketing Debarpita Banerjee said in a press statement: “At Fox Traveller we are constantly evolving our content and programming to bring alive the different facets of travel. With Style & the City, we are discovering fashion through travel. Season 2 promises to be bigger with more cities, bigger Bollywood celebrities and more importantly an interesting challenge for the ace designers of India – creating outfits inspired by a personal memento from the celebrity’s life. We are sure the new season will be a hit among travel and fashion enthusiasts alike.”

    The new season will feature designers on a fashion journey through the various cities of India, to create a unique outfit for a celebrity, inspired by a personal memento from their life. The show will air on Fox Traveller starting 16 April 2014, every Wednesday and Thursday and 10:00 pm.

    In this new season of Style And The City – the designers along with the show host – Kirat Bhattal will tour the cities of Kutch, Pune, Kohlapur, Goa, Sawantwadi, Hyderabad, Pochampoli, Chennai, Pondicherry and Kanchipuram to find inspiration for their designs. From hand-woven kunbi sarees of Goa, to the marbling technique on fabric in Pondicherry, to traditional saaj jewelry of Kolhapur, torare art form called ‘Rogan art’ of Kutch, and ancient card game called ‘Ganjifa’ of Sawantwadi – the designers will have a lot to pick from to add a zest of life in their outfits. The show will be an exciting mix of ‘tanga’ rides through the streets of Kolhapur, eating traditional sit-down South Indian meal on a banana leaf in Kanchipuram, riding the Harley Davidson through the White Runn of Bhuj and many such enthusing experiences.

    Talking about his second stint with Style and the City, Rocky S said in a statement; “This is my second season with Fox Traveller’s Style and the City and I had a blast all over again. New cities, new challenges, delving deep into markets, streets and artisans’ workshops has been yet another exhilarating and amazing experience.”

    Expressing his thoughts about the show, Nikhil Thampi added: “Being part of Style & the City has been a life changing experience! For someone who has never had a formal training or been to fashion school, this felt like it was my chance to catch up on all those missed opportunities. From travelling to new cities and exploring the local culture tovisiting bazaars, interacting with the locals, and understanding& incorporating their techniques, weaving fabric and treatments in my own creations, it’s been a fabulously exciting challenge.”

    Sharing their experience, Shantanu & Nikhil said: “The show, Style and the City on Fox Traveller is an amazing way for us to explore incredible places in India and use it as the background to create fashion.”

  • GSEAMS partners with 9X Jhakaas to launch ‘Lux Jhakaas Heroine’

    GSEAMS partners with 9X Jhakaas to launch ‘Lux Jhakaas Heroine’

    MUMBAI: GSEAMS (Global Sports Entertainment And Media Solutions Pvt Ltd) which in less than a year’s time after successfully establishing “GSEAMS-Media Solutions” , “GSEAMS –Production” & “GSEAMS – Talent Management”, has partnered with India’s First Marathi Music Channel 9X Jhakaas to produce a unique reality show titled “Lux Jhakaas Heroine” under the “GSEAMS – Production” Division.

     

    “Lux Jhakaas Heroine” is a talent hunt for the next leading face in the upcoming Marathi film “Mitwaa” starring renowned actors Swapnil Joshi and Sonalee Kulkarni. In a short span of time, the show received a stupendous response with over 3000 entries of talented contestants from various parts of Maharashtra such as Solapur, Kolhapur, Nasik, Jalgaon, Pune and Mumbai among others. 9X Jhakaas along with the producers of Mitwaa, Meenakshi Sagar Productions, have scanned through all the entries and have shortlisted the best candidates who will compete to star in Mitwaa. 

     

    Speaking on their latest foray into Non Fiction, Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartik Nishandar said “We are extremely happy to have forayed into regional Non Fiction with “Lux Jhakaas Heroine” primarily because it’s the first of its kind show in the Marathi Non Fiction space. The show is a hunt for the heroine of Mitwaa movie opposite to Marathi Superstar Swwapnil Joshi & the movie is produced by the makers of the biggest blockbuster of Marathi cinema so far “ Duniyadaari”.  We are very happy with the support that we have received from the entire Marathi Industry specially Swwapnil Joshi, Sonalee Kulkarni Jr, Sidharth Chandekar,  veteran actor Vijay Patkar, Duniyadaari Director Ravi Jadhav, veteran choreographer Umesh Jadhav, Phulwa Khamkar & many more who are part of the show either in the form of experts, Jury or special panel. Lastly we would like to thank the team at 9X Media spearheaded by Amar Tidke (Sr VP, Content Head 9X Media) & Rohan Rane (Associate Vice President – 9X Jhakaas) without whom this show wouldn’t have been possible and also we are very happy the way they have believed in our creative concepts and have got the best out of us.”

     

    Commenting on the association Amar Tidke, Sr. VP, Content Head 9X Media said “We are pleased to partner with GSEAMS and create an apt platform for aspiring actors to showcase their talent and get a Jhakaas entry into the Marathi Film Industry. The young and talented team at GSEAMS has the zeal and the hunger to work towards a better product. With Lux Jhakaas Heroine we are confident of getting newer viewers to Marathi television. This unique talent hunt show will introduce the next big Heroine in the Marathi Film Industry!”

     

    Further Adding to the same Rohan Rane (Associate Vice President – 9X Jhakaas) commented “ It was a pleasure to work with GSEAMS as a team since they helped us to put together this unique concept which we feel would create a revolution in the Marathi Non Fiction space. At 9X Jhakaas, we believe in innovation and new age distinctive content. We look forward to creating many such path breaking and compelling content with GSEAMS in the future.” 

     

    After having a successful stint with Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd. Arjun Singgh Baran & Kartik Nishandar started GSEAMS a year back. Since the inception of the company there has been no looking back for the media veterans wherein under the media solutions division the team has been involved in marketing more than 8 movies with banners such as Viacom, Eros, Fox & others, providing media solutions to clients like Reliance Infra & many more and creating television content be it their own IP such as the IMA Marathi Music Awards on Star Pravah or producing shows for other channels/ clients & lastly their one month old division “GSEAMS –  Talent Management” which manages Sports star, Youth  Icon & BIGG Boss Finalist Sangram Singh .

  • This April, Romedy Now presents the God of Laughter – Charlie Chaplin!

    This April, Romedy Now presents the God of Laughter – Charlie Chaplin!

    MUMBAI: This April get ready to laugh your pants off as Romedy NOW, India’s exclusive destination for Love and Laughter, presents the Best of Charlie Chaplin all this month.  

    Charlie Chaplin, the ‘God’ of laughter, once said “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” So, it’s time to double up, split your sides and guffaw! Romedy NOW brings the antics of The Little Tramp in a month long Chaplin Series titled ‘Jolly Good Chaplin’ for a daily dose of nostalgic laughter every Monday through Thursday.

    It’s Charlie’s day out in A Day’s Pleasure as he goes on an excursion with his wife and kids. But one trouble after the other like traffic jam and car break-down play party poopers for them! Watch hilarious antics like Charlie walking across a fat woman’s back to get on to the boat and many more in this one. The Tramp falls in love with a visually-impaired flower girl in City Lights and makes friends with a drunkard millionaire after saving him from a suicide attempt. Funny situations like the scrawny Charlie getting into a tournament with a brawny boxer to help the impoverished girl financially make this film cute and hilarious at the same time.

    Pay Day has Charlie playing a bricklayer whose bully of a wife is like the national bank that takes away his pay as soon as he gets it. But he hides money to enjoy a night out drinking. Missing his last transportation on the rainy night, he gets back home just in time to pretend that he is leaving for work again! From a tramp to a war hero, Charlie makes it to the boot camp in Shoulder Arms where he “surrounds” and captures 13 Germans alone and pretends to be a tree trunk and goes behind the enemy lines! But is it a victory parade or a charade?

    A farm hand who milks a cow into his coffee, fries eggs by holding the chicken over the frying pan and dances with nymphs in his dreams, Charlie is in love with his neighbour’s daughter but despised by her father in Sunny Side. As he tries to woo her, an injured city slicker has designs on the same girl. So who will win her? The Tramp finds himself employed in a circus and in love with the ringmaster’s stepdaughter in The Circus. A tightrope walk dodging escaped monkeys and many funny acts make this one a riot!

    Charlie gets adventurous in The Gold Rush as he goes to the Yukon to participate in the Klondike Gold Rush. Watch him play a persecuted Jewish barber as well as a Nazi dictator Hynkel, a spoof of Hitler in The Great Dictator. There’s too much to laugh about as the Tramp plays the double role of a hobo and a wealthy man in The Idle Class and the comedy of errors at a masquerade ball because of the doppelgangers. Get ready for love and laughter as Charlie plays an adoptive father in The Kid. A momentary parting and then uniting this huge hit has funny and tender moments galore. And then check out his comic capers in The Pilgrim where he plays a convict on the run who is mistaken for a pastor in a small town.