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  • Tapas Gupta conferred with “The Marketing & Advertising Person of the Year” award

    Tapas Gupta conferred with “The Marketing & Advertising Person of the Year” award

    Mumbai: In a glittering Awards Ceremony in Mumbai, Tapas Gupta, CMD, BEI Confluence was conferred the prestigious “The Marketing & Advertising Person of the Year” award at the fifth edition of the “High Flyers 50 Global Icon Awards 2024” by well-known Bollywood celebrity Mandakini for his outstanding contribution in the field of marketing & advertising in his long & unbroken career spanning over 45 years.

    Tapas has been amongst the top advertising and marketing professionals in India who started his career with McCann – Erickson Group companies and worked with the Group for  21 years before founding his own agency BEI Confluence in 1998. Today BEI Confluence is one of the leading fully independent Indian 360 advertising agencies in India and one of the largest and most professionally managed agencies in the North.

    Commenting on his achievement Tapas Gupta said, “I am delighted to receive this very coveted global award for a long journey of 46 years in Advertising & Marketing, which I love and is extremely passionate about. I really feel humbled, and thank numerous colleagues and bosses I have worked with, from whom I have learnt a lot. After over four and half decades of continuous working life, I still feel I have a lot to learn from my younger colleagues, and this hunger to learn new things keeps me going”.

    ‘High Flyers Global 50 Icon Awards’ was conceived five years back to recognise and celebrate exceptional accomplishments of individuals from various professional backgrounds on a global scale in 50 diverse fields ranging from science & technology, IT & computer science, fashion & lifestyle, sustainability, field of medicine, hospitality, financial services, social entrepreneurship, public service, business & commerce, marketing & advertising, to mention a few.

    The global award winners come from various parts of the world including the Indian sub-continent and many of the Awards have gone to NRIs who have excelled in their respective fields and have made our country proud.

    Past winners include former chief economic advisor to govt of India, Kaushik Basu (USA), reputed Bhajan singer Padma Sri Anup Jalota, Dr Mukesh Batra (Dr Batra’s Clinic), Vivek Gupta (Licious India founder), Arun Govil (reputed actor), well-known singer Talat Aziz to name a few.

    Giving away the awards, Bollywood celebrity Mandakini, the chief guest at the ceremony said “I congratulate all the recipients of High Flyers 50 Global Icon Awards 2024. Success is not just about achieving your goals, but also about the journey you undertake to reach them. It’s about resilience, determination, and staying true to yourself despite the challenges you face along the way.”

  • Mr Kabaadi…is where the film belongs

    Mr Kabaadi…is where the film belongs

    A number of not-so-regular filmmakers try their luck at film production. Their intention may be honest but lack of knowledge about how the film industry works as well as what works with moviegoers usually drowns them.

    Since these newcomers don’t have access to big stars nor would the big stars agree to work with them, they end up making films with whoever is ready to work for money. Such films go unnoticed and the new entrepreneur ends up losing money.

    What is grossly disheartening about Mr Kabaadi is that, it is not only a waste of money but also of a huge talent bank of actors like Om Puri, Annu Kapoor, Vinay Pathak and Brijendra Kala.

    The film has no purpose, no head or tail and depicts total bankruptcy of ideas.

    The role played by Annu Kapoor is that of a ‘kabaadiwala,’ a scrap dealer who suddenly inherits millions. From his shabby basti and his equally poor friends, he shifts to a bungalow with three balconies and two wading pools. He has married his kabaadi days love, Sarika, and now has a son and a daughter. Now that he is rich, Annu hates the word kabaadi and does not want anybody to remind him of his past.

    While his daughter is shown to be fairly educated and can converse in English, his son is a fifth standard dropout who has excelled in the business of running a chain of public toilets! (This is the kind of comedy it is, believe it.)

    Annu wants to get his son married but no family would tie the knot with a boy who has a business of toilets. The girl is a rebel and won’t agree to the match her parents find.

    The boy and the girl separately fall in love and this senseless ‘tamasha’ goes on.

    There is no sense talking about performances in this film because, as mentioned earlier. Less said about writing, direction and other aspects of the film, the better.

    Producer: Anup Jalota.

    Director: Seema Kapoor.

    Cast: Om Puri, Annu Kapoor, Sarika, Vinay Pathak and Brijendra Kala.

  • Bharat’ Manoj Kumar to receive 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award

    Bharat’ Manoj Kumar to receive 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award

    New Delhi: Veteran film actor and director Manoj Kumar, often referred to as ‘Bharat’ Kumar for essaying patriotic roles in film after film, is to be conferred the nation’s highest honour award in cimema, the Dadasaheb Phalke award, for the year 2015. The award is conferred by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. 

    The Dadasaheb Phalke award consists of a Swarn Kamal (golden lotus), a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl. The Award is given on the basis of recommendations of a committee of eminent personalities set up by the government for this purpose. This year, a five member jury comprising of singing queens Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, film script writer Salim Khan, and singers Nitin Mukesh and Anup Jalota unanimously recommended Kumar for the prestigious 47th award. Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley spoke with Manoj Kumar today and congratulated him on being conferred the Award. 

    Remembered for his films Hariyali Aur Raasta, Woh Kaun Thi, Himalaya Ki God Mein, Do Badan, Upkaar, Patthar Ke Sanam, Neel Kamal, Purab Aur Paschim, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Gumrah andKranti among others, the 78-year old is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes. 

    Kumar (born Harikrishna Giri Goswami on 24 July 1937) in Abbottabad, then part of pre-Independent India, moved to Delhi when he was ten. After graduating from Hindu College in Delhi, he decided to enter the film industry. He debuted in the film Fashion in 1957 and got his first leading role in Kaanch Ki Gudia in 1960.

    In the 1960s his successful films included a number of romantic films and social films. Kumar’s image as the patriotic hero started with the 1965 film Shaheed based on the life of Bhagat Singh. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri asked him to create a film based on the popular slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kissan. The result was Kumar’s magnum opus and his directorial debut, Upkaar. In the mid-1970s Kumar starred in three hit films: Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974), which was a social commentary featuring an all-star cast including Zeenat Aman, Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan; Dus Numbri with Hema Malini who was also his co-star in Kranti which also featured the thespian Dilip Kumar.

    Manoj Kumar also has 7 Filmfare Awards in his name for his extraordinary film direction and story writing.

    His film Upkaar is also remembered for the very popular song Mere Desh Ki Dharti written by Gulshan Bawra and composed by Kalyanji-Anandji. Another song rendered by Manna Dey, Kasme Waade Pyaar Wafaa Sab screened on Pran was was also a big hit .

  • Bharat’ Manoj Kumar to receive 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award

    Bharat’ Manoj Kumar to receive 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award

    New Delhi: Veteran film actor and director Manoj Kumar, often referred to as ‘Bharat’ Kumar for essaying patriotic roles in film after film, is to be conferred the nation’s highest honour award in cimema, the Dadasaheb Phalke award, for the year 2015. The award is conferred by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. 

    The Dadasaheb Phalke award consists of a Swarn Kamal (golden lotus), a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl. The Award is given on the basis of recommendations of a committee of eminent personalities set up by the government for this purpose. This year, a five member jury comprising of singing queens Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, film script writer Salim Khan, and singers Nitin Mukesh and Anup Jalota unanimously recommended Kumar for the prestigious 47th award. Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley spoke with Manoj Kumar today and congratulated him on being conferred the Award. 

    Remembered for his films Hariyali Aur Raasta, Woh Kaun Thi, Himalaya Ki God Mein, Do Badan, Upkaar, Patthar Ke Sanam, Neel Kamal, Purab Aur Paschim, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Gumrah andKranti among others, the 78-year old is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes. 

    Kumar (born Harikrishna Giri Goswami on 24 July 1937) in Abbottabad, then part of pre-Independent India, moved to Delhi when he was ten. After graduating from Hindu College in Delhi, he decided to enter the film industry. He debuted in the film Fashion in 1957 and got his first leading role in Kaanch Ki Gudia in 1960.

    In the 1960s his successful films included a number of romantic films and social films. Kumar’s image as the patriotic hero started with the 1965 film Shaheed based on the life of Bhagat Singh. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri asked him to create a film based on the popular slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kissan. The result was Kumar’s magnum opus and his directorial debut, Upkaar. In the mid-1970s Kumar starred in three hit films: Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974), which was a social commentary featuring an all-star cast including Zeenat Aman, Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan; Dus Numbri with Hema Malini who was also his co-star in Kranti which also featured the thespian Dilip Kumar.

    Manoj Kumar also has 7 Filmfare Awards in his name for his extraordinary film direction and story writing.

    His film Upkaar is also remembered for the very popular song Mere Desh Ki Dharti written by Gulshan Bawra and composed by Kalyanji-Anandji. Another song rendered by Manna Dey, Kasme Waade Pyaar Wafaa Sab screened on Pran was was also a big hit .

  • 92.7 BIG FM launches ‘Seher’ with Bhajan maestro Anup Jalota

    92.7 BIG FM launches ‘Seher’ with Bhajan maestro Anup Jalota

    MUMBAI: With the festival of lights right around the corner, the much needed positive aura has surrounded us in the form of decorations, preparations of sweets, shopping for new clothes, family get-togethers and more. Extending the celebrations, 92.7 BIG FM in a unique offering is all set to launch a special morning show called ‘Seher’ with bhajan samraat – Anup Jalota.
     
    Anup Jalota – one of the greatest bhajan and ghazal singers of all time has contributed immensely to the Hindi devotional music and ghazal scene. After CDs, concerts and a lot of popular songs in his kitty, the bhajan expert is now going to be available exclusively to 92.7 BIG FM listeners from 5 am to 7 am every morning!
     
    Starting with inculcating optimistic thoughts and actions, Anup Jalota will sign in to the show with a beautiful shloka and a positive thought for the day. The expert at maintaining great vibes and leading a mentally healthy life will then keep the momentum going with a resonating bhajan for the listeners and narrate the story and meaning behind each bhajan. In order to make the show more interactive and engaging, listeners will also be able to call the renowned bhajan exponent and even request for a particular bhajan that they would like to hear. Anup Jalota will then share his thoughts on necessary routine regulations and practices that one must imbibe and follow every day to feel good, positive and motivated. To add to all the melodies of the morning and the brimming optimism, Anup will also share one good habit for the day just before signing off, something that everyone must try to instill in their lives.
     
    Speaking of the show launch, 92.7 BIG FM  national business head Ashwin Padmanabhan stated, “We are delighted to introduce ‘Seher’ to our listeners. Mental health is as important as physical health and that is what we are trying to convey to our audiences out there. Moreover, with Diwali fast approaching, we decided it’s time to give our listeners, young and old, something positive and life-changing this New Year. Anup Jalota, the man synonymous with soulful bhajans and ghazals will be available to our audiences through Seher and we are certain that audiences are going to enjoy tuning-in to it.”
     
    With traditionally rooted bhajans and their interpretations, 92.7 BIG FM, at its cultural and traditional best is all set to launch the new show.

     

  • Insync celebrates 7 notes of music 7 maestros 7 Indian music genres on World Music Day

    Insync celebrates 7 notes of music 7 maestros 7 Indian music genres on World Music Day

    MUMBAI: Insync – an Indian Music television Channel on 21st June  – World Music day, promises its connoisseurs a day worth a Musical experience, offers a dazzling range of 24hrs concert music by the Maestros of Indian music.

     

    Since 1982, the Fete de la Musique is being celebrated every year in France in the month of June, and thus was born the World Music Day on 21st of June. Insync Committed to participate in this celebration and thereby presents 24 hour non-stop Indian Music concerts commemorating the mark of Indian music on a global platform.

     

    Featuring a never before lineup of Indian Music Maestros; Shivkumar Sharma, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Amjad Ali Khan, Rashid Khan, Ajay Pohankar, Fusion by Vijay Ghate & Group, Anup Jalota all along with other musicians.
     

    Dedicated 24hour world music best performance compilation will commence airing from 7.00 am onwards on 21st June.

     

    Insync would feature Maestros across varied genres; Fusion, Classical, Instrument, Jugalbandi, Ghazal, Sufi, etc. in this 24 hour day long celebration telecast

     

    Dharit Parikh, Head Sales & Marketing:

     

    “Insync has been a torch bearer in the Indian Music industry, standing committed in its objective of providing Live Music experience at a convenience of a TV set, brings the novel thought of providing uninterrupted 24 hour live concert by the Maestros at your home on this World Music day, signifying Indian Music presence with the global event”

     

    Ratish Tagde, Managing Director

     

    Indian Music is well positioned in the international music scenario as a one of the ancient, pure and fundamentally strong music genre. Music across the globe is all about only 7 notes and Insync being the first and the only differentiating Indian music television channel, will celebrate 7 Musical notes on the occasion of world music day by showcasing 7 premium concerts by 7 maestros from 7 Indian Music genres. Please join us in world music celebrations…..

  • Chitra Singh launches Ghazal Maestros unreleased album with Universal Music India

    Chitra Singh launches Ghazal Maestros unreleased album with Universal Music India

    MUMBAI: Remembering Jagjit Singh on his second death anniversary, Chitra Singh launched Ghazal Maestros’ unreleased album with Universal Music India.

    The late Jagjit Singh’s album was presented with great pride by his wife, noted Ghazal singer Chitra Singh and leading music label, Universal Music India on 10 October.

    Titled ‘The Voice Beyond’, the album includes seven of Jagit Singh’s unreleased, original compositions. The album was launched on the maestro’s second death anniversary at an event conceptualised by his wife Chitra Singh. Music and memories marked the evening which saw eminent personalities like veteran actor/politician, Shatrughan Sinha and director Subhash Ghai sharing anecdotes about the time spent with the singer.

    The music fraternity came together to commemorate Jagjit Singh’s legacy. Creating a wave of nostalgia, a soulful medley of Jagjit Singh’s earlier hits sung by Anup Jalota, Deepak Pandit, Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt stirred the audience.

    Speaking on the occasion, Chitra Singh said, “If the album is successful in celebrating Jagitji’s music and the legacy created by him, then I am successful.  We wanted to pay tribute to his genius by releasing previously unheard tracks. As they are unreleased compositions, I am releasing them for him, as that is what he would have wanted as a gift to his million fans.”

    Universal Music India VP marketing Sunil D’sa said, “We are proud to have the opportunity to launch the album of a true legend. Universal has always been a platform for talent. It will be exciting to see audiences react to the album, as we are sure Jagjit Singh’s Ghazals will create frenzy among his fans even today.”

    The album The Voice Beyond will be available in physical and digital formats at all leading music stores.

  • Chitra Singh launches Ghazal Maestros unreleased album with Universal Music India

    Chitra Singh launches Ghazal Maestros unreleased album with Universal Music India

    Remembering Jagjit Singh on his second death anniversary, Chitra Singh launched Ghazal Maestros’ unreleased album with Universal Music India.

     

    The late Jagjit Singh’s album was presented with great pride by his wife, noted Ghazal singer Chitra Singh and leading music label, Universal Music India on 10 October.

     

    Titled ‘The Voice Beyond’, the album includes seven of Jagit Singh’s unreleased, original compositions. The album was launched on the maestro’s second death anniversary at an event conceptualised by his wife Chitra Singh. Music and memories marked the evening which saw eminent personalities like veteran actor/politician, Shatrughan Sinha and director Subhash Ghai sharing anecdotes about the time spent with the singer.

     

    The music fraternity came together to commemorate Jagjit Singh’s legacy. Creating a wave of nostalgia, a soulful medley of Jagjit Singh’s earlier hits sung by Anup Jalota, Deepak Pandit, Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt stirred the audience.

     

    Speaking on the occasion, Chitra Singh said, “If the album is successful in celebrating Jagitji’s music and the legacy created by him, then I am successful.  We wanted to pay tribute to his genius by releasing previously unheard tracks. As they are unreleased compositions, I am releasing them for him, as that is what he would have wanted as a gift to his million fans.”

     

    Universal Music India VP marketing Sunil D’sa said, “We are proud to have the opportunity to launch the album of a true legend. Universal has always been a platform for talent. It will be exciting to see audiences react to the album, as we are sure Jagjit Singh’s Ghazals will create frenzy among his fans even today.”

     

    The album The Voice Beyond will be available in physical and digital formats at all leading music stores.

  • Tata Sky to relay Pankaj Udhas live in concert on Actve Music

    Tata Sky to relay Pankaj Udhas live in concert on Actve Music

    NEW DELHI: The eminent ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas will now feature in the musical concert ‘Khazana – a festival of Ghazals’ live on Tata Sky’s interactive platform, Actve Music. While the event takes place in Mumbai, Tata Sky subscribers across the country will enjoy the Ghazal maestros live from the comfort of their homes.

    Celebrating eleven glorious years of soulful melodies, “Khazana – a festival of Ghazals”, will raise funds for Cancer and Thalassemic patients and children through an annual event that provides a rare opportunity for Ghazal aficionados to experience the rich and vibrant performances of India’s top performers on 26 and 27 July.

    This year, “Khazana” will feature a multitude of talents including Bhupinder and Mitali Singh, Anup Jalota, Talat Aziz, Ahmed Hussain and Mohd. Hussain, Kavita Seth, Sudeep Banerji, Runa and Neha Rizvi, Anita Singhvi, Sumeet Tapoo, Pooja Gaitonde and Pankaj Udhas.

    Tata Sky has associated with Hungama.com (which powers the Actve Music service), to bring to its customers, a first of its kind event where Pankaj Udhas will officially launch his Album ‘Sentimental’ exclusively on Tata Sky Actve Music. A sneak peak of the album was made available exclusively to the Tata Sky.

  • Ketan Mehta floats film distribution firm

    Ketan Mehta floats film distribution firm

    MUMBAI: Filmmaker Ketan Mehta, singer Anup Jalota, actor–director Deepa Sahi and media entrepreneur Subur Khan have floated a film distribution company.


    Open Door Films Limited will be a wholly integrated distribution platform for independent controlled budget films Its main objective will be to provide a viable, transparent, alternative, global marketing and distribution platform for high quality Indian independent films.


    Said Mehta, “Good content deserves good distribution. We keep saying that content is king, but honestly, when we get good content we don‘t respect it. It isn‘t given the kind of promotional push that it deserves to make it viable at the box office. Bad distribution kills the film, before it can even try and reach its core target audience. Recently, many concept-driven, budget-controlled films have been much appreciated by the audiences. With Open Door Films Limited, this is precisely what we seek to achieve, to turn this trend into a tide.”


    In the changed contemporary film scenario in India, over 100 independent films every year fail to get proper distribution. These films, made with a lot of passion and commitment, fail to reach their target audience due to the absence of a distribution platform designed for and dedicated to such films.
     
    With all big film and media corporations vying for big budget, big star cast films, small budget independent films find it extremely difficult to see the light of the day. Open Door Films aims to change all that.


    Open Door Films will provide end-to-end marketing and distribution solutions for Indian independent filmmakers, thereby opening up immense possibilities for the future of Indian Cinema. The company, with strategic investment from Maya Digital Media, Anup Jalota and Subur Khan, will bridge the gap between makers of concept-driven films and the film distribution network.


    The first film distributed by the company will be Sahi‘s Tere Mere Phere. The film takes a comic look at the man-woman relationship through the point of view of the four principal characters of the film.


    The company plans to distribute between 25 and 30 films over the next three years.