Tag: Divyanka Tripathi

  • Shoppers Stop bids goodbye to 2020 with an epic extravaganza, ‘Goodbuy 2020’

    Shoppers Stop bids goodbye to 2020 with an epic extravaganza, ‘Goodbuy 2020’

    Mumbai: India’s leading fashion and beauty destination, Shoppers Stop has launched an epic extravaganza, ‘Goodbuy 2020’ that will witness the finest activations and series of engagements from 11th December to 31st December 2020 across all Shoppers Stop stores in the country.

    This year has been a challenging one on many counts, owing to the pandemic. To end the year on a positive note, the brand has curated a series of activations across Watches, Fragrance, Home, Beauty, Kids, Womenswear, Menswear, and Athleisure categories. For the first time, the brand will offer an immersive experience to its customers under each category, break the monotony of End-of-season-sale, and reinstate faith to come back to the store. To add to the experience, the brand has curated Shopping Segment Videos under each category with engaging storytelling and witty voiceovers by roping-in popular celebrities and influencers. The three weeklong event will offer unique and bespoke experiences, contests, live events with popular brands, celebrities and influencers along with fresh, new content on the Content Hub. 

    The brand aims to curate this as an annual property with new additions every year! Shoppers Stop’s epic extravaganza will witness the following activations.

    Watch-a-thon:

    Watches add an element of style and class to the entire ensemble! Watch-a-thon will witness an exclusive launch of coveted watch brands such as Guess, Titan, and Timex. Reputed label, Jaipur Watch Company has been roped-in for the “Design your Bespoke Watch” contest wherein contestants are invited to submit their watch designs. The winner gets his personalized watch design created from Jaipur Watch Company with a 3D printed Dial. The Fossil brand watches will also host an activation for personalised watches.

    Scent-a-thon:

    Fragrances evoke a sense of happiness and contentment. This mega-thon has attractive offers and a unique experience to be a part of. Shoppers Stop has organized a Scent-a-thon at their MGF Saket, New Delhi store. The brand has collaborated with one of the finest fragrances brands, Ajmal Perfumes to unveil 4 exclusive fragrances specially curated for Shoppers Stop customers. To take this association a notch higher, the brand has roped-in Maxime Exler, an expert French perfumer who will conduct a bespoke event with the fragrance notes. Customers will get an exclusive chance to spend time individually with the perfumer to create their signature fragrance basis their choices of ingredients. The perfume bottle will be handed over to the customer and signed-off by the expert along with the name of the customer. 

    Home-a-thon:

    This entails the bedsheet exchange offer wherein customers will be encouraged to donate their old bed sheets. These in turn will be upcycled into by-products and/or given as is to the marginalized population. This mega-thon also includes an online gamification activity with treasure hunts. That’s not it, there will be live events with brands such as Soulflower and Rosemore on DIY fragrances and interesting cooking tips with homeware brand, Wonderchef. There will be also a Cook-off contest wherein reputed chef Sanjeev Kapoor’s team will curate 15 minutes of Home MasterChef recipes.

    Glow-a-thon:

    Beauty is one of the key growth pillars of Shoppers Stop! Resonating with this, the brand has specially curated Glow-a-thon. There will be live events and tutorials with beauty experts held every day. There will be also a session on Decoding the Party Looks for 2021 in association with 7 brands. Customers will also be educated on the winter skincare regime and can avail discounts on beauty products.

    Fem-a-thon:

    The brand is also hosting Fem-a-thon across apparel, footwear, and handbag categories. This will entail Hacks for the Party Looks, Styling tips with in-house designers, Live events, Shop-able Virtual Fashion Show, and exclusive launches. One can also shop the look from Shoppers Stop’s Stylehub page!

    Play-a-thon:

    For their youngest target audience, the brand has curated Play-a-thon for kids. This will witness a Shop-able Virtual Fashion Show with Winter Carnival theme showcasing festive, private label and infant wear collection. To give wings to your kid’s imagination, the brand is also organizing, the ‘I am a Designer’– Kids design contest wherein the winner designs will be translated into merchandise with credit on tags to the designer.

    Him-a-thon:

    In the final week, Shoppers Stop is running Him-a-thon with mix ‘n’ match party hacks, styling tips with in-house designers, brand collection videos, and discounts on every purchase across the menswear category. There will be also an activation on ‘Wardrobe Makeover’ and an ‘Ultimate Lockdown Challenge’.

    Fit-a-thon:

    Last but not the least for the fitness enthusiasts, the brand is hosting Fit-a-thon! Customers get a chance to record their steps taken. These steps will be further converted into an amount equivalent and donated to be utilised to help the marginalised section of the society in meeting their daily needs. Besides, there will be many attractive deals on athleisure and sneakers and a chance to take home personalised sneakers from the store!

    The brand has associated with a popular OTT channel, Hotstar to get well known faces of the television world such as Divyanka Tripathi, Karan Wahi and Shivangi Joshi on-board. It has also collaborated with well-known influencers like, Siddharth Nigam and Mithila Palkar to curate shopping segment videos for every category and activation.

    Additionally, the much-awaited End of Season Sale that starts from 18th December will also provide more attractive offers. So, visit your nearest Shoppers Stop or log in to the website and app for more details and offers on this epic extravaganza!

  • Here are the winners of The Indian Telly Awards!

    Here are the winners of The Indian Telly Awards!

    Mumbai 20 March 2019: When indiantelevision.com’s The Indian Telly Awards are held, the stars come out in style and in numbers. The glittering gala was held on 20 March 2019 in Mumbai and the presence of almost every known television star clearly demonstrated why indiantelevision.com’s  The Indian Telly  Awards are referred to as Indian television’s biggest and most entertaining awards.

     The awards have been conceptualized and created by Mr. Anil Wanvari, the founder and CEO of IndianTelevision.com.Says Wanvari: “We are delighted with the support that the entire actor, producer, director and support technical crew gave to indiantelevision.com’s The Indian Telly Awards in its 15 edition. The awards gala was successful becaue of the unprecedented presence of so many stars. The awards are for them,  and decided by them – and we look forward to their continued participation in our future endeavors. We are pleased that the awards show trended at No 2 on Twitter nationally.”

    Indiantelevision.com aired the awards ceremony differently this year. It partnered with Zee Entertainment Enterprises’s Zee5 OTT platform to stream the entire evening live which was hosted by the extremely engaging and fun-loving TV star quartet of Nakuul Mehta, Karan Tacker, Meiyang Chang, and Gunjan Utreja. Moreover, charming actor and presenter Jay Soni hosted the red carpet and curtain raiser.

    The awards night kicked off with celebrities thronging the ceremony in their most glamourous avatars. The event was graced by the who’s who of the television industry, including Divyanka Tripathi, Vivek Dahiya, Parth Samthaan, Erica Fernandes, Vikas Gupta, Hina Khan, Anita Hassanandani, Mohit Malik, Hunar Hali, Jennifer Winget, Aditya Chopda, Dheeraj Dhoopar, Shradha Arya, and many others.

    The four stellar hosts entertained the audience with their sizzling bromance, spontaneous humour, and goofiness. Their infectious energy and hilarious one-liners won the hearts of all present. So much so that close to 400 stars and their colleagues the venue way past midnight when the awards ceremony concluded with more than 57 awards, including jury, fans choice and TellyChakkar.com Editor’s Choice statuettes being given away to the most deserving of performers on screen in calendar year 2018. All in all, it was a night to remember!
    Here’s the full list of winners across the 57 categories of the awards.

    Best Child Artist Boy (Jury) Krish Parekh (Tenali Rama)

    Best Child Artist Girl (Jury) Aakriti Sharma (Kulfi Kumar Bajewala)

    Anchor in a Reality Show (Jury) Maniesh Paul (Indian Idol Season 10)

    Talk Show Host (Jury) Karan Johar (Koffee With Karan Season 6)

    Actor in a Comic Role – Male (Jury) Rohitashv Gour (Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai!)

    Actor in a Comic Role – Female (Jury) Shubhangi Atre (Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai!)

    Actor in a Supporting Role – Male (Jury) Varun Badola (Internat Wala Love)

    Actor in a Supporting Role – Female (Jury) Poorva Gokhale (Tujhse Hai Raabta)

    Actor in a Supporting Role (Comedy) – Male (Jury) Yogesh Tripathi (Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai!)

    Actor in  a Negative Role  – Male (Jury) Mukul Dev (21 Sarfarosh Saragarhi 1897)

    Actor in  a Negative Role – Female (Jury) Hina Khan (Kasautii Zindagii Kay )

    Fresh New Face – Female (Jury) Aakriti Sharma (Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala)

    Actor in a lead Role – Male (Jury) Mohit Raina (21 Sarfarosh Saragarhi 1897)

    Actor in a lead Role – Female (Jury) Divyanka Tripathi (Yeh Hai Mohabbatein)

    Best Ensemble (Fiction) (Jury) Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah  (Sony Sab)

    Best Jodi (Jury) Sumedh Mudgalkar & Mallika Singh (Radha Krishn)

    Best Show for Kids (Fiction) (Jury) Little Singham (Discovery Kids)

    Best Series (Episodic) (Jury) Breaking Point: High Altitude Warfare School (Discovery)

    Best Program with a Social Message (Jury) Moonbound (Discovery)

    Best Daily Series (Jury) Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala (Star Plus)

    Best Weekender Show (Jury) India's Got Talent Season 8 (Colors TV)

    Best Continuing TV Programme (Jury) Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (Star Plus)

    Best Drama Series (weekly, daily, bi-weekly) (Jury) Patiala Babes (Sony TV)

    Best Thriller- Horror Programme (Jury) Kaun Hai (Colors TV)

    Best Sitcom Comedy Programme (Fiction) (Jury) Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah (Sony Sab)

    Best Sitcom Comedy Programme (Non – Fiction) (Jury) Entertainment Ki Raat (Colors TV)

    Best Reality Show (Jury) India's Citizen Squad (Discovery)

    Dance Talent Show (Jury) Super Dancer Season 3 (Sony TV)

    Singing Talent Show (Jury) Indian Idol Season 10 (Sony TV)

    Mythological/ Historical Series (Jury) Radha Krishn (Star Bharat)

    Youth Show  (Jury) Troll Police (MTV)

    Best Animated Kids Show (Jury) Super Bheem – Babalok Mein Hulchul (Pogo TV)

    Best Indian Original Format (Non Fiction/Reality) (Jury) India's Citizen Squad (Discovery)

    Fans Choice Awards

    Actor in a lead Role – Male (Fan's Choice) Nakuul Mehta

    Actor in a lead Role- Female (Fan's Choice) Jennifer Winget

    Best Jodi (Fan's Choice) Erica Fernandes & Parth Samthaan

    Actor in a Supporting Role – Male  (Fan's Choice) Kunal Jaisingh

    Actor in a Supporting Role – Female  (Fan's Choice)  Anita Hassanandani

    Actor in  a Negative Role – Male  (Fan's Choice) Rajesh Khattar

    Actor in  a Negative Role – Female  (Fan's Choice) Hina Khan

    Best Show (Fan's Choice) Kumkum Bhagya

    Actor in a Comic role – Male  (Fan's Choice) Dilip Joshi

    Actor in a Comic role – Female  (Fan's Choice) Hiba Nawab

    Special Awards

    Gary Bhinder Award (Special Award) Amit Sharma for Badhai Ho

    Hall of Fame Award (Special Award) Asit Modi – Neela Telefilms

    Next Gen Award (Special Award) Ashnoor Kaur

    Television Personality of the Year (Special Award) Divyanka Tripathi

    Entertainer of the year (Special Award) Bharti Singh

    Telly Chakkar Editorial Choice Awards

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Comedy) – Female  (Tellychakkar -Editor's Choice) Ashita Dhawan Gulabani (Nazar)

    Best Ensemble – Non fiction (Tellychakkar – Editor's Choice) Super Dancer (Sony TV)

    Best Game Show  Kaun Banega Crorepati (Sony TV)

    Fresh New Face – Male (Tellychakkar – Editor's Choice) Adnan Khan (Ishq Subhan Allah)

    Best Show for Kids Non Fiction (Tellychakkar – Editor's Choice) Dance India Dance Lil Masters Season 4 (Zee TV)

    Most Popular International Show on Indian TV (Tellychakkar – Editor's Choice) Big Bang Theory – Zee Cafe

    Best Child Actor Award (Tellychakkar – Editor's Choice) Kartikey Malviya – Chandragupta Maurya

    About indiantelevision.com’s The Indian Telly Awards

    indiantelevision.com’s The Indian Telly Awards are India’s first recognition of performance behind and off the screen and were instituted by Anil Wanvari in the year 1998 but came into existence on 6 July 2001. Over the years, it has become the gold standard to recognise and reward television talent in India.

    For further information contact: Tanmaya Vyas, Contact no: 919619872899

  • When talent took over: Presenting the winners of the Indian Telly Technical Awards

    When talent took over: Presenting the winners of the Indian Telly Technical Awards

    The 15th edition of Adobe presents IndianTelevision.com’s Indian Telly Technical Trade and Programming Awards was held on 28 October at Hotel Sahara Star. The awards recognize the talent in various technical categories like production, editing, writing, direction, distribution, and others.

    The event saw an array of popular television celebrities like Divyanka Tripathi, Vivek Dahiya, Ravi Dubey, Deepika Singh, Sneha Wagh, Donal Bisht, Hunar Hali, Vikas Gupta, Anjali Anand, Ankit Bathla, Karan V Grover, Taher Shabbir, Eijaz Khan, Sushant Singh, Mahesh Thakur and many others who came out to support the heroes who work relentlessly behind the scenes.

    The celebrities were all praises for the initiative and spoke about the importance of honouring technical crew.

    The hosts of the night, Nakuul Mehta and Mohena Kumar Singh, were charming and enthralled the audience by their witty and thought provoking remarks.  

    Here’s presenting the complete list of the winners!

    Special-Visual Effects for Television: Indranil Roy, Bharat Mistry, and Nishikant Mohapatra for 21 Sarfarosh Saragarhi 1897

    Special Visual Effects for Television: One Life Studios for Porus

    Art Direction (Fiction): Sandesh Gondhalekar for 21 Sarfarosh Saragarhi 1897

    Art Direction (Fiction): Sanjay Bairagi for Ishqbaaaz

    Art Direction (Non-Fiction): Omung Kumar for Bigg Boss Season 11

    DOP (Fiction): Abhishek Basu for 21 Sarfarosh Saragarhi 1897

    DOP (Non-Fiction): Kumar Subramaniyan for Special Operations India – Pathankot

    Costumes for a TV Programme: Ketki Dalal for Porus

    Make Up Artist: Preeti Sheel Singh for Qayamat Ki Raat

    Stylist: Shweta Korde for Karmphaldata Shani

    TV Show Packaging (Non-Fiction): Rangrez Media Pvt Ltd for Raja Rasoi Aur Andaz Anokha

    TV Channel Packaging (Including Channel Ids and Generic Promos): Sanjay Ramachandran for Blockbuster

    Editor (Fiction): Vishal Sharma for Kumkum Bhagya

    Editor (Non-Fiction): Mahesh Ranjan and Dweerad Mahapatra for Special Operations India – Pathankot

    Background Music (Fiction): Kartik Shah for 21 Sarfarosh Saragarhi 1897

    Director (Soap and Drama): Siddharth Kumar Tewary for Porus

    Director (Sitcom): Kedar Shinde for Kya Haal Mr. Paanchal

    Director (Thriller): Rajesh Ranshinge for Kaun Hai

    Director (Non-Fiction): Trevellyn Fynn for Fear Factor KKK – Pain In Spain

    Director (Non- Fiction): Prabhu asgaonkar and Maneka Asgaonkar for Special Operations India – Pathankot

    Screenplay Writer (Drama Series & Soap): Medha Jadav & Siddharth Kumar Tewary for Porus

    Dialogue Writer (Drama Series and Soap): Vinod Sharma for Karmphaldata Shani

    Screenplay Writer (Sitcom Comedy): Hemant Kewani for Kya Haal Mr. Paanchal

    Screenplay Writer (Sitcom Comedy) for Sanjay Kohli, Shashank Bali, and Manoj Santoshi for Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!

    Dialogue Writer (Sitcom Comedy): Virat Basoya for Kya Haal Mr. Paanchal

    Story Writer: Shashi Mittal, Vaishali Naik, and Nageen Mirza for Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai

    Scriptwriter (Non-Fiction): Iqbal Malhotra for Netaji Bose – The Lost Treasure

    Sound for Fiction Show: Raghu Hegde for Porus

    Sound for Non-Fiction Show: Ashhar Farooqui for The Last Drop

    Title Song: Rajiv Chilaka for Kalari Kids

    Singer: Shaan for Haasil

    Lifestyle and Fashion: Small Budget Big Makeover Season 2

    Talk Show: The Kapil Sharma Show

    Cookery Show: Raja Rasoi Aur Andaaz Anokha

    Travel Show: Great Escape with Kunal and Cyrus

    Spiritual Show: Inside Tirumala Tirupati

    TV Production House: Swastik Productions

    Animation Studio Of The Year: Green Gold Animations

    Creative Leadership and Excellence in Original Content: Arun Thapar

    Best Sales Team: Zee TV

    Best Marketing Team: Colors

    Best Cable Operator: S N Sharma

    Best DTH Operator: Dish TV; Videocon D2H

    Digital Team: Hotstar

    Innovative Brand Integration: Drop Out

    Best CSR Initiatives: Ride The Van

    Best Communication Team: Viacom 18

    Best Sports Show: Umeed India

    Editor's Choice Best Director Sitcom: Shashank Bali for Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai

    Editor's Choice Best Dialogue Writer – Sitcom: Raghuveer Shekhawat and Manoj Santoshi for Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai

    All in all, there was not a single dull moment throughout the event, as Nakuul had the audience in splits with his sense of humour! Kudos to everyone who was a part of this unique initiative.

  • UCNews’ ‘Spirit of Work’ campaign with Tandon, Bedi & Khanna

    MUMBAI: Celebrating International Workers’ Day on May 1, UC News, a news and content aggregation platform from Alibaba Mobile Business Group, has kicked off its ‘The Spirit of Work’ campaign.

    UC News is inviting users and fans across the country to share their success stories, providing them a platform to say ‘Thank You’ to people who have worked hard and played a key role in making their life a success.

    The campaign, under way on UC News till 27 April, has been a major success with multiple celebrities including Raveena Tandon, Chef Vikas Khanna, Kiran Bedi and TV personalities Divyanka Tripathi, along with Kamya Punjabi, sharing their heartfelt stories with everyone.

    Expressing her gratitude, noted actor Raveena Tandon sent a special ‘Thank You’ to her driver and her make-up man. Raveena lost her makeup man Praveen Bhatte last year but continues to remember him on key occasions. Raveena’s driver is still with him and is like a family member to her.

    Thanking the farmers, caretakers, vendors, cooks and servers for their labour, Chef Vikas Khanna wrote, “Many invisible hands till, sow, water, nurture, care, harvest, treat, carry, transport, weight, pack, stock, sell and finally lovingly cook. I bow to them today and every day.”

    Thanking her mother, small screen actor Kamya Punjabi wrote, “My mother always told me to never give up in life…I would like to thank my parents and my destiny which has brought me here after so many hurdles.”

    Another one quick to thank her parents was Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actor Divyanka Tripathi. She wrote, “My parents never forced their dreams on me… Thank You Mummy Papa.

  • Tourism Australia tells Balaji ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’

    Tourism Australia tells Balaji ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’

    MUMBAI: Tourism Australia and South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) have collaborated with India’s leading production house, Balaji Telefilms, to inspire Indian travel enthusiasts to book their next holiday Down Under. Balaji Telefilms’ top rated television show ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’, which airs at 7.30 pm and 11 pm, Monday to Sunday , on India’s top Hindi General Entertainment Channel (GEC), Star Plus, recently shot 10 episodes in South Australia.

    Shot at iconic locations in Adelaide and surrounds, the story track based in Australia is definitely set to grip the viewers’ attention with interesting twists. India’s leading online travel company, MakeMyTrip, has further strengthened this initiative by tying up with Tourism Australia and SATC as the preferred travel partner for the project. As part of this partnership, a special travel package to Australia for the viewers of Ye Hai Mohabbatein is being advertised during the show and on MakeMyTrip’s web and social media platforms.

    Ye Hai Mohabbatein features popular Indian television actors Divyanka Tripathi, Karan Patel and Anita Hassanandani. The lead actors along with Ruhanika Dhawan who portrays the character of Pihu, Aditi Bhatia who plays Ruhi and Siddharth Makkar, who is introduced in the latest track as Vidyut, had flown down to Australia for the shoot. Viewers can see iconic locations such as the Rundle Street Mall, vineyards of Barossa Valley, scenic Kangaroo Island and the iconic cricket stadium Adelaide Oval on the show.

    Tourism Australia has a decade long association with Balaji Telefilms, with popular shows such as Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki and Bade Ache Lagte Hai being shot in Australia for a series of special episodes.

    “We are pleased to have collaborated with Balaji Telefilms and Star Plus to showcase Australia on Ye Hai Mohabbatein. India is a rapidly growing market for Australia. It is currently the ninth largest source market for the destination and is well positioned to achieve goals set out in the India 2020 strategy. To sustain the momentum of increasing visitor arrivals from India, impactful distribution and media partnerships such as this not only showcases the destination, but also provides attractive tactical deals to potential travellers,” said Tourism Australia Country Manager – India & Gulf Nishant Kashikar.

    “We are extremely thrilled to be collaborating with ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’. The popularity of the show and its beloved stars make for an ideal platform to reach out to our target audience. We are excited about broadcasting the many sights and attractions of South Australia to millions of Indian viewers. This is a huge step forward in increasing the number of Indian tourists to Adelaide and the surrounding cities,” said South Australian Tourism Commission regional director southeast Asia & India Dana Urmonas.

    South Australia was recently awarded the fifth best region in the world by Lonely Planet – the only Australian destination to be included in the prestigious ‘Best in Travel’ list. With a vibrant capital city, crowd-free beaches, up close wildlife encounters and world-class food and drinks, visitors get the complete Australian experience within one State.

  • Tourism Australia tells Balaji ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’

    Tourism Australia tells Balaji ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’

    MUMBAI: Tourism Australia and South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) have collaborated with India’s leading production house, Balaji Telefilms, to inspire Indian travel enthusiasts to book their next holiday Down Under. Balaji Telefilms’ top rated television show ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’, which airs at 7.30 pm and 11 pm, Monday to Sunday , on India’s top Hindi General Entertainment Channel (GEC), Star Plus, recently shot 10 episodes in South Australia.

    Shot at iconic locations in Adelaide and surrounds, the story track based in Australia is definitely set to grip the viewers’ attention with interesting twists. India’s leading online travel company, MakeMyTrip, has further strengthened this initiative by tying up with Tourism Australia and SATC as the preferred travel partner for the project. As part of this partnership, a special travel package to Australia for the viewers of Ye Hai Mohabbatein is being advertised during the show and on MakeMyTrip’s web and social media platforms.

    Ye Hai Mohabbatein features popular Indian television actors Divyanka Tripathi, Karan Patel and Anita Hassanandani. The lead actors along with Ruhanika Dhawan who portrays the character of Pihu, Aditi Bhatia who plays Ruhi and Siddharth Makkar, who is introduced in the latest track as Vidyut, had flown down to Australia for the shoot. Viewers can see iconic locations such as the Rundle Street Mall, vineyards of Barossa Valley, scenic Kangaroo Island and the iconic cricket stadium Adelaide Oval on the show.

    Tourism Australia has a decade long association with Balaji Telefilms, with popular shows such as Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki and Bade Ache Lagte Hai being shot in Australia for a series of special episodes.

    “We are pleased to have collaborated with Balaji Telefilms and Star Plus to showcase Australia on Ye Hai Mohabbatein. India is a rapidly growing market for Australia. It is currently the ninth largest source market for the destination and is well positioned to achieve goals set out in the India 2020 strategy. To sustain the momentum of increasing visitor arrivals from India, impactful distribution and media partnerships such as this not only showcases the destination, but also provides attractive tactical deals to potential travellers,” said Tourism Australia Country Manager – India & Gulf Nishant Kashikar.

    “We are extremely thrilled to be collaborating with ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’. The popularity of the show and its beloved stars make for an ideal platform to reach out to our target audience. We are excited about broadcasting the many sights and attractions of South Australia to millions of Indian viewers. This is a huge step forward in increasing the number of Indian tourists to Adelaide and the surrounding cities,” said South Australian Tourism Commission regional director southeast Asia & India Dana Urmonas.

    South Australia was recently awarded the fifth best region in the world by Lonely Planet – the only Australian destination to be included in the prestigious ‘Best in Travel’ list. With a vibrant capital city, crowd-free beaches, up close wildlife encounters and world-class food and drinks, visitors get the complete Australian experience within one State.

  • Zing launches new talk show ‘Bad Company’

    Zing launches new talk show ‘Bad Company’

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ youth entertainment channel Zing is all set to launch a talk show called Bad Company that will bring Indian television stars closer to the viewers. Starting 10 October, the show will be aired at 7 pm, every Saturday.

     

    The no-holds-barred talk show will be hosted by Vikas Gupta. The show will feature television stars like Ranvijay Singh, Gurmeet Choudhary, Karanvir Bohra, Kushal Tandon, Divyanka Tripathi and Prathyusha Banerjee amongst others.

     

    Zing channel head Vishnu Shankar said, “Bad Company is a never seen before concept on television. With fresh, edgy and bold content in store, it will surely take viewers by storm. For the first time on TV, your favourite small screen stars will be exposed. Their real and humane fun side will be the USP of the show. We, at Zing are confident that the viewers will lap up this new talk show with great enthusiasm and fan following.”

     

    The viewers will get a chance to know the real side of the celebrities revealing some candid insights with conversations revolving around their lives, relationships, regrets and work. The excitement doesn’t end here, as there are fun games and quiz rounds to look forward too.

     

    To engage with the core audience, besides an all-encompassing marketing plan, Zing has a media strategy in place ranging from hosting contests to creating endless conversations across its digital platforms. A special contest will be hosted on the channel’s Facebook and Twitter pages where viewers can share their views and tag it to #BC.

  • Star Plus, Ekta Kapoor to create magic with Ye Hai Mohabbatein

    Star Plus, Ekta Kapoor to create magic with Ye Hai Mohabbatein

    MUMBAI: As goes the famous saying, “Love Thy Neighbour”, Star Plus and Ekta Kapoor have decided to bring this to the small screen. The duo is coming up with a relatable, urban story of the two neighbours in Ye Hai Mohobbatein.

     

    An emotional story of love and loss is slated for telecast starting 3 December. The new series will be aired every Monday – Friday at 11.00 p.m. The show marks the return of popular TV stars Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Patel in lead roles.

     

    So what is the show all about? Well! Expect the Iyers and the Bhallas, the two neighbours in Delhi, fighting over every issue. If this wasn’t enough, things will get more interesting for the families as the show progresses.

     

    The Iyers’ dentist daughter Ishita Iyer and the Bhallas’ businessman son Raman Bhalla find themselves getting bound by an unusual bond. Not every relationship has a name and theirs is defined by Raman’s adorable daughter Ruhi with whom Ishita develops a strong attachment. This thus leads to Ishita getting close to the man – Raman who she dislikes the most.

     

    “We are delighted to partner with Ekta once again for Ye Hai Mohabbatein. The story she has brought to us is urban and contemporary. This love story begins after a marriage gets over. It explores the theme of a second chance in love. With well etched characters and a strong urban narrative, the show deals with day-to-day issues faced by modern couples. We are positive that our metro audiences will see a connect with Ishita and Raman and follow their story,” says Star Plus general manager Gaurav Banerjee.

     

     Balaji Telefilms joint managing director and creative director Ekta Kapoor opines: “My association with Star TV goes back a long way. We have together celebrated many successes and created iconic characters through generations. I look forward to working with them closely on this show and I am sure that the viewers will accept Ishita and Raman into their families.”

     

    The series also brings together veteran artists like Neena Kulkarni, Abhay Bhargav, Kaushal Kapoor, Shenaz Rizwan and Ruhanika Dhawan in pivotal characters.