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  • Carnival Cinemas offers rewards for movie ticket

    Carnival Cinemas offers rewards for movie ticket

    Mumbai: Multiplex chain Carnival Cinemas, founded by Dr. Shrikant Bhasi, on Friday announced that moviegoers will receive assured gifts after booking movie tickets on www.carnivalcinemas.com. The company added that a few lucky winners will get a chance to win free hampers.

    With the aim of encouraging consumers to book their tickets online through the website, Carnival Cinemas aims to establish a strong connection with moviegoers by engaging them through its unique reward activations. The company is consistently setting benchmarks of pioneering innovation across the Indian exhibition.

    This reward campaign initiative is designed to ensure that the customers have the best experience possible. It aims to increase the excitement and anticipation for the upcoming movies. This consumer promotional offer will be available at all Carnival Cinemas theatres across India.

    The reward will be inclusive of free products, vouchers, and food & beverages. Additionally, a lucky winner will be chosen in every show at Carnival Cinemas at their IMAX Wadala theatre.

    On launching the offer for the patrons, Carnival Cinemas director and CEO Vishal Sawhney stated, “We are excited to announce the launch of our new promotional offer for our patrons! With this new scheme, our patrons can enjoy easy and convenient booking options through our website—www.carnialcinemas.com—and at the same time be rewarded for the same. We hope that our patrons will find this new scheme interesting. At Carnival Cinemas, we believe that the consumer is the most important aspect of our business. We strive to provide an excellent experience for every customer who visits our theatres by offering a variety of films to choose from, goodies and services. Our goal is to ensure that each and every person who walks through our doors has a great time and leaves with a smile on their face. We are committed to providing the best possible service and making sure that our customers are happy.”

  • Carnival Cinemas appoints Mohan Umrotkar as CEO

    Carnival Cinemas appoints Mohan Umrotkar as CEO

    MUMBAI: Carnival Cinemas, spearheaded by Dr. Shrikant Bhasi, has appointed Mohan Umrotkar as its chief executive officer (CEO). He takes over from P. V. Sunil who has been elevated as the managing director (MD).

    Umrotkar’s mandate will be to oversee the completion of its corporate vision of 1,000 screens and also ensuring that each business division of the company achieve their business goal.

    Umrotkar, a chartered accountant, had served as the chief financial officer of Reliance MediaWorks, a part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, where he was involved in the exhibition business (subsequently acquired by Carnival) on cost rationalisation and growth efforts which led to major operational and financial improvements in business.

    Umrotkar has also had a stint with Deloitte in the assurance practice, working on some of India’s biggest business houses.

    Having a foundation of over 18 years in operational finance, contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, treasury, fund raising initiatives, financial planning, taxation, risk mitigation and designing turnaround strategies, Umrotkar’s financial and business acumen channels the business focus, on the implementation of a dynamic business model to maximize ROI and profitability.

    Bhasi said, “Mohan (Umrotkar) is an accomplished thought leader and is known to leverage his entrepreneurial acumen to overcome complex business challenges and deliver high impact thus translating corporate vision with ease.”

    Umrotkar, a foodie, is passionate about playing and watching cricket and loves travelling and watching movies.

  • Carnival Motion Pictures to get into mainline content generation & distribution, says chairman

    MUMBAI: It was an occasion to revisit memories as cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar launched the trailer of ‘Sachin – A Billion Dreams’ in Mumbai. Following the launch, Tendulkar had an exclusive screening of the trailer on Extraaa Innings T20 on Sony Max.

    Carnival Group founder and chairman, and co-producer of the film Dr Shrikant Bhasi said, “I’ve always been keen to the idea of bringing the marvel of Sachin on the silver screen with the legend itself making his big debut. Carnival Cinemas will make sure that the movie reaches audience all across the country across all strata, as Sachin is a phenomenon everywhere.” He further adds, “Carnival Motion Pictures intends to begin its innings in mainline content generation and distribution, with this being an amazing start. There are many more interesting projects in pipeline that we will announce soon in the next few weeks.”

    The crowded auditorium in Juhu, Mumbai, was witness to the love that the master blaster commands as the audience cheered and applauded after the first screening of the trailer. Also present at the launch were the director, James Erskine who had flown down from the UK specially to attend the trailer launch. The producer Ravi Bhagchandka of 200NotOut, and Shrikant Bhasi, Founder and Chairman of Carnival Group also shared the dias with Sachin Tendulkar and James Erskine after the screening of the trailer.

    The chants of ‘Sachin, Sachin… Sachin, Sachin!’ from the trailer were still echoing in their ears as the MC Vikram Sathaye called the cricket legend to the dias to speak about the trailer and the upcoming film.

    As Sachin settled down to answer questions, he was joined by the director James Erskine, and producers, Ravi Bhagchandka, Shrikant Bhasi and Anil Thadani.

    Answering questions, Tendulkar said, “This film has helped me relive the important moments of my life through its making! I remain a private person but realised that there is much I have not revealed or spoken about, to those who have been instrumental to my life and career, especially my fans. I hope the film will be yet another avenue for fans who have showered their love and blessings on me, to cherish the journey that we undertook together for over 24 years.”

    Bhagchandka, the producer, said, “Making this movie has been my pilgrimage! I personally am a huge fan of Sachin and it was Sachin who was my inspiration when I used to play cricket. My company’s name, 200NOTOUT is also dedicated to his highest score in ODIs. Sachin is dearly loved by all Indians as well by cricket fans all around the world. He has been an idol for three generations of cricket fans and continues to inspire! This film will give his fans who have watched his cricketing feats on the television screen, the opportunity to see Sachin on the big movie screen!”

    The trailer gave the eager audience a hint of what the film has in store for Sachin’s fans. With glimpses of key scenes from the film showing moments of cricketing glory, personal moments, unseen footage from the dressing room and much more, the film promises to be every Sachin fan’s dream come true.

    Erskine, award-winning director of a number of international films on sports, took the audience through the making of the film. He said, “Directing the film was a wonderful experience! Coming from the UK, I knew that Sachin was a cricketing legend but even then, it was an eye-opener to see the adoration and respect that Sachin commands across the globe. Scripting his journey for the big screen involved interacting with Sachin, his family, his teammates as well as players from rival teams and others. Sachin is both gracious, and a perfectionist, and being able to make this film for the Indian people and many more across the globe was a true honour.”

  • Pramod Arora becomes Director in Carnival Cinemas, confident of 1000 screens by next year

    Pramod Arora becomes Director in Carnival Cinemas, confident of 1000 screens by next year

    MUMBAI: Pramod Arora, who has vast experience in the film and financial fields, has joined as Director of Carnival Cinemas, the Carnival Group has announced.

    Arora joins Carnival Cinemas from Everstone Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd where as a Director he helped steer consumer facing businesses of the company. Earlier, he spent 18 years at PVR Cinemas as their Group President. He has also served as the Chief Operating Officer at Oberoi Realty and was instrumental in the growth strategy of the company in various real estate asset classes.

    Carnival Group chairman Dr. Shrikant Bhasi said, “I am extremely confident in Pramod’s capabilities and am positive that he will add immense value to our cinema business. He will play a pivotal role in ensuring that we accomplish Carnival’s vision of 1000 screens by 2017.”

    Arora said on his appointment, “I am excited to be a part of the Carnival family and witness yet another revolution in the making from Shrikant! I look forward to the challenge of executing Carnival’s vision of a 1000 screens by 2017. My mandate is put the growth of Carnival Cinemas on the fast track and make Carnival Cinemas one of the most preferred brands in India and I am confident that we will execute our plans well.”

    He added: “In the past, I have held executive positions where I helped develop cinemas for classes. Carnival Cinemas is the only enterprise forging ahead and creating cinemas for the masses. As an independent Director, I also look forward to learn, guide and mentor the team and together with our CEO PV Sunil, we will strive to make Shrikant’s audacious dream of 1000 screens a reality.”

    Arora is credited with expanding the Delhi based company PVR Cinemas with a single multiplex four-screen company to a powerhouse of 500 screens by means of organic growth and acquisitions.

    Carnival Cinemas acquired Anil Ambani’s Big Cinemas in December 2014. The Group also acquired Glitz Cinemas, which was a part of Capital 18; a subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani’s Network 18 Media in 2015 and acquired HDIL’s multiplex chain Broadway Cinema.

    Carnival Cinemas has presence in 19 states including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Telengana, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh.

  • Pramod Arora becomes Director in Carnival Cinemas, confident of 1000 screens by next year

    Pramod Arora becomes Director in Carnival Cinemas, confident of 1000 screens by next year

    MUMBAI: Pramod Arora, who has vast experience in the film and financial fields, has joined as Director of Carnival Cinemas, the Carnival Group has announced.

    Arora joins Carnival Cinemas from Everstone Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd where as a Director he helped steer consumer facing businesses of the company. Earlier, he spent 18 years at PVR Cinemas as their Group President. He has also served as the Chief Operating Officer at Oberoi Realty and was instrumental in the growth strategy of the company in various real estate asset classes.

    Carnival Group chairman Dr. Shrikant Bhasi said, “I am extremely confident in Pramod’s capabilities and am positive that he will add immense value to our cinema business. He will play a pivotal role in ensuring that we accomplish Carnival’s vision of 1000 screens by 2017.”

    Arora said on his appointment, “I am excited to be a part of the Carnival family and witness yet another revolution in the making from Shrikant! I look forward to the challenge of executing Carnival’s vision of a 1000 screens by 2017. My mandate is put the growth of Carnival Cinemas on the fast track and make Carnival Cinemas one of the most preferred brands in India and I am confident that we will execute our plans well.”

    He added: “In the past, I have held executive positions where I helped develop cinemas for classes. Carnival Cinemas is the only enterprise forging ahead and creating cinemas for the masses. As an independent Director, I also look forward to learn, guide and mentor the team and together with our CEO PV Sunil, we will strive to make Shrikant’s audacious dream of 1000 screens a reality.”

    Arora is credited with expanding the Delhi based company PVR Cinemas with a single multiplex four-screen company to a powerhouse of 500 screens by means of organic growth and acquisitions.

    Carnival Cinemas acquired Anil Ambani’s Big Cinemas in December 2014. The Group also acquired Glitz Cinemas, which was a part of Capital 18; a subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani’s Network 18 Media in 2015 and acquired HDIL’s multiplex chain Broadway Cinema.

    Carnival Cinemas has presence in 19 states including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Telengana, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh.