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  • Netflix Announces Partnership With Dharmatic Entertainment

    Netflix Announces Partnership With Dharmatic Entertainment

    Mumbai: Netflix today announced a long-term partnership with Karan Johar's Dharmatic Entertainment to create a broad range of new fiction and non-fiction series and films exclusively for Netflix members. 

    As the director of eight major films and host of a successful talk show, Johar has a proven track record of telling stories that resonate with audiences all around the world. Netflix and Johar first worked together in 2018 on the much-loved film Lust Stories. He is also involved on two upcoming Netflix films – as a director on Ghost Stories and Guilty produced by Dharmatic Entertainment. Johar has an innate sense of what people care about – and a unique way of telling stories that are universal but also authentically reflect Indian society.

    Bela Bajaria, VP, International Originals, Netflix, said, “I am incredibly excited about our partnership with Karan Johar – one of India’s greatest modern storytellers. Johar and Dharmatic Entertainment will have all the creative freedom and support they need to create pioneering dramas and unscripted series – as well as films – for our members all over the world.”

    Karan Johar said, “With its unique creative freedom and instantaneous global reach, Netflix provides a fearless space for creators. I'm super excited about the projects we already have in development and the limitless possibilities ahead. To create universal stories from India that the world discovers is an incredible and unprecedented opportunity.”

    Apoorva Mehta, CEO, Dharma Productions, said, “We’re excited about the immense storytelling possibilities ahead. With Netflix as the new storytelling home for Dharmatic Entertainment, I have the highest hopes for what we can do together. Our vision is to create differentiated stories across diverse genres and we can’t wait to craft and usher many more remarkable series and films into the world with Netflix.”

  • D’Décor launches new campaign ‘Beautiful Homes tell Beautiful Stories’

    D’Décor launches new campaign ‘Beautiful Homes tell Beautiful Stories’

    MUMBAI: D’Decor India’s leading home furnishings brand unveiled its new campaign – ‘Beautiful Homes tell Beautiful Stories’ with a series of short films featuring Gauri and Shahrukh Khan. The campaign celebrates 10 years of marquee association of country’s power couple with D’Décor. Touted as the world's largest producer of upholstery and curtain fabrics besides being at the forefront of providing home design solutions, D’Décor enjoys a long standing partnership with Gauri and Shahrukh Khan in bringing to life visions that meld expertise with art.

    Over the years, there has been a significant change in the perception of designing homes. Everyone strives to raise the bar with a perfect home that not only represents an extension of their personality, but reflects passion, comfort  and lifestyle choices. Conceptualised by JWT, the season’s campaign captures cherished moments of the couple in their homes reveling in D’Décor.

    Produced by Dharma 2.0, the creative unit from Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, the TVC is directed by the very talented Punit Malhotra and integrates the new collections of fabric, bedding sets, rugs and blinds.

    The new film reveal; brings the viewers into the middle of Gauri and  Shahrukhs’ living room  where a celebration is in commencement to celebrate the couple’s 22nd wedding anniversary. Set against the backdrop of their beautiful living room the story goes on to highlight the appreciation that guests show towards their furnishings, praising Gauri in particular. Shahrukh who feels left out by not being included in the compliment of good taste is told by Gauri that marriage is teamwork,  there is no I or You, its “US”. The home is a refelction of togetherness and companionship of two people.

    D’Décor is a household name and continues to be a pioneer in the textile industry by bringing chenille upholstery and embroidered curtains to India. Being the largest manufacturer of soft furnishing fabrics, D’Decor has gained an enviable reputation in innovation and customisation. With a team of over 250 members who develop new colours, design trends, substrates, weaves and finishes giving customers over 20,000 products to choose from.

    Speaking about the new milestone, Sanjay Arora & Ajay Arora of D’Decor said, “D’Décor is proud to unveil its new campaign marking the longstanding association with Gauri and Shahrukh Khan. The brand journey with the Khans’ is over a decade old and we are aware of the magic they bring to the people across India. Dharma 2.0 has beautifully translated our vision and the celebration of this beautiful partnership. The couple together, are an ideal image of homemakers and imply 'family' for us. There is a seamless synergy between D’Décor and its values being narrated with Beautiful homes tell beautiful stories.”

    They also added, “We have always been ahead of the curve, keeping consumer experience at the helm of our ethos. D’Décor’s endeavour is to create a sense of pride and ownership of its product offerings. Our mills in Tarapur hold pride of place, using cutting-edge technology that has given India its first water-repellent and flame-retardant fabric. We deliver true value and are committed to giving our customers innovative beautiful designs.”

    Expressing his excitement about directing the campaign film Punit Malhotra said, “This collaboration between D’Décor, Dharma 2.0 and Gauri-Shahrukh is very special because it’s all about one family coming together. The ethos of the campaign to value our family every day by creating a beautiful home is simple yet so impactful. The campaign narrative is vibrant and everyone’s best intention to make the best film is very much evident in the film.”

    JWT VP & executive business director Dipika Narayan says, “With D’Decor when we started the journey, we pledged to make every city, street, home, door and window of the country beautiful. We continue to partner D’Décor in this successful jouney with the new campaign. When you a have a beautiful home, there is always a beautiful story to share; and the thought behind the new film is all about humanising the desire and bring in more relatability with this dream cast of Shahrukh & Gauri. Our focus has been on making the brand even more meaningful by highlighting the strenghts of the brand ethos, and values that Gauri & Shahrukh brings with their dedication and understanding. We are proud to be assoicated with D’Décor on this journey.”

  • Karan Johar adds bold new flavours to our cuppaKoffee

    Karan Johar adds bold new flavours to our cuppaKoffee

    MUMBAI: Unabated and utterly unafraid – Koffee with Karan is back for its 6th season. The longest running chat show on Indian television sets new benchmarks with every new season creating unprecedented buzz and aggregating premium consumers across TV and digital. 

    This year, Karan will bring unique celebrity pairings and unravel different facets of these superstars that promise to be fresh and endearing. The crowd favourite Rapid Fire will be even more fiery with tougher questions. And, finally, fans will see a brand-new gaming section that’ll bring out the crazy competitive side of even the most zen celebs.

    Koffee with Karan season 6 premieres this Sunday at 9PM with a stellar showcase of girl power featuring Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt. The leading ladies with the biggest box office blockbusters get candid with Karan on success, marriage and even address “the elephant” in the room. As the season continues, see Akshay Kumar go toe-to-toe with Ranveer Singh, the endearing father-daughter duo Saif and Sara Ali Khan, sibling stories of Arjun and Janhvi Kapoor to name a few, making the wait for the new season absolutely worth the while.

    Karan Johar, the ultimate host, masterfully cajoles the biggest superstars into revealing their real selves. The marketing campaign for this season in the ‘unafraid boy’ film captures in essence why this show has been successful for so long – Karan asking all the wrong questions and audience loving the answers. 

    Over the last 6 seasons, Koffee with Karan has established a loyal fanbase. This season, Star World will endeavour to give those fans a more immersive experience to engageand express their love for the show. In a first for a TV show in India, fans will be able to pose with the iconic Koffee Mug using hand-tracking AR technology on Facebook. Not only this, fans will also get a chance to posewith their favourite celebrities. The most die-hard fans, will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be on the hot seat and field Rapid Fire questions from Karan through a Facebook camera innovation and can capture this experience on social media.

    Koffee with Karan season 6 together with Google Home, driven by Audi, powered by Idea 4G, lifestyle parterJaquar Group, special parterOppo F9 Pro and beauty parterL’Oreal Paris.

  • Indulge in Koffee and Konversations once again!

    Indulge in Koffee and Konversations once again!

    MUMBAI: It’s that time of the year when koffee mugs are put out and celebrities find themselves on the hot seat of everything ‘entertainment’! Yes, Bollywood’s insider – Karan Johar is back with the upcoming season six of Koffee with Karan on 21st October, Sundays at 9pm only on Star World!

    Every season has spruced up conversations and provided audiences around the country with an insight into what our B-Town favourites think, feel and do! Now, Season 6 amps up to arrest us all with some more interesting tête-à-têtes and couplings that Karan has brought together just for his fans and viewers!

    And here’s his first reveal – the colour of the Koffee mug changes this season, just like the guests and conversations will, to bring to its viewers something newer, more fun and entertaining!

    What will the Bollywood hot seat get celebrities to reveal this season? Who is getting married? Who is dating whom? Who said what and why all year? The red carpet is being laid out for which new celeb actors this year?

    No one can do this better than Karan Johar. Keep the waiting on because often the best koffee comes only with the most finely roasted beans brewed to perfection!

    Koffee with Karan Season 6 premieres on 21st October, and will air on Sundays at 9pm only on Star World!

  • Paytm partners with Dharma Productions to launch loyalty card for fans

    Paytm partners with Dharma Productions to launch loyalty card for fans

    MUMBAI: Dharma Productions will be launching an industry-first exclusive loyalty card for its fans. The production house that has given the Indian film industry some of the most iconic films, enjoys an unprecedented fan-following across the globe. 

    The production house has partnered with Paytm which is India’s largest payments company to introduce first-of-its-kind loyalty program will reward their fan family in the country with exciting offers, experiences and tempting discounts. 

    The loyalty card will be exclusively made available through the Paytm app from 3rd July onwards and there is limited availability of the cards.

    Dharma kick-started the year with the blockbuster Raazi along with other movies. Joining the loyalty program will grant fans first access to all Dharma films and they will also be eligible for exclusive Dharma rewards. Fans can buy their loyalty card exclusively on Paytm and get access to various rewards, right from availing a cash-back of upto Rs 1500 cash-back on their films to a trip to movie sets and locations where Dharma movies were shot among other exciting deals.

    Karan Johar said, “We have received unconditional love from our fans over the years and this has indeed been a blessed journey so far. This offering is our way of thanking them.”

    Paytm CFO and SVP Madhur Deora added, “We are excited to grow our relationship with one of the country’s top production houses Dharma Productions as the exclusive Loyalty & Reward Partner for the Dharma Loyalty Card. We have been focused on improving the movie-watching experience with the widest assortment of theatres and novel first-of-its-kind offerings like Cancellation Protect.”

    Paytm Movies is the country’s fastest-growing entertainment ticketing platform. It powers online ticketing for 4800 movie screens in 750+ cities, registering an exponential 500 per cent growth as compared to 2016, the year of launch for Paytm’s movie ticketing and event booking platform. It is aiming to sell over 100 million tickets by end of this year.

  • Netflix announces new Indian original film ‘Lust Stories’

    Netflix announces new Indian original film ‘Lust Stories’

    MUMBAI: In order to connect more with Indian audiences, over the top (OTT) giant Netflix has announced the premiere of another original film for India after the huge success of Love Per Square Foot. The new title Lust Stories is directed by the prominent faces of industry, Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, and Dibakar Banerjee.

    Lust Stories laces four short films that deal with real life relationships in modern India each directed by one of the names above. It has a stellar cast from the Indian film industry including actors such as Radhika Apte, Manisha Koirala, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar and Kiara Advani.

    For this venture, Netflix has again collaborated with Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP as producer in association with Ashi Dua of Flying Unicorn Entertainment.

    “I’m really excited and proud to have been able to do this with Ronnie Screwvala and the four most exciting and exuberant filmmakers in India on a platform that not only gives us the liberty to tell the stories exactly the way we want to, but also tell them to people from countries and cultures that are vastly different from ours. The artist and the aesthetes all connected through the language of films,” said Dua.

    Netflix is banking on Indian content being its gateway to the hearts of the people. Another original Sacred Games is set to release on 6 July. All the Indian originals will be available globally increasing the scope of Indian talent to reach a wide audience worldwide.

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  • New initiatives at FICCI Frames 2018

    New initiatives at FICCI Frames 2018

    MUMBAI: The 19th edition of FICCI Frames to be inaugurated by the I&B and Textiles minister Smriti Irani on March 4 is all set to be a grand event.

    There are a lot of interesting sessions lined up with few new initiatives this year.

    The annual media and entertainment global convention will kick-start on the 4th evening with the launch event, which will be followed by the CEOs round-table addressed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

    The 4-day event that will commence from the 4th and conclude on the 7th will see the who’s who from the media and entertainment industry attend, including the likes of Karan Johar, Shabana Azmi, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Nandita Das among many others.

    One of the major attractions will be the launch of a content market, which is expected to bring over 70 buyers and sellers of content from across the world to this platform.

    FICCI FRAMES CONTENT MARKET – A CONTENT BUYER AND SELLER PARADISE

    The 1st edition of the Content Market is aimed at facilitating the business of Content. Over 70 buyers from across the globe have been invited for the bazaar, including the likes of 102 Distribution, Edko Films, Shoreline Entertainment, Spuul, Top Entertainment, Aurora Global Media Capital, Front Row entertainment, Alpha Violet Sarl and Indian companies like Zee enterprises, Star, Eros Now, Reliance entertainment among others.

    In the first edition of the market, a special screening facility has also been set up to introduce festival programmers and key buyers to a highly curated slate of new Indian films. Festival programmers from International film festivals such as London, Venice, Edinburgh among others will also be in attendance.

    With over 100 sellers and over 70 buyers of content expected to be part of the 1st content market organized by FICCI, this sets the ball rolling for greater content exchange.

    Speaking about the 1st content market Leena Jaisani, FICCI said “This is being organized with the support and advise from the media and entertainment industry professionals. There was a dearth for such a market and with this first step, we hope to move ahead towards filling this void and facilitating more business for content.”

    International Women’s Day Celebrations with Women Leaders at FICCI FRAMES

    On 5th March, few women leader will get together to discuss women empowerment in the digital era, the rise of women movements, and how the community can support the development of more women leaders in the future.

    Led by Maya Hari, Managing Director of Asia Pacific at Twitter, who will be moderating the session, the panel will feature Director of Lipstick under my burkha Alankrita Shrivastava Actor Gul Panag, Author of Face at the window Kiran Manral; Deputy Editor of Rolling Stones India, Nirmika Singh and film producer and founder of IconicBot, Vishakha Singh

    Other Important sessions
    Few of the other important sessions would include discussions on Film Tourism, The future of TV in India, Box Office Collections of films, Biopics made in India, Women Power in Films, Screen density in India, Digital Revolution, Investments in Sports, Fake News, Low budget content heavy films, Regional Films going beyond regions, Films making money internationally, GST in Entertainment sector and Cyber security.

    There will also be a masterclass with Director Anand L Rai, a case study on web series Breathe along with a workshop on Facebook.

    Annual Media and Entertainment reports to be launched

    The annual media and entertainment report on figures related to entertainment industry and an Economic Contribution Report (ECR) for 2018 will also be launched.

  • Govt to help revitalise DD under ‘autonomous Prasar’, dubs censors as ‘facilitators’ within law

    Govt to help revitalise DD under ‘autonomous Prasar’, dubs censors as ‘facilitators’ within law

    MUMBAI: Union information and broadcasting minister Smriti Irani on Friday said the government saw agencies including the Censor Board “as facilitators” within the ambit of the law. Irani was speaking at a World Economic Forum-India Economic Summit session moderated by film maker Karan Johar in New Dlhi.

    She added that the government would consider a suggestion to help bring out a television series on freedom fighters to be telecast on the pubcaster Doordarshan.

    Defending the central government on demonetisation and the way Good and Services Tax (GST) regime was implemented, she said that the NDA was voted to power to change the status quo by taking difficult decisions. She said that those decisions were taken with a view to simplify the tax regime, increasing tax compliance, widening the tax base and increasing productivity.

    Revitalising Doordarshan: At an earlier event — CyFy 2017, by Observer Research Foundation, Irani had said that the government was planning to revitalise Doordarshan. She spoke of the government’s problems in improving the functioning of the Doordarshan as it was under the jurisdiction of an autonomous body — the c
    However, Irani made it clear that she would also like the Doordarshan to be a world-class channel which Indians and the diaspora would be proud of.

    The government, the minister said, was also planning to promote positive storytelling, and added that it would promote the film “Lunchbox” at the upcoming Goa International Film Festival. India, she said, had several good writers, actors, and other creative artistes capable of making world-class films, but the problem arose when the producer looked at the balance sheet.

    The minister opined that the social media by and large had brought balance with the main media, since it could criticise biased articles and commentaries in newspapers which was not possible a few years ago. She agreed with the Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt who had said: “The norms and values of the internet should be the values and the norms of society.”

  • Amazon Prime plans to add more originals & evaluating regional content

    MUMBAI: Amazon Prime is loading its platform with worthwhile content with each passing month and week. It is moving swiftly on having original as well as acquiring aggregated content. Now, it has plans to add more originals, and is also looking at having regional content. Amazon has content deals with Mukesh Bhatt’s Vishesh Films, Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, and Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series for their existing and upcoming films.

    In India, apart from reportedly being in the neck-and-neck IPL race as it aims to bring exclusive cricket content to its viewers, it has recently signed up deals with superstar Salman Khan, reputed filmmakers — Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. Amazon Prime Video announced a first-of-its-kind, worldwide exclusive content deal with Salman Khan Ventures which made Amazon the exclusive streaming home of future titles of Khan commencing with the recently released Tubelight.

    Amazon Prime Videos has said that it would roll out three more original series by the end of 2017 calendar year. The move comes as its first India-produced series has found a favourable global audience. Amazon Prime director & country head Nitesh Kripalani told BusinessLine that they were looking to create content which could also be taken to the global market. Original content would be the key differentiator, he added.

    The OTT arm of Amazon has also partnered with around 50 content creators and production houses to enhance its offerings including Excel Media, Phantom Films (Stardust), Big Synergy (Vishpuri) and AIB.

    Original content is a plan that Amazon follows in the global market. It streams series such as You are wanted in Germany, Hitoshi Matsumoto for Japan, and The Man in the High Castle in the US.

    Kripalani said that the company was evaluating regional content. India was like many countries within a country where stories were quite different region-wise. The company was looking at the regional market. he added.

    Prime Video head of content – Asia Pacific James Farrell has said that India was a top priority market for Amazon and they believed that the love India has for films, the passion, the energy and the talent of India needed to be on a worldwide stage for the global audience. Kripalani is on threshold of unleashing the streaming service’s first Indian original — Inside Edge, with, voila, all of only 10 episodes on 10 July across 240 countries. 

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  • Colors to air live Saif & Karan-hosted IIFA awards on 16 July

    MUMBAI: As the countdown to the biggest celebration of Indian cinema worldwide draws near, the IIFA management revealed that the charismatic duo — Saif Ali Khan and Karan Johar, would host the upcoming NEXA IIFA Awards powered by Vivo at the iconic MetLife Stadium.

    Bollywood’s youth icon Varun Dhawan is all set to make a debut at IIFA Awards with a stunning performance and will be also be seen co-hosting a segment of the star-studded awards night.

    The 18th Edition of IIFA awards will air exclusively live on Colors from New York at 9am and repeat at 6pm on 16 July 2017, Sunday. IIFA Awards 2017 will witness performances by Bollywood superstars, Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Shahid Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon, to name a few.

    Johar said, “New York will be spellbound with the magic of IIFA!” Khan added, saying, “This year it’s going to be super fun and glamorous in every way as Karan and I are going to have lots of surprises.” Dhawan shared: “This year is truly going to be a grand celebration and I can’t wait to be there!”

    Wizcraft director Andre Timmins says, “The line-up is being enhanced with more star power with Dhawan making his debut performance on the IIFA stage with a spectacular act and co-hosting for a special segment this year.”

    Viacom18 COO Raj Nayak said, “No longer will the Colors viewers have to wait to satiate their anticipation as this time they will get to see all the action unfold in actual time and in all its splendor across 140 countries. Our aim is to take IIFA to the level of the Oscars and beaming it live is a step towards that direction.”