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  • Word Play Returns as Sahitya Aaj Tak Turns Delhi into a Lit Fest

    Word Play Returns as Sahitya Aaj Tak Turns Delhi into a Lit Fest

    MUMBAI: Delhi’s about to get a serious case of literary fever and no one’s complaining. The India Today Group organized and much-loved Sahitya Aaj Tak is back from 21 to 23 November 2025, transforming the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium into a buzzing playground of poetry, prose and performance.

    Now in its latest edition, the three-day fiesta promises to be a heady mix of words, wisdom and rhythm, with over 30 celebrated voices from literature, music and performance coming together to make language sing again.

    This year’s line-up reads like a who’s who of India’s creative scene Piyush Mishra, Kumar Vishwas, Imran Pratapgarhi, Varsha Singh Dhanoa, Malini Awasthi, Neha Kakkar, Namita Dubey, Manoj Muntashir, and Jasbir Jassi each bringing their unique flavour of expression to Delhi’s cultural calendar.

    From soulful shayari to pop beats, Sahitya Aaj Tak 2025 is where a verse meets a voice and rhythm meets reason. Whether you’re there for Kumar Vishwas’s philosophical masterpiece Apne Apne Ram (which will feature across all three days), or Neha Kakkar’s chart-topping energy, the event promises moments that move the heart as much as they make you hum.

    Adding a contemplative layer are thematic sessions like Jeewan Ki Jagrukta: Kitni Zaruri…, delving into mindfulness and awareness in today’s whirlwind life. Another highlight, Rahgeer Live…, brings together poetic voices like Marham, Deveshi Sahgal, and Rahgir, blending verse and melody into one mesmerising flow.

    As always, the festival’s magic lies in its ability to make literature feel alive not confined to dusty pages or late-night screens, but performed, sung, debated and celebrated. With folk icon Malini Awasthi, Punjabi powerhouse Jasbir Jassi, and Hargun Kaur adding melody to the mix, it’s a feast for the senses as much as the soul.

    Registration for the festival is now open on sahitya.aajtak.in.

    So mark your calendars and charge your creative batteries because for three days this November, Delhi won’t just speak, it’ll rhyme, sing and soar.

     

  • JioHotstar and Amitabh Bachchan bring Ram Navami celebrations to millions

    JioHotstar and Amitabh Bachchan bring Ram Navami celebrations to millions

    MUMBAI: JioHotstar is set to bring the sacred grandeur of Ram Navami to millions with a special live stream from Ayodhya on 6 April, from 8 am to 1 pm. Featuring Padma Vibhushan Amitabh Bachchan as the narrator of the Ram Katha, the event will combine spiritual rituals, musical tributes, and cultural performances, making it an unmissable experience for devotees.

    Following the massive success of Coldplay’s Music of the spheres and the Mahashivratri: The Divine Night live streams, JioHotstar continues to revolutionise digital devotion, bridging the gap between audiences and India’s most cherished cultural celebrations.

    At the heart of this extraordinary event, Bachchan will narrate evocative stories from the Ramayana, offering reflections on Lord Ram’s virtues and timeless wisdom. The celebration will also include,

    Live aartis from sacred sites including Bhadrachalam, Panchvati, Chitrakoot, and Ayodhya , A special pooja from Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi, Interactive storytelling sessions for children, making the Ramayana engaging and relatable, Soul-stirring bhajans and musical performances by Kailash Kher, Malini Awasthi, and other revered artists. 

    A JioHotstar spokesperson stated, “Our live streaming capabilities have allowed us to bring culturally significant experiences to audiences across India. With the legend himself, Bachchan narrating Lord Ram’s journey, this event promises to be deeply moving and spiritually enriching.”

    Bachchan said, “Ram Navami is more than a festival it is a moment of deep reflection, a time to embrace the ideals of dharma, devotion, and righteousness that Lord Ram personified. Through JioHotstar, we are blessed with the power of technology to transcend distances, uniting hearts across the nation in an unprecedented celebration of faith, culture, and spirituality.” 

  • 3rd Sahitya Aaj Tak India’s largest Hindi Literature Festival promises a grander & a bigger show

    3rd Sahitya Aaj Tak India’s largest Hindi Literature Festival promises a grander & a bigger show

    MUMBAI: Aaj Tak, India’s No. 1 Hindi news channel with over 25 crore viewers (Source: BARC, TG:2+,Mkt:HSM, Period: W29'18-W32'18,) kicks-off the third edition of its annual mega Hindi literature festival – Sahitya AajTak . The three-day extravaganza will be held in the capital at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts from November 16-18, 2018.

    A confluence of poetry, prose, music and drama, the festival is an initiative to highlight the importance of art & literature in today’s era. The fest brings together a diverse mix of India’s renowned personalities from writers, scholars, authors, musicians, actors, columnists, business leaders, poets and theatre artists on one platform to express their views openly and engage in a meaningful dialogue.

    The mega festival will be a grand affair with attendance from many celebrities like singers Javed Ali, Malini Awasthi, legendary Wadali brothers, actor Annu Kapoor, writer Chetan Bhagat, poet Rahat Indori and many others. Actor and poet Piyush Mishra, screenwriter Prasoon Joshi and the renowned poet & writer Javed Akhtar will enthral the audience with the magic of their words. Actors Deepti Naval and Shekhar Suman will talk about theatre while journalist Sagarika Ghose and Governor of Goa Mridula Sinha will share his wisdom on politics.

    This year the festival will have 100 sessions and close to 200 guests & speakers with an audience. The festival is a platform for celebrating the rich Indian culture with theatre, poem, Sufi music at the helm, giving a platform to budding writers/artists to articulate their thoughts. The festival will have sessions in which India’s top TV anchors will interact with guests from various fields like art, cinema, music, theatre, and politics.

    This year Sahitya Aaj Tak will see a fusion of great ideas and witness a joyful synergy of literary artists hailing from different parts of the country. The past two editions have seen the festival transforming into a global phenomenon. The grand celebration of art and all that it stands for will bear testament to music & cultural programmes with throngs of enthusiasts. The festival will see the presence of literary stalwarts renowned for their works in Hindi, Urdu, English, Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Punjabi.

  • Big Magic launches ‘Big Mahotsav’ on 9 September

    Big Magic launches ‘Big Mahotsav’ on 9 September

    MUMBAI: Big Magic, the light hearted entertainment channel is adding yet another engaging and innovtive offering to its bouquet with the launch of ‘BIG Mahotsav’.

    A cultural entertainment event to celebrate popular Indian festivals. Hosted by Padma Shri Awardee & popular folk singer Malini Awasthi, the launch event will celebrate the love and romance of Radha & Krishna with folk music, folklores and performances by notable devotional artists Kumar Vishu and Alok Pandey.

    On the auspicious occasion of Radha Ashtami, the one hour show will be aired on 9 September at 7:30 pm with a repeat telecast on Saturday at 6 pm and Sunday at 7 pm on Big Magic.

    On the launch of BIG Mahotsav, a spokesperson from Big Magic spokesperson said, “BIG Mahotsav is a one-of-a kind special event that celebrates popular Indian festivals. It will capture the authentic essence of the festival with cultural performances by acclaimed artists and folklores. The launch event based on Radha Ashtami, will be the first time that the festival will be celebrated on national television.”

    A special Ras Leela act will engage viewers with a perfectly synchronized performance. ‘BIG Mahotsav’ will be a unique platform for cultural enthusiasts to come together and celebrate every occasion with much fanfare, thereby resulting in a renewed user engagement.

  • Big Magic launches ‘Big Mahotsav’ on 9 September

    Big Magic launches ‘Big Mahotsav’ on 9 September

    MUMBAI: Big Magic, the light hearted entertainment channel is adding yet another engaging and innovtive offering to its bouquet with the launch of ‘BIG Mahotsav’.

    A cultural entertainment event to celebrate popular Indian festivals. Hosted by Padma Shri Awardee & popular folk singer Malini Awasthi, the launch event will celebrate the love and romance of Radha & Krishna with folk music, folklores and performances by notable devotional artists Kumar Vishu and Alok Pandey.

    On the auspicious occasion of Radha Ashtami, the one hour show will be aired on 9 September at 7:30 pm with a repeat telecast on Saturday at 6 pm and Sunday at 7 pm on Big Magic.

    On the launch of BIG Mahotsav, a spokesperson from Big Magic spokesperson said, “BIG Mahotsav is a one-of-a kind special event that celebrates popular Indian festivals. It will capture the authentic essence of the festival with cultural performances by acclaimed artists and folklores. The launch event based on Radha Ashtami, will be the first time that the festival will be celebrated on national television.”

    A special Ras Leela act will engage viewers with a perfectly synchronized performance. ‘BIG Mahotsav’ will be a unique platform for cultural enthusiasts to come together and celebrate every occasion with much fanfare, thereby resulting in a renewed user engagement.

  • Big Magic Ganga to celebrate Chatt from 25- 30 October

    Big Magic Ganga to celebrate Chatt from 25- 30 October

    MUMBAI: Backed by the success of its last on ground event Jai Baba Baijanath in Deogarh – Jharkhand Big Magic Ganga, the flagship No. 1 regional entertainment channel from the Reliance Broadcast Network bouquet is all set to launch its second mega on-ground property Jai Chatti Mai with Bhojpuri superstar Nirahua.

    The special is pegged on the region’s biggest festival Chatt Pooja and is yet another innovation from the region’s No. 1 television channel. Jai Chatti Mai will have devotional programming elements from 25th October –  30th of October titled 6 Din Pawan Chatt Ke packed with biggest celebrities of region like Manoj Tiwari, Nirahua, Malini Awasthi, Gopal Rai, Devi and host of other stars. It will see a huge amplification through a LIVE musical event from the Ganga Ghats of Patna on the 29 October which will witness crowd of 5lacs.

    Backed by the insight that religion and festivities rule the hearts and pulse of audiences, the special offering has been crafted to ensure an entertainment package with excellent appeal. Additionally, in keep with the learnings from a recently held on-ground show titled Jai Baba Baijanath with singing star Pawan Singh, which saw more 20,000 audiences engage with the on ground event and millions tuning to watch it on television. It delivered GVT’s of 29 (000’; in CS 4+; Wk 1-36; Bihar & Jhk), BIG Magic Ganga is all set to create another success story through this property.

    Special Programming 25 – 30 October:

    Live Chatt event – 29 October – Opportunity of largest regional connect

    A live musical extravaganza on the ghats of the river Ganges which will see superstar Nirahua along with singing stars like Gopal Rai, Devi Ajit Anand, singing hand-picked Chatt songs which are most popular during the Chatt celebrations. With the ghats known to have devotees thronging the venue to perform the Chatt puja, the event has been superbly timed for best optimal connect on-ground touching more than 5 lacs people and more viewers on television from 5pm till 11pm in the evening.

    The offering will see a multi-media marketing campaign across radio, television, outdoor, on ground and digital.

    Commenting on this enormous exercise building local connect as region’s No 1 channel, Reliance Broadcast Network COO Lavneesh Gupta said, “As as leader, BIG Magic Ganga takes pride in connecting with the region’s largest festival, through the cultural ethos of the state. We are taking this bold initiative of organizing for the first time a live event on the banks of the Ganga, which shall be televised throughout the evening. Similar to the other popular events on the banks of Ganga, we hope this event representing the culture and identity of the region will grow in such magnitude over the next few years. We thank our partners, distributors and people of the region who have experienced our offerings and accepted it.”

    The largest offering from the regions No. 1 player, making it an annual offering which will be revisited each year.

    Big Magic Ganga is available on Hathway, Incable, Manthan, Digicable, GTPL, Siti Cable, Maurya, DEN, Dish TV, Airtel Digital and Reliance Digital TV and other all independent operators.

     

  • ‘Chaarfutiya Chhokare’ to be premiered in Dubai

    ‘Chaarfutiya Chhokare’ to be premiered in Dubai

    NEW DELHI:The bollywood film ‘Chaarfutiya Chhokre’ directed by Manish Harishankar will have its premiere in Dubai on 24 September.

     

    The film is presented by Wave Cinemas, Ponty Chadha, and Maxor Movies, in association with Raju Chadha. It will be released on 600 screens all over the world. The cast and crew are all set to leave for promotional tours all over India.

     

    The film stars Soha Ali Khan, Seema Biswas, Mukesh Tawari, and Zakir Hussian in the main roles. The music is by Abhijeet-Sameer and Sudeep Banerjee and the singers are by Sharda Sinha, Malini Awasthi, Sudeep Banerjee, and Vibha Dutta Khosla. T-Series releases the audio of the film.

     

    Chaarfutiya Chhokare is a Hindi social thriller on the subject of child-trafficking. The plot revolves around Neha Malini who is an NRI girl returning to India in order to start a school in a village in north Bihar.

     

    Starting off optimistic and happy about her endeavour, she is unaware of the hardships, obstructions and risks awaiting her in this small, serene village. She is pleased after meeting three boys Awadhesh, Hari and Gorakh but soon finds out that it is the beginning of a nightmare.

     

    Being hardcore criminals, these three boys become the centre of her activities. After seeing this, she vows to stop the criminal and sexual exploitation of the children in the village. Her meeting with Janaki (Seema Biswas) – the mother of one of the boys, Awadhesh – helps her understand the deeply embedded political-criminal nexus that pervades the system. Neha is resolute to free the three of them from this world of crime.