GKB Opticals opened India’s first experiential eyewear store, ‘Vision Lounge’ in Mumbai

- Vision Lounge is India’s only premium eye care experience store.

- An exclusive eyewear venue that offers luxury national and international brands 

Mumbai 30th, May 2022:  GKB Opticals, a leading eye care brand with a legacy of over 60 years in India, has opened a luxury premium experience store, ‘Vision Lounge’ in Mumbai. Located in the heart of the city, Santa Cruz, Vision Lounge by GKB Opticals has been designed to provide an elite, bespoke, comfortable eye care venue. The Vision Lounge houses stylish international brands exclusively to offer a wide range of luxury eyewear under one-roof. The brands such as Lindberg, Cartier, Maybach, Mont Blanc, Tiffany, Christian Dior, Omega, Prada, and a lot more are the most selling eyewear’s in India and price ranging from Rs. 18,000 and above.

The store is carefully curated to accentuate and elevate the eye care and testing experience with precision. The Vision Lounge is here to enhance experiences as well as enlighten customers about the kind of eye care and eyewear available across the globe. A proficient team of eyecare specialists at Vision Lounge will help and guide the customers with ease for quality eye care.

Speaking on the occasion, Priyanka Gupta, Director, GKB Opticals "We are happy to present our first premium luxury store VISION LOUNGE in Mumbai. Everything about Vision Lounge is unique for being the only optical store in India to introduce and install ground breaking technologies, showcases leading international eyewear brands exclusively, lenses and precision in vision testing. A team of professionals in the field assist in procedure and process".

GKB Opticals has always strived to bring in advanced technologies, which has led to redefining the eye care field.

About GKB Opticals:

A legacy of over 60 years and over 1 million customers served – GKB Opticals’ humble legacy started with its first retail store back in 1968 at Gariahat, Kolkata. Founded by visionary Mr. Brijendra Kumar Gupta, the company was awarded the ‘Most Admired Retailer’s Award” in 2013 and 2014, followed by winning the coveted title of India’s Most Trusted Brand in 2015 and The Times Best Retail Eyewear Chain this year. With over 72 stores all over India, the newly launched website and Home Service initiative, GKB offers quality eyewear from a vast portfolio of international and home brands.

 

Website: gkboptical.com

नव्या आव्हांनासोबत ‘राजहंस’ विद्यालयाच्या खेळाडूंचे सराव सत्र सुरु!

‘मुंबई ग्लॅमर नगरी’ अर्थात 'अंधेरी पश्चिम' आणि या परिसरात अकरा एकरच्या निसर्गसंपन्न परिसरात डौलात उभ्या असलेल्या 'राजहंस' विद्यालयाच्या भव्य पटांगणामध्ये सध्या लगबग सुरु झाली आहे ती विविध खेळांची. आंतरविद्यालयीन क्रीडा स्पर्धांमध्ये 'राजहंस' विद्यालय राज्यात अव्वलस्थानी आहे. आजमितीस या विद्यालयाच्या खेळाडूंना जगभरात आपला खेळ करण्याची संधी मिळाली आहे. गेल्या दहा वर्षांत विद्यालयाने केलीली कामगिरी विशेष असून राज्यासह देश विदेशात आपली पताका फडकवण्यात या विद्यालयाच्या विद्यार्थ्यांना यश आले आहे. सॉफ्टबॉल आणि बेसबॉल हे जगभरातील अत्यंत लोकप्रिय खेळ. या खेळांतही वर्चस्व मिळवून गेली दहा वर्षे मुंबई, उपनगरे, तालुका, जिल्हा, राज्य, देशातील स्पर्धांमध्ये नावलौकिक मिळविला आहे. राजहंस विद्यालयाने गेल्या दहा वर्षात महाराष्ट्रातील प्रत्येक जिल्ह्यात अनेक क्रीडा स्पर्धा जिंकल्या आहेत.

‘राजहंस’ विद्यालयाने ‘कोविड- १९’च्या प्रादुर्भावानंतर प्रथमच आपल्या यशस्वी खेळाडूंची मोट बांधत आजपासून मुंबईतील आपल्या भव्य प्रांगणात सराव सुरु केला आहे. शेकडो विद्यार्थी या मोहिमेत उत्साहाने सहभागी झाले आहेत. यावर्षी फ़ुटबाँल टीमचे कर्णधारपद अबीर जितानी याला देण्यात आले असून तो या खेळात विशेष प्रवीण आहे. तसेच सॉफ्टबॉल खेळातही त्याने उल्लेखनीय कामगिरी केली आहे. यावेळी ‘सॉफ्टबॉल’ आणि ‘बेसबॉल’चे मुंबई उपनगर सचिव त्रिभुवन सिंग यांची विशेष उपस्थिती होती. ‘फुटबॉल’ प्रशिक्षक प्रज्वल चंदन आणि ‘सॉफ्टबॉल’ आणि ‘बेसबॉल’ प्रशिक्षक विकी मिश्रा प्रशिक्षण कलेचे त्यांनी विशेष कौतुक केले.

फुटबॉल संघाचा कर्णधार अबीर जितानी आणि त्याच्या संघातील खेळाडू विद्यार्थ्यांना आपल्या विद्यालयाचे वर्चस्व कायम राखण्याचे मोठे आव्हान आहे. कर्णधार अबीर म्हणतो की, "कोविड-19मुळे आमच्यापैकी कोणीही तीन वर्षांपासून प्रत्यक्ष सराव केलेला नाही. आम्ही सातवीतून थेट १०वी मध्ये आणि मैदानातही आलो आहोत. त्यामुळे अनेक अडचणी आहेत. त्यासोबत आमच्या विद्यालयाची प्रतिष्ठा जपणं हेही आमचं कर्तव्य असल्याने त्याकडे आम्ही संधी आणि आव्हान म्हणून पहात आहोत. मला माझ्या संघातील सर्व खेळाडू मित्रांचे सहकार्य मिळत असून आमचे सर्व प्रशिक्षक, आमचा खेळ सुधारण्यासाठी, झटत आहेत. शाळेच्या मुख्याध्यापिका श्रीमती कलादेवी गंगाधरन, क्रीडा प्रमुख मनोज नायर प्रत्येक मुलाच्या कामगिरीकडे बारकाईने वैयक्तिकरित्या लक्ष देत आहेत.”

या विद्यालयाच्या मुख्याध्यापिका श्रीमती कला गंगाधरन म्हणाल्या कि "आमचे सर्व विद्यार्थी खूपच सक्रिय आणि उत्साही आहे. पालकांचेही विशेष कौतुक करावे लागेल. आमचे विद्यालय सातत्याने खेळांना आणि खेळाडूंना प्रोत्साहन देत असते. माझ्यामते मुलांच्या आयुष्यात दोन महत्त्वाच्या गोष्टी असतात, एक म्हणजे शिक्षण आणि दुसरे म्हणजे खेळ. खेळात मुलांनी सहभाग घेतल्यास त्यांचा उत्साह वाढतो आणि त्यांच्या सर्वांगीण विकासात याचा खूप फायदा होतो. त्यांच्यात विचार व नेतृत्व करण्याचे गुण तयार होतात. त्यांना लक्ष केंद्रित करण्याची सवय लागते आणि नकळतपणे त्यांचा सर्वांगीण विकास घडत जातो"

राजहंस  विद्यालयाचे क्रीडा प्रमुख मनोज नायर म्हणाले "आमच्या विद्यालयाची क्रीडा विभागातील कामगिरी उत्तुंग आहे. मुंबई व महाराष्ट्रातील आमच्या विद्यार्थी खेळाडूंची आणि विद्यालयाची कामगिरी पाहून 'महाराष्ट्र राज्य सरकारने' २०१९ मध्ये कलेक्टर निधीतून रु. एक लाखाचे पारितोषिक संस्थेला देऊन गौरव केला आहे. राजहंस विद्यालयाने मुंबई व उपनगर, जिल्हा, लातूर, औरंगाबाद, कोल्हापूर, सांगली, सोलापूर, सातारा, पुणे, नाशिक, जळगाव, धुळे, अहमदनगर, चंद्रपूर, अकोला, गडचिरोली, बुलढाणा, वर्धा, अमरावती, यवतमाळ, नागपूर अश्या राज्यातील विविध स्पर्धा जिंकून आपले वर्चस्व सिद्ध केले आहे. त्यासोबतच आंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तरावर सुद्धा कामगिरी केली आहे.

राजहंस विद्यालय विविध खेळांमध्ये गेली दहा वर्षे राज्यात अव्वल आहे. परीक्षक मुलांकडून भरपूर सराव करून घेत त्यांना विविध खेळींमध्ये तरबेज तर करीत आहेतच शिवाय मैदानी खेळांची गोडी लावण्यातही यशस्वी ठरले आहेत. हा आदर्श आपल्या इतर शाळांनी घेऊन अभ्यासासोबत मैदानी खेळ्यांमध्ये मुलांना गोडी लावून पारंगत केल्यास सुदृढ आणि सशक्त युवा भारत नक्कीच निर्माण होऊ शकेल.

REHAU expands its product portfolio by collaborating with an international brand to market premium hardware products in India

 

The company will also unveil its premium façade solution at IndiaWood 2022

New Delhi/Bangalore, 31^st May 2022: REHAU is set to expand its brand portfolio by launching a premium hardware range in India by partnering with an international brand from Europe. This partnership will push REHAU’s strong positioning in the hardware market, providing an extensive range of products with international quality standard. REHAU will also unveil a premium façade cladding solution during the show. The grand ceremony will take place at IndiaWood scheduled during 2–6 June 2022 at Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). REHAU will be on exhibit in Hall-H2A, Stall-B202, C302.

Talking about this grand step in REHAU’s journey, Ms. Bhavana Bindra, Managing Director, REHAU South Asia, said, “We are very enthusiastic to announce our new partnership and the expansion of our product portfolio. These steps will put REHAU’s innovative thoughts to empower the hardware market in India and also offer more solutions to the Indian furniture industry. Our philosophy is to design systems that provide value to our clients by replacing traditional materials with more competent alternatives. REHAU is celebrating its silver jubilee year in India, which is the result of our 25-year commitment, perseverance, and persistence. At the exhibition, the industry stakeholders will also get the opportunity to see REHAU's wide-ranging product offerings that are truly world-class, defining new trends. IndiaWood is a great platform for us to exhibit as it brings together the entire furniture industry in one place.”

REHAU will be presenting its portfolio for the whole furniture industry under one roof at the exhibition, with a sprawling booth size of 390sqm. Various experience zones will be set up as part of the exhibition booth, showcasing a wide range of products. The displayed products will range from uPVC edgebands, laminates, solid surfaces, roller shutter system, and plinth system to adhesives, masking tapes and many more. REHAU will also display its recently launched modular kitchen which has been designed with premium materials and a superior finish. The kitchen is modern, with cutting-edge technologies that makes it user-friendly, and is designed with a contemporary style and feel that provides a premium customer experience.

Mr. Manish Arora, Vice President (Furniture Solutions), REHAU South Asia, said, “REHAU has established a strong foothold in India over the last 25 years with its innovative furniture solutions. We are the pioneers in India to introduce uPVC edgebands, acrylic laminates and weaving materials, providing customers with a quality product experience. We have entered the modular kitchen market with the goal of catering to the B2C market. Our kitchen surfaces with Zero-joint edge banding technology, one of the first in India, ensure efficient and effective board edging. Our objective is to provide consumers with one-of-a-kind kitchen experience and to assist them from designing stylish and functional kitchen concept to commissioning. Our experiential store showcasing REHAU Kitchen is already open to visitors in Bangalore, and we intend to expand across the country, and this is just the start. We welcome our industry friends to witness our maiden modular kitchen designs at Indiawood”

About REHAU

REHAU is a German based brand, started in 1997 in India. The company had set-up its first manufacturing facility in Pune, Maharashtra. REHAU India is one of the leading global players in Furniture and Building industry. The company is a solution provider for various business industries such as construction and automotive. Currently the company has 3 plants in India, 2 in Pune and 1 located in Vadodara. They use advanced German technology to provide polymer-based solutions in construction, automotive industry. REHAU is acknowledged as a leader in German-quality uPVC Edgebands, solid surface, pre-laminated boards, laminates, underfloor heating and cooling solutions etc.

Tips To Up Your Web Design And Drive User-Engagement - By GoDaddy

 

Web design is an appealing field where one gets to hold the attention of a user purely through great design, content, and interface. On World Web Designer Day, here are a few tips and tricks to add some spark to your website and keep people coming back to visit your site:

1. New Age technologies: The New Protagonist

Consider Using AR and VR filters in addition to traditional tools to make your website stand out from the rest. Imagine a user being able to experience the service or product offered rather than just a demonstration on the website. This will lure them to spend more time and experiment with your website! It will also give interactive touchpoints for your users and create new data points for you.

2. Automate To Avoid Missing Maintenance

Time is money. Web designers must look for solutions to manage and monitor all their client sites in a single place, no matter where they’re hosted. This can save them hours by automating routine maintenance tasks like backups, security, and updates. The Hub by GoDaddy Pro is a new and hassle-free solution that brings together all the GoDaddy Pro-specific tools, features, and benefits into a single easy-to-use dashboard. Custom-built for web designers and developers, it will help you build your business and efficiently deliver results for your clients.

3. Use White Space Effectively

On most websites, content spacing can create an illusion of negative space. Users perceive negative space negatively, and web designers need to ensure that their websites are adaptive to different formats, devices, and browsers. Web designers can also eliminate negative spaces by adding relevant audio-visual content. By correctly optimizing space on a website, you are also creating a memorable user experience.

4. Content Remains King

Unique, high-quality, interesting, and relevant content contributes significantly to the success of companies on the Internet. Before taking any more steps in their search engine optimization plan, businesses should focus on creating exceptional content. The quality of the content you supply will determine your level of success in content marketing.

5. SEO Is Important

Search engine optimization (SEO) can help your website to gain organic traffic. Use relevant keywords and hashtags and add them seamlessly to your user interface and content so that they serve the purpose of both search engines as well as your users. Moreover, SEO helps boost the credibility of your website and provides a competitive edge by outranking the competition in search engine results and gaining market share.

Priyanka Majumder joins as Front Office Manager at Grand Mercure Bengaluru Gopalan Mall

Priyanka Majumder joins Grand Mercure Bengaluru at Gopalan Mall as the Front Office Manager. She brings in over 10 years of extensive experience in front office management, revenue management, guest service, customer support. In her last role she was the Front Office Manager at the Pride Hotel Bengaluru heading the departmental operations and assisting in revenue management.

“Priyanka with her diverse experience and her pleasing and calm demeanour will be will be a great addition to our team where she can lead the guest experience and loyalty” says Sachin Maheshwary, GM of Grand Mercure Bengaluru Gopalan Mall, welcoming in Priyanka to the team.

After graduating from IHM Bhubaneshwar, Priyanka began her career with Hyatt Regency as the Guest Service Officer. Over the course of her career, she has worked with many renowned hotel brands including Hyatt, IHG and Lalit. She has previously worked with Accor as the assistant manager – Front Office at Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences.

Priyanka has a deep artistic inclination and spends leisure time enjoying recitations and practicing creative painting and singing. 

About Grand Mercure Bengaluru at Gopalan Mall

Grand Mercure Bengaluru at Gopalan Mall features 212 spacious rooms including one & two bedroom suites with elegant interiors and modern guest amenities. The hotel is located opposite RMZ Infinity and in close proximity to Bagmane Techpark, Bagmane World Technology Center, RMZ Millennia, Manyata Techpark and Indiranagar. The metro station is a short walk and the adjoining Gopalan Signature Mall offers multiple lifestyle options.

La Utsav, the all-day dining restaurant, offers an array of local flavours and global delicacies. 1026 AD, the Café & Alfresco is the perfect place to unwind after a busy day; featuring an array of speciality coffees and short eats. The hotel features eight elegant meeting spaces which can cater from 20 to 400 delegates, a fitness centre, salon and spa, swimming pool, a dedicated entertainment zone, Executive Lounge & library and business centre.

HOTEL COORDINATES

12.992640, 77.660644

HOTEL ADDRESS

Grand Mercure Bengaluru at Gopalan Mall, Opp RMZ Infinity Techpark, Swamy Vivekananda Road, Bengaluru - 560093 

HOTEL CONTACT: Meera Anil - Marketing and Communications Manager  - M: +91 95132 89977

E: meera.anil@accor.com

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“Soul of Textiles” – India ITME 2022 : Tradition to Trend under one roof

Greetings and Good wishes from India ITME Society! With great pleasure I share with you that the 11th edition of India ITME will be held from 8th – 13th December 2022 at India Exposition Mart Ltd, Knowledge Park II, Greater Noida. This very important business event for Textile Engineering industry is being offered with many new features and facilities for the exhibitors to make good the loss of time and person to person contact for the last two years.  This Business exhibition shall be in Hybrid format to ensure more connectivity & networking with business visitors and exhibitors for onsite & virtual B2B meetings. Keeping in view difficulty for many participants to travel due to pandemic concerns, we have created this business exhibition in   Hybrid format to ensure more connectivity and networking with   business visitors.  An exhibitor will have the opportunity to participate in the exhibition virtually and interact with the onsite visitors as well as online visitors.   As such, we would request you to consider participating online in our exhibition at a much lesser cost and at the same time getting the full benefit of this international business event. This event is being held in well-designed Exhibition Venue in the National Capital Region and one of the largest in India, with lovely weather in December. It is an opportunity to combine business with travel, experience & explore Northern India, a new facet of India. The only event in India which brings together 73 Countries & 97 domestic regions Pan India under one roof; of this 52% of visitor’s belong to top Management & decision makers enabling to close business deals decisively.  India ITME-2022 is going to be very exciting business event for Textile & Textile Engineering Industry after a long gap. As an event organizer, India ITME Society has become globally trusted name for quality and excellence and has successfully served the industry with commitment.  We hope and strive to provide a spectacular event which shall also coincide with the completion of 43 years of the Society. India ITME team remains at your service and is forever available for any further assistance towards your participation. For more information in this regard please feel free to contact : Mr. Nitin Pachpande at + 91 8010823774 / email : projects@india-itme.com & itme@india-itme.com Mr. Michael Dalmet at +91 9820507570 / email : michael@india-itme.com Look forward to welcoming you at India ITME-2022 at Greater Noida, India Thank you & with Regards, Seema Srivastava Executive Director

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JBCN SCHOOL STRIVES TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONALISM IN EDUCATION THROUGH ITS GLOBAL CURRICULUM

Mumbai, May 31st, 2022: JBCN Education, a pioneer in the K-12 education segment in India, is creating pathways for its students into the global world by offering unique learning initiatives in its curriculum. Leveraging its worldwide collaborations across various schools, JBCN encourages learners to explore and embrace different countries, cultures, and nationalities as a part of its daily Education. 

JBCN has rolled this out across various levels (viz. pre-primary, primary, and secondary levels) to promote the spirit of Internationalism; for instance, the Pre-Primary learners engage in celebrations of various festivals across the world. This gives them an in depth understanding of different cultures, while helping them understand the similarities and contrasts, compared to celebrations in India. They engage in sessions with educators and peers on different themes, such as arts, crafts, music, and storytelling. So far, guest teachers from Singapore, Ghana, Greece, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, UAE, Egypt, and Romania have interacted with the young learners. 

Students from Grade II to V participate in learner exchange programs with overseas students, which enables them to understand different cultures and exposes them to diversity, thereby helping learners exhibit a higher degree of cultural awareness. The collaboration has led to letter and greeting card exchanges, bringing back the concept of Pen pals, virtual global dialogues on important topics, and even masterclasses. Some of JBCN's transcontinental partners in this exchange include schools such as Charlotte DeHart Elementary School (USA), Ursula Taylor School (U.K.), Orchard Primary Academy (U.K.), Riverside School (Kenya), Manavgat Koleji (Turkey), Kau Yan School (Hong Kong), Fairview International School (Malaysia), and Taipei Wanfu School (Taiwan).

At the secondary school level, JBCN has facilitated two long-term collaborations. One with Nazarbayev Intellectual School in Kazakhstan for cultural exchange, Model United Nations (MUN), science projects, joint lessons, faculty development, and more. The second initiative, called EUMIND, is a yearlong collaborative research project on Human Rights with its partner school, Lyceum Oudehoven, in the Netherlands. Apart from this, JBCN also organizes competitions, webinars, workshops, and guest sessions that witness participation from schools worldwide. For example, the latest competition on coding and entrepreneurship saw participation from schools across 15+ countries. In one recently held Masterclass, Mr Michael Sturm, The Adviser to the Directorate General of International and European Relations of the European Central Bank, interacted with the Learners on the functioning of the Bank. The interaction had JBCN learners enquiring about the responsibilities and monetary policies of the ECB during the covid crisis.

Speaking on this, Mr. Kunal Dalal, M.D. of JBCN Education, said, "Inculcating the concept of Internationalism and collaborating with various schools worldwide is a great initiative for our learners as it brings them the required global exposure. We have collaborated with over 20 schools across various countries and a host of speakers worldwide. Our take on Education has always been progressive, and we aim to equip our learners with all the right skills to make them future-ready".  

JBCN leads four international schools in Mumbai. It was identified as a top international school in EducationWorld's 2021-22 nationwide school survey and a 2021 Times survey of the best schools in Mumbai. Recently, JBCN Schools' graduating students from the 2021-22 IBDP and A levels batch received a record number of scholarships amounting to more than USD 2.5 million from prestigious universities in the U.K. and North America such as the University of California (Berkeley), Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Boston University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Imperial College, Kings College & The University College London, the University of Edinburgh and The University of Toronto, The University of British Columbia in Canada to name a few. 

JBCN's achievements in the field of Education and its commitment to promoting progressive education as a part of its curriculum are a testament to its efforts to nurture mindful global citizens of tomorrow.

Looking for Innovation in Gujarati cuisine- Chef Ajay and Chef Shipra are there for your rescue

The season of mangoes is already here, and we are surely looking forward to enjoying and cherishing the loved fruit from our childhood. ‘Mango’ is not just a word, it’s an emotion for many of us. Most of us certainly have one or the other childhood memory that takes us back to the time when we used to relish our summer vacations with the king of fruits. In Zee Café’s Chef Vs Fridge’s upcoming episode based on the sweet and sour theme of mangoes the judges of the show, on one hand, prepared an innovative aamras-puri from the mango and on the other hand also shared their favourite memories. Chef Ajay Chopra spoke about using a gulel (catapult) to pluck the mangoes. Expressing his heart, he said, “Today we get mangoes with a click on our smartphones, but the fun and satisfaction of plucking it from the trees yourself was very different. Those were the actual days.”

Expressing her love for mangoes Chef Shipra exclaimed, “Ohh! I just love mangoes. Do you know, there are around 1500 varieties of mangoes in the world.” Adding to it Chef Ajay said, “The world certainly knows India for giving them this King of fruits.” The two judges were seen adorning their Chef hats to create a new version of the traditional Gujarati delicacy aamras puri, combining it with a new version of khandvi. Boss Chiller presented mangoes as the key ingredient and the two chefs decide to create multiple elements using the fruit. The two create a beautiful looking dish combining mango-cheese khandvi with aamras and golgappa puris. Sounds delicious? Watch the episode for the recipe.

Get into Summer mode with Zee Café’s Chef Vs Fridge Season 2 this Sunday at 8 PM and celebrate your love for mangoes

Embellish Your Home with Artifacts from The Great Eastern Home

A home is where one can take refuge from the outside world, a place you can come back to rejuvenate. Everyone likes to make their home appear beautiful, and one of the chief contributors to the look of your house is home décor. With Christmas approaching, The Great Eastern Home has a new selection of exquisite artefacts that will brighten not only your home or office but also your way of life. Artifacts are important in enhancing the interior design of your home. As a result, care should be taken when selecting home decor, as they frequently play an important role in creating an aura.

The Great Eastern Home elegant collection of antiques is offered in new artistic designs made of bronze and ceramic that are gracefully fashioned utilizing excellent quality materials, giving them a great aesthetic appeal. The antiques on display here are extremely fascinating. Artifacts are being used by a growing number of people in their homes to make them look more lively and lovely. A piece of artifact's genuine soul and beauty can be determined from its outside. Artifacts can also be given as gifts, and there are many different varieties to choose from at The Great Eastern Home.

Millions of fans will get the chance to watch Mohit Chauhan, Asees Kaur, and Jasleen Royal on their smartphone lock screen at The Glance LIVE Fest

Glance LIVE Fest, a three-day digital carnival of live, interactive experiences will have several music shows and will also see the debut of Roposo JamRoom in collaboration with music composer Pritam Chakraborty’s Jam 8 and Sony Music

Glance, one of the world’s leading lock screen platforms, has many exciting experiences in-store with the Glance LIVE Fest (GLF), a three-day, virtual carnival of unique live, interactive experiences. This innovative digital festival will take place from 3^rd-5^th June. Among the scheduled events during GLF, are several live music shows from some of India’s most loved singers.

During GLF, Roposo – Glance’s creator-led live entertainment commerce platform - will be launching its exciting I.P, Roposo JamRoom, in association with Bollywood’s renowned composer and lyricist Pritam Chakraborty’s Jam 8 and Sony Music. In the show 19 legendary artists will come together to create 10 original songs. Each episode of the show will see the artists jamming and having freewheeling conversations about their music and journey in the industry. Viewers can also get to see fun behind-the-scenes footage and the making of the song’s video. This will culminate in the live performance by the artist singing their original compositions for the audience.

The first episode of Roposo JamRoom will be launched on 3^rd June, from 5-5:30 PM IST. On this debut episode, the soulful singer of all time Mohit Chauhan, and Bollywood’s pop star Asees Kaur will go LIVE to perform an original composition Raah Dikha De.

Commenting on the launch of Roposo JamRoom in Glance LIVE Fest, Pritam said,  “Roposo Jamroom is a celebration of musical talents of some of India’s brightest emerging composers, lyricists and some of our most celebrated star performers and I am thrilled that it is making a debut on an innovative, new age platform like Glance LIVE Fest. Over the next 10 weeks, we will bring you an array of beautiful melodies and emotions. Jam8 has consistently provided a platform to musicians, and I am so glad that Roposo Jamroom brought to you by the teams at Jam8, Sony Music and Roposo is going to be providing a wonderful opportunity to young new musicians.”

There will be other exciting live music shows during GLF, from performers such as the talented and versatile Jasleen Royal, the energetic Akasa, and music sensation Stebin Ben. GLF will enable millions of users to get the same concert vibe from the comfort of their couch through interactive features such as AMAs and real time comments. They can even have the opportunity to request songs and take virtual selfies with some of their favourite stars.

GLF will be accessible to over 70 million users on their mobile lock screens and will also be streamed on Roposo. It will feature live, interactive, and transactional content from India’s biggest celebrities such as Rajkummar Rao and Karan Johar, and creators across entertainment, gaming, and shopping as well.

Make your Friday happening with the awesome range of movies on the Flix Birthday Special

 

Mumbai, 31 May 2022: &flix is the go-to destination for cinema lovers across the country. This week the channel brings to the audiences, movies from different genres and spheres of the world. On the Flix Birthday Special, the channel is all geared up to showcase audience favourites including Spiderman 2, Spiderman into the Spider Verse, Men in Black international, Zombieland and Karate Kid.

Directed by Sam Raimi, starring Toby Maguire, Kristen Dunst and Alfred Molina, Spiderman 2 is an adventure action movie which showcases the troubles Peter Parker is going through in his personal life while he battles a brilliant scientist and also the antagonist named Doctor Otto Octavius. The lineup will also feature Spiderman- Into the Spider Verse which gives Spiderman fans a binge-worthy Friday! The channel will also feature Men in Black International starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson. The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization. Apart from the above-mentioned movies, the lineup also features Zombieland and Karate Kid amongst others.

Don’t miss the Flix Birthday Special, this Friday starting at 8:15 AM only on &Flix

Lucknow’s Riddhi Tiwari to be seen on Zee TV's DID Super Moms

Over the last three decades, Zee TV has been a pioneer in shaping the contours of reality television in India, introducing audiences to homegrown non-fiction formats like Antakshari, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Dance India Dance, and India’s Best Dramebaaz. These properties have not only emerged as immensely popular talent-based reality TV franchises but also continue to rule audience hearts as cult phenomena, enjoying a robust following even in the current context. In fact, earlier this year, DID L’il Masters was launched amidst much fanfare and became the audiences favourite immediately. And now, after receiving an overwhelming response to the previous two seasons that introduced the country to some truly exceptional talent and gave a chance to all the Mom to become a Super Mom, Zee TV is all set to launch the 3rd edition of its popular non-fiction property – DID Super Moms.  

They say behind the success of every person lies the dreams of their supporters. This season of DID Super Moms is all set to give women across India the golden opportunity to showcase their talent. With the core thought of Apno Ka Haath Jin Bhi Kandon Par Hai, Woh Har Mom Super Hai, these ladies, with their family’s support, are all set to win your hearts and achieve their dreams. And looks like a talented contestant from Lucknow - Riddhi Tiwari - has got her chance of displaying her exquisite skills on the stage of DID Super Moms. The mother of two young boys has been fond of dancing since she was in the 2nd grade and used to perform at her school’s annual functions every year. While her financial issues didn’t allow her to achieve her dreams of becoming a professional dancer, with the support of her husband, father-in-law, and sons, she has now got a chance to showcase her talent on DID Super Moms season 3.  

As Riddhi mentions, “Dancing has always been my passion and I have been very confident about it. I don’t worry about what people think when I am dancing, because I perform from my heart. My husband, kids, and father-in-law have been incredibly supportive of my decision and have been pushing me towards my dream. I am truly very happy and grateful that DID Super Moms has finally given me this opportunity to achieve my biggest dream in life and I hope I can showcase my talent to one and all.”  

While this Super Mom from Lucknow is kicked about performing in front of the judges and winning the hearts of people across India, wait till you watch the other contestants showcasing their talent on DID Super Moms.  

DID Super Mom’s latest season is all set to premiere soon on Zee TV!    

Writer Devika Bhagat spills the beans on Four More Shots Please Season 3 and Shehar Lakhot

 The writer is currently basking in all the accolades for Prime Videos Modern Love

 Devika Bhagat is a prominent screenplay writer, who has dabbled in mediums spanning cinema, television, and digital platforms. She has a diverse range-- from writing films like Manorma Six Feet Under, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Bachna Ae Haseeno, scripting television shows like Mahi Way to now writing series such as Unpaused and Four More Shots Please! She is currently basking in praise for her latest, Amazon Prime Video's anthology Modern Love: Mumbai, where she is credited for writing Nupur Asthana-directed 'Cutting Chai'. She also doubled up as a consultant writer on the series. 

Devika Bhagat recently joined as a panelist on the RoundTable hosted by social media platform Khul Ke where she shared her journey, navigating different mediums and genres, finding impeccable command in the digital space with Modern Love: Mumbai and her upcoming projects. The RoundTable was moderated by Priyanka Sharma. Khul Ke is the only platform to allow video, audio, and text-based conversations among moderators, panelists, and the audience.

 Devika Bhagat gave a sneak peek into her two upcoming shows, Shehar Lakhot which is under production, and Four More Shots Please! Season 3, which the audience will get to witness by the second half of the year. "The women characterisation in Shehar Lakhot and Season 3 of Four More Shots Please! is going to be very different from one another. Characterisation depends on the kind of women you are writing about, their economic status, social status, where they are located amongst other things. For instance, Shehar Lakhot is a story set in Udaipur. It is a story, set in a small fictitious town where women have a completely different outlook towards life than that of those in Four More Shots Please! The women protagonist in Shehar Lakhot do not have the same issues as that of the women in Four More Shots Please! 

"If we are writing about privileged women in Four More Shots Please, they are privileged because they have access to the things that 90% of women in this country do not have access to," Devika shared. 

She added, "Expect a lot of emotions from season 3 of Four More Shots Please. Even the seasons are going through arcs!” 

Shehar Lakhot is an Indian Television Series created by Devika Bhagat and Navdeep Singh. It is a story about a man who reluctantly returns to his hometown where he not only battles his past demons but also gets drawn into an even bigger cesspool of smoke and mirrors and must now prove his innocence. The cast of series is Priyanshu Painyuli, Shruthy Menon, Chandana Roy Sanyal and Kubbra Sait.

Devika Bhagat started her career at an early age as a second assistant director but later went on to become one of the most noted writers and gave us hits like Bachna Ae Haseeno, Jab Tak Hain Jaan, Four More Shots Please. Talking about her journey and association with Yash Raj Films, Devika said "I graduated from the film school at NYU and came to Mumbai to become a director around 2002-2003. Life, however, had certain other plans for me. I was struggling to get work as an AD and had to earn to pay my bills. I was very close friends with Abhay Deol, who then was also a struggler like me. Later on in life, I met Imitiaz Ali through Abhay, he asked me to co-write a film that unfortunately did not come into being. During this journey, I happened to visit the Yash Raj Films office to narrate a script which again did not culminate. It was Arjun Sablok through whom I met Aditya Chopra, who had read my previous script. He then narrated a one-liner and asked me to develop it. That’s how Bachna Ae Haseeno was born.”

"Aditya Chopra does not need narrations. He is one of those, who reads scripts and have feedback sessions, which I love because I hate giving narrations. Years after Bachna Ae Haseeno, Aditya Chopra offered me to co-write Jab Tak Hain Jaan and I said a yes to it only because I thought I would be able to work with Yash Chopra but that did not happen as Yash ji was not keen to work on it. My association with Yash Raj Films has been an enjoyable and memorable one."

 On a concluding note, Devika Bhagat advised all the aspiring writers to always listen to their voice, take feedback and judgment but always be true to themselves. She urged them to always write what they want to and follow their instincts. As for voices always trying to school female screenwriters from within ans outside the industry, Devika said, "You should not tell female writers to stuck to a particular genre. Female writers can write any genre just like make writers."

Source: Khul Ke