MUMBAI: Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar was honoured with the Taj Enlighten Tareef Award at a workshop organised by the Enlighten Film Society and Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Akhtar conducted the workshop on the art of scriptwriting at the Red Lounge, Cinemax Versova, wherein he shared his experiences and insights on Indian cinema, screenplay and his journey so far.
At the end of the workshop, he was felicitated with the award by scriptwriter Anjum Rajabali an...
MUMBAI: Entertainment gives fitness freaks an exercise DVD mixed with hip hop dance and music thus mixing fun and entertainment to an otherwise boring exercise regime.
Moving from Yoga, where Shemaroo released Shilpa Shetty's yoga DVDs and VCDs, which won huge accolades, Shemaroo has now brought �easy to do' exercise workout routines, for home viewing and practicing.
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MUMBAI: When all campaigns, on the importance of voting and the difference it can make, end, RED FM's Vote – Karega Ya Karwaun? begins!
Yeh gundagardi nahi hai!
This election season, RED FM, the station for expression, has a simple but solid proposition – Vote – Karega ya Karwaun?. RED FM urges citizens to take this once-in-five-years opportunity to make a real difference to our nation.
RED FM takes its initiative a step ahead to a...
MUMBAI: As the Kolkata Station of BIG 92.7 FM lives up to its offering of Moner Moto Gaan (music that you like!) each day, the Station is heating up the cityscape with innovative programming based on IPL. BIG 92.7 FM Kolkata is geared up with its host of ON AIR & On Ground offering for the listeners of Kolkata. Mojar Adday Mojar Cricket will be the hero of the programming content ON AIR while Para Picnic with Khichudi, Illish will create the buzz ON Ground.
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MUMBAI: To celebrate the theatrical release of India's first concert film – Flight 666 on May 8th - the much awaited award-winning film based on the world-renowned British rock band - Iron Maiden, PVR Pictures and EMI Music India in association with Firangi Paani paid a special tribute to Iron Maiden at Firangi Paani, Andheri (West) on Monday, April 27th, 2009.
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MUMBAI: Radio City national sales head (franchisee sales) Vikram Singh is leaving the organisation after an eight and half year stint to start his own radio consulting firm.
Singh, whose last working day at Radio City Bangalore is 30 April, says his new venture will specialise in media planning, market testing and strategic business development for radio stations.
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MUMBAi: Event and Entertainment Management Association (EEMA) – an association aimed at bringing all those who are part of the growing event and entertainment sector on one platform was formally launched in Mumbai on 27 April.
The pan Indian association is spread across four zones (North, East, West,South) and will be presided over by Micheal Menezes of Showtime Events.
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MUMBAI: As the nation goes through one of the most participatory elections in its history 94.3 MY FM is also contributing to the political cause. In an attempt to spread more and more awareness about the elections and to promote the right to vote, 94.3 MY FM is running an interesting campaign called �Ungli Karo' in all 17 MY FM cities across the 7 states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. The �Ungli Karo' campaign is an interesting play on words and motivates the listeners to lift their fingers and vote for what is right.
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MUMBAI: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has deferred its decision to allow Worldspace to provide/undertake web based services in India.
At its meeting held on 20 April, the FIPB approved 22 proposals of foreign direct investment amounting to an estimated Rs 5.41 billion.
While South Asia FM Ltd (SAFL) has got the FIPB (foreign investment promotion board) nod to increase its foreign direct equity, the Worldspace proposal has been put on hold.
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MUMBAI: Malaysia-based Astro will pick up equity in Sun TV Network Ltd's subsidiary company South Asia FM Ltd (SAFL), says a ministry source.
SAFL, which operates Sun TV's FM radio stations outside the southern states, is raising capital to fund its business. Sun TV's stake in the subsidiary company will fall likely by five per cent to 60 per cent.
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