~FILMFARE Middle East,
re-launched by Danube Group in 2018, celebrates its first successful
year with a Star-Studded Anniversary Celebration in
Muscat~
~The only Bollywood magazine
in Arabic language to target the Arab World~
Muscat, 28th March, 2019 –Bollywood has become a
melting pot of bringing together different ethnicities, cultures, traditions
and fans from all over the world. Addressing the rage among audience across
borders, world renowned Danube Group re-launched FILMFARE Middle East Magazinewith
celebrated actress DeepikaPadukona along with director and Producer Karan Johar
and many others in 2018, with the aim to reignite the magic of silver screen
and bring the best of B-town to the Arab world. Celebrating a successful first
year,
the glittering event will have an air of class, luxury, panache and some
truly spectacular moments commemorated by the reigning super stars from Indian
cinema ranging fromSonamKapoorAhuja, SwaraBhaskar, Tabu to Rajkumar Rao, Jim
Sarbh, Ali QuliMirza, IshaanKhatterand Jhanvikapoor at Shangri la barr al jissah on 29th March 2019.Omani
singer Haitham Mohammed Rafi will be opening the evening.
The anticipation around the event is gaining momentum
as not only the reigning but the actors like ShatrughnaSinha, Madhu Bhandarkar, Jackie Shroff, Asha Parekh, RazaMurad,
Shan, PadminiKolKolhapure, from yesteryears will gather on the festive
evening and the past will walk alongside the present at the Red Carpet to cheer
the lauding fans. If this was not all, the audience are in for a treat with a
curated list of power packedperformances by Nora Fatehi, twin singer
SukritiKakkar and PrakratiKakkar and evergreen BappiLahiri, Kubra Sait,
AmanVerma and DJ Scorpio.The event will witness an amalgamation of golden years
with the talent of millennials as legendary singer BappiLahiri who is
celebrating 50 golden years of music in cinema will set the mood for the
evening with some melodious medleys.
Rizwan Sajan, Founder and
the Chairman of Danube Group shared, “After breaking the
record of 1.3 billion dollars’ turnover in 2018, we have been growing ever
since and we credit this success to our fans and fraternity across the world.
Our only strategy is reaching to the right people and keeping our engagement
simple. We are thrilled to be associated with one of the biggest industries in
the world which reaches out to audience across borders and ethnicity.”
FILMFARE Middle East unveiled at Bollywood Parks Dubai
at Raj Mahal Theatre on 30th March, 2018 in its brand new avatar caters
predominantly to the large Asian expatriate population in the UAE and the GCC,
as well as a significant Arab population who love their Bollywood cinema and
celebrities. The brand brings India’s biggest Bollywood film and celebrity content
to the audience month on month; and with it, the rich legacy of Indian cinema
to the Arab world.
Sharing about the vision to re-launch the magazine to
the Asian audience, Mr. Rizwan
shared, “Filmfare Middle East is a cult brand and it was my dream to revive
this brand. We started this venture because we believed that this magazine
holds an essence for the cinema and a huge readership among its target
audience. We’re grateful to our readers and advertisers for their loyal support
as this one year marks the success of our vision to create one-stop content
provider for Bollywood cinema.”
About FILMFARE Middle East:
Filmfare ME sets the benchmark for content in the Middle
East. It has been launched by a group that is visionary and foresighted about
its business. Under Starz Media Incorporation supported by the Danube Group,
the magazine has made a mark in Middle East. Also, it’s the only Bollywood
magazine in Arabic language.
About Danube Group
Danube Group traces its origin through Danube Building
Materials. Established in 1993, the company provides more than 50,000 products
in stock and in-house value added services in all of its multiple set of
showrooms across the Middle East region and India. The company operates from
its head offices and occupies more than 5.5 million square feet of land in
Jabel Ali Freezone Authority (JAFZA) making it one of the biggest land bank
occupiers in JAFZA. The warehouses across the UAE stock more than 50,000
products.
From a small trading firm, Danube has grown into one of the
largest building materials company in the region, with its diversified branches
worldwide including UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and India, in
addition to procurement offices in China. Danube has a team of 3,600 plus
people working across strategic locations across the GCC and India.