PRIMETIME EMMYS LIST OF AWARD PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED

 

JULIA ROBERTS, HALLE BERRY, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, BRYAN CRANSTON AMONG THE NAMES

Adding on to the excitement to the upcoming 66^th Primetime Emmy Awards, the first batch of award presenters was announced this week . To be hosted by Seth Meyers this year,  a bevy of the biggest names from TV, Music and Film are scheduled to appear onstage as presenters.

Televisions biggest night has attracted a marquee of names including Hollywood stars such as Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, and Woody Harrelson to present the awards . This year’s Emmy nominees, Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) Zooey Deschanel (New Girl),  Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) among a host of others who will also be handing out the trophies. From the music world, there’s Gwen Stefani and Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine rounding out the awards presenting duties.

Watch the 66th Primetime Emmy® Awards live on 26th of August 5:00 am onwards on Star World, Star World HD, Star World Premiere HD, FX and Fox Crime and at 8: 00 pm (repeat) on Star World, Star World HD, FX and Fox Crime.

Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Associates with Singham Returns

Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, commonly abbreviated as MTDC, is a body of the Government of Maharashtra responsible for development of tourism in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It has been established under the Companies Act, 1956, (fully owned by Govt. of Maharashtra) for systematic development of tourism on commercial lines.

Since Inception it’s been involved in the development and maintenance of the various tourist locations of Maharashtra. MTDC owns and maintains resorts at all key tourist centres and having more resorts is on the plan.

Singham Returns is an upcoming Indian action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment. Co-produced by  Rohit Shetty & Ajay Devgan Films. The sequel to the 2011 film Singham, actor Ajay Devgan reprises his role from the previous film, as well as co-producing the project, while Kareena Kapoor Khan plays the female lead. The trailer released on 11th July and film is scheduled for release on 15 August 2014

MTDC goes that extra mile to promote the state as an attractive tourist destination. MTDC marketing team always been known for doing things in a different way and what it would have been the better option to alliance with SINGHAM RETURNS, where in Ajay Devgan plays the role of IG Mumbai appealing tourist to visit Maharashtra.

A co-branded TV campaign on-air currently across the various channels, blends the MTDC & film seamlessly in a creative that links Ajay Devgan’s character & his persona as giving security to the state by the brave cops in the state. MTDC have tied in with SINGHAM Returns for this co-promotion for this brave officer in the movie. It makes a very natural and smooth association.

Quotes from Key Peoples on the association

Dr. Jagdish Patil MD MTDC says: “Maharashtra has a myriad of options for all kind of tourists irrespective of age, religion, taste and hobby. Maharashtra has a rich heritage of history with India's maximum number of forts and some them being sea-forts, art and craft of Ajanta and Ellora caves, glamour of Mumbai, wildlife and tiger sanctuaries of Vidarbha, 720km coastline, best of adventure tourism destinations and facilities from sky diving to scuba diving etc. We are looking at aggressive marketing plans through various media in the coming days and media of film and entertainment will also gain a lot of prominence in our marketing mix. Singham Returns is first-of-its-kind and we are sure that it would turn out to be a strategic move for MTDC”

Rohit Shetty Director of Singham Returns says : :I love Maharashtra, especially mahableshwar in the rains.t’s an honour to associate with a government organization MTDC, who works for the cause of promotion of tourism in our state.

Sameer Chopra Head Marketing Reliance says :- “The association with MTDC is a seamless fit for Singham Returns, a movie that is not only set against the backdrop of Maharashtra but its lead character, Bajirao Singham also embodies the famous maratha gallantry and spirit!!!! Maharashtra has a variety of scenic landscapes and my all time favourite holiday destination within the state is malshej”

Vinay Punjabi MD Blue Bang Media & Entertainment Pvt Ltd. The agency behind the alliance Says: ““The Main objective of  MTDC was to address safety and security in Maharashtra from a tourist destination . By associating with Singham retuns it establishes the core value of SAFETY in Maharashtra . Its great win win platform for both the parties”

Supreme Court of New York dismisses the lawsuit filed against International Indian Film Academy (IIFA)

 14 Aug, 2014 - In a lawsuit filed before the Supreme Court of the State of New York early this year by a travel professional Akarsh Kolaprath of 7M Tours against Dr. Kiran Patel of Tampa and Wizcraft International Entertainment, the organizers of IIFA Weekend & Awards, the Supreme Court granted the motion to dismiss the suit in favour of defendants. The lawsuit consequently stands disposed of.

The case was dismissed by the Court on preliminary grounds, evoking the principle of forum non conveniens stating that the State of New York had no substantial nexus to the parties to the dispute. The Court observed that the connections between New York and the transactions and events underlying this case were particularly remote.

The court disregarded the tangential claims made by Plaintiff and found that the authorities relied on by the plaintiffs in fact proved fatal to their case. Plaintiff’s claims on jurisdiction were based on agreements to which plaintiffs were not even a party to.

The Hon’ble Judge, Melvin L. Schweitzer, who was presiding over the case, aptly observed that the only written agreement based on which Plaintiff had surrounded its claims was not even signed by Wizcraft.  The Court further added that unless Plaintiffs were a third party beneficiary to any of the Agreements, it was not going to do them much good.

Wizcraft/IIFA Director Andre Timmins stated, "I am so happy that justice prevailed and that the credibility and reputation of IIFA & Wizcraft as a company was clearly understood by the judge of this case.  These claims were merely false allegations against us. We are proud to have been able to clear our 15 year maintained track record of highly reputed status with governments, corporate and private individuals with this case being dismissed.”

It was finally held that the defendants, Wizcraft International, had successfully met their heavy burden to show that claims of the plaintiff are not appropriate before the state of New York. In light thereof, the suit was disposed of by the Court.

Priceless gift for contestants daughter ‘Naveli’

Fortunate few get a chance to meet the legend of Bollywood but lucky fans likes Khushboo Singh from Ajaigarh, Madhya Pradesh can be counted on fingertips. Obviously, being on the hot seat was a dream come true for Khusboo however she had a bigger request for Mr. Bachchan. Apparently, the young mother had made it to the Fastest finger first round about two years ago, unfortunately she couldn’t make it to the hot seat. As destiny would have it her newly born girl was blamed for the lost opportunity. To prove the society wrong, she vowed to name her daughter once she gets a chance to be on the KBC hot seat.

Luck played in her favour and she got selected for the show again. When she narrated the story and requested AB to name her daughter, he happily obliged and named her Naveli, inspired by his grand daughter Navya Naveli. Like an elder in the family, Mr.Bachchan also gifted Khusboo gold kadas for the child.

Tune in to Kaun Banega Crorepati from Aug 18 every Mon – Thur at 8.30 pm on Sony Entertainment Television

Amitabh Bachchan gets emotional by Shillong Choir’s patriotic performance

Independence Day is a great pride for every Indian and the feeling was no different at the grand premiere of KBC in Surat. In honour of India’s freedom the talented Shillion choir sang Vande Mataram striking an emotional chord with the audience. In addition to the crowd the angry young man Amitabh Bachchan was also moved by their soulful rendition.

Catch the excitement of the Grand Premiere of Kaun Banega Crorepati

on Sunday, August 17, 2014 at 8.30pm and the show will air

every Monday to Thursday at 8.30 pm only on Sony Entertainment Television