When Dino met Depp

When Dino Morea went to London for a holiday, he had not envisaged that he would be meeting Johnny Depp and having a fun time. Says Dino, “Johnny Depp, his career, his style, his acting, all of it have me absolutely star-stuck. Whether be it television 21 Jump Street or his films, I simply love him.” Dino feels that Johnny Depp infuses something different into every single character he essays and admits he loves most of them. “Fear and Loathing, Blow, Donnie Brasco, Pirtaes of The Caribbean, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory… there is something new in every character, whether it is the look, the nuances, the speech – he never ceases to amaze me. The experience has left an indelible mark in Dino’s heart, “Those couple of hours are something that I would always cherish.” We spoke about so many different fun life experiences, movies, characters… I could go on and on… Honestly, he is a mega star, but so chilled and down-to-earth.” 

What about the future? Is there a film in store?

“I didn’t even think I’ll be meeting him. I did. Anything can happen in the future. One never knows.”

Sridevi lives her character in and as MOM

There is no doubting that Indian superstar Sridevi is one of the finest actresses the country has ever produced , proof of which are her consistently great performances over the last 50 years. 

The actress who will next be seen in the emotional thriller MOM, immediately connected with the script ,given that she understood the emotions behind it ,being a doting mother of two daughters. 

Not only did Sridevi restrict social conversation while shooting for the film and barely even spoke to husband-producer Boney Kapoor for 2 months while shooting the film but was so absorbed with her character that even post the day's shoot ,she would continue to remain in her character. 

The superstar even post the film's schedule ,would unconsciously shift into the mind space of Deviki, her character in MOM .In fact Sridevi's daughters would often tell her to snap out of it and only then would she realize that she's unconsciously slipping into the quiet body language of her character. 

Says Sridevi, " I was in a different frame of mind while shooting for MOM ....it was not a conscious decision where I decided to avoid talking to people for the sake for my role...but while filming , my head space and the character didn't permit me and allow me to just be normal. I was in a shell , I was not communicating with my family as much as I normally would . Infact my daughter told me at the end of all the shoots and filming that " mom thank God you are back to being normal again".

AMRAPALI CELEBRATES UK INDIAN YEAR OF CULTURE IN LONDON, SHOWCASED THEIR NEW COLLECTION

The event saw two quintessential Indian pastimes, chai & cake unite in celebration for the UK Indian year of culture. Amrapali’s London boutique provided the setting, highly renowned baker Fiona Cairns welcomed guests with mouth-watering homemade cakes and dulcet tones of the traditional sitar and tabla instruments provided an authentic ambience. 

Amrapali’s new high jewelry collection was showcased amongst the delicious creations of Fiona Cairns, who is recognized for producing cakes for the British royal family. Hero pieces of jewelry included a stunning peacock inspired pair of emerald and diamond earrings crafted in 18kt white gold which took over 2 years to create. Also, part of the collection on display was unheat African rubies in addition to the highly appreciated Baahubali collection. 

About Amrapali: 

Amrapali traces its origins to the year 1978, when Mr. Rajiv Arora and Mr. Rajesh Ajmera took upon themselves the task of showcasing to the world the exclusivity and magnificence of Indian jewelry. Amrapali is the only Indian Jewelry designers to present their collection in Fashion Weeks of Milan and New York. Amrapali’s list of honoured customers includes Mr. Shimon Peres Ex-Prime Minister of Israel, Her Majesty Ashi Wongchuk Queen of Bhutan, Maharani Padmini Devi and Princess Diya of the Jaipur Royal Family. 

Amrapali also has celebrities like Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Rihanna, Shakira, Halle Berry, J.Lo, Beyonce, Frieda Pinto, Lucy Liu, Jennifer Hawkins, Padma Lakshmi, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Twinkle Khanna, Rekha, Konkana Sen Sharma, among others, adorning its jewels.

YRF Brings Varun Dhawan & Anushka Sharma Together In SUI DHAAGA- Made in India

Yash Raj Films had delivered a pleasant surprise with the runaway hit Dum Laga Ke Haisha. Written and directed by Sharat Katariya and produced by Maneesh Sharma, the film made great impact with the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and mainstream film awards. Now the duo are set to bring a second film, SUI DHAAGA, with Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma. The film will feature these superstars for the first time.

Varun Dhawan said, "From Gandhiji to Modiji, our country's leaders have always endorsed the mantra of Made in India. With SUI DHAAGA I am proud to take their message to millions of movie lovers in a manner that is entertaining and relevant. I really liked the script Sharat had written and I am happy that I am teaming up with YRF on this movie. Anushka and me are teaming up for the first time so I am sure there will be fireworks.”

Anushka Sharma quote: “I always get excited with unique ideas that have human interest stories. SUI DHAAGA is a story of self reliance that I believe will connect to the grassroots level with every Indian. And am really looking forward to work with Varun Dhawan and the team of Maneesh Sharma and Sharat Katariya.”

With a title that induces curiosity, the film also holds promise with this mint fresh pairing of Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma.

Speaking about the film, Maneesh Sharma said, "After the love and appreciation Dum Laga Ke Haisha garnered from the audience, it's very exciting to team up once again with Sharat to tell a heartwarming story of pride and self reliance. This story finds its roots in the heart of India, and reflects the passion that runs through the veins of every single Indian. SUI DHAAGA is a story that will resonate with all of us, and with Varun and Anushka I think we've found just the right vehicles to tell it.”

Sharat Katariya further adds, "Finally, we have a story worth telling. It's a great feeling to begin again. There is excitement mixed with nervousness. There is joy of reuniting with old friends and new collaborators. Everyone is even more experienced than before...hoping we'll work again with the same innocence and joy.”

With such a stellar team on board, SUI DHAAGA - Made in India holds promise and excitement for audiences. The film will begin shooting in January 2018 and will hit theatres on Gandhi Jayanti 2018.

PowerDrift on Pole Position

PowerDrift, a car and motorcycle review+ entertainment  show that was founded by Rohan Albal, Amit Shetty and team in 2012, has become India’s most loved online auto show, surpassing incumbents Autocar India, Zigwheels, Overdrive and others with 450,000 (Four Lac Fifty Thousand) Subscribers and over 10 Crore lifetime views. PowerDrift has managed to achieve this in the shortest time span and with almost half the number of videos as compared to the other publishers. With this milestone, PowerDrift has sealed their spot in the Top 50 automotive channels in the world.  

With the young audiences moving online the new metrics of popularity are followers, average views per video and engagement rates. Which is where, the Global leader in online video metrics, Tubular Labs, pegs PowerDrift to be the highest in not just terms of views per video but also with a true engagement score of 2.3x which is about 400% higher than most of their competition.

This engaged widespread group of fans & followers popularly call themselves as the “PDArmy”. They not only appreciate the core technical reviews but also relish the sheer variety of entertaining content in a genre that was otherwise perceived to be mundane automotive. PowerDrift’s fiction based ‘Blockbuster’ or tent-pole content has doubled up as viral digital content for automotive brands like Audi, Ducati, Volkswagen, Suzuki amongst others. PowerDrift also uses this content expertise to create impactful, influencer-led branded content for various automotive related brands. 

Recently, PowerDrift has also launched a couple of new show formats, one being the Travel Stories which covers some interesting locations and the other called “Game of Performance”

With Game of Performance, PowerDrift has pushed its content capabilities higher dishing out some iconic cars and motorcycles. This series is partly produced with Dell's, high-end performance gamer focused iconic laptops, Alienware. It connects the brands superlative processing and performance features with some special capable high-end cars and motorcycles.

Bringing their online clout to the real world, PowerDrift has also partnered with Harley-Davidson to run their global motorcycle safety program called as Passport To Freedom across 26 cities in India. 

Team PowerDrift consists of professional racers, automotive enthusiasts along with incredible filmmakers including film directors, cinematographers and video editors who together create clutter breaking content that has propelled the company into the top 50 acclaimed sources of automotive information. This positioning has helped them pull off coups like being the only Asian automotive team to get access to the limited edition Rs. 1.2 crore priced, Ducati 1299 Superleggera at Mugello, Italy and witnessing Mahindra’s maiden Formula E victory first hand in Berlin.

Speaking on the occasion Founder & CEO, Rohan Albal said “PowerDrift was started with a vision to bring forward the best content in the automobile sector and reach out to a wide audience. I am glad that we could achieve this feat in such a splendid way. The 10 crore views till now is a major boost for us and we look forward to keeping the flag flying high. I would like to thank our partners Qyuki for supporting us in building PowerDrift into the most loved automotive show in India and more importantly for sharing our passion for cars and bikes” 

Samir Bangara, Managing Director, Qyuki Digital Media said “PowerDrift have created a young clutter breaking brand in the automotive segment as evidenced in their race to 100 million views on YouTube in record time. Qyuki has been a close partner to PowerDrift for many years and we wish them greater success in the future” 

About PowerDrift (Boiler plate) 

India's most favourite auto show. We are a content start up that creates fun engaging automotive content.

If you are a little clueless about Cars or Motorcycles in India or otherwise, worry not. We wouldn't alienate you with technical jargons. 

If you are an enthusiast and eat sleep breathe some fun automotive content. Welcome to the club. 

You will find fun entertaining yet honest and in-depth Car and Motorcycle reviews as well as some eye soothing travel stories. Some say there's something for everyone on our channel. Have a look, if you like what you see, remember to support the channel by subscribing to us. 

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