Parul Yadav goes deglam for 'Butterfly'

After superhits like Jessie, Killing Veerappan and AattaGara, Parul Yadav is set to amaze us with her much awaited and much talked about film 'Butterfly' that is the Kannada remake of the block buster Bollywood flick 'Queen'. Parul essays the character of the simple and naive 'Rani' that was originally portrayed by Kangana Ranaut in the Hindi version. 

The ravishing Parul made her mark as the most glamorous diva in Sandalwood, but now she plays a totally deglam look for 'Butterfly'. Her no make up look replete with bindis and wavy hair with simple Kurtas and Salwar suits will wow her fans. 

Parul will start filming for the second Indian schedule of the film in Gokarna from 4th October onwards. The film will be shot in India as well as France. We look forward to see more of her looks from the film!

“Qyuki Media and UnErase Poetry collaborate with Priya Mallik to convey “The Right to Pleasure”

Qyuki, multi-media platform, continues its string of successful collaborations with UnErase Poetry, a community that promotes and produces spoken word poetry in Hindi and English. This time  it presents a spoken word poetry by Priya Malik, a known face on television circuit (Ex- Big Boss contestant), called “Right to Pleasure”. 

“Right to Pleasure” addresses the basic right of a female to desire and pleasure. The poem takes us through the thoughts of a girl and how differently they are interpreted by men. She recites the poem beautifully  along with a drummer (name) and guitarist (name) which added to the feel of the poem. 

Previously, Qyuki Media and UnErase Poetry have showcased talented artists such as Kunal Kapoor who presented a slam poetry on Women Trafficking and Aranya Johar, a regular performer with UnErase who mostly speaks about Gender Discrimination. The idea of UnErase Poetry is to start a dialogue about the tabooed subjects in society and create awareness 

Talking about this collaboration, Sagar Gokhale, Chief Operating Officer, Qyuki Media said, “Poetry is such a great medium of expression and Unerase Poetry has always broken barriers and stereotypes. Priya Mallik is an excellent addition to this showcase and her poem is going to ring in the minds of millions. At Qyuki, our continuous endeavor is to nurture and support talent that can influence a change in society.” 

Priya Mallik expresses her thoughts on the collaboration "I wrote this piece because somebody had to. I performed this piece because somebody had to. We can't have a whole generation of young girls growing up ashamed of their own sexuality or a whole generation of young boys growing up neither understanding nor appreciating a woman's right to her own body. We already have both of those generations, look where it has led us. No more. No more." 

"Right to Pleasure", will be available digitally on the 25th of September, 2017.

Viacom18 Motion Pictures acquires rights for Mithali Raj biopic

With a phenomenal record of being the highest run scorer in One Day Internationals averaging above 51, the captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team, Mithali Raj has had a remarkable journey on field. 

An inspiration to billions of young girls in the country, her life is now all set to be documented on the silver screen. The rights of the film have been acquired by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the studio that backed content driven films like Queen, Manjhi, Drishyam, Mary Kom, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and the recent hit, Toilet Ek Prem Katha. 

Ajit Andhare, COO, Viacom18 Motion Pictures, says, “Viacom18 Motion Pictures has always been the pioneer in showcasing content with portrayal of strong women characters right from Queen to Kahani to Mary Kom. We are proud to be collaborating with the young and inspirational Mithali Dorai Raj, a name single handedly responsible in bringing about a shift in the way women’s cricket team was perceived in our country.” 

Mithali Raj is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket and the only woman cricketer to surpass the 6,000 run mark in ODIs. She is also the first player to score 7 consecutive 50s in ODIs. Raj is the first Indian to have lead the national team to an ICC ODI World Cup final twice - 2005 and 2017. An Arjuna awardee, Mithali was also awarded the Padma Shri in 2015, India’s fourth highest civilian award for her contribution towards the sport of cricket. 

Mithali Raj says, “I am extremely happy on this association with Viacom18 Motion Pictures. Hoping that this movie inspires more people especially young girls to take up sports as a career.” 

The association between Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Mithali Raj has been facilitated by Varun Chopra – Director, Medallin Sports who says “We are pleased on this association with Viacom18 Motion Pictures and are looking forward to Mithali’s Biopic. She remains to be an inspiration for multitudes for many years now and her story on the silver screen will keep motivating generations.”

This Diwali gift luxury to your loved ones with the Stefano Ricci’s Bespoke Tea and Coffee Cup Gift Sets and Scented Candles

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Barrel & Co. hosts the launch of Richa Sharma's new album

The impressive brewpub, Barrel & Co. hosted the celebration for the launch of renowned singer Richa Sharma's new music album 'Nain Na Jodi'. The event marked the presence of some of the most eminent personalities from the music industry. The evening saw Anil Singh (owner of Barrel & Co),  Vishal Dadlani, Harmeet Meet, Jaspinder Narula, Mika Singh, Shaan. Suyyash Rai, Kishwar Merchant, Rohit Verma, Bharti Singh amongst others to join their fellow performer celebrate another achievement in her career. Richa Sharma gave a memorable performance in front of a well appreciative audience. The guests seemed very comfortable and thoroughly enjoyed the alehouse which was recently introduced in Andheri to the party lovers.