सोमवार, 27 जनवरी 2014

Mayur Narvekar bags GiMA Award for electronic dance music


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Mumbai born Ahmedabad bred Mayur Narvekar recently brought fame to his mix Gujarati-Marathi upbringing when he emerged the only one from his city to have brought home a GiMA 2014 Global Indian Music Academy Award.
He won the award for his brand Bandish Projekt in the Electronic Dance Music, beating fellow independent artiste nominees Blot, Kohra, Arjun Vagale, Dualist Enquiry.
Talking about the track that won the award, Mayur says, “From my EP, I Am Not Alone, the track Trap is one of my favourites. At some time or another, everyone feels lonely and we want to be assured that we are not alone. This track is a reassurance of having a sense of belonging of not being alone.”
Mayur is an alumnus of the famous classical music gharanas like Delhi gharana, Ajrada gharana, Punjab gharana and was part of a band while graduating at Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad. He is a music composer, DJ, Remixer and performer. After having mastered tabla, he self-learned music production and now specializes in the Electronic Dance Music genre.
At GiMA, Mayur represented the younger contemporary music brigade that is doing futuristic music work worldwide. He was present amongst India’s world renowned celebrity musicians like Asha Bhonsle, L Subramanium, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Rekha Bhardwaj, Udit Narayan and others.
Fresh from his GiMA win, Mayur will showcase his other brand Black Ink in UK in February besides his other national and international tours.

शनिवार, 25 जनवरी 2014

Katrina Kaif rules the endorsement circuit.


Apart from being one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood,Katrina Kaif is also the most popular face on the small screen courtesy her kitty of endorsements that include everything from a soft beverage brand, to products in the cosmetic line right down to a jewellery brand.
Katrina has carved a niche for herself as one of the most bankable Bollywood stars, with brand equity on par the top male actors of Bollywood given the success the brands have seen post her association with them.
H&R Johnson (India) CO0 Sushil Matey said: "The Johnson brand continues to be the most trusted name in the Home Lifestyle category...Johnson's association with Katrina reinforces the very values Katrina stands for, namely, her global image, freshness and contemporariness."
Akira Morikawa, CEO, Line Corporation said: "With the help of our marketing partnership with Katrina Kaif, along with other partnerships with entities in India, we are confident that we can easily surpass 20 million users by the end of the year."
The mere fact that Katrina has endorsed a total of 20 brands in the year 2013, goes on to show that when it comes to product endorsement, Bollywood’s lucky mascot at the box office is also a force to be reckoned with on the brand front.
Not surprisingly, the actress was announced “Brand Endorser of the Year – Female” at the International Advertising Association Awards earlier this year. Not too long ago, Katrina Kaif was also voted the most powerful celebrity endorser, in a celebrity-brand association recall study conducted by Ormax Media.

Farhan Akhtar turns jingle writer in Shaadi Ke Side/Effects !


Farhan Akhtar plays struggling musician Sid in Shaadi Ke Side/Effects who takes on work as a jingle writer-composer to pay his bills. Everybody knows that Farhan loves music and his guitar, which is why this part of playing Sid was special to Farhan.
Ofcourse nobody had a clue that Farhan was going to put his own spin to the featured jingles! Director, Saket Chaudhary, and the brand team of Skore condoms, an in-film sponsor in Shaadi Ke Side/Effects whose jingle Farhan’s character in the film was supposed to sing within the film were in for a surprise when Farhan added to the lines of the jingle to include ‘I love my mother-in-law!’ referring to Rati Agnihotri who plays Vidya’s mother in the film!
Ofcourse, this part has now been edited out of the film. But Producer Rangita Pritish Nandy says ‘Watch out for it in the gag-reel at the end of the film!’
Producer Rangita Pritish Nandy says ‘This was massively funny while we were shooting! The whole unit cracked up and we almost kept it in the film as well but then decided against it. But watch out for it in the gag-reel at the end of the film which also features the reprised version Tauba Mein Pyaar Karke Pachtaya now re-christened Tauba Mein Vyaah Karke Pachtaya!’
Shaadi Ke Side/Effects, produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and Pritish Nandy Communications, releases February 28.

Bollywood power player Katrina Kaif the only actress to make it to Forbes India Celebrity 100 list.

Apart from topping several popularity charts this year,KatrinaKaif,Bollywood’s lucky mascot has found herself in the top 10 Indian power players to make it to the annual Forbes list, thanks to her popularity and endorsements.
While the Forbes India Rich List focusses on net worth, the Celebrity 100 list is arrived at by measuring earnings estimates and the fame quotient.
Joining the likes of Shah Rukh Khan,Mahindra Singh Dhoni,Salman Khan , Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachchan to name a few, Katrina is the only woman to make it to the Top 10 rankings, which includes estimated entertainment related earnings and how visible they are on print, television and internet (including social media). 
The entire process was verified by Ernst & Young, the official tabulators for Forbes.

Varun Dhawan is the youngest actor David Dhawan has ever directed !!


Comedy King David Dhawan’s upcoming film ‘Main Tera Hero’ will see the father directing his son, the nation’s current heartthrob Varun Dhawan for the very first time.
From being a Student to now becoming a Hero, it has been quite a transition for this good looking actor! Buzz is that people are already looking forward to see the camaraderie the father-son duo creates on screen!!
David Dhawan who has given a string of Blockbusters with Superstars like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Salman Khan, Govinda, Akshay Kumar in the past with films like Biwi No 1, Hero No 1, Mr & Mrs Khiladi,Partner, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi are a few to name and the list is endless! Is quite excited to direct his son who by far is the youngest hero he has worked with!
A source close from to production team says,” In Davidji’s 25 year old career, his son Varun will be the youngest actor he has ever directed. Despite being the director’s son, Davidhji was very strict with Varun on the sets. Infact he was stricter with Varun than he was with Illeana and Nargis! On the set, it looked like a typical Director Actor relationship!”
Main Tera Hero is a romantic comedy, and we surely can’t wait to see the duo create magic on-screen
Directed by David Dhawan and produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, Main Tera Hero is all set to hit the screens on 4th April 2014, starring Varun Dhawan, Ileana D’cruz and Nargis Fakhri in the lead roles.

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