Thursday, October 31, 2013

Shah Rukh Khan, Boman Irani, Zarine Khan at store launch of Lista Jewels!

Shah Rukh Khan, Boman Irani, Zarine Khan at store launch of Lista Jewels!


Mumbai 30th October, 2013: Lista Jewels - the exquisite fine diamond jewellery brand celebrated the launch of their store in Union Park, Bandra. 

This starry event saw the who's who of Tinsel Town - Shah Rukh Khan, Boman Irani, Zarine Khan, Nikitin Dheer, Carol Gracias, Himangi Parte, VJ Juhi Pande, Shonali Nagrani, Suchitra Pillai, Sucheta Sharma, Soniya Mehra, Preeti Jhangiani, Binal & Pia Trivedi. 

Lista Jewels displayed their special festive collection, keeping in mind the upcoming festivities. With a 1500 square feet store, Lista Jewels offers its patrons unconventional designs and jewellery, that is worth it's price! 


Venue: Lista Jewels

Address: First floor, Khar Sheetal Building,
              Union Park & Ambedkar road junction, 
              Mumbai 400 051.















Wednesday, October 30, 2013

HP Expands Z Workstation Portfolio, Unveils World's First Workstation Ultrabook

HP Expands Z Workstation Portfolio, Unveils World's First Workstation Ultrabook.

Mumbai, October 29, 2013 — HP today announced the expansion of its Z portfolio  of professional workstation and display products, including the world’s first workstation Ultrabook™—the HP ZBook 14(1)—and the industry’s first line of workstations to offer Intel’s Thunderbolt technology for high-speed data transfer.(2) The announcement was made at HP Workstation Solutions World in India.

The new portfolio includes three new HP ZBook Mobile Workstations, processor and graphics enhancements to the award-winning line of HP Z Desktop Workstations, and two new HP Z Displays.

The HP Z family of products is engineered to meet the needs of the world’s most demanding customers, where mission-critical operations require the best performance and reliability. The first workstations to incorporate Thunderbolt, select HP Z Mobile and Desktop Workstations now can take advantage of high-speed data transmission between Z Workstations, displays and peripherals, providing the industry’s fastest, most versatile I/O connection.

Ideal for professionals in engineering, CAD, architecture, design, animation, film, education, government and healthcare, the HP Z portfolio of products has been engineered, tested and certified for professional applications.

“Professional customers rely on trusted partners to provide technology solutions that are tested and certified for the mission-critical applications they run,” said Vinay Awasthi,Senior Director,Product Category, PPS, HP India. “The HP Z subbrand has become a hallmark for professional products engineered to the highest standards—the expansion of the Z portfolio demonstrates HP’s commitment to the professional market that many other vendors have abandoned.”

HP reinvents the mobile workstation

With the introduction of the HP ZBook portfolio, HP has reinvented the mobile workstation and infused it with the HP Z DNA that customers around the world have come to recognize. The new HP ZBook Mobile Workstations now features a new thinner and lighter industrial design. The HP ZBook family includes the world’s first workstation Ultrabook—the HP ZBook 14—as well as the HP ZBook 15 and 17.

Designed for workstation-class professionals that demand mobility, the new HP ZBook Mobile Workstations feature 4th Generation Intel® Haswell dual- and quad-core processor options(4) and next-generation graphics technologies from NVIDIA and AMD, including the newly announced Keplar-based professional graphics from NVIDIA. The HP ZBook Mobile Workstations all feature innovative tool-free chassis for easy upgrades and serviceability.

The HP ZBook 14 also comes with the option for a touch-enabled panel, making it a great choice for anyone who likes a hands-on experience. The HP ZBook 15 will include an option for a super-high-resolution QHD+ 3,200 x 1,800 display providing greater detail in images for customers that require extreme image accuracy. The HP ZBook 15 and 17 feature a Thunderbolt port, as well as an optional DreamColor Display panel that provides accurate and consistent color from the display to print and the big screen.

HP Z Workstations get a boost with Ivy Bridge and Thunderbolt

Adding to the already powerful line of HP Z Desktop Workstations, the HP Z420, Z620 and Z820 Workstations have been updated to include the latest Intel Xeon®(4) E5-1600v2 and E5-2600v2 families of processors—also called Ivy Bridge—as well as new memory running 16 percent faster and 2nd generation Thunderbolt ports for creative work flows. The addition of Thunderbolt will accelerate creative projects with data transfer speeds four times faster than the bandwidth of USB 3.0, easily connecting multiple devices with just one single, compact Thunderbolt port.

The dual-socket HP Z820 Workstation delivers exceptional performance, award-winning industrial design and tool-free serviceability in the industry’s most expandable chassis.  The HP Z820 offers up to 24 processing cores, up to 512 GB of ECC memory,(5) up to 15 TB of high-speed storage,(6) and up to two NVIDIA K6000 graphics.

The HP Z620 Workstation packs computing and visualization power into a quiet, compact footprint. The HP Z620 is HP’s most versatile workstation, providing up to 24 discrete processing cores, up to 192 GB of ECC memory, up to 12 TB of high-speed storage, and up to NVIDIA K6000 or dual NVIDIA K5000 graphics for high-speed graphics performance. 

HP’s most popular workstation, the HP Z420, includes up to eight processing cores using the latest Intel Xeon processor E5-1600 v2 and E5-2600 v2 product families, providing up to 64 GB of ECC memory, up to 12 TB of high-speed storage, and NVIDIA Quadro K6000 or AMD W7000, or dual NVIDIA K2000 graphics. The enhanced HP Z420 Workstation provides new levels of performance and expandability in an accessible tool-free mini-tower form factor—and at a great price.

HP Z Displays provide excellent image accuracy

Adding to the company’s line of professional displays, the new HP Z27i and Z30i IPS Displays are ideal for designers, content creators and knowledge workers across the enterprise who need outstanding image accuracy, exceptional adjustability and mission-critical reliability optimized for professionals.

The new displays provide excellent coverage of the sRGB color space—the standard color space for the web, and for the majority of engineering, creative and professional applications—with the HP Z27i and Z30i both offering 100 percent coverage.(3) The HP Z30i also covers 100 percent of the Adobe® RGB color space, commonly used in photography and digital prepress workflows.

Built with IPS Gen 2 panels, HP Z Displays deliver a power savings of up to 37 percent compared to HP’s first-generation IPS technology products, yet still deliver the same excellent color accuracy across wide viewing angles as compared with IPS Gen 1. The HP Z Displays are ENERGY STAR® qualified and EPEAT® Gold registered. Both displays feature an HP four-way adjustable stand that includes the HP QR2 quick release and both are TCO Certified. To free up valuable desk space, an HP Thin Client Mount Kit also is available for both the HP Z27i and Z30i, allowing users to securely mount an HP Thin Client or Ultra Slim desktop to the back of the display.

Pricing

Product
India Pricing
Z27i
Rs. 75,000/-
Z30i
Rs. 1.50 Lacs
Z420 (with new processors)
Rs. 1.90 Lacs
Z620 (with new processors)
Rs. 2.10 Lacs
Z820 (with new processors)
Rs. 2.30 Lacs
Z Book 14
Rs. 1.50 Lacs
Z Book 15
Rs. 1.75 Lacs
Z Book 17
Rs. 1.85 Lacs

About HP

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society.  With the broadest technology portfolio spanning printing, personal systems, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP delivers solutions for customers’ most complex challenges in every region of the world.  More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.
(1)                Not all configurations qualify as an Ultrabook.
(2)                Thunderbolt is new technology.  Thunderbolt cable and Thunderbolt device (sold separately) must be compatible with Windows. To determine whether your device is Thunderbolt Certified for Windows, seehttps://thunderbolttechnology.net/products.Internet access required.
(3)                All specifications represent the typical specifications provided by HP's component manufacturers; actual performance may vary either higher or lower.
(4)                Multi-Core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. 64-bit computing on Intel architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers, and applications enabled for Intel 64 architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel 64 architecture-enabled BIOS.  Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations.
(5)                Maximum memory capacities assume Windows 64-bit operating systems or Linux. With Windows 32-bit operating systems, memory above 3 GB may not all be available due to system resource requirements.
(6)                For storage drives, GB = 1 billion bytes, TB = 1 trillion btyes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 30GB of system disk is reserved for system revocery software.


Intel and Xeon are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ENERGY STAR is a registered mark owned by the U.S. government. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning expected development, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing HP’s businesses; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; risks associated with executing HP’s strategy; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the need to manage third party suppliers and the distribution of HP’s products and services effectively; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; risks associated with HP’s international operations; the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its suppliers, customers and partners; the hiring and retention of key employees; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the execution, timing and results of restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the cost and the anticipated benefits of implementing those plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2013 and HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including HP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012.  HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

© 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

Monday, October 28, 2013

Jealous 21 and Universal Music Celebrates the Success of Priyanka Chopra's latest International single “Exotic” ft. Pitbull


Exotic” follows the success story of Priyanka’s debut International single “In My City” making it one of the most successful singles in India ever!

Turn up the volume to turn up the Oomph

Mumbai, October 25th 2013: Jealous 21, the exclusive women’s wear brand that pioneered hip fit jeans, has associated with leading music label Universal Music to co-promote and now celebrate the success of Desi Girl now turned International pop star Priyanka Chopra’s latest international single “Exotic” feat. Pitbull.

The single “Exotic” ft. Pitbull is the follow-up to her successful 2012 debut international single “In My City” ft. Will.i.am that broke all records for a single in India. However, “Exotic” released this July`13 has gone on to become a huge hit with over 300,000 cumulative physical + digital sales. The single shot up to the #1 spot on the iTunes India charts within two days of its release while the video for “Exotic” has till date gathered almost 16 million views on YouTube/Vevo.

Speaking on the success of her single  “Exotic”, Priyanka Chopra said, “The association with Jealous 21 and my record label Universal Music to promote my latest single “Exotic” is very exciting and has helped take my music to a much wider audience.  I am thrilled with the response to “Exotic” and also for the immense support I have received for my foray into music.  I am looking forward to sharing more of my music with the world.”

Jealous 21, the fashionable and trendy apparel brand from Indus League – a division of Future Lifestyle Fashion, pioneered the concept of perfect fitted Jeans for young Indian women through a unique concept called “3 Hip Sizes for every Waist Sizes”. The brand captures the spontaneity and excitement by making available Hottie for slim hips, Hour Glass for regular hips and bootilicious for curvier hips through the brand expression, ‘OOMPH’

Rachna Aggarwal, CEO, Indus League, said, “Priyanka Chopra is the perfect representation of today’s young women and also India’s most sought after fashion icon. There is nobody who personifies Oomph better than her. It has been our honour to associate with Universal Music who have been instrumental in giving Jealous 21 an opportunity to promote Priyanka Chopra`s single `Exotic` featuring Pitbull , and we feel proud to be a part of the success story. On behalf of the entire Jealous 21 team, I congratulate Universal Music and Priyanka Chopra on their success”

Says Sunil D’Sa, Vice President, Marketing, Universal Music “We at Universal Music are delighted with the success of "Exotic”. Priyanka Chopra collaborating with global sensation Pitbull proved to be a huge draw for her fans making the track one of the most successful singles in India ever! And we are thankful to Jealous 21 who came on board to promote the song with the full might of their pan-India network thus ensuring awareness of the song well beyond the traditional music platforms!”

As a part of this association Jealous 21 has also conducted a contest called ‘J21 PC Exotic Contest’ where five lucky winners got a chance to meet Priyanka Chopra. The Jealous 21 Facebook page also ran a caption contest where fans got to win Jealous 21 gift vouchers worth. For more information log on to www.jealous21.com. Go ahead and turn up the Oomph!

About Jealous 21: -Jealous 21, an exclusive women’s wear brand from Indus-League, a division of “Future Lifestyle Fashion Ltd” (FLFL) , revolutionized the jeans market for women by launching jeans that fits every body type of Indian women. Fit is the primary attribute that any women look for when they buy jeans. To get the perfect fitted jeans, the hip and waist size have to be correct. However jeans available in the market use a single hip to waist ratio. That was the real gap, which was addressed by Jealous 21 by introducing a unique concept of 3 hip sizes for every waist size. Hottie for the slim hips, Hour Glass for the regular hips & Bootilicious for the curvier hips.

Matching the stunning range of denims is an equally stunning range of tops & tees. Oozing with oomph, this brand is designed to infatuate today’s young women.

About Universal Music :-Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. (UMIPL) is a 100% subsidiary of the Universal Music Group. UMIPL has an extremely rich Indian catalogue comprising songs from Classic Hindi and Regional Films, Indi Pop, Bhangra, Ghazals and Devotional. It’s enviable catalogue includes artistes such as Asha Bhosle, Anup Jalota, Bombay Vikings, Jagjit Singh, Josh, Malkit Singh, Pankaj Udhas, Panjabi MC, Raghav, Bohemia, Mohit Chouhan to name a few. UMIPL ‘film’ catalogue (the 2nd largest in India) spans music from blockbusters such as Sholay, Qurbani, Amar Akbar Anthony, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, Devdas and Munnabhai MBBS amongst the numerous jewels which symbolize the musical journey from the 70’s to date. On the International music front, UMIPL are the clear market leaders with artistes such as Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, ABBA, Akon, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, The Black Eyed Peas, Enrique Iglesias, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber amongst host of other popular music icons and household names in India.        






Sunday, October 27, 2013

DILLI GANG -Review

DILLI GANG
Radha Creations' Dilli Gang is a film about a gang of four who on the pretext of being Aircondition repairers enter the flats of old people or single woman staying in the flats and rob them and even kill them. One of the sub-plots depicts a family of Ishambhar Prasad

 ( Darshan Jariwala) and Sujata (Neena Kulkarni) who have a son Ashish working in Germany, sister who is engaged to get married and everything is blissful until the mother suffers from a terminal disease. On the day of her death the four killers enter the house of Ishambhar and kill him. When the son returns from Germany he blames the Police Officer( Yashpal Sharma) for this irresponsible killing and the cat is out of the bag when it is revealed that their own car driver has been involved with the killers which shocks the viewers.
   
 The film has an introductory poem by Minister Kapil Sibal which is impactfull  but the film has been handled amateurishly and the script also has been written poorly which makes the drama look tame Performances of the four killers Amir Dalvi,Asif Ali,Gopal and Imran Javed are okay. Neena Kulkarni does very well while Darshan Jariwala is excellent. He weeps bitterly when he comes to know his wife will be dying which will even make the stone hearted cry in the cinema halls.Yashpal Sharma is very good . Others are okay.. Dialogue in some scenes are good while in some lack the punch. Musically,functional. Camerawork (the film has been shot in Super 16) is fair. Production and technical values are adequate.
  DILLI  GANG has a shoe-string budget, short length and may do well in the interiors, mainly in the North.








Social Activist Shaina NC supports Artist Pooja Shah!!

Social Activist Shaina NC supports Artist Pooja Shah!!

Artist Pooja Shah, aged 24, launched her artwork, 'Canvas Tint' for the first time at versatile event gallery Ave 29, with Fashion Designer Shaina NC to support her!

Pooja Shah displayed 35 paintings with each having a theme and expressing a different emotion of life, such as Karma, Soul Search, Reflection, Hope, Pillars of Life, Perspective, Reflection and more...

Shaina NC lit the lamp and inaugurated the art exhibition. She even went through all the paintings displayed at the exhibition!






Musical Film “SUFI SALAAM” Launched with song recording by Javed Ali.

Musical Film “SUFI  SALAAM” Launched with song recording by Javed Ali.
Singer Javed Ali rendered first song on launching of musical love story "SUFI SALAAM" on 25th October 2013, at Krishna Recording studio, Goregaon, West Mumbai, under baton of music director Gufy and lyrics by Deepak Agarwal.

Film is being produced under banner of 'Watermarks Films' being written and directed by N.S. Chauhan, with music by Gufy& Ricky Mishra,
lyrics by veteran lyricist Yogesh& Deepak Agarwal, singers are Javed Ali and Roop Kumar Rathod, cinematography by Alendar Singh. Film is co-produced by Choudhary Ram Singh and executive producer is Kanwaljeet (Sam). Other cast are being finalized.


Writer-Director N.S.Chauhana ex journalist for banglore based magazine, and a dress designer by profession, also assisted some writers and directors since last eight years, thought of this film to provide a musical love story for audience having authenticity, this film "SUFI SALAAM" is based on love story of two characters, cast are being finalized, film will roll soon in December after recording all songs. 













Saturday, October 26, 2013

Divya Jyoti – a Prayer with Soul


Divya Jyoti – a Prayer with Soul

An amalgamation of extraordinary collection of Bhajans, Mantras, Shlokas and Aartis in a first ever one of its kind Album, featuring a unique blend of Karaoke with Bhajans

The Sangit Kala Kendra Academy launched `Divya Jyoti Bhajan Karaoke DVD’ an amalgamation of extraordinary collection of Bhajans, Mantras, Shlokas and Aartis in a first ever one of its kind Album, featuring a unique blend of Karaoke with Bhajans – at their annual socio-cultural event on Friday, October 25, 2013, at Sophia Bhabha Auditorium, Breach Candy, Mumbai.

The Divya Jyoti Bhajan Karaoke DVD was unveiled by the President, moving spirit and soul of the Sangit Kala Kendra Academy, Smt. Rajashreeji BirlaSays Mrs Rajashree Birla,  “Over the last decade, I have been listening to Shri Anup Jalota, Shri Suresh Wadkar, Smt Anuradha Paudwal and others. Their intense spiritual expression, not only moves you to a transcendental level of consciousness, but I could also feel a kind of positive energy, through the Bhajans. As a music lover, I have witnessed several karokes. And I thought it would be worthwhile to render spiritual songs into the karoke mode.  I was thinking of the pujas, that we do on various occasions, and mantras such as the Gayathri Mantra, the Lakshmi Mantra and the beautiful Bhajans even in films. So I spoke with Durgaji who was visibly excited to take the project forward. And thus was born “Divya Jyoti” with a repertoire of devotional songs. The whole project is so innovative, so out of the box, that it  cuts across generations. I must also add, that the wordings of all these Bhajans, and songs, have so much of meaning, that even as lyrics, they get into your sub conscious. I was happy to see the entire project strung in, with a fusion of modernity with tradition.”

The event was unique in nature with the culmination of the finals of the Divya Jyoti Bhajan Karaoke auditions, held earlier this month across Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. The Top 12 finalists performed on their favourite tracks from the album in front of Chief Guest, Sonu Nigam, who reciprocated with a performance of his own, and celebrity judge, Anup Jalota and the legendary Padma Vibhushan Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj. The event was hosted by Durga Jasraj , whose company Art and Artistes has produced the DVD album. Members and luminaries of the Sangit Kala Kendra also participated in the decision making process via voting meters. Three winners of the Divya Jyoti Bhajan Karoke final competition took home a total cash prize of Rs.51,000/-

Sonu Nigam fondly recollected his early days as a Bhajan singer and emphatically stated the Anup Jalota was his biggest inspiration for BhajansHe even regaled the audience with his own rendition of an Anup Jalota Bhajan and was soon joined by the Bhajan Samrat.  Anup Jalota observed that the competition was very keenly contested and that it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience for him to judge such a unique competition that saw participation from a ten year old child to middle aged men and women.  Manisha Ojha was declared winner of this first ever Bhajan Karoke Competition and she took home a cash prize of Rs.25,000/-. There was a tie for the second and third spots which was a clear reflection of the stiff level of competition. 

The other notable feature of this initiative is the active participation of the Birla family. Among the 50 tracks featured on the album, `Thumak Chalat Ramchandra’has been sung by Vasavadutta Bajaj (daughter of Smt. Rajashree Birla)`Gayatri Mantra’ and `Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiya’ has been sung by Aryaman Vikram Birla (son of Shri Kumarmanglam Birla), `Hum Ko Man Ki Shakti Dena’ has been sung by Anandmayi Bajaj (daughter of Vasavadutta Bajaj) and `Payoji Maine’ has been sung by Advaitesha Birla (daughter of Shri Kumarmangalam Birla).

Sangit Kala Kendra (SKK) was founded in 1973 by Late Shri Aditya Vikram Birla to encourage and nurture the various performing arts.
The objective of Sangit Kala Kendra is contained in the line 'Entertainment and Enlightenment through the Arts', which expresses the essence of the aim that Sangit Kala Kendra aspires to achieve. Bringing the finest quality of entertainment and presenting premier artists has been a trademark of the organization since its inception. In fact, in its first year (1973), Sangit Kala Kendra held programs of Mukesh, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma and Jagjit and Chitra Singh; and continues the tradition to date. Hosting almost 18 programs a year, the Sangit Kala Kendra's spectrum of entertainment is wide, encompassing drama, classical music and dance, light music and folk dances, kavi sammelans, cooking demonstrations and car treasure hunts. Since its inception the Kendra has been presenting prestigious art events and thereby has acquired recognition as one of the premier cultural institution of the country.









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