Ram Gopal Verma’s next ambitious film project D COMPANY launches Actor Ashwat Kanth as Bollywood’s new Dawood Ibrahim and Rudr Kanth as Shabir Ibrahim produced & directed by the legend RGV himself.

Ram Gopal Verma’s next ambitious film project D COMPANY launches Actor Ashwat Kanth as Bollywood’s new Dawood Ibrahim and Rudra Kanth as Shabir Ibrahim produced & directed by the legend RGV himself. 

RGV has created a kind of casting coup by roping in for the first time ever in the film industry  REAL brothers to play REEL brothers on their debut. The thought itself creates a rippling excitement to see the REEL chemistry between REAL Brothers, in debut & rarity on the Indian silver screen.

Teaser link- https://youtu.be/-2XdkVqBSXQ

Actor Ashwat Kanth has managed to stay ahead of times with trends and times by working hard to constantly better his acting credentials. He is known to leave his fans speechless with one fabulous performance after another.

However, this film will become the turning point & cornerstone in Rudd's promisingly exciting career graph in the Hindi Films & Entertainment business. He describes his debut in RGV’s impassioned film project as the best & perfect platform to showcase his talent, hard work & commitment as an actor & serious player in the acting business.

Leaving an undying impact, the teaser of the film "D Company" has taken the country by storm. With menacing eyes, eccentric mannerisms, and powerful acting, Ashwat and Rudra Kanth have upped their own ante as Dawood and Shabir Ibrahim apart from the REEL VS REAL Brother's dramatic magnetism.

While Ashwat plays the captivating role of Dawood Ibrahim, his brother Rudr will play the equally gravitating role of Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar.

Ashwat bagged the role by submitting his audition tape with his method of acting. The chalking task of identifying an equally interesting & impressive casting for the role of his on-screen brother took a thrilling turn when Ashwat suggested his brother Rudd's name for the audition. What followed was multiple rounds of auditions & look & performance tests for his brother with RGV’s & his experienced team & finally, everyone came to a consensus that Ashwat and Rudra together on-screen to play REEL brothers can create a hell of chemistry. The rest is history.

“Multiple attempts in the past of similar subjects have been done in bits & pieces but RGV’s D Company film touches upon the actual life of Don Dawood Ibrahim & his empire in the minutest detail possible, right from its remotest origin, where did it all actually start from, how he formed the infamous D Company & it’s entire start to finish & ongoing journey. Says Ashwat, “Apart from the storyline, what is most breathtaking & intriguing is that my real brother and I are playing reel brothers on screen. Now while that is rare, the most thrilling part during the entire making of D Company was translating our real-life chemistry on the screen but believe me, with a fantastic mentor like RGV himself at the helm of affairs, it wasn’t so difficult”.

“The film not only brings fascinating details about the formation of D Company but also never-seen-before brothers Dawood and Shabir’s bond, their spellbinding journey & it is rare to see two real-life brothers play the role of two real Don brothers on-screen against an enthralling underworld backdrop. This casting created by Rudr & Ashwat brings a riveting feeling of reality in almost every scene & dialogue in the film.

Says the legendary filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, “ I have myself been involved in making various projects on the underworld subject, but the extent of detailing & research that has gone in creating D Company is unparalleled. One of the biggest challenges was to identify the most ideal casting to play the lead pair for Don Dawood Ibrahim & his brother Shabbir Ibrahim Kaskar. During the process of identifying & shortlisting the lead pair casting, I came across the Method Acting audition tapes of Ashwat & genuinely, I loved & literally freaked out on the kind of talent this young actor possesses. Had heard about him earlier too through some sources but came across his work & actual audition with this project only & today, I can say with pride that I & my team have created a storm with the casting decision of pairing Ashwat and his real brother Rudr to play the on-screen REEL brothers Dawood & Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar. Audiences will love the power-driven high voltaic emotions in every scene of this stimulating on-screen drama" 

 

 झी स्टुडिओजच्या ‘आनंदी गोपाळ’ ने रचला नवा इतिहास  

१८८६ साली जेव्हा स्त्रीने उंबरठा ओलांडून जाणे समाजमान्य नव्हते तेव्हा वयाच्या केवळ अठराव्या वर्षी सातासमुद्रापार परदेशी जाणारी पहिली स्त्री. फक्त भारतातच नव्हे तर परदेशातही कुचेष्टा, अवहेलना, अपमान सहन करीत हाती घेतलेले वैद्यकीय शिक्षण जिद्दीने पूर्ण करणारी स्त्री म्हणजेच भारतातील पहिली महिला डॉक्टर आनंदीबाई जोशी. झी स्टुडिओजनं आनंदीबाई आणि गोपाळराव जोशी यांचा जीवनप्रवास इतिहासाच्या सोनेरी पानांवरुन रुपेरी पडद्यावर उलगडला आणि बॉक्सऑफिसवर हाउसफुलचे बोर्ड झळकले, ह्या चित्रपटाला प्रेक्षकांचा भरभरून प्रतिसाद मिळाला.  

चित्रपट हे जरी मनोरंजनाचे माध्यम असलं तरी काही चित्रपट असतात जे मनोरंजनापलीकडे जाऊन कधी आपल्याला अंतर्मुख करतात तर कधी एक अनोखी प्रेरणा देऊन जातात. काही चित्रपट स्तिमित करणारे ठरतात तर काही अंतर्मुखतेचा संथ, समृद्ध अनुभव देणारे ठरतातं ज्यानं समाजात मोठे बदल घडून येतात. असंच एक परिवर्तन झी स्टुडिओज निर्मित आणि समीर विद्वांस दिग्दर्शित ‘आनंदी गोपाळ’ नं घडवून आणलंय.

आंतरराष्ट्रीय शिक्षणाचे ध्यासपर्व म्हणून ओळखल्या जाणाऱ्या सिम्बायोसिसचे संस्थापक आणि अध्यक्ष, डॉ. शां. ब. मुजुमदार 'आनंदी गोपाळ' ह्या चित्रपटातून महिला वैद्यकीय महाविद्यालय आणि मोफत सेवा देणारे रुग्णालय या दोन्हीसाठी प्रेरणा मिळाल्याचं सांगतात. १ फेब्रुवारी रोजी ह्या महाविद्यालयाचे अनावरण 'आनंदी गोपाळ' टीमच्या उपस्थितीत करण्यात आले. ह्या कार्यक्रमादरम्यान ते पुढे म्हणाले, "आनंदीबाईंनी जी चिकाटी, जिद्द आणि धाडस त्या काळात दाखवले ते खरेच अतुलनीय असून ते चित्रपट पाहून अक्षरशः हेलावून गेलो. समाजाचा विरोध असून देखील आनंदीबाई त्यांच्या ध्येयापर्यंत पोचल्या आणि भारतातील पहिल्या महिला डॉक्टर झाल्या. हे पाहून मी मुलींसाठी वैद्यकीय महाविद्यालय सुरु करण्याचा निर्णय तातडीनं घेतला आणि तो पूर्णत्वास नेला. हे भारतातील तिसरे आणि महाराष्ट्रातील एकमेव महिला वैद्यकीय महाविद्यालय असून पाच गुणवंत मुलींना ‘आनंदी गोपाळ शिष्यवृत्ती'सुद्धा दिली जाणार आहे."

ह्या निमित्ताने झी स्टुडिओज मराठीचे बिजनेस हेड, मंगेश कुलकर्णी म्हणाले, "ही बातमी एक सकारात्मक ऊर्जा घेऊन आली आहे. खरं तर ही आनंदीबाई आणि गोपाळराव यांची पुण्याई आहे. ह्या निमित्ताने कलेची आणि ओघाने चित्रपटाची ताकद फार मोठी असते हे सिद्ध झालंय. झी स्टुडिओजच्या माध्यमातून उत्तमोत्तम कलाकृती प्रेक्षकांपर्यंत पोहोचवायचा आमचा प्रयत्न कायम होता आणि या पुढेही राहील. आनंदीबाई आणि गोपाळराव ह्या ध्येयवेड्या जोडप्याची असामान्य कथा, ‘डॉ. आनंदी गोपाळ जोशी-भारतातली पहिली महिला डॉक्टर यांचा प्रवास’ प्रेक्षकांपर्यंत पोहोचवता आला याचा सार्थ अभिमान आहे. सर्जनशील दिग्दर्शकाचं आणि त्यातही कथात्मक लेखकाचं कौशल्य प्रेक्षकांच्या अनुभवात भर घालत असते, तर कधी पुनःप्रत्ययाचा आनंद देत असते. ह्याचं श्रेय दिग्दर्शक समीर विद्वांस आणि चित्रपटाची पूर्ण टीम यांना जातं. डॉ. शां. ब. मुजुमदार यांनी घेतलेल्या पुढाकाराचे मनापासून अभिनंदन करतो."

चित्रपटाचे दिग्दर्शक समीर विद्वांस म्हणाले, "आनंदी गोपाळ पाहून मुजुमदार सरांना वाटलं की आपणही फक्त मुलींसाठी वैद्यकीय महाविद्यालय काढावं आणि सिम्बायसीसचं मुलींचं वैद्यकीय महाविद्यालय सुरू झालं. ही गोष्ट खूप भावूक करणारी आहे आणि आनंदीच्या संपूर्ण टीमसाठी तर ही खूपच अभिमानास्पद गोष्ट आहे. कुठल्याही पुरस्कारापेक्षा हा खूप मोठा पुरस्कार आहे. मुजुमदार सर आणि त्यांच्या संपुर्ण टीमला सलाम!"

आनंदी गोपाळ यांनी आपल्या ध्येयपूर्तीसाठी वेगळी वाट निवडली आणि येणाऱ्या पिढ्यांसाठी नवीन पाऊलवाट मोकळी करून दिली. समाजात हा आमूलाग्र बदल घडवून 'आनंदी गोपाळ' चं नाव सुवर्णअक्षरात लिहिलं गेलंय यात शंका नाही.

"CREATIVE CONNECTION TRUST” PRESENTS "6th YEAR OF SARASWATI PUJA (BASANT PANCHAMI)” DEDICATED TO CORONA WARRIORS

"CREATIVE CONNECTION TRUST” PRESENTS "6th YEAR OF SARASWATI PUJA (BASANT PANCHAMI)” DEDICATED TO CORONA WARRIORS 

Entertainment and Bravery Awards

Bharti Lavekar, Poornima Shrestha, Sudesh Bhosale, Dilip Sen, Nivedita Basu, Nandita Puri, Jaya Bhattacharya, Deepshikha Nagpal, Prashant Virendra Sharma, Sunil Pal, Satarupa Pyne & Dj Sheizwood performed and attended the puja

“Creative Connection Trust”- a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people in vulnerable situations hosted their annual 6th year "Saraswati Puja (Basant Panchami)" with a social cause.

Creative Connection aims to involve collectively for the highest good of the association and the greatest benefit of the society at large.

Owing to the COVID-19 situation in 2020, this year’s celebration was dedicated to Corona Warriors who put their lives at risk to save the country from the deadly virus.

Encouraged by the love and cooperation of its patrons, this year the trust celebrated the SARASWATI PUJA  (BASANT PANCHAMI) on a grander scale while adhering to the rules of WHO- wearing masks, using sanitizers, and maintaining social distancing.

The place where Maa Saraswati was seated was decorated with fresh flowers and rangoli. This celebration is not all about worshiping the goddess of knowledge but it also signifies the arrival of the spring season. The evening had performances from renowned singers who added to the merriment of the celebration.

Celebration of Wisdom, Culture, Education & Prosperity "Saraswati Puja (Basant Panchami)" spearheaded by Somu Mitra- Founder Member is organized every year by the members of “Creative Connection Trust “We dedicate this year’s celebration to all the Corona warriors who not only put their lives at risk but also their families so that they could save the country. The celebration is a symbol of purity and peace. We pray to Maa to keep us safe and healthy”

 

WIZCRAFT BRINGS ALIVE #THEKIGERLIFE FOR THE GLOBAL PREMIER OF RENAULT KIGER.

WIZCRAFT BRINGS ALIVE #THEKIGERLIFE FOR THE GLOBAL PREMIERE OF RENAULT KIGER.

17th February, Delhi: Renault started the New Year in top-gear with the global debut of its all-new sporty, smart and stunning B-SUV, the Renault Kiger. Wizcraft International was appointed to manage the car’s global unveiling, held on 28^th January at Andaz Delhi.

Strict safety protocols were put in place with this being the first major on-ground car launch event since the pandemic. There were separate events for the media and the dealer partners in the afternoon and evening respectively. A unique and immersive microsite was developed for the global audience to experience the Renault Kiger launch. The event was also live-streamed across 40 cities in India, with experience zones created for the regional media at Renault dealerships.

The venues sported #theKigerlife branding. Unique 360-degree photo-op had the people jumping with joy. The ring game had everyone aiming for Sporty, Smart, and Stunning. Experience zones and social media walls ensured an engaging experience before the main event. A stunning dance performance by Shakti Mohan accompanied with stage-mapping, 270-degree LED graphics and synchronized lights and music set the stage for the spectacular unveil.

 

Venkatram Mamillapalle (Country CEO & Managing Director, Renault India Operations) revealed the car on stage. He was accompanied by Fabrice Cambolive (SVP, Renault Brand, Sales & Operations) and Laurens van den Acker (EVP, Head of Design, Groupe Renault) who joined in virtually from Paris. Sudhir Malhotra (Head - Sales & Network, Renault India) and Krishnan Sundararajan (Managing Director – RNTBCI) joined in for the dealer events and provided details about the vehicle through interactive presentations.

 

Jatin Aggarwal (Head PA Communications and CSR, Renault India) said “Being a global debut, the world had its eye on this event, and Wizcraft made sure it was a world-class event. They worked like true partners and also suggested a smart stage layout that allowed the seating to be spread out. This ensured social distancing was followed while pulling-off a stunning show. All the different activities, decor and engagements also amplified and celebrated the whole #theKigerlife experience.”

 

Sabbas Joseph (Co-founder and Director, Wizcraft International) said “The Renault Kiger global unveil event was a phenomenal phygital experience, with scale and expanse. Months of planning went into ensuring every member of the audience got the best experience, be it at the ground event, on the virtual microsite, or at any of the 40 connected-events at dealerships spread across India. The rapid and regular Covid testing added a further layer of complexity and logistics. The work opportunity provided to over 200 vendor-partner across Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore during these challenging times was a welcome bonus, which made the event all the more meaningful for all of us. Our success represents a partnership between our clients & team Wizcraft, a deep commitment and our team’s understanding of global brands.”

 

Valedictory Address at the 75th Anniversary Celebrations of Shri Ram Chandra Mission by Chief guest The Honourable Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India

 Valedictory Address at the 75^th Anniversary Celebrations  of Shri Ram Chandra Mission by Chief guest Honourable Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India

India is at the forefront today in the fight against the pandemic and is providing all support to the nations who need it. It is not just our vaccines but our ancient and traditional practices of Ayurveda, yoga, and meditation that are coming to the aid of people across the globe in fighting the dreaded disease. There is a growing sense amongst the world population that mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being are paramount to combating the unforeseen challenges that life throws at us. 

 

Prime Minister of India Mr Modi has always championed the need of these ancient traditions for leading a better life and is a driving force for the rising popularity of yoga and meditation across the globe. Heartfulness, a form of Raja Yoga meditation practise has silently gained popularity and is benefitting millions of people across 160 countries. The differentiator in the Heartfulness mediation with other systems is the transmission of ‘Pranahuti’ or life Force. Pranahuti is known to induce deep meditative states that are highly beneficial to the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being of a person. Relentless efforts by Heartfulness Institute (also referred to as Shri Ram Chandra Mission) over the last 75 years have resulted in increased awareness and appreciation for Heartfulness meditation and yoga practices.  Ongoing direct, public, youth, corporate and academic connect programs worldwide by Heartfulness volunteers is helping Heartfulness Institute move steadily towards its vision of enabling human transformation for leading a wholistic and sustainable life.

 

To mark the 75th Anniversary last year, Heartfulness Institute also unveiled the world’s largest meditation centre at its global headquarters in Kanha Shantivanam, Hyderabad.  

 

As a mark of recognition of its efforts and inspiring the organization to continue the efforts, Prime Minister Mr. Modi will join the 75th-anniversary celebrations of Heartfulness and deliver a valedictory virtually to the practitioners of Heartfulness meditation.   

 

In this context, we would request your cooperation in covering this event live on your channel/ News Paper & Digital portal in view of the importance of the message. 

Date: February 16th, 2021 

Time: 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm

Where: relay coordinates and the print report will be shared at the earliest by Press Information Bureau. 

Look forward to a positive response.

 

About Heartfulness:  Heartfulness offers a simple set of meditative practices and lifestyle changes, first developed at the turn of the twentieth century and formalized into teaching through the Shri Ram Chandra Mission in 1945 in India with a goal to bring peace, happiness, and wisdom to one heart at a time. These practices are a modern form of Yoga designed to support contentment, inner calm, and stillness, compassion, courage, and clarity of thought, as the first step towards a purposeful life. They are simple and easily adopted and are appropriate for people from all walks of life, cultures, religious beliefs, and economic situations, who are over the age of fifteen. Ongoing training in Heartfulness practices is going on at thousands of schools and colleges, and over 100,000 professionals are meditating in corporations, non-governmental, and government bodies worldwide. More than 5,000 Heartfulness Centres are supported by many thousands of certified volunteer trainers and millions of practitioners in 160 countries.

 

About Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM): SRCM, a non-profit organization with a presence in 160 plus countries provides training in heart-based meditation techniques with “Pranahuti” that help people find inner calm, peace, and stillness. These simple practices are offered free of cost to people from all walks of life over the age of 15. With over 4 million practitioners and 14000+ trainers, its programs have been widely accepted across institutions ranging from corporates, government entities, NGOs, international agencies, schools, colleges, and communities. 

MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD RECEIVES RATINGS UPGRADATION from ‘CRISIL AA/Positive’ to ‘CRISIL AA+/Stable’ by CRISIL RATINGS ON LONG TERM DEBT

 MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD RECEIVES rating UPGRADATION from ‘CRISIL AA/Positive’ to ‘CRISIL AA+/Stable’ by CRISIL RATINGS ON LONG TERM DEBT 

Kochi, February 16, 2021: CRISIL Ratings has upgraded its ratings on the long-term debt facilities of Muthoot Finance Limited (Muthoot Finance) to 'CRISIL AA+/Stable' from ‘CRISIL AA/Positive’.

 

CRISIL Ratings in its rating rationale has stated that “The upgrade is driven by Muthoot Finance’s demonstrated ability to profitably scale up its core gold loan business while maintaining its strong financial risk profile.” The rating rationale also stated that “Established track record and brand name in the gold financing industry, Strong capitalization, and Profitability among the best in the industry which is expected to remain healthy are the strengths of Muthoot Finance Ltd”.

 

The change from ‘AA’ to ‘AA+’ signifies reaching the highest standing in the category and this rating is just one level below the ‘AAA’ rating which is the highest rating for long-term debt instruments. The rating denotes ‘High Safety’ and ‘Instruments with this rating are considered to have a high degree of safety regarding timely servicing of financial obligations. Such instruments carry very low credit risk.’

 

This rating upgrade will enable the Company to raise more long-term debt funds as well as attract a wider set of investors. This upgrade can further attract investments from Retail Investors in the Public Issue of NCDs in which the Company has a track record of 24 issuances raising Rs.17392crs cumulatively. Moreover, Company will be able to raise funds at much more competitive rates.

 

George Alexander Muthoot, Managing Director, on this occasion, stated “This is another

Golden feather in the cap for Muthoot Finance and it is a recognition of its leading and long sustained track record in the gold loan business. With this rating upgrade, Muthoot Finance Ltd has become one of the few NBFCs who achieved this rating level on a standalone basis without any parental support factored in rating.”

 

 

About Muthoot Finance Limited

 

Muthoot Finance Ltd, a “Systemically Important Non-Deposit Taking NBFC” (NBFC-ND-SI), is the largest gold loan NBFC in India. Its operating history has evolved over a period of 82 years since M George Muthoot (the father of our Promoters) founded a gold loan business in 1939 under the heritage of a trading business established by his father, Ninan Mathai Muthoot, in 1887. The equity shares of the Company are listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited since 2011. It has a branch network of 4500 plus branches across 23 states, the national capital territory of Delhi, and five union territories in India. It serves about 2,00,000 plus retail customers every day for Gold Loans and Other Products and has about 2,00,000 plus Retail Investor Base for its Non-Convertible Debentures. It employs over 25000 persons in its operations. Its loan assets stood at Rs.41, 611Crores as of March 31, 2020, and it generated Profit after Tax of Rs.3, 018Crores for FY 2020. Its net-worth stood at Rs.14, 178 Crores and had a Capital Adequacy Ratio of 26.38% as of December 31, 2020. Profit after Tax stood at Rs.2, 726Crores for the 9 months ended December 31, 2020, and loan assets stood at Rs.50, 391 Crores as of December 31, 2020.

 

सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर लवकरच नवी मालिका - दीक्षा केतकर साकारणार मुख्य भूमिका!

 सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर लवकरच नवी मालिका - दीक्षा केतकर साकारणार मुख्य भूमिका!

सोनी मराठी वाहिनी नेहमीच नव्या धाटणीच्या मालिकांनी प्रेक्षकांचं मनोरंजन करते. अशीच एक नवी मालिका घेऊन सोनी मराठी वाहिनी प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला आली आहे. नुकताच या मालिकेचा प्रोमो प्रेक्षकांना पाहायला मिळाला. या मालिकेमध्ये एक नवीन, बोलक्या डोळ्यांचा आणि ताजा चेहरा प्रेक्षकांना पाहायला मिळणार आहे आणि तो आहे दीक्षा केतकर या अभिनेत्रीचा. दीक्षाची ही पहिलीच मालिका आहे.

दीक्षाबरोबरच या मालिकेमध्ये हरीश दुधाडे, ज्योती चांदेकर, रोहित फाळके, गुरु दिवेकर आणि प्रिया करमरकर हे कलाकारही आहेत.

या प्रोमोमध्ये दीक्षा खूप निरागस आणि हसरी दिसते आहे. या नव्या चेहऱ्याला पाहण्यासाठी  प्रेक्षक  उत्सुक आहेत. वयानी खूप मोठ्या असणाऱ्या व्यक्तीबरोबर ऐश्वर्या का लग्न करते आणि जाधव घराण्याची सून कशी  होते, हे  पाहणं खूप उत्सुकतेचं असणार आहे. मालिका लवकरच प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला येईल.