SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

Uthenge Hum | We Will rise Mumbai, 6 June 2020:  Since 24th March, India has been under the biggest lockdown anywhere in the world. The past 9 weeks saw streets, silent villages, shuttered shops, factories and schools, offices and malls all shut down in response to an invisible threat. The effects to lives were massive but have been largely missed by Indians as they were captive inside their homes. Our Vision This is an extraordinary time in India’s history, one that must be documented for present and future generations. In the times to come when we look back we must as a nation be able to know and understand how their nation of 1.3 billion came to a complete halt, in the face of an unprecedented pandemic in the modern era.  How the vision was brought alive While all Indians stayed in lockdown, filmmaker Bharatbala and a devoted team of 117, comprising of about 15 film crews, set out to capture the unseen visuals of ou...

Thank you so much for joining us Rachit! Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path? I've always found myself drawn towards the independent music scene. In a country as culturally rich and diverse as India, it's nearly impossible to come up with a singular definition for its musical leanings. As our cultural reach has expanded, in the advent of the modern global economy, our musical evolution has been touched by the influences of legendary artists across the globe. I remember being heavily influenced by the awe-strikingly modern sound of bands like The Yellow Diary and The Local Train, who successfully managed to feel contemporary without breaking the deep-rooted traditions of classical Indian music. My prime philosophy with music is that it brings joy to people at their lowest. The potential to lift someone's day by sharing my art with the world is a greatly exciting prospect. If I can achieve that goal within even the smallest of nic...

Mumbai, 12 th May 2020: Popular social media trio, Teen Tigada’s creator, Sameeksha Sud broke into the coveted TikTok Billionaire’s Club - touching 1 Billion Hearts on the social media platform. Sameeksha is now at No. 16 of the top 20 TikTok stars in the world (by hearts) and is only the fourth in India (the second girl) to achieve this mark of mass appreciation. Her fun, playful, comedic vines and dance video content are equally well appreciated on Instagram where she not only has a 2M follower base but also commands engagement rates of over 8%-10% which is significantly higher than most celebrities on the platform. The multi-talented creator, began her career in Indian Television at the age of 16 and has featured in several popular Television soaps like ‘Ek Aastha Aisi Bhi’ on STAR TV, Baal Veer’ on SAB TV, and ‘Doli Armaano Ki’ on ZEE TV. She made her TikTok debut in 2017 and rapidly rose to being one of the most popular creators on social media. Along with Vishal Pandey ...

YouTube artist achieves the milestone after in just 3 years! April 2020, Mumbai: Kuhu Gracia , a YouTube artist who started her channel in the year  2017,  has achieved the groundbreaking subscriber count of  1 million . Hailing from Delhi, she sings in various genres such  as  Bollywood, Hollywood, Hindi, English, Punjabi, Semi-classical, Retro, Sufi  and many more.  She has made numerous covers and mashup of songs, which have been loved by people all over India. Her lifetime views on the channel are over 150 million! Her first video, a cover of the hit song ‘ Love Me Like You Do ’ by  Ellie Goulding,  garnered over  160,000 views  and  5,300 likes . She established a very strong fan following ever since and her channel has experienced tremendous amount of growth. In July 2018, she released her first mashup cover, in which she performed classic Bollywood songs of 90’s. This video was widely acclaimed by the audience and ...

New Delhi, April 29, 2020: The all-new Nissan KICKS 2020 to be launched soon in India, will feature the most powerful engine in its class - the Nissan Turbo – and Nissan’s widely-acclaimed X-tronic CVT. “The all new Nissan KICKS 2020 is built with Japanese engineering and technology and has high build quality with purposeful and intelligent technology with class-leading premium-ness. The New Nissan KICKS is powered by best-in-class turbo engine and best-in-class X-tronic CVT offering higher fuel economy and acceleration,” said Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India. The HR13 DDT 1.3L four-cylinder, turbo-charged, petrol engine can deliver 156 PS power and 254 NM torque. The HR13 DDT engine also uses the cylinder coating technology, which is borrowed from the Nissan GT-R’s engine. This technology boosts efficiency of the engine and offers higher fuel efficiency and performance. Paired with the new Nissan X-tronic CVT, the Nissan KICKS CVT also has the bes...

-     Collaborative technology lowering hidden expenses for enterprises -    Shorter and smaller meetings are more effective, video conferences improve collaboration -    Voice recognition, video filters, AR, VR and bots will drive collaboration over next three years New-age collaborative technology is   at the core of stronger business relations and improves turnaround for enterprises by minimising the waste of time and human resources during inefficient meetings. Indian meeting rooms and professionals are more adaptive to disruptive technology compared to the global scenario  according to “The Future of Meetings” white paper launched by Barco ClickShare, in association with independent research agency Savanta  which shows that 83% of Indian employees carry at least two devices into the meeting room as against 72% globally.   The research found that the most ardent users of technology, in India and globally, i...

ELLIE CELEBRATES YOUTUBE MILESTONE AS SHE HITS 10 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS AND 5 BILLION CHANNEL VIEWS LISTEN TO ‘HATE ME’ – HERE  https://UMGI.lnk.to/ EllieHateMe Platinum selling singer/songwriter  Ellie Goulding  and  Juice WRLD  have released their highly anticipated collaboration ‘ Hate Me ’, out now on Polydor. Following on from the success of recent releases ‘Sixteen’ and ‘Close To Me’, ‘Hate Me’ sees Ellie team up with critically acclaimed American rapper Juice WRLD whose recent album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. The contagious new track straddles the line between R’n’B and pop - written by Goulding and Juice WRLD and produced by Jason Evigan (Demi Lovato, Madonna) & The Monsters and Strangerz (Britney Spears, J Lo, Kanye West) - is set to soundtrack the summer. Speaking about the song, Ellie explains  “I love how this song is a bit tongue in cheek, it’s definitely lyrically different to most of my other songs but it’s fun to p...

After the phenomenal success of its first show ‘Bhajji Blast with Chennai Super Kings’, QuPlay brings you an interesting chat show Quick Heal Pinch by Arbaaz Khan. The unique concept will witness Arbaaz Khan talking to Bollywood stars and discussing their social media interactions. This season of Quick Heal Pinch by Arbaaz Khan has 10 episodes of approximately 20 minutes each and will be streamed online once a week on QuPlay’s YouTube channel. Celebrities on the chat show are Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Kapil Sharma, Sonam Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sunny Leone to name a few.  The show will be live on March 12th, 2019 at 1 pm. The show has been written and directed by Abbiy Obheroii. Sumit Dutt, founder of QuPlay, who conceived this show says, “We’re happy to announce our second exciting chat show titled ‘Quick Heal Pinch by Arbaaz Khan’. I feel the show is the need of the hour. Besides a quirky and unique concept, this show has real emotions an...

HyperX TM  continues its support for  ESL India Premiership ,   which is now the  country’s elite and a highly lucrative eSport tournament. This partnership  demonstrates the brand’s commitment to improve the Indian eSports community.The Winter Season Finale event is scheduled to take place from 3 rd  to 5 th  February at India Gaming Show, Hall 11, Pra gati Maidan, Delhi. To add more value, HyperX is all set with its much-awaited HyperX Flash Sale, where they slash prices by about 55% on select peripherals for a limited period each day. Not only that, the brand will be setting higher standards with its signature ‘HyperX Black Light Zone’, which is the first of its kind activity in any Indian gaming events. To excite the gaming enthusiasts, there are other high-octane engagements like the Live Streaming sessions, Workshops, Cosplayers and more.             Mr. Vishal Parekh, Marketing Dir...

Chicken Masala’ is the new single from   BEMET , and like all of his songs, it’s contagious   from the first second. BEMET’s sound signature is all over this one, as well as his famous humoristic vibe with the trade mark of his custom made golden keytar for this video .    Chicken Masala is about the famous Indian dish (obviously), and about the similarity of the Indian culture and the Middle Eastern one. The song’s video was shot in a few amazing locations in Punjab, and the leading role is played by no other then the Indian famous actress / singer  Sara Gurpal . It includes sequences regarding women power and about the colorful culture of the Diwali holiday mixing the epic Holy festival   along with the  hectic character of BEMET.  BEMET  was discovered by the Indian audience on 2016 after a remake he made for   ‘Mumbai Dance’ by the huge Indian DJ artist  Nucleya  which became a net sensation. ...

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