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Akshay sponsors Karate championship
In a sincere effort to encourage and promote martial arts among Indian youths, Our Action King of Bollywood Akshay Kumar has kickstarted first open invitational championship in India. A source said, “Shihan Mehul Vora, who has been a martial arts teacher for the last 27 years and an international teacher for the last 15 years always wanted to promote martial arts in the country. His dream would have remained unfulfilled had not Akshay to step into the picture.” Akshay Kumar has backed Shihan Vora’s idea to promote martial arts through an open invitation. And appeased by the actor’s support, Shihan has decided to dedicate the event to Akshay Kumar calling Akshay Kumar Invitational Open.
The source added, “Over 2000 martial students from across the country will get a chance to participate in this event. Shihan will look into the technical details while also present will be martial art grandmasters from Japan, Holland and Italy.”
Akshay Kumar, who has been learning martial arts right since his early days as a child, feels that every parent should encourage their children to take it up as it is the right art to discipline the body, mind and soul.
It may be known that Akshay had hosted a program called the Seven Deadly Arts for an international where the actor displayed to the viewers various martial art forms like Kung Fu, Karate, Taekwondo, Akido, Muay Thai, Capoeira and Kalaripayattu.
Akshay sponsors Karate championship...
Monday, August 3, 2009
Rahul Bose in association with Bigadda.com
Rahul Bose in association with Bigadda.com, a networking site from Reliance ADA Group, and Planet Alert, an initiative by Gyaan and The Insitute of Chartered Accountants in India, has volunteered to pen down his activities to bring environmental awareness. “There are many things that India should know about the dangers in climate change and the initiatives that should be taken to combat it,” Rahul Bose said. It may be known that Rahul Bose has always been actively involved in issues concerning global warming and volunteering to blog about theactivities to combat the issue is yet another initiative taken up by the actor.
Radio Mirchi 98.3FM screens the all time classicRadio Mirchi 98.3FM screens the all time classic "Jewel Thief" for Dev Anand
Radio Mirchi 98.3FM Screens the all time Mumbai, July 31, 2009:
Radio’s biggest show for retro music, Purani Jeans on Radio Mirchi 98.3FM, relived the magic of one of the greatest stars in Bollywood - Dev Anand. As a tribute to the legend for his outstanding contribution to Hindi Cinema, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, India’s hottest Radio station organised a special screening of the evergreen
The screening was attended by Dev Anand, his ardent fans and several eminent personalities from the film, music, television and corporate world like Jackie Shroff, Amrita Rao, Deepak Parekh, Sakshi Tanwar, Shilpa Rao, among others. The cinema hall was completely packed with die-hard Dev Anand loyalists turning up in huge numbers. Several fans not just came dressed like the legend, but also clapped and whistled every time they watched Dev Anand on screen in a span of three hours. The audience went ga-ga over all time hits like Yeh Dil Na Hota Bechara, Aasman Ke Neeche, Dil Pukaare, Honthon Mein Aisi Baat, Raat Akeli Hai and Rula Ke Gaya Sapna Mera.
What's more! Dev Anand presented the original cap worn by him in Jewel Thief to RJ Anmol who hosts Purani Jeans, Mumbai’s favourite show. Overjoyed with the entire experience, Dev Anand said, “I am one of the biggest fans of Purani Jeans and am deeply touched by the love and appreciation shown by my fans. I am now looking forward to the theatrical release of my movie Hum Dono which has been rendered in colour.”
Speaking on the occasion, RJ Anmol said “I am on a different high altogether. The star I always dreamt about and wanted to meet in my real life has gifted me his cap. I had never imagined that I would watch one of my all time favourite films ‘Jewel Thief’ with the super legend.”
RJ Anmol is currently doing the special series, ‘Legends Se Mulaqaat, Anmol Ke Saath’, on Purani Jeans. Spread across 12 weeks, the show features one legend every week (Wednesday to Friday; 9:15 -10:15 pm) where RJ Anmol converses with celebrities about their personal lives, work, special moments, films and much more. Stars who have already featured in the series are Shammi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Lata Mangeshkar, Prem Chopra and Dev Anand.
To witness the exclusive screening and interact with the legend, Radio Mirchi aired several contests for its listeners. The station also invited listeners to send their photographs resembling Dev Anand's looks or hairstyle to win free tickets.
About Radio Mirchi:
A leader in the private FM radio industry, Radio Mirchi operates FM radio stations in 32 cities i.e. Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata , Chennai , Indore, Ahmedabad, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Jaipur, Patna, Jalandhar, Goa, Baroda, Bhopal, Kanpur, Rajkot, Nashik, Varanasi, Aurangabad, Lucknow, Surat, Kolhapur, Madurai, Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Vijayawada, Raipur,Thiruvananthapuram and Jabalpur. ENIL launched its first radio station in the city of Indore in October 2001.
Launch of Lighting a Billion Lives at Grand Hyatt
Last night at a posh suburban hotel, the India Chapter of the International Advertising Association held an event to launch what could be India’s largest ever Public Service Communication Programme for “Lighting a Billion Lives”. The evening was hosted by President of the IAA, Mr. Raj Nayak and his managing committee. The glittering ceremony was attended by various eminent personalities from the Media, Marketing, and Advertising fraternity. The event was conceptualized by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri in conjunction with the IAA to further the cause of spreading awareness about renewable sources of energy, such as solar energy to bring light to millions of homes in rural India.
As part of this initiative, the IAA invited agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit creative communication proposals that focus on sensitizing individual citizens and corporate bodies to the issue; exciting them about the possibilities of exploring solar energy; enthusing them to be a part of the transformation and motivating them to support the campaign by sponsoring villages affected by this crippling problem. The response to this contest was impressive, with 113 entries being submitted for consideration. The judging took place in two rounds wherein a Creative Jury shortlisted the strongest candidates for further review by an Elite Jury. The winner of the contest was announced on 23.12.08 and present with the “The Creative Lantern,” a specially crafted trophy. With the help of the IAA and other stalwarts in the industry, the winning creative artworks were transformed into a full-fledged, nationwide media campaign.
The event began with a touching and poignant poem penned and recited by Mr. Prasoon Joshi. Further, Dr. Pachauri and Mr. Nayak delivered eye opening speeches that urged the importance of being proactive towards the cause. The event’s Chief Guest, Dr. Farooq Abdullah addressed the audience and explained how consciousness about renewable energy has finally found its way into the minds of the citizens of India. By referencing the 3 most important words to an actor – lights, camera, action - Bollywood actress Asin conveyed a heart-warming message stating that without electricity she would not be where she is today and entreated the audience to act towards helping this great cause. Also, the IAA took this opportunity to bestow the first-ever Young Professionals membership to Lara Balsara.
The event was attended by a bevy of heavy-hitters from Bollywood, Politics and Corporate India. Some of the eminent personalities in attendance included, Soni Razdan, Mahesh Bhatt, Nina Kapoor, Nandini Sen, Sam Balsara, Lara Balsara, Lynn De Souza, Madhukar Kamath, Chintamani Rao, Feroza Billimoria and Meenakshi Madhwani, to name but a few.
All in all the evening was a grand success and guests went away having learned some important lessons about affecting social change through the use of renewable
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