My South Diva Calendar 2019 Launch By Media9 Celebrity Management...

Media9 is South India’s foremost celebrity & talent management company. Established in 2013, media9 for past 5 years is reknown talent agency glitz and glamour to the South Indian film and TV industry. Media9 has been associated with many celebrities managing their Media PR, Brand Endorsement, Events  & Appearances and digital space / social media presence.

Media9 has done casting for more than 60 feature films and 65 Ad-films, and organised more than 150 events with leading stars of south cinema Kajal Aggarwal, Shruti Hasan, Yash, Shriya Saran, Hansika to name a few and 20 award functions managing celebrities for some of the most popular star-studded events in South India such as Filmfare South, Femina Miss India South, CineMAA Awards, South-scope Style Awards, Celebrity Cricket League season 1 to 5, SIIMA, MAA TV Awards, Zee10 Awards and ZEE Apsara Awards to name a few.

Mr. Manoj Kumar Katokar photographer and CEO of Media9 says – After the success of the calendar launch in the last 2years we are back with the 3rd edition this year. We look forward for growing appreciation and love and thank each and every one who are responsible for the success of the grand event. I thank the celebrities and our sponsors for their presence and making this event a memorable one. Special thanks to our sponsors Bharati Cements, Mount lavinia hotel location sponsor, NS Constructions, Digital Partners Helo App, Fitness Partner United Delhi.

The calendar launch was a glamourous event where tollywood industries celebs, models and actors featuring jn calendar attended the event and after party held at Park Hyatt hyderabad.

The event Chief Guest was AceCinematographer of Manikarnika, NTR biopic Gyanashekar tollywood heroines Riya Suman, Malvika Sharma, Mishti chakraborty, singer Madhupriya, actor Samrat also to grace the occassion were the sponsors of MySouthDiva were Bharati Cements Director Mr Ravinder Reddy, Chhandita Nambiar – Director Business Development – Helo, Tollywood Producer Mr Narsimha NS construction chairman.

In a recent breakthrough on digital and social media space Media9 has signed more than 50 celebrities from Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi film industry to manage their profile on the latest social media apps.

Yash, Radhika Pandit, Hansika, Shriya Saran, Pranitha Subhash, Malvika Sharma, Paayal Rajput, Rashmika, Poonam Bajwa, Prayaga Martin, Hebah Patel, Pragya Jaiswal, and Nikki Galrani are some of the South Industry artists in social media space.

The latest entrants in the list on Helo app are Sonu Sood, Sana Khan, Jasmine Bhasin & Monalisa.

Artists spoke their opinion about emerging social media trends and how social media apps are becoming part of celebrity careers.

Joanna Broughton, The Executive Director, Truefitt & Hill Global Visits India...

Grooming is the most indispensable part of one’s routine to create an everlasting impression and no one does it like Truefitt & Hill (T&H). Having served the great monarchs of Britain, T&H continues to serve men with their second-to-none service and hospitality across India and world. Brought to India by Mr. Krishna Gupta & Mr. Istayak Ansari of Lloyds Luxuries Pvt. Ltd., in 2013 by acquiring the Master Franchise License of India, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Vietnam.

For the first time T&H India introduces Joanna Broughton; the Executive Director, Truefitt & Hill Global alongside Katie and Alice Broughton. who is visiting India with an outline of Global and Indian Brand Expansion.

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On this occasion Mr. Istayak Ansari shares, “The Indian grooming market, over time, has been paying for having quasi-neglected men’s needs. ‘Looking good’ is no longer the domain of women and mirror time is now being shared with both sexes. The rising urban middle-class population and improved distribution channels in Tier II and III cities are also expected to stimulate growth through 2020, whereby ample opportunities for T&H to mushroom its finest grooming products and services in different cities of India, we are glad to host Ms. Broughton and explore opportunities for T&H vis-à-vis strategizing on male grooming business in India.”

Ms. Broughton became involved with Truefitt & Hill where she has played a key role in the initiation of the corporate re-positioning process in terms of which the brand’s marketing strategy was radically revised, company’s image and brand’s status addressed and a massive restructure of product offering was affected, both in terms of the product mix as well as product packaging and presentation. The success behind this process translated into hugely strengthened brand credibility which Truefitt & Hill enjoys today, while its current status, as a one of the leading men’s grooming companies in the world, has led to T&H’s rapid expansion both in UK as well as in international markets. Today, T&H’s products sell right across the globe while T&H’s barbershops continually increase in numbers and can be found in London, Canada, USA, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, India, Australia, Russia and Azerbaijan as well as Middle East and South Korea, with many more stores in Europe to follow.

 About Truefitt & Hill

The prestigious history of Truefitt & Hill began in 1805 during the reign of H.M. King George III. Since then, the clientele has included members of the male like of the Royal Family, as well as members of visiting Royal households. Their barbers hold Royal Warrant to H.R.H., The Duke of Edinburgh. It has provided discerning gentleman with the finest grooming products and services. The elite clientele also include the Business leaders, Members of Parliament, Ambassadors and Diplomats and visiting Dignitaries. Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, Lord Byron, Frank Sinatra, Winston Churchill, Alfred Hitchcock and Laurence Olivier are few of their renowned clients. Apart from London they now have the luxe barbershop in Chicago, Toronto, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Baku and has 19 barbershops across 11 cities in India.

Superior and distinct services offered by Truefitt & Hill are The Royal Shave and Haircut, Classic Shave and Haircut, other hair treatments, Royal manicure & pedicure, head massage, facials, etc. and offer complimentary valet service, wi-fi, refreshments with every visit. They also have an exclusive VIP Room called Royal Suite for that special engagement, business meeting, or simply just to relax and unwind! Truefitt & Hill offers grooming products which includes exclusive pre-shave oil, shaving cream, colognes & aftershaves, bath and body products, shampoo and conditioner, shaving kits, etc.

SAGAR RECORDS – LOVE DA PEG LAGA LE AA – A Disco Party Number...

Music director   Sahajahn Sheikh (Sagar)has recorded a very different disco-type numer ‘which will soon become a craze in all the parties. The song whose mukhda is Love Da Peg Lala Le Aa. has been composed by him and rendered by Sameer Khan. It has lyrics by Taufiq Paalvi. The song has been recorded for Jagriti Film Productions Prod. No.1 ,yet untitled on 19th Feb. at Asia Recording Studios, Morya Marble Mapple, Andheri West,Mumbai. Sagar said:” This song took a lot of time for getting into its groove and the youth will catch its rhythm and also the Rap  lines. I am very happy the was Sameer has rendered this number. Producers D.S. Mishra and Ali Abbas were equally excited after hearing this number and said they will be making many more films and also albums in the near future..Executive Producer :Kasam Ansari.

Music director Sagar ( Sahajahn Shaikh) has been working as a music composer  in the Bollywood Film Industry. He has already recorded many musical albums for top audio comanies like T. Series( CHUPKE CHUPKE), AASHEEQ-E- RUSOOL (  for Tips ), MERE DIL NE KAHA MUJHSE for Times  Music, AE MERE PYARE KHWAJA for Taal Audio and many more. He has also provided musical score for director Munir Khan’s MAAN NA MAAN MAI TERA MHMAAN,EVERYTHING OUT OF ORER for director Aziz Chhapra, director Sartaj Maini’s SANAM PYAR TUMHI SE KARTE HAIN, director Sunny Kumar’s UNTOUCHED LOVE. etc. He has also composed tree songs for the forthcoming film of director Datta Mirkute’s EKTARFA.

He is currently working on the films of welknown filmmakers like  Mehul Kumar, Lawrence D’souza,Anil Devgan,Naresh Malhotra and Abbas -Mustan.  Prodcer S.M. Khan has also signed Sagar has also  compose the music for producer S.M. Sagar’s film , yet untitled, which stars Rahul Roy in the male lead. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan,Zbeen Nautiyal,Shreya Ghoshal and Nakash Aziz , all renonwed singers of today have rendered their voices for  the songs of this film. Sagar tells Journalist Mohan Ayyer :” Nowadays I am getting many good offers and I am very happy that all the topmost singers are singing the songs composed by me. The texture of today’ s compositions have changed drastically and the music lovers are now loving new kind of music which I always try to do in all my latest compositions. I have been associated with many renowned composers like Jeet Ganguly in the recent past and also I am grooming new singers lie Ashok Singh,Sudakshana Dikshit,Gul Saxena and Bhaswati. The year 2019 will be very good for me as filmmakers have started giving me very good work and I am passionately working for giving the best songs in the near future.”

Cute Looking Mascots of Goopi and Bagha From Animation Film GGBB: Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya In A Unique Way Of Film Promotion...

Film promotions have become a huge task with many films releasing in a week and fighting for attention. Makers are coming up with innovations to attract attention of the viewers.

One such innovation that is winning hearts at plexes this week are the cute looking mascots of Goopi and Bagha from animation film GGBB: Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya.

The life size mascots are seen roaming around the plexes, taking orders for food and giving tickets at ticket counters. Few of them were spotted at PVR theatres across Mumbai.

After Motu Patlu, Goopi – Bagha are surely going to win hearts and become the new favourites of not only children but we adults as well.

Produced by CFSI (Children’s Film Society India) in association with Karadi Tales (publishing house known for children’s books), GGBB – Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya, inspired by Satyajit Ray’s Goopi Gyne Bagha Byne will release on 1st March.

Kushal Chheda’s Tongue Twister Song- Aja Batla Du Mai Is Out Now...

A singer, lyricist, composer, pianist, music producer,  speaker and a student of philosophy! Such is the broad spectrum of expertise of this 21 year old Mumbaikar- Kushal Chheda

A lover of music and academics alike, Kushal holds 3 degrees in music from the Trinity College of London and is about to earn his Master’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Mumbai. He’s a touring musician, who regularly plays with Bollywood artists like Aditi Singh Sharma, Shirley Setia, Abhijit Sawant, Bhuvan Bum, Antara Mitra, Jonita Gandhi, etc. His collaborative cover videos on YouTube have crossed over 38 million views!

He released his debut single ‘Aja Batla Du Mai’ on the 11th of February, which has been receiving a lot of appreciation in the music industry. This ‘tongue twister song’ immediately captures one’s attention, thanks to it’s uniqueness and quirkiness. For all of you wondering ‘why is this song called the tongue twister song?’, you’ll know it when you hear it!

When asked about “how do you manage your studies and music work together?”, he simply answers “I don’t! I love philosophy and music both. The idea is to do one thing at a time, and to do it really well.”

Kushal likes to go by the stage name ‘#KushalMangal’. He believes that life is all about the few moments where one enjoys, laughs and loves. These moments make life worth it. He hopes to curate such special moments in people’s lives through his music.

Seventh – An Interaction Between An Insect And A Human Being Presented By Sam Khan...

Under the banner of Mother’s Eye Production Pvt Ltd,  bollywood personality and businessman Sam Khan presents a short film with a brand new concept. The film “Seventh”  stars Lalit Singh Negi and Sumit Sharma.

Seventh is the story of Sufi and a cockroach. On a gloomy night on the 1st of May Sufi comes back to his building but gets stuck in the lift with a cockroach. Beneath the surface of his life Sufi is hiding a secret either from himself or  is it from someone else? Could his fight for survival become a night of reckoning or will this night be the end of him? The communication between a human and cockroach is the crux of the film and beautifully brings out the creativity of the director.

Seventh is written, directed and action given by Sam Khan, produced by Sahil Khan and co-produced by Nighat Malik,Lalita Devi and Mahashweta Singh. The film is artistically captured by Adikesh Bhargava and Music and background score by Manoj Negi while edited by Ajay Verma.The shooting has been completed in Mumbai and is ready to release in Feb 2019.

Sam Khan is a well known Bollywood personality and businessman. Famously known for his bollywood presence for movies like Rum Pum Posshh (2018). Sam Khan is running various business ventures like GM Sports LLC, Dubai (UAE), Mother’s Eye Production Pvt Ltd (India).The popular Mud skull off-roading car racing event is organized by him.

Sam Khan quoted Seventh has a new concept in the genre of short film. The movie piognantly captures how circumstances change a human being and he is left to share his thoughts with an insect who can neither do anything or understand his feelings.