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Zarina Screwvala
Zarina Screwvala (, born 1961) is an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is currently the Managing Trustee of Swades Foundation, a foundation dedicated towards Rural Empowerment in India. Previously, she was the Chief Creative Officer at UTV Software Communications (which she co- founded) where she conceptualised, promoted and managed the UTV Bindass, UTV Stars, UTV Action and Hungama TV channels. Early life Mehta is from a Parsi family, her father Brigadier (India), Brigadier Furdoon Siavax Byramji "Duck" Mehta (1920–2021) was an officer in the Indian Army - the first Indian aviator of the Army Aviation Corps (India), Army Aviation Corps and the first Indian commanding officer of the 9 (Parachute) Field Regiment (India), 9 Parachute Field Regiment, her mother Villie Mehta (d. 2020) ran a catering business serving Parsi cuisine. Zarina Mehta was born in Washington, D.C., in the United States and moved to India with her family at the age of eight. She finished her s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarina Mehta
Zarina Screwvala (, born 1961) is an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is currently the Managing Trustee of Swades Foundation, a foundation dedicated towards Rural Empowerment in India. Previously, she was the Chief Creative Officer at UTV Software Communications (which she co- founded) where she conceptualised, promoted and managed the UTV Bindass, UTV Stars, UTV Action and Hungama TV channels. Early life Mehta is from a Parsi family, her father Brigadier Furdoon Siavax Byramji "Duck" Mehta (1920–2021) was an officer in the Indian Army - the first Indian aviator of the Army Aviation Corps and the first Indian commanding officer of the 9 Parachute Field Regiment, her mother Villie Mehta (d. 2020) ran a catering business serving Parsi cuisine. Zarina Mehta was born in Washington, D.C., in the United States and moved to India with her family at the age of eight. She finished her schooling from J.B. Petit School for Girls and went on to pursue her B.A. in Econo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of ''The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspaper. Faced with financial difficultie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doraemon
''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with List of Doraemon chapters, its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ''tankōbon'' volumes and published by Shogakukan from 1970 to 1996. The story revolves around an earless robotic cat named Doraemon (character), Doraemon, who Time travel, travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Nobita Nobi. The manga spawned a media franchise. Three anime TV series have been adapted in Doraemon (1973 TV series), 1973, Doraemon (1979 TV series), 1979, and Doraemon (2005 TV series), 2005. Additionally, Shin-Ei Animation has produced List of Doraemon films, over forty animated films, including two 3D computer animated films, all of which are distributed by Toho. Various types of merchandise and media have been developed, including List of Doraemon soundtrack albums, soundtrack albums, List of Doraemon v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai
HERO - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai () is an Indian superhero television series which aired on Hungama TV from 30 May 2005 to 9 August 2007. It is about the heroic deeds and adventures of a superhero called Hero, who is bestowed with out-of-this-world magical powers by the Goddess Durga to help him fight the criminals and supervillains. Created by Arif Ali of UTV and directed by Waseem Sabir and Imtiaz Alam. It stars Sumeet Pathak. Premise The story revolves around a boy named Joy, who is disliked by most of his peers as well as his brother for his innocent and childish personality. Joy's mother and two of his friends, Meenu and Chhota Pape, are the only individuals who support him. One day, Joy and his family are attacked by some thugs and he tries to save them. However, Joy's mother gets harmed and his brother begins disliking him even more. Due to all these bad things happening in his life, Joy goes to goddess Durga's temple to get help so that she can make him smart and intelligent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional electronic products, the largest video game console company and the largest video game publisher. Through Sony Entertainment Inc, it is one of the largest music companies (largest music publisher and second largest record label) and the third largest film studio, making it one of the most comprehensive media companies. It is the largest technology and media conglomerate in Japan. It is also recognized as the most cash-rich Japanese company, with net cash reserves of ¥2 trillion. Sony, with its 55 percent market share in the image sensor market, is the largest manufacturer of image sensors, the second largest camera manufacturer, and is among the semiconductor sales leaders. It is the world's largest player in the premium TV market for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star India
Disney Star Private Limited is an Indian media conglomerate and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Disney Star network runs more than 70 TV channels in eight languages, reaching out to 9 out of 10 cable and satellite TV homes in India. The network reaches approximately 790 million viewers a month across India and more than 100 countries. Disney Star generates more than 30,000 hours of content every year. Disney Star is the largest television and entertainment network in India. History Founding Star TV (Satellite Television Asian Region) was founded in 1990 as a joint venture between Hutchison Whampoa and Li Ka-Shing. It launched Hollywood English-language entertainment channels for Asian audiences. 1990–2000 In 1990, Star TV started with the first 5 channels included Star Plus (then an English-language entertainment channel), STAR TV Chinese Channel, Prime Sports, MTV and BBC World Service Televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zee TV
Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also launched in the UK in 1995. Zee TV also launch in USA in Oct 1998 History Zee TV was launched on 2 October 1992, as the flagship channel of the Zee Telefilms Ltd. It began full-day broadcasts in 1993. It is the first private TV channel in India. On 10 January 2007, Zee Telefilms Ltd was renamed into the Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL.). In 2013, Zee TV, along with its sister channels, went over a branding overhaul. On 15 October 2017, coinciding Zee's twenty-five year silver jubilee, all of its channels rebranded. On 30 May 2021, Zee TV planned to revamp its look and air four new television series, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, it was postponed. Programming The channel mostly airs content intended for f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakuntala
Shakuntala (Sanskrit: ''Śakuntalā'') is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Her story is told in the '' Adi Parva'' of the ancient Indian epic ''Mahabharata'' and dramatized by many writers, the most famous adaption being Kalidasa's play ''Abhijñānaśākuntala'' (''The Sign of Shakuntala''). Legends Birth Once, Vishvamitra started to meditate to earn the status of a Brahmarshi. The intensity of his penance frightened Indra. He feared that Vishvamitra might want his throne. To end his penance, Indra sent Menaka, an apsara, to lure him and bring him out of his penance. Menaka reached Vishwamitra's meditating spot and started to seduce him. Vishvamitra could not control his lust and desire and his penance was broken. Vishvamitra and Menaka lived together for a few years and a daughter was born to them. Later, Vishvamitra realized that all those things were Indra's tricks. He realized that he needed to control his emotions. Vishvamitra left Menaka and Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doordarshan
Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, it was established on 15 September 1959. Doordarshan, which also broadcasts on digital terrestrial transmitters, provides television, radio, online and mobile service throughout metropolitan and regional India and overseas. History Beginnings The channel began modestly as an experimental broadcaster in Delhi on 15 September 1959, with a small transmitter and a makeshift studio. Regular daily transmission started in 1965 as part of All India Radio, with a five-minute news bulletin read by Pratima Puri. Salma Sultan joined Doordarshan in 1967, and became a news anchor. '' Krishi Darshan'' debuted on Doordarshan on 26 January 1967, and is Indian television's longest ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarina Screwvala
Zarina Screwvala (, born 1961) is an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is currently the Managing Trustee of Swades Foundation, a foundation dedicated towards Rural Empowerment in India. Previously, she was the Chief Creative Officer at UTV Software Communications (which she co- founded) where she conceptualised, promoted and managed the UTV Bindass, UTV Stars, UTV Action and Hungama TV channels. Early life Mehta is from a Parsi family, her father Brigadier (India), Brigadier Furdoon Siavax Byramji "Duck" Mehta (1920–2021) was an officer in the Indian Army - the first Indian aviator of the Army Aviation Corps (India), Army Aviation Corps and the first Indian commanding officer of the 9 (Parachute) Field Regiment (India), 9 Parachute Field Regiment, her mother Villie Mehta (d. 2020) ran a catering business serving Parsi cuisine. Zarina Mehta was born in Washington, D.C., in the United States and moved to India with her family at the age of eight. She finished her s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Padamsee
Pearl Padamsee (1931 – 24 April 2000) was an Indian theatre personality as a stage actress, director and producer of English language theatre in Mumbai active in 1950s–1990s. She acted a few Hindi and English language films, including '' Khatta Meetha'', '' Junoon'', ''Baaton Baaton Mein'', '' Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love'', and '' Such a Long Journey''. She ran after-school theatre workshops for children. Professional life and Personal vita Padamsee was born the daughter of a Christian father and an Indian Jewish mother. Her first husband's surname was Chowdhry. They had two children: a son named Ranjit Chowdhry who was an actor and a daughter named Rohini Chowdhry. The marriage ended in divorce when her children were still toddlers. Pearl became a part of a theatre group, promoting "English theatre" in Mumbai. She reproduced successful Broadway productions using local Indian talent. She directed, acted and produced for the stage, schools and organizations. She raised the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Production Manager (theatre)
Theatrical production management is a sub-division of stagecraft. The production management team (consisting of a production manager and any number of assistants) is responsible for realizing the visions of the producer and the director or choreographer within constraints of technical possibility. This involves coordinating the operations of various production sub-disciplines (scenic, costume design, lighting, sound, projection, automation, video, pyrotechnics, stage management, etc.) of the presentation. In addition to management and financial skills, a production manager must have detailed knowledge of all production disciplines including a thorough understanding of the interaction of these disciplines during the production process. This may involve dealing with matters ranging from the procurement of staff, materials and services, to freight, customs coordination, telecommunications, labor relations, logistics, information technology, government liaison, venue booking, scheduli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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