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Sufzal Saleem youth icon  Back in Action with New and Better Body

Sufzal Saleem all of 25 years and standing tall at 6 feet has nurtured and really slogged hard in developing a personality to die for. And in such a short time having done more than 300 show all over India...including LAKME INDIA FASHION WEEK,WILLS FASHION WEEK.,MTV LYCRA STYLE AWARDS [runway}, AND MANY BRANDS like AAROW,LEVISE,LEE,PROVOUGE,ROOPAMS, PANTALOONS,etc etc, and after having also done many prints,TVC's ,PROMOS etc, as actor, anchor, VJ, RJ, is no mean achievement.

To top it all, this top10 finalist of a national personality pageant has just finished shooting for MTV Spilt villa 3 which is currently on air.  Sufzal Saleem has been ruling the ramp for the last two years now, & featured in several commercials and worked with well-known designers. Yet this is quite a beginning for the youngster. “The era of supermodels is gone. It’s like you have to prove yourself with every show! As he admits most humbly, "I would call myself a struggling model for that is what I have to do approaching people and getting the shows,”  Sufzal has also worked with international photographers  RAKESH SHRESHTA SIR,DERRAN CENTOFNTI,GAURAV SAWN, and our very own RAKESH SHRESHTA, ROHAN SHRESHTA, & Karim.

 An aspiring actor from Pune, who’s shifted to Mumbai for the projects lined up, has recently done 4 month acting course from creating characters (vidhur sir.) as he lovingly calls him.

To gauge his popularity among the fairer sex and the like, you can observe from the immune able messages that he keeps on getting from all over. Some samples                                 
1.   Sufzal I like the way u stripped. And ur dance wow awesome fantastic, u were the best among all, seriously u deserved to win but its good u were not the choice of those cheap Bangkok gays. ..I wish u the best and find a good partner that will lead u to da end and win it...

 2.   Sufzal u are the super star...in splits villa, and my granny says ur really cute...But for me your really really hot, niharika ur patner said rite u got a killer looks man...but cant believe ur a single....would love go on date with unloved u,wish u all best for the show n life ahead...keep showing the rite moves..Just loved it. Cheers.

  But not getting swayed by all the accolades and praises being showered on him, Sufzal has somehow managed to stay away from such glow of fame, and stay rooted so as to achieve his bigger dreams to make it big in the film firmament.

Sufzal having dabbled in fashion in a big way is striving to make a mark again in BIG WAY in the tinsel town of Bollywood. He has everything going for him and is open to major film breaks and having a personality that can do wonders in the international arena too, is not averse to it as well. As it is he has many offers, and is spending time reading scripts, but is very careful in short listing his debut vehicle.

He is full of confidence and sure of making a smooth foray into the mainstream cinema with equal ease and comfort, the way he made his mark with his versatility in the other related fashion frontier.

"All I need is your Love and Blessings" are his parting words!

MUKUL DONGRE AN ARTISTE PAR EXCELLENCE

Mukul Dongre is one of India's premiers Drummer. His debut Album" AFTER U-B'COZ MUSIC MATTERS" Is released digitally, as a composer.                                                                                       

Just watch him in the middle of his Kit Set Up and you will go crazy wondering as to how this wizard of his art must be manipulating the whole musical paraphernalia and creating magical and mind blowing sensational music. A Star is born in the music world.

An enigma to drum up the sounds from around the Globe is our very own Mumbai prodigy, "Mukul Dongre". Mukul is a well oiled percussion machine equally brilliant with indian taal system as on drums in the land of tabla.   As a Percussionist and a Modern Drummer, he is a class of his own, having played with the best and the greatest. Mukul Dongre, son of the well known Indian classical violinist Mr. Madhav Dongre, is one of the rare musicians who have brought the flavour of Indian music through western ways, keeping western grooves rocking.

Cricketer turned Bodybuilder turned Drummer, is one of the forerunners in the industry, forever pushing the limits and boundaries of music and leading to creative and unconventional drumming. He is capable of subtler, funkier grooves on the one hand and awe-inspiring solo improvisations on the other. In fact his technical virtuosity is such that his flash could sometimes overwhelm his music.

Mukul’s drumming reflects power, technique, dynamics and musicality. He adds his own innovative concepts and strengths, thus creating a percussive punch that's unique and his alone, yet highly musical and groove-oriented. He can play in a wide variety of musical genres, but is perhaps most notable for his fusion and Latin music playing. He is mostly known for Afro Cuban Latin drumming which is rare in India. He uses all four limbs both individually and as a collective to present multi-timbral sound scapes, adding Konnakol (the art of performing percussion syllables vocally) which is the fifth element in his Independence drumming, defining the drum set as a contemporary solo instrument for the world stage.

Generally acclaimed as a fusion drummer, Mukul harnessed his amazing dexterity into South & North Indian complexities. Not only does he attack the boundaries of a solo performer but he is credited to have had the honour to have performed with eminent artists as Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt.Suresh Talwalkar, Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt, Trilok Gurtu, Fazal Quereshi, Taufiq Quereshi, Rekha Bhardwaj,  Niladri Kumar, Aman & Ayan Ali Khan, Rakesh Chaurasia, Kai Eckhardt, George Brooks,Pt. Ronu Majumdar & many more top artists from India…


His drumming entices you invoking curiosity as to what else he's going to offer. His sensational drumming skills make him an extraordinary stage performer. He is highly disciplined and is always keen to explore new ways of connecting with his audiences.Mukul endorses Premier Drums Artist Maple Series & Meinl Cymbals

His special tour was with world renowned guitarist Jeremy Spencer of Fleetwood Mac. His credentials also include performances with accomplished Indian classical artistes. Besides jazz he is comfortable performing both Hindustani and carnatic styles of Indian classical music.

Mukul has performed all over the world, including locations such as London, USA, New Zealand, Malaysia, South Africa, UAE, Singapore and many more.

His performances entertains you rhythmically and musically, as he mixes large doses of creativity by taking standard, classic and complicated material which have captivated audiences not only in India, but around the world.. These high accolades have been received for Mukul’s solos across the world for which he has received exceptional reviews. 

An explosive, energetic, foot-tapping, exciting & most intense drumming
*Weaving an interesting percussive display, his solo demonstrates solidarity of his skills...

 His DEBUT ALBUM" AFTER U"- b'coz music matters is released recently, as a composer.

AFTER U have various styles of music. It’s a perfect blend of elements of jazz,Classical ragas, bollywood rock, Latin, devotional jazz fusion, hip thumri, afro techno thus

Creating the effect of modern world fusion music. It’s a sonic adventure.

Smooth soulful vocals, dynamic jazzy drumming, authentic tabla bols, afro Cuban clave Solos, face melting rock guitars, uplifting harmonies, Indian Oral Percussions (konnakol) are the Highlights of the album.

The album features world renowned bassist Kai Eckhardt,singers Rekha Bhardwaj,Vijay Prakash, Shounak Abhisheki,Vivienne Pocha, Nueman Pinto.. and of course Mukul's first song as singer as well. The other best musicians associated with album are guitarist Sanjay Divecha,Rakesh Chaurasia, Chintoo Singh, Floyd Fernandes, Harmeet manseta, Aggi Fernandes, Santosh Mulekar,sonu sangameshwaran & sangeet mishra among others..  

Composed & produced by Mukul Dongre, Lyrically designed by Rajan Ranade, K.C.Loy & Asif Ali Beg, After U has bold new rhythmic approach towards melodies, foot tapping grooves, Interesting new pickups which will get your creative juices flowing… and will leave you asking for more..."B'coz Music Matters."

Asin has a blast shooting for Housefull 2

With an ensemble starcast there are bound to be loggerheads, but that was far from what happened on the sets of Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull 2 –

If sources are to be believed ,“The Dirty Dozen” got along like a house on fire with mad antics both on and off-screen.

Lead actress Asin who stars alongside Akshay Kumar in the masala-entertainer ,especially, was all praise for her co-stars.

Says Asin, “It’s my first multiheroine film and I had a blast with all the girls. Zareen, Jacqueline and Shazahn are very sweet and down-to-earth..I was thankfully spared by Akshay. I wasn’t a target of his pranks, but I bonded equally with John. He’s half Malayali and I am one too, so we spoke about the food and culture and all things Mallu. I even tried to teach him a bit of the language” .

Directed by Sajid Khan , starring an ensemble cast -Akshay Kumar, John Abraham ,Riteish Deshmukh, , Shreyas Talpade , Asin ,Zarine Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez ,Shazahn Padamsee , Rishi Kapoor ,Randhir Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty , Sajid Nadiadwala and Eros International’s Housefull 2 comes to a theatre near you April 5.
th,2012.

Agent Vinod takes the box office by storm


After opening to an approximate collection of 10 crores at the box office,Illuminati's Agent Vinod shows a steady graph and went on to gross 10.25 cr on its second day.

Agent Vinod had the cash-registers ringing on Saturday especially in multiplexes in prime metros across the country,in spite of the ongoing exams,with evening shows running to full houses. Surprisingly,the film is also doing encouragingly well at single centres and is looking at an early estimate weekend of over 30 cr.

Internationally too ,Agent Vinod is quite a subject of heated discussion ,with the film doing good business in Dubai and UK.

Said a source post watching the film at Doha cinema "Watched "Agent Vinod" at Doha Cinemas n' felt like Amchi Mumbai after a long time....Housefull!!! Very sleek movie & very rare for a Bollywud movie to get housefull overseas!!!"

While the action spy-thriller gave lead star Saif Ali Khan aka Agent Vinod his career's biggest opening ,the trade are confident that there's more to come from the actor.


Says acclaimed trade analyst and critic Taran Adarsh " Saif Ali Khan has grown as an actor and also grown as a box-office power. The number of screens first decides the craze for the film and the first day business is an indicator of its strength at the box office. The massive figures only go to show that Saif has a rare combination of talent and box office pull".

Adds Joginder Tuteja "With his biggest film 'Agent Vinod', Saif has promised.....and delivered.”

The Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer Agent Vinod,directed by Sriram Raghavan released worldwide March 23rd,2012.

From Beans to Teens - Barista Lavazza Enters Thirteen

• Completes ‘13’ years of operations in India
• Launches Guest Gratification across stores to celebrate the occasion

Mumbai, March 24^th, 2012: Barista Lavazza, the world’s leading coffee roaster from Italy has achieved another milestone in its brand life. The 117 year old global brand, has successfully completed 13 years of operations in India, and entered its ‘teens’. Barista Lavazza, a teenager now, is a brand synonymous with a truly luxurious cup of Italian coffee in a warm, friendly and relaxed environment.

Barista Lavazza is the pioneer in bringing the café culture to India, way back in the year 2000. That was also the time when the concept of a colorful lounge seating café, serving aromatic coffee caught the fancy of the young and the well traveled and gave them a place to hang out while enjoying a strong and delectable cup of coffee. Over the years, the Barista Lavazza cafés have witnessed several conversations getting matured over numerous cups of coffee; business ideas maturing into full time ventures; amateur musicians meeting and recording labels and tracks, and all this has been possible with the advent of the café culture, pioneered by Barista Lavazza ‘13’ years back.  

To pay a befitting tribute to its numerous patrons, Barista Lavazza has launched several new initiatives under the new campaign. Titled ‘Bean13’, Barista Lavazza stores will run a 13-day guest gratification campaign beginning March 13^th – March 28^th, on ‘What’s your story, when you were 13?’. A Story board will be placed across all Barista Lavazza and Barista Lavazza Crème stores in the country and visitors will be asked to participate in the contest. The campaign will take the visitor down the memory lane and make them recall all the fun and frolic attached with entering their ‘teen’age phase. The winner would be gratified by Barista Lavazza gift hampers. Not only this, all guests with a bill amount of Rs. 350 & above will get an opportunity to win assured prizes which includes International holidays, domestic holidays and coffee vouchers.

Mr. R. Shivashankar, Director South Asia, Lavazza said, “Lavazza sees immense potential in the Indian coffee market and we plan to explore new prospects providing an enhanced experience to our guests, thereby creating more such memories to strengthen this remarkable voyage of loving coffee worldwide”.

With over 160 Barista Lavazza Espresso Bars and Barista Crème Lavazza’s spread across the country, Barista Lavazza also has expanded its reach over the years to locations across Sri Lanka, Oman and the UAE. Created using only the purest raw materials, Lavazza uses the strength of its experience and advanced technological resources to successfully spread the unique and unmistakable taste of its espresso.

Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Nilanjan Bhattacharya, COO, Barista Lavazza further added, "It is a proud moment for Barista Lavazza to have completed 13 years of existence entering its adolescence age. Being one of the leaders in café culture, we will experiment with and explore new territories for our business, ones that not only attract our existing patrons, but also create more opportunities for new customers to try true Italian coffee. We wish to thank everybody who has been associated with us in this journey and way ahead.”

About Lavazza in India

LAVAZZA is synonymous with coffee internationally. It is the true hallmark of Italian coffee and has been responsible for spreading the aroma of espresso coffee around the world for over a century. The popularity of the unique taste of its products comes from the strength of the experience, the use of the finest raw materials and advanced technological resources. Together with espresso, the symbol of the company’s corporate culture, it offers a complete range of products to suit all palates, consumer habits and coffee preparation methods. It is the true symbol of Italian espresso coffee and the associated Italian identity worldwide. In 2011 the expected turnover is around € 1.250 million.

Lavazza entered India by acquiring Barista Coffee Company Limited and Fresh & Honest Café Limited, India’s leading coffee, vending and retailing, company in 2007.  Today it has consolidated its presence in the retail branded coffee, café products as well as in the coffee machines segment and has become a leading player in the country. Lavazza has a strong international presence in the espresso coffee capsule systems, directed towards the commercial and retail consumers through hugely successful products such as Lavazza BLUE. 

Lavazza'a continuous effort to provide a true coffee experience has also been recognized by The Coffee Board of India, an autonomous body functioning under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. At the recently concluded India International Coffee Festival 2012, Lavazza along with Barista Lavazza and Fresh & Honest Café Ltd., received industry honours with awards being conferred upon them. Barista Lavazza Crème at Camac Street, Kolkata was recently awarded the Gold Award for the category "Café in a Chain"; Lavazza Espression was adjudged the "Best Café" in the Northern Region whereas Fresh & Honest received the Gold Award for the category "IICF Roaster".

For further information, please contact Integral PR

Dimpee Shah – dimpee@integralpr.com / 9820830457

Kamran Shaikh – kamran@integralpr.com / 9561077656

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 writer and film director ravi bhatia is getting hounered by producer . dr.
madanpal singh advocate at an chandrawati film awards function at moradabad up..shri
raj bhadur DGP police..moradabad,janpad nyayadheesh bharat bhushanji and shri
virender singh( delhi police commishner )also giving an appriciation award for
concept of 2 little indians.. 

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BIG Star Young Entertainer Awards: a night to remember

STAR STUDDED NIGHT WITH PRIYANKA CHOPRA AND MALAIKA ARORA KHAN SETTING THE STAGE ON FIRE

Mumbai, 25^th March 2012: 92.7 BIG FM & STAR Plus brought together the young brigade of Film, Television and Music fraternity at the Filmcity, Goregaon, Mumbai to witness the first ever awards dedicated to young talent: The BIG Star Young Entertainer Awards. The young talent received appreciation for their talent and the veterans were present to encourage and root for the youngsters.

High voltage performances set the stage ablaze and wowed the audiences and grabbed eyeballs. The recently crowned India’s Glam Diva Priyanka Chopra, the Number One item girl Malaika Arora Khan gyrated to all their hit numbers from Desi Girl to Chaiyya Chaiyya to Munni.

Bollywood’s latest groom Riteish Deshmukh danced along with the three gorgeous leading ladies of television Kirti Nagpure, Deepika Singh and Krystelle D’Souza. Television heartthrobs Karan Tacker, Gurmeet Chaudhary and Karanveer Bohra who have set many hearts aflutter in their formidable roles on television also danced to a different tune.

The BIG Star Young Entertainer Awards was hosted by one of the most popular hosts of Indian Television Manish Paul joined by the beautiful TV actor Ragini Khanna. Vivan Bhatena and Karishma Tanna hosted the red carpet getting juicy bites from various celebrities.

The Gen Next stars who walked the Red Carpet included Sonam Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Prateik Babbar, Narghis Fakhri, Parineeti Chopra amongst many others as they came to celebrate their success in the industry.

Apart from the BIG Star Young Entertainer of the year Male & Female & the BIG Star Debut 5 Years categories, one award that everyone’s looked forward to was the BIG Star Young Entertainer – Style Icon award. Sonam Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan were nominated in the Entertainer of the year category for their outstanding performances

Tarun Katial, CEO, Reliance Broadcast Network said, “This award is in keeping with our endeavor to encourage new talent, who are poised to become super-stars of tomorrow. In the present competitive & unforgiving times the pressure to perform & succeed is exceedingly high. We feel the need to felicitate & honor their hard earned success. All these young stars are tremendously talented and they need this recognition to come their way so they feel motivated to continue to give their best.”

Watch all this action in your living room on Star Plus very soon!

About Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd.

Reliance Broadcast Network Limited is a multi-media entertainment conglomerate with play across radio, television, intellectual properties and out of home. It is part of the Reliance Group and specializes in creating and executing integrated media solutions for brands. It houses the following verticals: 92.7 BIG FM – India’s largest FM Network with 45 stations, reaching over 4 crore Indians each week; BIG CBS – A joint venture with CBS Studios International, USA’s No. 1 TV broadcaster which has launched 4 Channels, BIG CBS Prime, BIG CBS Love, BIG CBS Spark and the first international Punjabi Channel Spark Punjabi; BIG MAGIC – marked the Company’s entry into the regional entertainment space, positioned as India’s only Channel exclusively for the Hindi Heartland. Added to this robust bouquet, the Company also distributes BloombergUTV, India’s premier business news channel. In the space of live entertainment the Company has BIG LIVE a division which develops, executes and markets Intellectual Properties, integrated across RBNL’s media platforms and synergizing excellently with this division is BIG PRODUCTIONS a division which functions as a television content production house catering to the diverse creative needs of the Indian television landscape; In the out of home space, the Company has BIG STREET – which is in the business of acquiring and marketing of long term premium out of home inventory.

For further information contact:

Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd. | Cheryl D’souza-Waldiya – AVP Corporate Communications | 093221 98940 | cheryl.waldiya@reliancebroadcast.com

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Hungama Game Studio and Mid Day offer exclusive Movie Games for Fans

Over 50 Bollywood & Hollywood online games for movie buffs

Mumbai, March 26th, 2012 – Movie Buffs can now access premium Bollywood and Hollywood games online on Midday.com powered by Hungama’s Gaming portal The Gamebox.com. Fans can play over 50 games with a new Bollywood game added every fortnight. Games from Bollywood movies like Ready, Azaan, Om Shanti Om, Jab We Met, Love Aaj Kal, Kurbaan, Billu, & Hollywood movies like Friends with Benefits, Twilight, The Bounty Hunter, Get Him Greek, Rainman, Notting Hill, When Harry Met Sally and many more are available on http://www.mid-day.com/filmygames/

Players are not required to undergo a tedious registration process and can just come and play and submit their scores. The scores will appear on the leader board or scoreboard of that particular game amongst the top 10 scorers.

Commenting on this, Manish Malik, AVP, Gaming and Applications, Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. said, “The concept of gaming has caught on well in India and with leading tabloid Mid-Day we have a new platform where gaming content can be distributed. The youth of today enjoys new concepts that break the monotony of their regular digital world. It will give us an opportunity to reach out to this highly connected youth of today using this entertaining and innovative platform. With the growing popularity of Bollywood games we hope to introduce many new games in the coming few months.”

About Hungama Game Studio:

Hungama Game Studio, a part of Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd, is India's first gaming studio which aggregates, develops and publishes gaming content across multiple digital screens- Mobile, PC and Television.  The studio owns IP to 400 flash games till date for over 100 brands and has pioneered 100 Bollywood games for numerous production houses. Partnership agreements with leading publishers, distributors, DTH providers such as Tata Sky, Imade, BSNL, Boonty and Exponential Entertainment allow the studio to form strong relationships with local and international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Hungama Game Studio owns and operates the internationally acclaimed Ghost Town Mysteries making it India's most successful downloadable game. India is one of the fastest growing gaming markets and Hungama Game Studios is a market leader with regards to consumer and brand facing solutions.

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Rachita Vaid

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“John was a great support ” says Ayushmann Khurrana

VJ-turned-actor Ayushmann Khurrana who makes his Bollywood debut with JA Entertainment’s quirky comedy Vicky Donor is all praise for producer John Abraham –

Known to be a thorough professional, John Abraham went ahead to shoot for a special song for his home production Vicky Donor, in spite of suffering from a hairline fracture. And if that wasn’t all, the actor-producer also stayed back patiently shooting through 26 retakes of the song till the wee hours of the morning till Ayushmann got his steps right.

Says a source “The shoot of the song was expected to wrap up by 1.30 am but went on till 5 in the morning.Ayushmann was nervous sharing screen space with John and was taking time to get his steps right but John was very patient and helped Ayushmann despite nursing an injured knee.It was only after 26 retakes that the song was successfully canned”.

Confirms Ayushmann, “John was very supportive and was helping me boost up my energy. He had an injured leg but he still went on shooting till about 5 in the morning! He totally backed me up.”

Produced by John Abraham,  Eros International’s contemporary comedy Vicky Donor directed by Shoojit Sircar , takes a light hearted look at the taboo attached to infertility and artificial insemination. Vicky Donoris scheduled to release April 20^th,2012.

1^st CORRALEJO TEQNICIANS MIXOLOGY CHALLENGE 2012

JUDGED BY , CORRALEJO TEQUILA BRAND AMBASSADOR MS. MEXICO – ELISA NAJERA

Mumbai Preliminary Rounds on 21^st March @ Novotel Hotel, Juhu Beach, Mumbai

Mumbai, 12^th March 2012: Corralejo Tequila (Mexico) is organising the 1st Corralejo Teqnicians Mixology Challenge 2012 in March-April 2012 in association with celebrity sommelier Magandeep Singh, the Wi-Not team, and India representative, Two Friends. The Mumbai Preliminary Round is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, the 21st March at Gadda da Vida 3 pm onwards at Novotel Hotel Juhu Beach, Mumbai.

Prelims for Corralejo Teqnicians Mixology Challenge 2012 will be held in 5 cities across India – New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata where bartenders and mixologists from various hotels and restaurants are participating. The prelims at Mumbai will be judged by Sommelier Magandeep Singh, Travel Trade and Hospitality Writer, Bhisham Mansukhani and the first woman mixologist of India Shatbhi Basu.

The finalists chosen from each city will spar in the grand finale which will be held in New Delhi on the 9th of April 2012. Adding glamour to the occasion, the ravishing Corralejo Brand Ambassador, Ms. Mexico, Ms. Elisa Najera will join the team in the final event and later join the co-sponsoring hotels in participating cities for a gala party.

The First Corralejo Tequila TEQNICIAN will not only win a trip to visit the Corralejo distillery in Mexico but will also have his prize-winning recipe featured in the Corralejo Teqnic Book. The ‘Corralejo Teqnic Book’ will be launched on this occasion by Ms. Mexico Elisa Najera and His Excellency, Mr. Jaime Nualart, The Ambassador of Mexico in India, who would be a part of the judging panel for the finale.

With the celebrations extending through April, a lucky draw at the Delhi Duty Free Shop, IGIA Airport on the 10^th of April 2012 will give a lucky person an opportunity to meet with Ms. Elisa Najera and to fly to Mexico for a holiday.

The parties will continue with subsequent launches of the Corralejo Teqnic book by Ms. Elisa Najera in Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

“Tequila has long been notorious for being the fastest-downed beverage in the world but with a competition like this and a brand like Corralejo, it is time for the barmen to start their shakers and give us all a reason to savour every sip of this awesome traditional drink from Mexico!”- Magandeep Singh

“I feel that this is a fantastic opportunity for connoisseurs of fine spirits to enjoy unique concoctions made from Corralejo 100% Agave Tequila; and for a lucky few people to be able to visit and experience the land of tequila – Mexico!”- Sanil Manocha, C.E.O, Two Friends

India Event Schedule (March - April 2012)

Corralejo Teqnic Challenge 2012 Preliminary Rounds:             

·       19^th March 2012, Monday – Agni, The Park, New Delhi

·       20^th March 2012, Tuesday –Red Zen, Courtyard by Marriott, City Centre, Pune

·       21^st March 2012, Wednesday – Gadda da Vida, Novotel, Juhu Beach, Mumbai

·       22^nd March 2012, Thursday – Dublin, ITC Park Sheraton and Towers, Chennai

·       23^rd March 2012, Friday –Tantra, The Park, Kolkata

Corralejo Teqnic Challenge 2012 Final Competition: 9^th April 2012: Agni, The Park, New Delhi

Corralejo Trip to Mexico Lucky Draw: 10^th April 2012: Delhi Duty Free Shop, Terminal 3, IGIA Airport, New Delhi

Corralejo Parties with Ms Mexico:

·       9^th  April 2012, Monday - Agni, The Park, New Delhi

·       11^th April 2012, Wednesday – Pune Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre, Pune

·       12^th April 2012, Thursday - Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach, Mumbai

·       13^th April 2012, Friday - ITC Park Sheraton & Towers, Chennai

·       14^th April 2012, Saturday – The Park, Kolkata

             

The Corralejo Teqnic Book, Edition # 1

The Grand finale of the event would also be the Launch of the ‘Corralejo Teqnic Book’. A handy tool for any tequila enthusiast, the book is compiled by Magandeep Singh and will contain a foreword by the Mexican Ambassador, His Excellency Mr. Jaime Nualart.

The book will be launched by on 9^th April 2012 by Ms. Mexico Elisa Najera and His Excellency, Mr. Jaime Nualart, The Ambassador of Mexico in India. The parties will continue with subsequent launches of the Corralejo Teqnic book by Ms. Elisa Najera in Pune, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

The Teqnic book will contain extensive knowledge about Tequila covering the following areas:

·       History and Evolution of Tequila

·       Tequila Region in Mexico

·       Tequila Production Process

·       Tequila Categories and Types

·       Interesting Facts and Myths about Tequila

·       Classic Corralejo Cocktail Recipes

·       Food Recipes with Corralejo Tequila and Cooking Tips

·       Winning cocktail recipes from bartenders participating in the Grand Finale of the 1^st Corralejo Teqnicians Mixology Challenge 2012

·       Information about Hacienda Corralejo, Guanajuato: the birth place of Corralejo Tequila

·       Information about exclusive bars and nightclubs in New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.                                                                                                                                                                                                

The complementary hand book will be circulated amongst tequila enthusiasts, hotels, restaurants throughout India.

  

For Further Information Please Contact:

Ms. Mekhla: 9819897781

Mr. Santosh: 9029324090

Ms. Richa: 09873798874

          


  Nokia announces free premium apps and games on select smart devices
Buy Nokia C5-05, Nokia C5-03, Nokia 500, Nokia 603 and Nokia 701 and get premium apps and games worth Rs. 3850/- absolutely free
Includes exciting games from EA Sports

Mumbai, March 21, 2012 – Nokia today announced a range of premium applications and games on select Nokia smart devices for its consumers in India free of cost! Consumers who purchase Nokia C5-05, Nokia C5-03, Nokia 500, Nokia 603 and Nokia 701 can download apps and games worth Rs. 3850. The offer can be availed by existing users of these devices as well as new buyers.

The free premium apps and games also include exciting labels from EA Sports for sports enthusiasts. These include FIFA ‘12, EA Cricket ’11, Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’11, Tekken, Medal of Honor and Need for Speed.

Other popular games include Monopoly, FIFA ‘11, Flight Control, Zuma’s Revenge and Hard Rock collection. Besides gaming, Nokia is offering a host of utility apps for Nokia C5-05 and Nokia C5-03 users. Thes include useful apps such as SMS scheduler, SMS spam manager, Call recorder, Contacts Hider and Message Hider.

Speaking about this special offering, V Ramnath, Director, Sales, Nokia India said, “Apps are an extremely integral part of the overall mobile experience for our consumers. Our research has shown that gaming and utility apps are among the most consumed categories on the Nokia Store. This offer brings a fantastic collection of premium apps and games for Nokia consumers absolutely free, and will help bring alive the mobile experience.”

Nokia Store has 100,000+ apps and is driving more than 13 million download requests per day. With 100 million registered Nokia Store customers and 350 developers who have crossed more than 1 million downloads, Nokia constantly aims to strengthen its relationship with developers and consumers.

About Nokia
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia’s technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia.