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High Flyers 50 Global Indians – Awards and Book Launch – Pooja Bedi – Aman Verma – Dr Aneel Kashi Murarka – Aanjjan Srivastav Grace the Occasion
The second edition of High Flyers 50, a prestigious award ceremony and book release function, was recently concluded at the The Westin Mumbai, Powai Lake (Marriott Group). Recognising people from various walks of life, for their outstanding contribution in the fields of Art, Culture, Entertainment, Business, Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Healthcare and Academics, High Flyers 50 is helmed by well-known journalist and trade analyst, Ravi Kumar. The glitterati of tinsel-town, including actors Pooja Bedi, Aman Verma and Aanjjan Srivastav, philanthropist Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka, Dr.Chirantan Ghosh, and noted filmmaker Onir among many others, descended upon the red carpet, making the soiree a more delightful one. While the ever-so-gorgeous Pooja Bedi felicitated the awardees, actor Aman Verma was the master of ceremonies for the evening.
“High Flyers 50 is a unique platform wherein we discover people who deserve to be recognised and honoured and narrate their untold success stories. Each year, we finalise fifty people from different walks of life and felicitate them in distinguished ways. After a successful launch of the first edition of High Flyers 50 last year, this year we have taken the platform to a global level with High Flyers 50 Global Indians that recognises deserving people from India, UK, USA, UAE, Netherlands et al,” averred host Ravi Kumar.
Interestingly, besides the award felicitations, the evening also witnessed the release of the niche High Flyers 50 coffee-table book that recounts the riveting success stories of the all the heroes. The High Flyers 50 coffee-table book will be available on all the major online and e-Book platforms.
The awardees of High Flyers 50 Global Indians, include, Lord Karan Bilimoria , Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka, Onir, Aanjjan Srivastav, Kaushik Basu, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Kamel Hothi OBE, Dr.Chirantan Ghosh, Abhnash Kaur Bains, Vijay Kalantri, Prabhu Guptara, Dr.Atanu Biswas, Vivek Gupta, Dr.Dinesh Dhamija, Dr.Santanu Sanyal, Ronald Silvan D’Souza, Malav Sanghavi, Bala V Sathyanarayanan, Arsh Pal, Sumit Goel, Samir Sathe, Tanveer Ghazi, K. S. Ratra, Mohan Prathiban, Dr.Mukesh Batra, Hitesh Agarwal, Dr.Anand Kumar, Sneh Mehta, Girish Pant, Dr.Ravindra Bhagwanrao Deshmukh, Rajat Singhania, Anish Maheshwari, Vasanthan Ramakrishnan, Dr.Ashok Yende, Giridhar Jha, Dr.Bhawani Rathore, Manjit Singh, Nijjar, Benzy, Abhijit Sarkar, Prachi Tantia, Pratik Gauri, Adv. Chandni Kapadia, Abhishek M Datta, Bhavesh Kumar, Indrani Dwarampudi, Srividhya Sukumar, Sachin Narwade among others.
“It’s always wonderful to recognise the achievements of those who have put time, money, and energy into doing something out of the ordinary. Awards such as High Flyers 50 motivate awardees to achieve even greater heights and inspire others to follow in their footsteps,” imparted Pooja Bedi.
Additionally, Jeet Trivedi, a 17-year-old wonder from Bhavnagar, Gujarat, known the world-over for his blindfold abilities such as painting, cycling, reading, and playing Chess, took to the stage and enthralled the audience with his unusual craft.
All in all, an eventful evening indeed!
High Flyers 50 Global Indians – Awards and Book Launch – Pooja Bedi – Aman Verma – Dr Aneel Kashi Murarka – Aanjjan Srivastav Grace the Occasion
Crew Of 7TH SENSE Web-Series Land In Dubai From Mumbai
Actors super excited about shooting after 5 months lockdown, filming to begin in UAE from August 20th
- Bollywood producer Gaurang Doshi brings two web series to UAE, first ever to be shot entirely in the country
- Bollywood A-listers R Madhavan, Ronit Roy, Chunky Pandey, Ameesha Patel, Prateik Babbar and Tanuj Virwani amongst the star-studded cast
- Hospitality Partner, Palazzo Versace Dubai to host the stars and crew of the web series for the entire duration of their stay in Dubai .
3rd August, 2020; Dubai, UAE: The first set of crew members comprising the technical team, directors, cinematographers, production designer , music director and assistants of Gaurang Doshi Productions’ multi-starrer web series ‘7th Sense’ arrived in Dubai last evening. The popular Bollywood producer, Gaurang Doshi is all set to shoot two star-studded web series in the UAE, the first of which is ‘7th Sense’ that will start filming from 20th August as the actors and other crew members are all scheduled to arrive in UAE by mid-August.
With the finest actors of the industry such as R Madhavan, Ronit Roy, Chunky Pandey, Ameesha Patel, Prateik Babbar and Tanuj Virwani amongst other powerful artists, the big ensemble murder mystery promises to be captivating with a riveting plot and gripping screenplay, keeping viewers on the edge while bringing out your inner detective.
The next web series ‘Line of Fire’ comprises of two seasons and once again boasts of superstars such as Prakash Raj, Jimmy Shergill, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Tanuj Virwani, Vijay Raaz, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Kabir Singh, Sana Saeed, Manu Rishi and Tanvi Azmi.
“I am very thrilled and excited as the action has began and particularly thankful to the UAE Government for making the process so seamless. UAE has done a marvellous job in controlling the spread of the virus and has become an inspiration for the world. Our team would also be taking all the precautionary measures as directed by the authorities to ensure utmost security and safety of the crew”, commented producer GaurangDoshi.
“This would indeed be the first web series from Bollywood to be entirely shot in UAE and ours is the first crew in the world to begin shooting at this scale. Bringing together such a stellar star cast after 5 months of lockdown is nothing short of creating history and we are proud of achieving this big milestone. Everyone in the team is super excited to start shooting again and very happy to be back at work”, added Gaurang Doshi.
Moreover, Dubai’s leading 5-star fashion hotel, Palazzo Versace, Jaddaf Waterfront has come onboard as Hospitality Partner and would be playing host to the Bollywood stars and crew of the series for the entire duration of their stay while some parts of the series may also be shot at this luxurious property.
Welcoming the collaboration with Gaurang Doshi Productions, Monther Darwish, Managing Director, Palazzo Versace, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai said, “It would be a great pleasure for us to host the Bollywood stars and team of the web series at our luxury property and we are truly looking forward to be their host for the next 8-months”.
The entire cast and crew for both the web series consist of over 100 members while the illustrious crew of 7th Sense also features prominent actors like Elli AvrRam, Aashim Gulati, Sana Saeed, Ahsaas Channa, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sajjad DelaFrooz and Manuj Sharma alongside the big stars.
“Audiences would have never seen something of this magnitude in a web series till date, with such a mega star cast, super spectacular UAE locales, glamorous sets, a fascinating plot and everything presented magnificently, the murder mysteries will not only intrigue and excite but will create history”, added Doshi.
‘7th Sense’ is being directed by Karan Darra, the story and screenplay is by Gibran Noorani whereas Nagaraj Rathinam is the Director of Photography, Sandeep Shelar is the Production Designer and Charan Pathania will give the music and the background scores .The prep work for second web series, ‘Line of Fire’, the espionage fast-paced action thriller, will also begin simultaneously with that of ‘7th Sense’.
The big budget web series are produced under the patronage of His Excellency Suhail Mohd. Al Zarooni,an Emirati businessman,Guinness World Record holder and Ambassador at Large, Dubai.
Furthermore, Madhu Bhandari is the co-producer; Amey D. Nargolkar and Munir Awan are the associate producers, whereas Parag Parekh and Ronak are the financial advisors for both the web series.
———–Anuroopa Mukherjee
Pulse 360 PR & Marketing Communications
Email: anuroopa@pulse360me.com
Ameesha Patel – Prateik Babbar And Swedish Actress Elli AvrRam Join The Celebrity Star Cast Of 7th Sense Web Series To Be Shot In The UAE
- Gaurang Doshi Productions’ web series to begin filming in the UAE this August, visa and permissions in final stages
- 15 Crew members consisting of technical team and directors to reach UAE on the morning of 1st August by Emirates Airlines
30th July 2020, Mumbai, India: Gaurang Doshi Productions announces that Ameesha Patel, Prateik Babbar and Swedish-Greek actress Elli AvrRam are the latest additions to the already star-studded cast of the new ‘7th Sense’ web series.
The talented trio now join the superstars’ crew, consisting of R Madhavan, Ronit Roy, Chunky Pandey, Tanuj Virwani, Aashim Gulati, Sana Saeed, Ahsaas Channa, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sajjad Dela Frooz and Manuj Sharma.
Last month, Gaurang Doshi, the eminent Bollywood producer, had revealed his debut into the world of digital entertainment with the launch of two web series, ‘7th Sense’ and ‘Line of Fire’.
The big budget web series are being produced under the patronage of His Excellency Suhail Mohd. Al Zarooni, an Emirati businessman, Guinness World Record holder and Ambassador at Large, Dubai, and will be filmed in the UAE.
“With stars like Ameesha Patel and Prateik Babbar joining the crew of ‘7th Sense’, I can only say that the action will get more exciting. I have always believed in creating larger-than-life canvases and with the biggest star cast ever featured in any web series so far, we are here to create a magnum-opus.
“Audiences will be enthralled with the spectacular locales, gripping storylines, fascinating plot and glamorous sets presented in the intriguing murder mysteries,” said Gaurang Doshi.
“We are in the final stages of the visa and permission process and plan to start the filming for ‘7th Sense’, the first web series in August. Moreover, around 15 crew members consisting of technical team and directors arrive in UAE on the morning of 1st August by Emirates Airlines. Shooting for Season 1 and 2 will be completed in about 140 days, with most of the action happening in Dubai and Abu Dhabi,” added Doshi.
Commenting on the web series, actress Ameesha Patel said: “I am extremely excited to make my debut in a web series, with such a wonderful concept and content, and am equally excited to start the web series in the UAE, a country that I am so fond of and visit very often.
“I love the people, the culture, the food, the glamorous and larger-than-life locations which are going to make the web series even more thrilling. It certainly feels great to start working after being in lockdown for four months, she added.
On collaborating with Gaurang Doshi, Ameesha said: “Gaurang and I have wanted to associate together on films in the past but somehow that didn’t happen. Now that I have got this opportunity, I am glad to be making my web series debut with a good friend and an even better producer. Gaurang always mounts his Bollywood film on a huge canvas and I am sure this time too he will not leave any stone unturned and will do his best to make his mark in digital entertainment too.”
Speaking excitedly about getting back to shooting, Prateik Babbar said, “I feel blessed to be shooting again and salute Gaurang for making this project happen. The audience should expect the unexpected, a wild roller-coaster ride and my character will make the ride wilder, so buckle up”.
Elli AvrRam, the Swedish-Greek actress based in Mumbai, said:“I don’t really know how to express in words how excited I am to get back to a set, to step into a character and just live that character, be that character and just shoot.
“The moment I knew that this project is being produced by Gaurang Sir, I mean I already knew it’s a brilliant script because he is that one producer who is extremely choosy and he has that brilliant eye for what is great. I feel so blessed and grateful that Sir is putting his belief in me, for letting me be a part of this show.
“That really means a lot to me and I will do my best to make him proud and hopefully, we will work on many more projects together,” added Elli AvrRam, who is well known for the Bollywood movie ‘Micky Virus’ and her participation in the realty TV show, ‘Big Boss’.
‘7th Sense’ is a crime thriller/murder mystery that promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats with its gripping plot and well executed screenplay.
The prep work for ‘Line of Fire’, the espionage fast-paced action thriller, will also begin simultaneously with that of ‘7th Sense’.
The web series “Line of Fire” will comprise of two seasons and boasts of superstars like Prakash Raj, Jimmy Shergill, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Tanuj Virwani, Vijay Raaz, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Kabir Singh, Sana Saeed, Manu Rishi and Tanvi Azmi.
‘7th Sense’ is being directed by Karan Darra and the story and screenplay are by Gibran Noorani. Whereas, the story for “Line of Fire” web series is written by Shayak Roy and Ankul Singh. Directed by Shayak Roy, the screenplay writers include Ankul Singh, Nikhil Mishra and Sanjay Kumar Chadwara.
Madhu Bhandari, Amey D. Nargolkar and Munir Awan are the associate producers for both the web series, while Parag Parekh and Ronak are the financial advisors.
About Gaurang Doshi:
The three-time Limca Book record winner and the man behind Bollywood hits ‘Aankhen’, ‘Deewaar- Let’s Bring Our Heroes Home’ and ‘Bawandar-Sandstorm’, producer Gaurang Doshi believes in taking the road less travelled.
His company, Gaurang Doshi Productions logo explains him best: ‘Veni Vidi Vici’, meaning ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’. His movies speak of subjects rarely explored in the Bollywood realm and which he executes to perfection. He is also instrumental in launching several actors in Bollywood who now enjoy an A-list status, while successfully lending a helping hand to those who want to re-launch their acting careers. The producer’s upcoming projects include ‘Aankhen Returns’, ‘Happy Anniversary’ and ‘Indians in Danger’.
—–Anuroopa Mukherjee
Pulse 360 PR & Marketing Communications
Email: anuroopa@pulse360me.com