The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the fourth-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a "newspaper of record".
Digit is an Indian technology media publisher owned by the Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited (BCCL), under Times Network Digit provides technology articles in eight different Indian regional languages: English, Hindi, Bangla, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu.
John Prakash Rao Janumala, better known by his stage name Johnny Lever is an Indian actor and comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised comedians in India and is widely regarded as one of the greatest comedians in Indian Cinema. He has received numerous accolades, including thirteen Filmfare Awards nominations in Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, and has won the award twice, for his work in Deewana Mastana (1997) and Dulhe Raja (1998). He began his career in 1984, and has acted in more than three hundred Hindi films.
Divya Bharti was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Telugu and Hindi films. She was one of the greatest actresses whose acting versatility earned her the reputation of being "One of the most captivating young actresses of her generation" and was one of India's highest-paid actresses of her time, she was noted for her acting versatility and beauty, and is the recipient of a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award. Bharti started her film career as a teenager, while she was doing pin-up modeling assignments. She made her debut with a lead role opposite Venkatesh in the Telugu-language romantic action Bobbili Raja (1990), and subsequently appeared in a financially unsuccessful Tamil-language film Nila Pennae (1990). In films like Naa Ille Naa Swargam (1991) and Assembly Rowdy (1991) she had minor roles. Bharti had her first commercial success with the Telugu romantic comedy Rowdy Alludu (1991).
Anup Soni is an Indian actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Soni began his career with roles in television serials such as Sea Hawks and Saaya. He then took a break from television to work in films. He appeared in the 2003 films Kharaashein: Scars From Riots, Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe as well as Hathyar. In 2004, he appeared in Ashoke Pandit's film Sheen. But he returned to television to work in CID: Special Bureau. He continues working both in films and television, and he previously worked in the serial Crime Patrol on Sony.
Suresh Menon is an Indian actor, comedian and television personality.
Miditech Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian television production company based in Gurgaon, Mumbai, and Bangalore, India.
Karishma K Tanna is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Hindi films and television shows. She made her television debut with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in 2001. She is well known for her roles in Paalkhi, Naagin 3 and Qayamat Ki Raat. She was a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss 8 in 2014, where she emerged as the 1st runner-up. In 2020, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 and emerged as the winner.
Crime Patrol is an Indian true crime anthology series created by Subramanian S.lyer for Sony Entertainment Television. The first season was created by Cinevistaas Limited and directed by Anshuman Kishore Singh, while later seasons were created by Optimystix Entertainment. The series is set in Mumbai, India. The first and second seasons' episodes are 30 minutes long, while the subsequent seasons' episodes are 40 minutes long.
Guru Thakur is an Indian poet, lyricist, scriptwriter, actor and playwright from Mumbai (Maharashtra), known for his contributions in Marathi and Hindi film industry.
Abhishek Sharma, popularly known by his screen name Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian actor, comedian, and television host from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is notable for his humorous work in comedy shows on Indian television such as Comedy Circus, Comedy Nights Bachao,The Kapil Sharma Show, and The Great Indian Kapil Show.
The News Broadcasters and Digital Association (NBDA) formerly known as the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) is a private association of different current affairs and news television broadcasters in India. It was established by Indian news broadcasters on 3 July 2007. The Association was set up to deal with ethical, operational, regulatory, technical and legal issues affecting news and current affairs channels.
Kanishka Soni is an Indian actress and model from Mumbai. She has an MBA in finance from the University of Mumbai. After her studies she was selected for singing in the reality show bathroom singer on Filmy Tv by Optimystix Entertainment. She is best known for her character Daisa's bahu in the Star Plus Tv show Diya Aur Baati Hum, Manjari Satya Nayak in the Life Ok Television series Do Dil Ek Jaan opposite Akshay Dogra, Sati's sister Revati in Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev on Life Ok, Parashavi in the Star Plus TV soap opera Mahabharat, Maya Thakur in Begusarai on &TV, Sumitra in Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanumaan on Sony Entertainment Television, Inspector Redkar in the most popular show on star plus Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala. Currently she is seen as Devi River Ganga in Devi Adi Parashakti on Dangal TV. She is a Politician with Ramdas Athawale's political party.
Kedar Shinde is an Indian film director and screenwriter from Mumbai, India.
Jamie Lever is an Indian actress and comedian who works in Hindi films and television. She is the daughter of comedian and actor Johnny Lever.
Vipul D. Shah is an Indian television producer and writer known for fictional and fantasy shows like Baalveer, Ladies Special and Kya Haal, Mr. Paanchal? and reality TV shows like Comedy Circus, Comedy Nights Bachao, Rising Star and Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment. He is also the founding chairman and managing director at Optimystix Entertainment.
DEL48 was an Indian idol group whose name is derived from its based city in New Delhi, India. They are the ninth international sister group of AKB48, after Indonesia's JKT48, China's SNH48 (former), Thailand's BNK48, Philippines's MNL48, China's AKB48 Team SH, Taiwan's AKB48 Team TP, Vietnam's SGO48 (disbanded), and Thailand's CGM48. Adopting the concept of "idols you can meet". Formed in 2019, the group went on a hiatus in October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later disbanded in July 2022.
Viju Mane is a Marathi film screenwriter, director, lyricist, producer, and actor from Maharashtra, India who is well known for his movies such as Shikari, Bioscope, Pandu, Monkey Baat, and Rege. Apart from direction and writing, Viju has also acted in many films such as Regeand Prabho Shivaji Raja.
Nikul C. Desai is an Indian television director, known for directing shows such as Rising Star, Comedy Circus, Comedy Nights Bachao and Entertainment Ki Raat. He is also the creative producer and nonfiction content head at Optimystix Entertainment.
Anandibaa Aur Emily is an Indian Hindi-language comedy drama television serial created by Vipul D. Shah under Optimystix Entertainment. Starring Jazzi Ballerini, Mishkat Varma, and Kanchan Gupta, it premiered on 4 July 2022 on StarPlus and digitally streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Set in Gondal, the series started off as a humorous and wholesome exploration through the saas-bahu trope, driven by Emily being a foreigner, of various Indian family dynamics. The show aired its last episode on 1 November 2022.
