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 an Indian "newspaper of record".
Filmfare is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of India's most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, and style. The magazine also annually gives the Filmfare Awards, the Filmfare Awards South, the Filmfare Awards East, the Filmfare Marathi Awards, the Filmfare Awards Punjabi, the Filmfare OTT Awards, the Filmfare Short Film Awards, and the Filmfare Style & Glamour Awards.
Shobha De is an Indian novelist and columnist. She is best known for her depiction of socialites and sex in her works of fiction, for which she has been referred to as the "Jackie Collins of India."
The Sunday Star-Times is a New Zealand newspaper published each weekend in Auckland. It covers both national and international news, and is a member of the New Zealand Press Association and Newspaper Publishers Association of New Zealand. It is owned by media business Stuff Ltd, formerly the New Zealand branch of Australian media company Fairfax Media.
Aroon Purie is the founder-publisher and editor-in-chief of India Today, and former chief executive of the India Today Group. He is the managing director of Thomson Press (India) Limited and the chairman and managing director of TV Today. He is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award. He was also the editor-in-chief of Reader's Digest India. In October 2017, he passed control of the India Today Group to his daughter, Kalli Purie.
Anupama Chopra (née Chandra) is an Indian author, journalist and film critic who serves as the director of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. She is also the founder and editor of the digital platform Film Companion, which offers a curated look at cinema. She has written several books on Indian cinema and has been a film critic for NDTV, India Today, as well as the Hindustan Times. She also hosted a weekly film review show The Front Row With Anupama Chopra, on Star World. She won the 2000 National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema for her first book Sholay: The Making of a Classic. She presently critiques movies and interviews celebrities for Film Companion.
The Week is an Indian news magazine founded in the year 1982 and published by The Malayala Manorama Co. Pvt. Ltd. The magazine is published from Kochi and is currently printed in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kottayam. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it is the largest circulated English news magazine in India.
Heinrich Bauer Publishing, trading as Bauer Media Group, is a German multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Hamburg. It operates worldwide and owns more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations, as well as print shops, postal, distribution and marketing services. Bauer has a workforce of approximately 11,000 in 17 countries.
Screen was an Indian weekly film magazine published by Indian Express Limited. Established in 1951, it was owned by The Indian Express Group. The magazine was acquired by Star India in 2015 and subsequently ceased publication.
Cine Blitz is a Hindi and English film magazine published every month from Mumbai about Bollywood, Hindi cinema. Started in December 1974, as of 2006, it was one of the top three film magazines in India.
Sheetal Menon is an Indian model and actress. Her origin is Kerala and Mangalore.
Nari Hira is the owner of the Mumbai-based Magna Publishing Co. Ltd. that publishes magazines such as Stardust, Savvy, Showtime, Society and Health. He is also into film production through Magna Films, a subsidiary of his publishing company.
The Caravan is an Indian English-language, long-form narrative journalism magazine covering politics and culture.
Gautham K Sharma is an Indian model and actor. He was schooled at Campion School, Mumbai and graduated from Jai Hind College. While in college he took part in many fashion shows and plays. He also won an All India Talent Hunt organized by Stardust. He was trained as an actor at the Stardust Academy by Nari Hira of Magna Publications, where he was trained by Namit Kishore Kapoor, dance by Shakur and voice training by Ustad Akhtar Ali Khan.
Ram Kamal Mukherjee is an Indian film journalist, the former editor in chief of Stardust film magazine, biographer of Hema Malini, Mithun Chakraborty and Sanjay Dutt. He made his debut as filmmaker with Cakewalk starring Esha Deol. He has been regarded as one of the best Indian short filmmaker by The Times of India. In 2023 he won 69th National Film Award for his short film Ek Dua.
Mohan Deep, is an Indian writer. He has written multiple books on Bollywood film personalities, including the books: The Mystery and Mystique of Madhubala, Simply Scandalous: Meena Kumari, and Eurekha!: The Intimate Life Story of Rekha. In recent years, he has focused on writing fiction. Two of his novels are The Five Foolish Virgins (2013) and Color Me Rich (2016).
MW magazine, which was earlier known as Man's World, is one of India's leading men's luxury lifestyle magazines. Founded in 2000, MW's mission is to equip Indian men with information and advice to help them lead life to the fullest. The magazine covers fashion, style, grooming, fitness, cars, gizmos, watches, books, movies, music, wines, adventure, travel, relationship, politics, and culture.
Hema Malini - Diva Unveiled is a biographical book about Bollywood actress Hema Malini, written by film journalist Ram Kamal Mukherjee in 2005. Mukherjee wrote it while he was working as a senior correspondent for Stardust. The book was released by Magna Publishing Co. Ltd., owned by media baron Nari Hira. The foreword of the book was written by Amitabh Bachchan.
Society is a monthly English-language lifestyle and celebrity magazine published in India. It was founded in 1971 by Nari Hira, and is published by Magna Publishing Co. Ltd. in Mumbai. As of 2018, it is edited by Sapna Sarfare.
Nadan is a 1951 Indian romantic-comedy film directed by Hira Singh and starring Dev Anand, Madhubala. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was popular with audience.
