The North Daily

Rashmika Mandanna, Fiama Brand Ambassador Sandalwood has been an integral part of bathing rituals across various cultures globally. The refreshing and relaxing scent of sandalwood is known to enhance positivity. ITC’s Fiama, amongst the leading personal wash brands in India, continues to disrupt and innovate in the wash segment, with the recent launch of the unique Fiama Sandalwood Oil and Patchouli Gel Bar. ITC Fiama gives the sandal soap a modern twist. The traditional opaque sandal soap category will witness an innovative experience with sandal in a transparent Gel Bar format. In addition, Patchouli as an ingredient with sandalwood oil brings in a fresh olfactive sensorial experience while preserving the traditional aspects that make sandal soaps special – its fragrance! The unique amalgamation of sandalwood oil and patchouli evokes a warm, earthy and exotic sensory experience that blends harmoniously to create a captivating and alluring long lasting fragrance.  The Gel Bar’s ...

Chandigarh : The region’s first state-of-the-art shooting studio – NK Studios – was inaugurated today by famous Bollywood actor Suneil Shetty. Spread over a sprawling area of 4 acres NK Studio is located near Chandigarh and is just 20 km from the International Airport in Mohali. From left: Naina Kukreja, Suniel Shetty and Mandeep Kukreja. Suniel Shetty after inaugurating the studio said, "NK Studios is a unique facility and is a God send for film, audio, and TV production houses who will get a one-stop shop for all their production needs. It is not only   going to be an asset for the region’s entertainment industry but will also attract filmmakers from the Mumbai and South Indian film industries, due to inherent advantages like lower cost, pollution, and traffic congestion free environment, etc.” It is to be noted that this integrated film studio is designed under the guidance of Suniel Shetty and executed by well-known Director and Production designer Rajesh Latkar. Sha...

Mohali:  An impressive month-long summer camp organized for Tricity kids has concluded at The Wyndham, Mohali under the supervision of Yadvinder Singh, chief coach, and Director Consultant Starbiz India. Nearly 50 children of different age groups participated in the camp.  “There was great enthusiasm among kids in the month-long summer camp, the grand finale of which saw children aged between 3.5 years and 14 years giving scintillating Bhangra and Bollywood dance performances,” said Yadvinder Singh. The grand finale was graced by celebrities like Tripat Singh, a fitness icon of  India , Kiran Kaur, singer and actress, and Poonam Sood, actress. Swimming was the main attraction of the camp. Apart from swimming, there were other activities such as Bollywood dance, Zumba, Bhangra, Gyming, Yoga, Aerobics, and general fitness. Aqua Zumba was also taught to kids and their mothers which became a hit. Yadvinder Singh added that the summer camp was aimed at giving the ...

Mika Singh Ever since the pandemic hit us things seemed to be at halt for a long period. Meanwhile everything is slowly picking pace post lockdowns, Bollywood’s hit machine, singer Mika Singh recently visited Jammu . Aiming to revive the tourism in Jammu and Kashmir , a celebration of various events has been organized by Jammu Tourism. Mika with his daunting voice enthralled more than five thousand people with his superhits at the ‘Bollywood Nights’ event. The singer said, “I feel so grateful to Jammu Tourism and Police Department for giving me this wonderful opportunity. I am also thankful to my lovely fans for giving me their precious time even in the chilling weather. For me, it is truly a blessing to make people dance and have a good time at my shows.” “I also feel really glad and honourd that I’m the only one in India to do the first outdoor public show post Covid. The feeling I get after performing live, making people happy, getting them to dance and enjoy is just incomparab...

Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt has taken a step forward towards realising her Hollywood dreams. She has signed a deal with an international talent management agency called William Morris Agency (WME). As per a report in Deadline, the actor has signed the agency as she ‘eyes opportunities in the US’. Formed in 1898, William Morris Agency is he longest-running talent agency that manages sports, events, media and fashion. It also managed actor Freida Pinto and in 2019, it was named Agency of the Year at the Billboard Live Music Awards. Alia is currently busy with the shoot of her next film titled Darlings, which also marks her first production venture under her banner Eternal Sunshine Productions. The film, also starring Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma and Roshan Mathew, is said to be a story of a mother-daughter duo. It is co-produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment. While sharing her nervousness of starting a new project, the actor shared on Instagram, “Day one of DARLINGS! my firs...

Neena Gupta, who spent around two months at her home in Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand, is now back in Mumbai and has started shooting for her film Goodbye. The film’s shoot was halted after a lockdown was imposed due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. This is a special project for Neena, who completes four decades in the industry next year, as she gets to share screen space with Amitabh Bachchan for the first time. “Everybody is surprised that this is my first film with him, but that’s the truth! Chalo, at least now I get to work with him,” says Neena, who was in talks for a film starring Bachchan many years ago. “Yes, there was one project that we were in discussion for, but in the end, it didn’t materialise... I don’t know why.” In Goodbye, directed by Vikas Bahl, Neena plays the actor’s wife. Though this is their first professional collaboration, she has been good friends with his family. “Jayaji (Jaya Bachchan) invites me for their Diwali party every year. And Mr Bachchan, you know, is such...

Mumbai: Entertainment has been the main source of energy to help people cope with the Covid-19 pandemic and stay positive. To increase the entertainment fever, Zee TV has come up with a brand new concept of the world's first music league championship -- Indian Pro Music League (IPML), which has been enthralling the audience since 26 th February, 2021. Padmashri Kailash Kher who is the captain of team ‘Mumbai Warriors’ will be seen dazzling the audience in the new episode. Kher’s energy packed performance on his hit song ‘Bam Lehri’, forced Mika Singh (Captain of Punjab Lions) to get up on his seat and start dancing with a damru in his hand just like Kher. The two singers have also been seen enjoying their time together on the sets of the show. Recently Kailash Kher shared a short clip on his Twitter account of having fun with Mika. “Super fun. At floor with Mika Singh,” wrote Kher in the tweet. Both the super hit singers were seen wearing blue color outfits in the video. I...

  Lucknow : In a meeting here today called by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath , prominent singer Kailash Kher , along with few other cinema personalities, took part to discuss about the proposed Film City in Uttar Pradesh. The UP film city is likely to come up near the historic site of Hastinapur, near NOIDA in Gautam Buddha Nagar. CM Yogi said, “Uttar Pradesh is the land of Ram 's Ayodhya, Krishna's Mathura , Shiva's Kashi as well as Buddha, Kabir and Mahavira. Nothing is incomplete here. There is a confluence of Ganga , Yamuna and Saraswati rivers. These are all 'symbols of perfection'.” Talking about the upcoming Hindi Film City , Kailash Kher said, “The proposed film city will be a gift to the world. It will be a grand, divine and well-equipped ' Complete Film City ', which will fulfill the needs of the Hindi film industry.” The Chief Minister discussed in detail the proposed Film City with veterans including Kailash Kher, Anupam Kher , Pa...

Mumbai: The legendary Bollywood and spiritual singer Kailash Kher is known for his divine and soulful songs. Kailash has now come up with a new song ‘ Ram Hi Paar Lagavenge ’. The song has been written and composed by the singer himself. The song has already crossed 1 lakh views in just one day of its release on YouTube. ‘Ram Hi Paar Lagavenge’ song was released on the auspicious occasion of stone laying ceremony at Ayodhya. The song celebrates the historical Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan day. Talking about the importance of this song, Kailash Kher said, “The day of 5th August is a special day for everyone. I recorded this song to honour every Lord Ram devotee. Lord Ram is a symbol of kindness, devotion, detachment, sensitivity, compassion, wisdom and a warrior against all evil within us.” The music production and backing vocals are by Sanket Naik. The additional programming and mastering engineer is Pranav Jantikar. Video concept and editing is done by Neel Salekar. The song’s re...