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Vinod Chopra retrospective on Yahoo! Video
MUMBAI: Yahoo! India has launched the country’s first-ever online retrospective from Vinod Chopra Films (VCF) on Yahoo! Video.
With this, internet users in India now have the opportunity to watch eight super hit films from this banner for free on Yahoo! Video. Starting 7 May and lasting through September this year, the festival showcases a selection of films from the banner of which some will be available online for the first time.
Movie buffs can catch movies like 3 idiots, Munna Bhai MBBS, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Parineeta, Parinda, Khamosh, Mission Kashmir and Kareeb. Each film would be available for viewing on Yahoo! Video for 60 days from the day of launch.
Yahoo! India managing editor Prem Panicker said, “For movie buffs, the Vinod Chopra Films label has been a guarantor of quality – entertainment with a mind and heart. From classics like Parinda and Khamosh, to more recent block-busters like the Munnabhai franchise and 3 Idiots, VCF has produced films that have defined their time.
Yahoo! is proud to associate with VCF in its first-ever online retrospective. Online consumption particularly of entertainment content is growing exponentially, and the signal we get from our audience is that they are primed to enjoy such premium content.”
Commenting on the tie-up, Vinod Chopra Films CEO Sameer Rao said, “In launching the online Vinod Chopra Films retrospective, we are happy to partner with Yahoo! and take the benefit of their wide reach and strong editorial programming to bring our iconic films to online Indian audiences.”
Last year, in an first-ever for India, the kids full-length animation movie Super K produced by Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd. had an exclusive online premiere on Yahoo!
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
