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Mumbai’s Ami Damani is Pond’s Googly Woogly Princess
MUMBAI: Pond’s brings to you the Googly Woogly Contest for the second time. Last year Nitasha Bhateja from Chandigarh won the hearts of the Pond ‘s Femina Miss India’s with her Pond’s Googly Woogly moment and went on to become the Queen in a glittering ceremony.
This year from Mumbai, Ms. Ami Damani was crowned Pond’s Googly Woogly Princess by Pond’s Femina Miss India Universe 2005 – Amrita Thapar. Amrita personally visited Ami in her home and crowned her amongst her loved ones. Ami received an exquisite gold crown from Amrita Thapar along with a hamper of Pond’s skincare products. Ami’s winning Googly Woogly Contest entry was her special moment when a stranger at the Dubai airport approached her, complimented her lovely face and stunning eyes and even offered her a role in a movie! Ami is a gorgeous young woman who wants to become an air hostess.
Life is full of beautiful moments that make you feel special and these are moments of appreciation and admiration from your loved ones. Pond’s truly understands what beauty is all about, and has been creating beauty and beautiful moments for all women.
The Pond’s Googly Woogly contest kicked off on October 25th where women above the age of 18 were asked to write in the best compliment that they had ever received. 15 women across India, with the most beautiful moments, are selected to become Pond’s Googly Woogly Princesses by the Pond’s Femina Miss Indias. One of the 3 Pond’s Femina Miss Indias will personally visit them at home & award them with a crown & gift hampers amongst their loved ones. Over one lakh entries poured in from across the country and the first 2000 entrants won a Pond’s stunning silver tulip pendant!
Out of the 15 princesses across India, 4 princesses will get Pond’s Diamond Crowns by Pond’s Femina Miss Indias: Amrita Thapar, Sindhura Gadde and Niharika Singh, and they will become the Pond’s Googly Woogly Queens in a glittering ceremony. Watched by their proud families Pond’s will give them another special moment to remember forever!
The Pond’s Googly Woogly Queens will win Pond’s Diamond Crown worth 2 lakh along with Pond’s beauty range and Ritu Kumar’s Designer Outfit.
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Devika Prabhu joins Sony Pictures Networks India as business head – Hindi movies
Former Disney Star executive returns to SPNI to steer the network’s Hindi movie business
MUMBAI: Devika Prabhu is heading back to familiar turf. The veteran media executive has joined Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) as business head – Hindi movies, marking a return to the broadcaster where she began her early leadership journey.
Prabhu announced the move on LinkedIn, calling it both a new beginning and a homecoming. Earlier in her career, she spent several years at SPNI—then Multi Screen Media—working on strategic planning for Sony Entertainment Television.
The appointment brings to SPNI a media strategist with more than 25 years of experience across content, programming, brand strategy and platform growth. Most recently, Prabhu served at Disney Star as vice-president and business head – kids, youth and infotainment TV, where she led the Disney Kids and National Geographic portfolios following the Disney–Fox merger.
During her tenure, she oversaw a Rs 400-crore P&L while pushing digital expansion, partnerships and operational efficiencies. Earlier roles at Disney Star included leadership across programming, acquisitions, marketing and product strategy for multiple networks, including the UTV movie channels and youth brands.
Prabhu’s career has also spanned building cross-platform intellectual property, developing kids and family content ecosystems, and forging international format partnerships. She was closely involved in bringing global formats and franchises to Indian audiences and is widely credited with helping shape India’s anime fandom into a mainstream youth phenomenon.
At SPNI, she will now lead the Hindi movies business at a time when film channels are rethinking their role in a fragmented viewing landscape. With audiences discovering cinema across television, streaming and digital platforms, the challenge is not just programming films but reimagining how they reach viewers.
Prabhu believes movies still hold a unique cultural power, sparking conversations and creating shared moments long after the credits roll.
Now back where part of her journey began, she is set to write the next act, this time from the business seat of Hindi movie television. Lights, camera, strategy.
