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AXN’s movie fest hits Mumbai tomorrow
Action television channel AXN, in collaboration with Pepsi and indiatimes.com, begins the Mumbai leg of their Action Movie Festival from tomorrow at the Central Plaza theatre in south Mumbai.
The week-long festival will be screening 28 of the best action movies including super hits like Independence Day, Matrix and the Oscar winning Gladiator. AXN is also organizing an AXN Dares You for the roadshows, which has also started in different parts of the city. Based on the popular Who dares win, the roadshows will give a taste of action to the people of Mumbai along with a chance to win passes for the shows. Catch the AXN roadshows at J49, Bandstand, Hiranandani grounds, St Xavier's College, Planet M, Crossroads and other popular hangouts.
Says, Rohit Bhandari, senior marketing manager, AXN: "Action Movie Festival, the brand, is aimed at extending the AXN experience from your television sets to a much broader canvas, on ground and into the theatres. After a very successful run in its inaugural year last year, AMF has been conceived on a larger, more interactive scale. The festival not only spans many more cities in the coming months but also has a wider range of action packed movies showcasing the best entertainers in business of providing action entertainment to audiences worldwide."
The titles include thrillers such as Bone Collector, Entrapment, Negotiator, Mission Impossible, Jackal, all-time classics such as Braveheart, Broken Arrow, Charlies Angels, Matrix, Gladiator and U.S. Marshals as well as recent action blockbusters such as Vertical limit, Charlie's Angels, Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, amongst others. The movies star popular action heroes and screen icons such as Russel Crowe, Mel Gibson, Jackie Chan, Tom Cruise and Bruce Willis to name a few.
After a succesful run in Chandigarh, the festival moved to Pune, Ahmedabad and Chennai where close to 30,000 people turned up at each of the roadshows, an official release states. AMF is scheduled to hit more cities in the coming months.
Organised in association with indiatimes.com, an online contest is currently on which gives visitors the chance to win passes for all the 28 movies across seven days.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
