Brands
Django brings Bergner India on board MasterChef India
MUMBAI: Django has turned up the heat in brand partnerships by bringing together Bergner India and MasterChef India for the show’s upcoming season. The integrated marketing agency has facilitated Bergner India’s entry as the official special partner of MasterChef India, which premieres on 5 January 2026.
The collaboration pairs Bergner’s premium cookware and modern kitchen innovation with a television property that has made cooking competitive, creative and hugely popular. For Bergner, it is a chance to step into millions of Indian kitchens through a platform that celebrates skill, aspiration and everyday culinary ambition.
Django co-founder Vivek Shah, said the match was as natural as a well balanced recipe. ‘MasterChef India is culturally relevant and instinctively aligned with Bergner’s brand ethos. Our focus was to build a partnership that goes beyond screen time and creates long term brand value. We are delighted to help strengthen Bergner’s connection with India’s growing community of home cooks.’
A spokesperson for Bergner India echoed the sentiment, noting that the show mirrors the brand’s philosophy. ‘MasterChef India stands for innovation, precision and passion in the kitchen, values that are central to Bergner. This association allows us to engage with consumers in an authentic and meaningful way. Django played a key strategic role in making this collaboration happen.’
As part of the partnership, Bergner India will feature across on-air brand integrations and digital extensions throughout the season, ensuring the brand stays front and centre as India’s favourite cooking competition unfolds.
Brands
MakeMyTrip partners with OpenAI to boost AI-powered travel planning
Conversational AI now guides travellers from inspiration straight to booking
GURUGRAM: MakeMyTrip, India’s leading online travel company, has teamed up with OpenAI to bring a fresh twist to AI-driven travel planning. The collaboration integrates OpenAI’s APIs into MakeMyTrip’s app, making it easier than ever for travellers to move from chatting about dream trips to booking them.
The move centres around MakeMyTrip’s Myra interface, a GenAI trip planning assistant that now handles over 50,000 conversations a day in languages ranging from English and Hindi to Tamil, Telugu and Bengali. Myra helps travellers explore options, create itineraries and book flights, hotels and extras without the usual hassle of searching and filtering.
MakeMyTrip co-founder and group CEO Rajesh Magow said, “With OpenAI, we turn curiosity into confident decisions. When travellers start their journey through conversation, MakeMyTrip becomes a seamless extension of that discovery process. AI combined with our travel data makes it possible to deliver personalised, bookable options at scale.”
OpenAI managing director- international Oliver Jay added, “MakeMyTrip is showing how AI can make travel planning feel more like a conversation than a chore. Advanced AI isn’t just about back-end efficiencies, it’s about transforming the way travellers experience and engage with the platform.”
MakeMyTrip has long invested in AI across the travel lifecycle, from inspiration and discovery to booking and post-sales support. Nearly half of Myra’s queries now come from tier-2 and smaller cities, and voice interactions are booming outside metros, making AI travel assistance more accessible than ever.
With this partnership, MakeMyTrip is not just keeping up with AI trends, it’s aiming to lead the way, turning every traveller’s whim into a smooth, bookable adventure.
