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OPPO unveils Reno12 Pro 5G Manish Malhotra edition for festive season
Mumbai: OPPO India has launched the limited-edition Reno12 Pro 5G Manish Malhotra Edition just in time for the festive season. This special edition smartphone, inspired by Manish Malhotra’s iconic world collection, captures the richness of India’s cultural heritage with intricate gold filigree and floral embroidery over a sleek black backdrop.
Manish Malhotra expressed his enthusiasm about the collaboration, stating: “I have always endeavoured to fuse tradition and opulence, and this collaboration with OPPO India captures that vision perfectly. The OPPO Reno12 Pro Limited Edition melds my passion for intricate detailing with the fine craftsmanship that OPPO brings to the table. With its luxurious design, this phone is the perfect companion for the festive season, combining beauty, elegance, and celebration. Together, we have created something that looks beautiful and feels luxurious to hold and flaunt.”
OPPO India’s “Crafted from Culture” campaign draws on India’s artistic traditions, such as Mughal floral motifs and embroidery styles from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The black-and-gold colour scheme represents beauty, luxury, and the festive spirit of India, making the Reno12 Pro 5G a luxurious companion for Diwali celebrations.
OPPO India, head of product marketing, Karan Dua added: “At OPPO India, we believe in the power of collaboration to create something truly special. Partnering with Manish Malhotra for the Reno12 Pro 5G Limited Edition has been an exciting journey of blending tradition with modernity. Manish’s iconic design sensibilities, rooted in India’s cultural aesthetic, have brought a unique artistic vision to life in this edition. Together, we have crafted a celebration of craftsmanship and creativity, making this festive season even more special for our consumers.”
This limited-edition phone combines OPPO’s cutting-edge material science with Malhotra’s intricate artistry, featuring advanced double etching, eight-layer construction, and high-precision annealing for superior craftsmanship.
The Reno12 Pro limited edition with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage is priced at Rs. 36,999 and will be available for purchase across the OPPO e-Store, Flipkart, and retail outlets. Pre-orders start today, with the first sale on 3 October 2024.
Special Offers:
– Instant cashback of up to 10 per cent with leading bank cards
– Flexible payment options, including 3 and 6-month no-cost EMI plans
– Zero Down Payment schemes available
Additionally, OPPO presents the My OPPO Exclusive Rs 10 Lakh Raffle, running from 1 October to 7 November 2024, with exciting rewards like Rs 10 lakh, OPPO Find N3 Flip, and more for My OPPO app users.
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Content India 2026 opens with a copro pitch, a spice evangelist and a £10,000 prize for Indian storytelling
Dish TV and C21Media’s three-day summit puts seven ambitious projects before an international jury, and two walk away with serious development money
MUMBAI: India’s content industry gathered in Mumbai this March for Content India 2026, a three-day summit organised by Dish TV in partnership with C21Media, and it wasted no time making a statement. The event opened with a Copro Pitch that put seven scripted and unscripted television concepts before an international panel of judges, and by the end of it, two projects had walked away with £10,000 each in marketing prize money from C21Media to support development and international promotion.
The jury, comprising Frank Spotnitz, Fiona Campbell, Rashmi Bajpai, Bal Samra and Rachel Glaister, evaluated a shortlist that ranged from a dark Mumbai comedy-drama about mental health (Dirty Minds, created by Sundar Aaron) to a Delhi coming-of-age mystery (Djinn Patrol, by Neha Sharma and Kilian Irwin), a techno-thriller about a teenage gaming prodigy (Kanpur X Satori, by Suchita Bhatia), an investigative crime drama blending mythology and modern thriller (The Age of Kali, by Shivani Bhatija), a documentary on India’s spice heritage (The Masala Quest, hosted by Sarina Kamini), a documentary on competitive gaming (Respawn: India’s Esports Revolution, by George Mangala Thomas and Sangram Mawari), and a reality-horror competition merging gaming and immersive fear (Scary Goose, by Samar Iqbal).
The session was hosted by Mayank Shekhar.
The two winners were Djinn Patrol, backed by Miura Kite, formerly of Participant Media and known for Chinatown and Keep Sweet: Pray & Obey, with Jaya Entertainment, producers of Real Kashmir Football Club, also attached; and The Masala Quest, created and hosted by Sarina Kamini, an Indian-Australian cook, author and self-described “spice evangelist.”
The summit also unveiled the Content India Trends Report, whose findings made for bracing reading. Daoud Jackson, senior analyst at OMDIA, set the tone: “By 2030, online video in India will nearly double the revenue of traditional TV, becoming the main driver of growth.” He noted that in 2025, India produced a quarter of all YouTube videos globally, overtaking the United States, while Indians collectively spend 117 years daily on YouTube and 72 years on Instagram. Traditional subscription TV is declining as free TV and connected TV gain ground, forcing broadcasters to innovate. “AI-generated content is just 2 per cent of engagement,” Jackson added, “highlighting the dominance of high-quality human content. The key for Indian media companies is scaling while monetising effectively from day one.”
Hannah Walsh, principal analyst at Ampere Analysis, added hard numbers to the picture. India produced over 24,000 titles in January 2026 alone, with 19,000 available internationally. The country now accounts for 12 per cent of Asia-Pacific content spend, up from 8 per cent in 2021, outpacing both Japan and China. Key exporters include JioStar, Zee Entertainment, Sony India, Amazon and Netflix, delivering over 7,500 Indian-produced titles abroad each year. The top importing markets are Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, the United States and the Philippines. Scripted content dominates globally at 88 per cent, with crime dramas and children’s and family titles performing particularly strongly.
Manoj Dobhal, chief executive and executive director of Dish TV India, framed the summit’s ambition squarely. “Stories don’t need translation. They need a platform, discovery, and reach, local or global,” he said. “India produces more movies than any country, our streaming platforms compete globally, and our tech and creators win international awards. Yet fragmentation slows growth. Producers, platforms, and tech move in different lanes. We need shared spaces, collaboration, and an ecosystem where ideas, technology, and people meet. That is why we built Content India.”
The data, the pitches and the prize money all pointed to the same conclusion: India is not waiting for the world to discover its stories. It is building the infrastructure to sell them.
