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Warehouse 47 partners with AVA Experience to launch a music festival
Mumbai: Warehouse 47, a leader in immersive event design, has announced its first travel & luxury collaboration with AVA Experience to launch a groundbreaking music festival. Taking place on 7 & 8 September 2024, at the Khyber Himalayan Resort & Spa in Gulmarg, this inaugural event sets a new benchmark for high-end travel experiences.
Set against Kashmir’s breathtaking landscapes, this festival integrates the region’s natural splendour with an unparalleled blend of opulence and artistry. Guests will experience panoramic views and luxurious surroundings like never before which makes this worth visiting for the majestic setting.
Featuring revolutionary stage designs and immersive lighting curated by Warehouse 47, the festival will transform the venue into a visual and sensory marvel, perfectly complementing the exquisite Kashmiri scenery. Warehouse 47 founder & Famous Studio MD Anant Roongta highlights this vision: “We are excited to partner with AVA Experience to bring a unique fusion of luxury and creativity to Kashmir. Our goal is to craft an event that not only celebrates the region’s beauty but also sets a new standard for high-end travel and entertainment.”
Designed for connoisseurs of luxury, this members-only event merges sophisticated travel with world-class artistry, creating an exclusive atmosphere of refinement. Warehouse 47’s expertise in curating immersive environments will elevate this festival to a new level of grandeur making this an exclusive opulence.
This collaboration between Warehouse 47 and AVA Experience exemplifies a commitment to pushing the boundaries of luxury and immersive design, ensuring every moment of the festival is as extraordinary as the surroundings.
Warehouse 47 and AVA Experience invite you to be part of this transformative event, where elegance and creativity converge to redefine luxury travel.
Book your slots on:
https://insider.in/ava-festival-gulmarg-sep7-2024/event
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Why Peaky Blinders is one of television’s biggest hits that still deserves more attention
Six seasons, multiple awards and the release of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man bring the Shelby saga back into the spotlight
In the crowded universe of streaming content, only a handful of shows manage to leave a lasting cultural footprint. Peaky Blinders is overwhelmingly considered one of the biggest global hits of the past decade. Yet many viewers still haven’t fully explored the dark, gripping world of the Shelby family.
Originally produced for the UK’s BBC and later finding a massive global audience through Netflix, the series quietly grew from a British period drama into a worldwide streaming phenomenon.
Created by Steven Knight, the show follows the rise of the Shelby crime family in post-First World War Birmingham. What begins as a gritty street-gang story gradually expands into a sweeping narrative about ambition, politics, power and survival.
At the centre of the saga is Thomas Shelby, portrayed with extraordinary depth by Cillian Murphy. The casting of Murphy is widely regarded as perfect for the role. With piercing eyes, restrained dialogue and an almost hypnotic screen presence, he transforms Shelby into one of the most unforgettable characters in modern screen storytelling.
Murphy’s brilliance lies in his restraint. He rarely shouts or performs theatrically. Instead, a quiet stare, a calculated pause or a subtle shift in expression conveys the emotional storms within the character. Beneath the ruthless gang leader is a war veteran carrying trauma, guilt and loneliness. Murphy captures this complexity with remarkable precision, making Thomas Shelby both terrifying and deeply human.
Beyond its central performance, Peaky Blinders stands out for its unfiltered portrayal of reality. The show does not romanticise crime. Instead, it exposes the harsh social conditions of early 20th-century Britain, from poverty and class struggle to political extremism and the psychological scars left by war.
The series also presents powerful female characters who hold their own within the Shelby empire. Polly Gray, played by Helen McCrory, is the strategic backbone of the family and one of the most formidable figures in the story. Women in the series shape decisions, influence power structures and challenge the rigid social norms of the time.
Across six seasons, the narrative grows dramatically in scale. What begins in the smoky streets of Birmingham evolves into a story involving political conspiracies, fascism and international criminal networks.
The series has also earned significant critical acclaim. It won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series in 2018 and multiple National Television Awards for Best Drama, cementing its reputation as one of Britain’s most celebrated modern shows.
Another defining feature of the series is its iconic music. The show’s opening theme, Red Right Hand by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, became instantly recognisable and widely associated with the Shelby universe. Combined with a powerful soundtrack featuring artists such as Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead, the music helped shape the show’s dark, stylish identity and became hugely popular among fans.
And the Shelby story is not over yet.
In fact, its legacy is unfolding right now. The long-awaited feature-length continuation, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, was released on March 6, 2026, bringing the Shelby universe from streaming screens to cinemas and giving fans a new chapter in the saga.
For viewers who have not yet stepped into this world, the timing could not be better.
Six gripping seasons are ready to binge on Netflix. A new film has just arrived in theatres. And at the heart of it all stands one of the most magnetic performances in modern drama by Cillian Murphy.
So if Peaky Blinders has been sitting on your watchlist for years, this weekend is your moment.
So, by order of the Peaky fookin’ Blinders, consider this your cue to finally step into the ruthless world of Thomas Shelby. Pour yourself a drink, clear your schedule and press the play button. Because when the Peaky Blinders give an order, you listen.
