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TLC gets ready for the wedding season with its new short format series – ‘The Bonafide Bride’
MUMBAI – Undoubtedly, one of the most exciting aspects of the entire wedding preparation process for any bride is to find the perfect look for herself. However, the process of selecting the perfect outfit is not always as fun and easy as it might seem. There are a gazillion things running through your head, and things seem to just be happening in one big daze. Whether you've been dreaming of your wedding dress since you were 5 and know the exact specifications you want for it down to the last sequin. Finding your perfect wedding look can be stressful.
Showcasing the different aspects of what goes into Bride’s look, TLC, India’s leading lifestyle channel, launched one of its kind short format series ‘The Bonafide Bride’ starting October 21 on TLC SD and TLC HD World. In partnership with leading brands such as OPPO, Philips Straighteners & MDH, the series highlights the journey of a bride and everything that goes into creating the ultimate wedding look, will feature high profile designers such as Neeta Lulla and Ishaa Amin alongside celebrity hairstyle and make-up expert Bianca Lauzado.
Adding to the excitement of the upcoming series, Neeta Lulla, Indian stylist and designer said, “Majorly all the brides come to me with a request to replicate Bollywood celebrities’ look for their wedding which they have imagined for the D-Day. It might be a costume for a normal girl but for the bride it is filled with hopes and dreams. There is a huge amount of emotional investment and thought that goes behind creating that perfect wedding look. TLC’s ‘The Bonafide Bride’ reflects the work that goes behind giving that perfect look filled with emotions and expectations.”
Speaking on the occasion, Celebrity designer, Eshaa Amiin, said, “The 5-minute format is a novel idea especially when its focuses on a subject like ‘Bride look’. My role as a stylist is very crucial as they have a set expectation from me. Every bride must look spectacular and I need to make sure that she’s comfortable throughout the ceremony and feels her best in every outfit she adorns. TLC’s ‘The Bonafide Bride’ reflects the work that goes behind that perfect wedding look.”
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Ellison takes his Paramount-Warner Bros case straight to theater owners
The Skydance chief goes to CinemaCon with promises and a skeptical crowd waiting
CALIFORNIA: David Ellison strode into a room packed with thousands of cinema owners and executives at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday and did something rather bold: he looked them in the eye and asked them to trust him.
The chief executive of Paramount Skydance vowed that his company would release a minimum of 30 films a year if regulators greenlight its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a deal that has made theater owners deeply, and loudly, nervous.
“I wanted to look every single one of you in the eye and give you my word,” Ellison told the crowd. “Once we combine with Warner Bros, we are going to make a minimum of 30 films annually across both studios.”
It was a confident pitch. Whether it landed is another matter. Cinema operators have already called on regulators to block the deal, and scepticism in the room was hardly concealed.
Ellison pushed back by pointing to recent form. Paramount, born from the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media last August, plans to release 15 films this year, nearly double the eight it put out in 2025. Progress, he argued, was already underway.
He also threw theater owners a bone they have long been chasing: all films, he pledged, would run exclusively in cinemas for a minimum of 45 days, drawing applause from a crowd that has spent years fighting for exactly that commitment across the industry.
“People can speculate all they want,” Ellison said, “but I am standing here today telling you personally that you can count on our complete commitment. And we’ll show you we mean it.”
Fine words. The regulators, however, will have the last one.
