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Forca launches new campaign with Tiger Shroff
MUMBAI: Lifestyle has launched a powerful digital first campaign for its denim-wear brand Forca starring Tiger Shroff.
Capturing Shroff in action, performing stellar stunts, the film dramatically frames his high-action acrobatic jumps, backflips, kicks and many such moves that highlight the stretch of Forca Flex denims perfectly.
The #TigerForForca campaign highlights ‘Flex Denims’ as a product, tested by Shroff himself, in a series of still shots and seamless videos showcasing the martial arts expert’s inimitable style, while wearing his favourite Forca Flex Denims that enables freedom of movement.
The collection comprises trendy ensembles designed as wardrobe essentials keeping the bold, adventurous and outgoing youth in mind. The “Forca Man” has a style of his own, an edge in whatever he does – be it every day life or his fashion. Capturing the strength, comfort and durability of their flexible denims, the brand features an array of denim wear and apparel with various edgy styles ranging from acid wash to distressed denims to dark wash and more.
Forca brand ambassador Shroff says, “I’m very happy to be a part of a brand that I believe in, and that my philosophies and core values can relate to; I’m happy with the response that Forca has received and I’m proud to be associated with it. The new collection is cool, stylish and comfortable. It looks good and is functionally very effective – it’s something that I would wear in my everyday life. In my denims, I look for comfort, I look for elasticity and Forca has it all. So, if you want to look good and if you want to move freely in denims, this is the best brand out there.”
The Forca by Lifestyle collection is available across all Lifestyle stores as well as at www.lifestylestores.com and is priced Rs 599 onwards while Flex Denims are priced at Rs 999 onwards.
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Kotak Mahindra Prime names Suraj Rajappan as managing director and chief executive
The car-finance arm of Kotak Mahindra Bank lines up a new chief and raises its borrowing limit
MUMBAI: Suraj Rajappan is getting the keys. Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL), India’s veteran car-finance outfit, has named him managing director and chief executive, effective June 1st, 2026—the same day his predecessor drives off into retirement.
The board approved the appointment at its meeting on March 18th. Rajappan, currently a whole-time director at the company, has spent his entire 24-year career at KMPL, working across functions before rising to the top job. The three-year term remains subject to shareholder approval, and the company confirmed he faces no bar from SEBI or any other authority from holding the post.
He takes over from Shahrukh Todiwala, who superannuates on May 31st after more than three decades with the Kotak Group. Ashok Vaswani, managing director and chief executive of parent Kotak Mahindra Bank, was generous in his send-off. Todiwala, he said, “leaves behind a legacy marked by prudent growth, strong risk discipline, and a focus on customer-centricity.” Of his successor, Vaswani was equally bullish: Rajappan’s “deep industry experience and execution capabilities position KMPL well for its next phase of growth.”
The board also loosened the purse strings, raising the company’s overall outstanding debt limit from Rs 43,000 crore to Rs 48,000 crore. The expanded ceiling covers bank loans, debentures, commercial paper, treasury operations, credit facilities and external commercial borrowings.
KMPL has operated as a car-finance company since 1996, branching into two-wheeler loans in 2018 and loans against property in 2021. With fresh leadership, a bigger borrowing arsenal and an ambitious lender for a parent, Rajappan’s first task is clear: step on the accelerator.
