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ITC Master Chef Creations fires up mutton mania with Jashn-e-Gosht and a Hindi cinema bite
MUMBAI: When a slow-cooked Kosha Mangsho meets the glamour of Sara Ali Khan and the lyrics of Raghav Chaitanya, you know it’s no ordinary food festival. ITC Master Chef Creations is back with its gourmet mutton carnival, Jashn-e-Gosht, bringing a heady mix of spice, screen and sizzle to the table.
The 45-day mutton festival begins 1 July and runs till 15 August across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune. ITC is offering its signature creations exclusively via Swiggy and Zomato. From Bihar’s Champaran Mutton to the fiery Punjabi Rogan Josh, the dishes echo regional pride, with each recipe steeped in hyperlocal culinary tradition and elevated to gourmet precision.
To add more masala, ITC Master Chef Creations has inked a deal with Anurag Basu’s upcoming film Metro…In Dino, becoming its ‘Official Gourmet Food Partner’. The film, a tale of four urban romances, hits theatres worldwide on 4 July.
The cast and crew, including Sara Ali Khan and Aditya Roy Kapur, kicked off the film’s promotions in Bengaluru at the ITC Green Centre. The actors rolled up their sleeves to whip up a few Jashn-e-Gosht recipes, while singers Raghav Chaitanya and Shashwat Singh serenaded the crowd in a live performance, stirring up as much applause as the aromas from the kitchen.
Speaking at the event, ITC Foods – Tech VP & business head Rohit Bhalla said, “With Jashn-E-Gosht, we aim to deliver not just authentic Indian mutton dishes, but also elevate everyday dining into a celebration through a gourmet lens. With this edition, we are much more excited as we take a step further by collaborating with Metro…In Dino, a film, that much like our food, captures the emotions and experiences across urban India. At ITC Master Chef Creations, our focus remains on building a brand and being committed to delivering dishes that resonates culinary integrity and turns everyday dining into something memorable”.
This marks a clever cross-serve of cultures — slow-simmered stories on screen and slow-cooked recipes on the plate. The event at the ITC Green Centre transformed into a pop-up film set meets gourmet kitchen, soaked in melody and mutton.
The Jashn-e-Gosht menu reflects the festival’s theme of timeless, authentic, and flavourful indulgence. And just like the film, it promises layers of complexity, familiar warmth, and surprises in every bite.
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YES Bank hands the keys to SBI veteran Vinay Tonse as it bets on a new era
Former SBI managing director appointed as YES Bank’s new MD and CEO
MUMBAI: YES Bank is done rebuilding. Now it wants to grow. The private sector lender has appointed Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as managing director and chief executive officer-designate, with RBI approval secured and a start date of April 6, 2026 confirmed. The three-year term signals the bank’s intent to shift gears from crisis recovery to full-throttle expansion.
Tonse, 60, is no stranger to scale. Most recently managing director at State Bank of India, he oversaw a retail book of roughly $800bn in deposits and advances, one of the largest in the country. Before that, he ran SBI Mutual Fund from August 2020 to December 2022, a stint that saw assets under management surge from Rs 4.32 lakh crore to Rs 7.32 lakh crore across market cycles. Add stints in Singapore and four years leading SBI’s overseas operations in Osaka, and the incoming chief arrives with a genuinely global CV.
His academic grounding is equally solid: a commerce degree from St Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru, and a master’s in commerce from Bangalore University.
The appointment follows an extensive search and evaluation process by the bank’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee. NRC chairperson Nandita Gurjar said the committee unanimously backed Tonse, citing his leadership track record, governance credentials and ability to drive the bank’s next phase of transformation.
Non-executive chairman Rama Subramaniam Gandhi was unequivocal. “I am certain that Vinay Tonse, with his vast experience as a senior banker, will propel YES Bank to its next phase of growth,” Gandhi said, adding that the bank remains focused on strengthening its retail and corporate banking franchises and expanding its branch network.
Rajeev Kannan, non-executive director and senior executive at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the bank’s largest shareholder, said Tonse’s experience across retail, corporate banking, global markets and asset management positioned him well to lead the lender. SMBC said it looks forward to working with Tonse and the board as YES Bank pursues its ambition of becoming a top-tier private sector lender anchored in strong governance and sustainable growth.
Tonse succeeds Prashant Kumar, who took the helm in March 2020 when YES Bank was in freefall following a severe financial crisis, and spent six years painstakingly stabilising the institution, rebuilding governance and restoring operational scale. Gandhi was generous: “The bank remains indebted to Prashant Kumar, who is responsible for much of what a strong financial powerhouse YES Bank is today.”
Tonse, for his part, struck a purposeful note. “Together with the board and my colleagues, I remain deeply committed to creating long-term value for all our stakeholders,” he said, pledging to build on Kumar’s foundation guided by his personal motto: Make A Difference.
Beyond the balance sheet, Tonse played cricket at college and club level and represented Karnataka in archery at the national championships — sports he credits with teaching him teamwork, situational leadership, discipline and focus. In quieter moments, he reaches for retro Kannada music, classic Hindi songs, and the crooning of Engelbert Humperdinck, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar.
YES Bank has its steady-handed rebuilder in Kumar to thank for survival. Now it has a scale-obsessed growth banker at the wheel. The next chapter starts April 6.
