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Legendary Zeenat Aman shines in Tyaani’s latest campaign
MUMBAI: When timeless glamour meets contemporary brilliance, the result is Zeenat Aman for Tyaani. The legendary actor, whose style has inspired generations, headlines Tyaani Jewellery by Karan Johar in the brand’s latest campaign, Forces of Tyaani, celebrating individuality and self-expression as the rarest forms of luxury.
In striking modern attire, Aman is transformed into a living masterpiece, adorned in Tyaani’s signature uncut diamond jewellery. The campaign positions her as more than a cinematic icon, she is the embodiment of the jewellery’s ethos: bold, luminous, and timeless.
Forces of Tyaani has previously showcased stars like Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Tillotama Shome, and Kalki Koechlin. With Aman joining the roster, the narrative reaches a showstopper moment, pairing her enduring charisma with Tyaani’s contemporary jewellery mastery.
At the heart of the collection lies Tyaani’s reimagined uncut diamond technique, allowing light to pass freely through each stone, enhancing brilliance while remaining elegantly lightweight. Each piece reflects the balance of tradition and modernity, a mirror to Aman’s own ageless allure.
Tyaani Jewellery founder Karan Johar said, “Having Zeenat Aman headline Forces of Tyaani is a dream realised. Her legacy stands untamed by time, and she embodies our belief that individuality is the rarest form of luxury.”
The campaign is a celebration of more than just jewellery. It champions empowerment, inclusivity, and self-expression, encouraging women to embrace their own rhythm and story with jewels that are at once modern and eternal.
Tyaani Jewellery is available in eight cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Lucknow, Chandigarh, and Ahmedabad, and online at tyaani.com.
Brands
Dunkin’ Donuts to exit India as Jubilant FoodWorks ends 15-year franchise deal
The quick service restaurant giant is ending a 15-year franchise partnership with the American doughnut chain, even as it renews its Domino’s agreement for another 15 years
NOIDA: Dunkin’ is done in India. Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, the country’s leading quick service restaurant operator, has decided not to renew its franchise agreement with the American coffee and doughnut chain, and will wind down its Indian stores in a phased manner before December 31, 2026, bringing a 15-year partnership to a quiet, loss-laden close.
The decision, approved by JFL’s board on March 30, 2026, ends a relationship that began with a Multiple Unit Development Franchise Agreement signed on February 24, 2011. JFL will now evaluate and undertake what it described in a regulatory filing as the “rationalisation and/or cessation of certain operations and/or sale, transfer or disposal of assets and/or assignment or transfer of franchise rights,” all in consultation with Dunkin’s brand owners and strictly within the terms of the original agreement.
The numbers tell the story bluntly. In the financial year 2024-25, Dunkin’ India posted a revenue of Rs 37 crore against a loss of Rs 19 crore — a haemorrhage that was always going to test the patience of a parent company recording revenues of Rs 6,104 crore and a profit of Rs 194 crore in the same period. Doughnuts, it turns out, were never going to move the needle.
The contrast with JFL’s handling of its other marquee franchise could hardly be sharper. Even as it walks away from Dunkin’, the company has just doubled down on Domino’s, signing a fresh Master Franchise Agreement on March 31, 2026, granting it exclusive rights to develop and operate Domino’s Pizza stores in India for 15 years, with an option to renew for a further 10.
JFL, incorporated in 1995 and promoted by the Bharatia family, operates a network of more than 3,500 stores across six markets — India, Turkey, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Its portfolio includes Domino’s and Popeyes on the global side, and two home-grown brands: Hong’s Kitchen and COFFY, a café brand in Turkey.
For Dunkin’, India was always a stretch. The brand never quite cracked the cultural code in a market where filter coffee and chai command fierce loyalty and where the doughnut remains, at best, an occasional indulgence rather than a daily habit. Fifteen years, mounting losses and a parent with better things to spend its capital on was always going to be a difficult equation to solve.
The doughnut has had its last day. The pizza, however, is staying.
