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Magnum to debut a luxurious new flavour at Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI
MUMBAI: Magnum, is set to create a stir at Lakmē Fashion Week x FDCI with the unveiling of its newest indulgent flavour. Taking place from 26 to 30 March 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre, the brand promises a lavish celebration of fashion, luxury, and pleasure.
Bringing its signature chocolate dipping bar to the prestigious event, Magnum will treat guests to an array of decadent experiences. The highlight of the celebration will be the Magnum party, an exclusive evening of glamour and indulgence, attended by the crème de la crème of the fashion industry.
Indian designers Falguni Shane Peacock, Amit Aggarwal, and Shantnu Nikhil will craft bespoke Magnum bars inspired by their signature styles. Each creation will reflect their distinctive design aesthetic, elevating the ice cream into a work of edible art.
Magnum will introduce a limited-edition candle collection in collaboration with designer Ritika Mirchandani. The candles, inspired by the brand’s signature flavours, will capture the essence of indulgence through scent, offering a multi-sensory experience that extends beyond taste.
HUL head of ice cream business Toloy Tanridagli said, marking 25 years of Lakmē Fashion Week. “We are proud to be part of this landmark celebration, bringing new levels of luxury and pleasure to the Indian market. From the exclusive party to creative collaborations, we aim to offer unforgettable experiences that blend taste with fashion.”
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IICT partners with Gativedhi to bring studio production tools to students
New MoU lets students explore AI-driven production pipelines for AVGC-XR
MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) has teamed up with Gativedhi Technologies to give students a front-row seat to modern studio production. The collaboration will integrate Gativedhi’s AI-powered production intelligence platform, Shotrack, into academic programmes, letting students experience the workflow systems used by animation, VFX and gaming studios.
Under the MoU, faculty, students and researchers will get hands-on access to Shotrack through beta programmes, pilot deployments and academic evaluations. This will allow them to explore simulated production pipelines, understand asset management, track tasks and monitor schedules, essentially seeing how complex projects come together behind the scenes.
Shotrack is designed to tackle a key industry challenge: when multiple studios work on the same project, differing internal systems often create bottlenecks, slow approvals and complicate version control. The platform provides a unified production environment, enabling smoother collaboration across distributed teams while generating operational insights and predictive analytics to optimise crew allocation, forecast schedule risks and manage costs.
The collaboration also opens doors to Gativedhi’s wider ecosystem. Upcoming tools include StudioTrack, for studio operations management covering budgeting, recruitment and IT infrastructure, and WorkTrack, which measures workflow efficiency and team productivity across industries.
IICT plans to embed these tools into programmes covering animation pipelines, VFX workflows, gaming production and media project management. Students will also benefit from guest lectures, masterclasses, workshops, internships and research projects that connect academic learning with real-world studio practices.
IICT CEO Vishwas Deoskar, said the partnership provides “An environment where production pipeline tools can be explored, tested and refined while students gain insight into how large-scale productions are organised.”
Gativedhi Technologies founder & CEO Senthil Kumar added, “This collaboration introduces students to real-world studio management tools and helps us improve our platform with academic feedback.”
With Shotrack in classrooms, India’s future animators, VFX artists and gaming producers will get a taste of studio life long before they step into one.
