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PNG Jewellers honoured at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020
MUMBAI: PNG Jewellers, the 187 Years legacy jewellery the brand was awarded the token of appreciation at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020 for “Excellence in Jewellery- Retail”. The prestigious appreciation letter was received by Dr. Saurabh Gadgil, Managing Director, PNG Jewellers at a special felicitation event at Taj Lands End, Mumbai on 20th Feb 2020.
PNG Jewellers are known for their brilliance in creativity, jewellery design and value for money offerings across their 37 stores in India and abroad. The brand believes in helping today’s women uncover their beauty and an evolved sense of fashion through jewellery.
PNG Jewellers have worked for hand in hand with the Indian Film Industry, both Hindi and Marathi over the last two decades. Their famous associations include having Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit as brand ambassadors, a unique jewellery association with Bollywood blockbuster, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Marathi film Balgandharva and film merchandising for Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The brand is a first to use film merchandising to promote a character and a film. PNG Jewellers’ also created an exquisite range of high-end diamond jewellery by rolling out the Timeless Collection by Madhuri Dixit in association with the diva herself.
Dr. Saurabh Gadgil, Managing Director, PNG Jewellers says, “We are extremely delighted and honoured to receive the Excellence in Jewellery – Retail appreciation at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020. Our journey with the Indian Film Industry has always been very exciting and we look forward to more such collaborations with the industry in the future. I would also like to dedicate the award to our valuable customers without whose support we could not have reached the stage we are at today. This victory is very encouraging for the entire PNG Jewellers team and also inspires those who aspire to become successful in the industry. Our customers are a part of the PNG Jewellers family and our efforts have always been to provide them with a great personalized retail experience. It is their trust and confidence which pushes us to do better and better every day. I truly feel humbled”
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Sameer Nair shares heartfelt note as he exits Applause Entertainment
After nine years building the streamer’s content engine, one of India’s best-known TV men is moving on
MUMBAI: Sameer Nair is out. The chief executive of Applause Entertainment, the content studio backed by Kumar Mangalam Birla’s media empire, has announced his departure after nearly nine years at the helm, closing the chapter on one of Indian entertainment’s more quietly consequential careers.
Nair, who built Applause from the ground up in its current avatar, oversaw a slate that spanned Indian originals and international adaptations, threading together a hub-and-spoke business model that partnered with streaming platforms, broadcasters and production houses alike. The results were uneven, as they always are in content, but the ambition was not.
In a post on LinkedIn, Nair was generous to his outgoing patron. He thanked Birla for being an “inspirational boss and a great patron of the arts,” and signed off with a cheerful “Au Revoir” and a promise to remain Applause’s biggest cheerleader. Whether that sentiment survives the next chapter remains to be seen.
No successor has been named. Applause Entertainment did not immediately comment.
Nair built the machine. Now someone else has to run it — and in a streaming market that is simultaneously consolidating and convulsing, that is no small ask.
