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‘Krrish 3’ now ties up with Worldoo
MUMBAI: India’s home grown superhero Krrish has been creating a sense of excitement and enthusiasm in India and the world over with his engaging promotions for the forthcoming film Krrish 3. Keeping up this momentum Krrish has now made his way into worldoo, an ever evolving online ecosystem for kids where they can live, express and play.
This partnership will enable its users to get a glimpse into the world of their favourite superhero and have exclusive access to the avatars of Krrish and Kaya from this superhero movie franchise. Registered Worldoo users can unleash their creativity and get set into Krrish modes by sprucing up their homes on worldoo with interesting and exclusive themes from the movie.
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Worldoo members will also be eligible to participate in a special Krrish 3 contest and stand a chance to win some exiting prizes. All they need to do is visit the Community centre in the Mainland and answer a few simple questions about the movie. Lucky winners will also stand a chance to win posters signed by Hrithik Roshan and few other exciting goodies.
Worldoo head – experience and brand Harsh Wardhan Dave said, “We want our worldoo kids never to miss out on the most popular and entertaining stuff that’s happening out there. We realise the kind of following that Krrish has with kids and we have decided to associate with them. Through worldoo, kids have a special chance to win cool merchandise. We are confident that this will add value to the experience of our worldoo kids.”
The association with worldoo is a part of the digital marketing campaign for Krrish 3 spearheaded by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment. Hungama Digital Media Entertainment MD & CEO Neeraj Roy said, “Kids today are spending a large share of their day online via various connected devices- be it computers, tablets or event connected TVs. The worldoo platform will enable kids to learn in the playway method. Moreover the worldoo platform is fun and safe for kids to engage with on a regular basis. The popularity of our very own super hero will encourage kids to explore a different world online.”
The worldoo team is constantly working towards creating content that adds value to the overall time a child spends online. Partnering with the Krrish series was a step in that direction, going forward the team is looking forward to working with brands which are effectively willing to collaborate and add to the ethos to create responsible global citizens of tomorrow.
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Remembering Gyan Sahay, the lens behind film, television and advertising
From a puppet rabbit selling poppadums to Hindi cinema, he framed it all.
MUMBAI: There are careers, and then there are canvases. Gyan Sahay, the veteran cinematographer, director, and producer who passed away on 10 March 2026 in Mumbai, had one of the latter. Over several decades in the Indian film and television industry, he turned lenses, lights, and the occasional puppet rabbit into something approaching art.
A graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, Sahay built his reputation as a director of photography across a career that stretched from the early 1970s all the way to the digital age. He was the kind of craftsman who understood that a well-composed shot is not merely a technical achievement but a quiet act of storytelling.
For most Indians of a certain age, however, Sahay will forever be the man behind the rabbit. His direction of the iconic long-running television commercial for Lijjat Papad, featuring its now-legendary puppet bunny, gave the country one of its most cheerfully persistent advertising images. It was the sort of work that sneaks into the national subconscious and takes up permanent residence.
His big-screen credits as cinematographer include Anokhi Pehchan (1972), Pagli (1974), Pas de Deux (1981), and Hum Farishte Nahin (1988). In 1999, he stepped behind a different kind of camera altogether, making his directorial debut with Sar Ankhon Par, a drama that featured Vikas Bhalla and Shruti Ulfat, with a cameo by Shah Rukh Khan for good measure.
On television, Sahay was particularly prized for his command of multi-camera production setups, a skill that made him a go-to technician for large-scale shows and reality programmes. In an industry that has never been especially patient with complexity, he was the calm hand on the rig.
In later life, Sahay turned teacher. He participated regularly in masterclasses and Digi-Talks, often hosted by organisations such as Bharatiya Chitra Sadhna, sharing hard-won wisdom on cinematography, the comedy of timing in a shot, and the sweeping changes brought by the shift from celluloid to digital. He was also said to have been involved in a project concerning a biographical film on Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy.
Tributes from the film industry poured in following the news of his passing, with colleagues remembering him as a senior cameraman who served as a rare bridge between two entirely different eras of Indian cinema. That is, perhaps, the finest thing one can say of any craftsman: he kept up, and he brought others along with him.
