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92.7 BIG FM & Life OK announce nominations for ‘Big Life OK Now’ awards
MUMBAI: The second installment of Big Life OK Now Awards is back with a bang. Introduced for awarding the best entertainers every month, the second installment of the awards will recognize and felicitate the best performances for the month of May.
While Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan have been announced as the face of the new season, the nominations have been released and the voting lines open for audiences to choose their favourites! The grand award ceremony will be held on 23 June in Mumbai.
Of the Bollywood releases in May, Xpose, City Lights and Hawaa Hawaai have got the maximum nominations across categories.
While actors like Rajkummar Rao, Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Tiger Shroff have been nominated for their respective releases from last month, new comers like Kriti Sanon, Patralekha and Zoya Afroz dominate the nominations for their respective performances.
The voting lines are now open with a robust mechanism in place encouraging voting via digital and social media, missed call services, mobile apps and SMS. Viewers can give a missed call on 18002700927 or can log on to the 92.7 BIG FM website- www.927bigfm.com/nowawards and the Life OK website www.lifeok.com/nowawards.
Viewers can also download and access the Big Life OK Now Awards mobile app, SMS BLONA to 55454 along with category and nominee name or log on to the Facebook page of 92.7 BIG FM and acknowledge the efforts of their beloved stars.
The young sensations of Bollywood – Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan will be the faces of the BIG Life OK Now Awards this season and along with them, some of the A-listers of B-town will also be present at the awards function – attending, performing and receiving awards. At the awards function this upcoming season, audiences can catch a special glimpse of the fun filled – Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania as well.
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Samsung TV Plus launches Kings of Comedy channel
New free FAST channel brings iconic Hindi comedy shows to millions of Samsung Smart TV owners.
MUMBAI: Samsung TV Plus has just turned up the laughter volume and it’s completely free. The leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service in India has launched Kings of Comedy, a premium comedy channel featuring some of the country’s most beloved primetime shows. Available exclusively on Samsung TV Plus, the channel delivers back-to-back hits including Comedy Nights with Kapil, Khatra Khatra Khatra, and Comedy Nights Bachao, with no login or subscription required.
The launch marks a milestone for free streaming in India, offering audiences a dedicated comedy destination directly from their Samsung TV home screen. It arrives as Samsung TV Plus India celebrates its 5th anniversary, during which the service has grown its monthly active users by 42 per cent and more than doubled its total viewing hours. The platform now offers over 180 free channels across 14 languages.
Samsung TV Plus India general manager and head of business development Kunal Mehta said, “Comedy is the heartbeat of Hindi entertainment, and Kings of Comedy brings together the shows Indians already love, completely free on their Samsung TV. Our focus remains the same take the content people know and make it effortless to access.”
Globally, Samsung TV Plus has surpassed 100 million monthly active users across more than 4,500 channels, solidifying its position as one of the world’s leading free streaming services.
Kings of Comedy is now available on all compatible Samsung Smart TVs. For viewers seeking non-stop laughter without any cost, this new channel delivers a royal treat proving that sometimes the best entertainment really does come with no strings (or subscriptions) attached.
