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Artlist Footage enters India with Dot Films
Mumbai: Artlist Footage, a platform for cinematic stock, has formally entered the market for Indian stock with Dot Films, with a custom production themed around “gully cricket.”
“We are excited to collaborate with Dot Films to create authentic & high-quality content about Indian culture for our catalogue,” said Artlist Footage.
The footage for this project has been shot over the course of a day in Delhi NCR with a sound pre-production pipeline preceding the weeks of the shoot. This marks the first step in the creation of high-quality reusable content in the country that is up to global standards and native to the subcontinent.
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“Being able to do this for Artlist Footage is our interests coming full circle in some ways. Our journey of making films started with expressing our style with stock footage. That pivoting to ‘creating’ stock footage is absolutely serendipitous, not to mention vastly vital for the Indian market,” said Dot Films co-founder & producer Yashi Paswan.
With one foot in the door, Artlist Footage will be arranging for more India-themed projects while partnering with other ‘art-first’ production houses like Dot Films.
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Swiggy sees record orders during India vs New Zealand T20 final
Chicken biryani tops match-day menu as fans order 7,500 times per minute at peak.
MUMBAI: India’s T20 final didn’t just break stumps, it broke Swiggy’s delivery records, proving cricket fans celebrate victories with plates, not just flags. Swiggy, India’s leading on-demand convenience platform, reported a sharp spike in food orders during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand. On 8 March 2026, overall orders rose 23.2 per cent year-on-year compared with the same date in 2025, driven by fans turning living rooms into mini stadiums complete with match-day feasts.
Key highlights from the evening:
- Orders during peak match hours (7–10 pm) were 2.1 times higher than pre-match levels.
- The highest order rate hit 7,500 orders per minute at 19:45.
- Chicken biryani reigned supreme as the most-ordered dish, followed by masala dosa, chicken fried rice, garlic breadsticks and paneer butter masala.
While metros such as Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad led volumes, the cricketing fever spread nationwide. Among emerging cities, Thiruvananthapuram, Surat and Rajkot recorded the strongest order growth. Smaller markets including Shillong, Agartala and Port Blair also showed significant appetite, underlining the expanding footprint of quick-commerce food delivery across India.
The surge reflects a growing trend of pairing major sporting events with doorstep delivery, turning big matches into shared, convenient celebrations. In a night where every boundary mattered, Swiggy proved the real MVP might just be the delivery partner who kept the snacks and the vibes flowing without missing a single wicket.
