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AXN gets over 200,000 votes for its Action Awards initiative
MUMBAI: Looks like AXN’s decision to do an initiative around Bollywood is paying dividends. The channel has announced that it received with over 200,000 votes for different action categories in the first ever Indian Action Awards.
From biker stunts and enthralling on-ground activities to responses on SMS and on the AXN website fans have voted for their stars who they want to see get an award.
As had been reported by indiantelevision.com earlier AXN had introduced the first ever Action Awards in India last month. These awards will felicitate the tough guys of Bollywood. Dino Morea will present these awards to the much deserving action stars of Bollywood who have come a long way from the ‘dishoom dishoom’ to international quality special effects, high speed action sequences and the finest editing.
Voting was via SMS, ballot paper and logging on to www.axnactionawards.com. AXN and and main sponsor Thums Up also co-ordinated on ground activities in eight cities in India. At each of the events, on-ground paper ballot voting was conducted where a form was filled by the audience to cast their vote for their favourite action hero.
The AXN Action Awards is presented by Thums Up with Associate Sponsorship by Mahindra Scorpio and Sony Ericsson K750i. The promotion partner for the event is Inox.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
