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BharatBox & GOQii launch healthcare metaverse platform
Mumbai: BharatBox, a metaverse venture between The Sandbox and Brinc, and GOQii, a smart-tech health and wellness platform, have launched a health and wellness platform in the metaverse. This partnership allows users to experience a digital world that integrates physical wellness routines with metaverse experiences, powered by the Universal Health Token (UHT).
The collaboration will use UHT to gamify preventive healthcare, enabling users to earn tokens for healthy actions, access health services, and benefit from a rewards system that promotes wellness behaviors.
As India’s metaverse adoption grows, this initiative aims to set a benchmark for integrating health and technology in a digital space. It offers experiences tailored for Indian users, combining fitness, mental well-being, and nutrition within an interactive metaverse.
UHT, an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum network, will incentivise healthy behaviors by rewarding users for fitness achievements, purchasing health services, and accessing consultations. It will also support decentralised governance (DAO) within the ecosystem.
Through GOQii’s ecosystem of wearables, coaching, and health insurance, the new metaverse platform will enhance users’ wellness journeys. BharatBox will create a culturally relevant, immersive experience, blending social interaction with health management.
India is rapidly becoming a key player in the metaverse market, which is growing at 13.93 per cent annually worldwide. India ranks among the top five countries in metaverse development, driven by strong investment, innovation, and employment growth, making this partnership well-positioned for widespread adoption.
BharatBox CEO Karan Keswani stated, “Our partnership with GOQii is grounded in the remarkable growth trajectory of both the Indian metaverse and the wellness industry. India’s digital health sector alone is projected to grow with the total count of recognized startups in the healthcare and life sciences space experiencing a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 127 per cent between 2016 and 2023. By integrating wellness into the metaverse, we’re tapping into a market that’s set to contribute billions in the near future from metaverse-focused opportunities.”
The Force of Good Foundation, which created UHT in collaboration with GOQii, will play a key role in aligning UHT with GOQii and BharatBox. It aims to promote a global movement for incentivized healthcare, connecting the platforms through shared values of preventive health, and using blockchain technology to deliver secure, user-driven healthcare experiences in the metaverse.
Force of Good Foundation director Agastya Samat said, “This partnership leverages two key trends: the exponential rise of the metaverse and the increasing demand for accessible preventive healthcare. The metaverse sector is increasingly adding jobs globally, indicating both a booming industry and growing user engagement. With this collaboration with BharatBox and integrating Universal Health Token (UHT) into our platform, we’re addressing a global shift towards incentivised health behaviour. Early projections show that tokenized ecosystems like ours could further increase user engagement, which is crucial as we scale to meet the evolving needs of Indian users, especially in a market where digital transformation in healthcare is now a key policy focus.”
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Sony LIV acquires worldwide digital rights for Marathi romance Toh Ti Ani Fuji
Film shot in Japan and India to stream exclusively on the platform from 10 April 2026.
MUMBAI: Love knows no language, but this Marathi romance is about to speak to audiences far beyond its roots and it’s doing so with a scenic detour through Japan. Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired the worldwide digital rights for the Marathi-language romance feature Toh Ti Ani Fuji (also known as Main, Woh Aur Fuji), with an exclusive direct-to-digital release on Sony Liv scheduled for 10 April 2026. Sony Pictures Networks India will retain exclusive worldwide theatrical and linear rights.
Filmed extensively in Japan and India, the film marks an unprecedented Marathi-language romance set on an international canvas. It explores how relationships evolve under the pressures of distance, time, and shifting emotional realities, using Japan not merely as a backdrop but as an emotional landscape that mirrors the characters’ inner journeys.
Written by Irawati Karnik and directed by Mohit Takalkar, the story follows a deeply passionate relationship that gradually turns toxic due to contrasting personalities, shifting priorities, and unfair emotional expectations. Seven years after their separation, the former couple unexpectedly reunite in Japan, reopening old wounds and unspoken desires while questioning whether love altered by time can ever find its way back.
Producer Shiladitya Bora said the partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India reflects the growing belief that “regional is the new mainstream.” He added that the film’s multi-language digital release on Sony LIV will help it connect with newer audiences across India and the world.
Director Mohit Takalkar described the film as an exploration of how love changes in today’s urban world, shaped by ambition, geography, and the pressure to evolve. “It began as a very personal exploration of relationships, and to see it reaching a wider audience feels deeply satisfying,” he noted.
Actors Lalit Prabhakar and Mrinmayee Godbole highlighted the film’s intimate yet universal take on love, separation, and rediscovery. Godbole particularly praised how filming in Japan added a global dimension while keeping the story deeply personal.
From a toxic romance that travels from India to Japan and back, Toh Ti Ani Fuji promises an emotionally layered story that feels both specific and universal. For Sony LIV viewers, this first-of-its-kind Marathi film offers a chance to experience love, loss, and second chances with a refreshing international flavour.
The film streams exclusively on Sony LIV from 10 April 2026.
