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Bolo Indya makes big moves and redrafts several HR policies
MUMBAI: With Work from Home (WFH) culture becoming the new norm during and post-Covid2019, Bolo Indya, a UGC short videos app has also come up with a new WFH model for all its employees even after lockdown ends. While maintaining full operations for the business, Bolo Indya ensures that employees are safe and well taken care of. The core leadership team will resume office from July, Bolo Indya has announced that a blanket ‘Work from Home’ policy will be granted for the rest of the team till September 2020. The enterprise has introduced multiple significant changes in the HR policies to take care of both work-related efficiency, and mental wellbeing as well as the physical health of all of the team members.
Being a responsible employer, Bolo Indya is committed to support employees with the option to work from the comfort of their homes and takes continuous efforts to encourage their mental wellness amidst the ongoing crisis. Understanding employee’s liabilities and the efforts that they take to ensure the business is run smoothly. Bolo Indya has redrafted a new WFH policy which sponsors the work from home area at the employees’ house as per which it provides – work stations, wifi, back support sitting facility, this is going to be sponsored by the company. Employees need to ensure a dedicated work from home area away from the bedroom for the same. Also, the company will be taking care of operational expenses of AC in the work from home area of employees’ house. There will be mandatory 6 leaves in the quarter to ensure work balance and prevent over exhausting while working from home.
Bolo Indya co-founder and CEO Varun Saxena said “We follow sports team culture at Bolo Indya, thus ensuring both the efficiency and holistic fitness of all our team members at all times. Our company wide motto is, “ESP – Execution, Speed, Perfection” and we trust our team members that they would not let anything compromise the company’s objectives and time bound goals irrespective of working from office or home.”
Bolo Indya has continued its hiring activities even during lockdown and 3 new members have joined during the lockdown phase, while 2 more will be joining next month. Simultaneously, the company has aggressive hiring plans in technology team across Android, AI and ML roles for which remote interactions with multiple potential rockstars is going on.
“We took lockdown and its consequences as an opportunity to interact with some extraordinary talents and explore the synergies to join us on our mission to enable Bharat to transform social capital to financial independence through short videos in regional languages. We did not do a single lay off, and continue to strengthen the team with the right fits who share the same passion, ambition, and motivation,” On hiring and the current job market scenario, Saxena added.
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Subedaar puts Indian original cinema on the global map with record-breaking Prime Video debut
MUMBAI: Prime Video has a runaway hit on its hands. Subedaar, the gritty action drama starring Anil Kapoor, has stormed to become the most-watched Indian original movie on the platform in its opening weekend, cracking the Top 10 across 31 countries and landing in 91 per cent of India’s pin codes within days of its March 5 premiere.
The film, a visceral, emotionally-charged story of a retired soldier, Subedaar Arjun Maurya, wrestling with civilian life amid crime and corruption, has struck a nerve. Directed by Suresh Triveni and co-starring Radhikka Madan, Mona Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Rawal, Faisal Malik, and Khushboo Sundar, the film is already being hailed as a showcase for what Indian original storytelling can achieve on the world stage.
“Subedaar’s success is a reflection of the growing scale and global resonance of Indian storytelling,” said Nikhil Madhok, director and head of originals at Prime Video India. “The film’s emotional narrative, its rooted portrayal of a soldier confronting his toughest battles beyond the battlefield, has struck a chord. Anil Kapoor delivers an acting masterclass, while Suresh Triveni’s solid direction and great performances from the ensemble cast have resulted in love and appreciation from customers across the world.”
Kapoor, 62, has been here before, but rarely at this altitude. Written by Triveni and Prajwal Chandrashekar, with dialogues by Triveni, Saurabh Dwivedi, and Chandrashekar, the film is a production by Opening Image Films in association with Anil Kapoor Film & Communication Network (AKFCN), produced by Vikram Malhotra, Kapoor, and Triveni.
Subedaar streams exclusively on Prime Video in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu across India, and in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
For Prime Video, the numbers tell the real story: one weekend, one film, a global footprint, and a very loud signal that Indian original cinema is no longer just travelling well. It’s arriving.
