Awards
Countdown begins to 9th Bollywood awards in US
NEW DELHI: The ninth annual Bollywood Awards slated to be held in New York in May have got underway with fans of Indian cinema all over the world getting an opportunity to nominate their favourite film stars for each respective award category.
The awards function for which several Bollywood and Hollywood stars have confirmed participation is set to take place on Saturday 26 May at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York.
The various stars and categories are listed on the Bollywood Group’s official web site, www.bollywoodawards.com.
Kamal Dandona, Chairman of the Bollywood Awards, told indiantelevision.com that superstar Akshay Kumar and the world-renowned star Danny Glover of “Lethal Weapon” fame have confirmed participation.
The Bollywood Group also hosts the annual international Bollywood Music Awards and the Bollywood Fashion Awards. Zeenat Aman and Rajesh Khanna received the Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Eighth Annual Bollywood Awards 2006 at the Centre of Excellence in Macoya, Trinidad on 10 June last year. Meanwhile, TitleMatch Entertainment Group which is a subsidiary of Protocall Technologies Incorporated, a leading provider of DVD on-demand systems for retailers and retailers, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Bollywood Group to establish licensing agreements with top movie companies in the booming Bollywood film industry.
Movies from India are the number one grossing foreign film category in the United States, with annual revenue estimated at $1.5 billion. The category is expected to grow 16 per cent annually over the next five years – bringing the market to over $3 billion by 2011. Protocall Technologies (www.protocall.com) Incorporated is the innovator of CD and DVD on-demand content distribution. Its flagship TitleMatchTM system allows retailers to burn brand name CD and DVD products at their stores and website distribution centers.
Awards
Ajay Kakar to chair jury for ad:tech Honours Awards 2026
Industry leaders join jury as nominations surge for marketing tech awards
NEW DELHI: The ad:tech Honours Awards 2026 are gearing up for a bigger second edition, with Ajay Kakar, head of corporate branding at Adani Group, set to chair the jury for India’s technology-focused marketing awards.
Organised in partnership with the International Advertising Association India Chapter, the awards celebrate the growing influence of technology in shaping modern advertising and marketing outcomes. This year’s edition has drawn a strong response from across the industry, signalling rising momentum around innovation in marketing technology.
The organisers say the nominations reflect a wide range of ideas and approaches, highlighting how brands and agencies are increasingly leaning on platforms, tools and data to sharpen their campaigns and connect with audiences more effectively.
Leading the evaluation process, Kakar will head a jury made up of senior leaders from across brands, agencies and technology platforms.
The jury panel includes Amaresh Godbole, CEO, digital technology business at Publicis Groupe; Bishwajeet S, head of marketing and PR at Volkswagen India; Carol Goyal, executive director at Rediffusion and CEO of Aesthetic Intelligence Lab; Kushal Sanghvi, director at Komerz; Lara Balsara, executive director at Madison World; Rana Barua, group CEO India, sea and North Asia; Deepak Oram, senior vice president growth marketing and martech; and Priyanka Khaneja Gandhi, head of marketing and creative solutions at Amazon Ads India.
The ad:tech Honours Awards aim to recognise not just creative campaigns but the smart use of technology that delivers measurable impact and business results. Categories this year reflect the rapidly evolving digital landscape, covering areas such as artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing, content ecosystems, automation, martech and adtech integration, and commerce-led marketing.
The winners will be announced on 17 March 2026 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi during ad:tech New Delhi 2026. The event is expected to bring together leaders from brands, agencies, platforms, creators and technology partners for an evening celebrating the ideas and innovations shaping the future of marketing.iconductor industries.
