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‘Deadline – Sirf 24 Ghante’ is releasing worldwide on 10 November
Mumbai October 25, 2006 : Plus Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.’s third production ‘Deadline – Sirf 24 Ghante’ is releasing worldwide on 10th November 2006. ‘Deadline – Sirf 24 Ghante’ is presented by Percept Pictures Company.
Producer Ravi Agarwal and director Tanveer Khan had to organize only one preview of ‘Deadline – Sirf 24 Ghante’ to entice three corporates to pitch for presenting the film. Comments producer Ravi Agarwal, “who says that films are not selling these days! A good film gets buyers any time. We did not even show our film to the distributors. We had three corporates who were keenly interested in presenting the film and we went with Percept Pictures because their network is very strong. We are very happy with them.”
With the unusual star cast of Konkona Sensharma, Sandhya Mridul, Irrfan Khan, Rajit Kapur, Zakir Hussein and Jhanak Shukla (Princy), it is an abduction thriller. It is the first time that all of them are working together and that too in a thriller. ‘Deadline – Sirf 24 Ghante’ is produced by Ravi Agarwal and directed/written by Tanveer Khan. Says Tanveer Khan about this film, “Deadline will create my identity as a writer and director. This will become my reference point.” According to him story of the film is nothing unusual but it is how we tell the story that makes a film into unusual cinema.
”Deadline-Sirf 24 Ghante” has one of the best technical team in Baba Azmi for cinematography, Dileep Shukla for Screenplay/Dialogue, Sanjay Sankla as Editor, Bijon Dasgupta for Art direction, Bhiku Verma for action and Jitendra Chaudhary for sound.
Plus Entertainment has already produced two films under its banner. AKALPIT and SALAAM (both Marathi) have released to fabulous critical appreciation while their maiden venture into Hindi cinema shall release on 10th November under the title ‘Deadline- Sirf 24 Ghante’.
Amongst these films, Salaam has been nominated for 4 Screen awards including Best Film.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
