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Design trunk calls as Kyoorius hands out Black Blue and Red Elephants
MUMBAI: It was an evening where design roared louder than words and elephants ruled the room. The 2025 Kyoorius Design Awards and Kyoorius Young Blood Awards, both presented by Zee, wrapped up in style at the Taj Cidade de Goa, Horizon, with over 1,000 members of India’s design fraternity cheering the winners.
After three days of Designyatra, India’s biggest anti-disciplinary design conference, the awards night saw the stage lit up by the much-coveted elephants. The spotlight first swung to the Young Blood Awards, the only platform in India dedicated to nurturing the next generation of creatives. Tasked with cracking live briefs from Ather and Bingo! (ITC Foods), young designers delivered big: out of 475 plus entries, 63 made it to The First List, and finally 22 entries claimed Baby Red Elephants. The night then revealed the majestic 6 Red Elephant winners, the ultimate nod to fresh, fearless talent.
The headline act of the evening was the Kyoorius Design Awards itself. From over 700 entries, only 75 projects managed to take home Baby Blue Elephants. Among them, 23 stood tall as Blue Elephant winners, each piece recognised for setting new benchmarks in creativity and craft. But the true rarities were the 2 Black Elephants, reserved exclusively for the Best of Show. This year, they went to ‘Naatak’, a stunning font project by typography studio Ektype, and ‘Desi Oon’, an animated long-form film by Studio Eeksaurus for the Centre For Pastoralism.
Unlike traditional award shows that deal in gold, silver and bronze, Kyoorius keeps it delightfully democratic: only work that truly deserves it wins an Elephant. Baby Elephants mark disruptive and showcase-worthy ideas, Blue Elephants signal industry-defining excellence, and Black Elephants represent work that not only takes risks but creates conversations with lasting cultural impact.
The grand gala capped off what many in the industry now call the “festival of ideas” where design isn’t just celebrated but canonised. For the winners, carrying home a Kyoorius Elephant isn’t just an award; it’s an entry into a creative hall of fame where originality trumps hierarchy and risk-taking is the ultimate reward.
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Zee5 and Applause Entertainment team up for whodunnit ‘Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa’
Rajat Kapoor directs star-studded murder mystery streaming from 10 April.
MUMBAI: Zee5 is serving up another killer collaboration and this time, the murder mystery comes with a generous side of dark humour and family dysfunction. The streaming platform has partnered with Applause Entertainment and Mithya Talkies to bring Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa, a fresh, twisted whodunnit written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker and actor Rajat Kapoor. The film will stream exclusively on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
The movie reimagines the classic murder mystery genre with a contemporary, darkly comic edge. It revolves around a group of friends and family who smile, drink, and celebrate together until the silence snaps and long-buried secrets spill out. The stellar ensemble cast includes Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Waluscha De Sousa, Saurabh Shukla, Chandrachoor Rai, Neil Bhoopalam, Koel Purie, Palomi Ghosh, and Rajat Kapoor himself.
This latest offering continues the successful partnership between Zee5 and Applause Entertainment, which has previously delivered diverse hits such as Mithya, Bloody Brothers, and Jab Khuli Kitaab.
&TV Business Head of hindi Zee5 and chief channel officer Kaveri Das said, “Our collaboration with Applause Entertainment has consistently delivered distinct, high-impact storytelling. Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa is a natural progression, reinforcing our focus on genre-led content with a compelling whodunnit premise and a strong ensemble cast.”
Applause Entertainment business head for movies Sunil Chainani added, “This film adds yet another compelling layer to our slate with Rajat Kapoor’s unmistakable voice.”
Rajat Kapoor shared, “What interested me was not just the mechanics of a whodunnit, but the emotional violence that precedes physical violence. These are people who smile at each other, but there’s so much that is not said.”
The film promises razor-sharp writing, layered performances, and simmering tension, inviting viewers not just to solve the crime but to unravel the complex relationships at its heart.
If you love a good murder mystery served with wit and emotional depth, Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa looks set to be your next addictive watch. Mark your calendars, the whodunnit drops on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
