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Interactive vans, the live factor is Zee Cinema’s new brain child
MUMBAI: With ‘Going Live’ in vogue among the channel fraternity, Zee Cinema is all set to be the hippest of the lot with the launch of an unique initiative Aa Gaya Cinema, which will showcase movies live daily at 8:30 pm to the viewers across key and rural markets.
Commencing in the first week of May, Zee Cinema’s specially designed interactive vans will make their rounds across the northern and western Indian towns. These vans will cover states such as Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttranchal, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
Speaking at the launch of Aa Gaya Cinema Zee Cinema Head Yogesh Radhakrishnan gushes, “Aa Gaya Cinema is an initiative that is first of its kind where Zee Cinema will feature live movies across its key markets on specially crafted vans. In this month long initiative our team will interact with the viewers and get live responses from them”.
With a predefined location, the van will invite a particular town at 8.30 pm & show the Zee Cinema Movie live via DTH dish antennas. Interactive games with the local people will also be one of the jey specialties of these novel vans with attractive award premiums from Zee Cinema to the winners.
What better way to entertain as well as create a loyal viewership!
Zee Cinema has also undergone a restructuring with their time bands. Their new time bands being:
Morning 9:00 am
Afternoon 12:30 pm
Evening 5:00pm
Night 8:30 pm
Late Night 12:30 am
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
