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‘Jai Ho’, Hungama launches music app
MUMBAI: Salman Khan and Jai Ho join hands with Hungama to launch the ‘Hungama-Jai Ho Friends-of-Friends’ campaign’. The campaign draws from the concept of the movie which touches upon unifying people for a cause.
Using the love for music as a trigger, this unique promotion aims to bring people who share this common passion together. The music lovers need to give a missed call on 0922 313 8888 or SMS Hungama to 54646 to get personalised links to the ‘Hungama-Jai Ho Friends-of-friends’ campaign’.
They need to take the chain forward by sharing it with three more of their friends to build the ‘Friends-of-friends’ chain. The movie-buff who builds the largest ‘Friends-of-friends’ chain wins a chance to meet Salman Khan himself.
Beyond providing the consumers with the ‘Hungama-Jai Ho Friends-of-friends’ campaign’, Hungama ‘Music Application’ is a repository of over 2 million songs across genres and is the only Indian music app with video streaming and sharing facility. The application also has a patent pending integrated programme wherein a user can earn and redeem points every time they watch videos, play/share music, invite friends or even create playlists. Successfully launched last year, the next-gen app breaks the competitive digital music market by not only bringing unique ‘never-before’ features, but also elevating music listening experience by allowing to watch videos and socialise while streaming.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
