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Niharika Bhasin & Vidya Balan team up for “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3”
Mumbai: Renowned and award-winning costume designer Niharika Bhasin have teamed up with Bollywood icon Vidya Balan & has been announced as the costume designer for the third edition of the highly anticipated franchise “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3”.
As a recipient of the prestigious National Award for Costume Design, Niharika brings unparalleled expertise and a unique artistic vision to every project she has been associated with. Some of the most notable among her repertoire have been Rock On, Band Bajaa Baraat, Delhi Belly, Fitoor, Fan, Bombay Velvet, and many others, including the most recent Mast Mein Rehne Ka where she defined the looks for diverse characters, carving a distinct space for each. Niharika’s unique flavour and vision have birthed looks that everyone loves to reminisce about and take inspiration from even years later.
Her ability to weave together elements of culture, character and narrative has cemented her reputation as one of the leading visionaries in the world of costume design, and given the memorable characters in the film “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3”, the outcome is going to be one more defining film under her belt.
Having already worked together on hit films like Dirty Picture, Shakuntala Devi and now Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, teaming up again with the talented Bollywood actress Vidya Balan adds an extra layer of anticipation to this collaboration.
Niharika further added, “This project has been an absolute joyride! The ability of costumes to tell a story is so powerful and getting to do what I love with some of the most incredibly talented stars in the industry will be one of my career high points!”
As anticipation mounts for the release of “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3”, audiences can look forward to witnessing the magic that unfolds when exceptional talent converges on the big screen. Stay tuned for more updates as production progresses.
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PNB partners Kiwi to launch credit-enabled UPI for users
Targets 180 million customers; RuPay card offers 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent cashback
MUMBAI: Swipe, tap, or scan credit is quietly slipping into the rhythm of everyday payments, and Punjab National Bank wants in on the action. The state-run lender has partnered with Kiwi to roll out credit-enabled UPI payments for its 180 million customers, marking a significant push to blend traditional banking with India’s fast-evolving digital payments ecosystem.
At the centre of the collaboration is the launch of the PNB Kiwi Credit Card on the RuPay network. The card is designed with a digital-first approach, offering fully online onboarding and seamless integration with UPI, allowing users to transact via scan-and-pay while accessing credit.
The offering also brings in a rewards layer, with cashback ranging from 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent on online transactions, positioning the product as both a convenience play and a spending incentive.
The move comes as UPI continues to dominate India’s digital payments landscape, increasingly blurring the lines between debit-led transactions and credit access. For PNB, which operates over 10,000 branches around 60 per cent in semi-urban and rural areas, the partnership signals a targeted effort to extend formal credit to segments that have traditionally remained underserved.
The collaboration also reflects a broader industry shift, where banks and fintech platforms are converging to embed credit directly into payment flows, reducing friction while expanding access.
With RuPay credit cards gaining traction and UPI evolving beyond peer-to-peer transfers, the PNB–Kiwi tie-up positions both players at the intersection of scale, accessibility, and the next phase of digital finance in India.
