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Pix welcomes the Monsoon with a Big Splash
This month Pix will ring in the monsoon with a downpour of the most exciting collection of movies. So get set for cosy monsoon evenings everyday with Great at 8 and Perfect 10. Cutting across several genres of movies including action, drama, horror and suspense, PIX promises a flood of great entertainment for its viewers in the month of July.
The month will witness some of the most exciting blockbusters to air on PIX of the Week – catch Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges in The Fisher King; Michael Caine, Jane Fonda and Walter Matthau in the rib tickling comedy California Suite; Set a date with Kate Hudson in Desert Blue and meet Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Big Picture – all to air on Sundays at 8:00 pm.
Get ready for a deluge of war as Pix gives you a taste of some of the best Hollywood action-packed movies like Casualties of War, The Dogs of war, The Battle of Britain and The Beast, on Perfect 10 on July 10th to the 13th.
Double your adrenaline levels by preparing yourself for a back to back session of Piranha & Piranha 2: The Spawning on 14th July in Cheap Thrills Friday at 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm respectively.
16th July – Romantic Comedies whip up a storm – get Moonstruck with Nicholas Cage and Cher at 8 pm and brace yourself for As Good As It Gets with Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt at 10 pm. “ It’s a Damn Good Sunday and I wont let James Lipton ruin it. Who the hell is James Lipton anyway?” responds Gitanjali Murari, Programming Head, PIX.
The Monsoon Magic continues its spell on Saturdays with Damn Good Drama as PIX guarantees the best of entertainment with a line-up of great dramas packed with Russian intrigue – The Russia House and Inner Circle to air on 22nd July at 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm respectively.
So get ready for the monsoon as PIX drenches your television screens with some of the best Hollywood stories!!!
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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.
