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Yash Chopra festival on Sony begins Saturday
Starting tomorrow, Sony Entertainment Television will be showcasing "King of Hearts – The Yash Chopra Film Festival.
Featuring 14 films created by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films, the titles span three decades of Hindi cinema. This festival presents the work, the movies, the signature music and the inimitable style of arguably one of the greatest celluloid storytellers of our times – Yash Chopra.
From Daag to Dil To Pagal Hai, the festival will treat viewers to seven weekends of glorious cinema, every Saturday at 8 pm and every Sunday at 9.30 PM Starting today, the festival runs till 15 July.
The festival does not stop at these 14 movies. Every Saturday at 7.30 PM, The Making of A Classic – a special half-hour feature on the making of the movie being telecast the same night. Yash Chopra, the actors and the technicians get nostalgic about making the movies. Also planned is a half-hour episode that will feature hit songs from Yash Chopra movies that have been performed in various concerts earlier.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
