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Laugh a lot and Win a lot on Laughternoons with &pictures
MUMBAI: With the festival of lights around the corner, &pictures is all set to brighten up viewers lives with a laughter and a chance to win big prizes during the week of Diwali. Since it is festive season, families can fill their afternoons with the comedy movie festival aptly titled – Laughternoons! The festival will air between 1st to 7th November at 12 noon and feature some of Bollywood’s most popular films like Andaz Apna Apna, Kambakht Ishq, Double Dhamaal, Desi Boyz and many more.
Viewers will be able to take part in a contest that will run during the film and SMS the number of smileys that are flashed on their screens by typing AND <space> number of smileys and send it to 57575. The top 200 correct entries will each win either one gold or one silver coin while one lucky winner will win a bumper prize of Rs. 1lakh!
The movies to be aired as a part of the Laughternoon festival are as follows:
1st Nov- Andaz Apna Apna
2nd Nov- Kambakht Ishq
3rd Nov- Double Dhamaal
4th Nov- Desi Boyz
5th Nov- Hungama
6th Nov- Deewane Huye Paagal
7th Nov- All The Best
So what are you waiting for? Afternoons this Diwali have just gotten bigger and better! Watch Laughternoons at 12 noon on &pictures from 1st to 7th November with your family and stand to win exciting prizes! You certainly don’t need another reason to Laugh Out Loud!
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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.
