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Nikhil Sangha’s Happy Anniversary has a powerful social message for all
MUMBAI: While January 24 is observed as the National Girl Child Day across India, Nikhil Sangha’s short film ‘Happy Anniversary’ has a delicate yet poignant message for us all.
The approximately 5 and a half minute short film unleashes a brutal truth that we often tend to dodge. This short film encourages us to increase our levels of empathy and awareness to help bring a crucial balance to the society that we live in.
Versatile actress, producer, model and Miss Asia Pacific 2000, Dia Mirza is also Nikhil’s make-up artist for the short film – “Happy Anniversary”.
Written, produced and performed by Nikhil Sangha himself, ‘Happy Anniversary’ is a must-watch piece of art, that we should not miss to watch. Nikhil looks forward to reaching the desired target audience with an attempt of addressing a change.
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News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI: Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
