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Rohit Shetty and Reliance MediaWorks partner again for ‘Chennai Express’
Mumbai 21st August 2013: Reliance MediaWorks (www.reliancemediaworks.com) has again partnered with film director Rohit Shetty for his latest offering ‘Chennai Express” which released in August 2013. Reliance MediaWorks provided solutions for services in visual effects, Digital intermediate (DI) and Digital Cinema Mastering for the film. The Company also worked on SD telecine for the rushes and HD color correction for the promo deliveries in various formats across delivery platforms. The processing lab also worked on negative processing & the final release prints of the film.
Chennai Express is about a man’s journey from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and what happens along the way after he falls in love with the daughter of a don. The film top lines Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone and is produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and UTV Motion Pictures.
The Team at Reliance MediaWorks has delivered 68 minutes of 1300 Visual Effects shots along with an elaborate colour grading Digital Intermediate (DI). The Reliance MediaWorks DI team included colorist Makarand Surte, Sr. Line Producer Dilesh Gupta, who were ably supported by the entire DI team
Mr. Naveen Paul – Creative Head for VFX, Reliance MediaWorks said “It has been a privilege and a challenge to work with the combination of Rohit Shetty and Shah Rukh Khan, on Chennai Express. The duo gave us a free hand to execute their vision. It has been an absolute honour for us to be associated with such dedicated team of professionals who allowed the free flow and interaction of ideas and creativity.” Naveen credits his team comprising Pankaj Kalbende, Ranadheer Reddy, Abrez Mohammed, Vinoth Ganesh along with others who worked on executing and delivering the result.
We would like to thank the team at Red Chllies and Rohit Shetty for their support and trust in our capabilities, Added Nishit Shetty, Vice President, Operations, Reliance MediaWorks.
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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.
