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Excel Home Video to release DVD ‘Indique – Untold Stories of Contemporary India’
MUMBAI: Bollywood, crowded cities and exotic cuisine all muster images of India, but what about wine, rugby and contemporary art? All of this and more are explored in a new television series, Indique – Untold Stories of Contemporary India. |
The DVD will be released on 25 october 2007 by Excel Home Video. It will provide a palette of images from the subcontinent. |
| It shows viewers the many faces of today’s India including the lesser seen side of Bollywood that features a day with playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan, actor/director Rahul Bose in his role on the Indian National Rugby Team, and a segment with filmmaker Mira Nair who gives her perspective on marked changes taking place in contemporary Indian cinema. Still other parts of the programme explore the brilliance of the Dubbawallas’ lunch delivery system, and the lost art of the Bollywood billboard painters. One of Ahuja’s favourite segments is a walk through Jehangir Gallery with MF Hussain, the father of Indian contemporary art. |
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
