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Actor Ranbir Kapoor to endorse Coca-Cola: Report

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Actor Ranbir Kapoor to endorse Coca-Cola: Report

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor may soon be appointed as the next brand ambassador of Coca-Cola, according to a Business Standard report, citing sources close to the information.

An official confirmation for the same can be expected shortly.

The actor is already having discussions with the beverage brand for endorsement. The report also added that Kapoor is negotiating a multi-year contract with the brand.

As per the BS report, Kapoor, who was the face of rival Pepsi earlier, is negotiating a multi-year contract with Coca-Cola. He had been charging Rs 6-8 crore for endorsements per brand per year after the success of Sanju in 2018.

If the deal happened, the ‘Rockstar’ will join his peers such as Alia Bhatt, Siddharth Malhotra, and Deepika Padukone, who have endorsed coke earlier.

With a brand value of nearly Rs 150 crore (USD 21 million), the actor is placed at the 16th position on celebrity endorsement list by consultancy firm Duff and Phelps.

Kapoor endorses Asian Paints and Flipkart among other brands.

PepsiCo’s other endorsers include shuttler P V Sindhu, who is the face of Gatorade (sports drink), while actor Katrina Kaif lends her star power to Tropicana, Tropicana Essentials and Slice, and chef Vikas Khanna endorses Quaker Oats.

On the professional front, Kapoor will be seen in Ayan Mukherjee’s Brahmastra, also featuring his rumored lady-love Alia Bhatt and Amitabh Bachchan, which is slated for release this year. Shamshera from the Yash Raj Films’ stable is also in his kitty.

Tom and Jerry live-action movie will begin filming in Summer 2019

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Tom and Jerry live-action movie will begin filming in Summer 2019

In what could be termed as good news for all the cartoon lovers, the Tom and Jerry movie will begin filming this summer after being officially announced last year. Earlier in October last year, it was declared that Warner Bros. was developing a live-action/animated hybrid Tom and Jerry movie.

According to media reports, the movie will be directed by Tim Story and the filming will begin sometime this Summer in Warner Bros. Studio Leavesden, England.

Bryan Schulz, Cornelius Uliano, and Eric Gravning are on board for the animated movie, as per the reports.

“Jerry the mouse lives within the walls of a large, New England country home where he’s befriended the longtime owners, a loving elderly couple. Their unique, comedic friendship comes to an end after the elderly couple passes on and their house is put up for sale. When a young family moves in, Jerry’s determined to scare them away from taking over his home. The family quickly adopts a stray cat named Tom to help rid them of their pest problem. In an epic battle for the house, Tom & Jerry soon discover their growing adoration for the family and must work together to protect them from an outside threat. Through their teamwork, they both learn the ultimate value of family and friendship,” as per the synopsis for the story that has been released.

Like the original version, the animated movie won’t be casting any voice actors for the role of Tom and Jerry.

However, the Tom and Jerry movie does not have an assigned release date yet.

Tom and Jerry is an American comedy slapstick cartoon series created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. It centers on a rivalry between the title characters Tom, a cat, and Jerry, a mouse.

LicenseWorks, Ironman launch product licensing program in India

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LicenseWorks, Ironman launch product licensing program in India

LicenseWorks, a full-service strategic brand licensing agency has partnered with IRONMAN, a Wanda Sports Holdings company, to extend the Ironman, Iron Girl and Iron Kids brands in India to best-in-class manufacturers and retailers across all categories from apparel, footwear, and fitness equipment to healthy food alternatives.

As per the agreement, LicenseWorks will develop a comprehensive execution strategy to enhance Ironman athletes’ and casual fans’ relationship with the brand beyond its events. This will allow consumers to engage and be inspired in new ways through the association with a world-class and highly aspirational active brand that celebrates human achievement and a well-balanced lifestyle.

Since the 1986 launch of the top-selling Timex Ironman watch, Ironman has developed an impressive licensing program that generates more than USD 300 million annually in global retail sales.

“Ironman is excited to begin working with the team at LicenseWorks, who are known for their out of the box thinking and strong connections in the Indian market. As we continue to expand our brands globally and across product categories, we are looking for new and innovative ways to bring our brands to consumers across all athletic levels,” said Nathalie Wolderling Bishman, Sr. Director of Global Licensing at Ironman.

The Ironkids brand, which promotes healthy and active lifestyles among youth, also produces a successful licensing initiative – including the popular Gummy Vitamins. LicenseWorks will also be launching products geared towards fitness enthusiasts through ‘Ironsport’ powered by Ironman, which was launched in 2018.

Currently, Ironman is the 93rd largest licensor in the world as reported by License Global Magazine in their annual Top 150 Global Licensors report.

Recently, Ironman announced their expansion into India for the first time in company history with the inaugural ‘Ironman 70.3 Goa India Triathlon’ which will debut on October 20, 2019.

Rishabh Singla, Managing Partner at LicenseWorks said, “We are delighted and honored to have the opportunity to represent and build a strategic licensing program for such an iconic brand. We look forward to expanding the IRONMAN, Iron Girl and IRONKIDS brands in India through strategic licensing partnerships across a range of product categories that will complement and reinforce their position in the core business.”

Arriving at the shores of India, the Ironman 70.3 triathlon will be a great opportunity to reach and further support the triathlon market that has been exponentially growing in India in recent years. The race will begin on the serene Miramar beach with a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) two-loop swim in the Arabian sea. Athletes will then hop on their bike for a 56-mile (90km) three-loop ride along the Mandovi river causeway, taking them through the city with a scenic view of the Jetty and the floating casinos. They will then transition in Miramar beach for a 13.1-mile (21 km) three-loop shaded run along popular tourist attraction, the Dona Paula beach. Athletes will cross the finish line back on Miramar beach.

LicenseWorks is the leading full-service Brand Licensing agency in India specialized in the strategic brand extension licensing of leading global brands and corporate trademarks.

Ironman is a top 100 Global Licensor with retail revenues of a licensed product exceeding USD 300 million per year. Ironman products span categories such as watches, eyewear, compression apparel, apparel accessories, fitness accessories, running strollers, fragrances, bags, and luggage as well as wellness products to aid in an athlete’s nutrition and recovery.

Celebrate love with ‘Kama Ayurveda X Manish Arora’ limited-box collection!

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Celebrate love with ‘Kama Ayurveda X Manish Arora’ limited-box collection!

With the season of love, comes a beautiful and unique collaboration. India’s popular luxury beauty brand Kama Ayurveda has partnered with ace Indian designer Manish Arora to create a Valentine special limited-edition box. Titled as ‘Love is Love’, the box contains Kama Ayurveda’s bestseller pure rose water re-designed in Manish Arora’s exclusive packaging, along with an attractive Manish Arora brooch.

The handcrafted brooch displays intricate zardosi embroidery and is available in the shades of pink and blue. Each box carries a personalized note from Manish Arora and Kama Ayurveda – providing an insight into the vision behind the collaboration and thought behind ‘Love is Love’.

Vivek Sahni, co-founder, was quoted as saying from a Vogue report, “While the thought of Manish Arora and Kama Ayurveda together might seem like unexpected love, we all know as human beings that Love Is Love—unplanned, unexpected, yet the most beautiful emotion known.”

Listen to what Manish Arora and Vivek Sahni have to say about the collaboration.

The Kama Ayurveda x Manish Arora’s #LoveisLove box is priced at Rs 1,850 and will be available at Kama Ayurveda stores and Kamaayurveda.com from January 14, 2019, to February 24, 2019.

Masaba Gupta’s ‘Game of Thrones’ collection to unveil on April 9

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Masaba Gupta’s ‘Game of Thrones’ collection to unveil on April 9

What happens when we finally got a date? The excitement doubles! Recently, HBO revealed the date of the premiere for the last season of Game of Thrones, which will take place on April 14. India will be able to watch the season 8 premiere on April 15, either on Hotstar or Star World.

Now, we have a date for Masaba Gupta’s collection also. The ace designer is all set to launch the official ‘Game of Thrones’ collection on April 9, 2019.

Revealing the launch date, the designer posted an image on her social networking pages.

Masaba will create apparel, home products, and jewellery inspired by the cast of the epic show ‘Game of Thrones’ for India, the UK, and Indonesia.

On August this year, the designer posted a picture featuring the insignia of Game of Thrones alongside her brand and left her 545K followers in a flurry of excitement.

Masaba’s fashion label House of Masaba‘s outfits can often be spotted on Sonam Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Shilpa Shetty, Mira Rajput and others. The designer is known for her quirky prints and often showcases them through her new collection.

Season 8 of Game of Thrones will be the shortest in the history of the show with only six episodes having a running time of 60 and 80 minutes respectively.

Are you excited for the Game of Thrones X Masaba Collection?

Love is all we need: Anushka’s ‘NushForLove’ to drop this February!

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Love is all we need: Anushka’s ‘NushForLove’ to drop this February!

In what could be termed as good news for LGBTQ in India, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma’s fashion brand ‘Nush’ is all set to launch Pride fashion collection. Titled as ‘NushForLove’, the clothing collection is expected to drop somewhere around in February.

On December 22, Nush teased a video with the caption “Love is all we need! #NushForLove coming soon, this February.”


As per the teaser, we can expect the collection to be vibrant, empowering with prismatic colours, which have become synonymous with the LGBTQ+ community.

Nush is a highly exciting and promising clothing line that instils the belief of everyday fashion. Previous year, Anushka had sought design inspiration from Suppandi for the spring-summer collection line of her label.

Nush, endeavour to bring fashionable and beautiful clothes that customer can wear to work, to college, to an evening do or even just to hang out casually, all under one label.

On the professional front, Anushka Sharma was last seen in Anand L Rai’s Zero alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif.

Amrapali Jaipur unveils first look of ‘AmrapaliXManikarnika’ collection

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Amrapali Jaipur unveils first look of ‘AmrapaliXManikarnika’ collection

After leading celebrities from across the globe worn their beautiful creations in movies such as Troy, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Ram Leela, Saawariya, Khoobsurat, Cocktail, and Baahubali franchise, the heritage Jewellers from Jaipur has added yet another feather to its kitty with Kangana Ranaut starrer ‘Manikarnika’.

Amrapali tribe announced the launch of Manikarnika – a stunning collection of jewellery created for and inspired by the fierce protagonist of the upcoming Indian period-drama ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’. The company officially launched a capsule collection of about 955 pieces in about 700 styles.

The official launch was held at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace.

Check out some of the glimpses:

The collection was officially unveiled by the queen herself ‘Kangana Ranaut’ on December 23.

Kangana poses for the media with Tarang Arora, CEO of Amrapali Jewels.

From royal sarpechs to the Maharashtrian Nath to the choker-style necklace Thushi, the prices of the products range between Rs 2,000 to 40,000.

“We have been an integral part of Manikarnika, where our jewellery was synchronized to fit every character and the larger-than-life sets and scenes. Our designers and artisans have worked tirelessly for over a year to achieve the desired aesthetics that the script demanded,” Rajiv Arora and Rajesh Ajmera, co-founders of Amrapali Jaipur were quoted as saying.

The collection is inspired by the architecture of the Maratha region and almost took 30 workers and almost two years to create the expansive collection.

Check out the collection:

The exquisite collection is available across Amrapali stores and on tribeyamrapali.com.

‘Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi’ is the real-life story of the warrior queen. She was the first woman in history to fight against the British and started the first war for Independence. The 22-year-old queen fought a fierce battle and was killed in combat.

The historical movie is slated to hit theatres on January 25.

Reliance Retail inks licensing agreement with Disney

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Reliance Retail inks licensing agreement with Disney

Reliance Retail has entered into a licensing deal with the Walt Disney Company, according to a report in Economic Times.

As per the association, Reliance will retail Disney products featuring the brand’s popular characters under its private label. The new licensing agreement was done in a bid to expand its offerings in the children’s section of the market.

“This is a long-term partnership and Reliance wants to garner a larger share in children’s products, even in smaller towns,” a source told ET Bureau.

As per the report, the company will launch toys, packaged foods such as biscuits and breakfast cereals, apparel, personal electronics, and back-to-school items such as lunch boxes, school bags, and stationery items.

“The company will launch across formats, but the larger play will be in the fashion format, Reliance Trends, the grocery formats and Hamleys toy stores it operates in the country,” a source told ET Bureau.

This is the second licensing project for the retail giant. Reliance Retail also recently tied up with Green Gold Animation to create Chhota Bheem licenced products.

Since its inception in 2006, Reliance Retail has grown to become India’s largest retailer delivering superior value to its customers, suppliers, and shareholders.

Mukesh Ambani plans to create an online-to-offline platform

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Mukesh Ambani plans to create an online-to-offline platform

Mukesh Ambani is planning to create an online-to-offline platform that would take on the likes of Amazon and Walmart, which are both betting big on India’s e-commerce market.

Speaking at the 9th Vibrant Gujarat Summit, Ambani outlined plans for his online shopping platform.

Without giving timelines, Ambani said Jio and Reliance Retail, which has over 9,000 stores across 6,500-plus towns in the country, will launch “a unique new commerce platform to empower and enrich our 12 lakh small retailers and shopkeepers in Gujarat – which are part of over 3 crore community in India.”

Ambani had previously spoken of leveraging the Jio network for launching some sort of an e-commerce venture. Jio has over 280 million subscribers with internet access.

He also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to end increasing “data colonisation” by global corporations, saying Indians should own and control their own data.

Speaking at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, Ambani drew parallels to Mahatma Gandhi’s movement against political colonisation to call for a revolution against data colonisation.

“Data is the new oil (in the new world order). And data is new wealth. India’s data must be controlled and owned by Indian people – and not by corporates, especially global corporations,” the Reliance Industries chairman said.

The comments come amid a debate over balancing user protections with support for the fast-booming digital economy.

Ambani, who had himself supercharged internet adoption by helping crash data prices with the launch of his telecom venture Jio in 2016, had last month in Mumbai stated that “data colonisation is as bad as the previous forms of colonisation.”

(With inputs from PTI)

Huda Beauty collaborates with Jacqueline Fernandez for eyelashes

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Huda Beauty collaborates with Jacqueline Fernandez for eyelashes

In what could be termed as good news for all fashionistas, beauty-blogger-turned-entrepreneur Huda Beauty has teamed up with Bollywood actress and model Jacqueline Fernandez to release a line of eyelashes.

On Sunday, Kattan posted a video and photo set with the caption, “OMG ???? I am SUPER excited to announce our first EVER product collab! ???????????????????????? It’s with the stunning @jacquelinef143!!! How gorgeous is she?!! Here is a little sneak peek of our Jacqueline Lash, inspired by the beautiful Bollywood QUEEN.”

“When we started our lash collaboration journey for our next generation lash collection, choosing inspirational women wasn’t hard – we knew so many incredible women, and Bollywood badass Jacqueline Fernandez was an instant match. Not only is Jacqueline one of Bollywood’s biggest actresses, but she’s also a humanitarian and an absolute sweetheart. Her unique style, elegance, and charm were the ultimate inspo to develop the evolution of the classic lash,” Huda Kattan was quoted as saying from BAZAAR.

Huda Beauty x Jacqueline lashes will launch on shophudabeauty.com on January 29.

Huda is also working on launching a Huda Beauty skin care range later this year.

Sharing space with the youngest reality star Kylie Jenner, Huda Kattan ranked number 37 on Forbes’s list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women.

Best known for highlighter kits, foundations, and liquid lipsticks, Huda Beauty started in 2013 and gained mass appeal through the brand’s strategic social media strategy.

The products bring in at least USD 200 million in annual sales and she has a net worth of USD 550 million.

Kattan is also a beauty influencer and has 26 million followers on Instagram.

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