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Gal Gadot joins Disney’s ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ family as Shank!

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Gal Gadot joins Disney’s ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ family as Shank!

It’s time to rejoice! Gal Gadot will be joining the voice cast of Disney’s animated movie — “Ralph Breaks The Internet”.

Making her debut role in a Disney animated movie, the Wonder Woman actress revealed the news on her social networking sites that she will be playing street racer Shank in the sequel of Wreck-It Ralph.

She has also shared another little sneak peek of her character Shank.


“Shank is amazing at driving cars and has this bad-girl vibe to her. But as the movie goes on you realize how fun, wise and warm she really is on the inside, which is what I like most about her,” Gadot said in the statement.

The 33-year-old actress joined voice actors Irene Bedard (Pocahontas), Kristen Bell (Anna), Jodi Benson (Ariel), Auli’i Cravalho (Moana), Jennifer Hale (Cinderella), Taraji P. Henson (Yesss), Kate Higgins (Aurora), Jane Lynch (Sgt. Tamora Jean Calhoun), Linda Larkin (Jasmine), Kelly Macdonald (Merida), Jack McBrayer (Fix-It Felix Jr.), Idina Menzel (Elsa), Mandy Moore (Rapunzel) among others.

Gadot launched her film career as Gisele Yashar in the “Fast and the Furious” franchise but her breakout came when she joined the DC Extended Universe as Diana Prince, a.k.a. Wonder Woman, in 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” followed by the solo film “Wonder Woman” (2017) and the ensemble “Justice League” (2017).

Wreck-It Ralph grossed more than USD 470 million worldwide in 2012 and received an Oscar nomination.

The sequel to the 2012 hit “Wreck-It Ralph” will hit theaters on November 21.

Are you excited?

Benelli plans to introduce smaller bike segment in India

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Benelli plans to introduce smaller bike segment in India

Italian premium two-wheeler maker Benelli, which is set to resume sales in India in October, will look to enter smaller 135-200 cc bike segment after 2019 for wider market presence, according to a PTI report.

The company has roped in a new partner Mahavir Group for its fresh journey in India. The Mahavir Group is setting up an assembly unit in Hyderabad to serve the demand for Benelli bikes in India through a licensing agreement.

The two partners have formed a joint venture to set up a manufacturing plant in Telangana for which the Italian firm has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state government.

Initially, the company will focus on 300-600 cc motorcycles through 12 models to be launched by the end of 2019.

“We took a fast decision of not to be out of the market for a long time after the problem came up. The first thing to do was revise from among all the relationships we had built,” Benelli Chief Marketing Officer Dante Bustos told PTI.

Benelli had stopped selling bikes in India in May this year after parting ways with its Pune-based former partner DSK Motowheels, which ran into financial trouble.

By October this year, Benelli will launch three 300cc motorcycles which will be assembled at the Hyderabad facility.

The company is working on single cylinder strategy, for motorcycles with displacements of 135-200 cc, which is also a new technology. The new is slated to come to India, but not before 2019.

Benelli’s immediate focus will be to put its business back on track, ensuring the availability of spare parts and addressing customer concerns quickly.

The company has set a target of selling around 3,000 units a year and eventually have a market share of around 25-30 percent in the 300-500 cc segment in about three years.

It plans to have around 55-60 touch points spread across India in the next two years, up from 18 dealerships at present.

Archie will come to Bollywood: Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater

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Archie will come to Bollywood: Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater

Archie Andrews and his Riverdale High School friends Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge were introduced in the 1940s to a different generation. Still, after serving the reading interests of several generations of young, they are anything but retro.

In an email interview to IANS, Archie Comics CEO and publisher Jon Goldwater discussed Archie and Bollywood.

“For, “Riverdale is a city that exists today”. That meant diversity, a bit more conflict, and real-world drama. That means the people populating the town have to feel like today’s world. That means diversity. That means a bit more conflict and real-world drama,” Jon was quoted as saying.

Earlier in March, it was reported that Archie Comics was getting a Bollywood treatment as the beloved characters from Riverdale High will soon be seen in a live-action, theatrical film.

The quartet of Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead will be reimagined with an all-Indian cast.

Archie Comics, in partnership with Graphic India, will put a desi twist to the characters created by Bob Montana and John L Goldwater, a statement read.

On asking about the Bollywood venture, Jon said, “There’s an audience there (India). There’s a hunger for new takes on these characters and different versions. Honestly, it’s a no-brainer. It’s a perfect match! The idea of Archie in Bollywood is the kind of thing you hear and just say, ‘Yes, we have to do that’.”

Archie Comics are published in over 17 languages in more than 55 countries, including India, where their merchandise is licensed by Animation International India.

Recently, Animation International India hosted the first ever Doraemon Licensee Expo 2018. With an array of products ranging from chocolates to watches, plush toys, to feeding bottles, Doraemon is a popular toon companion for kids.

Asked about the film’s progress, Goldwater was quoted “We’re in the early days, but it’s a hugely exciting idea and we’re so lucky to be partnering with such a wonderful team at Graphic India. The Archie characters are insanely popular around the world, especially in India, so it’s long overdue — and we can’t wait to share more with our amazing fans.”

The company already have a TV show titled “Riverdale”.

“The Archie universe is a tapestry of stories and takes, and ‘Riverdale’ is one version of the characters — a hugely popular one, a cultural phenomenon. What Nick (Spencer) and Marguerite (Sauvage) are doing, starting with 700 (Archie’s 700th issue), is taking the elements of the Archie series that have worked — the friendships and the humour”, Jon was quoted.

Talking about the crossover plans, Jon was quoted, “There aren’t any immediate plans for a crossover right now, but who knows what the future will hold? As our track record shows, we’re always game if the idea is good.”

As of now, there are a lot of different things in play, and some of them involve animation.

The production, which will be the first international comic to be translated for Indian screens, is in the early stages with an official release date to be announced.

Archie Comics is the leading mass market comic book publisher in the world and the home to a wide array of the most popular humor, action-adventure and superhero characters in entertainment, including Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, Reggie, Kevin Keller, Josie and the Pussycats, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and many more.

Archie Comics have sold billions of comics worldwide and are published around the world in a number of languages. In addition to comics, Archie characters have been featured prominently in animation, television, film, and music.

(With inputs from IANS)

Animation International India hosted the first ever Doraemon Licensee Expo 2018

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Animation International India hosted the first ever Doraemon Licensee Expo 2018

The Indian licensing industry saw the first Doraemon Licensee Expo hosted at The Lalit, Mumbai on August 3. With an array of products ranging from chocolates to watches, plush toys, to feeding bottles, Doraemon is a popular toon companion for kids.

The evening commenced with the lighting the lamp in the presence of the Doraemon brand principals — Hiroshi Kondo (Chairman Animation International Group), Tikamitsu Kayahara (International Business Head Animation International Group), Tim Kondo (GM Animation International Group), Aki Gotanda and Nitin Kalra (Animation International India Director).

With over 150 people gracing the event, pan India trade partners such as Disney, Amazon Prime, Titan and D’décor among others were greeted with a soulful jugalbandi (duet) performance of Guitar and Flute playing the Doraemon theme song.

The highlight of the evening was when small kids hit the ramp displaying licensed Doraemon products by enacting “A Day in a Child’s Life”, which gathered maximum accolades.

The evening progressed with Nitin Kalra and Tikamitsu Kayahara appreciating and giving away trophies to their valued partners for their contribution towards the brand Doraemon. Finally, the show-stopper act of the evening took center stage when Doraemon along with his friends performed on stage practically bringing the episodical toon to reality. The event was followed by dinner and drinks.

Doraemon was first aired on Disney in 2005 and is currently the number one cartoon character in India for kids in the age group of 4 to 14-years. In the last couple of years, Disney has released over 23 Doraemon movies on their channel each of which has been a blockbuster. Doraemon partnered with Amazon Prime and was first aired on Prime in 2016 and continues to be a popular show.

Snapchat introduces new filter for Harry Potter: Here’s how to use bitmoji lens

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Snapchat introduces new filter for Harry Potter: Here’s how to use bitmoji lens

Attention Potterheads! Snapchat honoured the boy wizard Harry Potter on his birthday on July 31 with a new filter.

The app has released a program that lets your bitmoji represent your Hogwarts house.

The bitmojis will fly around the screen, letting you fulfill your magical imagination. The feature will be available to Android and iOS users worldwide through the lens carousel.

Here’s how you can transform yourself into the Quidditch player:

  • You should have Bitmoji configured with and connected with your Snapchat account.
  • If not, then take care of the Bitmoji setup first.
  • Once you’re done, open the Snapchat app and tap anywhere on the camera viewfinder screen.
  • On tapping, it will load the lenses drawer.
  • Look for the lens with HP in the thumbnail.
  • It might take a few seconds to load. If you see the Tap to retry error and the lens refuses to load, try this fix for it.

The Harry Potter Bitmoji lens is animated and features your Bitmoji avatar reenacting the first Quidditch match that Harry ever played.

Harry Potter was introduced in 1997 by J. K. Rowling and has been a hit since then. With seven books which were converted into eight movies, the franchise is only growing day by day.

“Well, if you’re sure — better be GRYFFINDOR!”

Tap’N’Play launches cricket trading cards in UK

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Tap’N’Play launches cricket trading cards in UK

Australian sports collectible company Tap’N’Play is venturing into the U.K, launching the first mainstream cricket collectible in the region in more than 20 years.

In a first of its kind, the ‘Official 2018 England Cricket Trading Cards’ showcases players in the England Test, Lions, ODI, T20 and Women’s squads.

The ‘limited edition’ nature of the collection adds to the appeal, as does the high-quality production values, with the Stuart Broad ‘Patch Cards’ – featuring a patch of Broad’s Test jersey worn during the 2017 South Africa home series. However, every store only receives two retail boxes.

The official trading cards will be available in shops from July 18, priced at £1.50 per pack.

 “Tap’N’Play includes women athletes in every single release. Our Australian Football series showcases the national women’s team and our New Zealand Rugby series features both the Black Fern Sevens and Fifteen teams. This year our Big Bash League (BBL) Cricket sets will feature 40% women. We are leading the way for other companies to provide gender balance in Trading Card collecting,” said Managing Director Neil Armstrong.

Tap’N’Play has secured an ECB and International Cricket Council licensing contract to go alongside its longstanding relationship with Cricket Australia.

FREAKY FRIDAY: This boxer is country’s first female superheroine. Any guesses?

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FREAKY FRIDAY: This boxer is country’s first female superheroine. Any guesses?

We all know about Black Widow or Scarlet Witch, but do you know who is India’s first female superhero? Well, it’s none other than Mary Kom!

India’s boxer woman Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom was seen in an animated avatar as the country’s first female superheroine in an animated TV series.

The Indian TV series, titled Mary Kom Jr revolved around the fictional school life of an 8 to 10-year-old Mary Kom in the light of her native Manipuri culture. Other characters of the series had been kept neutral to appeal to a larger audience across the globe.

The 32-year-old boxer, who had signed up a licensing deal with production company ScreenYug Creations Pvt Ltd for the series, feels it would be an interesting way to motivate the girl child.

“I think it is time to take more responsibility for the girl child. I want girls to be confident, strong,” she said.

The animation series will bring in a flavour of self-defense, which is very relevant in today’s times. “Parents are usually not keen on fighting games for their girl child but with all the crime going around, their eyes are now open and this will help,” Mary Kom said.

ScreenYug and Aditya Horizons had co-produced the TV series. Kulkarni had created many big-ticket projects such as “Little Krishna”, “Shaktimaan”, “Krishna Aur Kans” and “Big Bees” among others.

What was the licensing deal?

Mary Kom had sealed a licensing deal with ScreenYug Creations owned by Ashish S Kulkarni. He was also the former CEO of Reliance Animation.

The deal entitled royalty to Mary Kom on global sales of Mary Kom Jr and any merchandise, games, comics, online distribution, storybooks, and e-books that will have associations with it in future.

From ‘Boxing Ring’ to Box-Office Hit!

In 2012, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali signed Mary Kom for a biopic on her life in which Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra played her character. The movie was released in the second half of 2014 and was well appreciated.

The film was a commercial success, grossing Rs 1.04 billion at the box office. Mary Kom is also ranked among the highest-grossing Indian films starring a female actor.

The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Actress for Chopra. Additionally, Chopra won the Screen Award and the Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

How she managed to rule the ‘golden’ pages of the book:

‘Unbreakable: An Autobiography’, co-authored by Dina Serto was published earlier in 2013.

As a tribal woman from a minority community competing in a quintessentially male-dominated sport, Mary Kom ticks several boxes as an underdog.

“The reason I decided to pen my story down was to ensure others could read it and feel that if I could achieve what I have, so can they,” she explained at the book release.

The journey….

Five-time World Amateur Boxing Champion Mary Kom lead the Indian Women’s boxing contingent at the Commonwealth Games, 2018.

Hailing from Manipur, Mary Kom is the first female Indian boxer to bag a gold medal in 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. She achieved this feat by defeating Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova in the 51-kg flyweight category.

She also won the Gold in 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou. In the Asian Women’s Boxing Championship, she has won Gold in 2017, 2012, 2010, 2005, 2004 respectively.

‘Magnificent Mary’ won the Arjuna Award in 2003, Padma Shri in 2006 and Padma Bhushan in 2013, and is also the first amateur athlete to win the Padma Bhushan.

A doting mother and a loving wife, more power to this incredible lady, who is making our country proud!

Yuvraj Singh launches his YWC sports and lifestyle brand store in Mohali

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Yuvraj Singh launches his YWC sports and lifestyle brand store in Mohali

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh has launched the second YWC sports and lifestyle brand store in Mohali, Chandigarh.

The store was launched after getting the immense response for the stand-alone store in Varanasi, which was launched last year.

The latest store will be the flagship store for the brand and will house a vast collection of fashion and sports gear. The launch of the store at VR Punjab witnessed an extensive display of YWC’s new sports gear collection as well as the core fashion collection introducing their upcoming Autumn/Winter range. The store is located on the upper ground floor of VR Punjab.

“I am really happy that we have launched our second YWC store in my hometown after the huge patronage for the Varanasi store,” Yuvraj Singh said.

The products range from athleisure Tees, track pants, hoodies, to caps and sportswear and sold at a price range of Rs.699 to Rs. 4,999.

More significantly, the brand has pledged part proceeds of sales for Yuvraj Singh’s foundation for cancer awareness.

The brand is available the brand is on Myntra, Jabong, and Amazon besides its own e-shopping portal – www.ywcfashion.com.

FILA associates with Rannvijay Singh to launch motorsport collection in India

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FILA associates with Rannvijay Singh to launch motorsport collection in India

The Italian Brand, FILA launched its first-ever Indian motorsport collection in collaboration with youth icon Rannvijay Singh in its stores across the country.

In addition of this nationwide launch, the motorsport collection launched on FILA’s Bhopal store at DB City Mall and Aashima Mall.

Fueling their passion for all things motorsport, Rannvijay, and Rohan Batra (MD Cravatex Brands Limited) have taken inspiration from their own experience and from riders and drivers from across India to bring this collection to life.

Cravatex Brands is the official distributor of Fila products in the country.

The objective is to build and strengthen the thriving motorsport culture by creating products designed based on Indian consumer specifications, Rannvijay said.

Triggered by the gap for functional and stylish motorsport footwear, the special edition range is designed to give enthusiasts the best experience bringing together quality, comfort, functionality, and style inspired from FILA’s Motorsport heritage.

When asked about this venture, Rannvijay said, “As a sportsman, I always dreamt of having my very own sneaker collection, and wore sneakers designed by other world-class athletes. Having my line of sneakers and to be associated with an iconic brand like FILA, which has been my personal favorite since I was a teenager, is a dream come true. It’s great to finally realize that I am designing my own line of motorsport sneakers, with my name on them, and people are going to be wearing them!”

The collection starts at Rs. 3499 – Rs. 3899 and will be available in offline and online stores.

MD Cravatex Brands Limited, Rohan Batra said, “We wanted to introduce a product that was true to the spirit of Motorsport Category, but with this collection, we consciously targeted the Indian consumer by taking their requirements into consideration and retailing the range at very reachable price points.”

From its humble textile beginnings in Biella, Italy in 1911 to its historic introduction of color on the tennis court in 1973, the brand has always taken pride in creating designs as bold and breath-taking as those wearing it.

SonyLIV and Legrand Innovate to entertain with ‘The Good Vibes’

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SonyLIV and Legrand Innovate to entertain with ‘The Good Vibes’

The ‘Good Vibes’, a new web-series, is one of a kind creative collaboration between Legrand, the innovative electrical brand, and SonyLIV, India’s premium OTT platform. Produced by LIQVD Asia- a new-age communications company and Bohemian Films, the web-series brings together two brands that command a strong consumer connect with their respective offerings.

Abhishek Joshi, Head- Marketing, Subscription and Content Licensing of Digital Business, Sony Pictures Networks India said, “With increasing digital viewership, content curations from brands on OTT platforms are on a rise. We, at SonyLIV, believe in the power of strong storytelling and intend to offer something unique with each property.”

The association stands out at a time when brands are finding innovative ways to tap their audience in the digital ecosystem, without being a force fit. Legrand’s creative partnership with SonyLIV and its seamless fit in storytelling without being intrusive makes it a suitable offering. Through this association, Legrand plans to reach out to the larger captive audience of SonyLIV.

“Video content is at the forefront of digital marketing today. Legrand as a company through this web series would like to take one step further into the digital ecosystem and engage our modern-day consumer into a meaningful dialogue. The younger India is adopting smarter ways of living and creating their spaces- be it in their connected homes or relationships,” said Sameer Saxena, Director -Marketing, Legrand India.

 Check out the promo here:

Starring the inimitable duo of Naveen Kasturia and Maanvi Gagroo, this 6-part web-series is a light-hearted story of a young couple and their encounter with societal expectations.

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