Radhe Shyam Ss The Most Anticipated March Release According To IMDb Fans In India

Last month, films like Khiladi and Gangubai Kathiawadi hit the big screen and are witnessing a roaring success. Filmmakers and audiences are excited for the big hits slated to release in March 2022. Among the Indian movies and webseries releasing in theatres or on streaming platforms during the month of March, these 15 titles were consistently most popular during a set pre-release window determined by the actual page views of IMDb fans in India. The rankings and release date information are based on data as of February 23, 2022.

Radhe Shyam - A romantic drama set in Europe during the 1970s.

Director: K.K. Radhakrishna Kumar | Stars: Prabhas, Pooja Hegde, Bhagyashree Patwardhan, Krishnamraju

Releasing on March 11, 2022

Bachchhan Paandey - A budding director tries to research a merciless gangster for making a film on gangster-ism. But his secret attempts to conduct the research fail when he gets caught for snooping.

Director: Farhad Samji | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Arshad Warsi, Pankaj Tripathi

Releasing on March 18, 2022

Rudra: The Edge of Darkness - In the crime-ridden streets of Mumbai, journeying through the maze of psychopathic minds is brilliant super-cop Rudra Veer Singh.

Stars: Ajay Devgn, Raashi Khanna, Atul Kulkarni, Esha Deol

Releasing on March 04, 2022

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The Kashmir Files - The Kashmir Files' is a story, based on video interviews of the first-generation victims of the Genocide of Kashmiri Pandit Community In 1990.

Director: Vivek Agnihotri | Stars: Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumaar, Pallavi Joshi

Releasing on March 11, 2022

Etharkkum Thunindhavan - How the protagonist, a social fighter in the film, will be fighting the crimes against women?

Director: Pandiraj | Stars: Suriya, Priyanka Arulmohan, Pugazh, Sathyaraj

Releasing on March 10, 2022

Bheeshmaparvam - "Bheeshma Parvam" tells the story of Bheeshmavardhan, a former gangster turned marine exporter from Fort Kochi. Ensuing a series of unfortunate events and death threats to his family, he is forced to revisit his past.

Director: Amal Neerad | Stars: Mammootty, Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Farhaan Faasil

Releasing on March 3, 2022

Jhund - Based on the life of Vijay Barse, a retired sports teacher who founded an NGO called Slum Soccer. He managed to rehabilitate street kids by keeping them off drugs and crime by turning them into soccer players and building a whole team.

Director: Nagraj Manjule | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhinay Raj Singh, Ganesh Deshmukh, Vicky Kadian

Releasing on March 04, 2022

James - James also called Santhosh Kumar, who works as a manager in a security company and finds himself up against the big bad guys.

Director: Chethan Kumar | Stars: Puneeth Rajkumar, Priya Anand, Mukesh Rishi, Meka Srikanth

Releasing on March 17, 2022

Hey Sinamika - The lives of Mouna, a weather scientist who falls in love with Yaazhan, a quirky and loving guy. What happens to their relationship after a couple of years and how things take an unexpected turn after the arrival of Malarvizhi?

Director: Brinda Master | Stars: Aditi Rao Hydari, Dulquer Salmaan, Kajal Aggarwal, Yogi Babu

Releasing on March 03, 2022

Don - Follows the life of a youngster from college to his marriage.

Director: Cibi Chakravarthi | Stars: Sivakarthikeyan, S.J. Suryah, Samuthirakani, Priyanka Arulmohan

Releasing on March 25, 2022

Rama Rao on Duty - Rama Rao On Duty is an action entertainer movie directed by Sarath Mandava. The movie casts Ravi Teja and Divyansha Kaushik are in the main lead roles.

Director: Sarath Mandava | Stars: Ravi Teja, Rajisha Vijayan, Divyansha Kaushik, Nassar

Releasing on March 25, 2022

Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu - Director Tirumala Kishore's much-awaited Telugu family entertainer 'Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu', featuring actors Sharwanand and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead

Director: Thirumala Kishore | Stars: Rashmika Mandanna, Radhika Sarathkumar, Kushboo, Sharwanand

Releasing on March 04, 2022

Night Drive

Director: Vysakh | Stars: Roshan Mathew, Siddique, Anna Ben, Indrajith Sukumaran

Releasing on March 11, 2022

Pada

Director: Kamal K.M. | Stars: Kunchacko Boban, Vinayakan, Joju George, Dileesh Pothan

Releasing on March 10, 2022

One Story Many Ends - An aspiring actress, a Don and a common guy; where the actress is stuck between career and love. How will she manage both? To add a twist, there is also a haunted flat with evil spirits. A mystery to unfold.

Director: Sanjay Niranjan | Stars: Usha Bachani, Rana Jung Bahadur, Deepak Bhatia, Brandis

Releasing on March 04, 2022

StanPlus, Even Announce Partnership For Emergency Medical Transportation Services

Even – a healthtech company and healthcare provider, and StanPlus – India's leading emergency medical response company, today announced their partnership to provide emergency medical transportation services.  StanPlus and Even will work closely to ensure that patients have access to 24/7, unlimited and pan-India emergency ambulance services that include road and air ambulance transportation and doctors on call.  

To ensure a hassle-free service experience, a dedicated 24/7 emergency number - 1800-121-3882 has been set up for emergency response.   The call centre will pick up the call and do an online verification by generating an OTP. To generate the same the associate will request the caller to provide a registered mobile number with Even. Once the OTP is authenticated, the associate will verify the member using the OPD URL.

Even is a subscription-based healthcare service provider that focuses on giving its members high quality and accessible primary care. Its unlimited OPD services (doctor consultations and diagnostics) are a unique proposition that will make preventive care more accessible to its members. The partnership with StanPlus is a critical part of Even's strategic vision to become a holistic healthcare provider for its members. Even launched its membership product in Bengaluru last month. The health-tech company has also partnered with leading hospital chains in Bengaluru including Narayana Health, Fortis Hospitals, and Aster DM Healthcare. Even recently raised $5 million in seed funding.

Commenting on the partnership, Mayank Banerjee, co-founder and CEO, Even, said: "We are extremely excited to partner with StanPlus to offer emergency ambulance services to our members. With StanPlus' network and focus on 8-minute emergency ambulance service anywhere in the country, we are optimistic about leveraging their expertise and understanding of this space to provide holistic healthcare experience to our members. Additionally, we want to ensure that we are able to support and assist our members in all health emergencies. The partnership with StanPlus is a strong step in that direction and will help us meet the emergency medical transportation needs of our members."  

StanPlus is committed to building India's 911 that can successfully enable an end-to-end emergency management solution for industry players across sectors. The company recently raised $20 million in a Series A funding, led by HealthQuad, Kalaari Capital and HealthX Capital Singapore. StanPlus has created the Red Health platform to allow large hospitals, employers, health apps, wearables, cars and any other ecosystem player to enable plug-and-play medical response. This can be customized and integrated into any digital health platform. StanPlus has a hybrid fleet model that allows for a quick scale up while maintaining world-class clinical standards.  

Prabhdeep Singh, co-founder and CEO, StanPlus, said: "At StanPlus, we are intent on building a 'first minute, last mile' healthcare paradigm with our 8-minute ambulance services. Our partnership with Even which has direct tie-ups with leading hospital chains in India will definitely assist us in reaching our goal to make our emergency medical transportation services accessible to a larger audience. We are delighted to be working together with Even to achieve our shared vision of a healthier India." 

The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore the critical need gaps in India’s healthcare system. With proactive efforts from the government and participation from private sector players, India is well poised to offer accessible and quality healthcare services its citizens.  

About Even: 

Headquartered in Bengaluru, Even is a health-tech company and healthcare provider that partners directly with the top hospitals in the country and offers unlimited diagnostics, consultations and INR 50 lakh worth of hospitalisation, all via one monthly subscription cost. The company was founded in January 2020 by Mayank Banerjee, Matilde Giglio and Alessandro Davide Ialongo. Even believes every Indian should have access to 360-degree high-quality healthcare that is affordable and easy to access. 

About StanPlus:

At StanPlus, we care for you & are constantly working towards making a better environment for those in need. Our global experience in medical transportation services allows us to deliver a perfect, reliable & glitch-free service to all. We have grown to become the pioneers in private ambulance services and are the leaders when it comes to ambulance service in Hyderabad. All of these achievements have only been possible due to our dedication to ensuring that our emergency responders can provide you with all the assistance in the quickest possible manner. Backed by a fleet of over 900 ambulances that work 24/7, guarantee medical transport within 15 minutes and are packed with top-of-the-line equipment and highly trained personnel, we are on our way to achieving our aim to deliver round the clock medical transport support to anyone in need

L&T Technology Services (LTTS) Selected As Global Preferred Engineering Supplier By Airbus Group

* LTTS Wins Prestigious Airbus EMES3 Engagement And Will Offer Engineering Services For Airbus And Its Ecosystem

L&T Technology Services Limited (BSE: 540115, NSE: LTTS), a leading global pure-play engineering services company, announced that it has been recognized as a Global Preferred Engineering Supplier for European multi-national aerospace major Airbus, under its EMES3 (Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Services Strategic Suppliers) program and has been awarded with a multi-year contract.

The result is an outcome of an extensive Airbus Group assessment of LTTS’ capabilities and expertise across Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Customer Services domain conducted over a year. The engagement covers all Airbus divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates.

With the EMES3 selection, LTTS has entered into a long-term commitment to provide best in class technology and engineering capabilities to the Airbus Group. LTTS has also scaled up operations across Airbus’ key geographic locations including Toulouse (France), which is poised to become the main R&D Centre of Excellence (CoE), serving LTTS’ wide aerospace customer portfolio, along with LTTS’ strong talent pool of 17,000+ engineers operating out of India and leveraging conventional and digital expertise.

LTTS has been a strategic supplier with Airbus global and its India subsidiary for more than a decade, providing engineering services across verticals like engineering, avionics and digital.

Last year, LTTS was also selected by Airbus to provide technology and digital engineering solutions for Airbus’ Skywise platform as part of the ‘Skywise Partner Program’. Under this program, LTTS is supporting Airbus’s global customer base of airlines.

LTTS’ offerings to the aerospace sector encompass a wide spectrum of services including Aero Structure & Systems Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Avionics and Software Development, Aero Engine Design, ATM solutions and Airlines & MRO solutions engulfed by its digital solution portfolio which caters to all phases of the aircraft lifecycle.

Amit Chadha, CEO and Managing Director at L&T Technology Services said, “Airbus Group is our esteemed customer with whom we have had a decade-long relationship which is further strengthened by our selection as an EMES3 supplier. We are delighted to be selected and look forward to #EngineeringTheChange for Airbus and its ecosystem. The latest empanelment is a true reflection of LTTS being a focused technology organization with a strong engineering DNA stemming from the parent L&T group”.

About L&T Technology Services Ltd

L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS) is a listed subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Limited focused on Engineering and R&D (ER&D) services. We offer consultancy, design, development and testing services across the product and process development life cycle. Our customer base includes 69 Fortune 500 companies and 57 of the world’s top ER&D companies, across industrial products, medical devices, transportation, telecom & hi-tech, and the process industries. Headquartered in India, we have over 20,100 employees spread across 17 global design centers, 28 global sales offices and 79 innovation labs as of December 31, 2021. For more information,  visit https://www.ltts.com/

Takeda Appoints Serina Fischer As The General Manager For India

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, a global values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader, announced the appointment of Serina Fischer as its General Manager for India operations The appointment is effective as of March 1, 2022. In her new role, Serina will lead the company's business in India, ensuring patient access to the company's highly innovative medicines.

Serina has over 17 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and is an accomplished, dynamic leader with expertise in strategy, sales, marketing, and operations. She joined Takeda in 2017 and has held various leadership roles in its US affiliate.

Commenting on her new role, Serina Fischer said, "I am honoured that the company leadership has entrusted me with this responsibility. With the second-largest population in the world and significant disease burdens in Takeda's chosen therapy areas, India is a vital market from a geographical standpoint for the company. We remain committed to serving patients in India and providing them enhanced access to our highly innovative medicines locally."

Welcoming her on board, Dr. Mahender Nayak, Area Head of ICMEA (India, CIS Countries, Middle East, Turkey, and Africa) for Takeda, said, "At Takeda, we strive to create an exceptional people experience. We aim to create a diverse and inclusive organization to develop, nurture, and accelerate talent by providing exceptional career opportunities to employees worldwide. Serina's appointment as General Manager for India is a part of this process, and I am confident that her unique experience will strengthen our valuable contributions to patients and further enhance our business in India."?

Takeda India is part of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited's group of companies headquartered in Japan. The company focuses on hematology, genetic diseases, immunology, and gastrointestinal portfolios in the country.

About Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) is a global, values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan, committed to bringing Better Health and a Brighter Future to patients by translating science into highly-innovative medicines. Takeda focuses its R&D efforts on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Diseases, Neuroscience, and Gastroenterology (GI). We also make targeted R&D investments in Plasma-Derived Therapies and Vaccines. We are focusing on developing highly innovative medicines that contribute to making a difference in people's lives by advancing the frontier of new treatment options and leveraging our enhanced collaborative R&D engine and capabilities to create a robust, modality-diverse pipeline. Our employees are committed to improving quality of life for patients and to working with our partners in health care in approximately 80 countries.

For more information, visit https://www.takeda.com.

Hero MotoCorp Appoints Reema Jain As New Chief Information & Digital Officer

Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, has further strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of digitization and technology expert, Reema Jain.

Ms. Jain, with nearly two decades of world-class technology and leadership experience, has joined Hero MotoCorp on 1 March 2022 as the new Chief Information & Digital Officer to lead the technology driven business transformation. She will further strengthen the company's initiatives such as IT-related infrastructure, strategic planning, aligning digital strategies including the usage of new-age technologies. 

Ms. Jain will directly report to Dr. Pawan Munjal, Chairman and CEO, Hero MotoCorp.

Mike Clarke, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer – Hero MotoCorp, said, “In the relentless pursuit of our vision - 'Be the Future of Mobility', we have been embracing new technologies to bring greater agility into our working practices. As we are in the midst of a transformation, this newly created position marks an important milestone in our digital journey. Reema’s addition to the team will help us lead the digital acceleration and leverage technology to augment our innovation ecosystem together with our customers and partners.”

Reema Jain is a well-known name in the technology industry and was recently named among top 100 global CDOs across industries. Jain most recently served as Chief Digital Officer at Vodafone India.

Prior to that, Ms. Jain was associated with global corporations such as Unilever and GE in leadership roles, where she was responsible for building agile, robust, scalable and resilient technology platforms, processes, and IT Solutions.

Hero MotoCorp recently elevated Ranjivjit Singh – who has been heading Marketing - to the newly constituted role of Chief Growth Officer, with an objective to leverage the emerging opportunities in the post-pandemic world, by bringing more synergies between the key customer-facing functions of Marketing and Sales & After-Sales.

India’s e-Commerce Market Set To Increase 96 Percent To $120 Billion By 2025, New FIS Study Finds

Key facts

·         Digital wallets are projected to account for over half of e-commerce transaction value in India by 2023.

·         Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is India’s fastest-growing online payment method.

·         Digital wallets are projected to overtake cash as India’s leading point-of-sale (POS) payment method in 2023.

India’s e-commerce market continues its rapid expansion and is forecast to increase 96 percent between 2021 and 2015 to $120 billion (USD), according to a new report released today from financial technology leader FIS® (NYSE: FIS)

The 2022 Global Payments Report by Worldpay from FIS examines current and future payments trends across 41 countries in 5 regions. Regarding 2021, the report found the shift to online continued with 13.9 percent growth in global e-commerce, while the 13.4 percent growth in point-of-sale (POS) transaction value reflects the steady recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

e-commerce Payment Trends

The FIS report found:

·         The Indian e-commerce market is projected to grow by 96 percent between 2021 and 2025 when it will surpass US$120 billion in transaction value.

·         Digital wallets (45.4 percent) followed by debit cards (14.6 percent) and credit/charge cards (13.3 percent) were the leading e-commerce payment methods in 2021.

·         Digital wallets are projected to extend their lead over other e-commerce payment methods through 2025, when they are projected to account for 52.9 percent of transaction value.

·         Buy now, pay later is India’s fastest-growing online payment method. BNPL is projected to rise to 8.6 percent of e-commerce market value by 2025, up from just 3 percent in 2021.

·         Prepaid cards, bank transfers and cash on delivery market shares are in decline and are projected to collectively comprise just 8.8 percent of e-commerce transaction value by 2025.

Point-of-Sale (POS) Payment Trends

The FIS report found:

·         India’s POS market is projected to increase by 28.8 percent between 2021 and 2025 when it will exceed US$1.08 trillion.

·         Cash was the leading in-store payment method in 2021 with 37.1 percent of transaction value, followed by digital wallets (24.8 percent), and credit/charge cards (18.1 percent).

·         Digital wallets are projected to overtake cash as the most popular in-store payment method by 2023 when they are projected to account for 30.8 percent of POS transaction value.

“The e-commerce industry in India has witnessed strong growth over the last few years and this growth is showing no signs of slowing down,” said Phil Pomford, General Manager APAC, Worldpay Merchant Solutions at FIS. “The COVID-19 pandemic has brought fundamental changes in the way people shop and make their purchase decisions throughout India, and it’s now vital for merchants to provide customers with a hassle-free and convenient shopping experience. Those who offer a compelling value proposition to consumers are well positioned to thrive as India’s e-commerce market continues its dramatic growth.”

To download the complete report, including the methodology, please visit https://worldpay.globalpaymentsreport.com/

About The Global Payments Report

The Global Payments Report by Worldpay from FIS offers a snapshot of the payments landscape: globally, by region and in 41 select markets. The report tracks consumer payments when shopping online and at the point of sale, identifies key payment trends including B2B and C2B real-time payments, and projects future scenarios for payment method shares as well as market size. The report’s data was collected using a survey of 46,000 consumers, secondary research, and extensive validation by payments experts from each region; the complete research methodology is published as an appendix to the report. Published continuously since 2015, The Global Payments Report by Worldpay from FIS is an industry benchmark used by merchants, financial institutions, press and researchers around the world.

About FIS

FIS is a leading provider of technology solutions for merchants, banks and capital markets firms globally. Our employees are dedicated to advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests by applying our scale, deep expertise and data-driven insights. We help our clients use technology in innovative ways to solve business-critical challenges and deliver superior experiences for their customers. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS ranks #241 on the 2021 Fortune 500 and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. 

Mahendra Singh Dhoni To ‘Captain’ WinZO’s Brand Wagon, Announced As Brand Ambassador Of The Online Gaming Giant

 

India’s largest social skill gaming platform, WinZO, hereby announces the onboarding of one of the global cricketing stalwarts who facilitated India’s emergence as a cricketing superpower and 2-time world cup winning captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador. WinZO, which has successfully garnered a massive and loyal user base of over 75 million gamers and a portfolio of 100+ games within a span of just 36 months, has cemented its position as India’s Social Gaming pioneer. As a brand that envisions establishing India as the Gaming Powerhouse of the world, WinZO joining hands with a household name and revered star in MSD is bound to elevate the awareness as well as engagement in the country’s social gaming community to the next level and pave the way for establishing social/interactive gaming as the most preferred form of entertainment. 

The partnership reiterates the company's aggressive growth and branding strategy to establish itself as the most trustworthy household interactive entertainment brand. MSD will feature as a part of WinZO’s upcoming multi-channel and multi-modal marketing and branding campaigns, the production of which is currently underway. Coming from humble origins and a small town of Ranchi in Jharkhand, MSD rose to prominence in World Cricket having led the Indian cricket team to three ICC title wins and multiple other coveted victories. MSD’s life journey is an instant connection with WinZO’s core value proposition of instilling the values of relatable, performance, and winning. Along with a gaming giant in WinZO, ‘The Thalaiva’ will be seen embarking on a journey to the top of the Global Gaming Industry in the near future by breaking barriers and altering perceptions via relevant, inclusive, and targeted campaigns. 

Speaking about his association with WinZO, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Brand Ambassador, WinZO said, “Winning is always about mindset and attitude. I am thrilled to partner with the like-minded team at WinZO in their growth journey to disseminate this attitude of winning across the country. Being an avid gamer myself, I connect very closely with the vision of the company and am excited to be associated with the leaders of this rapidly growing trillion-dollar industry. Together with WinZO, we will strive to make this Indian brand become the global powerhouse of gaming and entertainment.” 

Paavan Nanda, Co-Founder, WinZO said “Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the names that unite India in a true sense. His relatable and inspiring story and humble personality makes him a beloved and widely followed celebrity who personifies trust and success. He has won all there is to be in the world of cricket as India’s captain. We at WinZO are thrilled to have the ‘win-machine’ onboard. Partnership with Mr. Mahendra Singh Dhoni who has proved himself to be a game-changer, a composed leader, and a winner surely resonates with the aspirations of the Indian youth and WinZO’s users. Together we aspire to take social gaming to the masses of this country cutting across age and gender.” 

This announcement comes shortly after WinZO's recent announcements around roping in YouTube sensations CarryMinati and Bhuvan Bam as its digital brand ambassadors. To enhance its presence among the youth, WinZO has inked multiple partnerships with mass value properties. The company also announced its association as the sports brand partner with the movie ‘83’ asides inking principal sponsorships with two major Vivo Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) teams, Bengal Warriors and Gujarat Giants, as well as associate sponsorship for Patna Pirates. The brand also launched its multilingual brand campaign in close collaboration with Ogilvy’s Global Chief Creative Officer, Piyush Pandey.