“It’s not very Bollywoodish!” says Parmeet Sethi while sharing about his experience creating Hack Crimes Online on Amazon miniTV

Mumbai, 20th November 2023: Amazon miniTV – Amazon’s free video streaming service, recently premiered its latest cybercrime drama, Hack Crimes Online, a unique tale of hackers in India. Based on a novel by India’s prominent cyber-crime investigator, Mr. Amit Dubey, the engaging series directed by Parmeet Sethi features Vipul Gupta and Riddhi Kumar in pivotal roles. With cybercrime rising on an exponential basis, the series aims to drive awareness amongst audiences on the perils prevalent in today’s digital world and how to safeguard oneself. The director, Parmeet Sethi recently shared interesting insights towards the making of the show.

 While speaking about directing the most challenging scene, Parmeet said, “All of the scenes are easy and difficult, but the one we shot in the dumpyard was the most difficult. The garbage had many burning mountains, and shooting with the toxic fumes everywhere was extremely challenging. It was 40 degrees outside, which made things even more difficult. That was one of the most difficult scenes we had to shoot.”

Furthermore, he spoke about the difference between directing a series and a film, and said, “The differences are not many, but there is a much more realistic undertone in series nowadays, while films can be a little larger than life with songs in them, although we have a song in this series too. But I think the series has a little more realism, and I have also tried to capture it in Hack Crimes Online. It’s not very Bollywoodish. Secondly, the kind of topics that you take up also matter in films; we think towards commercial aspects, here we are not limited to that.”

 Hack Crimes Online is streaming exclusively on Amazon miniTV. You can download the Amazon miniTV on Playstore or watch it within the Amazon Shopping App or Fire TV.

On Sushmita Sen’s 48th birthday, here are 5 reasons why Sushmita Sen personifies as the fierce sherni!

Love, courage, and compassion – three words that summarize what Sushmita Sen is for us! She inspired us to lead a mindful life and never give up no matter what. Her personification of a mother turning Don to protect her children as Aarya Sareen in Disney+ Hotstar’s series Aarya truly brought out a wave of fierce depiction of women on screen. Join us in celebrating the OG Sherni’s birthday by recounting her unabashed moments from her life as Aarya.

 Taking on a new challenge without a second thought
It’s never too late to take on new challenges and Sushmita Sen has proven it and how! Raising the bar of fitness, Sushmita Sen did all her action sequences by herself and diligently prepared for it. While this Sherni looked in the eye of the storm even when her health was tricky, her spirit remained unabashed.

 Bouncing back stronger than ever!
We all know of the health scare Sushmita Sen went through during the filming of Disney+ Hotstar’s series Aarya Season 3 but without batting an eye, she got back to the sets stronger than ever. She inspired all of us and set an example that if we push for it, anything is possible. Not sure about you, but we think Sushmita Sen is truly a superwoman!

Embracing motherhood
We have seen Sushmita Sen’s loving role as a mother off and on screen and it made us feel closer to her candid self. So, when Sushmita Sen as Aarya Sareen fiercely walked the fire to protect her children and her family, we could see her motherhood flowing into the character and made us believe each and every word she spoke as a mother.

 Practiced the art of learning and unlearning
From winning the title of Miss Universe to playing the deadliest Don, there’s nothing that Sushmita Sen hasn’t aced in life. She has never shied away from talking about her process with which she kept up with the world and unapologetically believed in her chosen path. With Aarya as well, she walked the delicate path of being the hero as well as the villain and came off as a character that the audience would relate with.

 Looks like that could kill!
We are aware of the effect Sushmita Sen can have on people but if looks could kill, Sushmita Sen would top the charts! Sushmita Sen is a person that can own any look she wishes. In the Disney+ Hotstar series Aarya, we saw her in royal sarees to polished coats and she made it all look so mesmerizing.

Over 3000 runners at Kanha Shanti Vanam and 13000 from around the world participate in the Granules Green Kanha Run’s 2nd edition for a greener planet

Hyderabad, 20 November 2023: Heartfulness Institute in association with Granules India launched its second edition of the Granules Green Kanha Run at Kanha Shanti Vanam (the headquarters of Heartfulness in the outskirts of Hyderabad) with over 3000 participants from Kanha Shanti Vanam and 13000 more joinings virtually from 60 cities from India and abroad. The first edition was successfully held earlier this year edition of the Green Kanha Run. The second edition is aimed at ‘racing into a greener future’ – an initiation of a grand venture to plant 25,000 trees in the three editions of the half marathon. The Granules Green Kanha Run is being supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and Fit India. Noted Indian cricketers Ravi Shastri, R Shridhar, and Bharat Arun have also voiced their support for the run.

 The run was flagged off by Ms. Nandini Agasara (Asian Games Bronze Medalist in athletics) and Coach Mr. Ramesh for the 21km timed Sai Reddy Gudda Lake Run category. 10km timed Yatra Garden run was flagged off by Ms. Uma Chigurupati- Director of Granules India, (the Title Sponsor of the Granules Green Kanha Run), and Mr. Prateek Srivastav, Community Impact Lead, PayPal Hyderabad flagged off the 5km timed Forest run. Mrs. Pratima K. Patel- wife of beloved Rev. Daaji – Spiritual Guide of Heartfulness and President of Shri Ram Chandra Mission flagged off the 2km Family run. This is the first time the global run category has been introduced to encourage participants worldwide to join in from their locations, ensuring that distance is no barrier to making a difference.

 Mr. Anil Arora- President and Head of Global Operations of Granules India, Mr. Anant Sanjeev Doogar- Director of Nile Mile, Marathon Partner of Granules Green Kanha Run; and Rev Daaji – Spiritual Guide of Heartfulness and President of Shri Ram Chandra Mission gave away the awards.

The flag-off timings (race timings) are 21km- 05:45 am; 10km- 06:25 am; 5km- 07:30 am and 2km- 07:50 am. Overall Winner was chosen based on Gun Time; Age Category winners were chosen based on Chip Time. A runner would start his race within 15 minutes from their respective Flag Off Time of the race. Cut-off time for finishing the race was 3hrs 30 mins for 21km; 90 mins for 10km; 60 mins for 5km: no cutoff time applicable for 2km.

 Mrs. Uma Chigurupati, Executive Director – Granules India Limited said, “It is an exhilarating experience to see the level of participation. Fitness and the environment are the core of my heart. The Granules Green Kanha run has given the platform for the runners to show their support for both fitness and the environment. I hope the message reaches more and more people and they start taking fitness and environment as part of their daily lives.”

 Rev. Daaji – Guide of Heartfulness and President of Shri Ram Chandra Mission said, “Our mission is to raise the green cover on earth and sensitize people on the importance of a healthy ecosystem. It also begins with holistic wellness and our relationship with the environment. Our ancient traditions have always taught us to worship nature. We have also associated our holistic wellness with respect for nature. The Granules Green Kanha Run is successfully driving the message.”

This year’s marathon editions are themed around Water, and the subsequent two-year marathons will be themed around Fire and Earth respectively – making for the three important nature elements that symbolize Heartfulness’s commitment to nurturing and safeguarding the environment. At the end of the three-year cycle, participants will interlock their earned medals from each year, forming a unified symbol of their contribution to a unified, healthier world.

 In the first edition, 3,500 dedicated runners joined the movement, leading to the plantation of 4,000 trees. Esteemed personalities like Pulella Gopichand, Honourable Union Minister of Sports Shri Anurag Thakur ji, Honourable Minister of Sports for Telangana, Shri Srinivas Goud, and Uma Chigurupati from Granules were present, adding luster to the event and showing their staunch support for a healthier environment.

 The Granules Green Kanha Run is being supported by Granules Trust as title sponsor apart from Hyderabad Runners as a community partner, Medicover Hospitals as Recovery and Medical partner, Decathalon as Gifting partner, Timing Miles as timing partner, Nile Mile as a marathon partner, Hira Pipes as goodwill sponsor and T-tales and Smart Farmers as Goodies Partner, Westin, Eblu, HTC Global Services, and Fever FM. All the proceeds of the marathon will go towards the Forests by Heartfulness initiative.

 The Granules Green Kanha Run is a groundbreaking marathon event aiming to combine physical fitness and environmental responsibility. The event is a stride towards a significant change, nurturing a culture of health, unity, and environmental conservation.

RBI’s new regulations for NBFCs by Mr. Umesh Revankar, Executive Vice Chairman, Shriram Finance

“The new regulatory measures from RBI certainly make everyone anxious and NBFCs will now do well to closely monitor their margins. The regulator is wary of multiple loans to individuals that are mostly happening in the digital lending space where the end use of the loan isn’t always crystal clear. I think most of the established NBFCs and banks are mindful of it and exercise fair control over their portfolio. Today, credit decisions rely heavily on data from the bureau and hence I believe there is no need to panic. The RBI must be having more data analytics and insight, maybe proactively drawing attention to the issue which is a good idea since it’s better to err on the side of caution.”