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ranveer Singh to make his television debut as the host of CoLorS’ visual-based quiz show ‘The Big Picture’

INDIA’S leading Hindi General Entertainment Channel, COLORS, in a revolutionary move, has acquired the rights for one of the world’s biggest and the most unique quiz show, BYJU'S presents 'The Big Picture'. The channel in a strategic coup has signed the Bollywood superstar, Ranveer Singh, who is set to make his television debut as the host. An award-winning actor and youth icon, Ranveer has an enviable fan following amongst the youth of the country. Known as the gamechanger in the industry for bringing premium variety content for its viewers and patrons, COLORS has been reinventing the reality entertainment space with its disruptive homegrown content and pioneering International formats. Moving forward with time and acknowledging the power of the visual medium as the evolved language of the new age of India, the channel in association with Banijay Asia and ITV Studios Global Entertainment B.V. adds another unique show to the mix. Delivering entertainment to its digital audience, ‘The Big Picture’ will also be available on Voot and Jio.

After becoming a global phenomenon and being celebrated as the next generation quiz show, The Big Picture will be a firstof-its-kind property to showcase an exceptional amalgamation of knowledge and visual memory. This engaging content proposition will redefine the concept of game shows in India with nation’s favorite star Ranveer Singh at the forefront and give the audience a chance to win a fortune. With the help of three lifelines, the contestants will be required to correctly answer twelve visual-based questions to walk away with the grand prize money. The interactive format of The Big Picture also allows the viewers to play from the comfort of their homes and win big.

Speaking about his television debut, Ranveer Singh said, “In my journey as an artiste, the urge to experiment and explore has been constant. Indian cinema has undeniably given me everything - it’s been a platform for me to excel and showcase my skills as an actor and I have been fortunate to get immense love from the people of India. Now, I look to connect with them in an extremely unique and engaging way through my television debut with COLORS’ The Big Picture. The proposition of introducing India to a ‘now’ generation quiz show sealed the deal for me. I am delighted to associate with COLORS to bring alive this exciting new property.”

Speaking about the show, Nina Elavia Jaipuria, Head, Hindi Mass Entertainment and Kids TV Network, Viacom18, said, “At Colors, it has been our constant endeavour to tread beyond the conventional to provide premium variety content. With a view of bringing new and enhanced entertainment experience for our viewers, we have over the years pioneered diverse genres that include dance reality shows, talent-based shows, stuntbased shows and voyeuristic content. Breaking new boundaries of entertainment, we are extremely excited to announce one of the biggest and differentiated quiz show- ‘The Big Picture’. We look forward to presenting this extremely unique proposition to our viewers which will be helmed by superstar Ranveer Singh. He is a maverick youth icon, who has carved a niche through sheer hard work and excellence in his craft. His youth appeal makes him an instant fit for the show and we are certain that his exuberance and charm will captivate the people of India.”

Manisha Sharma, Chief Content Officer, Hindi Mass Entertainment, Viacom18 said, "With ‘The Big Picture’, we are entering an exciting new territory and introducing a fresh new international format on Indian television. What stands out is the show’s simple yet focused format based on visuals, interesting lifelines and enhanced interactivity interface for the viewers. Visuals are a powerful medium, one that the new age India best connects with. This concept will not only provide viewers with a platform to test their visual knowledge but also give them a chance to win Big. We are delighted to work with Banijay Asia and extremely excited to welcome the youth icon Ranveer Singh to the COLORS family."

Deepak Dhar, Founder, and CEO, Banijay Asia, commented, “Banijay is known for bringing exceptional content, original or international adaptations/ acquisitions, to its audiences in the country. We are delighted to kick off our partnership with COLORS with the internationally acclaimed ‘The Big Picture’ and are confident that with its unique format, will garner as much attention in India as it did internationally. Working with a powerhouse like Ranveer Singh is an exciting feat in itself and we are looking forward to creating some quality content that stirs excitement and engagement at the same time.”

Ayesha Surty, SVP licensing at Global Entertainment, ITV Studios says, “We’re thrilled to have this exciting format in India following other ITV Studios formats like The Voice and I’m A Celebrity..Get Me Out Of Here. The Big Picture brings in viewers from home as active participants and sees a return to ‘feel good television’, enhancing family viewing. We couldn’t have asked for a better platform than Colors TV or a more captivating host than Ranveer Singh, to bring alive this highly energetic and enthralling show.”

Assets worth rs. 1.4 crore of actor Dino Morea seized by ED in connection with a bank loan fraud case

ASSeTS of actor Dino Morea, late Congress leader Ahmed Patel's son-in-law, and DJ Aqeel Abdul Khalik Bachoo Ali have been seized in a fraud case. They have been linked to a case of Rs. 14, 500 crore bank loan fraud by Gujarat-based businessmen Sandesara brothers.

Reportedly, the Enforcement Directorate(ED) while probing a money laundering case discovered transactions between the Sandesaras and Irfan Siddiqui, Dino Morea, and DJ Aqeel. As per the investigation, Dino Morea received Rs. 1.4 crore, while DJ Aqeel and Irfan Siddiqui received Rs. 12.54 crore and Rs. 3.51 crore respectively from the Sandesara brothers. The proceeds have been declared criminal by the ED and they have seized assets worth Rs. 1.4 crore of Dino Morea, Rs. 2.41 crore of Irfan Siddiqui, and Rs. 1.98 crore of DJ Aqeel.

The ED has said that out of the Rs. 16,000 crore considered as proceeds of crime in the Sandesaras case, assets worth Rs. 14,521 crore have been attached so far. The case also involves a Rs. 14,500 crore bank loan fraud allegedly by Sterling Biotech and its main promoters and directors are missing. According to the investigating agency, this is a bigger bank scam in volume than the Punjab National Bank fraud involving jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.

With rs. 3 crore per post, Priyanka Chopra Jonas stands 27th on Instagram richlist

GLOBAL star Priyanka Chopra Jonas has landed on the 27th spot on the Hopper Instagram Richlist this year. With over 64 million followers on Instagram, the actress gets paid Rs. 3 crore for every promotional post she puts up on her Instagram feed.

The list is released annually and ranks celebrities from across the globe based on how much they are paid for every promotional post they put on Instagram. Last year, Priyanka was on the 19th spot. While her earning has increased from last year, the earning of others have been significantly higher.

Cricketer Virat Kohli is the only other Indian in the top 30 list. He got pushed up to number 19 from last year’s 23. With his 125 million followers, he gets Rs. 5 crore for every promotional post on the app.

The list is topped by footballer Cristiano Ronaldo who is paid Rs. 11 crores per post with 295 million followers on the app.

Actor Vishal Malhotra becomes the first Indian actor to release an nFT in collaboration with an artist

POPULAR host, television and film actor Vishal Malhotra has collaborated with an artist to release an NFT (Non Fungible Token). He is the first Indian actor to collaborate with renowned artist Ishita Banerjee where the art is a depiction of Vishal’s 25 years in the Hindi entertainment industry and the most popular characters he has portrayed over these years. The NFT got sold for 2.5 ETH.

It's an animated piece, knit with music in Vishal’s own voice. The interest started coming in within 11 seconds and the first bid was made within 45 minutes after the auction went live. Along with the NFT, the buyer gets a Live chat with Vishal and a possible Meet& Greet depending on the Covid situation. Additionally, there is a watermark, a little portrait of Vishal hidden in the painting - through a fun contest, people have to find it, click a photograph, and tag him, they’ll get some exciting merchandise along with that. Commenting on this exciting news Vishal Malhotra said, "Excited to collaborate with an NFT artist as the first Indian actor, where I am the subject of the art piece which depicts the characters I have played in my journey as an actor. I have lent my voice in the background music of the artwork as well. What’s interesting is that it also helps me connect to the people who buy the collection. They get a chance for a meet and greet depending on the covid situation or get an interaction live/online. A bid that started at approx 0.5 eth (700USD) finally sold within 24 hours for 2.5eth (5500 USD) that’s 5 times the listed price. The buzz around this HISTORIC NFT drop was so much that it created an intense bidding war. My next NFT drops early next week and I’ve already been getting messages with bids!”

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through commercial flights, the Commonwealth will directly seek to mitigate that by upping, wherever possible, those commercially facilitated flights that the Commonwealth is pursuing.

“I would note in recent days and weeks that we have seen demand for those facilitated flights run by the Commonwealth having actually dipped and so those flights we have been bringing in have not been full because there hasn’t been the demand to take those up.

“I suspect that will change now with the commercial flight restrictions, then we will see that supply being fully taken up.”

The arrival cap decrease will be implemented by July 14, but Morrison flagged some states might move to reduce their cap earlier.

“But as you imagine, we want to try to minimise the disruption for people with already planned flights over the next couple of weeks,” he said.

The cap is expected to remain at 50 per cent until at least the start of next year.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian earlier said her heart goes out to the thousands of Australians who are still waiting to come home.

“Just because you reduce the number of people coming in, doesn’t mean outbreaks aren’t going to happen,” she said ahead of Morrison’s announcement.

PAThWAy OUT OF COVID

Morrison also announced a new plan out of the pandemic that will be COVID being treated as “an infectious disease like any other in our community”.

The four-phase plan will see lockdowns being used “only as a last resort”.

Australia is currently in the first phase, “the suppression phase”, Morrison said.

The next phase will be reached “once we reach a threshold of vaccination to be determined by the modelling process we’re currently engaged in”.

“The third phase is called the consolidation phase,” he said.

“That is to manage COVID-19 consistent with public health management of other infectious diseases.

“That basically means that the hospitalisation and fatality rates, that you would see from COVID-19, would be like the flu.”

Morrison said the fourth stage could be described as Australia being “back to normal”, where measures may include opening the border to vaccinated people.

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