Though Zanjeer is credited as Amitabh's breakthrough film, it didn't immediately enthrone him. Rajesh Khanna countered with a huge hit in Daag that year. But Deewar upended audience's cinematic taste and filmland hierarchies at the very start of 1975. Bachchan emerged as a one man industry, the angry young man who could regulate the thermostat of the entire film industry, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are expected to witness pressure on volumes in the October-December quarter. However, price hikes will help push up revenues, said brokerages.For India's largest engineering firm, Larsen and Toubro (L&T), the analysts expect a 20 per cent growth in consolidated revenue, and an 8.1 per cent core business Ebitda margin, up 40 bps from a year ago.
L Eswar Rao said it took him three days to complete the art.
The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to carpet London in notes of 50 British pound almost four times over.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 fails to invoke any excitement, despite having two immensely watchable stars Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan at its centre, observes Mayur Sanap.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in September, in gross terms, were at Rs 1.73 lakh crore, with a yearly jump of 6.5 per cent, according to data from finance ministry released on Tuesday. In September 2023, the total collection was to the tune of Rs 1.62 lakh crore. CGST, SGST, IGST, and cess all increased year-on-year in September, official data made available on Tuesday showed.
With crude palm oil prices on the rise, companies have started to jack up rates of soaps and edible oils in order to pass on the hike to consumers. Crude palm oil, one of the main ingredients in the manufacture of some consumer goods, saw a price rise of 45.2 per cent in the last three months. One of the country's largest consumer companies, Hindustan Unilever, said it has already started to take price increases in the skin cleansing category.
India's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector grew 5.7 per cent by value and 4.1 per cent by volume in the July-September quarter driven by rural demand, consumer intelligence firm NielsenIQ said in its quarterly update on Thursday. Price-led growth stood at 1.5 per cent. According to NielsenIQ data, rural volume growth outpaced urban markets for the third straight quarter despite consumption softening in both regions.
The bamboo water bottle is priced at Rs 560 and the soap variant of 125 grams costs Rs 125 each.
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) reported a 2 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in consolidated revenue to Rs 3,670 crore. Organic revenue growth in constant currency was up 14 per cent Y-o-Y. Consolidated operating profit was up 5 per cent to Rs 760 crore, profit before tax grew 10 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 710 crore, and adjusted net profit grew 12 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 490 crore.
Sebamed's campaign for its cleansing bar of the same name, released across print, television, digital and outdoor, has also named Santoor, a popular soap brand from Wipro Consumer Care.
When in Landour, discovers Supriya Newar, one of the most important things to do and that too in large measures, is to do nothing at all.
The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain. There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm. I have no selfies or autographs to remember him by, but I will never forget his most generous and gracious gift to me -- one day in heaven, among the celestial ensemble of Indian music.
Targeted at the north and east of India apart from the big metros, WCCL aims to position the brand in the premium segment, but at a discounted price than the existing players. The company also expects to corner a 10 per cent market share in the glycerin soap market in the first year.
After shampoos and oral care, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are betting big on soaps this year.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann Ki Baat programme was more popular among the masses than Mahabharat and Ramayan mega TV serials of the 1980s.
Love, Sitara doesn't flesh out the people or their problems enough to give us a glimpse into their minds, observes Sukanya Verma.
If only the movie could hold its own the way Raveena Tandon does in a cream and gold Manish Malhotra lehenga, Ghudchadhi would be half the entertainer it set out to be, feels Sukanya Verma.
Karnataka Soaps and Detergents will launch a super premium brand in June.
Australia's version of "Becks and Posh", were married in a harbourside ceremony at the Sydney Opera House.
While they do fulfil their claim of germ free skin, they leave the skin harsh and dry in the process.
The activists of Dr Ambedkar Vichar Samiti and Nav Srijan Samiti from Ahmedabad were taken into custody on Sunday night and sent back home, officials said.
Here's a sneak peek at the very popular soap titled Passage to India (Caminho das Indias in the original Portuguese).
Always interesting, DMK politics is going to get even more absorbing in the days to come, predicts Aditi Phadnis.
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'Kajol has always been very particular about Nysa and Yug coming for the puja every year.'
The health department said two of the persons on the contact list are from Palakkad, while four are from Thiruvananthapuram.
Television soaps have now found another screen, your mobile phone, with the mobile interactive division of Star India, Star Mobile Entertainment, announcing it will launch a service called 'PLUS' by end April.
From being a one-off option, product placements are soon taking the form of a sustained campaign.
The officials asked the residents to take a bath before attending a meeting with the CM so that they 'smell good'.
Aleasha Black has accused the leg spinner of kissing her in an inappropriate manner.
From the very first week of its premiere, Mogali Rekulu has been a roaring success.
'In Krrish, I was playing Hrithik's child version.' 'I also did Ishq Vishk with Shahid Kapoor.' 'In Aetbaar, I remember doing scenes with Amitabh Bachchan.'
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