By 10 am, Rakshit N Jagdale is already deep into the rhythm of the day, which promises to be a carousel of meetings, calls, and strategic decisions. As managing director of Amrut Distilleries, he balances ritual and ambition, tradition and transformation, like many other legacy players in India's alcoholic beverages sector who are staring at a rosy future.
'Pahlaj Nihalani came to my rescue. There was no Instagram in those days so I didn't recognise him.' 'I almost fainted when he told me he was Pahlaj Nihalani, the producer of Ilzaam, the hit film that had just made Govinda a star.' 'I told him I was a model and an aspiring actor, and he responded, "You have an interesting face. Come and meet me in the office tomorrow".'
'I wanted a player of his calibre to take on one of the strongest sides in the country.' 'However, he stuck to his guns, and we had an argument.'
Bacardi Bar League announces the launch of the India leg of the Bacardi Martini Grand Prix, a globally recognised competition for bartenders.
Mischievously-named cocktails, with a powerful kick, will get the party started.
In a bid to tap the growing demand for premium international spirits in India, global spirits major Bacardi Martini plans to introduce more brands from its international portfolio. Bacardi Martini India is a 76:24 joint venture between the global major and Indian firm Gemini Distilleries.
According to the officials, generally, a passenger is not served more than 100 ml of liquor during a flight.
Bacardi embraces art and NGO to bring dignity to the elderly.
The Bachchan family have this knack of going out of their way to make you feel extremely comfortable.
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Last month, India's AlcoBev industry pulled off a successful two-day showcase exhibition at the Hotel Renaissance in Powai. We got experts to show readers how they can create some mind-boggling cocktail concoctions, so watch and learn.
UB's beer brand will take on Bacardi's Breezer in the flavoured alcoholic beverage market.
John Beard, a former chief executive of Bacardi Brown Forman, replaces Ashwin Malik, who has led the Glasgow-based company since its takeover.
'After Lagaan, Aamir would sit up the whole night and drink an entire bottle of Bacardi.'
A new found love for world music is compelling enough to make individuals travel.
McDowell's, the whisky brand owned by USL, sold 19.27 million nine-litre cases of Indian made foreign liquor whisky in 2012, compared to Officer's Choice whisky, owned by the Chhabria-led Allied Blenders & Distillers, which sold 18.55 million cases.
Vijay Nair, CEO and co-founder of Only Much Louder, released a statement about what exactly went wrong, leading to the show's cancellation.
Judge D W Deshpande said, "I will pronounce the verdict on May 6," at 11.15 am and asked Salman to be present on that day.
The usage of PET bottles by a handful of wine makers is set to take the drink to the masses, thanks to a packaging solution offered by Manjushree Technopack Ltd, a Bengaluru-based manufacturer of PET bottles and performs.
This comes in the wake of allegations of financial irregularities by the erstwhile management led by Harish Moolchandani.
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Yaariyan may be targeted at a young audience but every single teenager who chooses to watch it will be insulting their own intelligence, writes Paloma Sharma.
A sessions court in Mumbai is all set to deliver its verdict on Wednesday in the hit-and-run case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who is charged with killing one person and injuring four by ramming his Sports Utility Vehicle into a bakery shop in suburban Bandra 13 years ago.
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The judgement in the over 13-year-old case, whose trial saw many twists and turns, can make or mar the career of the actor on whom ride investments of over Rs 200 crore.
Dubbing the driver of superstar Salman Khan as a 'liar' for telling the court that he was driving the car and not the actor when it rammed into a bakery shop in September 2002, killing one person, the prosecution on Monday sought action against him (the driver) for giving false evidence.
Drones are being sold by e-retailers like Flipkart and Snapdeal for less than Rs 40,000 apiece.
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