All stories by Urvi Malvania
'A Colossus who changed Indian advertising forever'
Rediff.com18 Nov 2018'He was the first creative person to recognise and fully realise the power of film in an era when press ads were the only competence of Indian creatives.'
Thugs of Hindostan super flop, but YRF will still make money!
Rediff.com17 Nov 2018YRF may come out of the debacle fairly unscathed financially. The exhibitors and smaller distributors will take almost 75% of the hit.
Thugs of Hindostan 1st film to cross Rs 500 mn mark
Rediff.com10 Nov 2018This is Amitabh Bachchan's first entry in the list of highest openers in Bollywood and Aamir Khan's second.
Thugs of Hindostan must earn Rs 4 bn to break even
Rediff.com7 Nov 2018Thugs of Hindostan may not have as easy a run at the box office as previous Hindi films did during Diwali.
Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan to be Facebook India chief
Rediff.com25 Sep 2018Mohan will be responsible for aligning of teams, overall strategy in this country and driving Facebook's investments in India
How Kohli's absence in Asia Cup hits Star India's plans
Rediff.com18 Sep 2018While it is difficult to put a number on how much the impact on the ad sales tally could be, it is quite possible the broadcaster will not be able to make its Rs 2-billion target, says Urvi Malvania.
LGBT verdict: Why India Inc's celebration may be short-lived
Rediff.com11 Sep 2018While it is heartening to see companies chipping in with their messages of support, they are probably walking a tightrope here.
Why Dhoni picked 25% in Run Adam
Rediff.com15 Aug 2018Continuing with his business ventures beyond the cricket field, MS Dhoni has now invested in 360 degree sports ecosystem Run Adam, and will serve as its endorser
PVR to spend Rs 850 crore to buy SPI Cinemas
Rediff.com13 Aug 2018The transaction is expected to close in the next 30 days and the merger process is expected to be completed in next 9-12 months
Find out IPL's most valuable franchise
Rediff.com9 Aug 2018The broadcast made an estimated Rs20 billion in ad sales revenues from the IPL this year
Kohli? No, thanks. Why this company supports non-cricketers
Rediff.com1 Aug 2018Mumbai-headquartered financial services firm Edelweiss, for close to a decade now, has been aligning its brand with sporting talent of every kind except cricket. What made the company buck the trend, and has it worked?
100 million plus Indians watched World Cup!
Rediff.com28 Jul 2018Females contributed to 47 per cent of the tournament reach.
Will Sanju's success revive Brand Ranbir?
Rediff.com24 Jul 2018Kapoor charges between Rs 3 and Rs 3.5 crore for a day's work for a brand. His current roster of brands include Asian Paints, Pepsi, Panasonic, Renault, Flipkart, Macroman, Saavn, and Hero MotoCorp.
Sanju collects Rs 1.2 billion in the first weekend
Rediff.com3 Jul 2018Sanju is among the top opening weekend collections of all time.
Incredibles 2, Hollywood Hero No 1 in India
Rediff.com2 Jul 2018How Incredibles 2 dethroned the Kung Fu Pandas.
Sanju biggest opener of the year at Rs 347.5 million
Rediff.com1 Jul 2018It is not only the biggest opener of Ranbir Kapoor's career, it is also the highest opener among films not starring one of the Khans in the lead.
Why Sony is very excited about the FIFA World Cup
Rediff.com9 Jun 2018Sony eyes a 2 billion payoff from telecasting the Fifa World Cup.
Ronnie Screwvala wants to make movies again
Rediff.com26 May 2018RSVP plans to make movies on Sam Manekshaw and Ram Jethmalani.
556 million people have watched IPL-11 so far
Rediff.com22 May 2018The surround shows and highlights around the IPL have contributed to 144 million in incremental reach for this year's telecast.
After cricket and wrestling, now comes a volleyball league
Rediff.com14 May 2018The league will take up the caravan format where all teams move from one city to another during the course of the tournament