Producers Guild of India & Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television UK (Pact) signed a monumental MoU last Tuesday at the inaugural India-UK Createch Summit in Mumbai.

The MoU is intended to lead to a more collaborative relationship between the UK and Indian production sectors and for both countries to share best practices, projects and ideas.

As part of the MoU, the Producers Guild of India will join the Global Creative Alliance and will become the Indian partner for the Production Platform, an online platform where companies can find or post projects if they are seeking a co-production partner. The platform was launched in October 2017, with funding from the Department for International Trade, and has already attracted 13 countries with 25 countries set to be on board by summer 2018.

Pact’s Director of International Development, Dawn McCarthy-Simpson MBE, said: “The MoU with the Producers Guild of India is a great move towards a more collaborative relationship with the Indian TV production sector. The addition of the Producers Guild of India will allow both Indian and UK producers to begin to access co-production ideas and projects through the Production Platform which will hopefully lead to future successful collaborations.”

Siddharth Roy Kapur, President – Producers Guild of India stated, “The MoU between PACT and Producers Guild of India is a significant step in the ongoing collaboration between the creative industries of UK & India. While the MoU largely focuses on sharing expertise, knowledge and best practices between both the sides, I am also keenly looking forward to the exciting opportunity for producers from both the countries to use the online platform created by PACT as part of the Global Creative Alliance”.

The Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion, Baroness Rona Fairhead was in Mumbai to launch the India-UK Createch Summit, and announced the signing of the MoU.

Speaking about the Summit, she said: “The UK is a world leader in the creative and technology industries, and it is inspiring to see the connections between UK and Indian companies, especially in so vibrant a creative hub as Mumbai.The opportunities for growth are plenty, and as an international economic department we will continue to use trade missions not only to boost UK exports, but also to help businesses of all sizes forge ties and build relationships with potential buyers and investors.”

Producers Guild of India & Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television UK (Pact) signed a monumental MoU last Tuesday at the inaugural India-UK Createch Summit in Mumbai.

The MoU is intended to lead to a more collaborative relationship between the UK and Indian production sectors and for both countries to share best practices, projects and ideas.

As part of the MoU, the Producers Guild of India will join the Global Creative Alliance and will become the Indian partner for the Production Platform, an online platform where companies can find or post projects if they are seeking a co-production partner. The platform was launched in October 2017, with funding from the Department for International Trade, and has already attracted 13 countries with 25 countries set to be on board by summer 2018.

Pact’s Director of International Development, Dawn McCarthy-Simpson MBE, said: “The MoU with the Producers Guild of India is a great move towards a more collaborative relationship with the Indian TV production sector. The addition of the Producers Guild of India will allow both Indian and UK producers to begin to access co-production ideas and projects through the Production Platform which will hopefully lead to future successful collaborations.”

Siddharth Roy Kapur, President – Producers Guild of India stated, “The MoU between PACT and Producers Guild of India is a significant step in the ongoing collaboration between the creative industries of UK & India. While the MoU largely focuses on sharing expertise, knowledge and best practices between both the sides, I am also keenly looking forward to the exciting opportunity for producers from both the countries to use the online platform created by PACT as part of the Global Creative Alliance”.

The Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion, Baroness Rona Fairhead was in Mumbai to launch the India-UK Createch Summit, and announced the signing of the MoU.

Speaking about the Summit, she said: “The UK is a world leader in the creative and technology industries, and it is inspiring to see the connections between UK and Indian companies, especially in so vibrant a creative hub as Mumbai.The opportunities for growth are plenty, and as an international economic department we will continue to use trade missions not only to boost UK exports, but also to help businesses of all sizes forge ties and build relationships with potential buyers and investors.”

Actress Yami Gautam, who will play a lawyer in Shree Narayan Singh's BATTI GUL METER CHALU, says she is taking the help of Hindi literature to prepare for her character in the film.

"There aren't many references on screen for my character, but honestly that makes the prep even more exciting. I am working on my dialect and my language, and what better source than Hindi literature.

"I am also looking forward to my prep with Shree and the cast as the best comes out when the entire team collaborates," Yami said in a statement.

She is meeting lawyers from small towns to know her character better. The idea is to understand nuances of being a lawyer, the language, the body language and other such things.

To be shot in Uttarakhand, the film is a social comedy-drama, also starring Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor.

BATTI GUL METER CHALU will go on the floors on Friday.

Actress Yami Gautam, who will play a lawyer in Shree Narayan Singh's BATTI GUL METER CHALU, says she is taking the help of Hindi literature to prepare for her character in the film.

"There aren't many references on screen for my character, but honestly that makes the prep even more exciting. I am working on my dialect and my language, and what better source than Hindi literature.

"I am also looking forward to my prep with Shree and the cast as the best comes out when the entire team collaborates," Yami said in a statement.

She is meeting lawyers from small towns to know her character better. The idea is to understand nuances of being a lawyer, the language, the body language and other such things.

To be shot in Uttarakhand, the film is a social comedy-drama, also starring Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor.

BATTI GUL METER CHALU will go on the floors on Friday.

Crowned as the Femina Miss India in 2009, Pooja Chopra has been associated with Miss India since then and considers it to be a life changing pageant. She was also a semi-finalist at Miss World 2009 and she won the first ever Beauty with a Purpose title for India at Miss World 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Pooja Chopra has even won eight National as well as International titles in a single year in the pageant world.

The actress is now all set to mentor the girls from the East Zone at the fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2018 pageant. This will be the first time that she will be mentoring girls and is very excited to bring what the amazing and different East Zone talent offers to the table.

When asked about how she feels to be a part of Miss India again, not as a participant but now as a mentor she says, “Miss India has always been a dream that I have harnessed for far too long as a kid and I know how hard I have worked to have this dream come true. And now to help girls who have harnessed exactly the same dream as you, it’s going to be me reliving all my moments.”

During her journey as a mentor, she will be looking for girls who have the same kind of drive, motivation and passion that she had when she competed to become Miss India. She advises the girls to have a dream and have a conviction to consistently work towards achieving your dream.

On film front the actress will be next seen in Neeraj Pandey’s upcoming action thriller AIYAARY that releases on February 16.

Crowned as the Femina Miss India in 2009, Pooja Chopra has been associated with Miss India since then and considers it to be a life changing pageant. She was also a semi-finalist at Miss World 2009 and she won the first ever Beauty with a Purpose title for India at Miss World 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Pooja Chopra has even won eight National as well as International titles in a single year in the pageant world.

The actress is now all set to mentor the girls from the East Zone at the fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2018 pageant. This will be the first time that she will be mentoring girls and is very excited to bring what the amazing and different East Zone talent offers to the table.

When asked about how she feels to be a part of Miss India again, not as a participant but now as a mentor she says, “Miss India has always been a dream that I have harnessed for far too long as a kid and I know how hard I have worked to have this dream come true. And now to help girls who have harnessed exactly the same dream as you, it’s going to be me reliving all my moments.”

During her journey as a mentor, she will be looking for girls who have the same kind of drive, motivation and passion that she had when she competed to become Miss India. She advises the girls to have a dream and have a conviction to consistently work towards achieving your dream.

On film front the actress will be next seen in Neeraj Pandey’s upcoming action thriller AIYAARY that releases on February 16.

Actor Abhishek Bachchan's Twitter account was on Wednesday hacked by pro-Pakistani Turkish cyber army Ayyildiz Tim, which had earlier hacked veteran actor Anupam Kher's Twitter account.

As a result of the hacking, the verification tick on Abhishek's Twitter account vanished, and his cover photograph featured a missile that read "Ayyildiz Tim" in chalk.

Abhishek's profile also had several tweets in Turkish.

Twitter said in an official post: "Our teams are working to resolve an issue affecting a small number of Indian users. We will notify affected account holders directly. Reminder: do not click on links in DMs coming from unknown accounts."

On Tuesday, it emerged that the Twitter accounts of Anupam, RSS leader and BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav and senior Indian journalist and Member of Parliament Swapan Dasgupta were hacked.

After his account was restored, Anupam sent out an advisory to his followers.

"To everyone on Twitter: Please don't open any link sent on your direct messages, however genuine they appear. That is the tool hackers are using to hack into your account. Please share this message with as many people as you can. Thanks."

Actor Abhishek Bachchan's Twitter account was on Wednesday hacked by pro-Pakistani Turkish cyber army Ayyildiz Tim, which had earlier hacked veteran actor Anupam Kher's Twitter account.

As a result of the hacking, the verification tick on Abhishek's Twitter account vanished, and his cover photograph featured a missile that read "Ayyildiz Tim" in chalk.

Abhishek's profile also had several tweets in Turkish.

Twitter said in an official post: "Our teams are working to resolve an issue affecting a small number of Indian users. We will notify affected account holders directly. Reminder: do not click on links in DMs coming from unknown accounts."

On Tuesday, it emerged that the Twitter accounts of Anupam, RSS leader and BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav and senior Indian journalist and Member of Parliament Swapan Dasgupta were hacked.

After his account was restored, Anupam sent out an advisory to his followers.

"To everyone on Twitter: Please don't open any link sent on your direct messages, however genuine they appear. That is the tool hackers are using to hack into your account. Please share this message with as many people as you can. Thanks."

Actor Karan Kundra, who is in a relationship with TV host Anusha Dandekar, says social media trolling has led to problems between them.

"I do feel guilty about this because this (trolls) is what she (Anusha) has to wake up to every day. This has led to problems between us. There are issues at my home as well. My mother scolded my sister the other day when my sister tried explaining this to her. It's not that she believes everything but she has now started reacting to it," Karan said in a statement.

Anusha and Karan started dating two years ago. The couple will be seen on "MTV Troll Police". They will be facing one of their trolls who attacked Anusha on Instagram and Twitter.

Reading the hate comments, Anusha said: "According to you being in love is a crime, in fact being in love online is a bigger crime. It's time we sit down face-to-face and talk about it."

Commenting on how trolls have affected their relationship, she said: "For me, trolling has increased ten fold. Maybe I lived in a bubble. Since the time I started dating Karan, my life has changed. It has been very difficult for me.

"Every morning I read at least 50 hate comments saying you aren't cultured or aren't good. I can't even say the things. Though my Hindi isn't great, I do understand the things they say in Hindi."

She says the trollers want her to break up with Karan.

"Trolls want us to break up because they love Kritika (his former girlfriend) and Karan together. They were in a TV show. They looked great. They were everybody's love," she added.

Actor Karan Kundra, who is in a relationship with TV host Anusha Dandekar, says social media trolling has led to problems between them.

"I do feel guilty about this because this (trolls) is what she (Anusha) has to wake up to every day. This has led to problems between us. There are issues at my home as well. My mother scolded my sister the other day when my sister tried explaining this to her. It's not that she believes everything but she has now started reacting to it," Karan said in a statement.

Anusha and Karan started dating two years ago. The couple will be seen on "MTV Troll Police". They will be facing one of their trolls who attacked Anusha on Instagram and Twitter.

Reading the hate comments, Anusha said: "According to you being in love is a crime, in fact being in love online is a bigger crime. It's time we sit down face-to-face and talk about it."

Commenting on how trolls have affected their relationship, she said: "For me, trolling has increased ten fold. Maybe I lived in a bubble. Since the time I started dating Karan, my life has changed. It has been very difficult for me.

"Every morning I read at least 50 hate comments saying you aren't cultured or aren't good. I can't even say the things. Though my Hindi isn't great, I do understand the things they say in Hindi."

She says the trollers want her to break up with Karan.

"Trolls want us to break up because they love Kritika (his former girlfriend) and Karan together. They were in a TV show. They looked great. They were everybody's love," she added.