Varun Taneja is a storyteller who brings brands & artists to life through Social Media, always creating custom solutions keeping business strategy, traffic and ROI in focus.

He has strategised, executed and monitored social media campaigns for some of the biggest brands and companies in the world including Gaana, MX Player, Star Sports, Huffington Post, Times of India, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Insider, Askmen, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Deepika Padukone, Business Insider, Techradar, Star Sports, PepsiCo and Swachh Bharat Campaign.

Areas of professional expertise:

• Social Media & Content Strategy • Influencer Marketing • Artist Management • Media Planning • Content Marketing • Strategic Planning & Implementation • Viral Content Psychology • Digital Advertising • Google Analytics & Social Media Tools.

– Comprehensive knowledge of Visual infographics, creative designs, videos, slideshows, trending content, anticipating building trends etc. gives me an edge in enabling value addition.

– Offering expertise and advice on digital outreach, showcasing knowledge of social media audiences and the type of content they are seeking online.

– Expertise in high levels of targeted social media engagement, producing viral content based on consumer psychology, product development, and influencer networks, keeping in focus the global audience makes me a reach expansion maven.

– Wide exposure across various domains such as lifestyle, entertainment, travel & tourism, auto, e-commerce, sports, tech, business, advertising, luxury etc makes me a versatile ninja to predict industry specific trends.

– Coordinated 1000+ Digital Campaigns

He uses insights gained through micro-content to build creative campaigns that drive actual following.

He believes targeting audiences anywhere has a lot to do with data, intuition & an understanding of the environment. Competitor analysis, intuition & his connection with over 5000 social media properties keeps him at the top of his game.

Usual Day: Predicting trends, monitoring all social media & content movement keeping in mind audience psychology.

The first period film on Chauri Chaura on its centenary year celebration

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), India: Filmmaker Abhik Bhanu whose last release was Jimmy Sheirgill – Tara Alisha Berry starrer “Gun Pe Done” launched his upcoming Hindi feature film; a real period-historical drama, “1922 Pratikar Chauri Chaura”, the first period film (on Chauri Chaura) being made for the silver screen. Being written and directed by Abhik Bhanu himself, the film is produced bySarayu Vision and co-produced by Anju Khare. The first look of the film was unveiled recently in Gorakhpur.

It may be recalled our Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated a series of events earlier in February 4, 2021 which is being held throughout the year to mark the centenary year of Chauri Chaura incident, which took place on February 4, 1922. During that time then he had proudly quoted: “What happened in Chauri Chaura 100-years ago was seen as a simple incident of arsoning of a police station and thus not given due place in the pages of history. 1922 Pratikar Chauri Chaura…. Ek Kaand Nahi….Sangram Hai…”

Chauri Chaura is a town near Gorakhpur and Deoria in Uttar Pradesh (U.P). In the year 1922, in British-India and during the non-cooperation movement (a part of the Indian freedom struggle) led byMahatma Gandhi, the protesters set fire to a police station and killed at least 22 policemen in protest of the police firing on large group of demonstrators. 19 arrested freedom fighters were sentenced to death and 14 to imprisonment for life by the British colonial authorities.

Incidentally, filmmaker Abhik Bhanu had made his debut feature film “Sab Kuch Hai Kuch Bhi Nahin”on the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. Speaking on the occasion the director reveals, “1922 Pratikar Chauri Chaura is the first Hindi feature film ever made on Chauri Chaura incident related 100-years-back. The film is in the memory of the martyrs in this incident. Chauri Chaura incident was a struggle of the common people in their fight for Independence. It is surprising and unfortunate that this event in the freedom struggle have been omitted in the history books by the then Britishers and the Indian government too. My salutations to PM Modi and especially the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath who gave it the deserved importance. The state administration had claimed that till now the history of Chauri Chaura had not been celebrated as it should have been.” 

Presenter Ravi Shankar Khare says, “The UP government has planned a year of celebrations through February 4, 2022 in all 75 districts of the state in the memory of the martyrs. PM Narendra Modi had released a postage stamp to mark its beginning while 99 people, descendants of those involved in the incident were also honoured. On our part we will be unfolding real untold facts on the screen.” 

Abhik Bhanu can do meaningful cinema with the same passion and dedication.

He is known for his clarity of vision and his ability to take real life situation and make them dramatic on the screen. The filmmaker has also tabled award winning books like ‘Honcho’, ‘A Dark Rainbow’, ‘Stool Pigeon’ and ‘Blind Faith’. The author and director reveals, “We will be showing factual events as to what exactly had happened during that time of freedom struggle. It took us more than 8-months and 20 research teams comprising of Professor Himanshu Chaturvedi, Manoj Sharma, Anuradha Suryawanshi, Pavan Pandey, Sachin Awchitte, Nishigandha, Vishwanath, Gaurav Govind, Anju Khare, Yogendra Bhadur Khare, Shushma, Deepa Mukherjee, Ravi Shankar Khare, Mritunjay Kumar Srivastava, Keshav, Teena Gupta, Cheitanyasinh Gohil and Chavvi Gaurang to complete the script of the film. It also involves sources from books of well-known authors.”

“We are also in the process of casting UP based talented actors including newcomers who fit the bill including folk singers too. The shooting will commence from late July at prime locations like Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Allahabad, Lucknow and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with a major regular shooting schedule of more than 50-days. The film will have a grand international release and will be screened at thousands of cinema halls only,” adds Bhanu.

Dileep Bhosale is the creative producer while Atul Kumar Pandey is the executive producer and Sumit Kumar is the line producer. Vishal Shrivastava is the production designer. Director of photography is byManoj Gupta and Sanjay Mehta, art direction is by Dipankar Mondale and editing by Arun Shekhar are the major credits of the film.

Ayush saxena was born on 2nd September 2000. He is an Indian Film and Television Actor, he is known for playing the role of Kapil In Sab tv show “Baavle Utaavle”. He is also known for the  Bollywood movie “Khajoor Pe Atke”. He has also been a part of “Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai” for Star Plus.

He has played the character of Vivek in Hotstar web series “Rudrakaal” and also has been a part of many YouTube web series.

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2017)

Character Armaan continuity character for 7 months.

Baavle Utaavle, for Sab TV (2019)

Character Kapil, continuity character.

Khajoor Pe Atke movie (2018) with Vinay Pathak

Character as young Devinder.

Ayush Saxena the next star from ludhiana who is auditioning for Lionsgate next. Hollywood movie which is slated to shoot in India in the month of September.

It’s a film based on the Indian leather market of Dharavi.

Ayush who was last seen with Rudraksh Jaiswal THE EXTRACTION  guy film also featured Flora Saini and Dipanita Sharma.

He debuted with the movie Khajoor Pe Atke.

He is also in talks with director Arzad Naaz of film Junkies for the mini series which is about to go on floor by next month of August in Fiji Islands.

Neha Malik features alongside Nikhil Dagar in the music video of Master Saleem’s new track “Saath”. The song, slated to release on July 20, has music by T-Series and lyrics by Kiranjeet and Choreographed by Ranju Varghese while the video is directed by Anand Kumar.

The soulful song tries to weave the essence of monsoon in its visuals. Shot in the aesthetic Himachal Pradesh’s Kasol, the mesmerizing and heartwarming song will create an environment that promises one to transport to another world with your loved one.

Nikhil, who is foraying it into showbiz, has stunned all with his blistering act. The flawless execution of scenes and his chemistry with Neha Malik is sure to set the hearts racing.

“This song has many emotions and for me, it is like a dream, the moment I heard the song, I couldn’t keep myself from being a part of it, ” said Nikhil.

While Nikhil awaits the release, he parallelly keeps himself busy with other projects. At present, he has been signed for another two music videos and has also bagged an ad with a prominent shoe brand for which he is currently shooting in the capital.

This single is supposed to showcase his creative calibre. Due to his energetic and distinct dance style and crystal-clear singing, Nikhil’s diverse talents will continue to be a treat for his fans.

SITI Networks Limited announces Next-Gen Set Top Box with Superior Entertainment Experience

19, March 2021, Kolkata: The SITI PlayTop Magic, androidtv certified 4K HDR Set-Top Box, can make any TV smart by enabling customers to use all Android TV features along with their SITI Digital Cable TV using a single remote on their existing TV. Customers will be able to access Google’s Android TV Play Store for downloading apps and games of their choice.

The remote, which will control both the SITI PlayTop Magic STB and customer’s TV, will be voice-enabled with Google Assistant built-in; so no more moving through channels, press the microphone on the remote and ask what you want to see. Customers will also be able to cast from their mobile phones/tablets onto their TV screens using the SITI PlayTop Magic STB, which has Chromecast built-in. The STB will also enable bringing customers closer with their loved ones by allowing Google Duo-based video calling directly from their living room’s comfort using their TV. This next-generation Android TV Set-Top Box, launched by SITI NETWORKS, will also work with Google Home and bring home automationfeatures.

SITI PlayTop Magic STB will also enable customers to record linear TV using just a pen drive. The STB also come pre-loaded with Amazon Prime Video. Amazon Prime offers unlimited streaming of the latest and exclusive movies, TV shows, stand-up comedy, Amazon Originals, and much more, all with the ease of finding what customers love to watch in one place. One of the SITI PlayTop Magic STB’s unique features is that it can work with any ISP or even a mobile Hotspot, with the latter ensuring thatcustomers will be able to watch their favourite OTT shows and play games on their TV screen even through their mobile 4G connection.

SITI PlayTop Magic STB uses NAGRA’s card-less content security solution. The SITI PlayTop Magic STB is built on Realtek’s most advanced high-performance chip, making it most suitable for a superior entertainment experience.

Apart from the SITI PlayTop Magic Set-Top Box, SITI NETWORKS LTD. also announced the SITI PlayTop Magic mobile app’s launch. This app, available on both iOS and Android platforms, brings a single subscription for multiple OTT apps like Hungama Play, Shemaroo Me and Adda Times in customers palms. This app will allow customers not to miss their favourite entertainment and selected live channels even when they are not in front of their televisions. Like Cable TV, the App subscriptions too may be recharged online or through their existing local cable operators.The entire OTT solution was developed by Claysol Media Labs, which leverages Appear TV next generation transcoding and origin solution integrated with Amazon AWS Cloud Services features, CDN and the latest content framework.

Mr. Suresh Sethiya, Director of Indian Cable Net Company Limited (ICNCL), a Joint Venture partner of SITI Networks Limited, mentioned:

“We are delighted to bring SITI PlayTop Magic Set-Top Box and Apps to our customers. With the launch of SITI PlayTop Magic STB, customers now need not buy a Smart TV.Connecting the SITI PlayTop Magic STB will enable customers to get all Android TV features, including Voice Remote, Google Assistant, Google Home, and even calling their loved ones directly from their living rooms’ comfort through Google Duo.

The SITI PlayTop Magic app enables a single subscription for multiple OTT apps apart from linear television channels in customers’ palms.Customers using the SITI PlayTop MagicSTB or the app will be able to recharge online or through their local cable operators.

The SITI PlayTop MagicAndroid TV Set-Top Box and our iOS/Android apps will provide a next-generation, superior entertainment experience for our customers. I would want to congratulate our Technology, Infrastructure& Apppartners for seamlessly coming together in the launch and rollout of the SITI PlayTop MagicSTB and App.”

While launching the SITI PlayTop Magic Android Set-Top Box and iOS/Android Apps, Mr. Anil Malhotra, CEO of SITI Networks Limited, mentioned:

“We are excited to bring our Next Gen SITI PlayTop Magic Android TV Set Top Box and iOS/Android Apps to our customers. SITI has been at the forefront of delighting our customers with the latest technology. The launch of SITI PlayTop is another step in our commitment to bring Superior Entertainment Experience to our customers. This box will make any TV Smart while bringing SITI HD+ Digital Cable Television’s ultimate viewing experience with a DVR facility. I would welcome our customers also to experience our apps available on both Apple App Store and Android Play Store.”

The SITI PlayTop Magic Set-Top Box will be available to SITI Networks Ltd.  customers in stages, with the immediate launch in India’s eastern states, who wish to upgrade to a Superior Entertainment Experience. The SITI PlayTop Magic app is available on Apple App Store and Android Play Store for mobile and tablet phones across India. To login to the app, SITI customers will need to authenticate their SITI Virtual Card Numbers and mobile numbers through an OTP.