BOTEL’s Final Goodbye

After 15 long years of service, Aries Group’s Safe BOTEL (Backwater operated Tourist Entertainment Launch) has now been handed over to its new owner. BOTEL, a uniquely novel concept, which provided the Kerala’s houseboat industry a new facelift, played a huge role in taking the cruise industry to the next level. Designed and engineered to sail on the sea, BOTEL was the first ever houseboat in Kerala to be made from steel merging the durability of the metal with the aesthetics of traditional houseboat architecture. Aries Group was forced to put the BOTEL on sale as its Captain Shri. James died due to a heart attack this month, quoted the Founder Chairman and Naval Architect, Shri. Sohan Roy.

Though, BOTEL was featured in many television advertisements and movies, it gained international recognition after it appeared in the Hollywood movie, DAM999. Accepting the hospitality of President of Indywood Billionaires Club and President of NRIPA, Shri. Sohan Roy, many international celebrities and Indian billionaires have reportedly enjoyed travelling in BOTEL to admire the picturesque beauty of Alappuzha’s backwater. As part of its social responsibility, even with its 5-star settings, during off-seasons, BOTEL rides were charged at similar rates as that of a normal houseboat for general public.

BOTEL is equipped many unique features. The houseboat is fitted with double bottom, buoyancy chambers, firefighting devices, and lifesaving accessories and two emergency evacuation doors, in case there is an accident. BOTEL also has an efficient garbage management system to store and dispose the food and plastic waste, dual power air conditioners, solar-power attached bedrooms, conference rooms, massage rooms, fire resistant kitchen, water storage tanks etc. BOTEL is the first houseboat to have passed the water stability test. This was conducted and tested by Shri Sohan Roy personally. It was a proud moment for everyone as the houseboat returned safe and well facing the unruly backwaters waters of Alappuzha.

During the Boat Show exhibition organized at Kochi, BOTEL was able to provide a clear guideline on the changes which houseboat industry needs to make in its current designs to the ministers who attended the event. Within 1month, new regulations were devised and a new chapter in the history of houseboats were unfurled. After 15 years of loyal service, the BOTEL is here to stay in the Alappuzha backwaters to witness many such new reforms, but with a different name.

Asian Media Group Announces Asian Media Awards

Asian Media Group announces Asian Media Awards for recognising the strength and depth of the British media industry. This Award is to honour local print Journalists,  internet bloggers, TV anchors and PR experts The Asian Media Awards is dedicated to honour their talent, drive and innovation

Nominations starts on 27th April, 2020 and shortlist will be announced on 14th September, 2020. Journalists, internet bloggers and TV anchors can apply then.

     

A closing ceremony named AMA Ceremony will be there on  29th October, 2020. The ceremony act as a platform for those who working in the industry to network with mainstream organisations where they are vastly under represented. The AMA’s take place at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate and are supported by the world’s foremost media organisations.

Finalists of Indywood Talent Hunt 2019 competition to perform live during next year T10 Cricket League

24-12-2019: Indywood Talent Hunt 2019 – UAE edition received overwhelming at Dubai from both students and colleges across the country. The Grand finale of the competition was organized at Amity University from December 2 – 3, 2019.

Organized by Aries Group of Companies in association with Biz Events Management, Indywood Talent Hunt was also supported by various multinational business organizations in the UAE who are also the members of Indywood Entertainment Consortium.

On this occasion, Forbes listed billionaire and T10 league founder Mr. Shaji Ul Mulk, Chairman, Mulk Holdings, the honorable guest and Sponsor of ITH 2019 announced an incredible opportunity for Top 3 winners of Talent Hunt. “I am very happy to announce our partnership with Indywood Talent Hunt, whereby the Top 3 winners of this competition will be given a live stage in the stadium and telecast live around the world. This is a recognition of the talent here I am sure competition here will benefit by from a global exposure.”, Mulk said during his speech a the event.

Indywood Talent Hunt, the biggest youth cultural festival in the UAE organized competitions in 23 different categories including Music, Dance, Fine Arts, Dramatics, Designs & Creative, Media, Quizzing, Photography, Film Making & Technical competition etc. Showcasing their exceptional talents, students from over 400+ music and arts institutions across the UAE participated. The Grand Finale of Indywood Talent Hunt shall also witness a magical musical performance by Guinness Book of World Records Holder and renowned Keyboardist, Stephan Devassy on December 3rd, 2019.

 

Indywood Talent Hunt is India’s premiere talent discovery platform to identify creative young Indians and guide them properly to the Indian Film Industry from the campus / school level itself while providing an opportunity for the shortlisted ones to get exposed to the Film Industry during Indywood Film Carnival and perform in front of the Professional Film Fraternity so that the best among them can get a direct entry to the film world without any conventional hurdles.

Gandhibhavan Trust Honours Sohan Roy with Sathyan National Film Award

The award of the Sathyan National Film Award by the Gandhi Bhavan Trust, named after the great actor Sathyan of Malayalam, will be presented to Hollywood director, poet and founder chairman of Aries Group of companies Sohan Roy. The award is in recognition of Sohan Roy’s contribution to the world film industry. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan will present the Award to Sohan Roy at 4 pm on January 14, 2020.

Sohan Roy is the founder director of Indywood, a 10 billion U.S.dollar project. His tireless efforts in promoting Indian cinema to global standards are notable for the Indian cinema Industry. Also, a lots of artists have made their way into cinema through Indywood.

Indian Movies Scotland And Josef Make Way Into 92nd Oscar by Kerala based All Lights Film Services – ALFS

Indian movies are known worldwide for their value content and quality. This has helped them conquer many Indian as well as international platforms too. This year two movies which has made its way into the 92nd Oscar. ‘Scotland’ has made its way into the 92nd Oscar Best Picture contention list, directed by Manish Vatssalya and the another one ‘Josef’. Produced by a Mariner and retired international civil servant, Capt. Ashok Mahapatra under the banner UA Kathachitra Pvt. Ltd found its place in the 92nd Oscar contention list. Both the movies, in all 344 feature films, were supported by Kerala based All Lights Film Services (ALFS) which helped in getting through the first step towards this coveted fame.

Scotland

‘Scotland’ till date has won around 61 International Awards and recognitions for its bold theme and exceptional presentation. The film narrates the story of a father who becomes a brutal life snatcher to give justice to his rape victim daughter when law and order fails to do so. The movie stars Adam Saini, Khushboo Purohit, Chetan Pandit, Daya Shankar Pandey and Manish Vatssalya in pivotal roles.

Debutant Adam Saini, who has served with the Scottish police, plays the protagonist. He has been bestowed with 7 international awards for his performance in Scotland. The film has been produced by Zaina Ibourek (British-Moroccan) and Manish Vatssalya under the banner of Mars UK Films Ltd and Vatssalya Films.

Josef – Born in Grace

‘Josef – Born in Grace’ has found its place in the 92nd Oscar contention list, after a grand reception at IFFI – Film Bazaar this year. This is UA Kathachitra’s first film. The movie stars Victor Banerjee (National Award winner & BAFTA nominee), Subrat Dutta (Best Actor – Cairo Film Festival), and Sudarshan Juyal in pivotal roles. The movie is directed by National Award Winner Susant Misra (Indradhanura Chhai, Biswaprakash, & Dharini) whose movies have been screened in some of the most prestigious festivals across the world, including Cannes (Un Certain Regard), Cairo, Rotterdam, Sochi (Grand Prix Winner), Moscow, and Montreal. He is joined by National Award Winner Sudheer Palsane (Ko: Yad – The Silent Way, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Katyar Kaljat Ghusali) for cinematography, and National Award Winner Sukant Panigrahy (Dev D, Ek Tha Tiger, Drishyam) for art direction. UA Kathachitra also aims to promote fresh talent. In this film that includes Hitesh Bisht, Anamika Goswani, and Deepica Elizabeth Lakra in the cast. Vaidehi Krishnan on her debut as the Costume Designer does full justice to the theme and period of the film.

‘Josef – Born in Grace’ is an adaptation of a short story, ‘Joseph’, written by Umakanta Mahapatra and is set in the Himalayas between 1960 and 1980 in India. Father O’Hara (Victor Banerjee), a missionary doctor with the help of his caretaker Maularam (Sudarshan Juyal), raises an orphan baby Josef (Hitesh Bisht). While still a young boy, Joseph is sent to Dehradun for his studies and vocational training. Josef (Subrat Dutta) returns back with a reputation as a great cook as well as his love for alcohol.

The film explores in its unfolding of time, the different paths that Father O’Hara, Josef, and Maularam take in their respective journeys for spiritual fulfilment through memories, duty, and search as well as their interaction with friends and acquaintances. Through static mise-en-scene, the narrative of the film reflects the all-encompassing nature of time, preempting and repeating itself in allegorical hues.

All Lights Film Services

All Lights Film Services is a Kerala basedpremier consultancy service provider which helps filmmakers to ‘GO GLOBAL’. Till date ALFS has taken many regional movies from India to various international arenas, including Oscars to open up new opportunities and exposure. ALFS is a part of 10 billion U.S. dollar project Indywood.

“I feel extremely proud that this year too ALFS has been able to take 2 very interesting movie projects from India to the Oscars. Till this date we have been able to make the dreams of many filmmakers, to become internationally recognised, a reality and we hope to continue the same in the future as well.”  Said ALFS founder and Indywood CEO Sohan Roy.