A Hat trick! Sankara wins the FICCI award for the third time in a row!

We are thrilled to inform that Sankara Eye Care Institutions (SECI) has won the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Health Care Excellence Award for the third time in a row! The award was presented in a ceremony on Thursday, September 8, 2011 in New Delhi. FICCI Health Care Excellence Award recognizes the contribution of health care providers in delivering quality health care to patients and increasing the reach in rural and remote areas. This year FICCI adopted “innovation and sustainability in Health Care” as a main criterion for evaluating the participants from across the Country. ... More

Job Wise - My first job experience

I was working in US corporate environment for the very first time and was not used to the work culture. Gaurav Mendiratta, founder and director, AKG Technologies (NyooTV) discusses his first job experience. My first job was at Comcast, a leading cable company and internet service provider in the US in September 2005 immediately after I graduated from University of Pennsylvania. ... More

Abhishek and Aishwarya at World Bunts Sports Meet - NyooTV

Former Miss World and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan graced an international annual sports event of the World's Bunt Sports Meet in Powai as the chief guest and was accompanied by her husband Abhishek Bachchan and mother Vrinda Rai on the occassion. Aishwarya belongs to the Shetty community known as Bunts. Bunt or Tulunad Kshatriya is a Hindu community that belongs to the region of Tulu Nadu in the southwestern part of the country including the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka. ... More

Aamir Khan sings Zoobie Doobie at Umang 2011 - NyooTV

Umang - 2011 turned out to be a glitzy event with oodles of glamour as most of Bollywood biggies turned up for the event in honour of Maharashtra cops on December 19th, at the Andheri Sports Complex. All the four Khans - Aamir, Saif, Salman and Shahrukh showed up to support the cause, though they made it a point to arrive at different times. Apart from the Khans, the evening also witnessed actresses Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra bury their hatchet as they performed together on stage... More

Nyoo Tube: India’s first online social TV network

When Gaurav Mendiratta went to study at the University of Pennsylvania for his masters, little did the Bollywood buff know that he would need to travel 50 miles every other weekend to catch the movies of his choice in a theatre. “I have always been a movie enthusiast, especially desi flicks,� he says. That experience, and the emergence of Hulu.com, a popular site for Hollywood movies, sitcoms and TV shows in the US, set him thinking... More

Wannabe Gangster - Soft Looking Shahrukh Khan in Don 2 Press Conference in Berlin

He always wanted to be a mean gangster, but his soft looking face prevented him from bagging the dark faced role. So what? That doesn't stop the Baadshah of Bollywood from portraying a dark role! Shahrukh Khan was in full swing as he charmed the reporters at the press conference in Berlin for his upcoming movie Don 2. Apart from SRK, Don 2 will also feature Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Om Puri, Lara Dutta and Kunal Kapoor... More

John Travolta and Aamir Khan make GQ Mens Awards 2010 truly HUGE - NyooTV

A truly star studded night at the GQ Men's Awards 2010 saw the coming together and subsequent bonhomie of Hollywood and Bollywood stars! It was an A-list gathering with the likes of Aamir Khan, John Travolta, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rahul Bose, Naseerudin Shah, Vidhu Vinod Chorpa, Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol. The 'Anjaana Anjaani' duo of Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor were also present at the event... More

Actress Priyanka Chopra launches Voice Blog - NyooTV

'Saat Khoon Maaf' leading lady Priyanka Chopra launched her Voice Blog in association with UTV Interactive. Priyanka is already very active on social networking websites Twitter and Facebook and has a huge following on both these websites. The dusky actress also has a personal website to her profile. She looked very pretty in a short dress as she made the official announcement... More

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 to release in 2D - NyooTV

One of the most awaited films of the year, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 will not be released in 3D version. Warner Bros Pictures have decided to release the movie in 2D only, as they won't be able to complete a 3D version of the film for the worldwide release on 19th November... More

Sachin and Sehwag - ICC Player of the Year and Test Player of the Year - NyooTV

The batting God from India has once again claimed the top honors in International Cricket at the International Cricket Council's annual award event. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the world record holder for almost everything that exists in cricket batting records won the 2010 ICC Player of the Year Award. India's blitzkrieg opener Virender Sehwag won the award for the Test Player of the Year... More

A Galaxy of Stars descend as Superstar Rajnikanth Hosts the Premiere for Robot - NyooTV

There's no doubting the 'Superstar' status of Rajnikanth anymore, with the kind of response he generated for his latest blockbuster movie 'Enthiran, The Robot'. The movie which has already broken many a records at the box office, also received a very warm welcome when Rajnikanth invited the who's who of Bollywood for the premiere event of "Enthiran, The Robot" movie... More

WANTED Beauty Ayesha Takia Photoshoot for Daboo Ratnani - NyooTV

After her surprise hit with Dabangg star Salman Khan in 'Wanted', Bollywood bombshell Ayesha Takia's career seems to have gone spiraling down with only one noticeable movie 'Paatshaala' with 'Kaminey' star.Shahid Kapoor. However here's one video of the beauty that will have the youth of the country going "ga-ga" over her! In an exclusive photoshoot for ace photographer Daboo Ratnani, the actress looks sizzling in an excellent collection of dresses... More

Shahrukh Khan Hosts Party for International Music Sensation Akon - NyooTV

The King of Bollywood always takes care of his prized possessions and so was the case when Shahrukh Khan hosted a party for the International Singing sensation Akon. The Senegalese-American star was in city to record a song for King Khan's forthcoming movie 'RA1', directed by Anubhav Sinha and written by Mushtaq Sheikh. The high profile bash was held at Mumbai's JW Marriot Hotel with an elaborate list of attendees. The SRK Akon party is worth a watch bollywood event... More

Salmans Beautiful Humans at the Being Human Fashion Show - NyooTV

When Salman called, the beauties had to answer! It was raining beauties at the HDIL Being Human Fashion 2010, when Salman Khan stormed the ramp with some of the most beautiful faces in Bollywood. Not even his ex-girlfriend Katrina Kaif could give the 'Dabangg' superstar's invitation a miss and was seen in a pink top with the words 'Being Human' written on it across the chest... More

Amitabh Bachchan back in the Hotseat with Rs. 5 crore at the launch of KBC 4 - NyooTV

With a thunderous applause from those present at the launch of the KBC 4, the mercurial Amitabh Bachchan welcomed the media personnel with his trademark 'Deviyo aur Sajjano aap sab ka swaagat hain' dialogue. Big B's association with the show began 10 years ago in 2000, when the show first aired on Star Television... More

Nervy Priyanka Chopra walks the ramp for Manish Malhotra at Anjaana Anjaani Fashion Show - NyooTV

When you have nothing new, bring out old stuff from the closet yet seen by none, flair it up and present it as brand new. This seems to be the state of mind ace designer Manish Malhotra is currently into. He had nothing 'new' to show at the recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week, so he simply presented the 'Anjaana Anjaani' collection for his DHL Anjaana Anjaani Fashion Show... More

Childlike Enthusiasm for Amitabh in Firoz Nadiadwalas Power Movie - NyooTV

In what may eventually turn out to be the costliest Indian film ever, veteran producer Feroz Nadiadwala will leave no stone unturned for his next mega-banner production POWER. The movie which is supposed to be a sequel to the hit 'Khakee' will see the likes of Bollywood biggies Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt rub shoulders with each other... More

Stay Ahead with the Biker of the Nation - John Abraham

If the moral brigade was looking out for the one responsible for making the 'yellow' trunks famous amongst the youth of the nation, then they would have a tough job on their hands, or in fact their bikes! Premium bike manufacturer Yamaha has announced the Bollywood hunk as the 'Biker of the Nation'... More

Global Dhobi Ghat Press Conference - NyooTV

A movie which has garnered exceptional reviews at the Toronto International Flim Festival (TIFF) - Kiran Rao's directorial debut 'Dhobi Ghat' promises to be a breakthrough movie with a subject that is radically different. The movie starring the '3 Idiot' superstar Aamir Khan, will also present the 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' star Prateik Babbar as well as Monica Dogra and debutant Kriti Malhotra.... More

Action Replayy - Press Meet

The famed pair of Vipul Shah and Akshay Kumar return to the big screen in a 'dhinchak' retro fashion with a romantic comedy titled 'Action Replayy'. The two have previously given hits in Aankhein, Waqt, Namastey London and Singh is Kinng. Directed by Vipul Shah, the movie also stars the bahu of bollywood Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Neha Dhupia, Randhir Kapoor, Kirron Kher, Om Puri and Rajpal Yadav, among others. The press meet of the movie took place in the presence of Vipul and Khiladi Kumar answering the reporters' questions very enthusiastically... More

SRK - Gauri launch D decor

D'Decor the third largest curtain maker and exporter in the world, recently roped in King Khan and his better half, Gauri Khan to promote their brand. The brand is being relaunched in India. Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri have signed up as the brand ambassadors for D Decor's products. The brand intends to enter the homes of one million people in the nation after it re-launch in India... More

Naughty Genelia D'Souza Fast-tracks it at the Airport

If ever there was anyone who could replace the ebullient Preity Zinta in the advertisement and endorsement space, it had to be the chirpy and bubbly Genelia D'souza. The effervescent girl who made her Bollywood debut in 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' has sky rocketed her way to the top of the endorsement charts with brands like Fanta, Garnier and now Fast-track. The brand started out initially with Genelia promoting the Fast-track Eyegear line and then moving on to the Bags category... More

Sanju Baba packs a punch at the 'Knock Out' Press Conference

Actors Sanjay Dutt, Irrfan Khan and Kangna Ranaut seem to be in top form as they speak about their roles and their upcoming film 'Knock Out'. The dashing three were present at the press conference with director Mani Shankar and Apoorva Lakhia. The movie promises to be an action thriller and is slated to be released on 15th October 2010. With the promos of the movie due to release in theatres and on TV channels on 2nd September, the movie will be backed up by an impressive promotional campaign... More

Amazing Music Launch of Movie "Life Express"

It was a starry night at the music launch event of Bollywood's latest upcoming movie 'Life Express'. The heavyweights of Indian music like Jagjit Singh, Udit Narayan and Roop Kumar Rathod were present at the event along with Divya Dutta. The movie, directed by debutant director Anup Das, will shed light on the problems faced by urban couples in the fast paced city lifestyle... More

Roadies bites back with the return of Raghu in Battleground 8

Only the worthy will fight. And only the best will survive. Get ready to fight the battle. To win One Lakh. To win the War. Gear up for the fight!!! The devil has returned and he's back with a vengeance never seen before! His bite is venomous and his tail is fledging to rip you apart! Be scared to hell as you the gates to the doomed paradise have been opened and the sinners are going down fast!More

Another feather in the decorated hat of Capt. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar, added one more accomplishment to the long list of accolades when he was conferred with the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force on 3rd September 2010. He is the first Indian sportsperson to be given the prestigious rank by the IAF and the first person with no aviation record to have this recognition.More

Dhoom Dhoom all the way at Commonwealth Games 2010

The makers of the iconic songs 'Maaeri' and 'Dhoom Pichak' EUPHORIA have come up with another hit number, this time it's for the upcoming Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010. The Indi-rock band led by the effervescent Dr. Palash Sen is all set with their theme track "Dilli ? Gateway to your Heart", which has been made keeping the global audience in mind. The games will be held from October 3 to October 14 in New Delhi. The 2010 Commonwealth Games may be plagued by a lot of controversies, but the Delhi-based band, which has many chartbusters to their credit... More

'Double Dhamaal' with Aamir-Anil and Kangana-Mallika!

The latest film to join the long list of sequels in Bollywood is the roller coaster comedy 'Double Dhamaal?. The movie is a sequel of 'Dhamaal' which had an all male star-cast of Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey and Ashish Chowdhry. However, the sequel has the much needed additions in terms of the glam quotient with the entry of miss long legs Kangna Ranaut and the ever-so-very-much in news Mallika Sherawat. This movie was launched on the auspicious day of Janmashtami by Aamir Khan and Anil Kapoor, at Mumbai's Mehboob studio... More

NyooTV announces a documentary series on the story and music videos of popular band Euphoria

Mumbai, August 25, 2010: NyooTV, India's first Online Social TV announces a documentary series on the journey of India's most loved band Euphoria through their landmark music videos. The series will be called "Hind Rock n Roll" and will be produced by Mr. Gaurav Mendiratta, Founder and President of NyooTV. This is a unique initiative by NyooTV in association with Euphoria to create exclusive content and provide their followers with never before stories and experiences related to the videos of 14 classic Euphoria songs... More

Gumshuda Music Launch

The music of upcoming film Gumshuda was released amidst much fanfare in Renaissance Club on 5th Aug 2010. The event was graced by many Bollywood celebrities that included Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal, apart from the cast and crew of Gumshuda. Renowned percussionist Bikram Ghosh has created mellifluous and soothing music for this film. The music is unique and aesthetically different. The film is directed by Ashoke Viswanathan and stars Rajat Kapoor, Victor Banerjee, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Simone Singh in the lead roles. Raj Zutshi, N. Vishwanathan, and several others feature in supporting roles... More

Queen Katrina Kaif dances her way to endorse Etihad Airways!

After recently seducing the juice out of us in advertisements of a leading mango drink, bollywood's reigning queen Katrina Kaif is now the international brand ambassador of the luxurious national airline of United Arab Emirates ? Etihad Airways. The actress has shot a TV commercial for the airline where she is seen dancing along with co-passengers at the airport lobby. Interestingly the choreography has been done by Farah Khan. Amidst a lot of controversy over her alleged breakup with the Dabangg superstar, Salman Khan, the announcement of Katrina's endorsement came at a press conference where Andrew Ward, Vice President Marketing... More

Milind Soman back on TV with Khel Khel Mein

Khel Khel Mein is a sports based reality show that was recently launched on the Indian national channel, Doordarshan. The show was initiated with the idea of generating interest amongst people for sports. This would especially count with the Commonwealth Games round the corner. The show is unique in the sense it is one of the first shows to be based on sports. The game has an equally interesting format. It will have eight contestants, with four boys and four girls. They will be paired to form four teams. The show will have questions based on thirteen different sports and will have thirteen episodes... More

Priyanka Chopra Launches Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 3

Priyanka Chopra recently introduced the celebrities who would be the participants of COLORS channel reality show Fear Factor ? Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 3 at Filmistan Studios in Goregaon, Mumbai. This season the show promises to be even more dangerous than before. The thirteen sizzling beauties who were the participants of the show in the last season have been replaced by some macho male contestants. Apart from celebrities like Milind Soman, Cyrus Broacha, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Rahul Dev, Rahul Bose, Dino Morea, Ritwik Bhattacharya, Karan Singh Grover, Abhishek Kapoor, Terence Lewis, Manjot Singh and Armaan Ebrahim, the show is also touted to have roped in some cricketers as their participants... More

Times Supastars - South Zone Auditions on NyooTV.com

Check out the South Zone Auditions of 'Times Supastars', India's first ever pop-band hunt, which will be held Pebble Lounge. No. 3 Princess Academy, Ramana Maharshi Road, Bangalore, 560080 at 8.00 pm on 29th July. The event will be taking place in association with 98.3, Radio Mirchi (FM Radio channel) and Indiatimes.com and NyooTV.com as official online marketing partners. Well known names of the music world, Dr. L. Subramaniam and Kavita Krishnamurty will grace the evening! Be a part of all the action and excitement as you witness some of the country's most talented bands perform live... More

NyooTV unveils brand new user interface!

NyooTV, India's first Social TV Network and one-stop shop for premium visual entertainment, unveiled an all new user friendly interface. Informing this in a press release, Saravanan M P, Director of Product Development, AKG Entertainment Pvt. Ltd (a subsidiary of AKG Technologies) added that this distinctive user interface will help the user navigate the site better and get to the video of their choice faster. He thanked all the users for their encouraging feedback and valuable suggestions, which led to the development of this improved interface... More

My Friend Ganesha: Promotional Event

Here is some good news for kids "My Friend Ganesha - 3, The Magic of Friendship" is soon coming to a theatre near you. The promo of the film was released recently at an action packed ceremony. The film will strive to recreate the magical experience for its viewers all over again, just like the previous versions. NyooTV partners, Shemaroo Entertainment, have earlier produced the tremendously successful movies Bal Ganesh 1 and Bal Ganesh 2... More


Zara NachKe Dikha - 2: Promotional Event

Following the super success of its first season, Zara Nachke Dikha, the dance based reality show, is back with a bang with the launch of second season that will soon be aired on Star Plus. This Hindi TV show was recently launched amidst much fanfare with all the contestants of the show participating in the gala event. Zara Nachke Dikha is a contest between two teams, of boys and girls, competing to prove their dancing abilities. The team members will also be judged on the basis of other merits of the participants, making Zara Nachke Dikha, a unique show - very different from all other reality shows! This is one of several Hindi TV shows hitting the air this year and features Bipasha Basu and Dia Mirza as judges... More


Gala Premiere of "The Japanese Wife"

The Japanese Wife is a film directed by Aparna Sen and stars Rahul Bose, Raima Sen, Moushumi Chatterjee, and Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku in the title role. This movie is based on the story of The Japanese Wife and Other Stories by Anglo-Indian author Kunal Basu. The movie strikes a chord and is sure to leave an indelible mark on the audience as it will portray a real sensitive love story. The story revolves around a young village school teacher in arithmetic, Snehmoy ( Rahul Bose) marrying his Japanese pen friend Miyage (Chigusa Takaku) without even meeting her even once... More


NyooTV inks exclusive digital deal for "You know...AMRAPALI"

NyooTV.com has signed an exclusive deal with Eternal Films for the digital tie-up for "You Know...AMRAPALI". Gaurav Mendiratta, CEO and founder of AKG group, was thrilled at the recognition accorded to NyooTV and thanked Mr. Atul K. Garg, Producer/Director for reposing faith in NyooTV. Speaking on the occasion he said "It is a great day for NyooTV fans and viewers. Being a pioneer in its field, it is our endeavour to bring top notch Indian movies online as soon as they become available. This is one significant trend setting step in that direction as we are getting associated right from the beginning in making of this film."... More


AKG Group Launches NyooTV - 28th Dec 2009

"NyooTV is India's first Social TV Network and one-stop shop for premium visual entertainment", informed Ms. Supriya Bambawale, Vice President, Business Development, AKG Entertainment Pvt. Ltd (one of several entities forming the AKG Group) from their Mumbai office. "We have moved visual entertainment another few giant steps along the evolutionary path, with the launch of NyooTV. Users now have the ability to watch their favorite videos right from their browser and mobile, anytime, for FREE with full episodes of Hindi TV shows, full-length Bollywood movies, web originals, Bollywood music videos and clips of just about everything." chirped in Ms. Bambawale, speaking informally with the reporters... More


NyooTV to offer Exclusive online release of "13th Day - An Untold truth" - 6th January 2010

NyooTV.com is India's first Social TV Network and one-stop shop for premium visual entertainment. Employing adaptive streaming, a revolutionary technology, NyooTV has moved visual entertainment another few giant steps along the evolutionary path. As we speak, thousands of videos are available for viewing on www.nyootv.com. NyooTV provides premium global video content of interest to Indian consumers, whenever and wherever they want it, for FREE. This content would be available on the internet, mobile and other internet enabled devices... More


Prof. Kartik Hosanagar on the board of AKG Group - 20th Dec 2009

Kartik Hosanagar is an assistant professor of Information and Operations Management at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Hosanagar's research interests are in Internet commerce with a special emphasis on online media delivery and Internet marketing. His past work has addressed how consumers locate media using filters such as search engines, recommenders and comparison shopping engines and how firms in turn deliver media to the consumers over the Internet infrastructure using Content Delivery Networks and other overlay infrastructure. Prof. Hosanagar has several awards, publications and research papers to his credit... More


AKG Group signs a deal with NDTV Imagine - 20th Dec 2009

AKG Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (one of several entities forming the AKG Group) has signed a deal with NDTV imagine for procuring the on-going and past TV shows for its Social TV network, NyooTV.com. Famous and popular prime time shows like Jyoti, Bandini, Basera, Meera, etc. will now be available on NyooTV. Other than these shows some of the past shows like, Seeta Aur Geeta, Jasuben Jayantilal Joshi ki Joint family, Ramayan, Main teri Parchhai hoon, Kitani Mohabbat hai, and a lot more can be seen on NyooTV. One can also catch up with the missed out episodes of their favourite show!... More


AKG Ties Up With Shemaroo Entertainment for Online Video Service - 10th March 2010

AKG group is pleased to announce its tie up with Shemaroo Entertainment for on-line video services. Shemaroo will be providing AKG with premium video content for NyooTV.com, its social TV network. Gaurav Mendiratta, CEO and Founder of AKG group, arrived in Mumbai last night to ink this deal. In a press release from AKG headquarters in Philadelphia, Achalesh Amar, VP - International Business Development, shared some more insight into this path breaking deal... More