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Indian Express
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Saiyaara teaser: Newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda star in a signature Mohit Suri violent love story. Watch
Yash Raj Films have just released Saiyaara teaser that introduces two newcomers to the industry and the audiences. Although Aneet Padda has already featured in the OTT film Salaam Venky, it will be Ahaan Panday's first visit to the big dance. Nephew of industry veteran Chunky Panday and brother of the new generation star Ananya Panday, the newcomer will be aiming to hit the ground running and build upon his family's position in Bollywood. The film has been directed by Mohit Suri, and while the first look can be deceiving, it has the same vibe as one of his earlier films, Aashiqui 2. The teaser opens up with piano playing in the background and Padda's character reciting a poem, definitely not something new for a Yash Raj Studios film. We get a glimpse into the lives and personalities of our main characters, as Ahaan rides through the city on a bike while smoking a cigarette, and Padda just seems to be in awe of him in other frames. Our male protagonist is introduced with shirtless scenes and intense guitar playing. ALSO READ: Ananya Panday's cousin Ahaan was transported to hospital in a thermocol box after being born 42 days premature: 'It's a filmy story' Padda continues her recitation in the background, as several continuous shots give a sneak peek into what the entire movie is going to be about: music, riding a bike, a dollop of violence and a pinch of actual story. What's concerning is that a film, which seems to have music in an integral position, has almost 8 people working on the album, which opens up a very real possibility of 'too many chefs'. The teaser ends with a shot of Padda's character screaming. Ahaan's sister Ananya seems to have found a sense of direction in the industry, choosing smart roles for herself and delivering on them. Even she took her time to settle in, and her debut in Student of the Year 2 was definitely not the best start. She has since done roles in films like Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023) and Kesari Chapter 2 (2025), for which she received appreciation. Backed by Aditya Chopra and Akshaye Widhani, the film is set to release on July 18.
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Bharti Airtel aims to have 50% women in its workforce: Amrita Padda
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel is committed to strengthening gender diversity across its workforce, with a long term vision of achieving a 50% women representation. 'We are currently at around 18.5% women which is still far from the 50% goal I envision, but it's a significant leap from the sub 10% figure we had not very long ago,' Amrita Padda , chief people officer, Bharti Airtel said during a keynote address on the occasion of World Telecommunications Day 2025 virtual event organised by ETTelecom. 'Our approach has been fairly simple and focused on just a few things. I would actually call them three. The first one is about matching supply to demand. The second one is about enabling a culture which arrests the leak. And the third one is what I call managing the four M's in a women's career life cycle,' she said. We have revamped our campus hiring program, now engaging with nearly 100 institutions across 18 states and 30 cities. By targeting a broader range of campuses—including women-only and non-traditional institutions—Airtel has raised women representation in its campus intake to over 60%. Recognising barriers faced by women due to life events such as marriage, maternity, mobility and medical needs, Airtel also launched a remote work program that empowers qualified women from smaller towns like Chhindwara and Solapur to contribute in tech-led roles from their homes. The company has set up over 40–50 remote micro-offices using its own technology infrastructure. Additionally, the 'Step-In' returnship program helps women re-enter the workforce after career breaks by directly addressing hiring bias and proactively recruiting women with experience gaps, Padda said.. These targeted initiatives reflect Airtel's commitment to building a more inclusive and diverse workforce, while leveraging technology to unlock talent from across the country, she said. While talking about retaining women workforce, she mentioned when Airtel sought to increase female participation in field network roles, it identified that a key limiting factor was the low percentage of women with driving licenses in India—a single-digit figure. Subsequently, Airtel introduced a support policy to help women employees obtain driving licenses, removing a practical barrier to entry. Such targeted solutions help us in creating an inclusive environment not just through headline initiatives, but by embedding inclusivity into the operational fabric of our workforce strategy, Padda added. She also said that at entry levels, women representation is around 38% which drops to 26% in managerial roles and goes down further to around 15%.
India Today
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
All about YRF's new face, Aneet Padda
All about YRF's new face, Aneet Padda 23 Apr, 2025 Credit: Instagram/ Aneet Padda Actor Aneet Padda is the new face that YRF has roped in for its upcoming film, Saiyaara. The 23-year-old will be sharing the screen with Ahaan Pandey, who will make his debut with the Mohit Suri film. Padda has been a part of the entertainment industry for quite some time. She has been a part of several ads, like Paytm and Nescafe. She made her big screen debut with Salaam Venky, where she played the character of Nandini. The film also featured Kajol, Vishal Jethwa and Priyamani. She was also a part of the web series, Big Girls Don't Cry. She played Roohi on the show. The youngster isn't too active on Instagram. She boasts of 37000 followers. Her Instagram bio reads, 'Authentically pretending." As a part of a film and a series already, Padda has proved her mettle. Saiyaara will mark her first film as a lead. Described as a "love story like no other", the film is slated to release on July 18 this year.
BBC News
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Evesham Punjabi farmer aims to spread positivity with film
A Punjabi farmer said he set out to spread joy and positivity by creating a short documentary during what he described as a turbulent time for the Padda, who grows strawberries at his farm in Worcestershire, is from the Punjab region in north India, known for its farming said his own journey from the area known as the "India's breadbasket" - because of its grain production - to the Vale of Evesham was "quite unique".His film, inspired by workers on his farm, is being shown at Evesham's Regal Cinema in a sold out show for an audience of 240. The documentary called "It's a Punjabi Farm Innit - A Story of Strawberries, Faith and Farming" is made of two parts, each 13 minutes long, with an story is about the love, talent and faith of workers on the farm and includes a soundtrack sung in Punjabi by one of the workers. 'Brummie touch' "The Punjabi way is farming, it's family, it's food, it's music, it's togetherness as well and it's the struggles that we face and we overcome them," Mr Padda said."Farmers are heroes and people don't see that. "There's eight billion people in the world."Farmers are feeding those eight billion - not just from this country in the UK but around the world."They're heroes so let's appreciate what they do."Laughing, Mr Padda explained how he came up with the title of the film and said: "It's Punjabi because we're Punjabi and 'innit' because we're Brummies."So it's got that Brummie touch as well." Mr Padda said he wanted to show in the film how diversity on the farm had united communities and also tackled unrest in the in the UK have recently staged tractor protests over a range of issues including the impact of inheritance tax changes."Farming at the moment has been attacked," he said, "not only here in the UK with the inheritance tax but back home in Punjab as well so farming needs some positivity."Jaswinder Singh, a technical expert on the farm added that workers at the farm were from all over the world including Europe, Pakistan, India and Indonesia."All these different nationalities work together and we welcome them as a family," he the message of the film is largely positive, it also shows some of the harsh realities most farms face because of British weather."We've had storms, wet summers and at times no sunshine," Mr Padda he said Punjabis never gave up, which was what farming was about. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
