For small business owner Neelam Maharaj, building a cleaning company from the ground up has meant navigating rising operating costs, staffing challenges and the constant pressure of keeping the business afloat. Maharaj, the owner of Friendly Mates, says her journey into entrepreneurship began with limited business knowledge and a small loan. She started with just one employee and an income of about $45 a month, after securing a $5,000 loan and a government grant to help with the deposit. Her early experience working for a law firm helped her secure some of her first clients, but Maharaj says she had…
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Fiji is expecting further investment announcements in the agriculture and tourism sectors as it continues efforts to attract investors from within the Pacific and beyond. Investment Fiji Chief Executive Officer Kamal Chetty says several major projects are being managed around the country, with new developments expected to be announced soon. Chetty says Fiji’s investment strategy is not limited to attracting capital from countries such as Papua New Guinea, but also involves strengthening economic ties with other Pacific island nations. “We continue to attract investment, but also not only from PNG and other places in the world. But for us, we…
Gurinder Chadha’s Bend It Like Beckham (2002) celebrated its 24th anniversary on July 12. The UK production featured a predominantly Indian cast, along with Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in prominent roles. Made on a modest budget of just $5.6 million, the film went on to gross a remarkable $92.2 million worldwide.Bend It Like Beckham also achieved a rare distinction – it was screened in North Korea. During the promotions of her film Christmas Karma (2025), Gurinder Chadha told Mid-Day’s Mayank Shekhar, “Bend It Like Beckham remains the only film in the history of cinema to have been distributed…
In April 2026, Bollywood Hungama was the first to report that Himesh Reshammiya’s music label, Himesh Reshammiya Melodies, had acquired the music rights of Sooraj Barjatya’s much-awaited film, Yeh Prem Mol Liya, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari. The acquisition marked a major step for Himesh Reshammiya Melodies, as the label expanded beyond films produced under Himesh Reshammiya’s own banner. And that’s not all. Bollywood Hungama has now learned that another prominent film has been added to its growing slate.A source told Bollywood Hungama, “Himesh Reshammiya Melodies has now acquired the music rights of Arjun Naga, directed by Anil Sharma of…
Shell will expand its gas retail business into Western Australia, targeting industrial business and commercial customers in the state.
Maruti International has issued an official statement amid an alleged Rs 1.50 crore fraud case involving director Indra Kumar and producer Ashok Thakeria over the rights of the 2007 comedy film Dhamaal. An FIR was reportedly registered against the filmmaker duo on August 17 following a complaint filed by Vikas Baldevraj Sahni, owner of Mumbai-based film distribution company Grand Master.The controversy centres on an agreement allegedly signed between Grand Master and Maruti International on October 15, 2019. According to the complaint, the deal involved the worldwide distribution, digital rights and copyrights of Dhamaal, which stars Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Jaaved…
Bollywood Hungama had reported last week about the screen-sharing issues faced during the release of Batwara 1947 and Awarapan 2. The issue has cropped up in the second week of these films as well.A trade source told Bollywood Hungama, “PVR Inox Pictures, the distributors of Batwara 1947, have asked several single-screen cinemas to play one show of their film from tomorrow, August 21. However, the single-screen exhibitors are bewildered by this demand. Batwara 1947 has underperformed, more so at single screens. Moreover, Awarapan 2 continues to do huge business. The single screens wish to play all shows of Awarapan 2…
Abhay Deol has joined Victorinox India as the brand’s new Friend of the Brand for its watch portfolio. The association will run for 18 months and will see the actor feature prominently across the Swiss brand’s range of watches, strengthening its connection with Indian consumers.As part of the partnership, Deol will be associated with several key collections, including I.N.O.X., Maverick, Concept One Solar, Air Pro, Dive Pro and Concept One Automatic. His presence will extend across multiple platforms, including digital campaigns, outdoor advertising and retail touchpoints, giving the collaboration a broad reach.The partnership will be built around Victorinox’s global watch…
A $7 million project on the failed Dingo pub site in Fremantle has hit a hurdle, with the landowners escalating a planning dispute to the state’s Supreme Court.
Jack McGinn and Ella Loneragan discuss the balancing act that’s key to advocacy work.