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7Feb By AdityaNo Comments

FUNDING

After Aamir Khan, Furniture Renting Platform Furlenco Raises Funding from HNI Investors

Online furniture rental startup Furlenco has raised a funding of $1.5 million in a debt funding round from a clutch of HNI Investors. The Rs 10 crore funding round saw participation from Rekha Hrishikesh Mafatlal, wife of Mr Hrishikesh Mafatlal, VC and CEO of Arvind Mafatlal Group of Companies, Lakshmi Narayanan, ex-VC of Cognizant and M Krishna Sindhuri Private Trust. The funding that the furniture rental startup raised is via non-convertible debentures. Furlenco is based in Bengaluru and was founded back in 2011 by Mr Ajith Khurana, and has been successful in raising over $30 million in total from investors like- Axis Capital, Lightbox Ventures, Kris Gopalakrishnan's Pratithi Trust, Trifecta Capital, to name a few. The funding comes after Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan infuse...

Nutritionist Who Gave Aamir Khan Dangal Look Going to Launch His Book

24Dec By NitishNo Comments

INSPIRATIONAL

Nutritionist Who Gave Aamir Khan Dangal Look Going to Launch His Book

Nutritionist Nikhil Dhurandhar, who was responsible for Aamir Khans wrestler looks in "Dangal", has come out with a book for fitness lovers and those aspiring for a healthier body. In "Fat-loss Diet", Dr Dhurandhar seeks to bust diet myths with facts over fads and provides a plan designed specifically for Indians. The book covers a range of topics - from reasons for weight gain, to things one need to fight it, to effective meal plans and motivational tips, to ways to stop the lost weight from returning. It is set for release next month. "On the one-year anniversary of the successful release of Dangal, the film, where the phenomenal fat-to-fit transformation of actor Aamir Khan took everyone by surprise, here is a book written by the very same doctor, Dr Nikhil Dhurandhar," publ...

12Dec By PriyankaNo Comments

FUNDING

Online Furniture Startup Furlenco Bags Funding From Bollywood Celeb Aamir Khan

After Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan and many others, Aamir Khan has shown interest in startup ecosystem by funding $1.2 million in an online furniture renting startup Furlenco. Bengaluru based furniture renting marketplace, run by Kieraya Furnishing Solutions Pvt Ltd, was founded back in 2011 by Ajith Karimpana, and offers furniture on a subscription based model in Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Pune. The funiture rental platform has raised $30 million in total equity and debt funding from Lightbox Ventures, Hong Kong-based venture capital fund Axis Capital and others till date. Actors and sports celebrities are often given equity in lieu of being brand ambassadors for that startup, but in this case Aamir Khan will not be the brand ambassador for the company. Bollywood cel...

After Dangal Success, Indian Film Star Aamir Khans Popularity Shot Up in China

20May By PriyankaNo Comments

CHINA, News

After Dangal Success, Indian Film Star Aamir Khans Popularity Shot Up in China

Aamir Khans popularity in China shot up with the runaway success of his movie "Dangal" and now his Chinese microblogging website account has also crossed 5.86 lakh followers overtaking that of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The 51-year-old superstars account on Weibo, one of the most popular social websites in China, has received 5,86,591 followers till this evening. Modi, who opened the account on Weibo in 2015 before his visit to China, was the most popular Indian with 1.69 lakhs followers. He still continues to update his post with China related events. Khan account, called "Amier Han" in Chinese, was opened last month ahead of the release of the biographical sports drama, which has become a smashing hit in China grossing 500 million yuan (about USD 76 million) in 13 days to...

5Feb By No Comments

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Big Blow For Aamir Khan, Snapdeal Will Not Renew The Contract as a Brand Ambassador

As per the report, Snapdeal one of India's biggest e-commerce company has decided not to renew Bollywood star Aamir Khan's contract as brand ambassador of the ecommerce company. The one-year endorsement deal ends later this month. Snapdeal may not replace Khan with another celebrity as it looks to rationalise ad expenditure and focus instead on repeat customers, enhancing categories and trying to encourage buyers to shop through its FreeCharge wallet. Last month the tourism ministry dropped Khan as brand ambassador of the Incredible India campaign that the actor was associated with since 2009. He was replaced by Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra. (Source)