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January 29: Navnedhi Waddhwa is a well-renowned celebrity, Tarot Card Reader, Numerologist and Graphologist, Vastu Consultant, and Energy Healer. Through her expertise in NLP, meditation and manifestation techniques, she has helped people across the globe to access the power of their unconscious, make conscious choices and manifest the most significant achievements of their lives. Now she had added another feather in her cap; she has been invited by ABP Ganga unique programming for the UP-Assembly Elections under the banner of “Chunav Kranti Express”. She has predicted the UP Election and Political Parties.  Recently Navnedhi was awarded by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari for his incredible work for society.

This completely new style of programming, ABP Ganga, aims to provide the most incisive reporting, the most in-depth coverage, and truly holistic news watching experience to its viewers. The show comprises of 10 episodes with an innovative concept of getting political leaders on board a train journey from Lucknow to Varanasi and engaging in insightful conversations about the upcoming UP elections and de-board on stations en route where a new guest will be ready to join.

Setting a new benchmark in India’s TV election coverage history, this show is a series of conclaves held on a running train, using a state-of-the-art live-action shoot set up to capture and broadcast the discussions from a moving train. The show follows a train journey into Uttar Pradesh’s heartland following the route of Lucknow – Bacchrawan – Rae Bareilly – Amethi – Pratapgarh – Prayagraj – Janghai – Varanasi. In total, there will be forty guests joining the ABP Ganga Chunav Kranti Express. Some prominent guests include S P Singh Baghel, MoS, Govt of India (Ministry of Law & Justice), Kaushal Kishore, MoS, Govt of India (Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs), Anupriya Patel, MoS, Govt of India (Ministry of Commerce & Industry), Mahendra Singh, Cabinet Minister, UP (Jal Shakti), Rakesh Tikait, National Spokesperson, Bharatiya Kisan Union, Ravi Kishan, MP (BJP), Sanjay Singh, MP (AAP), Juhi Singh, National President, Women’s Wing (SP), Chandrashekhar Azad, National President, Bhim Army and Pramod Tiwari, Leader (INC). The show was hosted by Prachi Parashar, Gunjan Dixit, Awdesh Mishra, Veeresh Pandey under the leadership of Rohit Sawal.

Navnedhi Waddhwa has received the Times Power Woman award, Dr Navnedhi Waddhwa is among the forty most influential women. She is the recipient of the India Today Excellence in Healthcare award for her work. Likewise, she received the Lokmat Lifestyle Award, 2020, for fortune-telling and her work as a meditation guru. She was also featured in Forbes and was also named ‘the Femina Power Brand, 2021’. Dr. Navnedhi Waddhwa wears multiple feathers, but her vision is clear – i.e to serve society. she was also invited as a speaker by ET “covid warrior.

January 29: “The key to successful leadership is Influence and not authority”. Kuldeep Gurjar, the senior regional leader of congress from Haryana State Legislative Assembly strongly believes in the ideology of influence before authority. Along with Politics, Kuldeep has also started various businesses, so as to provide financial support to the poor section of the society. This Maestro Entrepreneur and Politician is a living example of an ideal citizen of the country.  He has been very actively participating in the Politics since a decade now, and even though he was formerly the State Vice President OBC Department for Haryana Congress and presently the State Secretary of Youth Congress Haryana, he is very down to earth and humble.

He has entered into politics without any support purely on the basis of his own determination and sacrifice. “He is a very influential person amongst the youth of Haryana and he has earned this by working for the youth day and night. Even if people call him at midnight for any kind of help, he eagerly helps them selflessly.” Says one of his co-workers. At a young, age Kuldeep was driven towards making a change in the society. He as a child has been a very radical student. He could never see injustice in the form of his eyes and this is the reason he actively criticised the school and college administration for their mistakes. “When you fight and achieve your rights the value of those rights automatically increases.” This way when Kuldeep fought for his democratic rights he started valuing them more and more. “India is the most democratic country in the world, and if a person is subjected to injustice, be willing to take a firm stance to get justice. You can be 100% sure he will get the Justice sooner or later,” says Kuldeep Gurjar. After student life he started working for the betterment of youth specially from rural areas. Even before joining the Congress party he had already done a lot of ground work as a social activist. Once he joined Congress he got the resources to to things at a better level and this made him the most popular youth icon of Haryana as he actually used his power and position for the betterment of the youth.

At present, this avid entrepreneur and Politician Kuldeep Gurjar, is the Spokesperson of Haryana Congress Party and is constantly working for the Congress party and conducting seminars online and offline so as to enlighten the people about the policies the government has made for them. “Making policies is one thing and executing the policies is another thing. The present BJP government is very good at announcing new policies but it is equally bad when it comes to implementation. If you go to any slum and ask the people about their rights and benefits. I can bet that nobody would answer. When giving benefits to the needy is in question, the present BJP govt fails miserably. The execution system is in the hands of ‘Dalals’ and they take money from the poors to give to them what is actually made for poors free of cost. We at Congress are working constantly to let the poor people get the most out of the existing policies.” Kuldeep Gurjar tells us.

Kuldeep Gurjar has been an integral part of Haryana Congress and by looking at such able leadership, we are sure he is going to take the party to a different scale.

Provides food packages to over 2800 people

Donates sweaters to over 2800 people

 Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 29: Prince of Udaipur, Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar has successfully entered the Guinness World Record books twice this year, this time for 2 great causes. He achieved the record of providing the ‘longest line of hunger relief packages’ by providing food packages to over 2800 people. He also entered the record books for the ‘Largest donation of sweaters’ with over 2800 sweaters donated within a single day.

COVID-19, started as health crisis in India; however quickly turned in to livelihood, hunger and malnutrition catastrophe. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a food shortage in India, disrupting local, regional and national food supply chains. This also impacted India’s position in the Global Hunger Index at a very low number of 101 out of 116 countries. Lakshyaraj is committed to solving India’s hunger issues, and he has started off by donating hunger relief packages to over 2800 people.

Lakshyaraj also took notice of the growing cold wave in India, which severely impacts the health and overall well-being of the less privileged. In the past 2 months, North India is experiencing a severe cold wave, with temperatures plunging below freezing levels in some areas. Aside from workers, farmers and small street vendors are also highly affected due to cold waves, which has an adverse impact on their livelihood and thereby, on the country’s overall economy. Focussing on this serious issue, Lakshyaraj went on a sweater donation spree and donated to over 2800 people within a day.

With these 2 records, Lakshyaraj now has the unique achievement of having entered the Guinness World Record for the 6^th time within 4 years. All the records that have been bestowed on Lakshyaraj have been in the field of philanthropy. Speaking on his unique achievement, Lakshyaraj said, “Despite being born into royalty, my upbringing has always led me to help those who are in need. The Covid-19 pandemic has been hard on every Indian household in terms of managing health, finances and livelihood. I wanted to make sure that we take care of the immediate people in our community by focussing on their food requirements and by providing them warm clothes for the winter season. Going forward, I hope that someone out there could do better and break my records and reach out to more and more people who are in need.”

The year 2019 saw Lakshyaraj entering the prestigious record books for the first time ever through a unique public campaign called ‘Vastradaan’ when 3,29,250 clothes were collected for the underprivileged. Later, Lakshyaraj was awarded the second Guinness World Record for collecting over 20 tonnes of stationery items for needy students within 24 hours. In January 2020, Mr Lakshyaraj had initiated a unique “Go Green” initiative called “Vriksh Hi Jeevan Abhiyaan”, which has earned him the third Guinness World Record. During this public campaign, thousands of school students, Indian Army personnel and citizens from all walks of life participated, and 4035 saplings were potted in 20 seconds. Finally, in 2021, Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar achieved the record title for most personal hygiene products donated in one hour in Udaipur, India, with over 12,508 products.

Lakshyaraj continues to lead the way in India as far as philanthropy is concerned. He is passionate about community welfare activities and is consistently launching public campaigns to enhance the overall lifestyle of the people in his community in Udaipur.

About Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar:

Philanthropist, Educationist, Sports Patron, Business Leader and Six times Guinness World Records Holder. Maharaj Kumar Sahib Lakshyaraj Singh Ji Mewar of Udaipur has, since an early age, voluntarily and consciously dedicated himself to public service, upholding the cause of righteousness.He remains committed to building communities, improving the lives of ordinary people, and facilitating the task of nation-building. His belief in working for greatest good of the greatest number stands firm. He has exhibited these rare human qualities which define his identity as a young Indian in service of a self-reliant and resilient India.

Today, at age 36, he has positively impacted, influenced the lives of lakhs of people through philanthropic activities. As President of Maharana Pratap Smarak Samiti, Udaipur, a landmark organisation established by his grandfather Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar, he is upholding ancient legacies and values. He is setting an example for young and aspirational Indians to be independent and respecting India’s heritage. Demonstrating respect and admiration for the Indian Armed Forces, Maharaj Kumar Sahib Lakshyaraj Singh Ji Mewar of Udaipur, during the second wave of Covid-19, donated an ambulance to Indian Army stationed at Eklingji Cantonment, Udaipur on 22nd May 2021. With the support of the Superintendent of Police, Udaipur, he initiated the drive to provide food and cereals for the underprivileged and strays.

As Trustee of the Vidyadan Trust managing the Maharana Mewar Public School in Udaipur, Maharaj Kumar Sahib Lakshyaraj Singh Ji Mewar of Udaipur has created a stress-free educational environment wherein arts, crafts, music and sports are seamlessly blended with the CBSE curricular. Students and their family members, teachers and staff members of MMPS have benefitted from a creative, innovative environment. Since 2006, Maharaj Kumar Sahib Lakshyaraj Singh Ji Mewar of Udaipur has ensured over 10,000 students have become more confident, calmer and happier when they are in school. As our students go out into the world, they are ambassadors of our value systems, he said, adding we are constantly building better, more stronger global citizens.

New Delhi [India], January 28: Brands have to work hard to catch the attention of their consumers. But this task gets even more challenging if you are a men’s grooming brand. In India, the men’s grooming category is dominated by international brands that sign up popular male celebrities as their ambassadors, making it difficult for relatively new Indian brands like Wild Stone to enter and break the clutter.

Wild Stone, a homegrown Indian brand, is making a splash in this sea of sameness through its out of box thinking. 

India loves its national heroes, and their statues can be found all around us. But despite best efforts, these statues are often neglected and not well-maintained. So, Instead of joining the popular male celebrity bandwagon, Wild Stone came up with the idea of Statue Grooming. And, in collaboration with local municipal authorities, has decided to give the statues of some of these epic personalities the cleaning and grooming they deserve. After all, Great Men Deserve to Look Great.

Armed with a van full of cleaning equipment and a crew of statue cleaning experts, Wild Stone has been going around Agra, grooming the statues of India’s most incredible men. The idea has caught people’s imagination and encouraged by the tremendous response, Wild Stone is planning to take this initiative to other cities soon.

January 27: World Responsible Youth, a legacy project of Rotaract Mumbai of Rotary International District 3141 was conducted from 2nd January 2022 to 15th January 2022. The event was conducted during Rotaract Mumbai’s 54th year. With the main objective of showcasing the true potential of the rising Indian youth to not only bring a change but also spread rotaraction.

Despite the growing odds of the Covid-19’s ever-escalating third wave, the project, World Responsible Youth, was successfully executed by Rotaract Mumbai’s team of Public Relations and Marketing under the guidance of Rotaract Mumbai’s District Rotaract Representative, Rtr. Rtn. Bharat Patel and Chairwoman PRM Rtr. Sruchi Dadia. By giving first priority to take all the necessary precautions with a view to ensure the safety of everyone.

During the week of the World Responsible Youth project, a series of activities such as Swach-Clean Up Drive, Rang-Beautification & Painting, Share A Meal, and Voting Awareness Campaignwere conducted by Rotaract Mumbai. They also shared with their audience, the premier Brandfactory offers they could attain at the pan India level from the Brandfactory stores.

The event hosts of the World Responsible Youth project, Rotaract Mumbai, believe in serving above self, and that is what they aim to do with this initiative. A total of 40 clubs from Rotary International District 3141, 50+ associations, and 10 clubs and districts at the Pan India level supported this initiative. Overall 1400+ Rotaractors participated in the event, and the beneficiary count of kids turned out to be 300+.

Rotaract Mumbai is one of India’s leading organizations dedicated to serving the society for betterment. They are a family of over 13,000 Rotaractors and 130+ active Rotaract clubs with members from different cultures and backgrounds that are strenuously working to achieve one motto: Self Development and Fellowship through service.

While the Swach-Clean Up Drive, a beach clean-up activity held by Rotaract Mumbai, helped clean over 10 beaches all over India, their collaborations with organizations like Beach Please, Change Is Us, Beach Warriors, and Seafins would help scale their cleaning operations tenfold in the coming months.

Apart from this, their Rang-Beautification & Painting initiative helped beautify public places such as municipality schools, railway stations, and fire brigade stations, amongst others. From having BMC & Railway Officials visit the locations and guide Rotaractors, railway station by-passers appreciate their work, to having some of their paint cans being arranged in sponsorship with NGO by Rtn. Hemang Jangla, there is a lot that Rotaract Mumbai could make happen through their legacy project, World Responsible Youth.

Their hardworking efforts do not limit to just a limit here. Another one of their initiatives, Share A Meal, helped feed underprivileged kids at restaurants. The initiative was supported by Rtn. Hemang Jangla and Rachel Joseph Foundation took Maranatha Orphanage kids to Hotel Samraj to feed them and gifted them socks and blankets towards the end.

Under the Voting Awareness Campaign, they also held an online seminar to raise awareness of the importance of voting about the upcoming BMC elections in Mumbai.

Get to know more about Rotaract District 3141 here and follow them here.

Run by Dr. Shagun Gupta, the Foundation has until now focused its efforts on education, women empowerment, and helping cancer and acid attack survivors

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 27: Shagun Gupta Foundation, the NGO run by well-known cosmetics and permanent makeup expert Dr. Shagun Gupta, will now also work for the cause of equal rights of the third gender.

For the past many years, the Foundation has focused its efforts on promoting education, women empowerment, and helping cancer survivors and acid attack survivors. It has instilled hope in the lives of thousands of beneficiaries so far and has now taken up the challenge of working for the third gender; often the most discriminated against by society.

“Those belonging to the third gender are also humans and are equal to the other two genders. However, people belonging to the third gender have to face widespread discrimination in every possible sphere of life. The foundation will dedicate its efforts to promoting understanding about the third gender’s basic right of equality. We will also provide necessary help and support to causes related to the welfare of the third gender,” said Dr. Shagun Gupta.

The foundation announced its latest mission on the occasion of Republic Day on Wednesday at an event in Mumbai.

It was the ‘1st Foundation Day’ of Shagun Gupta Foundation, and the occasion was graced and supported by veteran actors Surendra Pal and Sunil Pal, politicians, representatives from other NGOs, and leading personalities from different fields.

“It took me six years of non-stop work and perseverance to create awareness about permanent makeup. Permanent makeup is not limited to makeup but is an effective way of revamping facial features. It is an art that gives another chance to all the women who feel disheartened about their looks after an acid attack or after surviving cancer. We have instilled the lost hope in their lives, and this is what we aim to do with our work for the third gender,” she said on occasion.

Dr. Gupta, who has become a beacon of hope in the lives of thousands of persons who have benefitted from her work in permanent makeup and cosmetics, added that the Foundation’s objective is to save lives, promote social protection, and conquer poverty, and sought support for the noble endeavours.

January 26: On the occasion of 73rd Republic Day, Morari Bapu hoisted the national flag and saluted the nation. While delineating the true meaning of the tricolor Morari Bapu said, “The saffron colour of our flag is a symbol of truth for the truth is above all. The white is a symbol of pure love, for love must be unstained and bright. The green below is a symbol of compassion. Our floras are green, and so we call our mother earth green. The Chakra in our flag signifies how beautifully great and energetic our nation is. On this sacred day, my best wishes go to every Indian. May our flag forever fly with pride in every part of the world.”

While paying tribute to the unswerving dedication and valour of the nation, he said, ” We hoist the national flag for nine days at all the places where Ramkatha is being held. Be it any country in the world,  we together unflur the national flag in any part of the world on every Independence Day and on Republic Day so as to celebrate the glory of India. We beseech the Almighty to bestow our nation with prosperity, peace and well-being of every citizen.”

Raise Funds for a cause through crowdfunding and get rewarded

 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 23: Filaantro, a reliable online crowdfunding platform helps individuals and organizations to fundraise and get grants to support through participation in a unique contest called ‘Raise To Win.’

The Raise To Win contest provides an exciting opportunity to NGOs and Individual participants to make fundraising a truly gratifying experience. ‘Raise To Win’ (RTW) contestdiffers from the support offered by other crowdfunding platforms and is unique as it offers grant support in cash to campaigners who give their best for fundraising.

Filaantro was founded by Mr Jiji John, Mr Sunil Varghese, Mr Jugender Singh and Mr Rajendra Pathak in the year 2019. Its vision is to connect individuals and communities through its platform and inspire them to raise funds for the greater good. The platform caters to a Pan India audience and offers assistance and guidance to those who need monetary support for personal and social causes that are legal in nature.

Talking about the ‘Raise To Win’ (RTW) campaign, Spokesperson, Co-Founder and CEO of Filaantro Online Ventures Private Ltd Mr Jiji John said, “We are excited announcing about this unique contest ‘Raise To Win’ (RTW) on Filaantro which offers a user-friendly platform with an efficient and dedicated support team. We invite individuals and NGOs supporting a social cause and desire to raise funds. Our team will provide support throughout the campaign period which will also include training sessions on ‘how to run a successful fundraising campaign online.”

He further added, “Our mission is to help the campaigners achieve their goals through trust, transparency and simplicity. Together is how we can grow and build a better community.”

The winners and participants of the ‘Raise To Win’ Contest are also eligible for the following freebies besides the cash grant support.

• Campaign Kit, which includes (SEO friendly content writing with keywords and factual information)
• Social Media Creatives (design effective social media marketing campaigns for businesses, constant social media posts for various platforms, creativity on related topics etc)
• Online Fundraising Training Tutorials
• Whatsapp, SMS and Email Templates
• Certificates for participation & winning

Six NGOs have already registered for the first season of the ‘Raise To Win’ contest.

The names of these participating NGOs are:

Anant Penticost Mission Foundation- An NGO working to enhance various skills of youth by conducting sports, education, social-cultural events, handwriting, art, drama and other educational programmes.

Bright Future Welfare Association- Strives to empower women and provide quality and equal education to all underprivileged children.

Hanuman Ashram Seva Trust- A Mumbai based NGO that works for the welfare of the Tribal Community in the city and provides aid to support their cattle farming.

Auxilium Skills Academy- The Auxilium Skills Academy is the Mumbai Province of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco’s flagship thriving to encourage and promote skill development for school dropout students and help them lead a successful life.

Shree Ram Charitable Trust- The trust’s mission is to provide education to all children and other social activities like resolving family disputes, natural calamity relief and medical aids.

Shramik Kisan Seva Samiti Ratnagiri- A well-known educational society working towards imparting quality education to all children.

So if you want to perceive fundraising from a different perspective with a user-friendly experience, then hurry up and enroll in the Raise To Win (RTW) contest for Season 2 now.

To know more, visit:  https://filaantro.org/home

About Filaantro

Filaantro is an online crowdfunding platform helping individuals or organizations to raise funds by collecting donations for Social, Personal and Charitable causes.  Any entity, by starting a fundraiser on Filaantro, can use digital media to spread awareness as more potential donors can be reached compared to traditional forms of fundraising.

They help raise funds for multiple causes such as Education, Medical, Technology, Women, Entrepreneurship, Human Rights, Arts & Media, Rural Development, Animals, Environment, Old Age, Religion  Children, Community, Emergencies, Memorials, Sports, Technology, Covid, Personal Causes, Alliances. Filaantro offers consultancy to Non-Government Organizations on effective social media strategies to run successful fundraising campaigns on its crowdfunding platform. Filaantro also acts as a helping hand for the campaigners by providing online fundraising mentorship, tele-campaigning support, training and capacity-building support to organizations.

January 22: Gold medalist from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University, Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava has always been into the spotlight since he started his litigation. This ace entrepreneur is also a First Generation Lawyer and works as Advocate-On-Record, Supreme Court of India.

It is interesting to know for a fact that he was not initially into litigation. He got selected into Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited as a law officer soon after his graduation in 2012 and started working there as a law officer.

Advocate Srivastava told us that it was a chance encounter with former Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia that led him to quit a well-paying law officer’s job in the government sector and join litigation.

He recalls- “Justice Kapadia had come to the Indian Law Institute convocation in 2012. I was the topper that year. While giving me the gold medal and certificate, he told me that young people like me should fight for the marginalized sections of the society,”

Advocate Srivastava quit his job as a law officer in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited soon after. In 2014, he started his own practice. As he started the litigation he chose to do more and more pro bono cases concerning the society. Not soon after his name got synonymous with social cause public interest litigations (PILs). He reached great heights in his litigation but did not forget his roots and the cause why he came into litigation.

The most important PIL of his life has been the one through which capital punishments were amended to be granted as a punishment for rape against minors. As a result of his PIL in 2017, the cabinet ministers amended various provisions of POCSO and included capital punishments in the sections. Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava had filed the PIL in his personal capacity seeking justice for an eight-month-old girl who was brutally raped by her 28-year-old cousin in Delhi.

“I read about the case in newspapers and went to see her. It was a heart-wrenching experience. Her parents are daily wagers and could not afford her treatment. I decided then that I will move to the Supreme Court seeking justice for her. The only punishment for a crime of such depravity can be death,” shares Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava.

Following his PIL that the SC set up a medical board to examine the girl and directed the concerned authorities to ensure proper treatment. The girl survived due to his intervention and her family can’t thank him enough.

Even today Advocate Alakh Alot Srivastava is always keen to take up cases concerning social strata to the Supreme Court of India. He takes up these case PRO BONO (free of cost). Recently put up PILs concerning migrant workers and their right which also gained appraisals from around the legal fraternity. He is always ready to take up cases of brutality against women, especially minors, and fights them with conviction. Few months back a couple had set themselves on fire at the premises of Supreme Court and even this incident was out up to the court in the form of an application by Advocate Srivastava himself.

It is a general notion that advocates are bad and stone-hearted people. This notion is broken by Advocate like Alakh Alok Shirvastava. We need more advocates like him who can work for the social upliftment of society.

Pooja Sharma, CMD Pooja Movie creations

New Delhi (India), January 20: Despite the growing threats of COVID19, unemployment is increasing throughout the country as a result of the lockdown; millions of people have lost their jobs in the previous two years, and COVID19 is spreading rapidly across the country again in the third wave. The employment crisis has resurfaced in front of thousands of eligible youngsters as a result of the news of the lockdown. Pooja Movie Creation, the country’s leading media company, is emerging as a new light of hope for the youth at this strange hour of wide-spreading unemployment.

India’s leading media firm Pooja Movie Creation, which is providing a wonderful opportunity to thousands of young people around the country to earn jobs while sitting at home, has delivered the lowest TV media to hundreds of FMCG and product manufacturing companies during the first and second waves of COVID19 and set an example while hundreds of businesses gained substantially as a result.

Pooja Sharma, CMD, Pooja Movie Creation Group, says, “We all countrymen have been dealing with numerous challenges and economic crises owing to COVID  for the last two years, and due to this imposed lockdown, the world markets have been continuously dropping down. Thousands of young people in the country have lost their jobs. The government, on the other hand, is making every effort to improve the lives of its citizens and is succeeding too. Along with boosting people’s courage during the first and second waves, our government set an example for the rest of the globe by launching the world’s fastest vaccination campaign. Not only should the government do so much for the country, but citizens should also participate fully in the government’s campaign. So that the country’s overall development can be achieved.”

While adding further, she says,  “Our company, Pooja Movie Creation, is making a significant effort for the youth by participating in the government’s “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas” program. We are providing a great opportunity for the youth to work from home, and individuals in the sales or marketing fields can take advantage of it. PMC Group will give all services to the youths in this campaign, including online interviews, free online training, and work-from-home opportunities. This employment is open to males and females of all ages. Candidates can begin their work from a faraway or even distant location under the work from home concept. Candidates can apply by sending their CV to Poojamoviecreationsindia@Gmail.Com or calling 7042438293.