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New Delhi, Sep 5 (Ians) Homegrown digital lending platform Khatabook, which has investors like top cricketer Ms Dhoni and Cred’s Kunal Shah, among many others, has reportedly laid off over 40 employees across departments to cut costs and streamline its operations.
According to an Entrackr report, citing sources, the platform communicated job cuts to employees across sales, marketing and analytics and technology verticals in a town-hall meeting.
People, who lost their jobs in the exercise, have been given standard severance packages, including three-months salary, among others, the report said, citing people aware of the matter.
Khatabook had shut down its e-commerce enablement product MyStore in November 2021.
The platform has raised $187 million to date, including its Series C round of $100 million led by Tribe Capital and Moore Strategic.
It also has PeakXV and Better Capital as its investors, according to the report.
Ravish Naresh, co-founder and CEO of Khatabook, had said last...
According to an Entrackr report, citing sources, the platform communicated job cuts to employees across sales, marketing and analytics and technology verticals in a town-hall meeting.
People, who lost their jobs in the exercise, have been given standard severance packages, including three-months salary, among others, the report said, citing people aware of the matter.
Khatabook had shut down its e-commerce enablement product MyStore in November 2021.
The platform has raised $187 million to date, including its Series C round of $100 million led by Tribe Capital and Moore Strategic.
It also has PeakXV and Better Capital as its investors, according to the report.
Ravish Naresh, co-founder and CEO of Khatabook, had said last...
- 9/5/2023
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New Delhi, May 15 (Ians) Corporate expense management platform Happay, owned by credit Card bill payment provider Cred, has slashed nearly 35 per cent of its workforce as part of a restructuring exercise, the media reported.
According to leading startup news portal Inc42, at least 160 employees from departments like sales, marketing, tech, product, and operations, have been asked to go by the platform.
Founded in 2012 by Anshul Rai and Varun Rathi, the startup has more than 450 employees, according to its LinkedIn profile.
According to the report, Happay is giving impacted employees three months salary along with an extension of insurance coverage and some other additional benefits.
When reached, Cred did not immediately comment on layoffs at Happay, which it acquired in December 2021 in a cash and stock deal that valued Happay at $180 million.
“With professional expenses forming a significant portion of credit card spends, bringing professional expense management into the Cred ecosystem...
According to leading startup news portal Inc42, at least 160 employees from departments like sales, marketing, tech, product, and operations, have been asked to go by the platform.
Founded in 2012 by Anshul Rai and Varun Rathi, the startup has more than 450 employees, according to its LinkedIn profile.
According to the report, Happay is giving impacted employees three months salary along with an extension of insurance coverage and some other additional benefits.
When reached, Cred did not immediately comment on layoffs at Happay, which it acquired in December 2021 in a cash and stock deal that valued Happay at $180 million.
“With professional expenses forming a significant portion of credit card spends, bringing professional expense management into the Cred ecosystem...
- 5/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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There used to be this breed called star secretaries. Now, they have been replaced by casting agents or talent managers. You must have seen what a secretary’s job was; just maintaining a star’s date diary and face the producer’s music when the dates needed to be cancelled and when it came to asking for payments!
Asrani plays a secretary who manages the affairs of first, Amitabh Bachchan, and later, Jaya Bhaduri, in the film ‘Abhimaan’ (1973). But the star secretary as projected in ‘Abhiman’ was straightforward, very businesslike, one busy with a fading singer husband and the rising singing star, and balancing their competing egos.
That is not what the real-life star secretaries were really like. They would not survive in the business if they were anything like Asrani in the film. The secretaries of the big stars were exclusive – they attended to just one star. Then there...
Asrani plays a secretary who manages the affairs of first, Amitabh Bachchan, and later, Jaya Bhaduri, in the film ‘Abhimaan’ (1973). But the star secretary as projected in ‘Abhiman’ was straightforward, very businesslike, one busy with a fading singer husband and the rising singing star, and balancing their competing egos.
That is not what the real-life star secretaries were really like. They would not survive in the business if they were anything like Asrani in the film. The secretaries of the big stars were exclusive – they attended to just one star. Then there...
- 1/29/2023
- by News Bureau
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YouTuber, comedian, and actor Tanmay Bhat remembered his first meeting with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on the podcast ‘All About Movies’. He also talked about the moments he has spent backstage at film awards and commented on changes in the film industry.
Recalling his first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan, Tanmay said: “Before Filmfare happened, Rohan (Joshi) and I were writing a show for Icici Awards, which Shah Rukh was hosting. He was going to come by 5, the show was at 6 and he was delayed by 15 minutes. He came, and we were like, there’s no way he is doing this in 20 minutes.”
“We go to his room and quickly run him through the script. It took him 10 minutes and he then cedomes up to us and he is like, first this happens, then this happens, and we were like. how does he know everything?” Tanmay continued. “Shah Rukh...
Recalling his first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan, Tanmay said: “Before Filmfare happened, Rohan (Joshi) and I were writing a show for Icici Awards, which Shah Rukh was hosting. He was going to come by 5, the show was at 6 and he was delayed by 15 minutes. He came, and we were like, there’s no way he is doing this in 20 minutes.”
“We go to his room and quickly run him through the script. It took him 10 minutes and he then cedomes up to us and he is like, first this happens, then this happens, and we were like. how does he know everything?” Tanmay continued. “Shah Rukh...
- 1/15/2023
- by News Bureau
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New Delhi, Nov 23 (Ians) Sunil Chhetri, the captain of the Indian men’s football team as well as Bengaluru Fc in the ongoing Indian Super League (Isl), is third on the all-time active scorers’ lists with 84 goals scored internationally – only behind Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi.
Now, the star forward reveals how he has managed to be successful for long in the football scene. “If you want to be a Ronaldo, you have to take a different path. And not many people are choosing this because it’s difficult, boring and monotonous,” says Chhetri to Kunal Shah, founder of Cred, for a fireside chat on the latest episode of Cred Curious show on Youtube.
Chhetri, considered to be the versatile talisman of the Indian football team for more than a decade, has had his share of heartbreaks as well on the path of being a successful footballer.
Now, the star forward reveals how he has managed to be successful for long in the football scene. “If you want to be a Ronaldo, you have to take a different path. And not many people are choosing this because it’s difficult, boring and monotonous,” says Chhetri to Kunal Shah, founder of Cred, for a fireside chat on the latest episode of Cred Curious show on Youtube.
Chhetri, considered to be the versatile talisman of the Indian football team for more than a decade, has had his share of heartbreaks as well on the path of being a successful footballer.
- 11/23/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Bengaluru, Oct 1 (Ians) Credit card bill payment platform Cred on Saturday launched ‘Scan & pay’, a Upi payment experience for members on the app.
The members can make Upi payments from their bank accounts linked to the Cred app, by scanning any Qr code.
“The all-new Cred pay experience builds on top of this with privacy-first features, personalisation and other member exclusives,” said Kunal Shah, Founder, Cred.
The company said that every ‘Scan & Pay’ payment is protected and if the payment is stuck and awaiting confirmation from the recipient’s bank, “Cred members can skip the anxiety and initiate another transaction”.
Members can be assured that they will be credited money back in cases where a payment has been debited, not reached the recipient, and is later deemed successful, said the company.
This feature is available as a Cred member privilege for payments made using ‘Scan & Pay’.
The members using ‘Scan...
The members can make Upi payments from their bank accounts linked to the Cred app, by scanning any Qr code.
“The all-new Cred pay experience builds on top of this with privacy-first features, personalisation and other member exclusives,” said Kunal Shah, Founder, Cred.
The company said that every ‘Scan & Pay’ payment is protected and if the payment is stuck and awaiting confirmation from the recipient’s bank, “Cred members can skip the anxiety and initiate another transaction”.
Members can be assured that they will be credited money back in cases where a payment has been debited, not reached the recipient, and is later deemed successful, said the company.
This feature is available as a Cred member privilege for payments made using ‘Scan & Pay’.
The members using ‘Scan...
- 10/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New Delhi, Sep 28 (Ians) Credit card bill payment platform Cred, led by Kunal Shah with a market valuation of 6.4 billion, reached top position on the LinkedIn’s ‘Top Startups’ list, from the third spot in 2021, the professional networking platform said on Wednesday.
Higher online education platform upGrad, run by Ronnie Screwvala, was at the second position and Lalit Keshre’s homegrown online investment platform Groww was third on the annual list.
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, recently joined Groww as an investor and advisor.
“The Indian startup ecosystem displays great resilience as we continue to see the rise of new startups with 68 per cent of entrants on the list appearing for the first time,” said Nirajita Banerjee, Managing Editor at LinkedIn News India.
It’s also great to see young professionals embrace India’s startup ecosystem, “with 56 per cent of all hires in the top 25 startups being aged...
Higher online education platform upGrad, run by Ronnie Screwvala, was at the second position and Lalit Keshre’s homegrown online investment platform Groww was third on the annual list.
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, recently joined Groww as an investor and advisor.
“The Indian startup ecosystem displays great resilience as we continue to see the rise of new startups with 68 per cent of entrants on the list appearing for the first time,” said Nirajita Banerjee, Managing Editor at LinkedIn News India.
It’s also great to see young professionals embrace India’s startup ecosystem, “with 56 per cent of all hires in the top 25 startups being aged...
- 9/28/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Mumbai, Sep 21 (Ians) Minister of State for Electronics and It, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said on Wednesday that the country is creating one of the largest datasets programmes where anonymised non-personal data will be available for the entire AI ecosystem to boost the startup ecosystem.
“The use of these data sets will be allowed only to Indian startups and companies,” Chandrasekhar said during the Global Fintech Fest (Gff) here.
In a fireside chat with Kunal Shah, CEO, Cred, the minister said that some of the dataset will be made available to foreign companies who want to come and create opportunities in India.
“We are also creating joint partnerships between Indian and foreign companies, especially in the DeepTech area. The government will provide capital access including government contracts to these partnerships to bolster the entire Indian business sector,” Chandrasekhar emphasised.
On semiconductors, he said that the government will invest 200 million in design startups.
“The use of these data sets will be allowed only to Indian startups and companies,” Chandrasekhar said during the Global Fintech Fest (Gff) here.
In a fireside chat with Kunal Shah, CEO, Cred, the minister said that some of the dataset will be made available to foreign companies who want to come and create opportunities in India.
“We are also creating joint partnerships between Indian and foreign companies, especially in the DeepTech area. The government will provide capital access including government contracts to these partnerships to bolster the entire Indian business sector,” Chandrasekhar emphasised.
On semiconductors, he said that the government will invest 200 million in design startups.
- 9/21/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Bengaluru, Aug 22 (Ians) Surge, which is Sequoia India and Southeast Asia’s rapid scale-up programme, on Monday launched its seventh cohort, featuring 37 founders across 15 early-stage startups.
One-third of the startups include at least one female founder and several startups have second and third time founders.
Surge startups have collectively raised over 1.7 billion in follow-on funding to date, with over 60 per cent of companies from the first five cohorts raising their series A and beyond.
“We have partnered with all of our companies at their earliest stage of company building, with nearly half of them still in pre-launch at the start of our partnerships,” said Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Sequoia India & Southeast Asia, and Surge.
‘We believe that these dreamers, innovators and category creators have the potential to change the future of our region and the world,” Anandan added.
With the seventh cohort, the community now includes 281 founders from 127 startups across 16 sectors.
One-third of the startups include at least one female founder and several startups have second and third time founders.
Surge startups have collectively raised over 1.7 billion in follow-on funding to date, with over 60 per cent of companies from the first five cohorts raising their series A and beyond.
“We have partnered with all of our companies at their earliest stage of company building, with nearly half of them still in pre-launch at the start of our partnerships,” said Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Sequoia India & Southeast Asia, and Surge.
‘We believe that these dreamers, innovators and category creators have the potential to change the future of our region and the world,” Anandan added.
With the seventh cohort, the community now includes 281 founders from 127 startups across 16 sectors.
- 8/22/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Dec 12 (Ians) From Kapil Dev-Ranveer Singh role reversal ad to Neeraj Chopra mania to welcome back the Indian premier League (Ipl), the credit card bill payment platform Cred needs no introduction in the ever-growing Indian startup ecosystem. For its founder Kunal Shah, India now needs to create a conducive […]...
- 12/12/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New Delhi, June 14 (Ians) As the Indian startup scene brightens up amid the growing digital adoption in the pandemic, ed-tech startup Upraised said on Monday it has embarked on its journey to provide up-skilled tech talent to leading startups and unicorns.
Upraised, that recently raised a $1.3 million funding by tech entrepreneurs like Airbnb co-founder and Cto Nate Blecharcyzk, Kunal Shah (Cred), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm) as well as Lightspeed India and South Park Commons, has helped start-ups like Mpl, Cred, Unacademy, Freshworks and others hire the best tech latent.
"Covid has significantly sped up tech adoption across the country, and we are seeing a new unicorn startup every week. This has led to a rise in the need for skilled Product Managers at unicorn startups," said Mona Gandhi, Founder, Upraised and a former Airbnb executive.
Among the unique offerings that Upraised has for its candidates is 100 per cent job guarantee else full refund.
Upraised, that recently raised a $1.3 million funding by tech entrepreneurs like Airbnb co-founder and Cto Nate Blecharcyzk, Kunal Shah (Cred), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm) as well as Lightspeed India and South Park Commons, has helped start-ups like Mpl, Cred, Unacademy, Freshworks and others hire the best tech latent.
"Covid has significantly sped up tech adoption across the country, and we are seeing a new unicorn startup every week. This has led to a rise in the need for skilled Product Managers at unicorn startups," said Mona Gandhi, Founder, Upraised and a former Airbnb executive.
Among the unique offerings that Upraised has for its candidates is 100 per cent job guarantee else full refund.
- 6/14/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Bengaluru, May 31 (Ians) Mensa Brands, a startup by former Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan, on Monday said it has raised nearly $50 million in Series A round led by Accel Partners, Falcon Edge Capital and Norwest Venture Partners.
Over the next three years, Mensa will acquire over 50 brands across categories including home, garden, apparel, personal care and beauty, the company said in a statement.
The funding round also saw participation from angel investors such as Kunal Shah, Mukesh Bansal, Rahul Mehta of Dst Global and Scott Shleifer of Tiger Global.
Additionally, debt financing facilities from Alteria Capital and InnoVen Capital are also secured, said the company.
"Scaling digital brands from India is a large opportunity. Incredibly excited and passionate about partnering with terrific founders and helping scale their brands globally. Having seen this first hand at Myntra and Medlife, we know the effort it takes to scale a brand digitally," said Narayanan.
Over the next three years, Mensa will acquire over 50 brands across categories including home, garden, apparel, personal care and beauty, the company said in a statement.
The funding round also saw participation from angel investors such as Kunal Shah, Mukesh Bansal, Rahul Mehta of Dst Global and Scott Shleifer of Tiger Global.
Additionally, debt financing facilities from Alteria Capital and InnoVen Capital are also secured, said the company.
"Scaling digital brands from India is a large opportunity. Incredibly excited and passionate about partnering with terrific founders and helping scale their brands globally. Having seen this first hand at Myntra and Medlife, we know the effort it takes to scale a brand digitally," said Narayanan.
- 5/31/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
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In today’s Global Bulletin, Steve Coogan takes Alan Partridge on the road; Another Screen offers a free, month-long selection of films from Palestinian women filmmakers; Spain gets a “Temptation Island” spinoff show; the Gulf Cooperation Council launches a campaign to bring audiences back to the cinema post-covid; Vis makes its first reality format deal in the Nordics with Svt; and ITV appoints Kunal Shah as sales director for South Asia.
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Steve Coogan is bringing his most famous character to the stage in “Stratagem With Alan Partridge,” a new live show set to tour the U.K. and Ireland in the Spring of 2022. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Saturday.
With a Ted Talk-style head-mic, perfectly quaffed hair and a love-hate-able shtick that has tickled British audiences for decades, Alan Partridge will bring his unique brand of motivational speaking to audiences in a show produced by Phil...
Theater
Steve Coogan is bringing his most famous character to the stage in “Stratagem With Alan Partridge,” a new live show set to tour the U.K. and Ireland in the Spring of 2022. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Saturday.
With a Ted Talk-style head-mic, perfectly quaffed hair and a love-hate-able shtick that has tickled British audiences for decades, Alan Partridge will bring his unique brand of motivational speaking to audiences in a show produced by Phil...
- 5/26/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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London, Feb 9 (Ians) Newly-formed consumer technology company Nothing, a brainchild of OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, on Tuesday announced it has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Gv (formerly Google Ventures), a subsidiary of Google.
With new funds, the company aims to expand its operations in Europe with headquarters in London and release its first smart devices in the coming months, it said in a statement.
"We are grateful to have a venture capital firm of this calibre help in building Nothing together with us," said Pei, CEO and co-founder of Nothing.
"We plan to aggressively grow the company, in particular our R&d and design capabilities, to realise our mission of removing barriers between people and technology," Pei said.
London-based Nothing has so far raised over $22 million. In December, the company raised $7 million in seed financing in December that included tech leaders and investors such as Tony Fadell,...
With new funds, the company aims to expand its operations in Europe with headquarters in London and release its first smart devices in the coming months, it said in a statement.
"We are grateful to have a venture capital firm of this calibre help in building Nothing together with us," said Pei, CEO and co-founder of Nothing.
"We plan to aggressively grow the company, in particular our R&d and design capabilities, to realise our mission of removing barriers between people and technology," Pei said.
London-based Nothing has so far raised over $22 million. In December, the company raised $7 million in seed financing in December that included tech leaders and investors such as Tony Fadell,...
- 2/9/2021
- by IANS
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London, Feb 9 (Ians) Newly-formed consumer technology company Nothing, a brainchild of OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, on Tuesday announced it has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Gv (formerly Google Ventures), a venture capital investment arm of Alphabet which is the parent company of Google.
With new funds, the company aims to expand its operations in Europe with headquarters in London and release its first smart devices in the coming months, it said in a statement.
"We are grateful to have a venture capital firm of this calibre help in building Nothing together with us," said Pei, CEO and co-founder of Nothing.
"We plan to aggressively grow the company, in particular our R&d and design capabilities, to realise our mission of removing barriers between people and technology," Pei said.
London-based Nothing has so far raised over $22 million. In December, the company raised $7 million in seed financing in...
With new funds, the company aims to expand its operations in Europe with headquarters in London and release its first smart devices in the coming months, it said in a statement.
"We are grateful to have a venture capital firm of this calibre help in building Nothing together with us," said Pei, CEO and co-founder of Nothing.
"We plan to aggressively grow the company, in particular our R&d and design capabilities, to realise our mission of removing barriers between people and technology," Pei said.
London-based Nothing has so far raised over $22 million. In December, the company raised $7 million in seed financing in...
- 2/9/2021
- by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 27 (Ians) OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei on Wednesday launched a new London-based consumer technology company called "Nothing" that will release its first smart devices in the first half of this year.
The announcement came shortly after a $7 million round in seed financing in December that included tech leaders and investors such as Tony Fadell, Casey Neistat, Kevin Lin, Steve Huffman and Josh Buckley.
Kunal Shah, Founder, Cred, has also invested in "Nothing" although the amount has not been disclosed yet.
"It's been a while since anything interesting happened in tech. It is time for a fresh breeze of change," said Pei, CEO and founder of ‘Nothing'.
"Nothing's mission is to remove barriers between people and technology to create a seamless digital future. We believe that the best technology is beautiful, yet natural and intuitive to use. When sufficiently advanced, it should fade into the background and feel like nothing,...
The announcement came shortly after a $7 million round in seed financing in December that included tech leaders and investors such as Tony Fadell, Casey Neistat, Kevin Lin, Steve Huffman and Josh Buckley.
Kunal Shah, Founder, Cred, has also invested in "Nothing" although the amount has not been disclosed yet.
"It's been a while since anything interesting happened in tech. It is time for a fresh breeze of change," said Pei, CEO and founder of ‘Nothing'.
"Nothing's mission is to remove barriers between people and technology to create a seamless digital future. We believe that the best technology is beautiful, yet natural and intuitive to use. When sufficiently advanced, it should fade into the background and feel like nothing,...
- 1/27/2021
- by IANS
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Bengaluru, Jan 4 (Ians) A members-only credit card management and bill payments platform Cred on Monday said it has raised $81 million in its Series C round, which puts the company at $806 million valuation.
In the process, existing and former employees have liquidated their ESOPs, collectively worth $1.2 million (Rs 9 crore).
According to the company, the Esop buyback was completed on January 1 and this is the first Esop liquidity programme initiated by Cred, just two years into its operations.
Employees who hold vested stocks were eligible to sell up to 50 per cent of their vested Esop shares in the company, the company said in a statement.
"It's important to acknowledge the role that employees have played in our success. We are committed to enabling wealth-creation opportunities for them and have allocated 10% of our captable allocated for ESOPs even at the Series C stage," said Kunal Shah, Founder, Cred.
Existing Cred investor Dst Global led the round,...
In the process, existing and former employees have liquidated their ESOPs, collectively worth $1.2 million (Rs 9 crore).
According to the company, the Esop buyback was completed on January 1 and this is the first Esop liquidity programme initiated by Cred, just two years into its operations.
Employees who hold vested stocks were eligible to sell up to 50 per cent of their vested Esop shares in the company, the company said in a statement.
"It's important to acknowledge the role that employees have played in our success. We are committed to enabling wealth-creation opportunities for them and have allocated 10% of our captable allocated for ESOPs even at the Series C stage," said Kunal Shah, Founder, Cred.
Existing Cred investor Dst Global led the round,...
- 1/4/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Richa Chadha has been creating a stir with her performance in Sarbjit. The talented actress who plays the role of Sarbjit’s wife Sukhpreet Kaur in the movie, has received a lot of appreciation not only from the audiences but also from Bollywood and critics, alike.
Ever since the release of the film praises have poured in for the actress from all quarters and she has been applauded for her powerful performance.
From movie critics Taran Adarsh, Kunal Shah to fellow actors Riteish Deshmukh and fans people have shown their love and support to Richa on social networking site Twitter.
Here are some of the congratulatory messages she received:
A special mention to the powerhouse called @RichaChadha_ in #Sarbjit wonder how many times will she surprise us with such effortless roles!
— Kunal M Shah (@iamkunalmshah) May 19, 2016
Richa Chadha is top notch. Darshan Kumar is pitch perfect. #Sarbjit shakes you up as it reaches the finale.
Ever since the release of the film praises have poured in for the actress from all quarters and she has been applauded for her powerful performance.
From movie critics Taran Adarsh, Kunal Shah to fellow actors Riteish Deshmukh and fans people have shown their love and support to Richa on social networking site Twitter.
Here are some of the congratulatory messages she received:
A special mention to the powerhouse called @RichaChadha_ in #Sarbjit wonder how many times will she surprise us with such effortless roles!
— Kunal M Shah (@iamkunalmshah) May 19, 2016
Richa Chadha is top notch. Darshan Kumar is pitch perfect. #Sarbjit shakes you up as it reaches the finale.
- 5/21/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
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