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  • For its flagship iACST Scholarship Programme

    Aakash’s print ads for scholarships

    By Our Staff

     

    Aakash Educational Services Limited has launched print campaigns for its instant admission-cum-scholarship test, also known as the iACST. The campaign will run over a period of fifteen days across national and regional dailies.

     

    The campaign highlights the opportunity that iACST gives to students so that they can start their journey early post a 60-minute test. The scholarship enables students from different social and financial backgrounds take advantage of quality teaching at Aakash.

     

    Said Abhishek Maheshwari, CEO, Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL): “We are committed to providing the best to the students who are preparing for JEE and NEET examinations. We empathise with the parents and students predicament in these tough times and want to highlight the importance of early and timely preparation. Our Hybrid offering allows students to start their preparation online and seamlessly migrate to offline when the centers open and our scholarship exam enables them to avail upto 90% scholarship.”

     

  • Produced by BookMyShow, the musical will premiere at NCPA in Mumbai in April 2018 – PayPal to be the preferred payments partner for Disney’s Aladdin

    BookMyShow goes beyond ticketing. To produce Disney musical

    By A Correspondent

     

    Indian audiences will get to experience the Broadway-style musical, Disney’s Aladdin courtesy. BookMyShow, which has turned producer with exclusive rights for the Indian production. The musical will premiere at Mumbai’s National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in April 2018.

     

    Said Ashish Hemrajani, CEO and Founder, BookMyShow: “The live entertainment standards in India are rapidly catching up with the rest of the world and BookMyShow is proud to have been continuously playing its part in this transformative journey. We are absolutely excited to produce the Indian stage version of Disney’s Aladdin which will open its doors to the audiences in just a few months from now. It promises to be an extravagant visual feast, filled with music, joy, and loads of theatrical magic.”

     

    Added Abhishek Maheshwari, Country Head – Disney India: “Disney stories are timeless and have a special meaning for everyone in the family. Stories like Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast are universal and can engage fans everywhere. In India, we are committed to developing world-class entertainment that families can relate to and become a part of their everyday lives. We partnered with BookMyShow, given their deep understanding of the local audience and their quality of consumer engagement.”

     

     

  • Mr. Maheshwari takes over from Roshini Bakshi who has resigned from the company to pursue other interests

    Abhishek Maheshwari to lead Disney Consumer Products in India

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Walt Disney Company India has announced the appointment of Mr. Abhishek Maheshwari as Vice President and Head, Disney Consumer Products. Mr. Maheshwari takes over from Roshini Bakshi who has resigned from the company to pursue other interests.

     

    “Abhishek has been a key member of our management team since 2012. Over this time, he has worked closely on the integration of Disney and UTV, on identifying local growth initiatives for the company and on formulating our long-term strategy in India,” said Mr. Siddharth Roy Kapur, Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company India. “Abhishek brings to this role a deep understanding of our businesses along with a diverse set of leadership skills, and he is well placed to help us continue to grow our consumer products business in India.”

     

    In addition to focusing his energies on leading Disney’s Consumer Products business, Mr. Maheshwari will continue to oversee Corporate Strategy and Business Development for the Company in India.

     

    Before joining Disney, Mr. Maheshwari worked in various management roles for Kubera and prior to that with McKinsey & Company at their Mumbai and Stamford, Connecticut offices. Abhishek received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with distinction from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.