The original prints of Aamir Khan&rsquo;s 2001 release, Lagaan, now lie in safe vaults in Los Angeles. Not about to take any chance with the film he produced and which was nominated for the Oscars, Khan has done what is said to be the ultimate in film preservation. &ldquo;He has split the colours of the picture into three (YCM, or yellow, cyan, magenta) and stored the film that way,&rdquo; says Nina Lath Gupta, the managing director of National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).

Rescuing a film

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For the past year or so, tens of museums across the world were being taken over by unusual groups of men and women. They would come after closure, once the visitors left. You could find them peering through their cameras for hours on end at paintings, sculptures and artifacts. Given a chance, they would spend night after night in the museums, recording, taking notes and zooming in to capture the minutest details of the works.

Museum of museums

Having worked on films under the Yash Raj banner, writer-director Habib Faisal has tapped into the pulse of the masses.

A simple story

A century after it descended to the bottom of the Atlantic, the Titanic is being served up fresh the world over &mdash; in a 3D re-release of the Oscar-winning movie by that name, in restaurant menus from Hong Kong to New York, in exhibitions and recreated voyages. It&rsquo;s hard to find another modern-day tragedy with such enduring appeal. The reason is simple enough &mdash; the Titanic offers lessons that resonate in everyday business and life. Here are some relevant ones.

Lessons from a tragedy

&ldquo;Break ke baad&rdquo; could be a thing of the past while watching TV if digitisation takes firm roots. Trai&rsquo;s latest proposal to cut ad inventory in channels has already prompted some of the leading broadcasters (Zee News being the latest) to cut their total commercial time and increase rates.

Brands within content

Holii, a fashion accessories brand and a joint venture company between Hidesign India and Future Ventures, will diversify into apparel and launch a couture line by December.

Holii's new colour: Couture line by Dec

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Adamsel in distress, an unlikely hero in a commoner and a fight sequence with the goons &mdash; a scene straight out of a Bollywood flick. The only exception to this cliche: the hero&rsquo;s choice of weapon or source of strength, if you will &mdash; a red backpack. And that my viewer is American Tourister&rsquo;s latest and also its first ever communication promoting its &lsquo;smart international backpack&rsquo; range.

Packing a punch

Research on top performers in fields from music to sports shows that the most successful individuals practice more methodically than lower performers and have more structured feedback systems built into their practice routines.

Learning: Apple's hidden story

Some years back, at a mega project, the employees discovered that the project was grinding to a halt due to failure of financial closure. They soon found themselves with no work, lot of time on their hand, the rumour factory at full swing and lunch, highlight of the day.

Continuous learning in a turbulent world

Rohan Verma conceptualised and created MapmyIndia.com, a company that specialises in GPS navigation, online maps and various enterprise solutions, in the summer of 2004, after completing his first year of college at Stanford University, USA. He now leads the marketing operations at MapmyIndia, one of the fastest growing mapping start-ups in the country, and focuses on &ldquo;introducing innovative and disruptive products to the Indian market.&rdquo; In this interview to Alokananda Chakraborty, he talks about the major trends in the digital maps landscape in India and the road ahead for MapmyIndia.

We see navigation moving towards the in-dash and mobile platforms for convenience reasons: Rohan Verma

The Dharampal Satyapal (DS) Group, which has FMCG brands such as Catch (salt and spices, natural spring water and beverages), Pass Pass and Rajnigandha, has forayed into the Rs 9,000-crore confectionery industry with Pass Pass Chingles chewing gum. Puesh Kumar, director, DS Group, says, &ldquo;DS Group has forayed into the growing confectionery business to expand its foot print in the food space. The food business, especially confectionery, will be the new growth driver for the company. It is an extension of our product line aimed to leverage the depth of our retail network.

Pass Pass Chingles: Time to have fun

Remember Michael Jackson&rsquo;s Black or White video showing cheerful faces morphing within seconds? Now watch out for its desi avatar in Parle Product&rsquo;s latest television commercial (TVC) introducing low-cost chocolate-chip cookie Happy Happy. With extensive use of special effects, a catchy jingle and lively display, the campaign aims to generate instant appeal among the cookie lovers.

Happy Happy: Happy days are here again

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The health food sector is in a nascent stage but is poised to grow manifold in the near future.

KIT: Health food market in India

Bags have been packed and ad folks are ready to take off on a three-day trip to Goa courtesy the adfest, which is held jointly by the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and the Advertising Club of Bombay, every spring.

Goafest gets bigger

Facebook has innumerable number of pages and groups devoted to it, one of them being COMRADE, an abbreviation for the Council of Old Monk Rum Addicted Drinkers and Eccentrics. While some of the pages describe it as the &lsquo;Scotch&rsquo; of Rums, others are more effusive in their praise: for them, Old Monk is the &ldquo;beautiful brown liquid in a unique square bottle that sets it apart from any other booze in the world&rdquo;.

Old Monk takes a new route

Summers have always been the favourite battleground for cola majors Coke and Pepsi. This year is no exception, as the two slug it out for a bigger sip of the Indian beverage market.

The heat is on this summer

Despite a low share in the Indian pharmaceutical market, foreign multinational drug companies have inched past their domestic counterparts in terms of brand sales.

MNC drug brands show healthy growth trend in India market

The plains that surround Etawah, tinted with golden, heaving fields of wheat, end abruptly at a boundary wall. Above the crumbling barrier, an incomplete cricket stadium looms large, studded with four large floodlights that glint in the strong summer sun. Beyond, a concrete skyline &mdash; complete with clumped, whitewashed housing developments &mdash; appears amidst buffaloes and goats silently foraging in the sweltering heat.

A Yadav Utopia

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