Sunday 23 August 2015

When the Kids Get Grooving! #MaxFreshMove

Colgate's new advertisement Taazgi ka dhamaka, featuring popular south Indian star Allu Arjun and glamorous DJ Anushka Manchanda has become quite a rage among children, thanks to its foot tapping beats and the fun choreography. The promotional song is so full of energy and positive vibes that it does not take long for even non-dancers to get grooving to its beats. The video for the song shows both Arjun and Anushka jazzing up a wedding scene with their fresh and peppy taazgi ka dhamaka composition. Their fun and infectious moves affect the guests and everyone from the wedding party joins in the fun!


Given how much fun the Taazgi ka dhamaka song is, when I asked kids from my neighbourhood to dance to its peppy tunes, they were more than happy to oblige. What followed was hours of craziness, with the kids giving a free reign to their dancing skills. While many of them opted to go freestyle and were unique in their own ways, I made this video of little Kittu dancing with such élan that others stopped dancing to watch her perform. It was a pleasure to watch her gyrating to chatak patak Taazgi ka dhamaka...

Check out this video below and I am sure that you too would agree that she is quite a natural when it comes to dancing. Click on it and I am sure you will have as much fun watching it as I had recording it.


Hope you enjoyed the video and if you too have participated in the #MaxFreshMove campaign then love to read about you dance stories. Do share!

I am dancing for #MaxFreshMove activity at BlogAdda. If you are not blogging, you can join me in the #MaxFreshMove facebook activity.

Theme 3: Kids dancing to the music



Saturday 22 August 2015

Grooving to the Tunes of Taazgi Ka Dhamaka!



“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching..."

Every time I lament my two left feet, this lovely inspiring line by William Watson Purkey springs up to my rescue, and prompts me to let go of my fear of dancing and give in to the call of music. And only when I let go of all my dancing fears that I realise how liberating it is to try something you are not very confident at or something that intimidates you.

So for Colgate's latest MaxFreshMove campaign, all I had to do was channelise these inspiring words to get myself to grove to the immensely entertaining Taazgi ka Dhamaka song. This foot tapping number features popular south Indian actor Allu Arjun and DJ Anushka Manchanda energising a wedding scene up with their fresh and rocking Taazgi ka dhamaka composition!


The song is all about fun around singing and dancing and the reckless abandon showcased in the video is so infectious that everyone who listens to this foot tapping number get energised! So besides Purkey's words, the foot-tapping music of this video too motivating me to get going on the make-shift dance floor! Of course it helped that I had chilled out friends to dance with! We laughed, we giggled, we acted goofy and WE DANCED!



Every time I faltered, these lovely little friends were there to cheer me on. Needless to say I had a fun time dancing to chatak patak taazgi ka dhamaka! Here, check out the video and I am sure it will cheer you up too. And if this video inspires you to dance and you need dancing lessons, now you know whom to contact! ;)

I am dancing for #MaxFreshMove activity at BlogAdda. If you are not blogging, you can join me in the #MaxFreshMove facebook activity.

The video is based on theme 2 of the activity - Dance with your friends or family.
Photo courtesy: Quotes for Healing



Friday 21 August 2015

Airtel's 4G is Here. At 3G Prices!

As a travel and lifestyle blogger, most of the times my biggest woe while travelling or while attending an event is the dismal phone speed. Imagine this – I get super excited about some amazing view or experience and want to share it with my friends and readers, only to discover that the network bars on the phone are putting up a poor show. Many a times, even the 3G speed is so slow that investing more money on a recharge seems like a huge waste of money. But now with the commercial launch of Airtel’s high speed 4G services (also called LTE), it looks like my woebegone rants about slow phone speed would soon become a thing of the past. 

What's adding to the fun factor is the fact that Airtel has put up a challenge too - if your other network is faster, then they will pay your mobile bill for life! But guess with a challenge like that, I am sure they have some sure shot aces up their sleeve to beat their competitors.


I had been hearing my tech savvy friends discuss about the 4G launch and now with the kind of buzz the launch has created, it looks like people are really looking forward to get their hands on the free 4G SIM – yes, if you already have an Airtel 3G pack, you are entitled to a free 4G upgrade, and get the same data benefits as your 3G pack. So in effect, if one has an Airtel 3G pack, they will get to enjoy high speed 4G speeds at no extra cost.

Another great initiative by Airtel is that the brand is offering unique 4G SIM delivery service wherein any Airtel user with a 4G compatible handset can tweet suing #GetAirtel4G to get a 4G SIM delivered to them for free. Once a user tweets #GetAirtel4G he gets a reply from @Airtel India handle directing the user to a link where the user needs to enter their details for SIM delivery. Of course I have already tweeted for a free 4G SIM and now eagerly await the delivery. I am sure with 4G service all my slow internet woes while travelling would be taken care of and I would be able to share all my travel updates in real time rather than waiting to arrive at destination with stronger network.


The 4G services have been commercially launched in 296 towns across India, and Airtel customers can enjoy 4G services at 3G data prices, with packs starting at Rs. 25. To know more about Airtel 4G services, and the other aligned products launched today, you can browse through the Airtel website. The brand's new website will take you through all the offerings of the new services. 

Monday 10 August 2015

nexGTV - Premium Entertainment on the Go!

In the current tech-savvy age, smartphones are smartly taking care of all our day-to-day planning, shopping and infotainment needs. Be it news updates from across the world to latest weather details to notification about flash sales on your favourite eCommerce website, there's plenty on our mobile phones to keep us engaged.  And of course, besides the constant stream of updates, there's Live TV right on your mobile, to provide you with non-stop entertainment.

When it comes to mobile TV apps, nexGTV app is making waves as an interesting and exhaustive app for premium entertainment. If you have not heard about the app already, nexGTV is an entertainment application offering 150+ LIVE TV channels, movies, TV shows and videos on demand.

I had heard about this app from a friend and had a vague idea about it being an app that offered an assortment of TV channels for mobile phone view. But on downloading the app, I discovered that there's more to nexGTV than just TV channels - from breaking news to trending videos and latest movies and songs, this app is one of the best apps to find comprehensive entertainment on the go. What's more, the app is pretty user friendly with easy to navigate interface for enhanced viewing experience. 



Now that I have explored nexGTV for a few days, I find that it is indeed a pretty engaging app providing non-stop entertainment for the non-stop generation. Sharing here some nexGTV app features that make it stand out as a reliable destination for mobile entertainment - 

1. nexGTV provides access to over 150 live TV channels, latest movies and songs, TV shows and videos on demand.
2. While more than 80 channels and the entire TV shows library are free to watch, the rest of the premium channels and movies are available at a nominal monthly price.
3. The app runs across 2G, 3G, 3G, EDGE and Wi-Fi networks.
4. 
nexGTV is compatible with most of the popular smartphone platforms including Symbian, Android, BlackBerry, and iOS. Consumers can access nexGTV irrespective of their bandwidth limitations or operating platform.
5. Full screen viewing and picture-in-picture mode for quick switch between channels.
6. There's a feature of Pause and Resume where you one can resume watching movies and videos from where they left off.
7. The interface is easy to navigate with genre-wise and language-wise content display
8. Social media sharing via Facebook and Twitter that enables you to share what you are watching with friends.
9. Integrated Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of one week for all channels.
10. Adaptive bit rate streaming to auto adjust the video quality as per network bandwidth.




With all these features, nexGTV indeed makes for an engaging one-stop destination for entertainment on the go. I love catching up on my favourite films on this app, and also being a news geek, staying updated about the latest news developments too has become easier.  In all, nexGTV offers a great combination of free and premium entertainment that cuts across different niches and that precisely is its USP. So what are you waiting for? Download the app and explore this exciting world of mobile entertainment for yourself. From your favourite TV shows and comedy series to the latest songs and movies, it's all in there!