BCCL and KWAN enter into a strategic alliance

Media News

Mumbai, November 1, 2010

Bennett, Coleman & Co. (BCCL), India's premier media house will now partner with KWAN, India's premier entertainment and marketing company basis an agreement to manage Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2010 winners and a number of other promising candidates. KWAN already manages some of India's finest Bollywood and South talents and has now strengthened their hold by virtue of their association with BCCL, which in effect will make KWAN the first choice of India's next superstars.

KWAN will act as their agents who will manage modelling work and film casting of the winners and selected contestants from the PFMI pageant. In addition, KWAN will also represent a select group of existing BCCL (Shoot Talent Management) talent. The talent who fall within the purview of KWAN's management basis this agreement are:

Manasvi Mamgai (Miss India World 2010)

Nicole Faria (Miss India Earth 2010)

Neha Hinge (Miss India International 2010)

Esha Gupta (Miss India International 2007)

Simran Kaur Mundi (Miss India Universe 2008)

Pooja Chopra (Miss India World 2009)

Parvati Omanakuttan (Miss India International 2008)

Sonali Sehgal (Miss India International 2006)

Krittika Babu (Femina Miss India South 1st Runner up)

Nandini Vaid

Pooja Sharma

Gurpreet Bedi

Speaking about the association, Anirban Das Blah, MD KWAN says, "The entertainment industry across the country is always looking for fresh and promising new talent. PFMI has given the country some of the finest talents we've seen from Sushmita Sen, Aishwarya Rai to Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra, Dia Mirza and Neha Dhupia. BCCL is known for their strength in the fashion space and we at KWAN are very excited about this association with India's strongest new talent custodians. Together, we believe in creating and nurturing young talents so that in the years to come we not only have a profitable and marketable entity, but also create a sizable space in the market for the new talents to come in on account of their viability."

Speaking on the association the BCCL spokesperson said, "Shoot Talent Management is pleased to associate with Kwan to manage its select talent pool. Femina Miss India has been a great platform to scout and groom new talent. We are confident that with this association, we will provide bigger opportunities and open newer avenues for their careers and make them a huge success."

For further information, please contact:

KWAN

Divya Tejuja

Mobile: +91+919820490560

Email: info@kwan.in