The Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration program is spearheaded by a City Council-appointed City Events and Recognition Committee. The Committee is comprised of local community leaders from a broad array of backgrounds and areas of expertise.

Peppa Pig along with her brother George land in India, surprising kids and adults at the airport (PRNewsfoto/Entertainment One)Kids and adults at the airport were in for a great surprise when adorable little Peppa Pig and her brother George arrived at the International Airport in Mumbai. Bags in hand, trolleys on the roll, and their friendly attitude on their sleeve - the characters were seen being greeted not only by their little fans but adults too.There has been a groundswell of affection for Peppa Pig since the animated TV series first launched in India in June 2016 on Voot Kids before making its debut on Nick Jr India in January 2017. It is now amongst the most popular shows on these platforms in India.Entertainment One (eOne) has unveiled details of its expansion in India with the launch of new categories, which are set to deepen the brand's retail penetration in the market. In association with Viacom18 Consumer Products, the brand's first touring stage show and a marketing initiative to tie-in with the Cricket World Cup will accelerate consumer engagement across India throughout 2019.To capitalise on the cricket craze sweeping the nation this summer, eOne is also running a two-month long marketing campaign in partnership with Voot Kids, Nick Jr, Hamleys, Save the Children and the UK Government, to celebrate the Cricket World Cup.' We have seen demand for Peppa Pig build steadily since the show launched in India in 2016 and we're delighted to be adding new partners and expanded product lines that will further increase its retail footprint,' said eOne's Ami Dieckman, Senior Vice President, Licensing - International, at Family & Brands. 'Live activations continue to support our strategy for growth in this key market and we look forward to creating memories for Peppa's many fans in India.'

'Just like cricket, Peppa Pig enjoys huge popularity and following in India. Our initiative to bring Peppa Pig and George Pig to the country right before the World Cup will be a wonderful opportunity for our fans to engage in a delightful experience and enjoy the sport in an interesting way. With an array of fun activities planned, we are sure this engagement would be a great hit amongst our fans in India,' said Viacom18's Saugato Bhowmik Business Head- Consumer Products, INS & Voot Kids.About Entertainment OneEntertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio that specialises in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content.

The Company's diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales; family programming, merchandising and licensing; digital content; and live entertainment. Golmaal is a series of Indian action comedy films starring Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, and Tusshar Kapoor, directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Dhillin Mehta. The franchise launched in 2006 with the movie Golmaal: Fun Unlimited, with Ajay, Tusshar, Arshad, Sharman Joshi and Rimi Sen as the central cast. It was followed by a sequel in 2008, Golmaal Returns, with Kareena Kapoor as the new leading lady and Shreyas Talpade replacing Sharman as Laxman. The third installment, Golmaal 3 was released in 2010 and became the second-highest-grossing Bollywood film of that year.

The fourth instalment of this series, Golmaal Again, was released on the occasion of Diwali on 20 October 2017, this one going into the supernatural realm with Parineeti Chopra and Tabu on board. Runescape 3. A fifth movie, Golmaal 5, is in the pipeline. The films revolve around the lives of four (five in the third and fourth films) friends Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman (hence the title of the series is Golmaal or GoLMaL). It involves comical incidents taking place with them. Usually leading to a dramatic end. The movies featured the characters:Go (Gopal) - Played by Ajay DevganL (Lucky) - Played by Tusshar KapoorMa (Madhav) - Played by Arshad WarsiL (Laxman) - Played by Sharman Joshi in the first film. In second film, a new character of the same name (but different from the original Laxman) was played by Shreyas Talpade.

In the third and forth film, Talpade and Kunal Khemu play two different characters, both named Laxman.Golmaal Junior will have the same format as the movies and will have three central characters: Madhav, Gopal and Lucky. The show will release in May on Sonic channel and will have the plot of two mischievous but poles apart rival prank gangs fighting against each other in a comic way.Golmaal Jr. Won't be Rohit Shetty's first forray into television, with the film director and producers' Singham film series also being adapted into a animated series for kids, titled Little Singham. A source had told the that Rohit has been actively involved with the planning of Golmaal Junior.Update (14/4): Meet the new Gopal, Lucky, Laxman, Laxman 2 and Madhav from Nickelodeon’s upcoming show! Rohit Shetty’s Golmaal franchise now has an animated version. Nickelodeon on Monday released the first look of the characters from its upcoming children’s show Golmaal Junior, based on Shetty’s Hindi comedy film series of the same name. The show features younger, animated versions of the lead characters from the Golmaal universe: Gopal, Lucky, Laxman, Laxman 2 and Madhav.The series has been produced by Rohit Shetty Picturez in association with Reliance Animation.

A release date is yet to be announced.Nickelodeon said in a press note that the show will “revolve around the two prank gangs of Gopal and Madhav indulging into fun, chaos and drama”.Four films in Shetty’s franchise have been released so far – Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), Golmaal Returns (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010) and Golmaal Again (2017) – and a fifth is reportedly in the works.The series follows the adventures of five eccentric friends, Gopal (Ajay Devgn), Lucky (Tusshar Kapoor), Madhav (Arshad Warsi) and two Laxmans (Shreyas Talpade and Kunal Kemmu). Golmaal Again (2017), which also starred Tabu, Prakash Raj, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Parineeti Chopra, was a massive hit.From:Nickelodeon Reveals Golmaal Junior characters lookOver the last decade, Rohit Shetty’s iconic movie series Golmaal has made its way to all our hearts. From Gopal’s bossy behavior to Madhav’s wicked plans, and the banter between the trio; the five prank gangsters have always managed to tickle our funny bone. What if we were to tell you that the fun doesn’t have to stop at the movie series?Nickelodeon – India’s leading kid's entertainment franchise, has joined hands with Reliance Animation and Rohit Shetty Picturez to open up a whole new world of Golmaal movie series through their latest venture – Golmaal Junior. The 8th IP of the brand will recreate the magic of the iconic movies through tailor-made animation to appeal to kids and will showcase it on the kid’s channel -Sonic.The show will bring your favorite Golmaal characters in an all-new animated Avataar while maintaining the spunk and quirkiness from their original characters.

The story will revolve around the two prank gangs of Gopal and Madhav indulging into fun, chaos, and drama.AdvertisementWe bring to you the character sketch of the Golmaal Junior gang. Kunnal Kemmu as Junior Laxman 2###From:'Golmaal Junior's' animated protagonists borrow attributes from Rohit Shetty's film's charactersRohit Shetty’s Golmaal series is getting an animated show for kids titled 'Golmaal Junior' and will feature the original protagonists, Gopal, two Laxmans, Madhav and Lucky. In the comedy franchise, the roles were played by Ajay Devgn, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Kemmu, Arshad Warsi and Tusshar Kapoor respectively. In the small screen version, which will air on television channel, the story will revolve around the two prank gangs headed by Gopal and Madhav.It had learnt that like Ajay’s character, his junior alter ego will be the ringleader of his gang, while the kiddie gang has also borrowed attributes from their seniors. “The junior Lucky (originally played by Tusshar) is the silent member but this time, his get-up includes a big belly and a lollipop. The first Laxman of the two (Shreyas) is a lovable character and a confidante to his ‘Gopu’ and sports a nerdy look with a mushroom haircut and round spectacles.

The second one (Kunal) has been given a messy avatar, and recites shayaris, just like the senior. The junior Madhav (Arshad) is as wicked as the senior one,” said a source.Jointly produced by Rohit and Reliance animation, the show will premiere in May. The Golmaal franchise, which has had four instalments so far, kicked off in 2006 with Ajay, Tusshar, Arshad, Sharman Joshi and Rimi Sen as the central cast. It was followed by a sequel in 2008,'Golmaal Returns', with Kareena Kapoor as the new leading lady and Shreyas Talpade replacing Sharman as Laxman. The third instalment released two years later, followed by 'Golmaal Again' in 2017, this one going into the supernatural realm with Parineeti Chopra and Tabu on board. Rohit had recently announced that part five is currently being planned.###From:Golmaal Junior Launch Date: जानिए कब, कहां और कैसे देखें रोहित शेट्टी की जूनियर गोलमालGolmaal Junior Launch Date: रोहित शेट्टी गोलमाल फिल्मों के बाद जूनियर गोलमाल सीरीज ला रहे हैं, इस सीरीज में आपको अजय देवगन और रोहित का किड्स अवतार आपको देखने का मिलेगा. इसका छोटा सा प्रोमो वीडियो भी आ चुका है.

13 मई से ये सीरीज शुरु हो जाएगी. हर रोज दिन में आप 1.30 पर आप इस सीरीज को सोनिक टीवी पर देख सकते हैं.जानिए कब, कहां और कैसे देखें रोहित शेट्टी की जूनियर गोलमाल( फोटो क्रेडिट सोशल मीडिया)बॉलीवुड डेस्क, मुंबई: फिल्म निर्देशक रोहित शेट्टी ने कई फिल्मोंं का निर्देशन किया है. इनके निर्देशन में बनी फिल्मों में गोलमाल की सभी सीरीज बॉक्स ऑफिस पर सुपरहिट रही हैं. इस सफलता को ध्यान में रखते हुए रोहित शेट्टी अब जुनियर वेब सीरीज लेकर आ रहे हैं. इस सीरीज में आपको कार्टून के जरिये हंसी से लोट-पोट होने का मौेका मिलेगा. लाइव टीवी चैनल निकेलोडियन सोनिक पर रोहित शेट्टी और अजय देवगन गोलमाल जूनियर किड्डी अवतार में नजर आने वाले है.

एनिमेटेड किड्स टीवी पर इस सीरीज का प्रसारण होगा. 13 मई से ये सीरीज शुरु हो जाएगी. हर रोज दिन में आप 1.30 इस सीरीज को सोनिक टीवी पर देख सकते हैं.जुनियर वेब सीरीज गोलमाल का प्रोमो वीडियो भी सोशल मीडिया पर आ चुका है. इस प्रोमो में कुछ कार्टून के जरिये रोहित इस सीरीज का प्रमोशन करते हुए नजर आ रहे हैं. वीडियो मेें उन्होंने इस सीरीज के प्रसारण होने की पूरी डिटेल बताई है.

इस सीरीज में क्या रोहित शेट्टी गोलमाल फिल्म के कैरक्टर को भी लेंगे ये तो इस सीरीज के प्रसारण के बाद तय होगा.रोहित शेट्टी की ये जूनियर गोलमाल सीरीज किड्स को काफी प्रभावित कर सकती है और कार्टून चैनल पर चल रही सीरीज को जूनियर गोलमाल तगड़ा कॉम्पिटिशन दे सकते हैं. अगर ऐसा होता है तो रोहित शेट्टी किड्स के बीच भी काफी फेमस हो जाएंगे.रोहित शेट्टी ने गोलमाल के सभी पार्ट में टोटल फनी स्टोरी बना कर दर्शकों को काफी गुदगुदया है. हाल में रोहित ने गोलमाल 3 का निर्देशन किया था. इस फिल्म ने भी बॉक्स ऑफिस पर जमकर कमाई की. इससे पहले भी दो सीरीज में भी सभी कलाकारों ने मजेदार एक्टिंग की थी.रोहित शेट्टी के वर्क फ्रंट की बात करें तो उन्होंने हाल ही में सिंधम फिल्म का निर्देशन किया था. इस फिल्म में रणवीर सिंह और सारा अली खान मुख्य भूमिका में नजर आए थे.

इस फिल्म ने भी बॉक्स ऑफिस पर जबरदस्त कमाल किया था. 200 करोड़ से भी ज्यादा इस का इस फिल्म ने बिजनेस किया था.###From via:Ranveer, Arjun root for ‘Golmaal Junior’Mumbai (IANS) – Filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s forthcoming “Golmaal Junior” has got support from the Bollywood fraternity.Over the last decade, Shetty’s iconic movie series “Golmaal” has regaled the audience.

Tens of thousands of people have signed an demanding that a TV meteorologist in upstate New York get his job back after he was fired for using a racial epithet while trying to say Martin Luther King, Jr.’s name. Jeremy Kappell, who said “Martin Luther Coon Park” live on the air instead of using the iconic civil rights leader’s actual name, was fired from Rochester TV station WHEC on Sunday.The entire episode harkened back to how other white TV broadcasters have been treated in the past following their own verbal blunders that fell along racial lines.Two of the leading voices supporting the reinstatement of Kappell just happen to be Black. Legendary meteorologist Al Roker and King’s own daughter, Bernice King, have both condemned Kappell losing his job. Roker called it an “unfortunate flub” and that Bernice King thought “the station should have cut him some slack. She agrees there needs to be repercussions — along with an apology — but suggests it doesn’t do anyone any good to just fire the guy.”.

I think made an unfortunate flub and should be given the chance to apologize on Anyone who has done live tv and screwed up (google any number of ones I’ve done) understands.— Al Roker (@alroker)However, others have suggested that the use of the word “coon” in this particular instance was egregiously irresponsible and unforgivable. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren was among those voices and cited Martin Luther King in a video she posted to social media on Thursday.“Yes, I demanded that our local media address a racial slur,” Warren in the video. “I will always stand up for the dignity and the worth of everyone in our community.”In the age of a president whose own racist rhetoric has propelled the resurgence of certain white nationalist hate groups and the requisite that have come with it, some have suggested that Kappell should have known better whether his words were intentional or not. The fact that the annual Martin Luther King Jr. National holiday was fewer than two weeks away certainly didn’t help Kappell, who “if” his words offended anyone. Kingdom wars 2 review.

Just in: WHEC standing by decision to fire Jeremy Kappell. Here’s a strongly-worded statement.— Maureen McGuire (@MaureenMcGuire8)Sadly, and not surprisingly, the “Martin Luther Coon” flub wasn’t a first for TV. An ESPN anchor said the same thing in 2010. Mike Greenberg as simply “talking too fast — and slurring my words.” He ended up keeping his job despite the public outcry.As the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle this week, the word “coon” has a deep-seated racist history in America.

“Almost as soon as Martin Luther King Jr. Came to national prominence as a pastor and civil rights leader, bigots and provocateurs capitalized on the phonetic proximity between his last name and the racial slur ‘coon,’ which itself derives from ‘raccoon’ and dates to at least 1862, according to the Oxford English Dictionary,” the news outlet wrote Tuesday.Even James Earl Ray, who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.

In 1968, reportedly referred to the civil rights leader by that slur.Beyond that particular choice of word, retired sportscaster Billy Packer Allen Iverson a “tough monkey” during a Georgetown basketball game in 1996. Packer, after being labeled a racist because of it, was not fired from CBS.Sports broadcaster Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder did get fired, however, after in 1988 that Black people were “bred to be the better athlete because the slave owner would breed his big woman so that he would have a big black kid.”Here is Kappell’s “flub” on live TV.Considering all of the above and regardless of intent, should Kappell have been fired for his fateful words?

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