Random Magazine
Random Magazine is a humor magazine founded in June 2008.[1][2] Founder Jatin Varma serves as the magazine's editor.
Random features articles on current events and leading public figures using a satirical approach.[1] The magazine targets men, women and children between the ages of 18 and 36 years in India's urban centers. Random expanded to local-language editions in 2009.
Random and Channel V
[edit]Channel [V] has licensed the characters Simpoo Singh and Lola Kutty to Random Magazine for publication every month. SS Sodhi (aka Simpoo Singh) and Lola Kutty were featured in print for the first time in Random Magazine. They have been a part of Random issues since January 2009.[3][4]
Random and the Golden Kela Awards
[edit]The Golden Kela Awards is a satirical take on Bollywood, where awards are given for the worst performances. The Golden Kela Awards was created by Random Magazine and the Sundaas Film Institute in the year 2009. The first annual Golden Kela award ceremony took place on 7 March 2009 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.[5] Jaspal Bhatti made a special appearance at the event, dishonoring the Indian film talent of the year 2008.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Salvatore Attardo (18 March 2014). Encyclopedia of Humor Studies. SAGE Publications. p. 477. ISBN 978-1-4833-6471-1. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Laura Turner Garrison (14 September 2011). "Eleven Non-English Humor Publications (In No Particular Order)". Split Sider. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Star ties up with Random Magazine for Simpoo & Lola Kutty". Business of Cinema. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ "Channel [V]'s humour icons Simpoo Singh & Lola Kutty to have print presence". Indiantelevision.com. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ "Cinema Who'll get the Golden Kela Award?". Hindustan Times. 27 February 2009. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ "Going bananas: Golden Kela Awards held in Capital". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009.
- ^ "हिमेश और प्रियंका को मिला केला अवॉर्ड". Navbharat Times (in Hindi).
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