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Sania Mirza Joins Unluclass To Teach Tennis

Mar 5, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Akshay Pruthi, #Anurag Dalia., #Himanshu Periwal, #Sania Mirza, #Unlu, #Vipul Agrawal

New Delhi: Celebrating the spirit of womanhood and their successful journey, Unlu announces a new unluclass with one of the most celebrated tennis players across the globe – Sania Mirza. An epitome of excellence, Sania Mirza is an inspiration to many. Sania Mirza’s unluclass will go live on March 5, 2021, with a vision to inspire young adults to pursue the sport.

Apart from her professional repute of being the most successful tennis player, Sania Mirza is also an inspiration to millions who want to follow their passion by keeping aside the limitations. As a role model, she gives a very strong inspirational message to every woman out there to never stop believing.

In this unluclass, Sania Mirza will personally demonstrate different techniques she applies to her games. While some techniques are basic to tennis players, Sania also reveals some of her secret techniques. Her involvement in all the lessons is sure inspiring to watch.

“Winning and losing is a part of not just sports but is also a part of life and that is something that probably sports can teach you in the most practical way. Don’t think of yourself as a tennis player, think of yourself as limitless. You have the power, you have the win, you have the mindfulness of determination, and you just need one more thing. That is to learn from one of the finest in the world”, says Sania Mirza commenting on her association with unluclass.

“We salute the many hats that women wear throughout their life. In the upcoming months, through unluclass we aim to celebrate the achievements of women celebrities who have proved their mettle on the global platform by overcoming their own set of challenges. Through these associations, we are committed to channelizing their heart-warming stories directly from them for their eager fans. During her professional journey, Sania has also seen quite a number of failures but her indomitable spirit is truly inspiring and she is also going to share how to overcome failures at unluclass”, says Vipul Agrawal and Himanshu Periwal, co-founders of Unlu.

“Her journey from a 6-year-old tennis player to becoming the most successful player to receiving Padma Bhushan is truly inspiring indeed”, they added.

Fans can also virtually learn from the successes, failures and heartfelt stories shared by other unluclass celebrity mentors such as Manoj Bajpayee, Johny Lever, Ruskin Bond, etc.

About Unlu:

Unlu is a Delhi based fan engagement startup founded in 2020, by Vipul Agrawal, Himanshu Periwal, Akshay Pruthi and Anurag Dalia. The teams consists of a bunch of 2X Entrepreneurs, having worked with Amazon, ixigo, Vokal and are graduates of INSEAD, IIM Calcutta and Delhi University. They have over 2000+ celebrities on boarded already, across all their platforms like shoutout, Unluclass, brand endorsement, etc.

Unluclass, a platform by Unlu curates celebrities and artistes who are veterans in their fields like sport, music, writing, design, photography, fashion, film and TV, sports, entrepreneurship, lifestyle etc. and helps capture the essence of their entire experience in a few classes at a nominal fees starting with just Rs. 499.

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Unlu, India’s largest celebrity engagement platform raises INR 9cr in seed funding

Feb 8, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #co-Founder, #Himanshu Periwal, #Managing Director, #Mr. Anup Gupta, #Nexus Venture Partners, #Unlu

New Delhi: Unlu, India’s largest celebrity engagement platform announced that they have raised a seed funding round led by marquee venture capital firm, Nexus Venture Partners with participation from Mumbai Angels, TiE and Expert Dojo. Unlu has over 1 million users so far and focuses on celebrity engagements for consumers and brands with 2000+ celebrities on its platform. Unlu plans to utilise the funding to build technological base, support product development and fuel market expansion.

Unlu is a Delhi based startup founded in 2020, by Vipul Agrawal, Himanshu Periwal, Akshay Pruthi and Anurag Dalia. The team consists of a bunch of 2X Entrepreneurs, having worked with Amazon, ixigo, Vokal and are graduates of INSEAD, IIM Calcutta and Delhi University.

Vipul Agrawal, Co-founder, Unlu, shares, “We founded Unlu with a single minded focus to understand and exceed the expectations and needs of celebrities and fans and are excited to see the results and path forward. We understand the needs of celebrities who have tight schedules but want increased engagement with fans and need a platform to share knowledge about the craft they have perfected. We aim to become the de-facto platform for celebrities. We are thrilled to join hands with Nexus, the topmost VC firm of India.”

Mr. Anup Gupta, Managing Director, Nexus Venture Partners, said, “We are excited to partner with Unlu in their vision of using technology led innovations for significantly improving celebrity – fan engagements.”

Unlu offers multiple formats, the company has recently launched Unluclass – an edu-tainment platform which will announce one celebrity every week. Presently live with Johnny Lever, Ruskin Bond, Manoj Bajpayee and Shashank Khaitan, consumers can look forward to Unluclass offering more top tier celebrities who have expertise in various fields like sports, music, acting, fashion, comedy, writing, lifestyle, photography, etc.

“Our vision is to use technology to significantly enhance the experience of celebrities with consumers and brands in a win-win manner for all stakeholders. Our product allows users to engage with the likes of Manoj Bajpayee, Guru Randhawa, Saina Nehwal, and 2,000+ celebrities in various formats,” added, Himanshu Periwal, Co-founder, Unlu.

Unlu also had a very strong growth on the B2B engagements with celebrities like Shaan, Salim-Sulaiman, Harbhajan Singh, engage with brands such as Flipkart, MPL, and Dr.Vaidya.

Nexus has been a pioneer of investing in market leading technology-led businesses for India. Some of its portfolio companies include Unacademy, Delhivery, Snapdeal, Turtlemint, Whitehat Jr, Zolo, Rapido, Paysense, Pratilipi, etc.

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Learn Acting from Manoj Bajpayee as he joins unluclass

Jan 28, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #co-founder of Unlu, #Himanshu Periwal, #Manoj Bajpayee, #Padma Shree Awardee

New Delhi: Learning & Entertainment platform, unlu has been dropping bombshells week after week announcing celeb tie up every week. This week it has come up with a huge surprise for all Bollywood fans and budding actors who are eager to find their place in this industry. unlu is thrilled to announce its one of the biggest collaborations with a versatile and spectacular actor, also considered as the Badshah of OTT platforms, Manoj Bajpayee.

“To onboard one of my favourite actors, Manoj Bajpayee is like achieving a milestone. It has been insightful to work with him in creating unluclass. Having mastered the art of acting, Manoj is setting a benchmark in the industry for the dynamic roles reversals he offers. We are quite sure that his unluclass will be highly inspirational and useful for all individuals as well as aspiring artists.” says Vipul Agrawal, Co-founder of Unlu, sharing the development.

Unlu, a Learning & Entertainment platform founded by Vipul Agrawal, Himanshu Periwal, Anurag Dalia and Akshay Pruthi, offers B2C and B2B services which include celebrity engagements targeting each demographic of audience who have a zeal to learn.

Meanwhile, Padma Shree Awardee, Manoj Bajpayee says that his uUnluclass will be a mix bag of fun, learning and lots of useful insights that are very useful secrets to keep. “Im going to share the learnings gained from my industry experience and share it in my classes. Over the years, you gain these skill sets which if someone could share can lead to upskilling of one’s talent. From Cracking the audition and character biographies, to Method acting and voice training, we cover a lot in the class and I hope to create good value for everyone going through my classes.”

One of the most talented actors of Indian cinema, Bajpayee has done multiple challenging roles which young actors fear to take up and have excelled in each of them. recipient of two National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards and two Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor, the 51-year-old knows how to hook his audience whether it is on big screen or OTT platforms.

“We have been strategically offering courses in diverse fields at Unlu to be able to make skill or hobby learning easy and accessible for everyone. The process to get your class is easy and the classes are not just like any other class but has bucket full of entertainment and unheard stories from the celebrity’s life. The response we have received so far has been extraordinary”, says Himanshu Periwal, Co-founder of Unlu.

He adds, “Padma Shri awardee for his contribution to art, Manoj Bajpayee is India’s fourth-highest civilian who has been honored this award. To offer his unluclass exclusively on our platform is a well-planned surprise for our users who have showered so much love and support. We will continue to bring more such talents on our platform.”

Going live, this Friday, Manoj Bajpayee’s unluclass is available at an introductory discount in the coming weeks, unluclass is coming up with classes taught by world-renowned instructors in various fields like comedy, music, writing, design, photography, fashion, film and TV, sports, entrepreneurship, lifestyle, and much more which starts at just INR 499. 

Announced after the straight success of Unlu, a celebrity engagement app, Unluclass has already received a lot of market attention because of Unlu’s 1000+ top line celebrity connections like Guru Randhawa, SainaNehwal, Shamita Shetty, Rajpal Yadav, Sharman Joshi, Kiku Sharda. This definitely makes unlu a super compelling proposition for all kinds of users.

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Ruskin Bond Joins Unluclass – Delight for budding writers

Jan 20, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Akshay Pruthi and Anurag Dalia, #Himanshu Periwal, #Padma Shree &Padma Bhushan awardee, #Ruskin Bond, #Unlu, #Unluclass, #Vipul Agrawal

New Delhi: Just after the grand launch with Johny Lever as its first mentor, Unluclass is happy to announce its exclusive partnership with one of the most loved authors in the country, Ruskin Bond. Known as the icon for Indian writers and children alike, Ruskin Bond’s Unluclass will offer immense insights and techniques on story building, writing which is a boon for all aspiring writers.

“We are elated to welcome Ruskin Bond on Unluclass. As a child, almost all of us have grown reading his work and now to find his Unluclass is no less than dream come true for several people, including me. It really doesn’t matter which field one belongs to but the art of writing is one thing that everyone wants to excel at and who else than Ruskin Sir himself can be a better mentor for this,” shares Vipul Agrawal, co-founder Unlu.

He adds, “We are thrilled with the initial response of Unluclass. The recent announcements have led to pre-registrations of almost 10k+ users.”

“I am pleased to be a part of Unlu. My Unluclass will be both helpful in learning and full of entertainment for everyone. I feel this class is equally important for children as well as budding writers who could benefit from my experience on the art of weaving words to hook the readers,” says one of India’s most adored writers, Ruskin Bond.

Founded by Vipul Agrawal, Himanshu Periwal, Akshay Pruthi and Anurag Dalia, Unlu has been growing its foothold within the Indian audience for offering B2C and B2B services through celebrity engagements.

The brand has announced to launch one celebrity Unluclass every week, taught by world-renowned instructors in various fields like comedy, music, writing, design, photography, fashion, film and TV, sports, entrepreneurship, lifestyle and much more which an introductory offer that slashes the price starting at just Rs 499.

“We have been witnessing continuous growth in Unlu and are very happy on how the Indian audience has accepted us and the brand penetration within Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities. Through Unluclass we wish to provide learning and Entertainment combined together to everyone at the comfort of their place,” shares Unlu Co-founder, Himanshu Periwal.

He adds: “Padma Shree &Padma Bhushan awardee for his contribution in children’s literature, Ruskin Bond who is an inspiration for many is the choice for aspiring individuals who want to be great versatile writers. We hope the idea of Learning and Entertainment is liked by our audience”

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Comedy King Johnny Lever Launches His Unluclass

Jan 13, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #co-founder of Unlu, #co-founder Unlu, #evergreen comedian, #Himanshu Periwal, #Johnny Lever, #Vipul Agrawal

New Delhi: Putting an end to all the social media speculations around the video with Johnny Lever, Unlu today announced its exclusive partnership with the evergreen comedian. Lever has joined hands with Unlu to inspire and offer skill enhancing modules with his comedy class.

“The last decade has witnessed how people have started enjoying comedy in various forms. From being limited to cinemas, comedy now plays a larger role in the form of stand-up comedians who are immensely popular amongst youngsters. And to have a mentor for comedy classes, we all had the same name, Johnny Lever.” shares Vipul Agrawal, co-founder of Unlu.

Set to go live on Jan 15th, Unluclass aims to provide hobby learning and classes that can inspire the budding talent inside learners. Delivered by the best in every industry, Unluclasses curate celebrities & artists who are veterans in their fields, and help condense 20-25 years of experiences in a few classes.

Commenting on the development, Himanshu Periwal, co-founder Unlu says, “We are super happy to come up with a platform that enables every aspirant and dreamer to learn from the best at a very nominal price. Today, parents focus on what is their child’s strength and do not unnecessarily push them to academics if they don’t belong there. As such, learnings become handy when you are sure that you have the top most mentor at Unluclass.”

Meanwhile, Unluclass is soon coming up with classes taught by world-renowned instructors in various fields like comedy, music, writing, design, photography, fashion, film and TV, sports, entrepreneurship, lifestyle, and much more which starts at just INR 499.

Announced after the straight success of Unlu, a celebrity engagement app, Unluclass has already received a lot of market attention because of Unlu’s 1000+ top line celebrity connections like Guru Randhawa, SainaNehwal, Shamita Shetty, Rajpal Yadav, Sharman Joshi, Kiku Sharda. This definitely makes Unluclass a super compelling proposition for all kinds of users.

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Unlu announces the launch of Learning & Entertainment platform – Unluclass

Jan 7, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #co-Founder, #Himanshu Periwal, #Unlu, #Vipul Agrawal

New Delhi: After a magnanimous success, the homegrown fan engagement platform Unlu announced the launch of a celebrity powered Learning and Entertainment platform Unluclass, today.

A platform that makes it possible for everyone to learn from celebrity experts. Unluclass, offers lessons from these industry veterans who have made it big in their respective fields. The platform is set to go live by January end.

Sharing his vision for Unlu post the announcement, co-founder, Vipul Agrawal said, “The idea of Unluclass was more from the concept of connecting dots. We are thrilled on how Unlu has successfully reached out to millions of audiences out there and has been applauded for the services it has to offer. The next question was – what else can we do? And Unluclass was an instant answer.”

They plan to come up with classes taught by world-renowned instructors in various fields like comedy, music, writing, design, photography, fashion, film and TV, sports, entrepreneurship, lifestyle, and much more which starts at just INR 400.

“There is a void when it comes to non-academic learning especially for those who do not belong to metro cities. Reaching out to celeb mentors is like a dream far away for them and with Unluclass, we have bridged the gap to learn from the best wherever you are” says Himanshu Periwal, Co-founder.

“The twist of providing learning through celebs will prove to be critical in redefining and aligning the thoughts of how people seek the new way of hobby learning,” adds Vipul Agrawal calling it as the ‘New Normal’ of Learning + Entertainment.

He adds, “you can binge-watch just like you’d do with Netflix and other platforms, but with Unluclass you’ll end up learning so much more than you ever could through simple TV binging.”

Meanwhile, the officials shared no information on celebs who are a part of the platform but sources state that the company has already signed and is actively working & shooting with many top celebrities.