- published: 12 Jun 2008
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HMV is a British global entertainment retail chain and is the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company also operates in Hong Kong and Singapore. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index. Acquisitions by the HMV Group include Waterstone's in 1998 from W H Smith (sold in 2011), the music retailer Fopp in August 2007, and selected Zavvi retail outlets in February 2009.
Simon Fox has been Chief Executive Officer since 28 September 2006. For this role he is paid an annual salary of £873,000. HMV stands for His Master's Voice, a painting created in 1899 by Francis Barraud, of the dog Nipper listening to a cylinder phonograph. For advertising purposes this was changed to a wind-up gramophone, and eventually used simply as a silhouette.
In 1921, the Gramophone Company opened the first HMV shop in London, England; the composer Sir Edward Elgar participated in the opening ceremonies. In March 1931 the Gramophone Company merged with Columbia Graphophone Company to form Electric and Musical Industries Ltd (EMI).
Actors: Sanjoy Chowdhury (composer), Vijay Menon (actor), Tara Sharma (actress), Neha Bam (actress), Rinku Patel (actress), Rinku Patel (actress), Amy Thanawala (writer), Amy Thanawala (writer), Amy Thanawala (director), Amy Thanawala (producer), Amy Thanawala (writer), Avinash Tiwary (actor), Avinash Tiwary (actor), Rajendra Chawla (actor), Dharmendra Gohil (actor),
Plot: Coming from a conservative Telugu-speaking family, Anupama Nayyar, is in love with Rahul, both become intimate, and she becomes pregnant. When Rahul finds out he asks her to abort the baby as its' birth interferes with his plans of re-locating to the U.S.. The duo break-up, Anupama informs her parents and sister, Amruta, that she intends to keep the baby. Unable to bear the criticism from her disapproving family, she re-locates to live with her friend, Raina, in Mumbai, starts to hear voices from her baby, Sammy, and converses with it without knowing its' gender. She finds employment - but faces many challenges when her co-workers, boss, and others, including Professor Dhruv Shah, question her pregnancy and inquire about the biological father of the child.
Genres: Drama,