Google puts the spotlight on Indian Cinema Search experiences
~ 1 in 10 Indian mobile searches are about
Indian cinema ~
~ Google builds Search experiences especially
for Indian cinema lovers ~
Mumbai, June 16 2016: India’s passion for cinema has inspired Google
to create a range of immersive Search experiences especially for Indian cinema.
If you ever wanted to try to wrap your head around the labyrinth of the Kapoor family? Or know more about the Bachchan’s? Now when you ask Google questions about films,
actors, song lyrics, film trivia, trailers, screening times and more, you’ll
get rich, contextual answers.
These Search experiences were highlighted at an
event in Mumbai today featuring Director Karan Johar and Google India’s
Marketing Head Sapna Chadha and Search Product Manager Satyajeet Salgar. With
around 1 in 10 mobile searches in India related to Indian cinema, Google Search
now gives local cinema enthusiasts an easy way to discover and explore
everything they want to know about their favourite movies, stars, music,
dialogues actors and more.
“Google has a long history of building products
for India, and we wanted to make sure that when these millions of Indian cinema
fans pick up their phone and ask Google about their favourite films, actors or
songs, they get a delightful, local experience” explained Google Marketing
Head, Sapna Chadha.
Google also released a video tribute to Indian cinema that showcases these
Search experiences.
Highlighting the way Search has evolved,
Satyajeet Salgar, Product Manager, Search showcased answers and carousels powered
by the Knowledge Graph, movie showtime and featured snippets. So depending on
the question, be it “What movies are Anil Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in together?
Or What are the showtime for Te3n? Or Show meSunidhi Chauhan’s latest songs, Google Search now shows rich,
contextual answers.
“We hope that cinema fans enjoy exploring the
wonderful world of Indian cinema with Google and we look forward to continuing
to add even richer, immersive features to Search over time. Abhi toh Picture
shuru hui hai!,” added Salgar.
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