By Kaushal Punatar, E-mail: kaushalpunatar@yahoo.com, kaushalpunatar@gmail.com, Mob: 00919867655802

Reliance TimeOut, the books, magazine and music specialty store of Reliance Retail ‘fired’ up Christmas eve at its first outlet in Mumbai at the Lower Ground floor, Reliance Trends Building, Hill Road, next to Elco market, Bandra (W). Promoting his film ‘FIRED’, the critically acclaimed actor Rahul Bose led a panel discussion on the horrors of getting ‘fired’ and the difficult task of firing people.

The discussion panel included young men and women who have personally faced the hard effects of losing their jobs due to recession or have experienced the brutality of point-blank firing a colleague and how they fought the bad times and emerged more successful in their lives.

Heartwarming incidents and stories of personal success despite all odds were shared by the panel of people who had gathered on Christmas Eve to share their pain but also to inspire strength though an interesting format of discussion called ‘Wince’. ‘

Wince’ is a format which gets you to share something personal in a very non-threatening environment which is very healing.

Speaking about the movie promotion of ‘FIRED’, Deepinder Kapany, Business Head, Reliance TimeOut, said, “In one way or the other all of us have faced the perils of the economy slowdown or recession of last year. Many of us lost our jobs and had to restart again. We are pleased to have Rahul Bose amongst us today for the promotion of his forthcoming film ‘Fired’ and lead this discussion. It is the aim of Reliance TimeOut to constantly have exciting and engaging book readings, launches and events at the store and this is another event in that direction. I am sure audiences will enjoy the movie.”

The forthcoming flick ‘FIRED’ is a horror film by IDream Production, directed by Sajith Warrier. Rahul Bose who plays the protagonist ‘Joy’, the arrogant CEO of H.W.L.S, in a hard-nosed decision to repair his scandal ridden work record and prove his ability to emerge as a pioneering leader in times of financial crisis, fires all 121 employees from his London office to cope with the global economic slowdown. Amongst the sacked employees is Ruby Herminson, 29, an alluring, sophisticated, career-driven woman, with whom a married Joy is having a long affair. Joy fires Ruby along with the rest of the people he considers expendable. After a tiring day, Joy decides to finish off some paperwork before heading home, but soon realizes that the only possible means of leaving is the one he least bargained for.

Cornered in a deserted office, Joy soon realizes that there is a gruesome super-natural force in the building, which is hell-bent on extracting revenge for his ruthless actions. FIRED is the shocking tale of a man who pays a steep price for his cold-blooded actions.

The charged up evening saw participation from customers at Reliance TimeOut who shared their personal experiences with the panel adding their sometime interesting sometime sad experiences.