Veteran actor and South Indian superstar, Kamal Haasan has gifted a brand-new Lexus ES 300h luxury sedan to film director Lokesh Kanagaraj on the success of the latest movie ‘Vikram’. The film was launched a few weeks back and has become a blockbuster just within a few weeks of launch. The multi lingual movie has been highly appreciated by a variety of audiences and has become an instant success. Lavishing appreciation for all the work, Hasan gifted the Lexus to the film director, as well as 13 TVS Apache RTR 160 bikes to the assistant directors of the film.

Kanagaraj took to the microblogging site to express his excitement about receiving a brand new Lexus. He twitted a photo of himself receiving the car on social media. In his Twitter post, he wrote – “Thank you so much Aandavarey @ikamalhaasan” – thanking Kamal for his gesture and calling him ‘Aandavarey’ which means ‘God!

The ES 300h comes out as the entry-level model from Lexus and is a strong hybrid sedan. The latest version of the model went on sale in India last year in October and is available in two trims – Exquisite and Luxury, priced at 59.50 lakh and 65.60 lakh (ex-showroom, India) respectively. Although it is not confirmed, but reports say that Hasan has gifted the higher-end trim to Kanagaraj.

On Thursday, the BMW Group announced the launch of pre-monsoon service campaign for customers in India. All BMW and MINI vehicle owners in the country will be able to avail the benefits of the pre monsoon service campaign at the company’s dealer network. The company also said that the newly launched service initiative will make sure of  complete car readiness for the rainy season this year.

The new service camp also focuses on providing relevant information and tips on effective vehicle management, on-time maintenance as well as an overall understanding of BMW and MINI vehicles. As part of the camp, the customers can avail of a comprehensive vehicle check to ensure that the vehicle is in top condition. The company also adds that all the service, including technical tests, is performed by certified experts.

Customers can pre-book the appointments for this service camp with their respective BMW workshops. Apart from this, the customers will also be able to check and update their details to receive special promotions and offers from dealers.

The new camp has been made available specifically in the cities which are prone to heavy rainfall and flooding. As part of the campaign, ordering spare parts will be prioritised for quick turn-around time ahead of the monsoon. The company also promises to provide ‘prompt support’ by a task force of certified technicians and service advisors which will be deployed at various service points to bring flood affected vehicles back on the road.

The company has also requested its customers to drive carefully during heavy rains and around waterlogged areas.