CINTAA teams up with CPAA Rotary Club of Mumbai Airport District 3141 to organise free medical camp on Independence Day, Anupam Kher attends and shows support

To commemorate our Nation's 75 years of Independence, a milestone number, as the day where we get freedom from ill health with preventive checkups, actor Anupam Kher inaugurated the CINTAA-CPAA Medical camp at CINTAA office, Andheri West, in the presence of members Amit Behl, Abhay Bhargava, Deepak Qazir, Kejriwal, Ravi Jhankal, young actor Vardhan Puri, Anita Peter from CPAA, Rajiv Puri and Rotary Club President Suvendu Mishra. Anupam Kher himself came to the camp and got his primary check up done. While talking to the media, he said, "I appreciate this noble initiative of CINTAA and  as well as The Rotary Club of Mumbai Airport 31412 that is benefiting the common man." Apart from this, Anupam Kher gave his full support to PM Narendra Modi's Har Ghar Tiranga campaign and said, "I appreciate Modi ji's Har Ghar Tiranga campaign and I am seeing every house, every street, people are following this campaign. I have never seen such a big campaign before and this patriotism and spirit should come from within. Women power should be respected".

This initiative from CINTAA is one of the welfare activities coupled with our deep concern for the wellbeing of its members.

"As a member centric association for the actors, we truly stand committed and united with our thousands of members at all times," avered CINTAA General Secretary and Spokesperson Amit Behl. Attended by more than 350 members, the medical camp saw doctors taking members' complete body checkup, including weight, pulse, blood pressure, ECG, eye checkup, gynaecological checkup, dental check-up besides cancer detection. Apart from this, the camp also saw a session on the ill-effects of smoking.

All in all, a move to illustrate that prevention is better than cure.

The CINTAA-CPAA camp was supported by The Rotary Club of Mumbai Airport District 3141.

CINTAA teams up with CPAA Rotary Club of Mumbai Airport District 3141 to organise free medical camp on Independence Day, Anupam Kher attends and shows support

To commemorate our Nation's 75 years of Independence, a milestone number, as the day where we get freedom from ill health with preventive checkups, actor Anupam Kher inaugurated the CINTAA-CPAA Medical camp at CINTAA office, Andheri West, in the presence of members Amit Behl, Abhay Bhargava, Deepak Qazir, Kejriwal, Ravi Jhankal, young actor Vardhan Puri, Anita Peter from CPAA, Rajiv Puri and Rotary Club President Suvendu Mishra. Anupam Kher himself came to the camp and got his primary check up done. While talking to the media, he said, "I appreciate this noble initiative of CINTAA and  as well as The Rotary Club of Mumbai Airport 31412 that is benefiting the common man." Apart from this, Anupam Kher gave his full support to PM Narendra Modi's Har Ghar Tiranga campaign and said, "I appreciate Modi ji's Har Ghar Tiranga campaign and I am seeing every house, every street, people are following this campaign. I have never seen such a big campaign before and this patriotism and spirit should come from within. Women power should be respected".

This initiative from CINTAA is one of the welfare activities coupled with our deep concern for the wellbeing of its members.

"As a member centric association for the actors, we truly stand committed and united with our thousands of members at all times," avered CINTAA General Secretary and Spokesperson Amit Behl. Attended by more than 350 members, the medical camp saw doctors taking members' complete body checkup, including weight, pulse, blood pressure, ECG, eye checkup, gynaecological checkup, dental check-up besides cancer detection. Apart from this, the camp also saw a session on the ill-effects of smoking.

All in all, a move to illustrate that prevention is better than cure.

The CINTAA-CPAA camp was supported by The Rotary Club of Mumbai Airport District 3141.

Roopkumar Rathod, Leslee Lewis, Rupali Suri, veteran artists Padmanabh Bendre, Kiran Chopra, Dr Anusha Srinivasan Iyer launch Ram Pratihar's show at Jehangir Art Gallery

The sky was blue for Ram Pratihar
at his solo show at Jehangir Art Gallery as the who is who of art and entertainment thronged to be part of his do. Roopkumar Rathod, Leslee Lewis, Rupali Suri, veteran artists Padmanabh Bendre, Kiran Chopra, art collector Ajoykant Ruia, Gautam Patole, Dr. Anusha Srinivasan Iyer,
artists Paramesh Paul, Sanjukta Arun, Vipta Kapadia, Ashish Kumar Shringi, Kamal Jain, Pradeep Chandra  arrived to cheer
 Ram Pratihar at his show at Jahangir Art Gallery.
Ram Pratihar hails from the historical city of Bundi in Rajasthan.
About 25 of his best paintings on display ar Gallery 3 of Jehangir Art Gallery  for visitors till June 13.
The paintings of Ram Pratihar created in acrylic colors on canvas and paper boasted of the combination  of bright and hazy colours, each lending their own unique touch. Ram has his own world of colours, yellow, violet, red, black, white, and blue being his favorite. He  divides space on the canvas using  colours, a technique that sets him apart from other artists.
These untitled paintings in abstract style offer the viewer a new art vision.  Ram Pratihar has earlier  exhibited his paintings in Jaipur, Kota, and Delhi. This is his first in Mumbai. The turnout spoke of how the future is bright for this amazing artist.

Kavya Jones takes a soulful leap of faith, and soars with Tu Hai Mera

Legendary Leslee Lewis and his precocious singer Kavya Jones joined hands once again with Kavya

Jones' singles Tu Hai Mera. The song video was shot at Monochrome Studios, Mumbai. Kavya, a true protege of Leslee Lewis rocked the day effortlessly transitioning from singing style to another, transversing a gamut of emotions.
Says Leslee Lewis. "I composed this song keeping Kavya Jones' personality in mind. She is immensely dedicated and that is a rarity today. In the last four years that she has assisted me, I understand her colours. This song is  reflecting her true persona of scarlet and black. And adds to it diverse colours that are as vibrant as her. A bit of blue, green and yellow!"

Adds Kavya, "I love the song.i
 It is hi energy yet melodious. It is funky yet so romantic. The woman in the song is a woman of today not afraid of express herself. I see myself in her. She demands yet she dreams, she is aggressive yet she pleads... This song is as crazy as me. I am blessed to have a Guru like Leslee Lewis who has taught me everything I know. I have been observing him for four years and learning -- sometimes I am just a fly on the wall quietly watching the goings-on. Even that is amazingly insightful. I am giving my best to the song to live up to at least one per cent of Leslee Sir's expectations. And I hope the audience loves it."
Tu Hai Mera, composed and produced by Leslee Lewis and set to vocals by Kavya Jones is expected to release on May 18.

Actors Lavina Tandon-Palak Purswani turn RoomMates!

Actresses Lavina Tandon and Palak Purswani, who have made a name for themselves in the world of television, have now gone one step ahead. Yes, these Actresses, who have essayed diverse characters on the small screen, are now doing wonders in Roommates, the story of two pretty women, two roommates.

The story goes thus: 

Sometimes, in a life where one-upmanship has become the norm, one move can be a game changer or one game can be a life changer. Roommates is one such film that is about two women, a web of deceit and a game where you move from being a pawn to crowning yourself queen.

Produced by Santosh Gupta, Made In India Pictures and Sky247, 

Roommates is directed by Roshan Garry Bhinder, written by Soumya Shreenath, cinematography by Ram Tiwari, editing by Sandip Bombale and Ankit Pednekar. 

The Executive Producer is Pooja Avdhesh Singh and the Marketing Head is Abhishek Sharma.

Getting back to the actresses, Laveena Tandon has been the face of television serials like Jodha Akbar, Naagin, Baalveer, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, while Palak Purswani was a strong contender for SplitsVilla 7 as well as the serial Badi Devrani, besides Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke and Meri Hanikarak Biwi. 

Apart from this, the duo has also proved their mettle in web series and will soon be shining stars in the OTT horizon. Here is looking forward to more from these amazing talents.

Kala Ghoda Art Festival! साल का सबसे बड़ा कार्निवल हो रहा हैं शुरू, जानिए कैसे होगा काला घोड़ा आर्ट फेस्टिवल का भव्य आयोजन!

इस फरवरी भरीये नई उड़ान, अपनी चाहत को लगाकर खुशियों के पंख, खो जाइये काला घोड़ा आर्ट फेस्टिवल की गलियों में। जहाँ रंगमंच हैं, डांस है , संस्कृत कला का अनोखा मेल हैं, गीत हैं, संगीत हैं और ढेर सारी मस्ती हैं। एक ही जगह लाखो रंग हैं ,जिसमें सराबोर होने के लिए हर कोई इस खास दिन का साल से इंतजार करता हैं।

जी हां, काला घोड़ा की पथरीली सड़के फिर से इस महोत्सव के लिए चकाचौंध होने जा रही हैं। कोरोना काल में जो गलियां बेजान पड़ी थी अब दम भरने के लिए तैयार हो गयी हैं।

 • जब दुनियां कोरोना महामारी से थम गई थी तब काला घोड़ा आर्ट फेस्टिवल ने बिना रुके 9 दिनों में 70 ऑनलाइन प्रोग्राम के जरिये डिजिटल की दुनिया में सफलतापूर्वक दस्तक दी।

9 दिन तक होने वाले काला घोड़ा कार्निवाल की रौनक इन खूबसूरत लोकेशन पर होगी जो 100 साल पुरानी पाम्परिक बिल्डिंग तो हैं लेकिन उनकी खूबसूरती बेमिसाल हैं।जैसे, छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज वास्तु संग्रहालय जहाँ पर बच्चों का म्यूज़ियम हैं। कुमरास्वामी हॉल, एम्पिथेटर, वहाँ का लॉन और कुछ बाहरी सुंदर नजारें। मैक्स मूएलर भवन - जहाँ पर कला और वास्तुकारी का अनोखा नजारा देखने मिलता हैं। एन.जी.एम.ए ऑडिटोरिम , हॉर्निम सर्कल गार्डन, किताब खाना और काला घोड़ा की गलियां।

चूंकि इस साल गलियां तो खुली होगी लेकिन महामारी से बचाव हो इसीलिए कम से कम दुकानें लगेंगी

पर  ज्यादातर उनमें एरियल विसुअल आर्ट यानि कि हवाई कला दृश्य का नजारा देखने मिलेगा जो  इस बार काला घोड़ा आर्ट फेस्टिवल की थीम 'उड़ान' को प्रस्तुत करेगा जो खूबसूरत लाइटिंग से सुसज्जित होंगी।

पिछली बार, कुछ बिल्ड़िंग के बाहरी दीवारों पर खूबसूरत वॉल पेंटिंग की गई थी।लेकिन इस बार काला घोड़ा आर्ट फेस्टिवल में जो स्थापित किया जाएगा उसकी कारीगरी सोच के भी परे होगी। कोविड के नियमों को ध्यान में रखते हुए, सोशल डिस्टेंसिनग और रजिस्ट्रेशन कराना अनिवार्य होगा तांकि भीड़ से बचा जा सके। दोहरे टीकाकरण प्रमाणपत्र की जांच होगी। बच्चों को अपने परिवार के साथ  रहना अनिवार्य होगा साथ ही आरोग्य सेतु एप की भी जांच होगी।

 वर्कशॉप,पारंपरिक चलन और स्ट्रीट प्ले संचालित किए जाएंगे इसके साथ ही साथ विसुअल आर्ट , साहित्यिक कला, थिएटर, सिनेमा , संगीत और डांस इन सभी का अनोखा संगम होगा ।

काला घोड़ा आर्ट फेस्टिवल में आने वालों की भीड़ बेमिसाल हैं । यहाँ पर सारे कार्यक्रम निःशुल्क किये जाते हैं जिसके लिए किसी भी टिकेट का लेन देन नही होता। जो भी लोग इस फेस्टिवल में आएंगे उनका रजिस्ट्रेशन किया जाएगा। काला घोड़ा फेस्टिवल से जो राशि इक्कठा होती हैं वो वहां की पुरानी और पारंपरिक स्मारक, बिल्डिंग ,आसपास के क्षेत्र की मरम्मत और उनकी रख रखाव में इस्तेमाल की जाती हैं। मुलजी जेठा फाउंटेन, के इ.सायनागोज और बोमन जी हॉर्मोर जी क्लॉक टावर को यूनेस्को अवार्ड से सम्मानित भी किया गया हैं।

काला घोड़ा आर्ट फेस्टिवल की डायरेक्टर बृंदा मिलर कहती हैं कि ' मुम्बई में काला घोड़ा आर्ट फेस्टिवल अपने निर्धारित तारीख पर और वादे को पूरा करने के लिए तैयार हैं । इस 23 वें साल में हम कला और संस्कृत के इस बेजोड़ संगम को सबसे उत्कृष्ट रूप में मनाएंगे।

हमारे साथी और सहयोगी ,एक दूसरे का हाथ थामे हमारे साथ उसी जज्बे के साथ वापसी कर रहे हैं कि इस बार महोत्सव का आगाज और उसका संचालन सबसे ज्यादा धमाकेदार होगा । ज्यादा भीड़ से बचने के लिए और कोरोना प्रोटोकॉल का पालन करते हुए हमारा ज्यादातर फोकस एरियल इंस्टालेशन पर होगा ताकि ग्राउंड एक्टिविटी कम हो।

 साथ ही, हमारे स्टॉल वर्चुअल हैं, जिसमें काला घोड़ा आर्ट कार्ट (KGAK) भागीदारी और खरीद दोनों के मामले में दुनिया के लिए बाज़ार खोल रहा है।

और निश्चित रूप से, आर्ट कार्ट 10 दिसंबर से शुरू होकर पूरे साल खुला रहता है। हम उम्मीद कर रहे हैं कि हर कोई हमारे लौकिक डार्क हॉर्स में शामिल होगा, जिसने उड़ान की अवधारणा के साथ पंख ले लिए हैं, जो 2022 में हमारे वैश्विक पदचिह्न को मजबूत करेगा।"

 तो चले और समर्थन करे यहां 22 साल पुराने प्रतिष्ठित महोत्सव को ,जो जीवन के सभी क्षेत्रों से आधा मिलियन से अधिक लोगों को आकर्षित करता है और जिसका विकास आपसी सहयोग, बल और शक्ति से होता हैं।

Esha Deol bags Iconic Perfect Achiever Actor-Producer Award

Actor Esha Deol Takhtani, who has proved her mettle of being the chip off the old block  became producer this year with  short film Ek Dua where she was the lead actor as well.

This besides her latest web show on Hotstar titled Rudra: The Edge of Darkness, alongside Ajay Devgn. While the web show is slated to release in early 2022, Esha has bagged the Iconic Perfect Achievers' Award as Actor-Producer for her award-winning performance in Ek Dua.

Says Dr Khooshi Gurubhai, Editor, Perfect Woman Magazine, the driving force behind the awards, "Esha chose a film that brought to light the evils of gender discrimination and skewed gender dynamics that affect Indian families. We are proud of her as an actor, and more proud that she chose such a subject. She truly deserves this award."

More power to Esha!

Kabir Bedi braves eight hour car ride to star in The Jangipur Trial

Sandokan aka Kabir Bedi Returns yet again. This time as Royalty  in The Jangipur Trial. An amazing fim with ensemble cast, it took the magical call of creative producer Amit Behl and the intricate tapestry of a crime thriller woven by director Debaditya Bandopadhyay that made Kabir Bedi say an instant 'Yes' to The Jangipur Trial over a phone narration.

It is not just that. Kabir Bedi actually took the earliest flight the following day to the city of joy that is Kolkata, braved  an eight hour road travel that is as rustic and bumpy as can be, freshened and reached the shoot the same day, looking as dashing  (read ravishing) as ever!

The unit had already got his costumes in place and in the rural locale, there was still a vanity to welcome the enthusiastic actor.

"I simply love the story, the plot and the ensemble cast. It is a give and take of seasoned actors  that takes film to another level," reasons Bedi.

We are amazed by the relentless dedication of this amazing 75-year-young actor whose career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and  Italy among other European countries in through film, television and theatre. With nearly 150 films and international TV series including Sandokan, Knight Rider, Dynasty, Bold And The Beautiful, Highlander and the immortal Octopussy under his belt, it is fascinating that Kabir Bedi still craves for the creative high with every new project.

Looks like we just spelt out the secret of this timeless hunk's success proving there is much much more to the rise and rise  of Kabir Bedi that his eternal killer looks!

Talking of Kabir Bedi's latest love, The Jangipur Trial relives the golden age of Cinema when single screen theatres were plenty and "Black" meant theatre tickets being sold for a premium. The   Crime thriller also marks the comeback and Hindi debut of three times Sitting MP and Superstar Satabdi Roy.

Starring Kabir Bedi, Zakir Hussain, Javed Jaffery, Vrajesh Hirjee, Kannan Arunachalam, Amit Behl, Ishteyak Khan, Sushil Pandey, Ravi Jhankal, Jay Upadhayay, Deepak Qazir, Samikssha Batnagar, Chirag Vora, Rajesh Khattar & Satabdi Roy, The Jangipur Trial is directed by Debaditya Bandopadhyay, written by Debaditya Bandopadhyay, Sunil Munshi and Deepanjan Suranjan Chanda, has Vikram Anand as the DOP, Creative Producer: Amit Behl, and is produced by Outline Expressions.

The film is being shot in the virgin, unseen locations of Berhampore, Murshidabad, Azimganj and Moregaon besides Jangipur.

Abhishek Bachchan Adopts Tree With Saniya Saiyad, Vishwas Mote & Anusha Srinivasan Iyer

BMC’s MEGA Vriksha campaign is proving to be a mega success with more and more citizens coming forward to clear the city’s lungs.

Actor Abhishek Bachchan who joined in by becoming the tree guardian of a Neem Plant, confessed his passion for gardening and expressed his ‘civic duty’ to plant more trees. Holding a Tulsi plant, gifted to him by Vishwas Mote – Asst Comm, BMC, singer Saniya Saiyad and Anusha Srinivasan Iyer of Make Earth Green Again MEGA Foundation, Abhishek spoke of how each citizen should plant and adopt trees.

Vishvas Mote added that it would be a great inspiration to see Abhishek, who walked a good ten minutes to reach the tree he was to plant, watch the tree grow, as he cycled past it everyday.

Saniya Saiyad spoke of how she felt honoured and privileged to be part of a movement that will transform the city into an oxygen belt, something that is the need of the hour. Anusha Srinivasan Iyer spoke of how this movement was attracting more and more citizens and role-models everyday and the process to make the city green was growing from strength to strength.  

Abhishek Bachchan, with his participation, became the latest celebrity to join Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Anupam Kher, Anil Kapoor,  Sonakshi Sinha, Poonam Sinha, Saniya Saiyad, Ranvir Shorey and son Haroon Shorey, Amit Behl, Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka, Ashnoor Kaur, Advait Mote and MLA Shri Ameet Satam who are all proud tree parents!

World Environment Day 2021 marked the start of BMC’s ‘Be A Tree Parent' MEGA Vriksha Campaign. Instituted by the K West Ward Asst Commissioner Mr. Vishvas Mote, along with Anusha Srinivasan Iyer of Make Earth Green Again MEGA Foundation and Vriksha Nursery, the campaign involves and encourages societies and residents to adopt tree pits from the 348 Mumbai locations where trees had fallen in the K West Ward, post Cyclone Tauktae, and replant identified, fast-growing native tree species in those locations.

"Vishwas Mote, Asst Commissioner K West Ward is a visionary. It is thanks to his efforts, that we, at Make Earth Green Again MEGA Foundation, are helping make the vital difference of making our ward get back its lost green glory. The celeb participation and the ever-willing citizen support, as well as that of the police who are willingly planting trees, strengthen our resolve," expressed Anusha Srinivasan Iyer.

When Culinary Art Meets Music!

 

Renowned chef, chocolatier and cake sculptor Harneet Jolly surprised composer Bickram Ghosh and veteran playback singer Hariharan for their star-studded launch of ‘Ishq – Songs Of Love’, bumping up the larger-than-life celebration with delectable cakes, a beautifully crafted violin made out of chocolate, and edible photo frames fuelling the much needed celebratory emotion post pandemic!

The industry DOYENS including Anupam Kher, Shankar Mahadevan, Sanjeev Kapoor, Roop Kumar Rathod, Kavita Seth, Lesle Lewis, Kaavya Jones, Sandip Soparrkar, Sharbani Mukherjee, Salim Merchant, Akshay Hariharan, Karan Hariharan, Shilpa Rao, Pratibha Singh Baghel, Purbayan Chatterjee, Gurneet Jolly, Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Yogesh Lakhani among others made their presence felt for the EP launch at Tap, Juhu, where renowned chef, chocolatier and cake sculptor Harneet Jolly’s live sculpture cake added more energy to the musical evening!

“It’s always nice to have your work appreciated, especially when it is coming from the world’s most acknowledged artists. Bollywood is everyone’s fantasy in India. It is bliss to have my work acknowledged here. I have grown up watching these artists. Being artists, even though from different art horizons, they could deeply relate to my art,” avers Chef Harneet Jolly.

On being appreciated by Celebrity Chef Sanjeev Kapoor at the launch, Harneet shares, “It was a grand feeling hearing praises from the top-tier talent in the industry. I had a vision for my sculpture cake and he connected with it. It’s way beyond just the technicalities of it.

It was very reassuring that I am on the right track. We spoke about my cake sculpture, our future plans, and my upcoming book on desserts. I respect Chef Sanjeev ji for holding his legacy for 3 decades and the person he is.”

 

Meet Kabir Duhan Singh, the Raavan of Kunal Kohli's forthcoming Ramyug on MX Player

Kabir Duhan Singh is a award-winning global  actor who is essaying the character of Raavan in Kunal Kohli's Ramayan and is the antihero opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Bole Chudiyaan, both upcoming releases. He is also the lead negative actor in the  Bangladeshi-Turkish film Netri The Leader. He has made his presence felt down south with over 38 Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films with IIFA awards and  nominations including Jil, Vedalam, Pailwan, Supreme, Rekka, Kanchana3, Aruvam, Action among others. He is a mixed martial arts expert and a fitness buff among others.

Excited about his forthcoming release,. Kabir confesses, " villains have always excited me

 And I dreamt to be one with innumerable shades. Kunal Kohli the magician made me into the Raavan who has multitudinous shades. It is an amazing role that is a dream for any actor."

Kabir's physique and martial,arts training were always a plus. But he combined his grandmother's stories with the knowledge of the  books on Raavan that read up. "Raavan is an amazing character to essay. There is so much to him the world does not know and I am glad I am playing him."

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Dil De Diya from Radhe spells double win for Payal Dev with the superhit Salman Khan-Himesh Reshammiya combo

 

As Dil De Diya from Radhe Radhe, composed by  Himesh Reshamiya and picturised on Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandes,  releases today, Payal Dev's mellifluous voice once again creates history.
One of the most sought-after upcoming musicmakers today in the Hindi Film Industry, Payal Dev started her career as a singer, but a chance encounter escalated her journey from being just a singer to being a singer-composer.
Nevertheless, this bundle of talent is being sought after by all composers for her unique voice texture and the ability to sing across genres with effortless ease.
"Every song is unique and crafted with love by the composer and bedecked with jewels by the arranger. The singer is expected to deliver the crown jewel and each time I lend my voice to a melody, it is a life-changing experience," gushes Payal Dev.
Speaking of Dil De Diya, Payal feels that it is a double win for her with the superhit combination of Salman Khan and Himesh Reshammiya combined with her voice in a jumma song, releasing on a Friday.
Says she, "Himesh bhai knows the texture of my voice. His vision is clear as a composer. He knows what he wants. And it is very easy to sing for him as he directs you through the song effortlessly.

The essence of a song is in its vibe when you hear it for the first time. This song had the essence and mood of Jumme ki Raat. I had sung Genda Phool and Saasein hui Dhuan Dhuan in Race and this is my third song for Jacqueline & fourth song for Salman bhai
I followed Himesh bhai's thought and vision and he knew I could deliver. And that was most important. He loves my voice texture and explores a newer dimension of my voice, a different texture, a different feel, a different tone. This was a dance track and you need that mood when you dub. This is very important for me. As a singer, when you feel the essence of his creation and take it forward, the results are magical. Like in the case of Dil De Diya," she elaborates.
If you recall, Tum Hi Aana, Payal's first chartbuster opened floodgates of offers for her as a composer and since then, she has delivered hits one after the other whether the song has been for movies or for a digital release.
In a very short time, she has seen a mercurial rise in her career as a composer and singer due to all the love from the fraternity and fans alike.
Payal, who started her professional journey in Mumbai by singing for several brand ad-film jingles, documentaries, corporate songs for various music directors, is also the voice behind title song of Grand-Masti, a runaway hit.
Payal had lent her voice to songs in movies like Bajirao Mastani, Race 3, Dabanng 3, Student of the Year 2, to name a few, besides independent Songs - Genda Phool, KYON, Dil Chahtey Ho, Baarish, Bepanaah Pyaar among others.
Be it singing or composing Payal loves exploring new sounds and styles while delving with different genres like pop, western, jazz, ghazals, hip-hop, rock, and more.
She’s a true devotee of music and for her, each song is like a baby which she wants to nurture and grow to the full potential, so that her fans and music lovers are left mesmerised.
Dil De Diya is another feather in Payal Dev's overcrowned cap. And the Salman Khan-Himesh Reshammiya combination adds to that glitter as much.

 

Song link : https://youtu.be/e1Bj4tMGh64

 

Padma Shri Suresh Wadkar releases Maruti Stotra, launches Suresh Wadkar Bhakti Channel on Hanuman Jayanti

 

 

From bhajans and abhangs to mantras, shabads and stotras, Padma Shri Suresh Wadkar is known all over the world for his spiritually enlightening Bhakti Sangeet.

 

Now, on the auspicious event of Hanuman Jayanti, music maestro Suresh Wadkar is all set to launch his own devotional YouTube Channel, ‘Suresh Wadkar Bhakti’ with Maruti Stotra as its first offering. Maruti Stotra, sung by Suresh Wadkar and composed by his student Padmanabh, was released at 12 noon today.

 

Maruti Stotra or Hanuman Stotra is a 17th-century Stotra, hymn of praise, composed in Marathi language by saint-poet of Maharashtra, Samarth Ramdas ji. It is a compilation of praiseful verses that describe the many aspects and virtues of Maruti Nandan or Lord Hanuman.

 

While Suresh Wadkar Bhakti Channel will see the maestro singing devotional songs composed by his students and other various composers, Suresh Wadkar’s Ajivasan Sounds has also simultaneously started other YouTube Channels, Ajivasan Bhakti & Ajivasan Sounds, to showcase and promote original music from budding & aspiring talent.

 

Suresh Wadkar is elated that he is now focusing on his first love – devotional music. “I wanted to start this for a very long time but I was busy with my recordings, shows and our music academy Ajivasan. Now Padma, my wife, has completely taken over the day to day supervision of the academy. Also, I had a lot of time for myself due to this pandemic, I started working on this channel and I am happy that with Hanuman Ji's blessing it is finally on,” he says.

 

Come let us chant the glory of Lord Hanuman!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_unxuv-zQ_A

 

मारुति स्तोत्र |Maruti Stotra| Suresh wadkar |Ajivasan Sounds| 

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A Star Studded Launch For Hariharan & Bickram Ghosh’s Ishq – Songs Of Love!

Composer Bickram Ghosh and singer Hariharan have teamed up to bring to audiences myriad shades of Ishq, the much needed emotion post pandemic. With music by Maestro Bickram Ghosh and set to vocals by Legendary playback singer Hariharan, Ishq – Song Of Love features music video directed by Arindam Sil and lyrics by Sugata Guha. It features Abhisek Mallick on the Sitar and, interestingly, features Bickram Ghosh himself for live percussion and Tabla.

Known for critically acclaimed hits like Chants Of India with Ravi Shankar and George Harrison, The Music Room with Sonu Nigam, Pulsating Drums with Zakir Hussain and Taufiq Qureshi, and several other iconic tracks with Pandit Ravi Shankar, Bickram Ghosh – arguably one of the greatest Tabla exponents of all times and the composer of Ishq, talks about the album. “The idea of love changes over generations of time. We keep hearing people say, ‘woh puraane zamaane ke gaane hai’ (those are songs of the old times). I’ve really wanted to make an album of love songs with different nuances of love,” avers the Tabla maestro.  “These have been difficult times! Unexpectedly, we’ve achieved something musically. During the pandemic, we’ve completed an entire album as well as the videos,” he adds!

Speaking about the same, veteran playback singer Hariharan shares that he has been super excited to see the album get ready for release as, he adds, creating an album is a lot of hard work taking hours, days and months of an artist’s time! “Here, we have six songs with six stories! The kind that tells its own story. The nuances behind each song are as different as the stories behind them. All in all, the outcome of love is different.”

Interestingly, the song ‘Baaton Baaton Mein’ already crossed millions of views on YouTube. It is available on other platforms including Apple Music and Spotify as well!

The industry DOYENS including Anupam Kher, Shankar Mahadevan, Sanjeev Kapoor, Roop Kumar Rathod, Kavita Seth, Lesle Lewis, Kaavya Jones, Sandip Soparrkar, Sharbani Mukherjee, Salim Merchant, Akshay Hariharan, Karan Hariharan, Shilpa Rao, Pratibha Singh Baghel, Purbayan Chatterjee, Gurneet Jolly, Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Yogesh Lakhani among others made their presence felt for the EP launch at Tap, Juhu. Besides celebs of the likes of renowned chef, chocolatier and cake sculptor Harneet Jolly’s live sculpture cake added more energy to the musical evening.

Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor avers, “Hariharan and Bickram Ghosh are phenomenal musicians and it is a pleasure for Bright to be associated with ‘Ishq – Songs Of Love’.”

Need we say more!

Farooq Sheikh helped me pass my third year exams: Kavita Krishnamurti at KGAF 2021

Padmashri Legends Pankaj Udhas and Kavita Krishnamurti come together at the virtual edition of Kala Ghoda Arts Festival on Insider.in. The duo have a long association with Kala Ghoda as  they studied together in St. Xavier's College and used to squat at Elphinstone's canteen The Log Cabin, and then spend time at The Rhythm House to get an opportunity to listen to new records at the booths at the milestone location.

Jehangir Art Gallery's Samovar was another favourite hangout and they still remember the cuisine. "Our Kala Ghoda festival started in 1972," reasons Pankaj Udhas. Unfortunately Rhythm House and Samovar don’t exist any more. Kavita Krishnamurti speaks of her senior Pankaj Udhas and how they all looked up to him at college. "He has seen super stardom but it has never gone to his head. It is so difficult to become a star singing ghazals and it is an uphill task."

Pankaj Udhas talks of the big college gang that used to sit below the trees and eat food from the tin roof canteen. "I was No. 1 in terms of bunking. I was a Science student, required 24x7 in class. My Botany Department would overlook canteen. My HOD Mr. Bhole used to see me laughing and the peon used to be sent to call me up," he laughs.

Kavita Krishnamurti speaks, "Farooq Sheikh was part of our college. One day he saw me with a long face. I told him my attendance is less as I do a lot of jingles and programmes, and had to bunk, but only for music. He spoke to the Principal and helped me. In my third year, he took sessions for me and helped me tide through. It was so nice of him," she recalls.

Pankaj Udhas talks of how the dreamers who were part of Sangeet Mandal and Natya Mandal, used to dream together. "Right from Anuradha Paudwal nee Alka Nadkarni, Kavita Krishnamurti, Nitin Ghat, Priti Moti Sagar Ranu Mukherjee (Hemant Kumar's daughter), Natya Mandal had Farooq Sheikh, Smita Patil, Satish Shah who used to oscillate between Natya Mandal and Sangeet Mandal, Dalip Tahil, Shabana Azmi were senior to us, Anil Kapoor was junior to us... We all owe our encouragement to St. Xavier's," he recalls.

The duo also sang some amazing songs, keeping alive the joy of music that transported them in time. "St. Xavier's has positive vibes that helped us all tide us through," expresses Kavita Krishnamurti.

Dia Mirza’s Kanjoos Confession at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival!

Dia Mirza would like love for her detractors to go green with envy. Literally, when it comes to upping her love for greens. For, this actress does not give people birthday gifts, not even to those closest to her, the actor confessed at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival talk today! Instead, Dia actually plants a tree in their name! “There was a year I remember planting 1800 trees!

It has actually simplified my life,” smiles Dia. “If anybody’s birthday or anniversary comes along, I don't have to rack my head about what gift to get them. I will simply grow a grove of 11 trees in your name and send you a certificate to commemorate the special occasion. The best thing is that you can go and visit the site. You can see it see images of who planted your trees and watch them grow, and maybe someday even go sit in the shade of those trees.”

In fact, Dia has seen people who receive the certificate cry as they are so touched that life forms have been introduced in their name, and will obviously be taken care of. “There must also be people who look at the certificates and say Oh, God! She's so un-innovative! She sends me the same gift every year,” grins Dia whose bank of gift trees has grown exponentially over the years. Kudos to this amazing woman!

Can water kill Coronavirus?

It can de-grease a kitchen. It can clean windows. It kills athlete’s foot. And now, this elixir is brought to India to replace the toxic chemicals used to kill COVID. Electrolysed Oxidising Water, the patented technology brought to India by the country’s pioneering water technology platform, Amazing Ambrosia Pvt. Ltd. under the name Amazing Hygieia and HygieiaDent, is hailed as ‘El Liquido Milagroso,’ or the miraculous liquid, a substance that scientists aver is powerful enough to kill any lethal virus without harming people or the environment.

Used as a sanitizer for decades in Japan and Russia, Electrolysed Oxidising Water is safe, inexpensive, cuts costs and cuts employee injuries from chemicals. It is prepared by employees on-site and is ten times more effective at killing bacteria than bleach and is available in a convenient powder form in a 3.2 gram sachet that gives up to 10 litres of disinfectant.

Says veteran water technologist Dr. BK Sharma, “Amazing Hygieia is green, saves money and is the right thing to do. In Japan, people spray it on sushi to kill bacteria and replace chlorine with EO water in swimming pools. Doctors treat bedsores with EO water. In Russia, EO water is used to kill microbes in oil wells, while Europeans use it to treat burn victims and have developed treatments for chronic wounds with EO water. It is only a matter of time before our patented technology becomes mainstream in India.”

Entrepreneurs Sidharth Sharma and Rahul C. Mehta add: “When we founded Amazing Ambrosia guided by doyens Dr. BK Sharma and Mahendra N Patel, we wanted to identify India’s water and sanitation problems and solve them by adapting world-class technologies and innovating and manufacturing them locally. We brought in Amazing Hygieia and HygieiaDent for that purpose. The unforeseen pandemic struck then and the need for a new, innovative way to sanitize frequently touched surfaces and aerial disinfection of high footfall places with lowest toxicity and least bio burden became priority.”

Opines Mahendra N Patel: “The timing of the launch of our product was such that it was nothing short of miracle water. Globally, this technology has effectively demonstrated excellent cleaning ability in public places such as malls, metro stations, gyms, restaurants, movie theatres, airports and above that also in dairy, poultry and produce industries, making it ideal for general use in retail food establishments. Replacing conventional cleaners in mop buckets, sprayers, foggers and toxic cleaning chemicals with this electrolyzed oxidising water is a simple solution. In addition, Amazing Hygieia has no odour, nor does it produce foam, making it ideal for use in food production.”

Amazing Hygieia/ HygieiaDent is the only stable EO water available in pH of 5.5 to 6.5 with zero chlorine gasification. Electrolyzed oxidising water is approved and certified by the Ministry of Health, Japan as a food contact product as well as the only product safe for aerial disinfection permitted by INMAS DRDO, USA FDA, US CDC and US EPA. Both Amazing Hygieia and HygieiaDent are winners of the Economic Times Industry Leader Awards for Pathbreaking Technology resulting in Exemplary Contribution To Society.

Perfect Mrs India' 2020 Season 3 finale sees a bevy of intelligent women vie for the skies!

The simplicity, the social distancing and the small gathering could not hold back the glitz and glamour of 'Perfect Mrs India' 2020 Season 3 finale saw the chosen 12 Top finalists  from all over India prove their mettle to try and win the crown.

Dr Khooshi Gurubhai Thakkar and Gurubhai Thakkar, the driving forces behind the empowering women's pageant  along with Dr Geet Thakkar avered, "There are no barriers of Height, Weight or Age in this pageant.  Indian women give up their dreams and turn four walls into a home. This pageant looks beyond everything and aims to empower them, to help them grow wings!"

The contestants came from varied fields. From housewives to professionals to COVID warriors, the field was open.

Soumita Nandy won the awarded Perfect Woman Of The Show, while there was a tie between Pooja Nishar and Jayanti Gupta for the Second Runner Up, Reema Bahl was the First Runner Up and the coveted title was bagged by Saraswathy Iyer who was crowned 'Perfect Mrs India 2020’. The jury consisted among others,  Philanthropist Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka, Writer-Director and Social Activist Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Journalist Jyothi Venkatesh, Shruti Jain.

The event also saw the Perfect Achievers Awards where the winners chosen by audience choice  included Ranvir Shorey, Sharad Kelkar, Sahil Salathia, Deepshikha Deshmukh,  Sanjay Gangnani, Helly Shah, Madhurima Tuli, Chahatt Khanna, Amol Parashar, Child Artist Dishita Sehgal,  Sujoy Mukherjee, Ojas Rajani, Alankrita Sahai, Shivani Tomar, Kanika Mann, Charul Malik, Riya Deepsi, Donal Bisht, Kaveri Priyam, Ahsaas Channa, Jay Soni, Simran Ahuja and Krishna Bharadwaj among many others.

All in all a perfect evening twinkling with achievers indeed.

Governor Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari inaugurated the Dadasaheb Phalke Icon Award 2020 Trophy.

The Trophy for Dadasaheb Phalke Icon Award 2020 was inaugurated by the Honorable Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhawan. The award show will be on 24th November at Peninsula Grand Hotel, Sakinaka , Andheri East  where the film industry's honorable artists, technician team, media person, NGO and others will be awarded with trophies .

And for the first time, Lightmen and Spot Boy will receive the award . Well-known social worker of Mira Road, Dr. Ajay L. Dubey , businessman Sushil Yadav , actor Bheru Jain and Founder of Award Kalyanji Jana met Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari and discussed the details of Award .

Amazing Ambrosia gifts 1000 ltr Amazing Hygieia to MCGM as mark of respect

Seeking better ways of sanitization with lowest toxicity and least bio burden, Amazing Ambrosia Pvt Ltd (amazingambrosia.com), India’s First Water Technology Platform, founded by veteran water technologist Dr BK Sharma, son Sidharth Sharma, along with plastic industries doyen Mahendra N Patel, and Rahul C Mehta of MentorCap, has decided to combat India's water and sanitation problems by identifying world class technologies, adapting, innovating and manufacturing them locally to have a transformative impact on India.

Their world class products, Amazing Hygieia and HygieiaDent are winners of the Economic Times Industry Leader Awards for Pathbreaking Technology resulting in Exemplary Contribution to Society. 

Recently, Amazing Ambrosia has gifted 1000 litres of Amazing Hygieia to the MCGM for aiding sanitisation of the city. “The MCGM personnel work tirelessly through the pandemic. It is payback time. This is just the beginning,” avers Sidharth Sharma.

Amazing Hygieia is water that disinfects, heals, sanitizes, is effective in disease prevention and maintaining the potential bio loads as low as possible. It assures superior disinfection and sterilisation, is available in a convenient powder form in a 3.2 gm sachet to give up to 10 litres of disinfectant, is 100 per cent nontoxic, non-hazardous and food contact safe, non-alcohol based, non-inflammable, safe for eyes and skin and 100% safe when inhaled.

Amazing Hygieia is the only stable EO water available in pH of 5.5 to 6.5 with zero chlorine gasification. Electrolyzed oxidising water is approved and certified by the Ministry of Health, Japan as a food contact product as well as the only product safe for aerial disinfection permitted by INMAS DRDO, USA FDA, US CDC and US EPA.