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To mark the 122nd birth anniversary of Bhavgandharva Pt Master Deenanath Mangeshkar, a song VishwaSwaraMauli on Swarkokila Lata Mangeshkar, composed with the blessings and guidance of Hridaynath Mangeshkar, penned by poet Dr Deepak Vaze,   will be released at the hands of Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia and Usha Mangeshkar at Dinanath Mangeshkar Auditorium in Vile Parle on Thursday 29th December 8pm onwards.  cinematography is by Tushar Panke and the label is Times Music. The programme will be compered by Smita Gavankar. Apart from the above, the programme brings to you a unique musical extravaganza of Lata didi's popular songs rendered by Ketki Mategaonkar, Savani Ravindra, Priyanka Barve and Vibhavari Apte Joshi with composition by Ajay Madan.  The event is presented by Aryan Institute of Chess and Art Excellence, with special support from MIT-ADT University and is coordinated by Avinash Prabhavalkar of Hridayesh Arts.

“A film festival needs to be ethical and impartial, and that is exactly what Bollywood International Film Festival strives to be,” said Bollywood International Film Festival founder-chairperson Pratibha Sharma and actor-director Yashpal Sharma at the media meet of the film festival. Of the 200 plus entries received by the Bollywood international film festival (BIFF), the best were chosen by an eminent team of international filmmakers. The select films from the chosen ones will be on view for audiences at Carnival Cinemas Mumbai from December 17-18. The festival also will showcase a special screening of Yashpal Sharma’s Dada Lakhmi, the Haryanvi film that has won more than 68 awards globally. While the eminent jury comprises of Ashok Rane, Amit Rai, Sandeep Sharma, French actress Marine Borbo and Tauqeer Ahmed from Bangladesh, the BIFF members Monika Davar, Minaxi Singh, Dalbir Singh, Sameer Chowdhary, Tabassum Jahan, Alpana Suhasini, Sunil Bainiwal, Vishal Sharma and Tapan Patani were ...

Suresh Wadkar’s Ajivasan Music Academy has taken a new initiative to spread awareness and knowledge around Music. The idea is to get music lovers to hear from various music professionals about their journey, challenges, career options and exciting nuances. Ajivasan ACT is an initiative that aims at highlighting the Art, Commerce and Technology (ACT) of Music. This event has multiple panel discussions with celebrities and professionals, along with master classes with experts and a thrilling music concert. Besides Suresh Wadkar and moderator Padma Wadkar, The panelists include Padmashri Sonu Nigam, Vijay Prakash, Shreyas Puranik, Yashraj Mukhate, Mohini Dey, Nirmika Singh, Gauri Yadwadkar, Saaveri Verma, Aditya Dev, Vinayak Netke, Nikita Bharani, Avanti Nagral among others. The titles, All About Music, Women In Music and Journey Of A Song give a new perspective to music, through the eyes of industry veterans. Siddarth Kannan is the Master of Ceremonies.

The Film fraternity and political figures gathered from the fair to bid farewell to Ganpati Bappa, yes, before the Ganpati Visarjan of Maharashtra  Tourism along With Times of India, Hon. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde ji, Hon. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Deputy CM Devendra Phadnis, Maharashtra Tourism Minister, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Dhananjay Sawalkar -- DoT Director arrived specially to perform Bappa's aarti and bow at his feet.  The aarti of Ganaraya was completed at the hands of the dignitaries, Singer Madhushree also was present as special guest.  Madhushree along with Hon. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ji, Hon Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Anuradha Paudwal also performed Bappa's aarti.  Apart from this, celebrities including  actor Dilip Tahil, Aditi Govitrikar, Dinesh Shah, Vinayak Prabhu, Dr. Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Robbie Badal, Satish Vyas, Kuldeep Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Dr. Ramani attended the momentous...

On the 26th of August 2022, CINTAA, in affiliation with  writer Liliput, conducted a masterclass open to members as well as non-members, where he advised actors on traversing through each step of their career as well as improving their repertoire. During the course of the masterclass, Lilliput talked about his love for acting that started in his school years in Gaya, how he let that passion guide him in his journey, the inspirations he had throughout his career and the things he saw change in the industry. He then related his anecdotes to the issues the aspiring actors would face in their career as well. He talked about how his dwarfism made him stronger, as he had to become able to laugh off the discrimination that he faced to be able to work comfortably among it. He also talked about observing early on in his career that it is easy to act physically handicapped, to act lame or blind for example, but dwarfism is not something an able-bodied person can mimic so easily, as there is ...

"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair," says Renowned artist Sanjukta Arun whose current exhibition 'Into The Deep' is being held at the  Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda from Aug 30-Sept 5. The series on display brings to the fore the beauty and importance of Nature and the tearing need to attend to the wake up call, to save Mother Earth. "Creating awareness about our environment is of extreme importance because it can help to minimise the damage caused due to destruction caused by industrialisation, pollution and modernisation leading to Global warming," et al reflects Sanjukta.  "My current series focuses on the beauty of nature in its myriad hues. It is time we realise that our existence totally depends on how we take care of our planet." Sanjukta Arun's exhibition was graced by Nafisa Khorakiwala, Dr Habil Khorakiwala, Roopkumar Rathod, Vijay Darda, Leslee Lewis, Kavya Jones, D...

The MVP Project initiated by BMC in association with Kala Ghoda Association saw two winners yesterday declared by Sharvari Wagh,  Brinda Miller, Sanjog Kabare -- DMC Special, Chanda Jadhav -- Dy. Municipal Commissioner,  Shashi Bala , Business Head MCGM among others. The 1st prize went to Team Tickle Talkies for the original track The Mumbai Dhanak by Saisamarth Mulay, while the 2nd prize was bagged by Team Thinking Mode for the original track Mumba by Dee MC & D'Evil. RJ Apoorva was the MC, jury members Nirmika Singh -- Editor, The Rolling Stone Mag and Music Director Milind Joshi were present as well.

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 suc...

_Parvez Damania, Sudharak Olwe, Madhushree, Rupali Suri,  Rusha Madhwani, Anusha Srinivasan  Iyer, Sanjay Nikam inaugurate Lalit Patil's Landscape of Identities at Jehangir Art Gallery _ Lalit Patil, a Mumbaikar visual artist from three decades, is a Slum Star in his own right. He actually converts slums into timeless masterpieces. His exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery, Gallery 3,  titled Landscape of Identities was inaugurated by Padma Shri Sudharak Olwe, art collector Parvez Damania, playback singer Madhushree and her composer husband Robby Badal, actress Rupali Suri, celeb nutritionist Rusha Madhwani and director-egalitarian earth warrior Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, sculptor-curator Sanjay Nikam among others.  The artist in Lalit Patil spends his free time not just observing the city, but looks at the slums as his inspiration. "Munbai is a complex place -- it makes space for the denizens that flow into the city and makes them its own. Whether it be with its buildings...

  An initiative of Mumbai --  City of  Film and UNESCO -- Member of The Creative Cities Network, the music curated by Wobble Creative and Content  Channel Partner -- Pocket Films, the event saw a bevy of dignitaries including  Brinda Miller,    Vivek Bhimanwar, IAS, MD -- Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation Limited,  Satish Vasan representing CINTAA, Shashi Bala, Preeti  Gopalakrishnan, Yogi Chopra,  RJ Meera, among others. All in all, an exciting beginning indeed...

Soulful Songstress Madhushree shared the musical magic elixir that kept her alive during the pandemic with a concert at Nehru Centre on July 29 In a country where the millennials resonate with the lyrics, dive deep into the metaphors, discard the digital takeover and bring back to life the golden era of realness in the time of reels, singer Madhushree promises to musically narrate the transformation of Indian music from the era of Ghazals, Qawwali, Thumri, Sufi, Dadra to cabaret, disco, pop, classical evolution and the grooves and the hook lines of the new narrative! Her musical offering Passion - Lata, Asha aur Main premiered on July 29th at Hall of Harmony, Nehru Centre, Mumbai, promised to transport you into the era of cult classics and capture the childhood memories that brought us comfort and to unwind and relieve from the mundane stress. “For an artist, compulsory homestay meant boredom, anxiousness, loneliness and depression. In such times, Lata didi’s music embraced me and not ...

Sone ki raahon me sone ka jagah nahin, crooned Bappi Lahiri once, probably perfectly speaking for the city of life. Mumbai or erstwhile Bombay has always been musical for those who dared to dream. Bollywood has always found the metropolis to be inspirational to create hit numbers. No wonder that the  MVP  (Music Video Project) BMC in association with The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF) already has 40 teams, 9 solo musicians and counting. The contest promises to give global audiences a taste of Mumbai’s sounds and vibe. Music makers Milind Joshi and Shantanu Moitra, director-screenwriter Reema Kagti, advertising and theatre veteran Bharat Dabholkar, Manisha Dey who heads programming and content for Gaana.com and Nirmika Singh, editor of Rolling Stone are on the jury panel. Admits Reema Kagti, “Mumbai has always been an inspiration - its love, its vibe, culture, people, food… Everything. I look forward to celebrating the city’s essence and culture with these videos.” Adds Manish...

  Honourable Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari flagged off the unique initiative, I Stand for Warriors Jaya Ho in Mumbai with a Poster Launch, organised in spirit of 75th Azadi ki Amrit Mahotsav. The idea is simple. This August 15, each of us Indians will pay tribute to the our warriors of the nation. Dr. Anusha Srinivasan Iyer -- Egalitarian, Earth Warrior, MD -- Naarad PR and Image Strategists, Mentor -- Make Earth Green Again MEGA Foundation and Pawsitive Farm Sanctuary, veteran musical geniuses Roopkumar Rathod and Leslee Lewis, Dhanush Kodi Sivanandhan -- Former Mumbai Police Commissioner, Major General Nandiraju Srinivasrao Retd, Dr. Hari Krishna Maram -- Chairman of Vision Digital India, Entrepreneur- Social Activist Eram Faridi, Swayambhu Vishwakarma Awardwinning Vastu Astroyogi Basannt R Rasiwasia, Prof A.B.Pandit -- VC for Institute of Chemical Technology, Dr. Vaibhav R Deogirkar, Medical Director -- HJ Doshi Hospital, Dr. Srinivasan R Iyengar, Director --JBIMS, J...

Nisha JamVwal, celebrity columnist, art curator, interior architect and social activist presented Meanderings by Lata Balakrishna, a Modern contemporary Indian artist whose oeuvre JamVwal showcased at the Taj Mahal Hotel Art Gallery that has also exhibited works by the legendary MF Husain and FN Souza. The five day art fiesta pulled off by Nisha JamVwal was easily the most talked-about extravaganza of this year post-Covid. Famous Art collectors, Art Aficionados, Consul Generals, Authors, Top Police commissioners, Bureaucrats, CEOs from the corporate world, actors, singers, models, fashion designers all friends of Nisha JamVwal thronged the show  that opened with a grand dinner at Recca Kala Ghoda followed by four champagne cocktails back to back at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Gateway of India. Guests were enthralled by the textured whites and vibrancy in clouds and waters that take us at once into a minds search for the meaning of life.   Nisha JamVwal looking stunning in a Ma...

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  colou...

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  colou...

  Every artist dips his brush into his soul, and then emerges a masterpiece. This seems to be so true for artist Rini Dhumal.   The Power of Shakti: A Retrospective of Rini Dhumal  at the National Gallery of modern art speaks volumes for the artist and each of her works that reflect her strength and resilience  radiating in its  light. Rini Dhumal's powerful works have always brought out the extraordinary  strength in the ordinary  Indian woman. Her works of art were strongly rooted in Indian culture at the same time, effortlessly embraced the influences of her foreign travels and their influence. Her studio situated on the first floor of her residence was recreated at NGMA besides the powerful ambience for the works, thanks to the efforts of  Adwaita Charan Garanayak, Director General, NGMA who has also curated the   exhibition. Rini Dhumal's retrospective -- Shakti is on view from Saturday, 21st May, 2022 onwards. The preview of the exhibit...

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...

   The morning of Sunday, 1st May  became more memorable to Mumbaiites when two maestros met on stage.  Weare speaking  of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Gulzar Sahab.  Yes, India's legendary Sarod maestro and Padma Vibhushan Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Sahab's 'Morning Raga'  concert at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai on Sunday, May 1 was housefull with citizens thronging fir an amazing musical experience.   Gulzar Sahab who has also made a one-hour documentary film on Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Sahab and the Sarod Ghar added to the divine ambience with his words.  One of the most prominent cultural heritage landmarks in Gwalior - Sarod Ghar, a museum of musical heritage, considered to be the oldest institution documenting the evolution of East Indian classical music and instruments. Heritage is in itself a manifestation of culture and inheritance evolving with time. It is a source of identity and a receptor of value attributed to it by communities, institutio...

Padmashree singer Suresh Wadkar is known for his unique voice and singing style that has won millions of hearts.   Now, in his role of  Guru with Ajivasan, Suresh Wadkar is the beacon of light to many youngsters. The current video. Maan Le sees Suresh Wadkar  as singer and Guru.  In this music video, Suresh Wadkar is also seen sharing a special musical bond with Canadian based  Abby V and composer Durgesh.   The duo has breathed life into this song, with producer Padma Wadkar.  The song is composed by Durgesh R Rajbhatt, and producer of this music video is Padma Wadkar.  The song is presented by Ajivasan Sounds.  Recently, the song launch with singers Suresh Wadkar, Abby V, music producer Durgesh and Producer Padma Wadkar took place at Ajivasan sounds. Abby V is  an award winning singer, songwriter, composer and producer from Toronto. A viral sensation, this collaboration with music producer  Durgesh and Producer Padma Wadkar is alr...