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Jackie Shroff, Pooja Bedi, Raageshwari Loomba and many eminent artists made their presence felt at Gautam Patole’s ‘Black is Beautiful’ exhibition inauguration where Gautam Patole brought to life images with his mastery over charcoal. Photo-Journalist for various magazines in India and abroad, Patole dabbled in various mediums like oil on canvas, acrylic and ceramic. His current works are charcoal on paper and canvas is on a Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. Besides Jackie Shroff, Pooja Bedi and Raageshwari Loomba, the current exhibition also saw artists of the likes of Padmanabh Bendre, Paramesh Paul, Daxa Khandwala, Rupali Madan, Rakhi Baid, Madhumita Bhattacharya, Hemant Kumari Singh, Devyani Parikh among others praising the stunning works of Charcoal Master Gautam Patole. Glimpses...

Bollywood and spiritualism seem to go hand in hand with actors spending time at Hotel Sea Princess  this Sunday  to hear the spiritual talk of Brahmakumari Sister Shivani. Actors Gracy Singh, Sushmita Sen, Bhagyashree, Kitu Gidwani, Ramesh Goyal, Sharad Kapoor, Amita Nangia, Neelima Azeem,  Kavita Seth, Director Prem Soni, Writer Avi, Pinky Roshan, lyricist Sameer, Narayan Agarwal and a host of others were part of the spiritual the all-day programme followed by a simple satvik meal. Said Gracy Singh, “My mother introduced me to Brahmakumaris. It has changed my outlook towards life. Just as your mobile battery needs a recharge, we need to be charged to face life as it comes. The spiritual talk by BK Sister Shivani does just that.” Added Neelima Azeem, “I am a spiritual person. Dance is my connect to God. My friends wanted me to come for the talk and so I felt that this would be a wonderful opportunity and it indeed is.” Director Prem So

The glitterati of tinsel town descended on the Star Screen Awards that boasted of the who’s who from the industry. The red carpet saw the likes of Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Varun Dhawan, VIdya Balan, Kriti Sanon, Myrra, Bhumi Pednekar, Irrfan Khan, Rajkumar Rao and many more at their stylist best. Black, gold and blue seemed to be outdoing the other colours. Here’s a sneak peek…

Dashrath Manjhi, a poor labourer from Gehlaur village near Gaya, Bihar carved a 360 ft x 30 ft x 25 ft path deep through a hillock using only a hammer and a chisel for 22 long years only to shorten the travel between Atri and Wazirganj blocks of Gaya from 55km to 15km. No easy feat, but to chronicle his life into a film is as difficult. For though death brought glory to Manjhi labelling him the Mountain Man with The Bihar government proposing his name for Padmashree and the Films Division producing a documentary The Man Who Moved The Mountain, his life was scattered among the stories told and untold in the village where he spent 22 years striving to carve a path through a stubborn moment. Hence, the real tribute was in August 2015 when writers-researchers Varadraj Swami and Shahzad Ahmad paved the way for Ketan Mehta-directed Manjhi: The Mountain man, a feature film starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Manjhi and Radhika Apte as Falguni Devi. Excerpts from an interview with Varad

Dusshera is the day where good triumphs over evil. And what could be more auspicious than to launch the Tony Premiere League (TPL), an initiative by Daanish Hingora and Naren Moriani. “TPL is an initiative where we, childhood friends from Bandra, come together on the field to relive the good old days. I am not an underarm cricketer but I am here with my friends” says Sohail Khan, the owner of Mumbai Heroes, when he unveiled the TPL Trophy in the presence of Daanish Hingora, Narein Moriani, Rahul Kanal and the team owners of TPL at the players’ auction at Taj Land’s End, Bandra. Add Daanish Hingora and Naren Moriani, Founders and Team Owners of TPL, “Today in this era of mobile and computer games, cricket comes like a breath of fresh air”. Avers Rahul Kanal, Team Onwer, I Love Mumbai, and a pillar of strength to TPL, “Cricket becomes a platform for us to unite people and have fun on the field as well”. Lauding Aaditya Thackeray’s move to have the exhibition match betwee