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Angela Krislinzki loves the desi Bollywood twist!

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She is pretty, she is vivacious, she is the heartthrob of millions. Actor Angela Krislinzki, of the film 1921 fame, is on cloud nine. For the mesmerizing hazel-eyed beauty is now the face of the Udit Narayan-Neeti Mohan video. Currently shooting at Bhubaneshwar for the song, Angela is excited that this 90s feel Bollywood number from the King of Romance Udit Narayan has her grooving in a wedding sequence. “I love the song and the steps,” she says. “And Bollywood numbers hold a special place in my heart. I am so excited.” It is not just that. The outfit is Indian and that is as exciting for Angela who is half Indian, half Polish. “I simply love my Indian roots and that is why I am at home in India,” she reveals. Here is more power to this pretty woman with immense talent.

Veteran playback singer Sudesh Bhosale felicitated at 'Mohammed Rafi Awards 2019'

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Veteran playback singer Sudesh Bhosale was felicitated with the prestigious 'Mohammed Rafi Awards' at the 'Mohammed Rafi Awards 2019', a Spandan Arts and Adv. MLA Ashish Shelar presentation for his outstanding contribution to Hindi Film Music. This award was felicitated by the retired IPS officer and Hon’ble advisor to the Governer of Jammu & Kashmir, Farooq Khan, on the occasion of legendary Mohammed Rafi’s 95th birth anniversary.

‘Kaise Miloon Main..?’ - A Vegetable Vendor’s Tribute To Salman Khan on the Superstar’s Birthday

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We have all heard many inspirational tales in Bollywood but here’s one of a unique kind. Selling vegetables on the streets of Surat to turning singer, his journey has been an eventful one. Meet Arun Kumar Nikam, an ardent admirer of Salman Khan, whose adulation for the actor has made him pursue his dream. The fan will be launching his second musical venture, a song titled ‘Kaise Miloon Main..?’, dedicated to his favourite star on the eve of the latter’s birthday. Anyone can be a Salman Khan fan, however, only a true fan gets truly inspired by his idol! Commendable, isn’t it? Not knowing that he was meant to be a singer-writer, Arun Kumar Nikam, a Maharashtrian from a middle-class family in Jalgaon, reminisced that one incident, when Salman Khan was accused and people claimed he was a criminal, “I failed in my 12th exams as I could not concentrate at all. People were saying these false things about Bhaijaan.” His family members were not happy with what he was doing as they had sp...

Mumbai Meets A Maharishikaa

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Several Mumbaikars participated in a self-awareness and awakening happening that was held in the city on December 22, titled Presence Day, the full-day session started at 10 am and went on till the evening.  The event largely included several activities for self-knowing and self-mastery, besides a question and answer session, wherein the participants sought responses for their questions from spiritual guru Maharishikaa Preeti. Addressing the attendees she said, “It’s incumbent on each one of you to invest time, energy and resources in knowing yourself. Its the crucial missing piece in education in the sub-continent” City-based financial consultant Kavita Bhambani says that the session was like a reminder that the answers don’t lie outside, they lie within us. “As a society, we want to spend money on movies, dates, and going out on a holiday. But I think it’s important to give ourselves an experience like this. Spiritual teacher Maharishikaa Preeti really helped me....

पाकिस्तानी आउट, हिंदुस्तानी अंदर !

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जब देशभक्ति की बात होती है तो भारतीय भारतीय होते हैं। भले ही सीमा पार की प्रतिभा सबसे अच्छी हो, हिंदुस्तानी भावना हमेशा राज करती है। इंडियन आइडल 11 की युवा प्रतिभा सनी हिंदुस्तानी के साथ ऐसा ही कुछ हुआ हैं, संगीतकार शमीर टंडन द्वारा रचित 'द बॉडी' फिल्म का गाना 'मैं जानता हूँ' गाने वाले थे लेजेंडरी गायक राहत फ़तेह अली खान पर पर विशाल दादलानी ने सनी हिन्दुस्तानी के नाम का सुझाव दिया और शामीर ने सनी कि आवाज में गाना रिकॉर्ड किया. इतना ही नही! खबरो के अनुसार  डरे हुए होने के बावजुद सनी हिंदुस्तानी स्टूडियो में रिकॉर्डिंग एक ही टेक में गाना गाकर शमीर टंडन को प्रभावित करने में किया। इतना ही नही अभिनेता इमरान हाशमी ने भी इस धुन को काफ़ी पसंद किया। “मुझे वो संगीत पसंद है जो आत्मा को छूता जाता है। जब सनी खन्ना ने मुझे शमीर (टंडन) द्वारा रचित इस गीत को सुनाया और सनी हिंदुस्तानी द्वारा गाया गया, तो मैंने इसकी बारीकियों, नाजुक धुन और इसके सार्थक बोलो से प्यार सा हो गया। "

Rabiaz Walk For Social Cause Fashion Show won everyone's heart

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Aiming to provide women with a platform and enabling them to make a difference, Rabiaz Walk For Social Cause Fashion Show is back with body positivity and more. The Rabiaz Walk For Social Cause Fashion Show was held at JW Marriott , Juhu, and is the brainchild of Rabia Patel, the woman behind this unique fashion show. "Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of much more than you imagine,” says Rabia Patel.

Bollywood Enamoured By Ana Singh’s The Christian Vintage Art Collection

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Two-time National Award-winning Ana Singh brings to India, The Christian Vintage Art Collection, with Ubaidh Shah, curated by Sussanne Khan, presented by The Charcoal Project. Bollywood seems to enamoured by the two-time National award winning designer’s collection. And why not? Ana Singh has to her credit, 1101 films, and has worked with over 250 stars. She is also loved and revered by most. In fact friend Sussanne Khan was so taken by Ana Singh’s works that she immediately offered to curate the collection and The Charcoal Project has presented it. Taking to Instagram, Raveena Tandon says, “The fabulous new collaboration between Ana Singh and Sussanne Khan has me lovestruck.” Confides Disha Patani, “All the best to the most amazing Ana Singh for this beautiful collection. Can’t wait for the launch,” adds Ayesha Shroff, “It is so beautiful, unique and spectacular that it is like entering Alladin’s cave.” Ananya Pandey expresses in awe, “How beautiful is your vintage C...

Ana Singh pays tribute to Christ with her Christian Vintage Collection

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The stars of Tinseltown and the who's who of Mumbai descended in tribute today to grace two-time National Award-winning Ana Singh’s ‘The Christian Vintage Art Collection’, with Ubaidh Shah, curated by Sussanne Khan, presented by The Charcoal Project. Among the attendees were Kajol, Ajay Devgn, Esha Deol, Neelam Kothari, Ayesha Shroff, Jackie Shroff, Krishna Shroff, Eban Hyams, Pradeep Guha, Malaika Parekh Khan, Laila Khan, Zareen Khan, Madhoo, Kabir Bedi, Ajay Harinath Singh, Sooraj Pancholi, Sonali Bendre, Aaishwary Thackeray and Mihika Naik, Gurdeep Kohli, Kim Sharma, Aarti and Kailash Surendranath, Yash Daga, Kshiraja Surendranath, Chunky Pandey, Bhavna Pandey and Dr. Larra Shah. She is one of the most revered creative talents of tinsel town with a repertoire of over 1101 films as costume designer. Two-time National Award-winner and Guinness Book record holder for maximum films, Ana Singh is also known for her 1,70,000 outfits designed depicting the states of India for the ...
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The Charcoal Project invites you to The Christian Vintage Collection by Ana Singh Art & Design Collective and Ubaidh Shah, curated by Sussanne Khan. Check out two-time National Award winner Ana Singh's Christian Art Collection that has never been done in India before. The artefacts are one-of-a-kind and they range from designer jackets to show pieces to huge designer beds to interior design pieces… all being luxurious vintage objects-de-art, an extension of Ana's persona. The motifs, the figurines, the busts, jewellery, Ana Singh brings to connoisseurs, a wide range of interpretations of bejewelled Christian art in expressive Byzantine/Venetian/ Italian influenced vintage art pieces. Do take a dekko! For the uninitiated, Ana Singh was born on Christmas and Christ has always had a huge influence on her. In 2008, her collection of Christian Art shirt, Jackets and t-shirts - a 10,000 piece show was a total sell-out. She is currently working on her 1101th film as costume desig...

'Mudda 370 J&K' had its grand premiere with talented cast and crew and fellow stars of the industry.

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The film 'Mudda 370 J&K' premiered at PVR in Andheri, during which the film's producers Atul Krishna and Bhanwar Singh Pundir, director Rakesh Sawant and actors Hiten Tejwani, Anjali Pandey, Rakhi Sawant, Gauri Pradhan, Tanvi Tandon, Nisar Akhtar , Sayed Ahmed, Sahil Multy Khan, Deepak Sharma, Raj Zutshi, Saurabh Dubey, Sujata Mehta and other cast and crew members were also present. Set in the picturesque locations of Kashmir, fondly referred to a heaven on earth and the crown jewel of India, 'Mudda 370 J&K' is about the picturesque locales that have turned red with the battles since 1947. If at times J&K has seen rebels turn the snow red, at other times the lush greens singe with the touch of gunpowder due to cross-border terrorism. Directed by Rakesh Sawant & produced by Atul Krishna and Bhanwar Singh Pundir, 'Mudda 370 J&K' stars Hiten Tejwani, Anjali Pandey, Manoj Joshi, Raj Zutshi, Zarina Wahab, Pankaj Dheer,...

CM Uddhav Thackeray with the medical team that treated Nightingale of India Lata Mangeshkar

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Our Honourable CM, Shri Uddhav Thackeray and Yuva Sena Pramukh Aaditya Thackeray felicitated and personally thanked the eminent panel of doctors who took great care and treated the Pride of India, Lata Mangeshkar. Dr Pratit Samdani, Dr. Nishit Shah, Dr. Rajeev Sharma, Dr. Janardan Nimbolkar. Lataji is back home.

इमरान हाश्मीने शमीर टंडन यांच्या मधुर ट्रॅकचे केले कौतुक.

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आगामी हॉरर थ्रिलर 'द बॉडी' हा इमरान हाश्मीची प्रमुख भूमिका असलेला चित्रपट लवकरचं आपल्या भेटीस येणार आहे. या चित्रपटातील गाण्यांना शमीर टंडन यांनी संगीतबद्ध केलेले आहे. आजवर इमरानवर चित्रित केलेल्या सर्वच गाण्यांवर प्रेक्षकांनी मनापासून प्रेम केले आहे. 'द बॉडी' मधील गाण्यांबद्दल सांगताना इमरान म्हणतो की, "मला हृदयाला स्पर्शणारे संगीत आवडते. मी नशीबवान आहे की माझी बहुतांश सर्वच गाणी ही हृदयस्पर्शी आहेत. सनी खन्ना यांनी जेव्हा शमीरने रचलेला हा ट्रॅक मला ऐकवला तेव्हा त्यातील बारकावे मला फार आवडले. तेव्हा त्वरित जाणवले की हा एक शांत पण अतिशय भावनिक ट्रॅक आहे. एवढेच नाही तर शमीरची प्रत्येक गाणी प्रशंसनीय आहेत." 'द बॉडी' या व्हायकॉम १८ च्या आगामी चित्रपटात इमरान हाश्मी, रिशी कपूर व सोभिता धूलिपलिया प्रमुख कलाकारांच्या भूमिकेत आढळून येणार असून सुनील  खेत्रपाल यांनी या चित्रपटाची निर्मिती केलेली आहे. टी-सिरीज ने या चित्रपटाची गाणी रिलीज केलेली आहेत.

Nature is where we belong… Roopkumar Rathod has my blessings: Amitabh Bachchan

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Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Mike Pandey, Suniel Shetty, Anil Kumble, Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan among others endorse Roopkumar Rathod’s Photo Book, Wild Voyage At the opening preview of Meraki, a group photography exhibition at Nine Fish Art Gallery in Byculla, Roopkumar Rathod launched his coffee table photobook, aptly titled Wild Voyage. Inspired by the music of nature in creative pursuits, Wild Voyage flows with an elemental rhythm and tranquillity. It is a journey from the depth of the ocean, unaffected by waves, with the perfect moment just before capturing to the calming chaos it brings with it. Roopkumar Rathod, veteran singer-music director and now, an author, feels that it is about his passion, the buzz of adrenaline when a picture comes to life! Being a forest lover and a wildlife enthusiast, he loves the jungle-y wilderness and the whispering winds through the trees that tell their tale. “Sometimes, we just need to listen! The jungle transmits the enchantment and...

देवांश एस बड़जात्या आणि नंदिनी भट्टड यांच्या लग्नाचे रिसेप्शन…

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सुदेश भोसले की आवाज में रिकॉर्ड हुआ पानीपत का गाना 'मर्द मराठा'

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 ज्येष्ठ पार्श्व गायक सुदेश भोसले की आवाज जल्द हि प्रशंसक सुन सकते हैं  ऐतिहासिक महाकाव्य पर आधारित फिल्म पानीपत में। हाल ही में रिलीज गाना 'मर्द मराठा' को सुदेश भोसले ने अपनी आवाज दी हैं, यह गाये हुए अंग फिल्म के एक प्रमुख किरदार के लिये है. यह गाना झिंगाट और चिकनी चमेली फेम संगीत निर्देशक जोड़ी अजय-अतुल ने कंपोज किया हैं | इस संदर्भ में उन्होने  कहा, "मुझे एक उत्साही और रोमांचक गीत के संदर्भ में अजय-अतुल का फोन आया, उन्होंने मुझे बताया कि यह गीत जीत के बारे में है| जब मैं स्टूडियो पहुंचा तो आशुतोष गोवारीकर पहले से ही वहां मौजूद थे। उन्होंने मराठों के युद्ध के लिए पानीपत की पृष्ठभूमि को ध्यान से समझाया।” इसे एक नियमित रिकॉर्डिंग के रूप में मानते हुए सुदेश भोसले ने जोर देकर कहा "कि यह बहुत मजेदार था और यह गीत बिल्कुल वैसा ही तैयार हुआ जैसा कि हमने सोचा था।"  “अजय-अतुल ने लय ताल पर शानदार काम किया है। सभी गायकों ने अपने हिस्से को रिकॉर्ड किया और वहा से चले गये। प्रोमो के आउट होने के बाद ही मुझे यह सुनने को मिला और तब मुझे एहसास हुआ कि वाकई यह बेहतरींन ग...

Grand music launch of Mudda 370 J&K

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The music launch of   Mudda   370 J&K took place in Raheja Clasique Club, Mumbai in the presence of producer Bhanwar Singh Pundir, director Rakesh Sawant, Rakhi Sawant, Hiten Tejwani, Anjali Pandey, Aadita Jain, Zareena Wahab, Mohan Kapoor, Singer Mudasir Ali, music director Sahil Multy Khan & Nisar Akhtar.   Set in the picturesque locations of Kashmir, fondly referred to a heaven on earth and the crown jewel of India, Mudda370 J&K is about the picturesque locales that have turned red with the battles since 1947. If at times J&K has seen rebels   turn the snow red, at other times the lush greens singe with the touch of gunpowder due to cross-border terrorism. The story is of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits, their pain and anguish as they became refugees in their own motherland. Kashmir has been seared by the wounds of acts like 370 and 35A over decades. Even then, the spirit of Kashmir is unbridled, making it the perfect setting fo...

ज्येष्ठ पार्श्वगायक रूपकुमार राठोड और उनकी पत्नी सुनाली राठौड़ को हाल ही में मुंबई के प्रभादेवी में सिद्धिविनायक मंदिर में देखा गया।

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ज्येष्ठ पार्श्वगायक रूपकुमार राठोड और उनकी पत्नी सुनाली राठौड़ को हाल ही में मुंबई के प्रभादेवी में सिद्धिविनायक मंदिर में देखा गया। रूपकुमार राठोड की कॉफी टेबल वाइल्डलाइफ़ फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी किताब शिर्षक  'वाइल्ड वौइस्' को रिलीज़ करने से पहले दोनो ने भगवान गणेश से आशीर्वाद लिया।

A BEFITTING ODE

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Parvez Damania and Ratan Luth bring to you, at Tao Art Gallery, veteran photographer Shantanu Das, as he captured timeless moments of the Parsi community across time in his frozen frames… Jeetendra, Roshni Damania, Arish Damania, Sharvari Luth, Mickey Mehta, Kunal Vijayakar, Bina Aziz, Kailash and Aarti Surendranath, Kalpana Shah, Anahita Desai, Yazdi Desai, Armaity Tirandaz, Viraf Mehta, Raell Padamsee, Ananya Goenka, Rashmi Khatam and Satish Kishanchandani  among others were present to encourage Parvez Damania, Ratan Luth and Shantanu Das. An avid art collector, curator and an entrepreneur, Parvez Damania along with Ratan Luth of Fravashi Schools, an educationist, social activist and a fervent Parsi food lover, present Parsis – A Timeless Legacy, a photography exhibition by an award-winning photographer Shantanu Das was hosted by the prestigious Tao Art Gallery from November 29 to December 4, 2019. Heritage: To be a ‘Parsi’ is to be a descendant o...