Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films presents ‘Churri’

Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films presents Mansi Jain’s short film ‘Churri’. Featuring Tisca Chopra, Anurag Kashyap and Surveen Chawla, Churri showcases a creative side of seeking revenge, cutting through the conventional ways of claiming what’s yours.

‘Churri’ features the story of a couple where the philandering husband has an affair outside of his marriage. The unconventional plot of the movie will create curiosity in the minds of the viewer when the wife confronts the mistress and an unusual and surprising twist transpires.

The director and writer is a young girl  Mansi Jainwho has very  well directed the movie. The movie has a pleasant take unlike previous tisca Chopra short movie chutney

Divya khosla kumar launches Bulbul Trailer at Jai Hind College Cultural event

Talaash is the brainchild of Bachelor of Management studies of Jai Hind College, Mumbai. It started off as a mere treasure hunt and has evolved to be one of the most sought after management festival in Mumbai. True to its name, it has served as a path of self-discovery for the students of BMS in Jai Hind College; realising their talents and achieving their dreams. With a glorious history spanning more than a decade, this year, the 18th yearof this awaited festival was just the best ever portrayal of talent, creativity and hard work.

The festival this year spanned over the course of four days, the 2nd of December consisting of skill based management events, on the 3^rd December itwitnessed an innovative Mafia themed Mumbai Treasure Hunt, on the 4^th December, the venue for the events was Phoenix Market City Kurla, where the Band and the Drama event took place and the 6^thDecember was the glamorous cultural day.

The Cultural Day was one of its kinds, with outstanding performances by colleges all over Mumbai. It was definitely a star-studded event. HèRMOSA Talaash had celebrities like Dino Morea, Divya Khosla Kumar, Ami Patel, Vinisha Jain (Curator – The Gentlemen’s Edition) 2016 Miss India Runners Up Pankhuri Gidwani, Mr. India International Dara Singh Khurana, Ayaz Ahmed, DJ J Man to name a few.

In accordance with this year's theme, 'Escape the Ordinary' the events were definitely an essential portrayal of unconventional. Few gems out of the exceptional array were Veni Vidi Vici, Jump Charades, Out if the Box, Russian Roulette, etc. If the names are any indication, the participant colleges sure were in for a ride.

Unfortunately, the students couldn't have their cultural day as planned on the 5th, due to the cyclone forecast; but Team Talaash pulled off and even better event on the 6th despite of all the hurdles that were thrown their way. Truly management students in very sense.

Dino Morea woed the crowd with his charming looks and dashing personality, he interacted with the contingent leaders of different colleges; on the other hand Divya Khosla Kumar pepped up the crowd with her quirky catchy lines from her movie ‘BULBUL’. The audience was astounded by the glamourous presence of 2016 Miss India Runners Up Ms. Pankhuri Gidwani, when she took to stage to show the students what a real diva walks like. There was an array of celebrity stylists and fashion bloggers like Ami Patel, Anchal Trivedi, etc. to name a few. The students wanted to create a judging panel for the fashion show where people from different arenas of the fashion industry come together under one roof and the students get to regard their work and also get inspired from them.

Mr. India International 2017, Darasing Khurana ‘s quoted, "I remember the times when I was a student of HR College and witnessed other students practising with enthusiasm and great deal of endurance for “TALAASH” fashion show -organised by Jai Hind College , on the college terrace. Today, I have been given the opportunity to witness ‘TALAASH’ fashion show as a judge. My mind was blown by the zest and creativity of the students and the only thing I would say to them is break a leg!"

And as this beautiful journey, an escapade to the Ordinary came to an end; HR College enthralled everybody with their performances and took the Winners trophy for Talaash 2017 as the Champions

Tata to be title sponsor of the Maharashtra Open

Honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced Tata as title sponsor of the 1^st edition of Maharashtra Open here. The season opening ATP World Tour event in Maharashtra will be played at the Mhalunge Balewadi Stadium in Pune from January 1^st to 6^th 2018 and will be called as Tata Open Maharashtra 2018. The qualifiers will be played on December 30th & 31st, 2017 while the main draw starts from January 1st, 2018.

“I feel privileged to announce Tata as the title sponsor for Maharashtra Open. The Group has played a stellar role in upliftment of sports in the best of their capacities and their support to this ATP event organised in our state is a matter of great pride for us,” said the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

“I would also like to extend my gratitude to Mr. Adar Poonawalla for coming on board as presenting sponsor and using sports as a platform to promote his Clean City Initiative, a very noble and one-of-its-kind cause for the city of Pune,” Fadnavis said.

The Honourable Chief Minister also unveiled the official Tata Open Maharashtra logo along with tournament officials including Praveen Singh Pardesi (IAS), Chairman, organizing committee, Banmali Agrawala, President, Infrastructure, Defense & Aerospace, Tata Sons, Pravin Darade, Secretary, organizing committee, Sanjay Khandare, Treasurer, organizing committee, Prashant Sutar, Tournament Director, Bharat Oza, MSLTA, President & Sunder Iyer, MSLTA, Hon. Sec.

We are pleased to announce that the Tata Open Maharashtra carries a prize money of US$550,000. The winner will take home US$80,000,” said Sanjay Khandare, Treasurer, organizing committee.  

Tennis fans can herald 2018 watching four top-50 players in world No. 6 Marin Cilic (Croatia), world No. 14 Kevin Anderson (South Africa), world No. 20 Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain) and world No. 42 Robin Haase (Netherlands) among a slew of other top international stars

Suchitra Pillai, Manasi Scott, Manish Raisinghani and more attended the launch of the new outlet~ HITCHKI

After receiving an overwhelming response in Powai, HITCHKI opened its door in BKC on 3^rd December. The launch of HITCHKI BKC witnessed the presence of various well known faces from the B-Town like Suchitra Pillai, Manasi Scott, Manish Raisinghani, Rajiv Paul, Rakesh Paul, Vidya Malvade, Ramesh Sippy, Kiran Joneja, Amit Gaur, Reshma Bombaywala, Madhoo Shah, Nisha Jamvwal, Amy Billimoria, Paulomi Sanghvi, Pooja Banerjee, Lavina Tandon, Mitali Kakkar thus making the bash a glamorous affair.

Like its flagship outlet, HITCHKI BKC surely upholds the elements of nostalgia with its contemporary chic ambience, as well its food and bar offerings. The economically priced menu incorporates regional and traditional flavours from across India and offers classic favourites with a modern twist. In addition to this, the menu introduces appetising Asian and Deli specialities such as Pad Thai Noodles, Nasi Mi Goreng, Sticky Pork Ribs, Paneer Koliwada Burger, Pav Bhaji Burger and many more along with its signature dishes. Perfectly complementing these lip smacking delicacies, HITCHKI BKC has a unique drinks menu, featuring quirky concoctions like the Boondi Mojito, Swadeeka, I Hate Tears, Bhat Saab ki Cha and others, at pocket friendly prices.

 

 

With a chic diner ambience during the day that alters into a vibrant party spot at night, the outlet’s vibe is classic yet contemporary, thus making HITCHKI BKC the hippest party spot to watch out for in BKC.

 

 

Colours Infinity new show goes on floors

COLORS INFINITY kicks off shoot for its upcoming model hunt, Top Model India with stylish Judges  Lisa Hayden, Atul Kasbekar and Anaita Shroff, along with Mentor Shibani Dandekar. Here's a sneak peek into the show

Twinkle Khanna , Saurav Ganguly , P.Gopichand And Many Other Celebrities At Panel Discussion Held By Surf Excel

Today’s kids live in a highly competitive world where parents do everything in their ability to help them succeed in life. This constant striving for excellence is not just limited to academics but also includes a whole lot of other activities like dancing, sports, music etc. All of this leads to a pressure cooker type environment for kids where they start looking at failure as a constant judgement on their abilities. As a result of this, kids start fearing failure. The results of a recently conducted survey were quite telling and revealed that a staggering 67% of the kids feared the consequences of failure.

Parents today denounce failure, society stigmatizes failure and as a result, the kids dread failure. However, children fail as often (if not more) than they succeed. Coping with failure is a key life skill that kids need to build With this context in mind, Surf excel kicked off its #HaarkoHarao campaign to change the perspective on failure to a learning experience.

 

 To kickstart the same, Surf excel hosted a launch event with inspiring stories on defeating failure from Sourav Ganguly, former Indian cricketer and one of the most successful Indian captains and Pullela Gopichand, former badminton player turned India’s most successful badminton coach. The event also had Twinkle Khanna, film actress and now renowned author who spoke about her perspective on failure as a parent of two kids. The event also featured Mrs. Preeti Kumar, Headmistress Poddar School and Dr. Harish Shetty, one of India’s most renowned Psychiatrist in the field of child development.

 

 

This was followed by a panel discussion where the panelists brought in their diverse experiences to bring forth the current societal view on failure and what it means for kids as they grow up. The discussion also had some interesting thoughts on what we can do as parents and a society at large to change this current perspective on failure from a judgement on a kid’s abilities to an experience that kids learn from. The panelists vision of the future was a pressure free and happier environment for kids to grow up in.

 

Speaking on the occasion Twinkle Khanna Said that "SheFailed As An Actor After Spending eight Years in Bollywood I realised that I failed Spectacularly in Bollywood but though it is disheartening but it did not shattered me due to my upbringing that I realised that having failed at something doesn't make me a failure "

 

When I was in 12th grade I wanted to become a Chartered Accountant but since my parents were in entertainment they were keen that I  join in which I did "

 

“It (the failure) meant that I now had the opportunity to try and succeed at million other things. I moved on and here I am today. Life is like flying a kite. Sometimes you have to hold on tight, sometimes loose. Sometimes your kite can fly effortlessly and at other times no matter what you do, you cannot control it.

 

Saurav Ganguly and P.Gopichand also shared their experiences with failure and how they did overcome it

The key takeaways from the discussion were as follows:

§  We live in a society that places a heavy emphasis on performance and achievement, so parents have high expectations from their children. This in turn translates into a fear of failure with kids.

§  Failure is a critical step in the learning journey. When we look back as adults, a lot of our character defining moments come from failure. We understand this with the benefit of hindsight but at that time it is important to not give up.

§  Learning to cope with failure helps kids develop key life skills that they need as they grow up. These include resilience, grit or learning something new about themselves which eventually enable success.

§  As parents and as a society, we can all contribute to creating a better environment for kids to grow up in by changing our perspective on failure to a learning experience

§  There is no failure, only learning

 

A short social experiment conducted by Surf Excel on this campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4-BsyNLq1A    “I learn by falling, I learn by failing (#HaarkoHarao

 

 

Juhi Chawla sets pulses racing, reading from Jyotin Goel’s gripping new book, ‘Bheem - Destiny’s Warrior’

Juhi Chawla highlighted engrossing sections of Jyotin Goel’s new book, ‘Bheem - Destiny’s Warrior’ during a book launch cum book reading session held at Title Waves, Bandra. Several bibliophiles from the city came together to take part in the literary gathering. The actress read selected passages from the book, her dramatic rendering and the enthralling content immediately riveting listeners.

Officiating as moderator, actor/director Jugal Hansraj maintained the flow of the event and coordinated the post-reading question-and-answer session with smooth professionalism. Indian film director Ashim Samant, , Congress MP Priya Dutt and noted film critique Bhawna Somaaya, graced the event with their presence. Several questions relating to the uniqueness of the novel’s concept and its fascinating narrative came up, which Jyotin Goel and Juhi Chawla answered with incisiveness and humour.   

 

  

    

Commenting on the book Juhi said “I am a fan of Jyotin’s writing. I have begun reading ‘Bheem-Destiny’s Warrior’ and I’m glued to it! I just can't seem to put it down!”

 

Asked by the media  to comment on the ongoing controversy over the film Padmavati
Juhi said she wanted to keep the focus on the occasion, but just mentioned: “Yesterday, I met the Maharani of Jaipur and she was saying that no matter what has been written in the book, the power of film is such that people believe them as the ultimate truth. It stays in their mind forever, generation after generation.”
When Jyotin Goel who is a filmmaker himself was asked about Padmavati controversy said
 

“Threatening a filmmaker or an actor for a film is horrifying.

“One can oppose a film with another film, a speech with another speech, one can get into arguments but not violence. The moment violence starts, civilization ends.”
Wherein about the book when media asked him how did the concept of Bheem came about he said

 

“I was intrigued by the idea of using the epic hero Bheem as the protagonist of a thriller set in the modern era. From the excited stir the book is causing among readers, it is increasingly evident that I was right!” said Jyotin.

 

That many book lovers seemed to agree was obvious from the never-ending queues that formed for the post-event book signing by Jyotin Goel, Juhi Chawla and Jugal Hansraj.

 

 

Synoposis of the Book :

From the ancient battlefields of Lanka and Kurukshetra arises a deadly threat to the modern world. Only one man is bold enough to confront it – THE LEGENDARY WARRIOR BHEEM! As Mandodari, the queen of Lanka, watches the destruction of her golden kingdom, her fury erupts as a curse. Morphing into an incurable virus, the blight takes root in the vaanars and sets out on a destructive path through the centuries. Unknown to present-day humans, the seed of their total annihilation has already been sown. Ripping through the vortex of time, Bheemarrives in the twenty-first century to seek out the only four humans who, with their natural immunity, can help develop an antidote. However, his quest becomes a perilous race against time, for a sworn enemy from the past – Ashvatthama – has also journeyed to the present to prevent the cure from being found. Amid the glitter and chaos of modern India, an ancient war reaches its cataclysmic finale.