It was artist Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation’s idea to launch a book titled Global Art of Modern Indian Painters and release it at the hands of Shri Adwaita Gadanayak Director General of NGMA Delhi at Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, (Prince of Wales Museum) Auditorium, Mumbai. Attended by top artists Prabhakar Kolte, R.B. Bhaskaran, Jatin Das, RavindraSalve, and Vishwanath Sable the Dean of J.J. School of Art, Architect I.M. Kadri, industrialists Shekhar Bajaj and Vishwajit Dahanukar, theatre guru Vijaya Mehta and many dignitaries, art patrons and connoisseurs, it was an evening to relish and remember.
The book is a landmark in the history of art movement in India and includes the work of top 30 artists which include Akbar Padamsee, Anjoli Ela Menon, Jehangir Sabawala , Krishen Khanna, M.F.Hussain, Prabhakar Kolte, Prafulla Dahanukar, F.N.Souza, Ram Kumar, Sakti Barman, S.H. Raza, Tyeb Mehta, V.S. Gaitonde, Yusuf Arakkal and many more.
It was an unusual book release at the most appropriate venue amidst the most appropriate crowd. Cheers to the idea.
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The film is also competing at the India Gold section for Indian feature films, at MAMI. The story of a grandmother seeking revenge for the rape of her 9 year old granddaughter has touched a chord with the audience because it is also invited to Black Nights Film Festival at Tallinn, Estonia.
Director Devashish shares that fairy tales are written metaphorically and Ajji is relevant with present times. Saregama set up Yoodlle Films to support independent filmmakers who want to tell stories that others shy away from and the idea seems to have caught on. Says Vikram Mehra, Yoodlee Films is guided by their belief and the fact that it is making a mark at all the festivals is a proof that they are on the right track.
Amitabh Bachchan has played varied roles on screen, but off-screen the actor remains an enigma. Admired, envied, hated, hounded, his celebrity status transcends national boundaries.
A collector’s item of Bachchan’s 135 films over 40 years with film posters and stories behind the scenes. In his four-decade-long career, Amitabh Bachchan has been a witness to all the turning points in show business both on and off screen. He symbolizes the evolution of Indian cinema in creativity and technology. His growing stature from an actor to a superstar is evident from his altering body language reflected in the film posters over the decades. He stands testimony to the changing trends in cinema as well as the socio-political scenario in the country. Amitabh Bachchan will always remain the touchstone of the entertainment business.
Amitabh Lexicon captures 2,833 headwords of the English dictionary into films of the actor spread over 41 years his magnificent career. It is a colourful joyride into Bachchan’s memorabilia.
It was a terribly hot day and when Rekha discovered that I had come to meet her she quickly let me inside her makeup room because she did not want me standing in the sun. My first interview with her was what Karan Johar today describes as a rapid-fire round where she gave candid answers to questions asked.
Over the decades I did several interviews with her probably the maximum any journalist has done with her, some of them reproduced in my several books.
Yes I am fasting because I value this relationship higher than my need for water or food. It reminds us that this partnership is above everything else. I know this is not about my proof of love for my husband but it gives me the joy of celebrating his presence in my life and I am not going to shy away from it.
Do I resent buying a gift for my mother-in-law, on the contrary, I cannot thank her enough for gifting me her prized possession, her son because now that I have my own son, I discover it is not an easy task and I hope, my son grows up like his father! Do I crib and grumble about thirst and hunger as the day goes by, yes, all women do and it is great fun to do it together so try it next time and trust me it is cathartic.
If the mother-in-law gives permission, the daughter-in-law is allowed her first single drink of the day (water/ coconut water/ lassi/ tea/ coffee/ juice) so all the women quickly phoned their ma-in-law and sought permission for lassi to get them going till evening.
Ashok Tyagi and his team have made all the arrangements so that I am not late and find my car as soon as I come out of the auditorium. I drive to the airport with fragrant memories of the festival, the vibrant atmosphere, the energetic students and the warmth of Sandeep Marwah and his dynamic team.
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