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Theatre review 'Dil Tho Bachcha Hai Ji' Written by Imtiaz patel Directed by:Dhiraj Palshekar Cast: Ali Asghar, Arya Rawal Bharbhaya, Prasad Barve, Monaz Mevawala, Sanjay Bhatia, Raju Lodhia Produced by: Raju Lodhia, Ali Asghar Rating: * * 1/2 A contrived comedy, this sitcom like theatre has a businessman rekindling his love for his harridan wife by having an affair with his dumb secretary. The problem here lies in the fact that the businessman( Ali Asghar) doesn't even like his secretary(Monaz Mevawala) , in fact has only derision and derogratory remarks to describe her skills and only gets the idea of having an affair when it's planted into his head by a lax subordinate who  is merely trying to keep his job in spite of his tardiness. So when the businessman changes tack and decides to wine , dine and bed his secretary it comes as a contrivance that is just not believable. The farce continues on till the secretary decides to go for the kill and starts cr...

TV Star studded premier of Ali Asghar starring comedy theatre ' Dil Tho Bachcha hai Ji' TV actors came for premier of Ali Asgar new play Dil to baccha hai ji at Manik sabhagriha,Bandra. Ali Asgar is back on stage with a new play- Dil To Baccha Hai Ji which is a hillarious Hindi comedy play.It is produced by Ali Asgar and Raju Lodhia under their banner Be Positive Entertainment and directed by Dhiraj Palshetkar and written by Imtiaz Patel. Cast  - Ali Asgar,Arya Rawal Barbhaya,Prasad Barve,Monaz Mevawala,Sanjay Bhatia and Raju Lodhia. Satish Shah,Ekta Jain,Neeraj Vora,Tanaz Irani,Bakhtiyar Irani,Gurubhai Thakkar,Khushi Gurubhai,Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor,Kiku and Devshi Khanduri came specially to see the first show .Everyone loved the play.

Reliance Home Video & Games Releases Shoojit Sircar’s  PIKU: Motion Se Hi Emotion  on Home Video Mumbai, 9th July, 2015:– Reliance Home Video & Games, in association with MSM Motion Pictures, Saraswati Entertainment and Rising Sun Films released one of 2015’s biggest hits, Shoojit Sircar’s family comedy drama, Piku: Motion Se Hi Emotion  on the Home Video format. The well attended launch function was held at Crossword located in the tony suburb of Juhu, Mumbai. Vivek Krishnani, Senior Vice President, Revenue & Marketing, MSM Motion Pictures  kick started the event welcoming everyone.  As a Studio that backed Shoojit Sircar’s heartwarming tale, he said,  “Piku is a really special film for us and this DVD release will give people an opportunity to bring  ‘PIKU’  in to their lives once again and relieve this journey many times over” Sweta Agnihotri, COO, Reliance Home Video & Games,  said  “Relian...

Anupam Kher’s theatre production Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha is a resounding success Mumbai,  Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha , the play    with Anupam Kher and Neena Gupta in the lead roles, has had a smashing run of 16 houseful shows across the country and abroad, since its Mumbai premiere on  March 8 .  In fact, all the shows held so far have been pre-sold, without the box office counters being opened. Its international debut was in Singapore’s scenic Esplanade on 29 th  May 2015 and the play is set to storm the US and Canada with 25 shows on the anvil across 25 cities. Requests are pouring in from event managers across the world to host the show in their respective territories. So overwhelming has been the response to   Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha   that avid theatregoers cannot recall such a record breaking welcome accorded to any other production in recent times. Kher has been deluged with endorsements for the production from t...

Reminiscing the Bhangwadi days of Gujarati theatre Manoj Shah in conversation with Utkarsh Mazumdar - eNatya Chaupal: Friday, 17th July 2015 ============================== ============================== ========== Once in Mumbai, in bustling, old Kalbadevi, there flourished a Gujarati theatre, now nostalgically referred to as the Bhangwadi theatre. The theatre, first and foremost, derived its name from the place in which it was performed and whose grand entrance gates can still be seen in Kalbadevi, though now just a shadow of their former glory. One of the more famous strands of the Bhangwadi theatre was the musical that featured live musicians who would not tire of delivering encores. These became so famous that Gujarati theatre history has claimed a musical tradition called Bhangwadi. In practice, the Bhangwadi theatre must have been a versatile theatre, even bordering on grand spectacles. It was enterprisingly run by the Gujaratis and the Parsis. It was a den of art and addict...

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #MusicalConcertArijitSinghLiveInNaviMumbai #5thApril2015 #Arijit Singh takes Navi Mumbai by Storm!    Soulful singer #ArijitSingh performed in #Kharghar #NaviMumbai for the very first time to a sell-out audience of young and old alike. It was an evening of history making with the coming together, for the first time, of a live 50 piece symphony orchestra in concert alongside the singing sensation. The Arijit Singh Musical Concert held at Central   Park , Kharghar on April 5 received an overwhelming response and was thronged by 10,000 enthusiastic fans. The event organized by #RedLettersInc was a super success what with Arijit’s super hits being performed largely in unplugged style specially catering to the young crowd of collegians assembled from all over #NaviMumbai and #Mumbai. The event also saw the singer along with Nehal Thakkar, Founder Red Letters honouring National Heroes Shri. Prem Ale and Shri. Suresh Kark...

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