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‘KATHAK FOR  HIM ’ Mumbai:  A first-of-its kind workshop titled ‘Kathak For  Him ’ is set to storm Mumbai on   June 19 , Father’s Day and will see grown men dance to the tune of one woman - Kathak guru Aparna Mishra.  The danseuse, who has trained in the classical dance form for 16 years, has especially designed a 90-minute workshop for men because she wants to bust the myth that Indian classical dance is  predominantly the domain of women.  Through this unique Kathak workshop for men, Mishra will educate the audience that activity and emotions have nothing to do with gender. “If you want to smile or cry, there is nothing wrong. If you want to blush, go ahead and let the blush come to your cheeks irrespective of your gender,” says Aparna. While Aparna has been teaching Kathak to both men and women for many years, she now wants men to do away with the taboo they associate in their minds by taking up classical dance. The special w...

Vindu Dara Singh in Hilarious Comedy play 'Hello Darling!  Mumbai. The Hindi hilarious comedy play ‘Hello Darling’ will open on Sunday 8 th  May 2016 at 7.30 PM at Rang Sharda Auditorium, Bandra(west), Mumbai.  The play was first in Punjabi but now it will be premiered for the first time in Hindi at Rang Sharda auditorium.   It is produced and directed by Yogesh Sanghvi and the writer is Mir Muneer.  The play stars Sheeba, Payal Goga Kapoor, Vibha Bhagat.Manish Arora and Vindu Dara Singh. Vindu Dara Singh says, "It is a hilarious comedy drama. Husband and Wife must have trust on each other and should not be unfaithful to each other. This is the message given to the audience through this drama in a very comic way."

ENatya Shodh announces the third edition of its online one-act play competition. Take your play to a wider audience. Mumbaitheatreguide.com launched ENatya Shodh three years ago in collaboration with Astitva and the project has proved to be popular. ENatya Shodh  welcomes  one-act plays in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and English.  The entire process takes place online and the plays are judged by an informed jury. The winning plays are thus announced. This opportunity gives theatre groups and individuals a wider reach and audience. It is one of its kind of theatre competitions and the  only online theatre competition today. We have  more than 80 plays  available online, and which have been sourced from this project. You can visit  http://www.mumbaitheatreguide. com/enatyashodh/  to find out more about this unique e-initiative and to know the rules and regulations to submit your entries.

Sunil Khilnani, Ram Guha, Shilpa Shetty, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shashi Tharoor, Twinkle Khanna, Hussain Haqqani, Emraan Hashmi, Gulzar, Sonali Bendre Behl and much, much more. A line-up like never before… Penguin Random House is delighted to bring back to you Delhi’s oldest literary and cultural festival Spring Fever 2016 In collaboration with  Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre , New Delhi (With an  open-air library  featuring Penguin Random House’s books from  15 March to 20 March 2016 ,  open to all between  11 a.m.  and  7 p.m.  daily; followed by sessions with highly acclaimed speakers from   7 p.m.   onwards, every evening) at the  Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Spring Fever —Delhi’s oldest literary and cultural festival hosted by Penguin Random House India—celebrates its 8 th anniversary this March with an outstanding selection of literary and cultural highlights that reflect...

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...