Zayed Khan Lauds BMC K-West Ward’s Asst. Commissioner Shri. Vishwas Mote, Asks Citizens To Aid BMC

Actor Zayed Khan was seen appreciating Vishwas Mote – Assistant Commissioner of BMC  K-West ward at the Parinee Juhu Half Marathon. Mote, who himself is a seasoned marathon runner, commended the actor for making his presence felt and boosting the morale of every marathon runner present.

In a public address shoutout to the audience and residents of the K-West ward, Zayed Khan began with praises for Mote for the fabulous job he was doing of keeping the citizens aware of their responsibilities towards their locality! “As you can see, I’ve been living in Juhu all my life. In the last 5 to 10 years, I’ve seen a drastic change in the way the BMC is taking over sanitation, road clearances, accessibility of civil amenities. This will not be possible without the participation of every resident. Do your bit to help the BMC raise awareness of the good work that they are doing,” adds the actor who earned critical acclaim and fame for his role as ‘Lakshman "Lucky" Prasad Sharma’ in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Main Hoon Na.

Shri. Vishwas Mote, along with Zayed, also ask the citizens to visit the BMC website and participate as this would be a great assessment for the BMC as well as their locality. “The BMC operates throughout the journey of a person’s life, right from his birth in a hospital to birth registration, schooling, water supply, marriage registration etc.,” signifying the operations of the local civic body,” says he.

“I appeal to the citizens of Mumbai to segregate waste for easy disposal. We are trying our level best to improve. All we ask for is public participation,” says Vishwas Mote with Zayed having the final word. “One can see just by the cleanliness around, it’s come leaps and bounds ahead as compared to the times when we were children.”

Kapil Sharma, David Dhawan, Madhur Bhandarkar lend support to FWICE's initiative to help film industry workers

FWICE made a big announcement of housing plan for the film industry workers to make houses available for them at lower prices than the market rates.

Elaborating on the housing plan, FWICE Treasurer Gangeshwar Srivastav said, “Under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojna we are building 50,000 houses in Shelu near Karjat, for those member workers of the film industry who don’t have a home. The members will be able to buy homes at prices much lower than the market rates.”

FWICE also distributed free groceries to those workers who don't have work anymore. The Federation also announced insurance policies worth rupees 3 lakh each for its members.

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar who was present at the event said, "It's a great initiative and I think more people from the industry should come forward and help this initiative. Although, there are some stars who provide support to these unions but don't make a big show-off about it."

Echoing Bhandarkar, FWICE President BN Tiwari said, "We had approached Amitabh Bachchan to come for this event but he couldn't make it because of prior commitments. But he has assured that he will provide help to the federation whenever they need it."

Other celebrities who attended the event were comedian Kapil Sharma, music composer Salim Merchant, and veteran filmmakers David Dhawan and Subhash Ghai. They launched the mobile cardiac ambulance that will go to film shoots and do medical checkups of workers.

Rahul Tewary of Swastik Productions who donated the cardiac ambulance said, "All the name and fame we have received would not have been possible without these workers' support. So, we have to support them back in whichever way possible."

David Dhawan said, "It's time that successful artists and technicians give back a token of appreciation to the industry workers by supporting this initiative."

Subhash Ghai praised the initiative saying, "There are about 5 lakh workers in the industry. I appreciate FWICE's efforts of providing affordable houses, mobile ambulance, insurance to them. With the start of this initiative the entire film industry will wake up and come together to support such initiatives."

The event was organised by office bearers including FWICE President B.N. Tiwari, General Secretary of Film Studio Setting and Allied Mazdoor Union and Treasurer of FWICE Gangeshwar Srivastav, and General Secretary of FWICE and President of AIFEC Ashok Dubey.  

The man behind the Tiktok trend of song 'Chann Vi Gawah' - Madhav Mahajan

Madhav Mahajan, a doctor turned singer who has introduced a new wave in Punjabi Industry with his chartbuster Songs, 'Mann Baawreya' and ‘Chann Vi Gawah’. He is a young singing sensation who has lured fans all over the India. Madhav's song 'Chann Vi Gawah' became a tiktok trend. On YouTube, the song has garnered over 42 million views.

"I connect my life stories with the songs I make. This is how I create my music," says Madhav Mahajan, who never took any kind of professional training. He learned how to play the guitar, harmonium, and other instruments all by himself. By the time he reached towards making his third song 'Mann Baawreya' he knew how to produce music for himself.

Realizing his style of composition to differ from the mainstream, Madhav ventured into music production himself as he wants to create music that’s soft and soothing to hear. "My songs are a mixture of traditional and urban music and can connect with the audience. I wasn't sure whether songs like this will do good. But when I made 'Chann Vi Gawah,' the audience gave a fantastic response to it," says the talented singer-composer.

Madhav Mahajan's song 'Chann Vi Gawah', went on to become an instant hit. It went viral and reached millions of people online. This is how Madhav Mahajan's song trended online and numerous TikTok videos were made on the song," says the singer who also adds that ONE Music uploaded a video collage of the top 50 TikTok videos.

Madhav Mahajan has had his share of hard times! Suffering his share of a major setback, he struggled with the vocal nodule and had to get it operated, yet he didn’t want to take that risk of surgery. "I was on 'Maun Vrat' and did meditation for a year after which eventually things started falling in place," he comments.

Undoubtedly, he is a young singing sensation who is ruling the Punjabi music industry and is all set to step his foot in Bollywood Industry.

Chann Vi Gawah’s Official Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmQjSQ9DGw4

Ranvir Shorey Nominated For ‘Best Supporting Actor’ For Sonchiriya At The 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards

Known for his presence in cutting-edge cinema, actor Ranvir Shorey’s body of work is dotted with fashionably unconventional yet culturally resonant choices. An actor par excellence, who inhabits every character without any sign of strain, Ranvir Shorey has recently been nominated for the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for his role of Vakil Singh in Abhishek Chaubey’s Sonchiriya at the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards. Pegged to be one of the most memorable performances of his career, Ranvir Shorey who had prepared extensively for the character’s semantics, enthuses, “I am very happy that Sonchiriya has been nominated for the Filmfare Awards in the critic’s choice section and I am happy that the film is getting the acknowledgement it deserves, which it probably didn’t get as much at the box office. And I’m equally happy that I am nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category. It’s a happy surprise for me! But most of all, I am rooting for Sonchiriya because it is one film that I am very proud of and always will be.”

This year, and as always, the Filmfare Awards will honour the skillset and talent bundle of Bollywood’s finest. With films of the likes of Sonchiriya, Gully Boy, Article 15, Kabir Singh, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, and War among others, the prestigious award function is all set to dazzle the audiences and the film fraternity alike!

When quizzed about awards and accolades, if they matter, the character-driven actor quips, “I guess they matter more to people who get less of them and less to people who get a lot of them, just like everything else in life!” Ranvir Shorey has recently bagged the Best Actor Award (Male) for Halkaa at the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards and Best Actor Comedy (Male) for Metro Park at Gold Awards, the Best Actor Award (Critic’s Choice) for Titli at IFEFA, Australia and the Best Actor Award at Iconic Achievers’ Awards among others. “Awards and accolades do have their place in the ecosystem, and for me too, they do hold a special place. It feels nice to be recognized, and particularly so, if it’s an audience-polled award or a critic’s choice award. But awards are not everything, one works for so many other things as well,” he signs off.

Besides Ranvir Shorey, Diljit Dosanjh has been nominated for the same category for his film Good Newwz, Gulshan Devaiah for Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, Manoj Pahwa for Article 15, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Vijay Verma for Gully Boy at the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 which is slated to be held on 15 February, 2020 in Assam.

Hollywood’s Grandeur Descends on Mumbai, Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge screening – A Star-Studded Affair.

A crime-thriller that follows a military veteran returning home to take up work in law enforcement is where Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge takes over the cinema go-ers mind! Executive Producer Tel K. Ganesan tapped Emmy nominated director Sam Logan Khaleghi to helm the filming of the unique supernatural crime thriller. Starring Nashville’s very own and South India’s favourite Nepoleon Duraisamy, Jesi Jensen, Bobby Laenen, John C. Forman, Grover McCants in stellar roles along with Jesse Dean as the Nain Rouge, the film also features Nathan Mathers, hip-hop czar Eminem’s younger brother, who makes his feature film debut as Detective Liam while Multi-Platinum recording artist Swifty McVay of D12 stars as well as contributes towards the original music. The Mumbai premiere of Tel K Ganesan's film Devil's Night: Dawn of Nain Rouge at Cinetheque, Hotel Sahara Star, saw in attendance celebrities of the likes of Bappi Lahiri, Hiten Tejwani, Ishita Chauhan, Writer - Director Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Mudasir Ali, Sahil Multy Khan, Dr. Farhad Vijay Arora, Maslova Maria and Khrul Ivanna among others.

Nepoleon Duraisamy who portrays Dr. Kadir, is best known as Nepoleon has acted in over 150 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films in a rewarding career spanning nearly three decades, eventually humbly bowing out from the world of glamour and settling in Nashville! Nepoleon marks his American debut with Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge.

The glamourous screening of the Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge was attended by the who’s who of the Indian film industry. “We have stories to tell, and what better a centre than the film capital of India, Mumbai! Being a film producer is no easy feat. I believe that with a creative vision and a strong passion, everything is possible,” said an excited Tel K. Ganesan, Executive Producer, Kyyba Films. Guests included dignitaries from the Indian filmmaking world including -- among others.

Directed by Sam Logan Khaleghi, Kyyba Films’ helmed Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge is a crime thriller, executive produced by Tel K. Ganesan and co-executive produced by G.B. Thimotheose.

Mukkti, Sahakari Bhandar & Reliance team up to pledge mukkti from plastic

With the motto to get rid of plastic use and a bid to save our environment, social activist Smita Thackeray of Mukkti Foundation inaugurated Rebot, an automated plastic recycling machine at Mukkti Foundation in Andheri West. Corporator Devendra Bala Amberkar also attended the inaugural event. With the tagline, ‘Paryavaran Bachao – Plastic Se Mukkti Pao’, Smita Thackeray averred, “the safety of the environment is the need of the hour and this is just a small step towards it. There are many more to come!”

In today’s date, approximately 72 million tonnes of hazardous waste is generated annually, requiring, at the current rate, one square kilometer additional landfill space each year to accommodate this waste. Thirty million tonnes of this waste takes hundreds of years to breakdown. Not being able to contain the said waste, we can already see that the plastics have started to enter our food chain.

To curb this damage, “an automated PET bottle recycling machine, Rebot, allows the user to insert a bottle in the bottle insertion slot, following which the machine will crush the bottle. Furthermore, the user will get an option to choose a reward coupon or to donate to the cause. The crushed plastic is then recycled by us to make by-products, thereby reducing landfill usage and increasing the recycling rate,” concluded Smita Thackeray. Previously, similar machines were inaugurated by Nita Ambani and Aaditya Thackeray.

More power to such initiatives!

Lyrical Czar Gulzar Launches Reewa Rathod’s First Solo Album, ‘Saaya Tere Ishq Ka’

Known for critically acclaimed hits like ‘Maula’ (One Above), featuring Gulzar in 2018 and ‘Saanwal’ with music produced by Ustad Zakir Hussain and Michael Mennart in 2019, musician-singer-pianist Reewa Rathod is back with her debut solo album titled ‘Saaya Tere Ishq Ka’. The icing on the cake is that the lyrics of the same album are written by Gulzar himself! Speaking about the same Reewa said, "Gulzar Sahab has taught me to follow my heart, to believe in myself, and with 'Saaya Tere Ishq Ka', I have learnt to overcome all my fears".

With Dhrupad exponent Late Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod as her grandfather, Roopkumar Rathod - Sunali Rathod as parents, and music director Shravan Rathod (of Nadeem-Shravan) as uncle, music flows through the Rathod family veins. Reewa Rathod started training under Miss Shanti Seldon for western classical piano at the tender age of 6 followed by training for Carnatic classical musical under the acclaimed guru TS Balamani. She has trained for Hindustani classical vocal under the duoyance of Benaras Gharana, Pandit Rajan & Sajan Mishra. She has also learned finer nuances of music under Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar and her father Roopkumar Rathod.

Proud parents Roopkumar Rathod and Sunali Rathod could not contain their excitement! “We feel blessed knowing that our little angel Reewa’s first solo album is being written by the living legend Gulzar Sahab,” the musical couple enthused, with Roopkumar Rathod adding further, "the focus and dedication that she is putting in her songs is commendable. I am very happy for what she has attained until now. This time there is a great responsibility on her shoulders as Gulzar Sahab's name is involved and I am sure she will be able to pull it off successfully."

'Saaya Tere Ishq Ka' – the title track, is mixed and mastered by American producer-engineer-mixer Brian Malouf, who has also worked with international artistes such as Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, Pearl Jam and Stevie Wonder. The title track is a combination of traditional jazz and modern pop wrapped in gorgeous vocals. DJ Ravin has also mixed and mastered a track in the album. Apart from Brian and DJ Ravin, acclaimed musicians like Kalyan Baruah and Dhruv Ghanekar have also contributed immensely to the production of this album.

Besides Gulzar and Reewa Rathod, proud parents Roopkumar Rathod & Sunali Rathod, Gauri Yadwadkar of Times Music, Ajay Harinath Singh of Darwin Platform, video director Madhur Shroff, musician Kalyan Baruah and filmmaker Anusha Srinivasan Iyer also graced the grand launch held at Hotel Sahara Star. “‘Saaya Tere Ishq Ka’ means the world to me as I discovered a new me in the making of the song. The music is straight from the heart, and I have tried to keep it as raw as possible. I have put every ounce of my energy into it, and there are no gimmicks. Words aren’t enough to thank Gulzar Sahab and I am highly indebted to him for believing in me. He is the backbone and the power behind this entire project,” Reewa signed off.

Sung by Reewa Rathod, set to lyrics by Gulzar, yours is to watch out for ‘Saaya Tere Ishq Ka’ releasing on Times Music.