Padma Shri Sudharak Olwe’s Firefly An Ode To Lavani Dance Form
Mumbai-based documentary photographer Padma Shri Sudharak Olwe’s Firefly, an exhibition of photographs, artefacts and performance, on ‘Lavani’ – a traditional dance form of Maharashtra is on at the Nine Fish Art Gallery in Byculla, Mumbai from January 12, 6pm. The 45 photographs that are documented over 20 years by Sudharak Olwe attempt to capture the ‘lavanya’ (beauty), struggles and journey of the social lives of these folk artistes and look beyond the popular perception of the traditional dance form. “I want share their art and life in my photos,” elaborates Sudharak who still continues to photograph the Lavani artistes. More about Sudharak Olwe, who has been marking a new global space for Indian photography, with exhibitions in Malmo (Sweden), Lisbon, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Washington, Dhaka, Mumbai and Delhi among others. Olwe is known for his extraordinary work capturing in...
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Dilbagh Singh To Perform In Mumbai For Lohri
Kuckoo Tales in association with Punjabi Global Foundation to bring to Mumbai the popular Punjabi singer Dilbagh Singh for Lohri Di Sham at Lokhandwala Grounds, Andheri (W) on Jan 12, 8 pm. Dilbagh is known for his hit numbers “Thodi Jinni Peeti Hai”, “Mari Gali” from Tanu Weds Manu: Returns among many others. Echo organisers Kiran Phadnis and Gurdip Singh, “Kuckoo Tales believes in universal celebration of all festivals irrespective of caste, creed and religion. This event is very special to us as it aims to bring back joy and laughter with dance and some sumptuous fare with Lohri. Everyone is longing for some fun and this festival with an entertainer like Dilbagh Singh will be the best way to dance your way happily into the year that comes!” “Dilbagh is popular among youth and seniors alike. He can...
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Uunchai Set For OTT Bumper Opening, Runs Strong With 112 Theatres Pan-India In 9th Showcase Week
When audiences love a film that rekindles hope, they ensure they watch it in the silver screen. After 8 super weeks, Uunchai is set for a bumper opening at OTT today, running strong in theaters entering 9th showcase week with 112 screens across India. Uunchai will be streaming on Zee5 from today. Rajshri Productions’ Uunchai not just brought audiences back to the theatres post the pandemic, but had senior citizens as lead cast and no villains. It followed the old release formula of limited screen count and that surely has paid off, with Uunchai breaking the trend of films lasting a single weekend by entering the glorious 9th week. Director Sooraj Barjatya made Uunchai from his heart to break the compulsion of proving himself with box office numbers. Uunchai has scaled its own Mount Everest, breaking the barometers of...
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Actress Neekita Sharma Rajpurohit Is A Well-known Name In Modelling And Ad Films
Neekita Sharma Rajpurohit participated in fashion shows and ramp walks in metropolitan cities. She was awarded the Darpan Face of India Award at the Fashion Show in Indore. Along with that, she has also received ITIA Award. Gradually she got a chance to enter the world of acting. Her web series ‘Badla’ is going to come soon on OTT. Neekita has also acted in Sajid Khan’s short film. Recently working in webseries ‘Gharwali Baharwali’ which will soon be shown in new OTT platform. By nature, Neekita is calm and gentle. She is very serious about her role, she chooses the character which impresses her or likes her. To improve her acting ability, Neekita took acting lessons in acting classes and also joined dance classes. Neekita is continuously working in webseries, short films and music albums. The habit encouraged her...
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T24 Ustad Dies In Captivity Nation Mourns
As T24, an Icon For Tiger Conservation Dies In Captivity, activists, Warren Pereira, Raveena Tandon, forest officers and activists remember India’s most controversial Tiger T-24, popularly called Ustad, the formerly dominant male tiger of Ranthambore died in captivity on December 28, 2022. This big cat who was known to be fearless and a “man-eater” was controversially removed from the wild in 2015 for killing at least 4 men who entered his territory. Activists largely argue that the tiger was acting in self-defense while the forest department believed he was killing humans as prey and had to be removed in the larger interest of conservation. Yet other believe that some other predator was responsible for human kills attributed to T-24. Social media brawls, ‘Save Ustad’ billboards, the High Court, The Supreme Court and candle light marches were wall part of...
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