Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka, Neetu Chandra, Shama Sikander & others celebrate pre-Diwali with underprivileged kids

Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka with Neetu Chandra (left) and Shama Sikander (rigt)

 Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka’s Ample Missiion’s ‘Samarpn’ is a one of its kind inter-school competition wherein a unique platform is provided to underprivileged kids to showcase their hidden talents. Recently, Ample Missiion joined hands with MOM (Meeting of Minds), a group of like-minded educationists, from 8 prominent slum schools, with over 5000 students, situated in the impoverished Malad-Malvani area, and organized one such event for kids comprising of Literary Arts, Performing Arts and a fashion show. Actors Neetu Chandra, Shama Sikander, Rakesh Srivastava and Sooraj Thapar graced the do and showcased their support in this noble cause. The dignitaries also celebrated a noiseless pre-Diwali by lighting diyas and distributing sweets and handmade diyas to children at the event. The day-long event was held at Shaila lawns in Goregaon East. 

Celebs galore at Mohit Hussein and Chhavi Mittal's SIT party.

Moonshine Cafe & Bar in Andheri came alive as celebrities from the television industry descended on the red carpet in huge numbers to congratulate Mohit Hussein and Chhavi Mittal, founders of the online series, Shitty Ideas Trending, more popularly known as SIT, to mark 1 million subscribers on YouTube and 4 million followers on Facebook. Amongst the who's who of the television industry that graced the occasion, mention may be made of Hussain Kuwajerwala, Karan V Grover, Pooja Gor, Raj Singh Arora, Kishwar Merchant, Sharad and Kirti Kelkar, Gaurav Gera, Ayub Khan, Iqbal Khan, Pracheen Chauhan, Mansi Parekh, Vrajesh Hirjee, Manasi Rachh, Jayati Bhatia, Shubhangi Litoria, Vinod Singh, Anuj Sachdeva, Shakti Anand and Summeir Pasricha to name a few.

The celebs grooved to some foot-tapping numbers, gorging on lipsmacking delicacies and the party went on till they could party no more!

Mohit and Chhavi also announced their next web series titled The Family Vacation at the do.

Audiologist Speech Therapist Devangi Dalal at her JOSH Foundation's initiative in association with ATOS

The JOSH Foundation initiative with ATOS at Santokba Hall, Mumbai saw over a 100 children with hearing impairment being presented with Digital Hearing Aids and the inauguration of a sports education programme for 600 students across various special schools. Besides hosts Audiologist-Speech Therapist DevangiDalal, ENT Specialist Dr.Jayant Gandhi of JOSH FOundation and Murli Menon and Gohil Surendrasinh of ATOS, the programme that was attended by 150 children and 50 teachers among others also saw actors Dino Morea and Mukesh Rishi, singer Shibani Kashyap and journalist-filmmaker S Ramachandran, filmmaker Dr.Farhad Vijay Arora, philanthropist Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka inspire and entertain the children.

The hearing impaired children sang songs, danced to music that they could not hear without missing a beat and did sports demos. Not one made it evident that he/she is hearing impaired!

JOSH Foundation is an NGO for the upliftment of children with hearing impairment, set up by ENT Specialist Dr. Jayant Gandhi and Audiologist – Speech Therapist Devangi Dalal, with a mission to empower  differently-abled children.

Devangi Dalal requested those present to join the foundation to encourage the kids and play a vital role to include them in the ‘normal’ society. "The best and the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they can only be felt," she avered.

“We, at JOSH Foundation, have believed in giving back to the society what we have received. Both Dr. Jayant Gandhi and I have worked towards benefitting children with digital hearing aids. Each device changes the life of not just the child but the family as well. We are glad that ATOS is helping us in this initiative. The sports initiative helps in the child’s self-development, inculcates confidence and team building as well,” added Dalal.

Dino Morea helps fit a hearing aid to a kid as Dr.Farhad Vijay Arora, Mukesh Rishi and Devangi Dalal watch on at the JOSH Foundation-ATOS free digital hearing aid distribution initiative

Dr.Jayant Gandhi, Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka, Gohil Surendrasinh, Murli Menon and Devangi Dalal at the JOSH Foundation-ATOS free digital hearing aid distribution initiative

Philanthropist Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka and his foundation, Ample Missiion, honoured and felicitated at the IDF Foundation Day celebrations. Dr.ARK Pillai’s book, Hope On The Horizon, was released by Dr.Murarka who was also the Chief Guest at the event.

                    

राहत काझमी यांच्या 'मिलियन डॉलर नोमॅड' चित्रपटाचे वितरण अमेरिकेतील सुप्रसिद्ध वितरण कंपनी 'हाऊस ऑफ फिल्म'ने केले.

अत्यंत स्तुत्य आणि विख्यात चित्रपट दिग्दर्शक-निर्माते राहत काझमी नेहमीच आपल्या उत्तोमोत्तम चित्रपटांच्यादिग्दर्शन व  निर्मितीमुळे प्रेक्षकांच्या मनावर राज्य करीत आले आहेत. 'मंटोस्तान', 'आयडेंटिटी कार्ड', 'लीहाफ' यांसारख्या एका पेक्षा एक सरस चित्रपटांनंतर आता 'मिलियन डॉलर नोमॅड' या इंग्लिश आंतरराष्ट्रीय फीचर फिल्मची निर्मिती 'हाऊस ऑफ फिल्म' या नऊ अकादमी पुरस्कार विजेत्या चित्रपटांसाठी ओळखल्या जाणा-या अव्वल अमेरिकन डिस्ट्रीब्यूशन आणि सेल्स कंपनीजपैकी एका कंपनीच्या साहाय्याने होणार आहे. 

'मिलियन डॉलर नोमॅड' चित्रपटाची कथा आपल्याला चार वेगवेगळ्या देशांमध्ये उलगडत असताना दिसून येते. 'मिलियन डॉलर नोमॅड' ही एका काश्मीरी मेंढपाळाची कथा असून एक दिवस अचानक तो स्वतःला परदेशात लोकप्रिय असल्याचे पाहतो. या चित्रपटात शोएब निकाश शाह, स्पेन मधील अभिनेत्री मेरीटचेल ओर्टेगा, फ्रान्स मधील कॅनल ओप्पे तर भारतातील तारिक खान, जितेश कुमार आणि मुजीब उल हसन फ्रान्सचे पॅट्रिक फेमिओ ऑस्ट्रेलियाचे अॅथेंट गॅविन सारख्या कलाकारांचा समावेश आहे. 

'मिलियन डॉलर नोमॅड' चित्रपट सर्व फेस्टिवल तसेच चित्रपट बाजारपेठांमध्ये जाण्यास तयार झालेला आहे. याबद्दल सांगताना राहत काझमी म्हणतात की, "यावेळी आम्ही जागतिक प्रेक्षकांवर लक्ष्य केंद्रित केले आहे. या चित्रपटाद्वारे आम्ही प्रायोगिक सिनेमा हाताळण्याचा प्रयत्न करीत आहोत, हा अशा प्रकारचा चित्रपट आहे जो केवळ प्रेक्षकांचे मनोरंजन करीत नाहीत तर विविध संस्कृतींना एकत्र आणतो, अशा वेळी विविध प्रश्नांवर प्रकाश टाकणे आवश्यक आहे."

'मिलियन डॉलर नोमॅड' चित्रपटाची निर्मिती राहत काझमी फिल्म्स, तारिक खान प्रॉडक्शन, झेबा साजिद फिल्म्स, बेंचमार्क पिक्चर्स आणि इंडियन फिल्म स्टुडीओद्वारे तर सह-निर्मिती मीडियामार्क इंटरनॅशनल कॉर्पोरेशन लिमिटेड द्वारे होत आहे.

Audiologist and Speech Therapist Devangi Dalal and ENT Surgeon Dr.Jayant Gandhi, through their JOSH Foundation, visited over 25 children from a Nasik school, with high quality digital hearing aids, based on individual requirements. With this, JOSH Foundation has completed the project of donating hearing aids to hundred kids from ATOS in a single month.

RANVIR SHOREY, PARVEZ DAMANIA & ASHOK DHAMANKAR GRACE VISHWA SAHNI AND SONU GUPTA’S SOLO ART SHOWS

Parvez Damania and Vishwa Sahni at Vishwa Sahni & Sonu Gupta's solo art shows at Nehru Centre Art Gallery

The inaugural ceremony of Vishwa Sahni and Sonu Gupta's solo art shows, saw actor Ranvir Shorey, enterprenuer and art enthusiast Parvez Damania, Ashok Dhamankar, Director - Magna Publishing Co. Ltd. and many other artists of the likes of Prithvi Soni, Madhusudan Kumar and Paramesh Paul and singer Mudasir Ali.  

Veteran artist Vishwa Sahni, in his 35th show, seeks to explore what is the need of the hour -- women empowerment, using light as the medium. Alongside him is young Sonu Gupta who brings to life on canvas, the blessed lotus. “The lotus blooms in the muck, yet is sought ater. It teaches us that we are all blessed,” avers Sonu who has depicted Buddha as well.

Vishwa who use light to display the emotions says, "In the equation of economics and hunger, women become a dispensable commodity. My works seek to find that light within us, casting aside the shadows."