Sangram Singh, Shruti Ulfat, Rehaa Khann, Jaanvi Sangwan & Anusha Srinivasan Iyer Grace Sumit Mishra’s Art Show Vimarsh

Art is and has always been an extremely powerful medium to spawn an intellectual discussion on all facets of society. This, stood true, also for the inaugural ceremony of Art-Director cum Artist Sumit Mishra’s art show, apltly titled Vimarsh.
The inauguration happened at the hands of Wrestler-Actor Sangram Singh, Actor Shruti Ulfat, Miss Mermaid International Asia Rehaa Khann, Filmmaker-Animal Activist Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Jaanvi Sangwan among other such distinguished guests at Nehru Centre AC Art Gallery, Worli.

Averred Sumit Mishra, “My exhibition is an effort of engaging social and political discussions with its observers. Technically, the flat canvas is synonymous to an experiment to project a third dimension, having presented intellectually and ideologically. Expressing your point of view through Art and the reaction of the observers is the possibility of making my thoughts better.”

Sumit Mishra invites you to take a deeper look at the combination of colours and shapes as an attempt to convey his words.

The Differently Abled And Bravehearts Are Heroes

Producer-Philanthropist Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka, through Ample Missiion, recently organized the Bharat Prerna Awards and the Shoorveer Awards. The event held at the Bombay Stock Exchange, to felicitate ordinary people who have achieved extraordinary acts of bravery, was attended by a bevy of celebrities from the corporate world, film and the television industry, and the social field. Besides hosts Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka and Siddhant Murarka, mention may be made of Mukesh Rishi, Pooja Bedi, Raju Srivastava and wife Shikha, Abha Singh, Shibani Kashyap, Devangi Dalal, Manju Lodha, Raghav Rishi, Prachi Tehlan, Jinal Pandya, Jiten Lalwani, Shubh Malhotra, Ashok Dhamankar, Bobby Khanna among many other celebrities who walked in hordes on a Sunday morning to encourage and cheer for the awardees. 

Patron Kashi Murarka encouraged and appreciated the achievements of the differently-abled with his wise words, inviting each of those present, to take a step forward, and “be the difference,” something that son Dr. Aneel Murarka strives to take to the next level each year with the Bharat Prerna Awards. “This is the first time we have curated the Bharat Prerna awards and Shoorveer awards together so as to make it even better! With dignitaries and celebrities supporting us, on behalf of Ample Missiion, we are grateful,” averred Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka. On the other facet, the Shoorveer Awards is a unique initiative that honours common men and women who have achieved uncommon goals, from across the country. It honours brave-hearted individuals who have known no fear and have persuaded extraordinary acts of bravery, often at the expense of their own lives!

Some of the Shoorveer awardees include Bhargsetu Sharma, Gulafsha Ansari, Reji Thomas, Pushpa Preeya, Mumtaz Chand Patel, Reshma Pathan, Seema Waghmode, Sufiya Shaikh and Ketan Chodvaidya while the Bharat Prerna awardees include Sagar Patil, Divin Visariya, Pooja Shah, Karan Shah, Virag Shah, Sarika Jain, Shabana Aziz, Sushil Shimpi, Samir Kakkad, Deepak Saini and Kamlesh Patel among others.

Kudos to such initiatives! 

अरबाज़ खान, ललित पंडित, कायनात अरोड़ा व अन्य सितारों ने लॉन्च किया जियोगुरू ऐप

ओरिजनल शोज़, अवॉर्ड विनिंग शॉर्ट फिल्में , ओरिजनल फ़्यूज़न म्यूज़िक, बॉलीवुड और विदेशी फ़िल्मों से लैस मशहूर स्ट्रीमिंग प्लेटफॉर्म और एंटरटेनमेंट ऐप जियोगुरू को आज जाने-माने सितारों की मौजूदगी में अंधेरी (पश्चिम) स्थित द व्यू में लॉन्च किया गया।

जियोगुरू के मुख्य कर्ता-धर्ता सौम्यजीत गांगुली और सुकन्या गुप्ता ने अरबाज़ खान, संगीतकार ललित पंडित, कायनात अरोड़ा, जॉय सेनगुप्ता, शयंतनी घोष, सीमा सिंह और अरुण बक्शी, अनंग देसाई और पीयूष मुंशी, गायक अनीक धर, अभय जोधपुरकर, मेघना मिश्रा जैसे सितारों की मौजूदगी में ऐप को लॉन्च किया।

जियोगुरू एंटरटेनमेंट ने चार नए शोज़ लॉन्च किए, जिसमें टैलेंट हंट, सौंदर्य प्रतियोगिता और वेब सीरीज़ का शुमार है।

जियो सिंगिंग स्टार एक नया टैलंट हंट शो है, जहां मनोरंजन के किसी भी‌ क्षेत्र से जुड़ी बहुमुखी प्रतिभाओं को अपनी क़ाबिलियत दिखाने का मौका दिया जाता है। फिर चाहे वो संगीत से जुड़े हों, फ़ीचर फ़िल्मों अथवा शॉर्ट फ़िल्मों से, सभी को इसमें हिस्सा लेने का मौका दिया जाता है। जियोगुरू से जुड़े सौम्यजीत गांगुली और सुकन्या गुप्ता कहते हैं, "निरंतर ढंग से हमारी कोशिश नई प्रतिभाओं की तलाश करने की रही है। ऐसे में हम एक ऐसे टैलेंट हंट का आयोजन करने जा रहे हैं, जिसमें शामिल होने‌ के लिए प्रतियोगियों को कतार में खड़ा नहीं होना पड़ता है। वे महज़ अपने गाने को रिकॉर्ड कर अपलोड‌ कर सकते हैं।" विभिन्न पैमानों पर जज किए जाने के बाद और वोट्स की गिनती को ध्यान में रखकर 24 प्रतियोगिताओं को चुना जाएगा, जिन्हें मुख्य अतिथियों - अभिनेता अरबाज़ खान और संगीतकार ललित पंडित के सामने परफॉर्म करने का मौका मिलेगा। इतना ही नहीं, मेघना मिश्रा और अभय जोधपुरकर कंटेस्टेंट्स को मेन्टोर करेंगे जबकि इस पूरे शो को होस्ट करेंगे अनीक धर।

अन्य रिएलिटी शोज़ के उलट जियो किंग और क्वीन में एक अलग तरह की सौंदर्य प्रतियोगिता भी देखने को मिलेगी। जियोगुरू द्वारा आयोजित इस सौंदर्य प्रतियोगिता में दिखाए जानेवाली रिएलिटी शो को तीन श्रेणियों में बांटा गया है। लीक से हटकर इस ग्लैमर हंट के बारे में ऐप के ओनर्स ने कहा, "हम तथाकथित बाहरी सुंदरता पर यकीन नहीं करते हैं। ऐसे में शरीर‌ का रंग और उसका आकार हमारे लिए बिल्कुल भी अहमियत नहीं रखता है। सबसे अहम है उनकी आंतरिक ख़ूबसूरती और उनके द्वारा क्या कहने की कोशिश की जा रही है। ऐसे में उनकी कामयाबी के रास्ते पर कोई अड़चन नहीं आ सकती है। उल्लेखनीय है कि अरबाज़ खान और कायनात अरोड़ा इस शो के मुख्य जज होंगे।

एम‌ फॉर मॉम एक पारिवारिक किस्म‌ का वेब सीरीज़‌ है,‌ जो मां और बेटे के अनोखे रिश्ते पर आधारित है। इस शो में दिखाया गया है कि किस तरह से एक बेटा अपनी मां से नफ़र‌त करता है, मगर अपने पापा के ऑफ़िस की दोस्त के बेहद करीब होता है। उसके‌ अकेलेपन के दौरान वह महिला ही हमेशा उसका साथ देती। बेटा अपनी मां से किस कदर नफ़रत करता है‌, ये जानने‌ के लिए आपको ये शो देखना होगा। इस शो‌ में जॉय सेनगुप्ता, शयंतनी घोष, पियाली मुंशी और कृष गुप्ता ख़ास भूमिकाओं में नज़र आएंगे। एम फॉर मॉम का निर्देशन किया है जीत चक्रवर्ती ने इस शो के असिस्टेंट डायरेक्टर हैं सब्यासाची मंडल जबकि शो की कहानी की संकल्पना सुकन्या गुप्ता की है और शो के क्रिएटिव डायरेक्श‌न की कमान भी वही संभाल रही हैं। इस शो का संगीत पक्ष संभाल रहे हैं पिनाकी बोस।

जियोगुरू एंटरटेनमेंट ऐप की अगली पेशकश 'भाभीजी मैं आऊं?' का संगीत और ट्रेलर कई जानी-मानी  हस्तियों की मौजूदगी में लॉन्च किया गया।


फ़िल्मी हस्तियों की मौजूदगी में, प्रियंका सिंह द्वारा गाए और एस। कुमार द्वारा संगीतबद्ध भोजपुरी आइटम नंबर 'बारा बजे आना' लॉन्च हुआ। इसके बाद एक हिंदी गाने 'नाचेंगे सारी रात' को भी जारी‌ किया गया, जिसे बांग्ला रैपर तन्मय साधक ने गाया और कम्पोज़ किया है। इस फ़िल्म की कहानी दो ऐसे अविवाहित युवाओं के इर्द-गिर्द घूमती है, जो एक शादीशुदा 'भाभाजी' के प्रति आकर्षित हो जाते हैं। इस फ़िल्म की कहानी का मक़सद लोगों को एक अनोखी किस्म की कॉमेडी से हंसाना और उनका भरपूर मनोरंजन करना है। इसकी कहानी, स्क्रीनप्ले लिखने के अलावा इसका निर्देशन की कमान‌ भी सौम्यजीत गांगुली के हाथों में है। तमाम रोचक ट्विस्ट और टर्न्स के बाद फ़िल्म‌ अनअपेक्षित ढंग से खत्म होती है।

ग़ौरतलब है कि भोजपुरी की मशहूर आइटम क्वीन सीमा सिंह पहली बार किसी वेब सीरीज में इतने‌ बड़े किरदार में नज़र आएंगी। इसमें प्रेम सिंह और अरेया भी अहम किरदारों में दिखाईं देंगे, जबकि इसमें आनंद बख्शी का वॉयस ओवर सुनाई देगा।

जियोगुरू ऐप पर दर्शक विभिन्न तरह के वेब सीरीज़, फ़िल्में और तमाम‌ तरह के एक्सक्लूसिव शोज़ देखे जा सकते हैं। हाल ही में ऐप की ओर से दर्शकों के लिए सब्स्क्रिप़्शन‌ प्लान जारी किया गया, जिसके तहत सब्स्क्राइब करने वाले दर्शक इस ऐप के ज़रिए सभी मीडिया का लुत्फ़ सालाना महज़ 79 रुपए में उठा सकते हैं। जियोगुरू ऐप पर ड्रामा, हॉरर, थ्रिलर और कॉमेडी सभी तरह का कंटेट उपलब्ध है। जियोगुरू एप्लीकेशन ऐप स्टोर के iOS और गूगल प्ले स्टोर में ऐंड्रायड पर उपलब्ध है।

BHAMLA FOUNDATION’S WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATIONS 2019

Aaditya Thackeray, Sonu Sood, Jackie Shroff, Shaan, Sophie Choudry, Maniesh Paul, Karanvir Bohra, Anu Malik, Shiamak Davar, Vivek Goenka, Zarina Wahab, Aditya Pancholi, Emiway Bantai & Many Others From The Films, Social, Political & Business Fields Graced The Occasion

Air pollution in India is a serious issue, ranking higher than smoking, high blood pressure, child and maternal malnutrition, and risk factors for diabetes. In urban areas, most emissions come from vehicles and industry, whereas in rural areas, much of the pollution stems from biomass burning for cooking and keeping warm. In autumn and winter months, large scale crop residue burning in agriculture fields – a low cost alternative to mechanical tilling – is a major source of smoke, smog and particulate pollution. Air pollution increases the risk of heart diseases, causes allergies, bronchitis, asthama, contributes to the premature deaths of 2 million Indians every year, and is also responsible for causing mental health issues, including depression. The air pollution epidemic is evident all over the globe; animals have reportedly died after ingesting fumes and breathing in toxic, polluted air.

This World Environment Day, 2019, in India is being organized by Bhamla Foundation along with the Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Organization. With Beat Air Pollution as the theme of this year’s event, India is coming together to improve air quality and protect human health.

Bhamla Foundation, through its environment initiatives, is working towards curbing the menace of air pollution, keeping in line with the UNO initiative of ‘Beat Air Pollution’. Following the #BeatPlasticPollution song, ideated by Asif Bhamla, his foundation has come up with, yet another anthem. The #HawaAaneDe musical campaign was made a success by roping in many celebrities and influencers to carry out a message of air pollution threat, with Swanand Kirkire, Shaan and Rajkummar Rao making their presence felt among others.

Asif Bhamla, through Bhamla Foundation, had earlier set the thought in motion among the masses with the sapling plantation drive and make and use the paper bag initiative at the hands of Sanjay Dutt.

Besides Asif Bhamla, Meraj Husain and Saher Bhamla of Bhamla Foundation, Yuva Sena Chief Aaditya Thackeray, Sonu Sood, Jackie Shroff, Shaan, Sophie Choudry, Maniesh Paul, Karanvir Bohra, Anu Malik, Shiamak Davar, Vivek Goenka, Zarina Wahab, Aditya Pancholi, Emiway Bantai, Madhur Bhandarkar, Milind Deora, Ashish Shelar, Sachin Bhau Ahir, Ashok Kapoor, Parmeet Sethi and Archana Puran Singh, Edgard Kagan (Consul Gen of USA), Alok Kumar Choudhary (of SBI), Swanand Kirkire and many others from the films, social, political and business fields livened up the amphitheathre at Carter road, Bandra, and joined in the celebrations. Master of Ceremonies were Meraj Husain and Ruby Bhatia.

"We know how air pollution harms us, there is no excuse not to act. It threatens everyone from unborn babies to children walking to school, to women cooking over open fires. Remember, clean air is your right! Chal #HawaAaneDe," averred Akshay Kumar.

“Clean air is a basic human right. Together, let us pledge to make our lives and country pollution free. Chal #HawaAaneDe,” said Vicky Kaushal.

I am very proud to be associated with this initiative taken by the Ministry of Environment, United Nation, Bhamla Foundation and SBI on fighting air pollution. Clean air is what Nature has gifted us, and we’ve just made it worse,” shared Rajkummar Rao, “It’s high time we take it seriously.”

“Through the current year’s UN environment motto, we wish to inform and educate, not just the youngsters, but everyone,” imparted Shaan.

“We can produce anything in this world, from a pin to a plane. What we do not have is an instrument to produce natural oxygen. Natural oxygen comes from green plants. It’s time for all of us to be aggressive for more plantation of greenery,” expressed Ashish Shelar, MLA – Bandra West.

“Pollution is a hazard that the citizens of this country should really pay attention to. Small changes brought about by many of us will result in a very big change,” added Shankar Mahadevan.

Besides, Ayushmann Khurrana and Janhvi Kapoor have also recorded positive messages for Bhamla Foundation and The Ministry of Environment.

As the video rakes in more and more hits, the movement will gain momentum and awareness will spread among the masses. #HawaAaneDe song and campaign was created by the Bhamla Foundation in association with the Ministry of Environment, United Nations Organization as well as the entire film fraternity. As you see the peril is drawing closer and closer. It is not just an idea but a theoretical reality. Every warning about Global Warming is slowly getting true. It is also reported that unless mankind makes drastic changes in the coming years, the permanent damage because of environmental pollution will become inevitable.

Or as Asif Bhamla of Bhamla Foundation rightly put it, “I am glad that the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavis, members of the entertainment fraternity have come together with our Bhamla Foundation with a hope to make a lasting difference, so our sons and daughters can breathe air that won’t harm them. This is the time now, to make a difference, before the very air we breathe, kills us!”

अलीकडेच जोश फाऊंडेशनने हिअरिंग एड मदत वितरण अभियानात, वंचित बालकांना सहा तांत्रिकदृष्ट्या उन्नत सुनावणी सहाय्य वितरीत केले. प्रख्यात ईएनटी तज्ज्ञ डॉ. जयंत गांधी आणि ऑडिओलॉजिस्ट-स्पीच थेरेपिस्ट देवांगी दलाल यांच्या पुढाकाराने, जोश फाऊंडेशनने गरजू मुलांसाठी १,००० हून अधिक हिअरिंग एड वितरित केले आहेत. 

देवांगी दलाल म्हणतात की, "कर्णबधिर लोकांमध्ये ऐकणे ही एक महामारी आहे जी आपली फाउंडेशन नष्ट करण्यास उत्सुक आहे. प्रत्येक डिजिटल सुनावणी यंत्र ६०,००० रुपयांस असते. मला आनंद आहे की आम्ही या मुलांना मदत करण्यास सक्षम आहोत. युवकांमधील कर्णबधिरता कमी करण्याच्या आमच्या प्रयत्नांत तुम्ही आम्हाला पाठिंबा देण्यास उद्युक्त करता. "

Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka & Team Ample Missiion distribute milk to the needy on Maha Shivaratri

On the occasion Maha Shivaratri, team Ample Missiion, that is into a lot of philanthropic work, distributed flavoured milk bottles to the needy in the areas of Goregaon & Malad in Mumbai. “Every year, during Maha Shivaratri, so many litres of milk is offered to the Gods in our country. We, at Ample Missiion, thought the better of it. We wanted to help the people who are deprived. And their expression of gratitude was priceless! We all felt so blessed,” shared Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka, Founder – Ample Missiion.

Ample Missiion's Adivasi Welfare Mission

Team Ample Missiion, a NGO involved in philanthropic work, had recently organised a health outreach programme for tribal women in one of the Adivasi villages located in Aarey Colony, Mumbai. To improve the lives of one of the most impoverished sections of our society, they distributed first-aid kits, sanitary pads and soaps to the residents. They also conducted a hand-wash awareness session, a basic necessity that is often overlooked. “There is an urgent need for more such health initiatives for the tribal population, including a regular health check-up camp. In the coming months, we will look into the same,” expressed Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka - Founder, Ample Missiion. Check out the adjacent pictures! 

SCARFACE… HIGHLIGHTING THE LIVING DEATH OF ACID ATTACK VICTIMS

As you take a walkthrough of the Press Club, you see ‘scarred faces’ screaming out at you from their frozen frames, from Shirish Shete’s frames in his show titled ‘Scarface’. A veteran media photographer, who has been with the Press Trust of India for over two decades now, Shirish Shete has been dedicatedly shooting acid victim survivors for over half a decade.

India records the highest cases of acid attacks in the world with the worst conviction rates. As is often the case with other crimes against women, acid attacks victims are treated with official apathy and societal indifference. The victims are usually women aged between fourteen and thirty-five, and the attacks often the result of rejection of a marriage proposal or sexual advances; unable to bring enough dowry; for bearing a female child; for professional rivalry; for as petty a thing as having cooked a bad meal, so on and so forth. Often at times, men are also not spared from acid attacks.

The Press Club, overcrowded with enthusiasts, citizens and lensmen, remained silent as Shirish Shete spoke of the system being as much a mute spectator. “I have been shooting this project for over half a decade. And it is still unfinished. It began in Delhi, when I met these survivors and got entwined in their lives and then my documentation work began. Whenever I used to meet the victims, they used to tell me their stories, and there was a point where I had to tell them to stop because I couldn’t bear to hear them continue, the stories were so bad.”

The Chief Guests for the occasion were philanthropist Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka who graced the evening with a group of acid attack survivors, supported by his organization Ample Missiion and Megha Patil, Ex Vice Chairperson of Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal, Govt. of Maharashtra, Ex Member of State & Central Govt. Committee on Equal Remuneration For Women & Governing Council Member of Maharashtra United Nations Association.

“Nobody even wants to be next to them. These stories are not stories people want to hear. A photograph speaks a thousand words and with the right caption or accompanying the right story, it sensitizes society and raises questions. As a photojournalist, I’d be happy to have contributed in anyway whatsoever,” concluded Shirsh Shete.

On the occasion, the cover of Tezaab Tales, a coffee table book that highlights the alkaline truth behind the acid attack victims' lives. The photo documentary is by Shirish Shete, the text by Anusha Srinivasan Iyer and is being published by philanthropist Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka of Ample Missiion.  

Shirish Shete, who is currently designated as the Chief Photographer with The Press Trust of India, has earlier worked with The Indian Express and Mid-Day, contributed to various magazines like Femina and Debonair among others; has travelled extensively around the globe with the Indian PM Narendra Modi, former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, former Indian PM Manmohan Singh on their work tours and has previously exhibited in various galleries across India.