KORUM Mall celebrates the Spirit & Might of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the MAHA Fest 2020

Mumbai, February 19^th: KORUM Mall which is known for conducting extravagant events, organized the celebration of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti. The most popular landmark of Thane, flagged of an all women bike rally marking the start of MAHA Fest 2020, a series of cultural events calendar at Korum. The women were clad in traditional Maharashtrian attire, making for a beautiful and colourful spectacle. The ever powerful Dhol Tasha performance added fervour in the passion of great Maratha power.

The Korum MAHA Fest 2020 is a celebration of the rich, spirited Maharashtrian roots and culture. The MAHA Bike Rally was the first event that connected the Thane patrons to join in with great enthusiasm and display their passion for riding that cuts across age and gender. The MAHA fest was flagged off by a glorious women biker rally led by Ladies of Harley and the Mumbai Bikerni group along with Korum.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Deva Jyotula, VP Retail at Korum Mall, said, “Korum Mall has always been working in preserving the culture and boosting its significance in all its events. This celebration was an opportunity to reflect our culture as a community centre and heritage which will shape values, beliefs, and aspirations. We are happy to see an overwhelming presence of the patrons and Bikers who joined us in great numbers to be a part of the celebration.”

About Korum Mall: Since its launch in 2009, Winner of 58 National and International Awards, KORUM Mall has emerged as one of Thane’s and Central Mumbai’s most loved and visited shopping destinations. A property of the Kalpataru Retail Ventures Pvt. Ltd., a Kalpataru Group company, KORUM brings an unsurpassable international shopping experience to Thane. Located in the heart of Thane city on the Eastern Express Highway, it is easily accessible from all the parts of the city & central suburbs of Mumbai. Having a distinct imaginative & award winning design, KORUM is one of the City’s largest retail development with a total constructed area of 10 lac sq. ft. & a retail built up area of 4.5 lacs sq. ft.

The unveiling of the festival Alegría – The Festival of Joy by the famous celebrities of Bollywood Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor at Pillai Campus

Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor danced to the tunes of Muqabla, Illegal weapon from their forthcoming film Street Dancer 3D
The most awaited annual intercollegiate Campus festival ‘Alegria – The Festival of Joy organized by the Pillai Group of Institutions is all set to regale the youth of India at Dr. K M Vasudevan Pillai Campus. The excitement is palpable all around the Campus at the advent of one of Mumbai’s biggest youth Festivals. As its tagline suggests, it indeed is a time where everyone enjoys themselves to their fullest. In line with the festival’s theme “Dreamland”, the entire Campus will transform itself into a spectacular world of the dream with creative artwork and installations.
This year, the festival is set to surpass everyone’s expectations with an electrifying line-up of events, celebrity appearances, world-famous artists and popular judges for its various events. As in the past, the festival continues to be a star-studded exciting time and is expected to witness a footfall of over 50000 students over the five days of the festival.

The events and competitions in this edition of Alegriarange from creative competitions, innovative workshops, music and dance, sports and fitness and many fun events.  The many exciting events taking place include competitions such as ‘DJ Wars’, ‘Face of Alegria’, ‘Group Dance’, ‘Mr. and Ms. Alegria’, ‘MuscleMania’ and many more.
Celebrity judges and appearances include many known faces of Bollywood. Along with this, students can also look forward to some enriching workshops and technical events, giving them an opportunity to learn and excel in something new such as rifle shooting, archery, hackathon, theatre workshops, and calligraphy among others.

           
Dr. Daphne Pillai, Dr. Daphne Pillai, Co-Founder of the Pillai Group of Institutions and Chairperson, Management Board, Mahatma Education Society, says “The aim of this festival is to provide the youth a wonderful platform to exhibit their creativity and extraordinary talents.”
Commenting on the festival, Dr. K.M. Vasudevan Pillai-Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Pillai Group of Institutions said, “We have been successful in showcasing the vast repertoire of talent of the young generation through this festival.”
After completing 7 successful years, this eighth edition of Alegria is all set to take the city by storm.

VIVAAN SHAH WALKS ON HIS FATHER’S FOOT STEPS & CHOOSES A FILM KABAAD- THE COIN UNEXPLORED IN INDIAN CINEMA SO FAR

From 7 Khoon Maaf to Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana, Vivaan Shah’s  films prove that we now have an actor who can masterfully balance between content-driven and commercial cinema. His recent film “Kabaad- The Coin” under the Banner- MBN Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, Directed by –  Varadraj Swami, Produced by-  Meena Negi, Babban Negi, Co-Produced by- Deepak Prajapat, Babban Negi is also another out-of-the-box script.    
Playing a Ragman (Kabadi) in the film, Vivaan took 90 days to understand & adapt the nuances & play the role to his utmost perfection. Vivaan along with the director Varadraj Swami used to interact with Ragmans to get in the skin of his character. Infact, Vivaan invited his mother Ratna Pathak on the sets of the film to show her how he is shaping his character. Vivaan also tanned himself to look like the character.
Calling Vivaan a director’s delight, Varadraj Swami, who has penned the critically acclaimed film Manjhi the mountain says “Acting runes in his blood. He comes from a family of brilliant actors. It is commendable that so early in his career, he is eager to experiment with his roles & choose character that explore his credentials as an actor. He is a director’s delight. His ideology is rare & genius, just like his father”

    
Known to pick unconventional story lines every time he signs a film, Vivaan Shah says “Trying to play a kabaadiwala was a fascinating process. We have all observed hatgaadi pullers on the road in our everyday life, but to truly replicate the nuances, body language and cadences of a Ragman required some focussed study and observation. The way they pull the cart, or the calls they send out across the streets in order to sell their wares. It is all very specific and needed to be replicated authentically” further adds “In these I played a servant boy, a driver, a waiter and a Dalit respectively. I would say Kabaad- The Coin belongs to a similar category where it has a ploretarian hero. I find that more interesting than playing a big city boy or a privileged person. The director Vardraj Swami and the writer Shahzad Ahmed were of invaluable help to me in trying to render true the nuances, speech, and practices of a kabaadiwala. Also what the three of us had fun with was the Bumbaiya language. I’m playing a Maharashtrian character called Bandhan and I just had a blast speaking in Bumbaiya because that is the language I have grown up speaking with my friends on the street. It’s a vernacular I am deeply familiar with and hopefully I have been able to represent it authentically in the film”
“I love both realistic and slightly fantastic cinema. It was an immense challenge to play a character that was outside the realm of my experience and also from a different strata of society. I’ve played working class character about 4 times now. In 7 Khoon Maaf, Bombay Velvet, Laali ki shaadi mein laddoo Deewana and Coat” says Vivaan Shah

The film also stars Zoya Afroz , Abhishek Bajaj, Atul Srivastava, Bhagwan Tiwari,Imran Hasnee, Yashashri Masurkar.

Indranee Talukdar Received Indian Achiever’s Award 2020 In Delhi

Indranee Talukder have been honoured with Indian Achievers Award 2020 as a Bollywood actress  held in Constitutional Club of India, New Delhi. She has been honoured by the President of Bhartiya Janta party, member of Parliament,actor,singer Manoj Tiwari along with the presence of honourable Mayor of Delhi, Avatar Singhji, Acharya  Swami Chakrapani Maharajji, who is the president of Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha,and Manoj Maneji, chairperson of Sahara Samay.

Indranee Talukder beauty from Assam, Guwahati, who has done film’s in Regional languages like Tamil, Telugu, Assamese and Magahi, is also active in Bollywood. After appearing in film ‘Lateef’, with Nawazudin Siddiqui, is now coming in “Aparichit Shakti” opposite Rajpal Yadav, which is releasing soon.

Indranee is very excited about “Aparichit Shakti”, where Rajpal Yadav is in double role, one character is a simple young boy, other one is a character who gets some unknown power, where Indranee plays a important role in his life. Film is a Psycho Drama and will spellbound the cinema lovers.

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19th Edition of the Swami Haridas-Tansen Sangeet Nritya Mahotsava Concluded

Four days festival fulfilled with Golden Memories

Next year we will see 20th edition of the festival which will be having more legends: Dr Uma Sharma

New Delhi, Jan 12 The 19^th  edition of the Swami Haridas-Tansen Sangeet Nritya Mahotsava, presented by Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts and Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan concluded here, which aimed at reviving and enhancing interest in traditional Indian art forms, both musical and performing arts, particularly with the younger generation. The four-day event which was organized from January 9th  to 12th  at the Sir Shankarlal Hall, Modern School New Delhi , witnessed performances by the country’s legendary classical music and dance performers.

The event was attended by over 12,000 arts enthusiasts over the four days in the capital “It is necessary to present these old pieces before today’s audience. Puraani cheeze gum ho jayengi nahi toh. I still dance because I’m passionate about it. I don’t feel tired ever,” says Uma Sharma.

The Mahotsav started on a high note with the engaging performance of the veteran Ustad Ashish Khan on Sarood with Pt. Bickram Ghosh on Tabla . Performance started by Ustad Ashish khan in Raag Jhinjhoti and Raag Maanj Khamaj.  With his perfection, he proved why, till now, he is unparalleled in his arena. The evening was further enriched with an outstanding performance by Hindustani classical singer Parveen Sultana, She perform  a Bhajan ‘‘Kaun Gali Gaye Shyam’  in Raag Puriya Dhanashree and  after she sang the famous song  ‘Hame Tum se Pyar kitna’ in  Raag Hans Dhoni on the request of Public. and Evening last performance given by Grammy award winner Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt with collaboration to Pt. Salili Bhatt and Manganiyarsom from Rajasthan. A capacity crowd of music lovers was enthralled by the melodious notes emanating from his “mohan veena”.  For the majority it was their first introduction to the beauty and depth of indian classical music. Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt started his performance by playing his own raag ‘vishwaranjani’ and after that he perform on ‘Jhilmil Barse, Padhro Mare Desh, Dama Dam Mast Kalander  aur Aaj jane ki jid na karo’.  In the End of concert he perfumed “ Matram” on the request of audience.

  

 The day two of the festival began with Padmashri Ustad Fayaz Vasifuddin Dagar Ji was singing  Dhrapad) in which he started singing Raga Puriya. He teased Shiva’s alap. The audience present greeted with applause. Dhrupada is the path of devotion to God. In this, he introduced Shankar Girijapati in the Raga Malkosh. When Dagar introduced the Ras piya bandish, Mohan Shyam Sharma supported him on the pakhawaj, and Shri Shrio Bhardwaj and Neeti Lamba supported him on the Tanpura. second performance by Padmabhushan Pt. Channulal Mishra ‘Ganesh Vandana’ and it was the  introduction of classical Music . He  Starting with the raga Hansdhwani “Jai Maat Pitamber”,  ‘Jab laaj gaai tab laaj kaha hai’, Hanuman  Ghazal. Audience appreciate the Thumri, Raag Bahar Bandish .He finished singing along the lines of Kabir. The day culminated a flute of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia ji, amidst the chill winds of Delhi, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia’s flute played such a magic that all the listeners started drowning in the ocean of Nad Brahm. The present audience of Pt. Chaurasia’s flute playing got so lost in tone that they even forgot the winter of Delhi. He started his performance in  Raag ‘JaiJaiwanti’ and ended his performance in Raag ‘Damyanti’.

The day three, began with Pt. Rajendra  Gangani. This festival is held in the name of great guru Swami Haridas and Tansen.  Swami Haridas  have written alot  about lord Krishna , Pt. Rajendra  Gangani started his  performance with the beautiful ashpadi written by Swami Haridas  which states    ‘Pratham  daras govind roop ke praanapiyaare , dooje mohanamadan , sanaatan suchi ur dhaare’.  Then he continue with the paramparik shudh nritya which consists of  UPAJ , THAAT is typical jaipur gharana flavor,  and the special UTHAN  were followed by the GANESH PARAN which will prelude with Gaja Gamini  and also performed some of the special  lamchadd bols  through Paran.  As tansen ji was dedicated to his guru Swami Haridas. He also presented a Guru Bhajan to this guru – Shishya Parampara and ended his performance with jugalbandi a conversation between tabla and ghunghroo. Accompanist with Pt. Rajendra  Gangani on Tabla Pt Fateh Singh Gangani, Vocal by Sh. Mahadav Prasad. The second performance of the evening featured the renowned kathak Dancer Padma Bhushan Dr. Uma Sharma. She is also the organizer of this Swami Haridas Tansen Sangeet Nritya Mahotsav Mahakumbh of this music and  dance, Dr. Uma Sharma started his performance with thumri “vaaree vaaree shyaam hoon vaaree”, aur najirayaaseje nahin kahee aur “, ga kar bhaav ne bataaya . For the Guru Shishya Prampara she share the stage with her students and  gave chance to  perform. Third Performance given by sitar player of the ‘Imdadkhani gharana’  Ustad Shujaat Khan. He started his performance in  Raag Tilak Kamod, the magic of his fingers and his voice forced all the audience to sway amidst the chill winds of Delhi. He said, “Every kind of music is liked in the world. You just keep listening to music. Good and bad.”. These two are always playing together. Every kind of music is there in the world. I am a small classical association. There are different kinds of people in the world, you are in every music. It is important “. The last performance for the night was delivered by celebrated Vokalist, Padma Shri Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar . Ulhas has imbibed the singing of the three music Gharana Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra.In a single performance, he showed the style of the three music Gharna. In keeping with the practice of raga, Ulhas Kashalkar described the beauty of the three music Gharna. However, they consider Gwalior as the basis of their singing.

 

The last day of the festival began with a mesmerising performance by the Khan Brothers, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan. Khan Brothers given first performance in  Raag Lalita Gauri and then perform Jhaap taal and Teen Taal.The Mohatsava concluded with the performance of legendary Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan he given his first performance in Raag Darbari which was created by Tansen and he shared a special memory with audience which was related to Raag Drabari. After Raag Darbari he gave second performance in Ghamas in which he performed “ ekla chalo’ which was written by Rabindranath Tagore and last performace gave in  Raag Bhairavi. Accomplished in last day with Khan Brother and Ustad Amjad Ali  was along with  Tabla Satyjeet Tawalkar and Anubrota Chatarjee and along with Tanpura Vipul Kumar.