Varun Dhawan, Shashank Khaitan and Aditya Singh Rajput at STRUT finale

Creative Director & Celebrity Dance Instructor of STRUT – THE DANCEMAKERS, Bhaavesh Gandhi put up a stupendous show with his dance academy, flaunting their dancing moves. An extravagant finale show put up by his students & him, exhibited their spectacular dance moves, giving the finale that extra edge.

Keeping up their tradition every season Strut The Dancemakers, had Bollywood’s current heartthrob, VARUN DHAWAN, as their Strut Star of this season, along with the director of the recent super hit, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, SHASHANK KHAITAN. The show, that was brilliantly put up for these celebrities, apart from students’ families & friends, was received with tremendous applause & accolades. Dialogue writer & Lyricist, and soon-to-be a chat show host, NIRANJAN IYENGAR, one of the partners of Strut was also present at the finale.

The extravaganza witnessed a new dance form BollyZumba, merging Zumba with Bollywood moves.

Super Advertising model & actor, ADITYA SINGH RAJPUT wore his dancing shoes and showcased his smooth moves to forms such as Strut Jazz, Bollyfusion & BollyZumba, superbly choreographed by Bhaavesh Gandhi on hits song, such as; Whistle Baja, Timber by Keisha & Varun Dhawan’s Besharmi Ki Height. Varun Dhawan even complimented Aditya on his stupendous energy, which remained consistent throughout all his performances.

On his association with Bhaavesh, Aditya Singh Rajput says, “Bhaavesh Gandhi is a close friend. I’ve known him for 5 years now, I had a great time learning all new power packed moves. Bhaavesh Gandhi is a fabulous talent to look out for. His choreography is unique and will soon set a trend in Bollywood!”

Aditya Singh Rajput is a part of Vishal Mahadkar & Essel Vision's next horror Movie 3: AM, which is slated for Sep 2014 release.

Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai at the Opening Ceremony of Glasgow 2014, the XX Commonwealth Games

On Wednesday 23 July 2014, Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai attended, together with Mr. Walter von Känel, President of Longines, the Opening Ceremony of Glasgow 2014, the XX Commonwealth Games.

During this ceremony, the Baton was delivered to Her Majesty The Queen, who read her welcome message to the athletes. This event officially opened the XX Commonwealth Games. Over a period of 288 days, the Baton visited 71 Nations and Territories, and covered 190,000km.

Longines is the Official Timekeeper and Watch of the Games, that are held in Glasgow from 23 July to 3 August 2014. In addition, the Swiss watch brand is the Presenting Partner of the Gymnastics competitions. It provides more than 190 timekeepers and 122 tonnes of equipment to support the event.

The Official Watch of Glasgow 2014 is a chronograph in steel from the Conquest Classic collection, housing an exclusive mechanical column-wheel calibre. With a diameter of 41 mm, its black dial is set with one arabic numeral and 11 applied indices with Super-LumiNova®. It displays the hours and the minutes, a small second at 9, a 30-minute counter at 3, a 12-hour counter at 6 as well as the date at 4:30. Just as the entire Conquest Classic collection, this timepiece is water-resistant to 5 bar and its screw-down case back is fitted with a sapphire glass.

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving 71 teams of  athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years. It features 17 sports in 11 days of competition with 261 medal events on show. The Games play host to 4500 athletes and sell 1,000,000 tickets with the event aided by an army of 15,000 volunteers.

Longines’ involvement in the Commonwealth Games dates back to 1962, when it was the Timekeeper of the event in Perth, Australia.

Dancing sensation Suhani Dhanki

Leaving everyone spell bound emerging dancing sensation Suhani Dhanki entices Mumbai with her graceful  performs at Y. B. Chavan Centre as a part of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)

‘Dance is Life’… This holds true for upcoming dancing talent Suhani Dhanki, a trained Bharatnatyam dancer who is fast emerging as a known face both nationally and internationally. She recently performed at a dance recital in Mumbai.

Holding a masters degree in Bharatanatyam with a distinction and gold medal from Bharata College of Fine Arts & Culture and a degree in LLB from the Mumbai University, taking up this dance form was a deliberate choice for Suhani.

Talking about Suhani love for dance she said with pride, “When I watched my guru dance and her commitment to the art, I knew that this was the dance form for me. I learnt Kathak but Bharatnatyam is the closest to my heart and will always remain so.”

Dancing for the last 15 years, she takes inspiration from her guru her interest and dedication was inspired from her guru.  In a typical guru - shishya relationship, Suhani has not just imbibed dance lessons from her guru but also a form of tradition that she is extremely proud of.

Suhani performed live at the Y. B. Chavan Centre as a part of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) where she beautifully presented 'Shivaarchana', composed and choreographed by her guru Dr Sanddhya V Pureccha in traditional Bharatanatyam of the Tanjavur style. She also performed Abhinaya Pada from the Marathi Nirupana of Raja Sarfoji II of Tanjore, choreographed by the legendary late Acharya Parvatikumar. The highlight of the show was her performance onstage to live music. Noted artists like Dr Sanddhya V Pureccha on nattvangam, Sivaprasad on vocals, Satish Krishnamurthy on mridangam and S R Balasubramaniam on violin, all made her performance memorable.

Mumbai being a city that eagerly adopts all forms of art has a wonderful audience for this non native form of dance who appreciated and further encouraged her performance. Currently pursuing her Masters in Fine Arts from the Bharata College of Arts and Culture, Mumbai Suhani is also looking forward to quite a few performances later this month. This talented girl has also recently played the character of Madri in the telly saga Mahabharata. 

“DEITY” YRF Entertainment’s Next Will Be A Remake of KAHAANI

YRF Entertainment will remake the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Sujoy Ghosh directed and Vidya Balan starrer Kahaani, for Western and international audiences as “DEITY”.

“DEITY” will be directed by Niels Arden Oplev (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”). Jose Rivera (“The Motorcycle Diaries”) and Richard Regen (“Tehran”) have scripted the adaptation.

The movie is a thriller about an American woman who goes to Kolkata in search of her missing husband. As she gets closer to the truth, she finds herself at the centre of a dangerous conspiracy.  The story unfolds in the context of a colourful, week-long festival.

An excited Sujoy Ghosh said, “It's an incredible step by YRF. Years back Aditya Chopra had said he wanted to make ‘Kahaani’ for a global audience… I thought he was kidding. But obviously not. YRF has left no stone unturned on making the English version. The new script by Jose Rivera and Richard Regen is perfectly suited for the Western audience and what I am really looking forward is to see Niels direct this version. I am sure he will bring a unique vision to the Western version. I am totally excited about this!”

“Niels is the perfect director to transform the appeal of ‘Kahaani’ to ‘DEITY’,” said Uday Chopra, CEO, YRF Entertainment. “Niels has an elevated understanding of both international thrillers and strong female characters and his vision for capturing the vibrancy and energy of contemporary Kolkata will appeal to audiences in the US and worldwide.”

“DEITY” will be financed and produced by YRF Entertainment, with CEO Uday Chopra serving as Producer and Jonathan Reiman, Head of Production & Development, serving as Executive Producer.

“DEITY will be a compelling and exciting thriller with complex and interesting characters”, says Niels Arden Oplev. “A neo-realistic style to story and images will take the audience deep into Calcutta’s many different levels. A fascinating clash between American and Indian culture”.

“DEITY” starts production in February 2015 and will be shot on location in Kolkata.

YRF Entertainment recently financed Cannes-opener GRACE OF MONACO, starring Nicole Kidman, which it produced with Pierre-Ange le Pogam’s Stone Angels and Arash Amel. YRF’s upcoming projects include Amel’s adaptation of Chris Greenhalgh’s novel, SEDUCING INGRID BERGMAN.

Stay tuned for more!

About KAHAANI:

Starring Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Nawazuddin Siddqui and written-directed by Sujoy Ghosh, Kahaani won three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards including the award for Best Director (Ghosh) and Best Actress (Balan).

About YRF Entertainment:

YRF Entertainment is a Los Angeles based production and financing company focused on developing and producing feature films for the United States and for the international marketplace. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yash Raj Films Private Limited (YRF), India’s premier independent studio and leading entertainment conglomerate founded by Yash Chopra. For more, log on to: www.yrfentertainment.com

Kaun Banega Crorepati to shoot an episode in Surat!

The grandest quiz show of India Kaun Banega Crorepati all set to kick start the 8^th season in Surat

 The years’ most awaited television quiz show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ is here and this time the game show will commence in great style and grandeur in the city of Surat with mega star and phenomenal host, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. The knowledge based show aimed at touching lives of millions across the country for the first time ever will be uniquely shot LIVE amidst citizens of Surat and telecast on Sony Entertainment Television.

Like every year the launch of the KBC is one of the most celebrated events of the television industry and this year it is the fans of Surat who will not only get the opportunity to experience the show first hand but also participate in it LIVE. The event is scheduled for Saturday, 2^nd August at Surat International Exhibition & Convention Centre, Althan-Sarsana Road, Surat.

The registrations have commenced from July 22^nd 2014.The selection of contestants to qualify will be done in two rounds and the  shortlisted participants  will get a chance to play the fastest finger round. The person who answers the question correct in the quickest time will get an opportunity to be on the much celebrated KBC hot seat and play with Mr. Bachchan.

 The hospitality partner for this event is Amaazia Group.

 For further information and details, interested aspirants can log onto www.KBCSony.com

 Terms & Conditions - http://resources.sonyliv.com/image/upload/v1405958615/T_C_-_KBC_Mega_Event_2014_gmo6pz.pdf