The Bollywood and Fashion Industry support actor Evelyn Sharma's initiative Seams For Dreams!!

Evelyn Sharma has always had a very philanthropic heart and proactively supported various charity organizations and social causes.

The actress known from movies like Yeh Jawaani Hai Dewaani and Yaariyan launched her own foundation Seams For Dreams (SFD) this year on the occasion of her birthday and is now holding her second fund-raising event: the ‘Christmas Garage Sale’.

After the great success of the first Garage Sale in support of Nepal Relief Efforts, this time’s proceeds will be distributed towards 'Winter Relief Efforts' in India, meaning warm clothes, shelter and blankets to those in need in colder regions of the country aiming to keep everyone warm this winter.

Bringing together the film and fashion industry, one attraction of this Christmas Garage Sale will be the amazing high-end designer donations gathered to raise funds: Falguni & Shane Peacock, Rocky S, Gavin Miguel, Nishka Lulla just to name a few. Seams For Dreams also offers exclusive merchandise t-shirts at every event, this time designed by young-Bollywoods favourite: Kanika Goyal. Besides Evelyn herself, stars Alia Bhatt, Parineeti Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Deepika Padukone have often been spotted wearing her designs.

Evelyn proudly says, “At Seams For Dreams, we use the universal love for fashion to give back to humanity. We strive to lend a helping hand to various organizations that are doing good and making humanitarian changes in the world and now are starting our first own project with the winter relief efforts!"

"SFD is a very transparent organization and every step we take is covered on our website and social media. We believe that this is one reason why many celebrities, designers and individuals like to donate to SFD, because they are always up to date on our activities.”

The Christmas Garage Sale will happen on the 6th December from 5pm to 9pm at Olive Bar & Kitchen in Bandra.

Nisha’s Early Bird Christmas Gift to underprivileged Mumbai Kids

Singer and model Nisha Rawal has always had a soft corner for the underprivileged children. This time around she took it upon herself to create awareness about the children of The Vatsalya Foundation. Her stride to amass support for these bravehearts did not stop at just awareness. With the support of Ketto, a crowd funding platform, Nisha has found a way for people to donate for the upliftment of these children. With 10 days to go for the deadline, the fund has already crossed a handsome target of Rs 1,00,000.

Nisha left no stone unturned in getting this message across to people. The cover song artist Nisha, brought her passion for art and philanthropy together to get this noble cause out there. Nisha along with launching the Ketto fund campaign also releases a heartwarming cover song, aptly titled “Choti si Asha”, encapsulating the dreams and hopes of these marginalized children.  

The Song was shot at The Vatsalya foundation and featured the children from foundation in the video. It was directed by none other than television star and Nisha’s Husband, Karan Mehra.  Extending the support to this noble cause, legendary choreographer Terence Lewis also featured in the video and was seen doing a lot of masti with the children. The legendary singer and producer duo Meet Bros helped bring this soulful song together with their experience and guidance.

Talking about the success of the campaign, “My whole idea about the Ketto campaign was that funds are important but awareness is more important. We wanted more and more people to know about the hardships of these children. Thus the song, I am already pursuing music as a vocation and I felt featuring Vatsalya in my second cover song will give exposure to the work and efforts put in by the foundation. I am glad that we achieved the target and there is some more time to go.”

Talking about the success of the fund raiser, Actor Kunal Kapoor who is also the Co-Founder of Ketto said, “Nisha's fund raiser on Ketto has been a phenomenal success. We reached our goal well ahead of time and over shot the target too. I was personally kicked about this fundraiser because it was not just about getting the money, Nisha got the children involved in the venture by featuring them in the video. It gave them a huge exposure and something beyond their daily rut. We at Ketto also believe in creating a positive environment, while fund raising for a CSR activity. The efficacy of crowd funding is to really reach out to the masses with a case that people can relate to and also keep your targets wise and insync with the space.”

The funds amassed from Ketto will be used towards buying clothing and shoes, as kids would like shirts, trousers, T- shirts and track pants, something many of us might take for granted.  100 children will be taken care of by these generous donations.

Sunny Leone and her 27 bikinis!

Bollywood actors walking the extra mile to get into the skin of their character have become a norm. Months before the shoot of the film the actors get into preparing each and every aspect of their characters, be it look, language, mannerisms, body language, etc. Similarly, Sunny Leone too believes in pushing the envelope for her characters and staying fit.

However, Sunny was shocked when she stepped onto the sets of her upcoming film co-starring Tusshar and Vir Das, Milap Zaveri’s adult comedy, Mastizaade. The stylist on the film, Hitendra Kapopara informed her that she would have to take her fitness to an all new level and maintain her svelte figure like she never has because the wardrobe of the entire film consisted of 2 dresses, a pair of shorts and crop top and 27 bikinis!
Sunny was almost in tears because this would mean that she would have to give up on her favourite meal, the pizza!
More surprisingly, what kind of movie has as its entire wardrobe for a character, 2 dresses, a pair of shorts and crop top and 27 bikinis???! The day’s shoot ended with Sunny storming off the set before a single shot was taken.
Some serious effort was made by Milap, Rangita Nandy, Vir Das and Tusshar to convince Sunny and part of the deal was they would all get onto a strict diet during the entire film. The food on the sets was therefore always healthy.
So Sunny wore her 27 bikinis and looked stunning in each one but occasionally Milap being the brat that he is, would sneak away to hog on pizza and pack some slices up for Sunny and sneak them under her hotel room door and run away!
The crazy and naughty comedy co-written by Milap Zaveri and Mushtaq Sheikh is a raunchy comedy of errors revolving around the hilarious and playful characters played by Vir Das and Tusshar who fall for the twin sisters, Lily Lele and Laila Lele, played by Sunny.
Says Milap Zaveri, “"It was great fun to hold cheesy yummy slices of pizza in front of Sunny and gorge on it to trouble her and tempt her as she couldn't have it! She was such a sport and threw cute grumpy looks as I gobbled pizza after pizza! In the end it was worth it coz she looks stunning in each and every bikini that she has worn! She is a hotter "cheez" than the "cheese" on the pizza!"

Divyajyotee Sharma at the trailer launch of her film “Chalk N Duster”

Television and Bollywood actress Divyajyotee Sharma attended the launch of her next film “Chalk N Duster”. The launch saw a star studded line of Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta, Aarya Babbar, Upasna Singh, Sameer Soni, Adi Irani, Gavie Chahal, 

In an exclusive interaction with the media the actress shared her experience working with the pioneers of the film industry. Divyajyotee Sharma who has already made a significant mark in Television & Bollywood Industry gears up to share the screen space with legends like- Juhi Chawla, Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta and many more in her upcoming film Chalk N Duster. “It was a life time experience for me to work with so many legends in one film. Initially I thought it will be difficult but the way everyone treated me on the sets was overwhelming. The biggest advantage of working with pioneers of our industry is that you go really deep in the craft of acting and understand the fine nuances of the character you are portraying on screen. It was a dream cast for me” says Divya 

Offering a slew of variety of roles in her career, Divyajyotee Sharma prepares to triumph upon the hearts of the audience with her role of an elderly Christian teacher- Mrs. Pinto in the film “Chalk N Duster”. Talking about her role, Divya proclaims “I am playing the role of a Christian teacher in the film. It was a challenge for me because I am playing a role more than my age, adapting to that was a task for me but I overcame the challenge. 

Besides Juhi Chawla, Shabana Azmi, Rishi Kapoor, Divya Dutta in prominent roles, the film also stars Jackie Shroff, Zarina Wahab, Arya Babbar, Upasana Singh, Ritu Shivpuri, Samir Soni and Girish Karnad. This film is all about teacher and student's communication. It highlights the problem of teachers and students where teaching way in the education system is changing day by day. 

Film Chalk n Duster produced by S3 Creations is written by Ranjeev Varma and directed by Jayant Gilatar. The music is composed by Sandesh Shandilya, while the lyrics for the film are penned by the seasoned Javed Akhtar. The movie is produced by Subhash Singh and Sonali Singh under the 3S Creations banner. The movie is co-produced by Amin Surani. The film slated to release in December, 2015.

SONY PICTURES TO KICKSTART ITS 2016 SLATE WITH HINDI DRAMA CHALK N DUSTER

~ Features stellar cast of Shabana Azmi, Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta & more ~~ Trailer launches later today ~

Sony Pictures India will be distributing the drama Chalk N Duster presented by Surani Pictures and directed by Jayant Gilatar, for a release on 15 January 2016. The Hindi film brings together a premium cast of Shabana Azmi, Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta, Upasna Singh, Girish Karnad, Zarina Wahab, Aarya Babbar, Samir Soni and Adi Irani with special appearances by Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff and Richa Chaddha. It is produced by Amin Surani and written by Ranjeev Verma and Neetu Verma.

Chalk N Duster is the emotional journey of two teachers Vidya (Shabana Azmi) and Jyoti (Juhi Chawla), serving at a Mumbai-based high school. Their passion and love for teaching bonds them in a special relationship with their students. Their gratification is good grades, moral values they strive to impart to students. However, in an evil turn of events, Kamini Gupta (Divya Dutta) is appointed as School Principal. Cunning by nature, she exploits every opportunity to make profits for the school and decides to replace experienced teachers with fresh teachers, thus affecting the quality of the school’s education. Vidya and Jyoti fight together to earn their respect and credibility as teachers and unite against prejudices set by the management.

The trailer of the film launches later today on www.facebook.com/CNDtheMovie and https://twitter.com/CNDtheMovie.

Vivek Krishnani, Managing Director - Sony Pictures India said, “Chalk N Duster is a unique film with a rare cast and we are proud to be associated with it. As part of Sony Pictures India’s renewed focus on local acquisitions over and above Sony’s strong Hollywood release calendar, we are picking quality titles to distribute and are excited to have Chalk N Duster as our first release of next year setting off an exciting 2016 line-up from Sony Pictures.” Sony Pictures release line-up for 2016 features The 5^th Wave in January, Will Smith-starrer Concussion in February, MSM Motion Pictures and Balaji Motion Pictures’ Azhar in May, The Angry Birds Movie in May, the new Ghostbusters movie in June, Inferno based on the book by Dan Brown and the next Underworld movie both in October, with Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk and the new reboot of Jumanji rounding off the year.

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