MAD DANCE COMPANY PRESENTS “SOUL OF INDIA"- A THEATRICAL DANCE DRAMA SHOW”

Harshall Kamat, Director and Founder of Mad Dance Company puts together a theatrical show "Soul of India"with colorful costumes, extravagant dance pieces and the exuberance and flair of all things Indian. A peek into the past legends of India, and a glimpse into the future of humanity as we see it… in essence, it's a story about what India was, what it is, and where is it headed. What sets the show apart is along with all the entertainment, there’s an underlying feeling of eternal love, respect and homage we all feel for our respective countries. 

The show conveys the message that India has awakened and made its choice, and now we call upon the rest of the world to join us. India’s message to the world, straight from the Heart…straight from the Soul! 

WHEN:10th- 11th August, 2016 on Wednesday – Thursday at 7:30 PM

WHERE: St. Andrew's Auditorium-  Inside Andrew's College Premise's, St Domnic Rd, St Sebastian Colony, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400050

Film “My Father Iqbal” a heart touching tale

Film “My Father Iqbal” is based on a real life incident of an engineer from J&K's PwD Department who fulfils multiple responsibilities in his life. He is a husband, father and above all - a sincere and honest citizen. The film captures the struggle of a father who'd go to any length to achieve the dreams of his child while maintaining his duty towards the country. Father depicts the patriotism of a common man who fights for his country. There are also some light elements in the film portraying a typical middle class husband-wife relationship, their love and their tiffs. A father is not just protective towards his family but also towards the entire society that he lives in. Some terrorists use the Father to create havoc in the atmosphere that the family hails from. Father always sacrifice his dreams, he stands like a protective rock and saves everyone from the evil intentions.

Film is produced by Paresh Mehta, with Pranav Shah as executive producer, directed by Suzad Iqbal Khan, written by Abinash Singh Chib, Sagar Nath Jha & Suzad Iqbal Khan, music by Biswajeet Bhattachargee & Varun Agarwal, cinematography by Ananta Gille.

Film stars Narendra Jha, Komal Thackar, Patesh Mehta, Raj Sharma, Amit Lakhani, Sagar Nath Jha, Sudam Aftab Khan & Kumar Vaibhav.

Film will be releasing in September 2016.

Drake 'Views' Spends 12th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Gucci Mane Bows at No. 2

Drake’s Views stays put at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a 12th nonconsecutive week, earning another 85,000 equivalent album units (down 5 percent) in the week ending July 28, according to Nielsen Music. As Views surpasses the 11 weeks at No. 1 racked up by Taylor Swift’s 1989 in late 2014 and early 2015, the rapper's album now has the most weeks at No. 1 since 2014, when the Frozen soundtrack collected 13 frames at No. 1.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Aug. 13-dated chart (where Views is No. 1) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, Aug. 2.Views has the most weeks at No. 1 for an album by an artist (as opposed to a soundtrack) since Adele’s 21 ruled for 24 weeks in 2011 and 2012. The last male artist to spend more than 12 weeks at No. 1 was Billy Ray Cyrus, with his Some Gave Allalbum (17 weeks) back in 1992. In the past 25 years, only nine albums have spent 12 or more weeks at No. 1, they are: 

Artist, Title -- Weeks at No. 1

·         Adele, 21 -- 24 (2011-2012)

·         Whitney Houston/Soundtrack, The Bodyguard -- 20 (1992-1993)

·         Garth Brooks, Ropin’ the Wind -- 18 (1991-1992)

·         Billy Ray Cyrus, Some Gave All -- 17 (1992)

·         Soundtrack, Titanic -- 16 (1998)

·         Soundtrack, Frozen -- 13 (2014)

·         Drake, Views -- 12 (2016)

·         Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill -- 12 (1995-1996)

·         Santana, Supernatural -- 12 (1999-2000) 

Trailing Drake on the latest Billboard 200 at No. 2 is Gucci Mane’s Everybody Looking, which debuts in the runner-up slot. It’s the highest rank ever for the rap artist, who previously peaked at No. 4 in 2010 with The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted. 

Everybody Looking is Gucci Mane’s first studio album in five years (since 2011’s The Return of Mr. Zone 6) and was recorded over six days shortly after his release from prison in May.It is also the seventh album to debut at No. 2 behind Drake’s Views. It follows: NeedToBreathe’s HARDLOVE, ScHoolboy Q’s Blank Face LP, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ The Getaway, Nick Jonas’ Last Year Was Complicated, Dierks Bentley’s Blackand Ariana Grande’s Dangerous Woman.

Twenty One Pilots’ Blurryface is steady at No. 3 on the latest Billboard 200 chart with 36,000 units followed by Rihanna’s Anti is also a non-mover at No. 4. The Epic AF compilation climbs one rung to a new peak, No. 5. 

Sia’s This Is Acting vaults back into the top 10 for the first time since its debut week,the album was last higher on the chart in its debut frame, when it bowed at No. 4 on the chart dated Feb. 20. A week later, it slipped out of the top 10. This Is Acting’s climb comes a week after the album’s single “Cheap Thrills” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Sia her first No. 1 Adele’s 25 is stationary at No. 7 the original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton descends 5-8 with 27,000 units and Beyonce’s Lemonade falls 8-9 .Meghan Trainor’s Thank You closes out the top 10, rising up 1 percent.

Sultan starrer Amit Sadh to romance beauty Evelyn Sharma in his next film

Amit Sadh is riding high on the success of his latest film, Salman Khan's Sultan. The film is performing extraordinarily at the worldwide box office  and has already become the highest grosser of the year.Through recently leaked pictures we know that Amit Sadh who was first seen in Kai Po Che will now be seen in his next film opposite Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani starlet Evelyn Sharma.The film, which is meant to be a fun ride, explores the spirit of the modern couple. After winning heart with films like Main Tera Hero and Yaariyan, Evelyn is yet again all set to shine in a comic role.

According to sources “It's a relationship drama. And Evelyn is very excited as she is playing a very cute and bubbly character, just like herself. She has been shooting for it for about a year and finally it's coming to an end.” The Indo-German actress, who has earned her stripes by proofing herself in every film she has done looks promising for her upcoming film. Amit Sadh who is known for being an outstanding actor takes every chance to learn more. He recently returned from his acting course in Los Angeles and besides starring opposite Evelyn will be seen in Akira alongside Sonakshi Sinha and in Yaara with Irrfan Khan and Shruti Haasan.

QYUKI LAUNCHES VASUDA SHARMA’S LATEST SINGLE ‘HAPPY PLACE’

Multiplatform media company, Qyuki launches Vasuda Sharma’s latest single, “Happy Place” a collaboration between Vasuda aka Miss V and Singer Songwriter Nicolette Gore.Classically trained singer/songwriter Vasuda Sharma has a unique voice and her new song “Happy Place” is dedicated to finding one’s happiness.

‘Happy Place’ is a reflection of how everyone is in search of their happy place in this world. It talks about pursuing your dreams, trusting your instincts and finding your place away from the negativities of the world. The track aims to inspire people to spread positivity inside and around them.

 Qyuki artist, Vasuda Sharma made her debut as the lead vocalist of India’s first millennial pop band Aasma, which established her as one of the most promising musicians in recent times. Her debut album ‘Attuned Spirits’ featuring Indian Raag, has an essence of rock. It was one of the country’s first ever crowd funded music projects that turned out to be the biggest crowd funding success story for Indian alternative music so far.

 Speaking on the track, Vasuda Sharma says, “This is one of my first ever self produced electronic tracks as a part of my electronic avatar called Miss V. Happy Place is a song about finding one's peace and solitude. I had a great time co-writing this song with an amazing singer/performer Nicolette Gore from Ahmedabad”

Speaking on the release of the single, Sagar Gokhale, Head of Network, Qyuki says, “Vasuda is one of the best known indie artists in India always pushing her repertoire to create new ground breaking experiences. She's also one of the rare artists who straddles the digital and real world effortlessly”.

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