SHWETA KHANDURI STOLE THE SHOW AT J2C EVENTS PRESENTS SASMIRA'S EDUCATING & TRAINING PROGRAM -"ENCHANTÉ 2016- ANNUAL FASHION SHOW"

With lady of the moment Shweta Khanduri, students of Sasmira's Educating & Training Program weaved a royalty inspired story at J2C Events Presents Sasmira's Educating & Training Program  -"Enchanté 2016- Annual Fashion Show.The actress served up pure glamour as she sashayed down the runway in an exquisite  off- white color ensemble at J2C Events Presents Sasmira's Educating & Training Program  -"Enchanté 2016- Annual Fashion Show . A gown embellished with intricate silver & gold petal work was all that took to make Shweta Khanduri look like a goddess in an off white ensemble! The side cut neck line further spruced up her look for the evening.

Gracing the ramp with the fashion abilities, walking the ramp at J2C Events Presents Sasmira's Educating & Training Program  -"Enchanté 2016- Annual Fashion Show , Shweta Khanduri exclaims “Calling these designers talented would be an understatement. It was an absolute pleasure to walk as a showstopper for -Enchanté 2016 . It’s not only because their clothes are beautiful but it’s the vision they carries about fashion. To see young designers come up with innovative ideas in order to get fashion revolution is a delight"

Raveena Tandon to turn book-author

Ravishing Raveena Tandon, otherwise an altruistic social-worker, whose passion is child-welfare will add yet another feather to her career crown, that of a ‘book author’.Confirming this new literary dimension, the star-actress in a cryptic mode, said “My book which I will soon be focusing on, is neither a biography nor is it fiction.” Since Children’s Day is being observed today, Raveena strolls into a flashback recalling how she would be watching symbolic cultural shows on ‘C-Day.’ “We would be more excited because we would have a holiday dedicated to us little kids, on Chacha Nehru’s birth anniversary,” she chuckles.Today’s super-confident kids are fortunate that they are tech-savvy right from a very tender age, she feels. The outspoken Tandon, has been judging an educational initiative, by the Seven Seas Academy. “A nationwide contest hunt for India’s young masterminds, to promote the prime importance of health supplements for vital brain development among children. It’s so heartening that two winners are being sponsored for an educational trip to ‘NASA’,” says the ‘mast-mast’ girl gleefully. “Even when I was going thru a major personal crisis, decades ago, I used to often spend quality time with kids at an orphanage home. It was unconditional love that they would always give me in return,” insists Raveena who had adopted two young girls (actually nieces) whose parents hadpassed away, when they were young. Currently, the evergreen actress is “waiting for the release of the hard-hitting, bold movie ‘The Mother’ directed by Ashtar Sayyed, which has violence against women as its theme”.

MACAO HOSTS IT 1ST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & AWARDS

Macao Government Tourism Office gladly announces its 1^st International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao (IFFAM). The festival would entail the twelve Asian genre film directors and their chosen genre favourites for the Crossfire section of the official programme. Crossfire is a non-competitive section introducing the festival audience to influential genre titles from Europe and South Asia. 

The 1st International Film Festival & Awards would be held in Macao from Thursday 8 December – Tuesday 13 December 2016. Amongst glitz and glamour, Macao will witness industry world over coming together to celebrate the film festival. The acclaimed director SHEKHAR KAPUR will serve as Jury President at the inaugural festival.

Kapur will preside over the Jury of other film professionals; together bestowing awards on the competition strand of 10 to 12 new international films. He adds IFFAM Jury President to a list of jury positions at prestigious festivals including the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, the London Film Festival, and the Tokyo International Film Festival, as well as a sponsor role with the International Indian Film Festival in Goa.  

On the announcement of his appointment, Kapur comments, “This is Asia’s time. Over the past few years, consumerism has catapulted the Asian market into international renown, but what we are now experiencing is the renaissance of culture as inspired by the Asian communities. As an Indian director, I’m excited to be chairing the Macau Film Festival as Indian storytelling has so much in common with Chinese forms of storytelling. Hopefully these new forms of storytelling will bring the world to a better understanding of itself.”

With these awards the film and television industry creates a strong momentum for local tourism development and effectively builds up a destination’s colorful image. Not only that, the industry also fosters tourism growths and raises the destination profile. Hosting an international film festival, Macao hopes that the event gather film works across the globe as well as prominent actors and film stars from around the world, thus bringing in world-class exchange opportunities and unleashing a synergistic effect through advancing local cultural and creative industry development and Macao’s destination glamour. 

Through the film festival, the SAR Government also aims to broaden the diversity of tourism and cultural products as well as signature events, enriching the cultural elements offered by the destination, in order to produce long-term benefit for the sustainable development of the tourism industry and the creative and cultural industry, which will promote Macao’s endeavor to become a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure. 

IFFAM is organised by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Macau Film & Television Productions and Culture Association (MFTPA), co-organised with Cultural Affairs Bureau (Macao), Civil & Municipal Affairs Bureau (Macao), supported by Macao Foundation, with the Galaxy Entertainment Group, Sands China Limited, Wynn Macau Limited, MGM as Premium sponsors, and THE 13 as Diamond sponsor.

Ananya Birla- Launch and Performance ( Hrithik Roshan, Dino Morea , Vidhu Vinod Chopra amongst other attend!)

Ananya Birla, well-known in India as a leading innovator enters a new phase of her life as she launches her debut International single “Livin’ the life”. The 22-year old has been exclusively signed by leading record label, Universal Music Group. The major has launched Ananya’s musical career with the release of the single “Livin’ the life” now available globally through its network.  

At a glittering evening in Mumbai on Saturday, Ananya Birla’s single was launched amidst a host of celebrities and some exciting entertainment! Featuring Illusionists, street dancers and even a sand artist, Ananya Birla made her sensational debut performance on stage, belting out her single “Livin’ the Life”.

The highly infectious and up-tempo pop / dance single is produced and co-written by Internationally acclaimed music producer Jim Beanz who has previously worked with global superstars Nelly Furtado Cheryl Cole, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo to name a few.  “Livin’ the life” was recorded at Sunset Sound Studio, Pennsylvania. 

Says ANANYA “With Livin’ the life, I am following my dream. I’ve always loved music, and making music. The song is about finding who you are, because I believe that only by doing that, will you find happiness. For me I discovered I needed to try to spread love to others. For other people it might mean something else – playing football or looking at the sea. I believe that if you discover who you are really are, you can overcome any challenge.” 

With love for music since childhood, Ananya has been inspired by a number of International artists such as Ed Sheeran, The Fray, Cheryl Cole, Eminem, AR Rahman and Coldplay. Her debut single “Livin’ the life” features a strong point of view for those who walk through life seeking their own true path. The song demonstrates Ananya’s drive, creativity, passion to help others overcome challenges. Her hope is that its heart-felt lyrics, melodies and dance-inducing rhythms, will inspire the same spirit of self-realization among listeners.

The music video of the song, shot on the beautiful Santa Catalina Island in California, is equally inspiring as it showcases a visual representation of the song’s impactful theme. The video is directed by international director ROCK JACOBS whose previous work includes music videos for Skrillex, Marilyn Manson, Lil Wayne, The Game, Ice Cube, The Vamps, J Cole, Iyaz and Rick Ross.

Ananya Birla’s debut International single “Livin’ the life” is now available worldwide across digital platforms exclusively on Universal Music Group.

About Ananya Birla

Ananya was just 17 when she founded Svatantra Microfinance, an initiative to help make rural entrepreneurs in India, especially women, more economically self-sufficient. She followed that with Mpower – an initiative to empower people dealing with mental health disorders. Most recently Ananya launched Curocarte – an online lifestyle platform bringing together makers of handmade goods and collectors of luxury from around the world.

Ananya’s accolades include Miss Vogue's ‘28 Geniuses under 28’, ‘Verve's 50 Power Women of 2016’ and ‘Forbes Asia's Women to Watch 2016’, amongst others. 

‘DYUTI’ FOR GENERATING EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN IN THE JEWELLERY INDUSTRY

FICCI ladies Organisation (FLO),  an exclusive women's wing of the apex business body will unveilits start up initiative ‘DYUTI’ , a multi-level marketing business model for generating employment for women in the jewellery industry which is currently dominated by men across the nation on November 15, 2016.

“Dyuti’ start up initiative has been developed  under Swayam, E commerce- support cell set up by  FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) for women entrepreneurs seeking support for nurturing, setting up and managing their business. The business model ‘DYUTI’ has been created to enable women entrepreneurs to work from home and connect them with the jewellery industry as well as the related. services. “ said MS Vinita Bimbhet, President, FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) while launching the Dyuti initiative at an interactive session on  “Can business be an agent for change?”.

“FLO’s  support and mentorship cell ‘Swayam’ , an incubation centre for start ups targets only towards women entrepreneurs and  works as a tool to support aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs. Swayam panel consists of specialists who understand the needs of start ups with the potential to help women to grow their businesses, and in some cases change their lives. The objective of SWAYAM is to link the right mentors to women entrepreneurs in 15 locations Pan India.  DYUTI, under SWAYAM   is a step further in this direction” said Ms Bimbhet. 

 “ The word Dyuti, is synonymous with Goddess Laxmi and it  is an exclusive business model that has been designed to create entrepreneurial opportunities for women who are successfully managing their households or jobs and want to earn some extra money" said Ms Bela Badhalia, FLO Governing Body Member and Past Chairperson of FLO Jaipur Chapter who has conceptualised the initiative. 

On the occasion of the launch an interesting panel discussion on “Can Business be an Agent for Change?”  will also be organised.  The eminent panellists will be  Princess Diya Kumari, MLA Sawai Madhopur, Jaipur; Raveena Tandon, Actor, Producer, Columnist & former model and Kalyani Saha Chawla, Entrepreneur. occasion.

PANELISTS

PRINCESS DIYA KUMARI OF JAIPUR, MLA, SAWAI MADHOPUR

Princess Diya Kumari, born into the illustrious royal family of Jaipur, is one of the most accomplished women of modern India. With admirable dexterity she manages her numerous business ventures, school, museums and NGOs, while devoting a large part of her time to developing her constituency of Sawai Madhopur (a large area including Sawai Madhopur City and vast stretches of backward rural areas, along with the Ranthambore National Forest and Tiger Reserve) as an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan.

A connoisseur of art and culture, Princess Diya Kumari takes an active part in promoting traditional arts, music and dance. She has been actively associated with several NGOs and organizations involved in charity and social works. In 2013 she established the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation (www.pdkf.org) with an objective of empowering women and men through Vocational training, education, and livelihood generation.         

RAVEENA TANDON, ACTOR, PRODUCER, COLUMNIST AND A FORMER MODEL

Actor, producer, columnist and a former model, Raveena Tandon, is a mother of two adorable children Rasha and Ranbirvardhan.  Raveena is a multi-talented and multi-faceted individual who lives every moment with full zest. Actively involved with Unicef for the girl child and DAIRRC anti-drug organisation with Dr Yusuf Merchant . Brand ambassador of PETA, IDA, The Spina Bifida Association as well as the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood.

Raveena won National Award for Daman which was based on women empowerment. And grabbed the Best Actress award at the Indian Film Festival of Houston and Chicago for the movie”Shobhnas seven nights". Recieved the Awadh  Samman Puruskar in 2002. Awarded the Dadasaheb phalke award in 2016. Won the ICONIC award in 2016 and also won an award at the festival of globe for her work for the girl child.

Her next release is Onir's 'Shab' and Ashtar Sayed's 'Matr,' which deals with violence against women

KALYANI SAHA CHAWLA , ENTREPRENEUR

Kalyani Saha Chawla's keen business sense is complemented by her flair for communications, which comes together for Koi. Her entrepreneurial strength, lies in her 36O-degrce, multi-faceted experience in the Indian retail market,

As the Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Christian Dior Couture India, she built the brand as the most visible in India. Kalyani leveraged her associations with the elite, the political community, national opinion makers and A-list Bollywood personalities to further the brand awareness, maintaining a Number One ranking, tracked by LVMH Media Tracking, consistently for ten years.

Kalyani began her career in Sales & Marketing at Oberoi Hotels and improved the operating parameters of the hotels globally. She also set up the flagship Trident chain of hotels in Chennai. Following this, she joined Indian Express as the Branch Manager, achieved advertising revenue targets and reported from the southern region.

The journey of The Entrepreneur started with "Kalyani", a first-of-its-kind lifestyle boutique in Kolkata for art, artefacts, home decor and her self-designed in do-western collection.

Her move to Delhi saw the launch of Montage Arts, selling contemporary Indian Art and later an export house for fashion accessories designing and manufacturing for Harrods, GaIleries Lafayette, Jean Paul Gaultier, Celine, Zara, Mango, LIB Bennett, Phase Eight, Jigsaw and Ralph Lauren amongst others.

BoF500, the bible of the industry, listed Kalyani as one of the most influential people shaping global fashion industry in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

She was also invited to travel with the former President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil, on her business delegation to Austria and Switzerland in 2011 and was awarded the FICCI Jury's Award in the field of Entrepreneurship in 2013 and the "Devi" award by the Sunday Standard for her contribution to the luxury market in India.

Kalyani has been a columnist for Economic Times, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Magna Publications.