गेट फिट थ्रू स्पोर्ट्स फाउन्डैशन और रोटरी क्लब औफ़ बॉमबे एर्पोर्ट द्वारा आयोजित जुहू हाफ़ मैराथन के दौरान अल्का केलकर-डेप्यूटी मेअर, विजय अंबाटी-प्रेज़िडन्ट,रोटरी क्लब औफ़ बॉमबे एर्पोर्ट, भरत कपाड़िया-गेट फिट थ्रू स्पोर्ट्स फाउन्डैशन, भूपेन छेडा, अभिनेता जितेंद्र और कुणाल कपूर, संदीप तर्कस औऱ अतुल पारेख

“WE CARE”, an EEMA Initiative Celebrating Women on International Women’s Day

The Event and Entertainment Management Association (EEMA), has been championing a key initiative entitled WE CARE focused on safety and an environment of equality for Women in Events, Entertainment and Media. The initiative which was launched recently has gained considerable traction and support from across the industry with all major event agencies signing up to participate and implement the WE CARE programme.

Marking the International Women's Day scheduled on March 8th 2017, WE CARE, an EEMA initiative will be hosting an event which celebrates Women in Events, media and hospitality and will also highlight the role that they are playing as well as the challenges that they face. The event is all set to take place at Taj Land’s End Hotel and will see dignitaries from verticals like, film, sports, politics, and business who will interact with the high-profile guests who largely comprise of decision makers.

200 prominent women leaders from across the events, media, advertising, hospitality and the corporate world are being invited. The event will also include a captivating Story Teller Session curated and moderated by Roshan Abbas, CMD of EEMA.

In line with the vision of provide a safe and conducive work environment for women in the media industry, WE CARE is  announcing a ‘Helpline’ to aid and assist women in the domains of harassment and mental distress. A set of professional counsellors have been enrolled to provide assistance. Calls coming to the helpline (01149694998) will be answered by trained personnel who will then redirect them to the concerned person. There are redressal committees at regional levels instituted to enable the process.

With Women comprising almost 50% of the work force in the events, hospitality and media industry, the initiative has become extremely important and EEMA is now actively promoting the initiative among the larger community embracing the fraternity from advertising, marketing, media, communication, entertainment and hospitality. Needless to say, considerable positive support has already been garnered.

A number of talented personalities are set to share their inspirational stories at the event – Meera Rajput Kapoor, Meghna Gulzar, Mini Mathur, Barkha Dutt, Divya Palat, Eika Banerjee, Cathy O’Dowd, Gayatri Yadav and Arnab Goswami to name a few. There will also be some enthralling performances by Ankit Tiwari, Neeti Mohan, Nicola Johansson, Merlin D’souza and Benny Dayal.

Speaking on the occasion, Sabbas Joseph, EEMA President and Founder-Director of Wizcraft International, said, “WE CARE by EEMA is such a proactive initiative whose time has come. It ensures that we create an environment to enable that women can deliver to their full potential.”

The evening is indeed going to be packed with many surprises which laud the many achievements of these women from across different walks of life. With the leaders in the business putting their weight behind it, the effort is to make WE CARE a highly relevant and compelling movement, a game changer, a part of the evolutionist theory, credible and in the “Let’s do it together spirit”.

Shemaroo Entertainment and Radio Nasha screen Amitabh Bachchan’s classic movie “DON”

Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd and 91.9 FM Radio Nasha recently screened the classic movie “Don” at Deepak Cinema, Lower Parel.  Shemaroo Entertainment’s FilmiGaane YouTube channel, Radio Nasha along with celebrities like Chandra Barot (director of the film Don), Lyricist Sameer (whose father Anjaan wrote the film’s songs), Babla (who assisted his brothers Kalyanji Anandji in the film’s music), Viju Shah (Son of Kalyan ji who played the synthesiser at the age of 14) and Nitin Shankar (Musician & percussionist) among others celebrated the era of retro music. RJ Rohini, the host of the evening, not only entertained the audience but took them on a nostalgic ride and revisited the era.  

DON, released in 1978, became a cult film that has inspired remakes & also a successful franchise. It was directed by Chandra Barot. The film features the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan and the beautiful Zeenat Aman in the lead. Other actors included Pran, Iftekhar, Helen, Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Kamal Kapoor. It was the third-highest grossing Bollywood movie of 1978, and was classified a golden jubilee by Box Office India. 

Filmi Gaane, India’s No. 1 retro music Youtube channel is a treat for every music lover and Bollywood connoisseurs! The YouTube channel features chart buster songs from super-hit movies like Anand, Don, Bobby, Mughal-E-Azam etc. It is sure to take one down the memory lane of the Golden Era of Film Music, right from the 1950s through the 1990s. It provides an audio-visual pleasure enabling one to listen to one’s favourite songs and also watch them in their original ‘avatars’, by way of their picturisations on the legendary stars. 

The original videos of songs are also available at Shemaroo’s Filmi Gaane App available for android and iPhone users. So what are you waiting for? Download the app now!

Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee to adopt two girls

Popular couple Gurmeet Choudhary and his wife Debina Bonnerjee is all set to embrace parenthood. 

During the auspicious Holi week, the actors have decided to drive down to Jarampur, a small village in Bihar (Gurmeet's hometown) to adopt two girls

​P​ooja and Lata, aged six and nine. 

Gurmeet's parents -mother Anmol, who is a Hindi school teacher and father Sitaram who is a retired army officer -are settled there and that's where Pooja, an orphan, was living with her uncle and first cousin Lata. But last year Lata's father passed away and the two girls moved in with a distant relative. 

“After hearing about their plight from my mother I discussed them with my wife. Debina agreed with me that it was time to give the kids a home, a deserving education and my last name,” says Gurmeet. 

The initial plan was to support them financially but then remembering his own childhood in Jarampur, which was without electricity for months during the monsoons and where life was difficult without proper amenities, Gurmeet decided to adopt them. 

“All the paperwork is done. We will be going to Jarampur for the final signatures after Holi. It is a two-day process. Everybody, including my parents, keeps asking me when I'm planning a baby. Well, its official now, I'm bringing home two daughters and we couldn't be more excited,” Gurmeet informs.

Sonam Kapoor ​confesses that​​ ​her favourite book to read is Bhagwat Gita

​Sonam Kapoor admits that she's always the best dressed on any red carpet and talks about ​facing ​body shaming!

​Sonam Kapoor is the fashionsita of Bollywood and she doesn't shy away from that tag. Being her happy, bubbly self, she revealed some interesting facts about her​self like how her parents don't approve of some boyfriends she has had and how her favourite read is Bhagwat Gita with YouTuber Hanee Chavan on this link:

​Sonam Kapoor who is known to always have a foot in the mouth moment expresses herself on the show saying that in this country, even speaking your mind is illegal! She also admits that has never said anything to hurt ​anyone and for her there is nothing called as "brutally honest" as honesty is the kindest thing you can do to someone. 

She goes on to explain how Gita talks about Dharma and Adharma and thats what she truly follows in her life, thus Bhagwat Gita being her favourite book to read. She agrees to being a feminist but also says that being a feminist does not mean you cant dress pretty! 

Sonam reminisces her teenage days and how she faced body shaming. She urges teenagers to take care of their body and be healthy! She also admits that she has stopped drinking.