ALIA BHATT RELEASES RESCUED GREEN SEA TURTLE INTO THE SEA. ANNOUNCES HER ECOLOGICAL INITIATIVE:COEXIST

On Sunday, Alia Bhatt visited the Dahanu Forest Division Office to release ‘Queen’ a rescued green sea turtle, back into the sea. Alia said it was especially moving for her to do this on the occasion of Mothers Day as the turtle was returning to her kids and to mother nature. In India, green sea turtles are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. In the last seven years, the forest department together with a local wildlife rescue organization, Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare Association (WCAWA), have rescued and released over 140 sea turtles among other wildlife. 

Speaking about the rescue, Alia said ‘Queen was found dehydrated, entangled in a fishing net, her body ridden with leeches. Thanks to the efforts put in by Dr. Dinesh Vinherkar and the team at WCAWA (Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare Association), Queen has got a second chance at life. The WCAWA team is working closely with the Dahanu Forest Division Office and the locals to protect wildlife in the region. Each of us must be aware that our actions are affecting the environment. Plastic in our oceans and discarded fishing nets are a potential health hazard to our marine life. We need to start showing compassion, start taking responsibility and start saving our planet. We must coexist flora, fauna, oceans and man- because this planet is not ours alone." 

It is with this goal of coexistence between man, animal and nature, that Alia has undertaken an initiative to educate and engage communities into making the world a better place. "Through Coexist, we shall work towards reducing man-animal conflict, by raising awareness . Those who are as passionate about this cause as I am, could visit our facebook page to know more.” 

About Coexist

Today, the conflict between man and other living beings rages across all continents and beneath our oceans, with the survival of a species being at stake. While man is the largest contributor to ecological imbalance, he also has the ability to have a positive influence on our ecosystem.

Alia Bhatt envisions a world in which man lives in harmony with animals and nature. She believes that each one of us has a responsibility towards our planet and it is time for action. To COEXIST is the first step in this direction.

To know more, please visit the Coexist facebook page : www.facebook.com/ToCoexist

Irrfan Khan hosts a screening of Hindi Medium for Hindi Language teachers in Mumbai

Hindi Medium’ actors Irrfan Khan and Deepak Dobriyal along with Producer Dinesh Vijan hosted a special screening of their upcoming movie ‘Hindi Medium’ for Hindi teachers.They wanted to give the teachers a firsthand viewing experience of the movie and wanted to know their views about the way they have tried to give importance to the Hindi language in the movie. The teachers were asked as to what they feel about English having more emphasis over the other local languages in India.Irrfan’s film ‘Hindi Medium’ revolves around the backdrop of the nursery school admissions, Hindi medium is the story of every single parent in the country who wants to give their child the best education possible.

With Captain Jack Sparrow back in action, here’s a look at Johnny Depp’s iconic roles throughout the years

Maverick superstar Johnny Depp returns to the big screen as the iconic, swashbuckling anti-hero Jack Sparrow in the all-new “Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge.” The rip-roaring adventure finds down-on-his-luck Captain Jack feeling the winds of ill-fortune blowing strongly his way when deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle bent on killing every pirate at sea—notably Jack. Jack's only hope of survival lies in the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it he must forge an uneasy alliance with Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario), a brilliant and beautiful astronomer, and Henry (Brenton Thwaites), a headstrong young sailor in the Royal Navy. At the helm of the Dying Gull, his pitifully small and shabby ship, Captain Jack seeks not only to reverse his recent spate of ill fortune, but to save his very life from the most formidable and malicious foe he has ever faced. 

Johnny Depp has played the quirky Jack Sparrow for four successful Pirates movies and in honor of return of Captain Jack Sparrow, let us walk down memory lane and have a look at some of the other marvelous roles that Johnny Depp has played without a hitch. 

1.       Edward Scissorhands, Edward Scissorhands

His best performance had to be when he collaborated with his longtime friend and colleague Tim Burton. This is by far the best that either of them have done which can be clearly seen. Apparently Depp is Burton’s muse which helps with the vivid imagination like paying homage top Frankenstein myth or deliver a dark fairy tale for ages or just write a love story for Depp and Winona Ryder. This role of Depp taps everything that he does naturally as a performer and a person as well. 

2.       Donnie Brasco, Donnie Brasco 

This role is regarded as his second best performance in his acting career to date. The best part about this role is the way he plays both sides of Brasco’s coin so well, one being the dutiful undercover cop who sacrifices his family and the other being the ‘Wise Guy’ who need to make inroads with a criminal organization if he hopes to succeed. Depp tries and dabbles in a genre where he could be conventional in the movie and puts just enough pressure on the dialogue or scene to instantly elevate it. 

3.       Raoul Duke, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas 

A true performer knows how difficult it is to successfully play and give justice to a character in a drug induced haze. The movie is definitely a mess but Depp’s performance is both pretentious and restrained. This is a terrific high wire walk by a performer enamored with his material. 

4.       Sam, Benny & Joon 

This is the closest that Depp had come to filming a rom-com only he did not compromise his dominant strangeness to fit the need of the script. Depp’s role and performance as Sam is one big beating heart of eccentric whimsy and starring opposite him is the beautiful Mary Stuart Masterson.

5.       Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 

Johnny Depp’s commitment to the role of eccentric chocolatier is weird enough and weird enough that he almost singlehandedly argues for the reboot’s existence. He has proper contempt for the brats on his tour. I like this Chocolate Factory, and I love what Depp does with Wonka. 

6.       Tom Hanson, 21 Jump Street 

This role established Depp as a heartthrob, a household name and a dependable actor who could explore movie roles eventually. He notoriously reprised his role in the recent 21 jump street comedy reboot which proved that even Depp knew how important the authorization was to his eventual career.

Max 2 Highlights and Listings 17th- 31st May 2015

WED	2017-05-17	7:00:00 PM	KYO KII... MAIN JHUTH NAHIN BOLTA
THU	2017-05-18	7:00:00 PM	TAHALKA
FRI	2017-05-19	7:00:00 PM	TANGO CHARLIE
SAT	2017-05-20	7:00:00 PM	HAATIM TAI
SUN	2017-05-21	7:00:00 PM	AAMDANI ATTHANNI KHARCHA RUPAIYA
MON	2017-05-22	7:00:00 PM	MASTKALENDER
TUE	2017-05-23	7:00:00 PM	CHALO ISHQ LADAAYE
WED	2017-05-24	7:00:00 PM	MEHNDI
THU	2017-05-25	7:00:00 PM	JEET
FRI	2017-05-26	7:00:00 PM	INDIAN
SAT	2017-05-27	7:00:00 PM	TIRANGAA
SUN	2017-05-28	7:00:00 PM	MUNNA BHAI M.B.B.S.
MON	2017-05-29	7:00:00 PM	SUHAAG
TUE	2017-05-30	7:00:00 PM	POLICEWALA GUNDA
WED	2017-05-31	7:00:00 PM	QAHAR

The Chocolate Room store awarded fastest-growing cafe chain 2017 by 94.3 MY FM

The Chocolate Room, a specialist chocolate indulgence cafe which forayed into the Indian market in 2007, was awarded the fastest-growing cafe chain 2017 by 94.3 MY FM. It aims to spread a chocolate culture across the globe. 
It is currently on an expansion spree, with over 228 outlets in 63 cities, including Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Gurgaon, Lucknow, New Delhi, Pune, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, offering over 250 food products. 
It is recognisable by its cuddle cup and other characteristic beakers. It provides comforting receptacles in which it offers a host of hot and chilled comfort drinks and foods, such as the cold Slurpee, which can be combined with a variety of sweet or savoury snacks. 
The menu at India’s most popular chocolate café chain boasts of various flavours of Italian hot chocolate, chocolate fondues, chocolate melting pots, and a variety of chocolate cakes, waffles and Belgian chocolates. 
It also includes Mexican Bells, fusion sandwiches, burgers, pancakes, frozen coffee, fruit frappers, chocktails, side serves, sundaes, colada, iced tea, waffle wonders, affogato, pastries and desserts.