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Writer-Director Paritosh Painter To Bring Together Sangita Ghosh & Other Versatile Actors In Coconut Theatre’s 3Cheers – A Theatrical Play

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Writer-Director Paritosh Painter, known for his rustic yet contagious laughter-filled comedy and theatrics, is back with his next mega-production, Coconut Theatre’s 3Cheers, a satirical comic rollercoaster, produced by Rashmin Majithia and written-directed by Paritosh Painter. Starring Sangita Ghosh, Shweta Gulati, Paritosh Painter, Balwinder Singh Suri, Jayesh Thakkar and Vishal Kotian, Coconut Theatre’s 3Cheers is a play about Shree, Aditya and Manav; three friends who are Blind, Deaf and Dumb respectively… The characters are financially broke with a long list of creditors behind their back and the problem begins when the creditors hire a goon called Salim Supari to retrieve their money from the 3 friends.  Rashmin Majithia, Producer of Coconut Theatre’s 3Cheers avers, “We are expecting an overwhelming response from the audience. The plot of play is very funny and suitable for people of all the age groups. It shows situational comic moments and reactions of each character in

Zayed Khan & Sonnalli Seygall encourage thousands of Mumbaikars at Parinee Juhu Half Marathon 2020

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Promoting fitness in the long run, thousands of Mumbaikars assembled in the scenic heart of suburban Mumbai, Juhu. The Parinee Juhu half marathon was divided into two timed race events of 21km and 10km besides an untimed race of 4km, each of which culminated at the starting point, that is the Jamnabai Narsee School Grounds. With fitness icon Hrithik Roshan as the brand ambassador who has been imparting continual support since the inception of the marathon, this year, actors Zayed Khan and Sonnalli Seygall made their presence felt at the flag-off, bright and early at 5:30 in the morning! The route was through the tree-covered JVPD bylanes commencing from Jamnabai Narsee School Grounds, and crossing the iLoveMumbai sign, JW Marriott, Juhu Promenade to the newly renovated Lions Garden towards Bandra National College finally reaching Amarson store in Bandra and then taking U-turn from there to finally ending at Nana Nani Park – Versova. The fourth edition of the Parinee Juhu Hal

Kapil Sharma, David Dhawan, Madhur Bhandarkar lend support to FWICE's initiative to help film industry workers

FWICE  made a big announcement of housing plan for the film industry workers to make houses available for them at lower prices than the market rates. Elaborating on the housing plan,  FWICE  Treasurer Gangeshwar Srivastav said, “Under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojna we are building 50,000 houses in Shelu near Karjat, for those member workers of the film industry who don’t have a home. The members will be able to buy homes at prices much lower than the market rates.” FWICE  also distributed free groceries to those workers who don't have work anymore. The Federation also announced insurance policies worth rupees 3 lakh each for its members. Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar who was present at the  event  said, "It's a great initiative and I think more people from the industry should come forward and help this initiative. Although, there are some stars who provide support to these unions but don't make a big show-off about it." Echoing Bhandarkar,  FWICE  President BN Tiwari

The man behind the Tiktok trend of song 'Chann Vi Gawah' - Madhav Mahajan

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Madhav Mahajan, a doctor turned singer who has introduced a new wave in Punjabi Industry with his chartbuster Songs, 'Mann Baawreya' and ‘Chann Vi Gawah’. He is a young singing sensation who has lured fans all over the India. Madhav's song 'Chann Vi Gawah' became a tiktok trend. On YouTube, the song has garnered over 42 million views. "I connect my life stories with the songs I make. This is how I create my music," says Madhav Mahajan, who never took any kind of professional training. He learned how to play the guitar, harmonium, and other instruments all by himself. By the time he reached towards making his third song 'Mann Baawreya' he knew how to produce music for himself. Realizing his style of composition to differ from the mainstream, Madhav ventured into music production himself as he wants to create music that’s soft and soothing to hear. "My songs are a mixture of traditional and urban music and can connect with the audience.

Ranvir Shorey Nominated For ‘Best Supporting Actor’ For Sonchiriya At The 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards

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Known for his presence in cutting-edge cinema, actor Ranvir Shorey’s body of work is dotted with fashionably unconventional yet culturally resonant choices. An actor par excellence, who inhabits every character without any sign of strain, Ranvir Shorey has recently been nominated for the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for his role of Vakil Singh in Abhishek Chaubey’s Sonchiriya at the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards. Pegged to be one of the most memorable performances of his career, Ranvir Shorey who had prepared extensively for the character’s semantics, enthuses, “I am very happy that Sonchiriya has been nominated for the Filmfare Awards in the critic’s choice section and I am happy that the film is getting the acknowledgement it deserves, which it probably didn’t get as much at the box office. And I’m equally happy that I am nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category. It’s a happy surprise for me! But most of all, I am rooting for Sonchiriya because it is one film that I am very proud

Hollywood’s Grandeur Descends on Mumbai, Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge screening – A Star-Studded Affair

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A crime-thriller that follows a military veteran returning home to take up work in law enforcement is where Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge takes over the cinema go-ers mind! Executive Producer Tel K. Ganesan tapped Emmy nominated director Sam Logan Khaleghi to helm the filming of the unique supernatural crime thriller. Starring Nashville’s very own and South India’s favourite Nepoleon Duraisamy, Jesi Jensen, Bobby Laenen, John C. Forman, Grover McCants in stellar roles along with Jesse Dean as the Nain Rouge, the film also features Nathan Mathers, hip-hop czar Eminem’s younger brother, who makes his feature film debut as Detective Liam while Multi-Platinum recording artist Swifty McVay of D12 stars as well as contributes towards the original music.  The Mumbai premiere of Tel K Ganesan's film Devil's Night: Dawn of Nain Rouge at Cinetheque, Hotel Sahara Star, saw in attendance celebrities of the likes of Bappi Lahiri, Hiten Tejwani, Ishita Chauhan, Writer - Director