Father- Son duo "Bappi Lahiri & Bappa Lahiri" brings one of the oldest and the biggest Durga Puja- North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samiti 2016 in Mumbai 

          The festival of Durga Puja is colored with devotional zeal, mythological legends, detailed rituals, extravagant pandals and magnificent tableaus of the divine Mother Goddess coming with her children Ganesh, Kartik, Lakshmi and Saraswati from Kailash to Dharti (her parent's  home). As the festival of Maa Durga is approaching, the father- son duo- Bappi Lahiri and Bappa Lahiri brings one of the oldest and the biggest Durga Puja- North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samiti 2016 in Mumbai to seek the blessings of Maa Durga.

          Legendary singer- Bappi Lahiri has been associated with this puja since his childhood as his parents Shri. Aparesh Lahiri and Shrimati. Bansari Lahiri were also members of this puja which was started by Padmashri Sasadhar Mukerji and Smt . Satirani Mukerji . The tradition continues from generation to generation of making this puja “GHARUA PUJA” (family puja) where all are welcome to seek the blessings of Maa Durga "We have been following the traditions set by our elders from generation to  generation. Our puja is well known as a "GHARUA PUJA" which means all are welcome to become a part of our puja family. We welcome each & everyone to be a part of North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samiti family and seek the blessings of Maa Durga"

        Bappa Lahiri says “Durga Puja is one of the most important festivals of Bengali. It's a tradition we are following since years, and being the third generation in my family, I am continuing the legacy. It's an occasion where the family comes together and celebrates the festival. We have an AC pandal which is one of the largest pandal in Mumbai. We welcome each & everyone with open heart to seek the blessings of Maa".

Besides being one of the oldest & biggest Durga Puja in Mumbai, the biggest attraction is Maa Durga's idol being 17 feet in height and weighs 5 tonnes, making her the tallest and heaviest Murti in Mumbai.

RUMOURS TO REST! Director Anil Sharma clarifies the new about the female lead in the film "Genius"

          A while ago Director Anil Sharma announced his second directorial "Genius" staring his son Utkarsh Sharma who will debut with the film. However, the Gadar director is in search for a female lead for the film and not while ago he launched a website  www.aspcasting.com & www.genuiscasting.comwhere girls aspiring to make it big in Bollywood can enroll themselves and get the big ticket to the land of dreams to be casted as the female lead in the film. But to Anil Sharma's surprise there are a lot rumours surrounding the female lead of the film. 

             

Putting all the rumours to rest, Anil Sharma says "There are plenty of rumors around the casting of my film GENIUS . I would not like to comment on any of it. I would just like to say that we have invited entries for a new face on our websitegeniuscasting.com. The last date of entries is October 15. I will finalize my female lead only post that.  At this moment the only finalized lead cast is my son Utkarsh Sharma" 

After launching seven actresses in the industry, Anil Sharma will bring the best on board.

Model actress Shree Rajput and Ekta jain shoots for Durga puja at Shree Sutram studio,Goregaon.

Ekta jain and Shree Rajput who are from Gujrat and doing great work in Bollywood and TV industry got some time for photo shoot for Durga Puja.Shree Sutram shot the pics .Shree Rajput was recently seen in Saudagar serial and ad film with Arbaaz Khan.Her film Miss Khiladi is releasing on 14th October all over.

Swatch opens its first corporate store in Mumbai

Radhika Apte inaugurates the store at Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla

         Making the brand experience more enticing to its consumers in the city, Swatch today opened its first corporate store at Phoenix Marketcity-Kurla, Mumbai, with celebrated actress Radhika Apte. On this occasion the brand showcased its latest collections – Fall Winter 2016 and Sistem51 Irony.

 Flaunting her new Swatch Multi Collage, Radhika Apte said, "I have always been a great fan of Swatch and it’s a great honour for me to inaugurate Swatch’s first corporate store.  I am floored by the sheer grandness of the store and the plethora of choices that it offers. In fact I was given a choice from nearly 100 watches from the Fall Winter Collection to choose this Swatch that I have been presented today.”

 Swatch will open its own mono-brand boutiques in the most important cities in India, and plans to open additional Swatch shops in the coming years by selecting the best locations in several cities.

Fall Winter 2016 & Sistem51 Irony

Emerging from its roots as the automatic watch for everyone, the new Sistem51 Irony is for people who value clean, classic design, while the Fall Winter 2016 Collection explores six different themes in contemporary Swatch style. For all there is know about the latest collections, please visit: 

https://www.swatch.com/press/sistem51irony

https://www.swatch.com/press/fall-winter-2016

Turkey Tourism conducts ‘Destination Turkey’ workshop

           The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism in collaboration with the Association of Turkish Travel Agents and Turkish Hoteliers Federation, conducted an eight-city roadshow titled ‘Destination Turkey Workshop’ for the travel trade in India. The roadshow was held on September 26 in Mumbai; September 27 in Bangalore; September 28 in Kolkata; September 29 in Lucknow; September 30 in Delhi; October 1 in Ahmedabad; October 3 in Hyderabad; and concluded on October 4 in Chennai. The workshop saw an attendance of 35 participants from Turkey comprising of leading travel agents and hoteliers besides Turkish Airlines.

              The roadshow received an overwhelming response as more than 150 agents attended in each city. Apart from the valuable B2B interactions, more than 100 frontline staff from various travel agencies in all eight cities participated in the ‘Destination Turkey Trainings’ conducted by the Ministry.

             

The workshop began with a welcome address by Mr Ozgur Ayturk, Coordinator, Ministry of Culture and Tourism Turkey . A destination presentation was also conducted by Association of Turkish Travel Agencies which focussed on Turkey as an ideal destination for leisure, honeymooners and golf.

Speaking about India as a market, Ozgur Ayturk said, “India is a very important market for us. We have seen a good response from India over the years. The eight-city roadshow was conducted to increase destination awareness and highlight the new attractions in Turkey. We hope this event will also add positive impact and further increase the Indian footfall in Turkey.”

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INDUSTRIALIST & PHILANTHROPIST DR. ANEEL MURARKA FELICITATED WITH "APPRECIATION FOR SOCIAL FILM" ATLOCATIONS EXHIBITION CONFERENCE & AWARDS

       Dr. Aneel Murarka who has been instrumental in leading the change and implementing a dynamic vision for building a greater India was awarded with "Appreciation For Social Film" at "Locations Exhibition Conference & Awards 2016"for his short film #dontlethergo, Directed by- Pradeep Sarkar, Featuring-  KanganaRanaut playing Laksmi goddess, Ravi Kishan, Isha Koppikar, Omkar Kapoor voice over by Amitabh Bachchan. 

An eminent industrialist, educationalist and philanthropist, under Dr. Aneel Murarka’s guidance and able leadership #dontlethergo received a brilliant response. Elated about being awarded with "Appreciation For Social Film" at "Locations Exhibition Conference & Awards 2016"he says 'I am so happy to have received this award. I would consider this award to inspire individuals, groups, organisations, and corporations to share their resources, time, and expertise to bring about a higher level of community” 

 With his decades of philanthropic & educational experience, Dr. Aneel Murarka has his association with more than 35 colleges imparting quality learning in all disciplines with international standards. One of his passion is also providing platform for talented youth, and he has been instrumental in organizing Inter-Collegiate competitions in various spheres like debating, quizzes, singing, dance from his college days itself.

 Dr. Aneel Murarka spearheads the support and encouragement of community development projects like: Education and training, care and welfare of young people; Assistance to sick and needy young people, orphanages, research projects, medical care of children and young people.  Some portion of income is spent for social uplifting. 

 Some of the NGOs where is actively involved in supporting their activities through donations, fund raising, and guiding them are NGOs like ALERT India, NASEOH,  Rajasthani Mandal, Gokuldham, and Hum Aawaz.

His motto is to grow, grow and grow, not just on the business front, but through this growth give back to the society and help develop the society.

Kumar Sanu and Sanchiti Sakat recorded a romantic song for album Chakwa

Kumar Sanu and Sanchiti Sakat recorded a romantic song for  album Chakwa produced and lyrics by Laxman Maske, music by Sanjayraj Gaurinandan.Singer Suresh Wadkar, Kumar Sanu, Vaishali Made Sanchiti Sakat , Vaishnavi & Laxman Maske have sung for this album.