CM Shri Uddhav Thackeray along with Dharmendra, Mr. Sanjay Barve, Commissioner of Police and  Pravin Talan launched Mumbai Police Calendar 

Mumbai Police Calendar 2020, lensed by ace photographer Pravin Talan, was launched by Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Sh. Uddhav Thackeray along with legendary Bollywood superstar Dharmendra and Commissioner of Police, Mumbai Mr. Sanjay Barve, at the grand event Umang  in presence of the top Bollywood stars and families of policemen.

The highly coveted calendar has become a collector’s item over the years with its breath-taking visuals and rich emotions. It is widely regarded as a fine blend of art, action, and emotions. Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, Mr. Sanjay Barve said, “Mumbai Police loves, understands and cares for Mumbaikars, & draws its strength from the indomitable spirit of this city. Safeguarding & managing this maximum city is a colossal task. This calendar captures the motley moods of Mumbaikars along with the men & women from Mumbai Police that serve & secure them.”

The 2020 calendar also features the exciting new additions to the city police force such as the highly admired sniffer dogs, Belgian Malinois, to the K9 unit, Mounted Police Unit and use of Drones for aerial surveillance. The ceremonial uniform for the Mounted Police Unit has been designed by celebrated designer Manish Malhotra.

Mumbai Police has inspired many Bollywood films and the cover page of the calendar looks nothing less than a film poster featuring in the lead, the reassuring face of a policewoman signifying more women power. The calendar has been shot at varied interesting backdrops ranging from the fishing village to college campus, Worli Sea Link to Mantralya and captures many heartwarming moments.  One of the best things about the calendar is that photographer Pravin Talan has retained its freshness and appeal over the last five years choosing something new to showcase every time.

Pravin Talan was also felicitated by Mr. Thackeray at the event on behalf of Mumbai Police for his invaluable contribution to creating unique and inspiring images of defense and police forces across the country. He has the unique distinction of having photographed nearly all the special forces of India, covering many borders and treacherous terrains.

Associate photographer Rupali Sagar said, “It’s very difficult to come up with unique shots every year but then Mumbai Police always has so much to offer and Jt. Commissioner of Police (Law & Order), Mr. Vinay Choubey, who oversaw the entire creative process, guided us at every step.”

A copy of the calendar was presented to the Bollywood superstars like Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan at the event, who showed it off with much pride out of love and respect for the city police force.

Launching ‘SHOUT’ – a voice-triggered complete safety feature by VAOO

KAPIL DEV & ASHA DEVI (NIRBHAYA'S MOTHER) TEAM UP AND SUPPORT VAAO APPLICATION'S 'INITIATIVE TO ENSURE A DRASTIC DROP IN THE CRIME RATE AGAINST WOMEN’.

Post the launch of the sensational VAOO app - taking the online cabs and digital ads a notch higher, Abhineet Pathak (CEO, VAOO) along with Kapil Dev (Brand Ambassador, VAOO) & Asha Devi (brave Nirbhaya's mother) will be launching a brand new feature ‘SHOUT’.

SHOUT is an in-app feature of the VAOO app. It enables users to ask for professional help in an apprehensive situation or an ambush immediately. All one has to do is to SHOUT (loud enough to be detected by the cell-phone) to trigger the rescue response. This is a voluntary service from VAOO.

The Inconvenient Truth
1. Presently no applications or services are quipped in tackling crimes in real-time.
2. Most people involved in the crime against women are repeat offenders & fearless from the system. This is mainly due to the fact that 95% of the cases are not reported.
3. Victims are reluctant to approach the legal/enforcement authorities for embarrassment or harassment.
4. Most instances of minor eve-teasing go un-reported encouraging perpetrators to engage in heinous crimes.

With SHOUT, VAOO takes control and initiative on each case. With a dedicated control room & team with a network of 20k+ cabs, VAOO ensures each case is reported & VAOO team tracks and rescues each victim.

The steps are as below:
ACTIVATE- Shout | Alarm| Notify. Users may ask for help from VAOO just by shouting. One may also ring a siren or notify silently by tapping on the SOS button.

ACTION- Track | Co-ordinate| Rescue. VAOO notifies and co-ordinates with the authorities & the user's family/friends. VAOO ensures the rescue of the victim by sending all the nearest VAOO cab(s) to the user's location.

ASSURE- Drop off | Confirm| Report. Once the user is rescued, VAOO cabs give him/her a ride home/hospital. All the data of the incidents under VAOO is available for the user.

‘SHOUT’ lists the reason why the feature is the safest for women under dangerous & non-conducive circumstances:

1. Our 20k strong cab network across Mumbai is tactically leveraged
2. Each case is reported. This will generate the fear of getting caught
3. Revealing the identity of the 'user' is subject to his/her discretion
4. The equipment (a cell-phone) and activity (to shout) to raise an alarm is accessible and pragmatic for everyone
5. One can avail of this feature even if they are in VAOO cabs or using VAOO services
6. All the pieces of evidence/recordings under VAOO will be freely available to the police/victim for reporting/proving the crime
7. The rescue action is immediate, effective and coordinated by a specially trained operators
8.  It's a voluntary service from VAOO Cabs.

Once the user is rescued, VAOO cab gives him/her a ride home/hospital. All the data of the incident under VAOO is available for the user's perusal.

Elaborating about the mission & vision of the feature, Abhineet Pathak, CEO of VAOO said "Safety of Women has become a major issue in India now. When the crime rates against women in the country are on a rise, most of the applications or services available in India are primarily focused on women or precautions to be taken by women. VAOO is taking a different and more effective take by focusing to generate fear in the criminal's minds by reporting each case with our slogan "AB DARNE KI BARI HAI UNKI". With each case reported to authorities, criminals will think twice before committing any such crime. We want to give power to women to be fearless. SHOUT is our honest effort to eradicate atrocities against women".

COMPLETION ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FILM "KABAAD- THE COIN"

Banner - MBN Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.; Director: Varadraj Swami; Producer - Meena Negi, Babban Negi; Co-Produced by- Deepak Prajapat.

Cast- Vivaan Shah , Zoya Afroz , Bhagwan Tiwari, Abhishek Bajaj, Atul Srivastava, Imran Hasnee, Yashashri Masurkar.

27th January 2020 in Mumbai- Varadraj Swami, who has penned the critically acclaimed film Manjhi the mountain is all set to treat the audience with his next film "KABAAD- THE COIN".

"KABAAD- THE COIN" is the first film ever made on the historic Ram- Siya Coin. The team of "KABAAD- THE COIN" has explored a subject never featured before in Bollywood.

Playing a Ragman (Kabadi) in the film, Vivaan took 90 days to understand & adapt the nuances & play the role to his utmost perfection. Vivaan along with the director Varadraj Swami used to interact with Ragmen to get in the skin of his character. In fact, Vivaan invited his mother Ratna Pathak on the sets of the film to show her how he is shaping his character. Vivaan also tanned himself to look like the character.

Calling Vivaan a director's delight, Varadraj Swami said "Acting runes in his blood. He comes from a family of brilliant actors. It is commendable that so early in his career, he is eager to experiment with his roles & choose a character that explores his credentials as an actor. He is a director's delight. His ideology is rare & genius, just like his father"

Producers of the film Meena Negi, Babban Negi &  Co-Producers Deepak Prajapat, said "No one has ever made a film on the Ram- Siya Coin. It is lost in the pages of our history. The film explores the human emotions of greed & how it damages relationships & ruins lives" 

Known to pick unconventional storylines every time he signs a film, Vivaan Shah says "Trying to play a kabaadiwala was a fascinating process. We have all observed hatgadi pullers on the road in our everyday life, but to truly replicate the nuances, body language and cadences of a Ragman required some focussed study and observation. The way they pull the cart or the calls they send out across the streets in order to sell their wares. It is all very specific and needed to be replicated authentically" further adds "In these, I played a servant boy, a driver, a waiter and a Dalit respectively. I would say Kabaad- The Coin belongs to a similar category where it has a proletarian hero. I find that more interesting than playing a big city boy or a privileged person. The director Varadraj Swami and the writer Shahzad Ahmed were of invaluable help to me in trying to render true the nuances, speech, and practices of a kabaadiwala. Also what the three of us had fun with was the Bumbaiya language. I'm playing a Maharashtrian character called Bandhan and I just had a blast speaking in Bumbaiya because that is the language I have grown up speaking with my friends on the street. It's a vernacular I am deeply familiar with and hopefully, I have been able to represent it authentically in the film" 

"I love both realistic and slightly fantastic cinema. It was an immense challenge to play a character that was outside the realm of my experience and also from different strata of society. I've played a working-class character about 4 times now. In 7 Khoon Maaf, Bombay Velvet, Laali ki Shaadi Mein laddoo Deewana and Coat" says Vivaan Shah. 

Writer:- Shahzad Ahmed, Varadraj Swami; Music Director- Sandesh Shandilya; Lyrics- Anil Pandey; Singers - Kailash Kher, Shasha Tirupati; Background Music- Bapi-Tutul; Director of Photography- Hari Nair; Editor: Balajee Tiwari; Executive Producer- Jitendra Kulkarni. 

 

"APEKSHA MUSIC" NEW SONG "CHINTAMANI" WITH SINGER "KAVITA PAUDWAL"

Apeksha Music yet again enthralled the audience with a spiritual offering for the youth of today titled-  "CHINTAMANI" sung by Kavita Paudwal in Marathi.

CHINTAMANI is a sublime, spiritual interpretation of the eternal devotion which is traditionally sung in praise of Lord Ganesha.

CHINTAMANI will light the lamps of knowledge and truth in the hearts and minds of the listeners so that they can dispel the forces of darkness within them and allow their innate brilliance and goodness to shine forth.

Ajay Jaswal of Apeksha Music said "We live in a world where we are constantly losing ourselves in the chaos of daily life. Chintamani's soulful rendition will gently reminds the listeners to free themselves from all the chintas, to reconnect with God & their families"
Kavita Paudwal said "The song signifies love, faith & devotion. It is an expression of devotion to God. It does not give momentary pleasure, it makes your soul happy"

Song: Chintamani; Singer: Kavita Paudwal; Music & Lyrics: Kishore Mohite; Director: Gautami Purushottam Berde; Edited: Gautami Purushottam Berde; Presented by: Apeksha Films & Music (Ajay Jaswal)

Can Immortality be achieved in this generation? “The

 

Secret of Liberation” book launched by Talat Aziz

 discusses the same.

 27^th January 2020, Mumbai: "THE SECRET OF LIBERATION" authored by Devaseer E. Lankadieu and published by Partridge India, was launched at the Mumbai Press Club. The book is compiled by Lankadieu for the people who will enter into Dharma Yuga or Millennium. His main aim is to spread the unadulterated truth of the almighty and the “Gospel of the Supreme Sacrifice” all over the world.

The launch was done by Paul Uphaz N. Lawrie, D. Nirmal Kumar, and M Prabhudas. The esteemed chief guests for the event were Singer & Composer Mr. Talat Aziz and Ms. Gauri Yadwadkar (A & R Head, Times Music). The author Mr. Devaaseer Lankadieu has been a proficient teacher of Indian scriptures. As the Bhagavad Gita verbalizes, “The person, who offers the highest love on Me, will teach the most profound Gospel of Supreme Sacrifice or Gita to My devotees and shall attain me there is no doubt about it. 

The readers will find the values of the “art of purification of the self.” The book includes 18 virtues that a human being needs to practice to attain the joy of peaceful living. The book reveals to its readers the secret to living an ideal life which is something that people seek clarity on for their whole lives. People in the past were aiming to procure health, wealth, joy, peace and the most aspired deathless life; but in vain. The craving for deathlessness was one thing that was not achieved by anybody on the planet. 

According to Devaseer Lankadieu, it paves the way for immortality. “The eighteen virtues mentioned in this book are like gems of a crown,” says Lankadieu “By practicing these virtues, one is sure to reach to achieve the goal of being immortal.”

Indian singer and musician Talat Aziz said, “Being a spiritual person myself, I was extremely curious about the book. It answers several questions that I as an individual had in mind about life and immortality.”

Mr. Shantanu Nagarkatti (MS Oncologist & Surgeon) said, “Lankadieu puts together 18 virtues in this book that teach you the perfect way to live a life that will generate joy and peace in abundance. It reveals secrets to living a life that is ideal, a life that everyone desires to have and to be able to achieve the ultimate goal that is Mukti towards the end of it”. He p

An excerpt from the book reads: ‘The Magnificent’ sustains the whole world, both animate and inanimate things. When we realize the mysterious power of the Creator, we will be filled every minute with gratitude. You must be always full of joy when your heart is full of gratitude for this life on earth.

'गोव्याच्या किनाऱ्याव' फेम सुहृद वार्डेकर आणि सायली यांचा 'दाह' चित्रपट 'व्हॅलेंटाईन डेे'ला होणार प्रदर्शित

एक विशेष दिवस असला की त्या विशेष दिवसाला सेलिब्रेट करण्यासाठी अनेक योजना केल्या जातात. असाच एक खूप स्पेशल दिवस फेब्रुवारी महिन्यात येतो आणि तो दिवस म्हणजे 'व्हॅलेंटाईन डे'. यंदाचा व्हॅलेंटाईन डे साजरा करण्यासाठी एक मराठी चित्रपट प्रदर्शित होणार आहे.

'गोव्याच्या किनाऱ्याव' फेम सुहृद वार्डेकर आणि मराठी चित्रपट आणि मालिकेतून प्रेक्षकांची मने जिंकणारी सायली संजीव यांचा चित्रपट 'दाह मर्मस्पर्शी कथा' येत्या 'व्हॅलेंटाईन डेे'ला म्हणजेच १४ फेब्रुवारीला प्रदर्शित होत आहे. सुहृद आणि सायली यांनी मराठी मनोरंजन सृष्टीत अनेक भूमिका साकारून प्रेक्षकांकडून पसंतची पावती मिळवली आहे. आणि दोघेही पुन्हा एकदा नव्या भूमिकेतून प्रेक्षकांचे मनोरंजन करण्यासाठी सज्ज झाले आहेत.

'दाह मर्मस्पर्शी कथा' या चित्रपटातून नात्यांच्या अनेक बाजू आणि नात्यांचे महत्त्व अधोरेखित करण्यात आले आहे. आपली किंवा परकी असा भेदभाव न करता प्रत्येक नात्यात मायेची, प्रेमाची भावना असते हे यामध्ये दाखवण्यात आले आहे.

युगंधर क्रिएशन्स प्रस्तुत आणि अनिकेत राजकुमार बडोले निर्मित ‘दाह’ या चित्रपटाचे दिग्दर्शन मल्हार गणेश यांनी केली आहे तर डॉ. सतिश (अतुल) सोनोने यांनी कथा लिहिली आहे. सायली संजीव आणि सुहृद यांच्यासह गिरीश ओक, राधिका विद्यासागर, यतिन कार्येकर, उमा सरदेशमुख, किशोर चौघुले यांच्या देखील महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका आहेत.

चित्रपटातील गाण्यांना संगीतकार प्रफुल्ल स्वप्निल यांनी  संगीत दिले आहे गीतकार मंदार चोळकर आणि तेजस रानडे यांनी गाण्यांचे बोल लिहिले आहेत. संगीतकार आणि गीतकार यांनी तयार केलेल्या गाण्यांना स्वप्नील बांदोडकर, मनिष राजगिरे, अनिरुध्द वानकर, बेला शेंडे आणि मधुश्री यांनी आवाज दिला आहे. पटकथा उन्मन बाणकर आणि कौस्तुभ सावरकर यांनी लिहिली आहे तर संवाद कौस्तुभ सावरकर यांचे आहेत. उमेश शिंदे हे कार्यकारी निर्माते आहे.

'दाह मर्मस्पर्शी कथा' १४ फेब्रुवारीला संपूर्ण महाराष्ट्रात प्रदर्शित होत आहे.