Payal Ghosh won't be part of Kangana"  show Lock-up which will be starting Feb 27th

Payal Ghosh reportedly was approached for the first season of the upcoming show Lock-up which will be hosted by Kangana Ranaut and will be on alt Balaji and MX. It promises a lot as it is being marketed as a no holds barred show and it will be on the OTT. And knowing how feisty a character Kangana is, it would have been very interesting to have someone of the pedigree of Payal in the show. We never know for the forthcoming seasons but she has confirmed that she won't be a part of season one which will be airing starting the 27th of February. The audience was super excited to see Payal in the show but they will have to wait for now. Let's see what Payal has to say. 

Here it is, "I will not be part of Kangana" show Lock-up. The major reason is that my films are lined up. We are finishing Red which has been affected due to the covid situation. That has to release super soon and then I am working on new York to Haridwar which is my passion project and I am fully immersed in it right now. There are classes that I am taking and I keep no stones unturned. But all my wishes to all the contestants there and to Kangana and Ekta Kapoor who is producing the show. I am sure it's going to be a major newsmaker and I would try and catch some glimpses of the show."

Well, it seems like even though she ain't part of the show, she has plenty in store for her audience. Payal is a terrific entertainer and she had vowed to entertain her audience. Looking forward to more coming from her.

 Unveiling of International award-winning artist Santanu Hazarika’s art exhibition "BLCK", curated by Bina Aziz, previews on Thursday 10th February 2022 at Gallery Art & Soul

Date- 10th– 28th February 2022

Shruti Interview & entry

Venue- Art & Soul, 1 Madhuli, Shiv Sagar Estate, Dr. Annie Besant Rd, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400018

                          Live Performance by Shruti Haasan. 

The evening saw the presence of Harshvardhan Kapoor, Siddu Malhotra. Zarine khan, Rocky Malhotra, Talat Aziz, Gully boys rappers, Vivan Shah, MC Altaf Shaikh, Chinmay Deshpande, Vijay Rajput, Vinayak Pasula, Anushka Lotade, Mohit Mukhi, Kirti Narain (Gully Gang), Poonam Dhillon, Zeba Kohli, Zarin Khan, Niranjan Iyengar, Neena Kulkarni, Arzan Kambata & many more.

10th February // Opening Day [Mumbai Gallery Weekend] preview timings are 11 am - 8 pm

Santanu Hazarika has carved a name for himself in the world of visual art. His art is instantly recognizable and has a spontaneous recall value for trademark affinity towards creating fluidic visceral imagery. His monochromatic visual vocabulary is rooted in popular culture. The iconography is informed by early exposure to art forms as varied as graphic novels, street art, sci-fi, animé, video games, fantasy, dark humor, metal music, and mythology. These influences give form and color to experiences from his life. He is one of the fastest-selling artists on the NFT platform, in a record time of 37 secs.

Winner of the world’s first Red Bull World Doodle Art Championship in 2014, amongst an entry of 32,000 from all over the world.  'BLCK' is Santanu’s first-ever debut solo show that emerges as an exhibit of a phenomenon that presents a practice which is an enigma of the person who creates visual networks of personal histories, video gaming, popular culture, and the skill to draw. It’s our moment for an art form to emerge from our interiors crafted and scripted by a genius image-maker. Drawing heavily on Santanu’s love for monochromatic work, BLCK is all set to be an iconic display of black & white pieces that unsettle and challenge audience perceptions.

The 29-year-old self-taught artist views himself as a visual creator who transits seamlessly between design projects and art for art’s sake Santanu Hazarika says, “BLCK is an extension of my turbulent existence and the contentment it brings to me. I began my practice using the deep black tones of India Ink, so when you doodle using black ink, the metascape it allows is very graphic; there are no tonal qualities you rather depend on the ability to sketch, it absorbs light. BLCK is a reflection on my artistic practice which absorbs popular culture. Emotionally driven and violently molded, BLCK is an invitation into my world of comfortable turbulence”

Artist Curator Bina Aziz says, “Santanu is the New Age artist in this era of  Digital Art, Cryptocurrencies, and NFT’s. When I first met Santanu, his mind full of high energy and imagination, fascinated me. His head was spinning with ideas and thoughts which needed to be projected. I wanted his talent showcased to the outside world, which formed the reason for this show. BLCK is going to be a game-changer in the world of art. It promises to be a fascinating experience for all art lovers as they visit the exhibition and walk through Santanu's mind. He is definitely the artist to look out for in 2022!”

Tarana Khubchandani, Director, Art & Soul says, “My first interaction with the reticent yet highly personable and charming Santanu Hazarika, left me intrigued.  As I familiarized myself with his visual language I found myself further intrigued about his inspiration, his muse, so to speak. Santanu’s powerful imagery stems from a mind that is influenced strongly by the written word, music, and by the graphic world of video games it inhabits. Art & Soul invites you to BLCK as we recreate the fascinating mindscape of Santanu Hazarika.”


About Santanu Hazarika -

 

Hailing from the state of Assam, Santanu Hazarika is a multidisciplinary autodidact visual artist based in Mumbai. He dropped out of engineering to become the first-ever Redbull World Doodle Art Champion in 2014. In a short span of few years, Santanu has a substantial roster of clients such as Red Bull International, Adidas, Reebok, Harper’s, NDTV, Ministry of Culture, Gully Gang, Azadi records, Ritviz, Nucleya, Major Lazer, and hip-hop artists Raftaar, Divine among many others. He is also one of the pioneers of the NFT revolution in India, with his collaborative NFT with Ritviz selling as one of the fastest NFTs ever sold, in a record time of 37 secs. Santanu’s creativity has extended to varied projects that include designing and illustrating showroom murals, cricket team buses, shoes, cars, and music albums.

From group shows across the world to conducting workshops in the heart of Siberia, Santanu is the perfect example of a self-taught, independent artist.

'कोण होणार करोडपती' या कार्यक्रमाचं नवं पर्व येतंय तुमच्या भेटीला!

 'कोण होणार  करोडपती', ज्ञान आणि मनोरंजन यांचा अद्भूत खेळ! - नावनोंदणी सुरू होते आहे २३ फेब्रुवारीपासून!

ज्ञान आणि मनोरंजन यांचा संगम घडवून आणणाऱ्या 'कोण होणार करोडपती' या जगद्विख्यात कार्यक्रमाचं नवं मराठी  पर्व सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर लवकरच येतंय.  

सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवरला 'कोण होणार करोडपती' हा कार्यक्रम महाराष्ट्राच्या घराघरांत पोचला आहे. तुमचं ज्ञान तुम्हांला यशाच्या शिखरावर पोचवू शकतं, हे या कार्यक्रमातून प्रेक्षकांना पाहायला मिळालं आहे. 'कोण होणार करोडपती' या कार्यक्रमाचं सूत्रसंचालन सचिन खेडेकर करणार आहेत. गेल्या  पर्वामध्ये  सचिन खेडेकर यांनी प्रेक्षकांशी संवाद साधत त्यांना आपलंस करून घेतलं होतं. सचिन खेडेकर मराठी घराघरांत सगळ्यांच्या परिचयाचे आहेत. आपली देहबोली आणि आपला आवाज यांमुळे सचिन खेडेकर हे प्रेक्षकांचे लाडके अभिनेते आहेत.

प्रत्येक खेळात कोणी  जिंकतं किंवा कोणी हरतं, पण या खेळात फक्त स्पर्धक जिंकतो, असं  सांगणारा कार्यक्रमाचा प्रोमो आला आहे. २३ फेब्रुवारी ते ८ मार्च यादरम्यान 'कोण होणार करोडपती' या खेळात सहभागी होण्यासाठीचे प्रश्न सुरू होतील. १४ दिवस आणि १४ प्रश्न असं याचं स्वरूप आहे. 7039077772 या क्रमांकावर मिस्ड कॉल देऊन किंवा सोनी लिव्हवर नावनोंदणी करून  या खेळात सहभागी  होता येईल.

करोडपती बनण्याचं स्वप्न सगळेच पाहतात, पण प्रत्येकाला तशी संधी मिळतेच असं नाही. पण आपल्याला असलेल्या ज्ञानाच्या आधारे ते स्वप्न सत्यात उतरवण्याची संधी 'कोण होणार करोडपती' हा कार्यक्रम सामान्य प्रेक्षकांना उपलब्ध करून देणार आहे.

 

आता ज्ञानाच्या जोरावर यशाची शिखरं गाठायला तयार राहा, कारण सोनी मराठी वाहिनी लवकरच घेऊन येते आहे, 'कोण होणार करोडपती'!

Course5 Intelligence appoints Four Independent Directors on its Board

 Course5 Intelligence appoints Four Independent Directors to its Board

Mr. Vikas Khemani, Ms. Vinati Saraf Mutreja, Mr. Simon Chadwick, and Mr. Anupam G. Mittal have joined the Board of Directors

 

Mumbai, February 8, 2022: Course5 Intelligence Limited (“Course5 Intelligence” or “the Company”), which focuses on helping organizations drive digital transformation using artificial intelligence (“AI”), advanced analytics and insights, has appointed three eminent independent directors to its board: Mr. Vikas Khemani, Ms. Vinati Saraf Mutreja and Mr. Simon Chadwick. They join Mr. Anupam G. Mittal who was appointed on April 20, 2021. The Board-level appointments are in line with good corporate governance practices.

 

Course5 Intelligence draws on the knowledge of the Board of Directors who bring in their experience in the areas of corporate governance, business strategy, and operational and financial capabilities, among others.

 

Commenting on the appointments, Mr. Ashwin Mittal, Chairman, Managing Director, and Chief Executive Officer, Course5 Intelligence, said, “We are pleased to welcome four distinguished personalities to Course5’s Board of Directors - Mr. Vikas Khemani, Ms. Vinati Saraf Mutreja, Mr. Simon Chadwick and Mr. Anupam G. Mittal. We believe that Course5 Intelligence will benefit greatly from their diverse experience, in-depth knowledge, and proficiency. We believe that their expertise will be invaluable to the company as we embark on the next phase of growth in our journey.”

 

As per the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP), Course5 Intelligence now has seven Directors on the Board, of whom one is an Executive Director, two are Non-Executive Non-Independent Directors and four are Independent Directors including one woman Independent Director.

 

Mr. Vikas Khemani has, in the past, been associated with Edelweiss Securities Limited for over 16 years where he served as President - of Institutional Equities. He has been part of the FICCI’s Capital Markets Committee since 2017. He was also a member of CII’s National Council on Corporate Governance for the years 2016-17 and 2017-18.  He is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Ms. Vinati Saraf Mutreja has been with Vinati Organics Limited for over 15 years and currently serves as their Managing Director and CEO. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Vinati has won the “Outstanding Woman Business Leader” award in Family Business Awards 2019 organized by The Economic Times and has also been listed among “40 under Forty” by The Economic Times in 2019.  

Mr. Simon Chadwick is a Co-Managing Partner and fifty percent equity holder at Cambiar LLC since June 2004. Mr. Simon holds a Master’s degree in Arts from Exeter College, Oxford University. He has also completed the "Leading Change and Organisational Renewal" program at Harvard Business School. He has been recognized in Insight250 as an innovator by mTab in 2021 and was also recognized for his ‘distinguished service and leadership as Chair of the Board of Directors’ by Insights Association in 2017. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Marketing Science Institute and has received a certificate of appreciation from CASRO.

 

Mr. Anupam Mittal is the founder of People Group (Shaadi.com and Mauj) and is currently their CEO. He has been awarded the “Outstanding Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor” award by TiE Mumbai in 2020. He holds a degree in Business Affairs from Boston College.

 

About Course5 Intelligence Limited

Course5 Intelligence Limited focuses on helping organizations drive digital transformation using artificial intelligence (“AI”), advanced analytics, and insights. Course5’s AI-driven products and solutions and IP-led solutions are supported by industry-specific domain experience and leverage the latest technologies and aim at enabling organizations to solve complex issues relating to their customers, markets, and competition at speed and scale. Course5 combines a multi-disciplinary approach to data integration across structured and unstructured data sources to help businesses grow through informed decision-making.

 

Disclaimer:

COURSE5 INTELLIGENCE LIMITED is proposing, subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, receipt of requisite approvals, market conditions and other considerations, to make an initial public offering of its Equity Shares and has filed the DRHP with SEBI on January 9, 2022. The DRHP shall be available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in, as well as on the websites of the Stock Exchanges i.e. BSE and NSE at www.bseindia.com and www.nseindia.com, respectively, and is available on the websites of the BRLMs, i.e. Axis Capital Limited and JM Financial Limited at www.axiscapital.co.in and www.jmfl.com, respectively. Any potential investor should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and for details relating to such risk, please see the section entitled "Risk Factors" of the Red Herring Prospectus, when available. Potential investors should not rely on the DRHP filed with SEBI for making any investment decision.

The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) and applicable U.S. state securities laws. Accordingly, the Equity Shares are only being offered and sold outside the United States in “offshore transactions” as defined in and in reliance on Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act and in each case, in compliance with the applicable laws of the jurisdictions where offers and sales are made. There will be no public offering of Equity Shares in the United States.

 

 अभिनेता विराट मडके 'सोयरीक' मध्ये सूत्रधाराच्या भूमिकेत

'केसरी'नंतर अभिनेता विराट मडके 'सोयरीक' मधून भेटीला येणार आहे. 'सोयरीक' सिनेमात विराट वेगळ्या भूमिकेत दिसून येणार आहे. या सिनेमात विराट पोलीस कॉन्स्टेबलच्या भूमिकेत दिसून येणार आहे. सिनेमातील अनुभवाबद्दल विराट सांगतो,  ''माझ्यासाठी या  सिनेमाचा अनुभव खास होता, दिग्दर्शक मकरंद माने यांच्या सिनेमाचा मी फॅन आहे. त्यांचे वास्तववादी सिनेमा मनाला भावतात. तसाच सोयरीक हा सिनेमा महत्वाच्या विषयावर थेट भाष्य करणारा आहे, आणि म्हणूनच माझ्याकडे हा सिनेमा आला आणि मी लगेच होकार दिला. ''

'' या सिनेमात माझी शिकाऊ पोलिसाची भूमिका आहे,  तो सिनेमाचा सूत्रधारही आहे.मला माझ्या comfort च्या बाहेर काम करायला आवडत. आणि सोयरीक मधून वास्तववादी भूमिका कायला मिळाली याचा आनंद आहे  .  
'' या सिनेमात माझी शिकाऊ पोलिसाची भूमिका आहे,  तो सिनेमाचा सूत्रधारही आहे.मला माझ्या comfort च्या बाहेर काम करायला आवडत. आणि सोयरीक मधून वास्तववादी भूमिका कायला मिळाली याचा आनंद आहे  .  

मकरंद मानेन सोबत काम करताना खूप शिकायला मिळालं.  त्याचबरोबर किशोर कदम,छाया कदम ,शशांक शेंडे अशा दिग्गज कलाकारांसोबत काम करण्याचा अनुभवही खूप काही देऊन गेला.''असंही  विराट सांगतो.
मकरंद माने दिग्दर्शित सोयरिक सिनेमा ११ फेब्रुवारी रोजी प्रदर्शित होत आहे.या शिवाय लवकरच विराटचा एक सिनेमा आणि वेब सिरीज भेटीला येणार आहे.

 HINDUSTANI VOCALIST PRATIBHA SINGH BAGHEL AND PRODUCER/ VIOLINIST DEEPAK PANDIT JOIN FORCES TO EXPAND ON INDIAN CLASSICAL TRADITIONS WITH THEIR BRILLIANT NEW ALBUM “INHERITANCE”

Hariprasad Chaurasia launched  the album
A musical tribute to The most revered Smt. Late Lata Mangeshkar

Produced and arranged by Deepak Pandit, with Prashant Sonagra (tabla), Tapas Roy (mandolin/strings), Gaurav Vaswani (piano/coproduction), and the large-scale textures of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra from groundbreaking UK-based imprint Sufiscore (“shining a light on South Asian music”)

The evening saw the presence of *Salim–Sulaiman, Suresh Wadkar, Anup Jalota, Talat Aziz, Abhinav Upadhyay, Irshad Kamil, Aditi Sharma, Prithvi Gandharv, and many more”

Along with her extensive accomplishments in Indian musical theater and Bollywood playback singing, Bombay-based vocalist Pratibha Singh Baghel has devoted herself to the art of classical Hindustani music in a forward-looking, internationally-minded modern vein. Now, in her second release for the UK-based, South Asian-focused music media platform Sufiscore, Baghel is proud to offer Inheritance, an album consisting of traditional melodies — all adapted, arranged, and produced by the virtuoso violinist and multifaceted Indian music authority Deepak Pandit to reflect Baghel’s musical vision and her soaring, exquisite singing voice.

On Inheritance, framed by Indian traditional instruments as well as piano, synthesizer colors, crisp electronics, and the broad canvas of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Baghel lends her singularly expressive character to a selection of thumris (19th-century romantic melodies) and one ghazal (lyrical poetry), bringing these widely known themes into vibrant contact with Western elements before a worldwide audience. Each song is released with an accompanying video, available on Sufiscore’s YouTube channel, in which Baghel sings and acts as well.

A native of Madhya Pradesh state, Baghel has performed in over 30 countries, gaining a worldly view that has made her “greedy as an artist,” she declares: “I never want to limit my music to Bollywood and to India. I want the whole world to listen to my music.” Her versatility has earned her far-reaching Bollywood credits as well as lead roles in the groundbreaking theatrical stage productions Mughul-E-Azam and Umrao Jaan Ada. She is now more dedicated than ever to pursuing her own global vision in her latest collaborations with Deepak Pandit for Sufiscore.

Her previous outing, Bole Naina, is a collection of Pandit’s original compositions, brought to life by Baghel’s winning voice and featuring the legends Zakir Hussain, Gulzar Sahab, and more. Inheritance, by contrast, draws on traditional thumris — material in the public domain, passed down among the generations, with melodies that are “very popular among the nation and very musically rich,” Baghel says. “When we decided to do this, Sufiscore gave us the full liberty to do whatever experiments we wanted. They supported us in all possible ways.”

Over five years of working together, Baghel and Pandit have nourished their like-minded sensibilities and created something special, reflected as never before with Inheritance. “Pratibha has an abundant knowledge of Indian and Western Classical music,” says Pandit, “and her versatility makes it easy because she can readily sing all the leads and all the improvisations that I envision. In order to stand out from what musicians have been doing with thumris and ghazals for the past century, I’ve made the use of synths combined with modern orchestration, and we’ve added harp, dulcimer, and the standout bluegrass instrument, banjo, in combination with the dotara, saz, and dumbak. It all comes together through the subtle use of synth pads and arpeggiators. I’ve only added the electronic sounds where necessary, never overdoing it or taking away from the traditional impact of these tunes.”

Baghel points out that the four tracks are all thumris, sung in Hindi, composed in the structure of Indian classical ragas. They are a form of mildly erotic poetry in which “the words are not very important,” Baghel explains. “The music and the nuances are way more important. You cannot change the tune — you stick to the tune as it was composed, but then you can improvise it the way you want and add your own elements. We can have two or three lines and keep on singing a thumri for 20 minutes or an hour. You can keep improvising it, you can emote it, sing it the way you want, have alaps [out-of-tempo introductions], tans [fast scale passages], layakari [rhythmic virtuosity], and all of that. Ghazals are much more word-related, and they don’t belong to any Indian classical genre.”

Throughout, elements of Western chordal harmony are laid down by pianist Gaurav Vaswani (serving as co-producer to Pandit), to combine and synergize with the propulsive rhythms of Prashant Sonagra on tabla and the string tapestries of Tapas Roy as well as Pandit himself on violin (the instrument on which he’s renowned). In addition, Pandit crafted large-scale orchestrations and sent them abroad for rehearsal and eventual recording by the master musicians of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra — an involved but richly rewarding process that brought the music of Inheritance into a bigger sonic space.

“Sufiscore is supporting every single thing that we have wished for,” Baghel enthuses. “Dreams are coming true. Right now everything looks so possible — some angels came to Earth and created a home for the kind of music that we wanted to do. So Bole Naina happened and now Inheritance is happening. Everybody at Sufiscore has been tirelessly working behind this; what people actually see is only the corrected version of the mess. Yesterday I shot a video and the rain machine was raining on me at 5 am and the whole night we shot and I still was not tired of it. Because this is what I love. The kind of music that musicians want to do. They are all approaching Sufiscore because it’s a platform that is tirelessly working behind the real music, the music that is inspiring, that is our heritage. And they’re supporting it in all possible ways, without question.”

Sufiscore is not just a traditional label but a YouTube channel amassing millions of views of songs from the Asian and South Asian markets. By celebrating new creative processes with leading musicians adapting to adversity as they continue to explore global fusion, Sufiscore is opening doors to international collaborations wherever musicians are in the world. Through live-syncing, remote recording, and other practices, Sufiscore seeks to usher in new ways of making and consuming music online. In addition to the work of Pratibha Singh Baghel, Sufiscore has released Unbounded – Abaad by sitar virtuoso Purbayan Chatterjee, joined by Baghel as well as Béla Fleck, Gary Husband, Jordan Rudess, Zakir Hussain, Antonio Sanchez and more.

Arjun Kanungo and Aditi Sharma embark towards Valentine’s week 2022 with picturesque romantic single- Baha Le Jaa, a song about friendship and love

 Arjun Kanungo and Aditi Sharma embark towards Valentine’s week 2022 with a picturesque romantic single- Baha Le Jaa, a song about friendship and love.

Maharashtra, 8th February 2022: In another one of Saregama’s scenic romantic singles- Baha Le Jaa, Bollywood’s blue-eyed heartthrob- Arjun Kanungo is all saddled up to make a new internet sensation. After the overwhelming success of their previous hit- Dil Kisi Se, the label and Arjun are on a roll to produce mega-hits with their breathtaking collaboration.

The cozy, romantic number features Arjun and the marvelous Aditi Sharma sharing screen space in the quaint valleys of Manali. Around luscious, snow covered mountains, the two are seen briskly grooving to Arjun’s admirable voice.

With lyrics crooned by acclaimed lyricist- Kunaal Vermaa, the song is all about friendship and love. Depicting an unsurmountable amount of love, and romance- Baha Le Jaa surely sets the tone for Valentine’s Week 2022.

Creating the romantic number, Arjun Kanungo said, “Pyaar Ka Pehla Kadam Dosti Hoti hai… and this song is all about how your partner can be your best friend. Baha Le Jaa is a song that is very close to my heart and I am really glad that this track is being released on Valentine's month. The song has been shot in the icy valleys of Manali & no other location in the world could have done justice to this song. I truly hope Baha Le Jaa becomes the love song of this year as it has every ingredient to become the biggest hit!”

Featuring in this new music video with Arjun, Aditi Sharma said, “I am so excited for my first music video and that too with Arjun, I was overwhelmed when I saw the Baha Le Jaa for the first time. I used to dream about seeing myself on screen and when I first saw the video, I just remembered one line that my mom used to say to me while we were kids - “kaun kehta hai asmaan mein surakh Nahi Hota, Ek Patthar ko tabiyat se uchhal ke Dekho yaaro” and I finally felt that I did it, it finally kicked in that this is all true and it’s happening. I really wish and hope that it gets all the love from the audience. Baha Le Jaa is a song about love and friendship and is a must-listen for every mood”

Tune in to this phenomenal song only on Saregama’s YouTube channel, and all the major music streaming platforms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu53m9Dtp8M

About Saregama India: Saregama India Limited, formerly known as The Gramophone Company of India Ltd is an RPSG group company owning the largest music archives in India and one of the biggest in the world.  The ownership of nearly 50 percent of all the music ever recorded in India also makes Saregama the most authoritative repository of the country’s musical heritage. Saregama has also expanded into other branches of entertainment - publishing, film production, and digital content.