संगीतकार प्यारेलाल, प्रेम चोप्रा, नाना पाटेकर, संजय राऊत, माला सिन्हा यांना प्रतिष्ठित मास्टर दीनानाथ मंगेशकर पुरस्कार जाहीर मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव ठाकरे यांच्या हस्ते होणार सन्मान

मुंबई- संगीतकार प्यारेलाल, प्रेम चोप्रा, नाना पाटेकर, संजय राऊत, मीना मंगेशकर खडीकर यांना यंदाचे मास्टर दीनानाथ मंगेशकर पुरस्कार जाहीर करण्यात आले आहेत. दीनानाथ मंगेशकर स्मृती प्रतिष्ठानतर्फे देण्यात येणाऱ्या पुरस्काराची आज घोषणा करण्यात आली.  बुधवार, २४ नोव्हेंबर, २०२१ रोजी दीनानाथ मंगेशकर नाट्यगृह, विलेपार्ले येथे प्रतिष्ठित दीनानाथ पुरस्कार आणि ट्रस्टच्या इतर पुरस्कारांनी संगीत, नाटक, कला आणि सामाजिक कार्य क्षेत्रातील दिग्गजांचा सत्कार करण्यात येणार आहेत.  महाराष्ट्राचे मुख्यमंत्री श्री. उद्धव ठाकरे हे या कार्यक्रमाचे प्रमुख अतिथी असून त्त्यांच्या  हस्ते पुरस्कार प्रदान करण्यात येणार आहेत.

या वर्षी, संगीत आणि कलेसाठी मास्टर दीनानाथ मंगेशकर पुरस्कार (जीवन गौरव पुरस्कार) दिग्गज संगीतकार प्यारेलाल शर्मा यांना त्यांच्या भारतीय संगीत आणि सिने उद्योगातील समर्पित सेवेसाठी घोषित करण्यात आला आहे. ज्येष्ठ गायिका उषा मंगेशकर यांना त्यांच्या संगीत क्षेत्रातील योगदानासाठी

दीनानाथ पुरस्कार तर दीनानाथ ‘विशेष पुरस्कार’ ज्येष्ठ गायिका-संगीतकार मीना मंगेशकर-खडीकर यांना देण्यात येणार आहे. प्रख्यात अभिनेते प्रेम चोप्रा यांनाही चित्रपट क्षेत्रातील त्यांच्या समर्पित सेवेबद्दल पुरस्कार प्रदान करण्यात येणार आहे.

मराठी आणि हिंदी चित्रपटसृष्टीत स्वतःचा वेगळा ठसा उमटवणारे प्रख्यात अभिनेते नाना पाटेकर यांनाही रंगभूमी आणि चित्रपटसृष्टीतील आयुष्यभराच्या सेवेबद्दल  मास्टर दीनानाथ विशेष पुरस्कार घोषित करण्यात आला आहे. खासदार-राज्यसभा आणि सामनाचे संपादक संजय राऊत यांनाही पत्रकारितेच्या क्षेत्रातील उल्लेखनीय कामगिरीसाठी विशेष पुरस्कार देऊन गौरवण्यात येणार आहे.

चित्रपट क्षेत्रातील समर्पित सेवेबद्दल माला सिन्हा यांनाही विशेष पुरस्कार देण्यात येणार असून साहित्य क्षेत्रातील कामगिरीसाठी देण्यात येणारा वागविलासिनी पुरस्कार संतोष आनंद यांना घोषित करण्यात आला आहे.  कवयित्री नीरजा यांना  कविता आणि साहित्यातील योगदानाबद्दल गौरविण्यात येणार आहे. याशिवाय डॉ. प्रतीत समदानी, डॉ. राजीव शर्मा, डॉ. जनार्दन निंबोळकर, डॉ. अश्विन मेहता, डॉ. निशित शहा आणि डॉ समीर जोग यांचा औषध आणि आरोग्य सेवा क्षेत्रातील समर्पित सेवेबद्दल विशेष पुरस्कार घोषित करण्यात आला आहे.

पुरस्कारांची घोषणा बरताना हृदयनाथ मंगेशकर आणि उषा मंगेशकर यांनी सांगितले, “गायक, संगीतकार आणि नाट्य अभिनेते म्हणून मास्टर दीनानाथजी यांचे महाराष्ट्र आणि देशभरातील कलाप्रेमींसाठी अतुलनीय आणि प्रेरणादायी योगदान आहे. त्यांच्या स्मरणार्थ, मंगेशकर कुटुंब दिग्गजांना सन्मानित करण्यासाठी मास्टर दीनानाथ मंगेशकर स्मृती प्रतिष्ठानतर्फे पुरस्कार घोषित केले जातात.  गेल्या अनेक वर्षांपासून आम्हाला जनतेचे प्रेम आणि पाठिंबा मिळत आहें आणि याचा आम्हाला खूप आनंद आहे.”

दीनानाथ मंगेशकर स्मृती प्रतिष्ठानची मंगेशकर कुटुंबाने ३१ वर्षांपूर्वी स्थापना केलेली असून या संस्थेची नोंदणी पुणे येथील सार्वजनिक धर्मादाय ट्रस्टमध्ये करण्यात आलेली आहे. दीनानाथ मंगेशकर स्मृती पुरस्कार सोहळा दरवर्षी मास्टर दीनानाथ मंगेशकर यांच्या स्मृतिदिनी म्हणजे  24 एप्रिल रोजी आयोजित केला जातों. परंतु गेल्या दोन वर्षांपासून कोरोना साथीमुळे हा पुरस्कार सोहळा आयोजित करणे शक्य झाले नव्हते. मात्र यंदा हा पुरस्कार सोहळा २४ नोव्हेंबर २०२१ रोज़ी आयोजित करण्याचा निर्णय मंगेशकर कुटुंबीयांनी घेतलेला आहे. या पुरस्कार सोहळ्यात हृदयेश आर्ट्स तर्फे आयोजित डॉ. राहुल देशपांडे यांच्या सुमधूर गायनाचा कार्यक्रम आयोजित करण्यात आलेला आहे. 

Actor Prabhudeva embarks on 'Journey' with Anjum Rizvi-Ashish Dubey

Prabhudeva is wearing his acting hat once again. The selective Actor-Director will be seen in an intense new avatar in the film 'Journey', Written and Directed by Ashish Kumar Dubey, and produced by Anjum Rizvi and Ashish Dubey, under the banners Anjum Rizvi Film Co, Mad Films Entertainment  and Stag Films Entertainment, the principal shoot of Journey begins in mid 2022 and will be shot extensively in Agra and Europe.

Here is looking forward to this foot-tapping albeit emotionally intense romantic entertainer. 

Pooja Bhalekar

I started my journey of martial arts from school time as I was never particularly interested in studies and always looked only towards sports activities

I started off with Yoga and then my interest shifted on to being an athlete, 100 meters’ sprint, high jump, 400 meters hurdles being my forte.

One day i saw some guys practicing kicks and punches, wearing white uniforms and i I got to know that it's a form of martial arts called Taekwondo. . I had an instinctive feeling that this is what my true calling was I i told my family about my decision and especially my mother was really supportive and my martial arts journey kick started.

Yoga helped me with my flexibility whereas my athletic background helped me with my endurance and strength and within a few years i got many recognitions in Taekwondo competitions

Was just focusing on my training day after day and year after year, when one day I got a call from Ram Gopal Varma, who somehow found out about me to ask if i could come to Mumbai to meet him.

That one meeting with him changed my life and made it take a very different turn... RGV is obsessed with Bruce Lee and his philosophy and through Rgv’s understanding of him. I too got hooked onto BRUCE LEE and started learning the particular fighting style of Bruce Lee called JEET KUNE DO to prepare myself for my role in LADKI

No one in the world, ever can be BRUCE LEE but I am thrilled with the opportunity of getting to do the role of BRUCE LEE’S biggest fan in my debut film LADKI

As Bruce Lee himself said, we are all here for a short time in life and the best times of our lives are even more shorter ..Being wise is not only for one to live one’s life in the best way possible, but it is also to live it in a way, what you yourself think is best for you.

It is impossible that any of us can satisfy everyone else around us and actually in the process of trying to do that is, when you will lose your own individuality and your uniqueness.

I consider my body and my fighting skills as my most valued possessions along with my dedication and my perseverance

All these I take them as God or nature given attributes and i worked very hard on making them my strengths.

First time ever on screen, I am getting an opportunity to show my body not just as a sensual female body but in a power equation as much as male action stars like Tiger Shroff, Hrithik Roshan etc and here I have an opportunity to make a style statement on behalf of all like-minded women  

I believe that a woman’s ultimate weapon is being a woman and that includes her sensual quotient and that also is a truest example for the ultimate woman empowerment

Woman empowerment is not about equal opportunities for a woman at work, but it’s also about treating her sensuality with respect and give it it’s due respect.

Through my photos, videos, songs and films, I want to push the limits of my capacity to make powerful weapons out of every part of mine whether it’s my body or my spirit or my skills or my sensuality by applying an intense but extremely disciplined determination.

Lastly I quote the legend himself

“No Limit Should Be Your Limit “

                                          Bruce Lee

Any more details about me, you can visit my website poojabhalekar.com

Ram Gopal Varma pays tribute to Bruce Lee with Ladki: Enter The Girl Dragon

 

RGV scales Great Wall with Indo Chinese production LADKI: Enter the Girl Dragon

 

Ram Gopal Varma’s most ambitious and most expensive film of his career Ladki: Enter The Girl Dragon will be the first Indian film to release in China after the Galwan standoff between the two countries proving that martial arts and cinema have reunited India and China.

 

RGV who becomes the first filmmaker to scale the Great Wall and release his film on the other side of the border along with releasing it in India and abroad is putting out the trailer of the film called Ladki in Hindi and Dragon Girl in Chinese on Monday, November 8 th at 5 pm.

 

 "Like Sarkar was my tribute to The Godfather, Ladki - Enter The Girl Dragon starring Pooja Bhalekar is my Tribute to the greatest martial arts film ever made in history Enter The Dragon starring the iconic Bruce Lee," says RGV.

 

Ladki will be the first Indian film to release in China after the Galwan standoff between the two countries proving that martial arts and cinema have reunited India and China.

 

Produced by Artsee Media and the Chinese Production Major Big People, Ladki is an Indo Chinese Co Production filmed in Mumbai, Goa and China.

Hema Malini inaugurates BMC’s Be A Tree Parent MEGA Vriksha campaign

The recent cyclone Tauktae has battered the green cover of Mumbai, with 2363 trees being uprooted and innumerable others losing their branches. A survey revealed that 70 per cent of the trees lost were non-native species.

After studying the local agro-climatic conditions, including soil quality, humid weather, the BMC prepared a list of 41 native trees that can be planted in Mumbai and are part of the trees in the Konkan belt. These are Wad, Pimpal, Umber, Kanchan, Kadamba, Gunj, Palas, Nim, Mahogany, Moh, Bahawa, Sag, Arjun, Ain, Kinjal, Sita Ashok, Undal, Nagkeshar, Champa, Shivan, Shirish, Karanj, Bakul, Bell, Taman, Hirda, Behda, Coconut, Amla, Khair, Tetu, Mango, Putranjiva, Wild Almond, Bibba, Parijatak, Rita, Sandalwood, Phanas and Chafa among others.

On the eve of World Environment Day, The BMC’s K West Ward Asst Commissioner Mr. Vishvas Mote along with Make Earth Green Again MEGA Foundation is starting ‘Be A Tree Parent - Adopt A Fallen Tree Pit’ Campaign to involve societies and residents to adopt one of the 348 fallen tree locations in K West Ward and re-plant the same with an identified fast growing tree species.

Keeping in mind the above and to restore green cover, Asst Commissioner Vishvas Mote avers: “The aim of this campaign is to involve citizens and societies to adopt and take care of a tree at the location of a fallen tree, that will be planted in consultation with the Garden department. It also aims to create awareness among citizens about different native species of trees, their blooming seasons and growth patterns and to build a sense for ownership among residents for green cover in the city.”

Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Founder, Make Earth Green Again MEGA Foundation, “The trees we are planting in conjunction with the Garden department of BMC include flowering plants tamhan, jamun, badam and such other native species. We have water levels that are high. Hence the roots do not go very deep in search of water, which is why we think it best to grow species that do not grow above 30 feet. We are requesting the locals to become a tree parent and adopt the trees. Any guidance or help they need at any time, we are there to handhold them. Vishvas Mote ji has always been in the fore for causes that protect environment. We are very glad we can involve community to protect our greens. Our future depends on the green footprints we leave behind.”

The inauguration of this campaign will be at 11 AM by planting a Tamhan plant at a pit where a 45 foot tree once stood, by the hands of Hon MP Smt Hema Malini ji along with Local Councilor Smt. Renu Hansraj, Asst. Commisioner MCGM K-West Ward Shri Vishvas Mote, Anusha Srinivasan Iyer of Make Earth Green Again MEGA Foundation and Shaan Lalwani of Vriksha and Nodal Officer of Adopt A Fallen Tree Pit Shri Yogendra Kachhawa and Municipal Staff of K-West Ward.

"Each of us must strive to preserve our environment. Our lives are intertwined with Mother Earth and it is our duty to save her. Adopting a Tree is one step in that direction," averred Hema Malini as she launched the campaign.

Abhishek Bachchan Adopts Tree With Saniya Saiyad, Vishwas Mote & Anusha Srinivasan Iyer

 BMC’s MEGA Vriksha campaign is proving to be a mega success with more and more citizens coming forward to clear the city’s lungs.

Actor Abhishek Bachchan who joined in by becoming the tree guardian of a Neem Plant, confessed his passion for gardening and expressed his ‘civic duty’ to plant more trees. Holding a Tulsi plant, gifted to him by Vishwas Mote – Asst Comm, BMC, singer Saniya Saiyad and Anusha Srinivasan Iyer of Make Earth Green Again MEGA Foundation, Abhishek spoke of how each citizen should plant and adopt trees.

Vishvas Mote added that it would be a great inspiration to see Abhishek, who walked a good ten minutes to reach the tree he was to plant, watch the tree grow, as he cycled past it everyday.

Saniya Saiyad spoke of how she felt honoured and privileged to be part of a movement that will transform the city into an oxygen belt, something that is the need of the hour. Anusha Srinivasan Iyer spoke of how this movement was attracting more and more citizens and role-models everyday and the process to make the city green was growing from strength to strength.  

Abhishek Bachchan, with his participation, became the latest celebrity to join Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Anupam Kher, Anil Kapoor,  Sonakshi Sinha, Poonam Sinha, Saniya Saiyad, Ranvir Shorey and son Haroon Shorey, Amit Behl, Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka, Ashnoor Kaur, Advait Mote and MLA Shri Ameet Satam who are all proud tree parents!

World Environment Day 2021 marked the start of BMC’s ‘Be A Tree Parent' MEGA Vriksha Campaign. Instituted by the K West Ward Asst Commissioner Mr. Vishvas Mote, along with Anusha Srinivasan Iyer of Make Earth Green Again MEGA Foundation and Vriksha Nursery, the campaign involves and encourages societies and residents to adopt tree pits from the 348 Mumbai locations where trees had fallen in the K West Ward, post Cyclone Tauktae, and replant identified, fast-growing native tree species in those locations.

"Vishwas Mote, Asst Commissioner K West Ward is a visionary. It is thanks to his efforts, that we, at Make Earth Green Again MEGA Foundation, are helping make the vital difference of making our ward get back its lost green glory. The celeb participation and the ever-willing citizen support, as well as that of the police who are willingly planting trees, strengthen our resolve," expressed Anusha Srinivasan Iyer.