Actor Gulshan Devaiah says the untimely demise of Sushant Singh Rajput has served as a wake-up call for the Hindi film industry, which otherwise functions on the basis of popular opinion.
The 42-year-old actor, who moved to Mumbai from Bengaluru almost a decade ago to pursue a career in cinema, believes Rajput’s death has pushed many people in the showbiz to assess their ambition and reason for joining the profession.
“There are certain approaches that I need to reassess after this terrible tragedy. I am in the process of figuring it out, I am introspecting, self-reflecting, understanding the work we do, why we do and whether it is okay to fail,” Devaiah told PTI in an interview.
Best known for his performance in films “Shaitan”, “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela”, “A Death in the Gunj” and “Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota”, the actor said now when he looks back at his journey in movies, there is both a “sense of pride and disappointment”.
Devaiah said in this business-driven industry, merit doesn’t count and success is measured on the basis of box office or popularity.
“It is a tough business and everyone comes here with a lot of ambition and aspirations. Some people achieve it, some don’t… All we want is more and more people to like us and want to work with us.
“But the way success is perceived popularly is by films making money (at box office) and having ‘x’ number of followers or likes on social media. It is not based on merit. The entire entertainment business is a game of perception.”
Rajput, 34, was found dead at his Mumbai residence on June 14. His death has reignited discussions around the struggle of survival for outsiders.
Devaiah said while there is a lot of “toxicity” in the showbiz because of the power structure, actors need to safeguard themselves from getting into a position where they can “lose control”.
“People try to wield a certain power from casting companies to producers. There is abuse of power. If we can rein it a little bit and be less judgmental and be more responsible, we all can be nice.
“For actors like me, who have ambition and expectations, it is ok to have it but you have to prepare yourself to fail. If it doesn’t matter to you then no matter what people say and look and snigger at, it won’t affect you.”
He believes Rajput was in a pretty sound position professionally, and rather than putting out theories on the reasons for his decision, the need of the hour is to do some self-analysis.
“Sushant was doing incredibly well for himself, his death is unfathomable. He worked in TV for 10 years, he came into films that made money. In reality, only he knows why he did it or maybe he didn’t…
“I don’t have a popular opinion. I take this tragedy to self-reflect and assess and understand the world we live in,” he said.
Devaiah said going forward he plans to be more accepting of the nature of the film business and manage his expectations.
“A lot of people come here with dreams and aspirations and dreams are shattered everyday one can see that. A lot of this pain can be avoided if we look inwards and set our perceptions.”
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Entertainment / by PTI, Mumbai / June 21st, 2020
Rashmika Mandanna has surprised Mahesh Babu and family by sending them a special gift hamper. Rashmika has sent a basket full of delicious goodies including Avocados, Mango pickle and other organically grown foods. Along with the gift hamper, Rashmika has sent a hand-written note to the Superstar couple. This act of Rashmika is winning praise from Superstar’s fans.
None other than Mahesh Babu’s wife and former actress Namrata Shirodkar took to social media and revealed Rashmika’s gift hamper to Mahesh. Namrata has thanked Rashmika for sending such a beautiful gift all the way from Coorg where Rashmika is staying with her family. Namrata said this is the first gift hamper Mahesh Babu has received in Covid times. She also said she got such a lovely gift in this monsoon. Acknowledging the gift received, Namrata Shirodkar wrote, “Thankyou for all the delicious goodies rashmika !! all the way from Coorg #monsoonseason #mangopickle our first gift hamper in covid times happy monsoons !! #stayhomestaysafe”
It can be noted that Mahesh Babu is the first big star hero with whom Rashmika has acted. Rashmika got a big break after working with Mahesh Babu in Sarileru Neekevvaru. Rashmika is now paired up with Allu Arjun in Sukumar’s directorial Pushpa.Rashmika is pinning high hopes on Tollywood and is expecting to pair up with all the big stars in Telugu. Recently, she has turned down a movie alongside Nani as she didn’t want to play second fiddle to Sai Pallavi. Looks like Rashmika is making her moves well.
source: http://www.gulte.com / Gulte.com / Home> Movie News / by Gulte Desk / June 29th, 2020
On a pre-scout exploring Coorg’s dramatic landscape
It all started with an email out of the blue. A world-class chef was shooting a food/adventure show in India in 2020 and was looking for ideas.
Only later, we learnt it was none other than ‘GR’ — the crew’s codename. ‘Gordon Ramsay’ was as unmentionable in public as the expletives he spews. The horror stories of chefs facing him in Hell’s Kitchen outdid the B-grade Bollywood horror flicks made by the Ramsay brothers back home whom we were more familiar with.
This was the second season of Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted. Ramsay gets out of the studio and into the wild outdoors to explore remote places and learn local food secrets with a dose of heart-pumping adventure. The emphasis lay in foraging and going back to the source. He would meet rising star chefs and embark on a culinary adventure that ended in a big cook-off. Locals would critique his take on the region’s cuisine, albeit with none of GR’s trademark vitriol with which he roasts amateur chefs on Twitter. He has likened someone’s poached egg in noodle soup to ‘toxic scum on a stagnant pool’, another’s Scottish breakfast as ‘heart attack on a plate’, a poor bloke’s rice as ‘older than me’, an attempt at empanadas as ‘camel hoofs’ and somebody’s overdone steak as ‘Gandy’s flip flops’.
Gordon with Priya and Anurag
What could we suggest to an ill-tempered firebrand Michelin-starred chef who seemed to have done it all?
Season 1 saw Gordon rappel down a waterfall in Morocco to hunt for the perfect mushroom and go spearfishing in Hawaii. In New Zealand, he waded in a stream to catch an eel with his bare hands, tasted grubs from a rotten tree trunk, and dived for paua shells and sea urchins, braving strong currents and sharks. He jumped into the Mekong River in Laos to catch snails and learnt how to cook a giant water bug called ‘toe biter’. In Peru, he dangled perilously from a cliff edge to harvest a plant for insect larvae while in Alaska, he scaled the 60-ft Chimney Rock to make tea from ‘old man’s beard’.
Season 2 upped the ante with bigger, bolder and better stuff, injected with a healthy dose of jeopardy to the food.
From snuba diving (a mix of snorkeling/scuba) in Tasmania for rock lobster, jumping off a helicopter into Durban’s shark-infested waters and using rhino poop to catch tilapia in South Africa, trying swamp rat and Cajun cuisine in Louisiana’s Bayou, hunting Arowana fish with bow and arrow and roasting the Goliath birdeater (one of the largest spiders in the world) in Guyana’s remote rainforests, fishing for freshwater prawns in a flood-prone cave in West Sumatra, to scuba diving for scallops in the frigid fjords of Norway and making reindeer blood pancakes. So what challenges could India offer?
Hunting crabs in Malabar
Gordon was no stranger to India. His 2010 series for Channel 4’s Gordon’s Great Escape, took a deep dive into our culinary traditions and his quest for curry. He rode in a dodgy pantry car of the rattling Mangla Express, slicing onions and cooking veg curry for 400 diners, before playing apprentice to biryani masterchef and ‘King Qorma’ Imtiaz Qureishi for a wedding feast in Lucknow. He described Qureishi as the “Dog’s bollocks in the region” (No 1). Gordon’s glossary is colourful — ‘Bloody Hell’ could mean ‘Absolutely Delicious’ and **** could be anything. He rode a Royal Enfield, jumped onto a running train, cooked khud gosht in a desert pit he dug, sampled mahua and chapda chutney in Bastar, hunted with the Konyak tribe in Nagaland, tasted blood sausages and the world’s hottest chili bhoot jolokia in the North East, and cooked with ‘Sambar’ Mani in Dharavi, while trying everything from bullock cart racing and climbing a coconut tree to vegetarianism at Sadhguru’s ashram, besides grabbing karimeen (pearl spot) out of Kumarakom’s backwaters.
This was his second trip to Kerala and South India, but to a different part — the historic northern nook of Malabar. From Greek and Roman times to the European Age of Discovery, Kerala’s Spice Coast lured traders and travelers alike. For centuries, Arab seafarers controlled the lucrative global spice trade and often anchored in Kerala to tide the monsoon. Intermingling with the local populace resulted in a Malayalam-speaking community of Muslims called Mapila — derived from ‘Maha-pillai’, an honorific term for the new groom or son-in-law. As Kerala’s second-largest community, Mapilas are known for their distinct cuisine. In 1498, ambitious Portuguese explorers found a direct trade route to India to bypass Arab middlemen. Propelled by monsoon winds, they sailed across the Indian Ocean to reach Malabar, paving way for the Dutch, French and British. The English established a fort at Thalassery to protect their trade in ‘Tellicherry’ Pepper, prized as ‘Black Gold.’ It was befitting that a British chef was seeking culinary inspiration here. We were keen to get GR to try local fare like ari kaduka (rice stuffed fried mussels), kakka erachi (clam fry) and tackle audacious challenges.
Seafood in Kannur
Gordon is no pushover — a 6’2” tough-as-nails Scotsman, footballer, swimmer, karate black belt and Kona Ironman finisher. Yet, for all the potentially dangerous activities, we had to keep the host unharmed. We didn’t want to go down in history as the couple that got the world’s most renowned celebrity chef maimed! We vetoed the arduous boat ride on the high seas to dive for kallumakai (green mussels) around rocky islets due to the time crunch. On our recce in October, our old friends Nasir and Rosie of Kannur Beach House put us onto local fishermen. The late monsoon washed in surplus freshwater into the sea, thereby reducing its salinity, which resulted in lesser vitt (eggs) spawning on the rocks. So the spectacular beaches around Kannur had to suffice. The big question was where next?
The pristine backwater of Valiyaparamba for clam diving was too north. The Empress of Mapila cuisine Abida Rashid was far south in Kozhikode. An extension to Wayanad would make the show too Kerala-centric, a destination that features extensively in international shows.
So we suggested Kodagu (Coorg) — a region GR hadn’t visited before. After the unending stretches of human habitation in Kerala (India’s third most densely populated state), Coorg would be the perfect antidote. As Karnataka’s most forested district, its rolling hills and wild vistas were ideal for a show like Uncharted. It lay in the Western Ghats, one of the world’s eight hottest biodiversity hotspots, the fountainhead of South India’s most important river Cauvery, a record producer of honey, cardamom and coffee (80 per cent of India’s coffee comes from the area) with the highest concentration of sacred groves in the world.
Ari kaduka (green mussels)
Though Coorg and Wayanad are adjacent districts with similar topography — hills, coffee and spices common to both — the difference lay in the cultural/culinary uniqueness. Coorg is home to the Kodavas, a fascinating martial community who lived off the land while preserving their unique culture, cuisine and traditional attire. Unlike Wayanad, Coorg has a well-defined cuisine with charming homestays run by hospitable Kodavas. The new Kannur International Airport at Mattanur was strategically located at an hour’s drive from Kannur and two hours from Virajpet. It was no surprise that the production team was bowled over by Coorg’s beauty on the pre-shoot scout and unanimously chose it as the locale for the ‘Big Cook’. For us, the great clincher was getting a Scottish chef to a region dubbed ‘The Scotland of India’.
The shoot was scheduled for late January this year. So monsoon-centric activities like foraging for termay (fiddlehead fern), kemb (colocasia), bemble (bamboo shoot) and kumme (wild mushrooms) was out. Nor could one collect ripe garcinia fruits to make kachampuli, the dark vinegar that’s integral to Kodava cuisine. We were too early to harvest honey with the Jenu Kuruba tribe. Seasonality dictated our choices. Trekking to hills and waterfalls for vistas that were dramatic yet accessible, we scouted streams for crab hunting spots. Catching crabs traditionally involved baiting them with a gutted rotting toad wedged in split bamboo. The smell was enough to entice crabs from their rocky lairs, though we weren’t sure if a TV audience could stomach Kodagu’s wild old ways. We kayaked in hidden rivers for fishing options and hunted out two old wizened men of the Meda tribe, experts in mat and basket weaving to make fish baskets for us — a dying tradition. Signature dishes, rare treats, interesting locals and adrenalin-tinged tasks for GR — our job was to supply the ingredients — the world’s best chef and his team had to make a delectable episode out of it.
Coorg oranges
Production was shouldered by Adarsh NC of Felis Creations, with over a dozen blue-chip documentaries for Nat Geo, BBC and Animal Planet. Their recent three-part home-production Wild Cats of India was filmed by Sandesh Kadur and the third part India’s Wild Leopards is currently on Disney Hotstar. Adarsh says, “Primarily, we are into nature/wildlife and are happy filming tigers, leopards and counting scat on the field. We have covered the Western Ghats extensively and there was an adventure quotient to the program. But handling an international show with a star chef like Gordon was a dream come true. They were several challenges — two locations, multi-cam set up, high profile celeb, large crew, time crunch, permissions, travel, logistics… We were on the threshold of Corona with India’s first COVID cases reported in Kerala, so sending them back safely without harm or any adventure was nerve-wracking!” “It’s location, not a vacation”, was the oft-repeated mantra of Director Neil DeGroot. Executive Producer Jon Kroll admits, “The weakest episode this season is stronger than the strongest episode from last season!”
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Season 2 premiered on National Geographic in the USA at 10 pm on June 7, and Disney Hotstar, with the India episode slated for release in July.
source: http://www.indulgexpress.com / The New Indian Express – Indulge Express / Home / by Anurag Mallick an Priya Ganapathy /June 26th, 2020
People watch solar eclipse using goggles in government high school in Soorlabbi near Madapura on Sunday. DH Photo
The first ‘ring of fire’ annular solar eclipse of the year 2020 could not be witnessed in Kodagu, as the sky remained overcast disappointing a majority of eclipse watchers.
In Madikeri, the eclipse was witnessed between 11 am and 12 noon, amidst clouds. People preferred to remain inside their houses. The astronomical incident had its impact on commercial activities too.
The previous solar eclipse to be seen in Kodagu was on December 26.
Talacauvery, Bhagamandala, Omkareshwara and Igguthappa temples remained closed after offering prayers in the morning. Entry of devotees to the temples were restricted during the solar eclipse. The temples were reopened after 5 pm for cleansing.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Karnataka Districts / by DHNS, Madikeri / June 21s, 2020
When Rudresh Mahanthappa recorded Bird Calls, the alto saxophonist wanted to pay tribute to one of his heroes who was probably the greatest alto saxophonist of all time, but he didn’t want to make a straight-up Charlie Parker covers record. Instead, he re-cast Parker tunes to the extent that they became Mahanthappa originals. Five years later, he crosses completely over into playing covers of Parker and other sources for his inspiration.
Hero Trio is that ‘all-covers’ record, which is about the only thing this boundary-pushing composer, bandleader and ace reedman hadn’t yet attempted in one of the most creative jazz careers since the turn of the 21st century. And far from being just an exercise in his interpretive skills (which are unique and stimulating), here is a large window into what makes Rudresh Mahanthappa tick, what lights his fire, what shaped him into the artist he is today. It reaches across generations and genres, but ‘Bird’ still looms large.
The Hero Trio band is a pared down version of the quintet that made Bird Calls. Drummer Rudy Royston and Mahanthappa’s longtime acoustic bassist François Moutin are all who’s needed for Mahanthappa to flesh out these songs in meaningful ways because the saxophonist is so good at fully sketching out the melody and harmony of a song without chordal support and his rhythm section is so good at taking these songs into fresh new places.
“Red Cross” is what I’d call the track that perfectly bridges us from Bird Calls to Hero Trio, mainly because it’s a Charlie Parker song. The trio puts its own stamp on the tune, never fully playing out the head before diving into improv and there’s even a new bridge. “Barbados/26-2” has a funky interlude tacked on front and only after that is done we hear Parker’s 12-bar blues. Moutin gets first dibs on soloing, and when Rudresh Mahanthappa does his thing next, he stretches bebop out to its logical limits. From there, the trio transitions into John Coltrane’s “26-2”, where Trane did what Mahanthappa did on Bird Calls and built a song around the chord changes of Parker’s “Confirmation,” but that, too, is puckish and livelier than the original.
There are other vintage jazz standards on Hero Trio and none of these are treated in ways they’ve been treated ever before. For instance, Mahanthappa chose “I’ll Remember April” because he was thinking about Sonny Rollins’ performance of it on Live at the Village Vanguard from 1957 as well as Lee Konitz’s 1961 rendition. But it’s hard not to notice the crazy, contemporary rhythm Moutin and Royston keeps slipping underneath it and at one point they spill over into the leader’s space. It sounds like irresistible fun, and they do it again for yet one more Parker classic, “Dewey Square.” For an anguished take on “I Can’t Get Started,” Moutin devises a bass line that matches Mahanthappa’s sentiment instead of Vernon Duke’s melody and Royston plays to the mood as well.
A couple of jazz songs from the post-bop era show up in creative renderings. For Keith Jarrett’s 70s tune “The Windup,” Moutin undertakes Jarrett’s role in the song while Mahanthappa is playing Jan Garbarek. Moutin later is fast, dexterous and lyrical for his aside. Moutin saws with sorrow just as David Izenzon did on Ornette Coleman’s “Sadness”, and Mahanthappa wavers his notes perfectly just as Coleman did but still within his own language.
The Hero Trio finds ways to liven up old and familiar songs outside the realm of jazz, too. Rudresh Mahanthappa covers all the harmonic touch points of Stevie Wonder’s “Overjoyed” so that there’s no mistaken what song this is, but judiciously avoids adding unnecessary notes that would clutter it up. Mahanthappa exploits the phrasing irregularities in the Johnny Cash hit “Ring of Fire” as a springboard for freedom. Plus, it’s a great melody, a common trait of all of the songs chosen for this album.
Just because Rudresh Mahanthappa took a break from composing for this project doesn’t mean he took a break from creating. Hero Trio has just as many delightful surprises and audacious musicianship as any other Mahanthappa record.
Hero Trio will release on June 19, 2020 from Whirlwind Recordings.
source: http://www.somethingelsereview.com / Some Thing Else ‘ / by S Victor Aaron / June 11th, 2020
Friends is undoubtedly one of the most popular sitcoms with fans globally watching it multiple times and referencing in their daily lives. Meanwhile, the much-anticipated Friends reunion special, which had been suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus-led production shutdown, is expected to be completed by the end of the summer.
But did you know, the iconic show was once adapted in Hindi and aired on Zee TV as Hello Friends. It starred former MTV VJ’s Cyrus Broacha, Maria Goretti, Nikhil Chinapa alongside Simone Singh, Anil Dimri, and Aparna Bannerjee. However, Hello Friends failed at recreating the magic of the original show and was pulled off the air by the network after only 26 episodes.
The show premiered on September 6, 1999, and concluded on February 20, 2000, while the original show went on to rule hearts and the rating charts for many more years to come. In an old interview, Hello Friends creator Ajit Pal had stated, “They are the idols of the youth who are a readymade audience for the show. The jokes are very Indian.” For the unversed, the Hindi show ended up being a poor attempt at emulating the success of its American counterpart and was also a scene-to-scene replica of the original.
Hello Friends had Cyrus play Chandler Bing, Maria as Phoebe Buffay, Nikhil as Ross Geller, Simone as Monica Geller, Anil as Joey Tribbiani, and Aparna as Rachel Green who would all hang out at a café named Uncle Sam’s similar to Central Perk. The episodes of the Hindi show are now available to view on YouTube.
source: http://www.filmibeat.com / FilmiBeat / Home> Television> News / by Waiz Ahmed / June 11th, 2020
‘Kodava Sahitya Changole’ crosses 3,000 recordings; aims to touch 5,000 and more
Mysore/Mysuru:
The experience of lockdown with all the accompanying emotions of fear, loneliness and uncertainty may have resulted in the birth of a new genre — lockdown literature. Isolation in times of Coronavirus pandemic has made some people depressed while others have turned it into a sabbatical to learn new things and experiment with new things.
The Bangalore Kodava Samaja Youth Council has just done that. Experimenting. And the result is a tremendous success. The Youth Council started ‘Kodava Sahitya Changole’ (a string of Kodava literature or a series) during lockdown where Kodava people, crossing geographical boundaries, had to record pieces from Kodava literature and post it on social media. So popular the ‘Changole’ is that it has crossed 3,000 episodes now and well on its way to reach 5,000.
In the ‘Changole’ Kodava youth, children, women and elders are getting together in the virtual world to save their rich heritage and culture. The culture, literature, festival, folk and practices that were hidden in books, pamphlets and in the minds of the community elders have now come in the open and it is there for everyone to see and learn through videos posted in various social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram.
Aspects of tradition highlighted
Apart from individuals, there are families that have taken part in the ‘Changole’ where family elders are literally searching books and literature for suitable pieces to be shared among the community. Interestingly, brevity is a hallmark of all the episodes in the ‘Changole’ as people do not have the time or patience to see the entire video.
People have recorded interesting tales of their village, family elders, Kodava clan, Kodava Vaalaga, Kodava dance, rituals, Kodava marriage, child-naming, traditions, customs and also practices and more importantly festivals of villages. Each village in Kodagu has a deity and festivals are held every year to appease the deity and pray for the welfare of the villagers. This unique aspect was highlighted in many videos.
Crossing geographical barriers
Apart from community members living in Kodagu who have shot the videos in the background of their houses, gardens, coffee estates, fields and mountains, many people living in cities and abroad too have made videos and have circulated. Even Kodava youth from the Armed Forces have recorded and posted videos.
The initiative was started by Bangalore Kodava Samaja Youth Council President Chokanda Sooraj Somaiah during the end of March when the lockdown was announced. After recording his piece of literature, he nominated three members who in turn nominated nine members (three each) and the popularity spread. Like that, the ‘Changole’ has now crossed 3,000 episodes and is on the way to touch 5,000.
Suggestions to the community
Not only reciting or reading pieces of select literature taken from the novels, short stories, plays and Kodava theatre, Kodava songs and poetry collections, many community members, especially the Kodava youths who are involved in social work and community-building activities took the opportunity to give advice to the community to practice Kodava customs and pass them on to the younger generations.
Suggestions were given on maintaining the cultural and linguistic spirit and to further the cause of ‘Kodavaaame’ (Kodava pride and community well-being) without individually targeting anyone. Those were general pieces of advice which would help the community to grow and prosper and at the same time maintain the cultural and community spirit.
“We have got tremendous response from toddlers to nonagenarians (from a year-old baby to 94-year old men and women). Before the ‘Kodava Sahitya Changole’, we came up with something called ‘Kodava Arivole’ or Kodava dictionary where words and proverbs were explained and shared. Next came ‘Nangada Shammi Bavo’ (our brother-in-law Shammi) where an attempt was made to further the literary cause with appealing caricature,” says Chokanda Sooraj Somaiah.
Promoting language, culture
“The initiative was to kill boredom and have some activity that will promote the language, culture, literary giants of Kodagu and also village festival. It was aimed at developing a bond between the community members and family members. Many of the videos show youths narrating stories about their families, their family members served or serving in Defence Forces and their family members who have attained national and international fame,” he told ‘Star of Mysore.’
“Kodava culture and literature can grow with such initiatives and will bring to light the forgotten community heroes. We Kodavas have unique culture which is distinct. Unfortunately, this is forgotten, neglected or kept aside by our own people. The Youth Council has made an attempt to reach out to the community and through ‘Kodava Sahitya Changole’, we have sent a message on preserving our culture, family ties and community bonding,” Sooraj said and added that all the videos would be recorded and documented for future reference.
Catches C.T. Ravi’s attention
Interestingly, these videos and its immense popularity has caught the attention of Kannada and Culture Minister C.T. Ravi and the Minister too has joined the bandwagon by reciting a poem by Haradasa Appacha Kavi. Even former Minister Shobha Karandlaje has recited a literary piece. Like this, many non-Kodava scholars and researchers have appreciated the initiative and spoken highly about Kodava literature, men in the Armed Forces and the ubiquity of Kodava hockey players.
“The Bangalore Kodava Samaja President Mukkatira T. Nanaiah, Vice- President Mallengada Meera Jalaja Kumar, Secretary Chiriyapanda S. Suresh Nanjappa, Joint Secretary Kokkalera T. Kuttappa, all other office-bearers and committee members have helped and supported the ‘Changole’ initiative,” Sooraj added.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / by B.C. Thimmaiah / June 13th, 2020
In an attempt to keep its vibrant theatre tradition alive following an extended lockdown period and Coronavirus pandemic, city’s theatre repertory Rangayana is launching two new projects called ‘Short-term theatre education’ and ‘Theatre education for children.’
Short-term theatre education’ is a three-month course and has been designed for amateur theatre artistes. This course will be conducted twice a year, first one in the months of August, September and October and then in November, December and January. Youngsters who have passed SSLC and aged 18 to 30 years are eligible to take up this course. Each batch will have maximum 25 participants in which theatre skills will be taught for the first two months and then they would learn and stage a play in the third month. Each candidate will get certificate of participation.
‘Theatre education for children’ is for seventh to ninth standard students. This six-month course will be held on the weekends (every Saturdays from 2 pm to 5 pm and Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm). Participants will get trained and finally will be staging a play at the end. They will also be visiting other three theatre repertories in the State at Dharwad, Shivamogga and Kalaburagi. Each batch will have a maximum 30 students and given certificate of participation after successful completion of the course.
Speaking to ‘Star of Mysore,’ Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa said, “We want to introduce theatre to our new generation. Our senior artistes have more than 30 years of rich experience in theatre and we would like to pass it on to these youngsters.”
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / June 12th, 2020
Actress Rashmika Mandanna, on Wednesday, took to her social media account to share the cover page of the firs magazine for she was the model. In short, she was on the cover of the magazine when she was a little kid. She looks super cute and of course, that charming smile of her remains the same.
The pic was recreated by Rashmika herself and she wrote, “This was 2001 and my first ever magazine cover! I still remember doing the shoot that day! To this day, my mum has saved the magazine and she still saves every magazine now…” (sic)
When she was still in her schooling, Rashmika looks like a mini version of her mom Suman Mandanna. She further added in her post that she loves her family, the friends she has made and all the things that have happened in her life.
She wrote, “Was I destined to be here today receiving all your love? I wonder. But I am glad this is my life and I wouldn’t trade it to anyone else’s….the people I work with, have worked with, and every war we’ve fought, every milestone we’ve reached. Ahhh sorry I am saying too much. But well Fun fact- showing off my finger since 2k1 yo!” (sic)
Rashmika has been active a lot on social media since the lockdown and relaxing at home, the actress is going down her memory lane and sharing some important things with her fans.
source: http://www.newslagoon.com / News Lagoon / Home> Entertainment India / by Team News Lagoon / June 05th, 2020
Actor Sindhu Loknath speaks about her role in ‘Kaanadante Maayavadanu’
Sindhu Loknath, who was last seen in ‘Heegondhu Dina’, is back with ‘Kaanadante Maayavadanu’, a Kannada film which released this Friday.
In a candid chat with Metrolife, she spoke about her recent film and more.
What about the film impressed you?
I was impressed by the storyline. It’s a love story, which involves a ghost. The whole concept was quite intriguing.
When did you start shooting?
We started in 2016 and it took three years. Uday’s death, who played the antagonist originally, meant that the second half of the film had to be reshot. This caused a delay.
Tell us a bit about your role.
I play the role of Vandana, a girl who works with an NGO. She is always working towards the betterment of society, especially underprivileged children.
How did you prepare for your role?
Though I did not have to do any major preparation, it was quite a different experience for me. I am not at all like Vandana in real life. She is a selfless and mature person, who knows exactly what she wants to do .
My director advised me on how to portray her and I hope I have done justice.
How different was it to work in a thriller?
‘Kaanadante Maayavadanu’ is a fantasy-thriller love story. Every genre is interesting in its own way. However, we faced some challenges while shooting action scenes.
How was it to shoot in Kashmir?
The experience was wonderful. We shot there just a few days before Article 370 was abrogated. The costumes, the background and the cinematography combined to give some mind-blowing scenes.
Did the delay in the release of the film cause you to feel apprehensive?
I was hoping for an early release so that I could get better roles; I didn’t want to repeat the same old characters that I had been doing. When the release was delayed, people even thought that I quit acting.
The audience expects actors to be on screen regularly. They expect actors to do films, whether those are good or bad. I work differently and want to do roles that I will be remembered in the years to come.
What is the kind of films you want to do?
I would love to do a biopic on PT Usha since I am a sportsperson myself. I would also like to play the role of a mentally-challenged person, as I am sure such a role would challenge me as an actress.
You have a business now. Does that mean that you’ll be seen lesser on the screen?
I own a beauty and health products company called ‘Sinfully Myne’, which creates organic products for the hair and face. But, this doesn’t mean that I will be seen any less on the silver screen.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Metrolife> Metrolife Lifestyle / by Tini Sara Anien / DHNS, Bengaluru / January 31st, 2020
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