Thursday, 27 August 2015
Saturday, 15 August 2015
WB Governor KN Tripathi launches Sonu Nigam-Bickram Ghosh's version of our National Anthem.
On the occasion of the country’s 69th
Independence Day, Sonu Nigam and Bickram Ghosh have recreated our National
Anthem along with noted singers and instrumentalists of the likes of Rashid
khan , Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ronu Majumdar, Tarun Bhattacharya, Papon, Purbayan
Chatterji, Unnikrishnan, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Neeti Mohan and the Nooran Sisters. The video album titled Jana
Gana Mana - Soul of India, was formally launched by KN Tripathi, the West
Bengal Governor, at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata. Mr.Tripathi congratulated Bickram
Ghosh and the Director Arnab Ringo Banerjee for having performed such a
difficult task within a short time frame and with such finesse! Seen in the
adjacent picture are Kaushiki Chakraborty, Tarun Bhattacharya, Rashid Khan,
Jaya Seal Ghosh, Governor KN Tripathi, Arnab Ringo Banerjee, Bickram Ghosh and
Sanjay Bhalotia.
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Kaushiki Chakraborty, Tarun Bhattacharya, Rashid Khan, Jaya Seal Ghosh, Governor KN Tripathi, Arnab Ringo Banerjee, Bickram Ghosh and Sanjay Bhalotia at Raj Bhavan. |
Thursday, 23 July 2015
San Francisco Global Movie Fest raises Rs. 5 million on Crowdera
The Federation of Indian Associations
(FIA) in California has partnered with upcoming Silicon Valley based
crowd-funding platform Crowdera to raise capital for their humungous
initiative, The San Francisco Global Movie Fest. They have already raised
around Rs. 50 lakh and are planning to raise over 6 Crore on Crowdera.
Crowdera intends to build a giving
economy making crowd-funding free for everyone, monetizing the social capital
to empower individuals and organizations driving social impact, social
innovation and international cinema.
Founder Chet Jain says that he wants
his platform to be a catalyst for global change in the giving industry,
fostering an environment where fundraisers collaborate with teams, engage with
corporations and influence the world to do good.
Says he, “Crowdera intends to build a
giving economy where money would never constrain people and organizations
from doing good. Crowdera and I are really happy to be associated with social
visionary and philanthropist, Dr. Japra who has built FOG platform where
communities collaborate for a common good."
Adds Dr Romesh Japra, Convenor, San
Francisco Global Move Fest, "we are simply thrilled that people from all
walks of life are realizing the true potential of this vision and we are
delighted to associate with Crowdera."
Crowdera curates every entry and
approves campaigns based on its alignment with social impact vision and social
authenticity of campaign creators. The platform, initially focused on helping
fundraisers in the United States, is geared for worldwide operations. It plans
to go live in India by August 15 of this year. Along with Non-Profits
and Social Innovators, Crowdera also wants to help independent filmmakers in
India to raise money free and deliver impact driven films.
Chet Jain is a serial entrepreneur,
angel investor and a film maker based near San Francisco, California, started
Crowdera along with co-founders Rich Matsuura and Chai Atreya.
San Francisco Global Movie Festival
is one of the most-awaited global film festivals and is scheduled from August
7-16.
Prashantt Guptha is face of Rohit Verma’s Royal India Collection
Actor Prashantt Guptha seems to be
designer Rohit Verma’s muse, with the designer choosing the actor for
representing his Royal India collection.
Rohit Verma had
seen Prashant Guptha’s looks from his films Issaq, Identity Card and 6-5=2.
“Upon meeting me, it struck him that I could be most apt to model for his
upcoming Royal India collection.”
Prashant Guptha is currently the
Brand Ambassador for the San Francisco Global Movie Festival and this
assignment is another addition to his overcrowded cap.
Says Rohit Verma, “my current
collection draws its inspiration from Royal India where you are a prince in all
your splendour, yet have a western yet a regal Indian outfit. I went in for
Prashantt Guptha, as besides having an interesting face, he was fresh and
unexposed to fashion.
Says Prashantt Guptha, “I have been
told to do ramp and fashion numerous times. Yet, I never felt I was adequate
for it. Rohit Verma motivated me, gave me a regal look, and when I saw his
collection I could simply not refuse… It moved me.”
But it was not as easy as it sounds.
The designer wanted the look to be perfect and for that, Prashantt had to get
lean. “Rohit Verma needed me to have a certain lean yet regal look for
the shoot. And that required me to lose about 10 kgs. Prashantt Guptha,
enamoured by the designer range of Rohit Verma, did the needful and the result
is here for you to see.
Monday, 20 July 2015
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