Rediscovering New York .. and its many treasures and pleasures .. on a long awaited vacation .. Central Park, the Museum of Natural History, old family run restaurants with terrific food, and then on to the MET , shows , MOMA, the Guggenheim & so much more .. and a catch up with my much loved New York based family.. starting with my gorgeous niece Ilina in the pic 😊 more to come ..
Summer magic ..
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So happy that a film dear to me is having a rerun at PVR cinemas across 8 cities as part of Pride month till 26 June .. a pathbreaking & important film ‘My Brother Nikhil’ directed by the passionate Onir had a terrific cast headlined by the lovely Juhi Chawla, the veteran Victor Bannerjee, the talented Sanjay Suri, Purab Kohli , & others ..
how many of you saw it when it came out ?
If u did.. see it again 😊& support cinema in theatres & Pride month .. if you didn’t .. catch it now!
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Gauhar goes singing at the NMACC Studio Theatre on Thursday and what a reception she gets !
Including from the lead singers of our show ‘JAYA’ who were completely captivated by the play!
Was great to see you Vikrant Chaturvedi, Keshia B, 2blue, Piyu Sand and Sheena Lawrence in the audience!
Thanks Vipul & the terrific team at NMACC for your support as always!
We will be back very soon !
An important heads up!
JAYA - our world class magnum opus Rock Musical of The Mahabharata (that floored audiences in Feb when it opened!) is coming to perform 2 shows at Chowdiah Memorial Hall Bangalore on 2 Aug 2024 ..
Tickets on book my show already !
AND it will have 4 shows at the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre , NCPA on 31 Aug & 1 Sept 2024.
Tickets for that will be on sale in a week! look out for them..
one of my passion projects .. don’t miss it ..
see you at the theatre !
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Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country..
Anais Nin ❤️
Late to the party but had to share this .. as an artist, as a woman, as a solo flyer fuelled by one’s own finances & dreams..
what a feeling !
To see these young amazing ladies smash it at Cannes! smashing records and glass ceilings with elan & ease ..
.. testimony to the fact that passion, hard work , perseverance, and the courage to express your truth & follow your own drummer.. will always shine through ! Come what obstacles may!
You made us all so proud girls! .. May your tribe multiply & increase ..
all we imagined as light comes true! 🥰🥰
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And a big shout out to all the other awardees this year including the incredibly talented Mr Santosh Sivan!
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Memories.. moods .. and music remembering and celebrating our old friend Rituraj .. an immensely talented actor and a man of many amazing shades ..
a lovely celebration of his 60 th birthday put up by his family.. brought so many of us old TAGites together.. our old Theatre Action Group founded by Barry John.. that gave birth to so many talented, creative artistes .. that now straddle so many diverse fields .. thanks Charu, Jahaan & Adiraj and especially Ritz 😊 for bringing us all together & reminding us once again of the joys of theatre bonding! Will miss u Ritz!
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The pursuit of beauty, perfection, eternal youth.. combined with a mortal fear of aging .. come together to put such enormous pressure on women .. especially today with all that we are bombarded with..
that one must stand firm with one’s own truth and beliefs …
An article that explores this in Harpers Bazaar was one worth doing I thought ..
do read and share your thoughts 😊..
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Kashish celebrations …as it hits 15 years !
What an achievement…
Kudos to the passionate & indefatigable Sridhar Rangayan & Saagar Gupta.. 133 films from 46 countries! Whew!
a packed house and a delightful opening night compered by our own very funny Lola Kutty & featuring the multi talented & brilliant Stand up Varun Grover , a wonderful fusion of Lavani & kathak helmed by the amazing Aditi Bhagwat & a great speech by the very articulate Harish Iyer!
Cherry on the top..got to see my own short finally- ‘ The Lime Green Shirt ‘ (a UK production so not in competition sadly😊) with my dynamic director & producer duo .. Kaushik Ray & Pooja Chauhan ..
Only screened at BFI Flare in London so far ( where a second show was added cos the first was housefull very fast ! ) I’m hoping it comes to a platform here soon where all of you can catch it !
It’s turned out quite lovely !😊
Forgot completely to put up the screening details here for the Kashish show!
Go catch the other films.. they open your world !
the festival is on till 19 May ..
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9 years since you left to explore the mysteries that lie beyond ..(which always fascinated you) .. but still so much a part of us darling Ravi & still so very missed ..
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So the Sindhis have risen! 😄…
And my ancestry is in the spotlight!
This was a first for me .. getting an award from my community .. the global Pride of Sindhi award 2024..
Dad and Mom would have been delighted .. they were both proud Sindhis ( as am I 😊)
So it’s out .. I was born Lillette Keswani (as all my oldest friends and theatre audiences from Delhi know… !)
Marrying Ravi Dubey confused matters a little about the Sindhi part but all clear now!
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