01 October,2016 08:34 AM IST | | Team MiD DAY
The city — sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauce
The Bachelorr is in Bandra?
Our favourite late-night stop in town, Bachelorr's, has finally made its way to the 'burbs. The week-old outpost is located next to Candies at Bandra Reclamation, and seats around 25 people (although you can always request them to serve you in your car, as you would at the original outlet).
We were excited when we found out that not only will they serve us classics like the fruit-and-cream and green chilly ice cream, but also a new batch of small eats. And if you live in the area but are too lazy to step out, they'll deliver right to your doorstep. Sweeter days are here!
Not allowed in front of ladies
Aisi Taisi Democracy, a musical comedy show featuring Indian Ocean's Rahul Ram, satirist Sanjay Rajoura and writer/comedian Varun Grover is known to not mince words when taking on the political establishment. A few months ago, while answering a question on rising intolerance in the country, Grover had said that he had not yet faced a direct attack.
Varun Grover and Rahul Ram
Not long after, yesterday, he had a first-hand experience to share. The group's performance was stopped midway because some members of the faculty of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, decided that they were using dirty words "in front of ladies."
Grover narrated the incident in detail in a Facebook post in the page of the group, which has been shared widely. He writes, "Many of them (again, both male and female students) wrote to us later in private messages of how ashamed they feel of this mindset of moral-clampdown." The debate on what can and cannot be said on stage just got more steam.
Raise funds, and watch Colplay live!
Hankering for a free ticket to the Coldplay concert that's happening at Bandra's MMRDA grounds on November 19? Here's a way. Global Citizen India and crowdfunding platform, Ketto.org have joined hands to offer 1,000 free tickets (two per person).
Members of Coldplay at an award ceremony in London. Pic/AFP
However, to meet Chris Martin and co., you need to launch a fundraiser (minimum of Rs 50,000) for causes like quality education, gender equality and water, sanitation and hygiene. Plus you need to meet certain conditions, including mandatory donations from at least 10 supporters (maximum amount from each not more than Rs 10,000). If you think you can pull it off, your time starts now.
We go our opposite ways
Our lensman caught Ranbir Kapoor and former girlfriend Katrina Kaif in the same frame in between a shoot in Borivali that features both actors.
A great initiative for the big bird
Next week, BNHS will be celebrating Wildlife Week. They will kickstart it with the release of a documentary on the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard. One of the largest birds that can fly, the bird was originally an inhabitant of grasslands in India and Pakistan.
Today, it has disappeared from 95% of its original habitat. The documentary has been produced by BNHS and the Office of the Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) in Pune, and aims to create awareness about the fast-disappearing species. The screening will be followed by a talk by renowned ornithologist Dr Asad Rahmani.
Community saviour?
Actor-funster Boman Irani (of 3 Idiots) had the audience laughing their guts out when he shared âcomic-crazy instances in real-life tragic situations' at a discussion with (Tanu Weds Manu) director Anand Rai on Humour in Cinema as part of the Celebrate Cinema session convened by Subhash Ghai.
Boman Irani
Resorting to jovial jibes at the fast-dying Parsi community he groused, that the seniors often pester him by saying "kuchh karo yaar". "What am I supposed to do, go for a honeymoon? Like Save the Tiger, perhaps we need a similar campaign," wisecracked the exuberant Irani amidst applause.
