Mumbai Diary: Friday Dossier

Brush strokes for charityThe Nargis Dutt Foundation is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a special art show that will feature works by 35 artists from across India And while the likes of Brinda Miller Ajay De and Prakash Bal Joshi are expected to participate the show will also see politicians Priya Dutt and Uddhav Thackeray present their works at this exhibition The show titled Pigment Colours with Purpose will also display works by filmmaker Rajiv Menon and documentary photographer Sudharak Olwe A hundred art works will be on display at a Bandra fivestar The proceeds from its sale will be channeled towards funding cancer care and rural development work carried out by the foundation Thatrsquos what we call art for a noble causeSunil Dutt Sanjay Dutt and Nargis DuttFlowers fans and filmi bondingOn a humid Thursday evening when most Mumbaikars were praying to various gods for early rainfall a suburban fivestar hosted ldquoPride of Maharashtrardquo Fifty personalities who were awarded at the Pride of India Summitrsquos Maharashtra chapter included individuals from the state who had contributed to education innovation and served as an inspiration to the countryKareena Kapoor Khan accepts a bouquet from cine veteran Dharamendra at the event held last night PICsuresh karkeraAmong the awardees were Kareena Kapoor Khan Sajid Wajid Amish Tripathi Priti Patkar Zoya Akhtar and moreThe evening was kicked off albeit a few hours behind schedule by veteran actor Dharmendra who after lighting the lamp made the audience chuckle by admitting that although he had written a long speech he had forgotten what it contained ldquoI have come to chat mdash something you do only with friendsrdquo he said ldquoSpeeches are for formal occasions aap sab toh apne hordquo However the veteran paused his sheroshaayri waala extempore when Kareena walked in saying ldquoNow since there are more beautiful people in this hall Irsquom going to cut my talk shortrdquoQuite the subtle way to say ldquoDamn the show should have started on timerdquoGermans go gaga over PyarelalIt was a matter of national pride for veteran Bollywood composer Pyarelal Sharma when musicsavvy Germans at the prestigious Gewandhaus in Leipzig gave him a thunderous standing ovation They appreciated two Western Classical symphonies named Om Shivam composed by Pyarebhai that were played by a large orchestra and conducted by eminent musician Kristjan Jarvi ldquoThere was a special Indian touch to the symphony that began with the sound of ghungroosrdquo says Sharma who was seated in the audience Deviating from his usual ethnic kurta ensemble the desi sangeetkaar wore a formal suit for the evening we are told In Rome do as the RomansLets toast to LaadliModerator Dolly Thakore standing right in an immersive chat with panelists Guneet Monga second right Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari second left Jabeen Merchant left along with Juhi Chaturvedi not in pic who were part of a discussion Tell Us Her Story mdash the New Indian Filmmakers organised to celebrate Laadlirsquos 11th anniversary last evening Laadli the girl child campaign by Population First held the event to salute women who have challenged gender barriers to play influencers in a maledominated film industry PicSatej ShindeRaising the barItrsquos the season for new menus and The Bar Stock Exchange has one too The bar has grabbed eyeballs for itrsquos cool concept where patrons could bid for their drinks with fluctuating prices similar to a stock exchange The mailer informing us about their menu matched their quirk and featured GIFs of Chefs Kshama Prabhu and Gaurav Gidwani playing table tennis with a tomato in the kitchen and showering garlic pods on each other These images were followed by funny GIFs of the new dishes With Kheema Fries Nimbu Currypata Chicken Satay and Chicken Roulade itrsquos worth getting bullish at this exchange noWhatrsquos cookingKids from the Angel Express Foundation had a unique behindthescenes experience when restaurateur Nishet Jain second from left took them through the culinary and cultural journeys of Indiarsquos 29 states with a fun interactive session in his restaurant kitchen PicPrabhanjan DhanuHandson approachGovernor of the Reserve Bank of India Raghuram Rajan makes a point at a discussion held at the release of The World in 2050 a title by Harinder Kohli Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia was also present at the event held at a SoBo fivestar last evening PicBipin Kokate