Mumbai Diary: Friday Dossier

How i greet people nowThis seems to be Sara Ali Khans mantra days after a fan got too close whilse clicking a selfie at the airport Here she meets a salon hairdresser after her pilates class in Khar West PicAnurag AhireDance can healBandras St Andrews Auditorium was recently the venue for a unique performance in celebration of World Disability Day Victory Arts Foundation an NGO founded by choreographer Shiamak Davar brought together over 450 differentlyabled kids from 14 NGOs and institutes for a performance on the occasion Trained by Davars dance faculty the point of the show was to prove that the kids are differentlyabled and not disabled This was also used as a platform to show the therapeutic power of danceDance is not taken seriously People dont understand that it has the ability to heal at every level mdash mentally physically spiritually and emotionally This is what we want to change Three decades ago when I had started the classes a polioinflicted girl was keen to join even though she couldnt move She enrolled and a year after she told me her hand was moving a little more than her doctor had said it would Thats also when the idea of starting the foundation came to me Davar told usDosa time with Mindy and KamalaWhat happens when two personalities with South Indian roots step into the kitchen They bond over growing up eating curd rice and end up making the perfect masala dosaThats exactly how the script played out when US senator Kamala Harris whos running for president cooked with actor Mindy Kaling at the latters residence And while they chopped onions and garlic the conversation veered to how working moms cook fresh food for the entire familyDo the mathAs the city gears up for the weekender music festival in Pune the other big event this season VH1 Supersonic has announced its first headlining act of the threeday festival in February 7 to 9 Chon a progressive rock and math rock band from California will make their India debut next year at the seventh edition of the festival where they will play a mix of their worldwide hits along with some unreleased contentThe primarily instrumental band comprising Mario Camarena guitar Erick Hansel guitar Esiah Camarena bass and Nathan Camarena drums will bring their signature sounds characterised by complex rhythmic structures such as stopping and starting irregularly odd time signatures angular melodies and extended dissonant chords We for one cant waitCostume callDont stow away your Halloween costumes just yet The dates and activities for the ninth edition of the Mumbai Comic Con have just been announced and its looking like a jampacked affair that will take place on December 7 and 8 If youre a GI Joe fan this is your chance to meet Larry Hama actor and writereditor of GI Joe A Real American Hero who will be here along with UK comic book artist Alison Sampson and creator of graphic novel Lionborn Sachi Ediriweera The new cosplay formats will have a prize pool of 4 lakh with the titles of Indian Championship of Cosplay 2019 Mumbai Qualifier and Mumbai Cosplay Championship 2019 up for grabsWe have a lot of retro elements that are bound to make Mumbaikars nostalgic We have also introduced a new cosplay contest format this year with two categories besides the best of popculture says Jatin Varma founder Comic Con India Expect performances by Rahul Subramaniam comedy Choreo Culture dance Jizzy TS rappers comedy illusionist Karan Singh and Geek Fruit music This apart expect a bunch of engaging sessions by leading Indian comic book publishers illustrators and writers such as Abhijeet Kini Alicia Souza Rakesh Khanna Rashmi Ruth Devadasan Vivek Goel and Saumin PatelPablo takes the Colombian routeChef Pablo Naranjo Agular is back in Mumbai and in a first hes hosting a special brunch at The A in Lower Parel this Sunday where he will bring flavours from his home country mdash Colombia Im trying to bring a little bit of what I love back home here Like the ceviche de camarones or prawn ceviche served on a bed of mashed potatoes which is something close to my heart I have fond memories of going with my dad on Sunday afternoons and picking it up to have it back home with my mother while watching a movieThe recalento mdash fried rice with refrito beans sweet fried plantain tomato concasse and sunny side up mdash is akin to a leftovers brekkie version of rajma rice with some fried pork belly Crack an egg or two on top of it and add a hot salsa and its perfect he told this diarist Hes also dabbling with a few veggie and vegan recipes he picked up from his trip home To complete the experience hes even curating the playlist which will include music he grew up listening to mdash a mix of Colombian salsa and contemporary soundsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates