Mumbai Diary: Monday Dossier

Chal Beta selfie le le reActor Disha Patani shows how to treat fans right by very graciously obliging one with a selfie at Bandra on Sunday PicShadab KhanYouve got style sisterIf youve been following the Kapoor Sonam and Rhea sisters or designer Masaba Gupta you would be aware of the deep ties they share evident by the countless videos the ladies seem to be sharing every weekend of them chilling together and having the ideal girl time we all need So in a recent AMA session the designer did on Instagram it wasnt a surprise that many people were asking her about her friendship with the stylish sisters besides generic questions like the meaning of her name princess in Swahili and book recommendations Gupta picked Ikigai and FountainheadMasaba has known Sonam left and Rhea right since she was 11She clarified that it wasnt a recent union contrary to what fans have been wondering for the Kapoor sisters and Gupta go way back to when the designer was 11 years old and attended kathak classes with the two But she seems to share a different dynamic with them She crowned Sonam as her first muse who occasionally asks her inappropriate questions about her love life But Rhea was the person who pulled her out of a near creative meltdown in 2016 and continues to do so Well we hope things never change because these girls seem to be living life to the fullest in each others companyMaximum audienceNew Yorkbased author Suketu Mehta who is best knshyown for his 2004 title Maximum City Bombay Lost and Found that earned him a Pulitzer Prize nomination launched his new title at the New York Public Library NYPL last weekendSuketu Mehta Called This Land is Our Land An Immigrants Manifesto the book draws from Mehtas own experience of moving from Mumbai to Britain and the US And in stark contrast to the racist comments he has been receiving on Twitter it wasnt surprising to see the author taking to Instagram to share that the launch opened to a soldout audience Hope Mehtas city fans dont have to wait too long for the Mumbai launchMake a run for fitnessGul Panags social media is full of pictures of her in the gym when she isnt posting about her son playing with her beagles at home And the former actress just seems to be getting fitter and slimmer with age She recently revealed her latest fitness strategy while on day 20 of her 25day challenge which essentially is 25 days 25 minutes of running regardless of distance and with no days off In her post she also wrote about falling off the wagon while trying to pursue a fitness regimenSometimes I jump back on And sometimes its tough to resume So I have a trick to get back on the wagon 1 Log everything I eat 2 Do a 1421 day challenge to kickstart things Exercise is now my coping mechanism It helps me get through days that are tough sic she wrote meaning heres a challenge you too can take part inKarshs hidden talentIf you have genuine talent in one form of the creative arts chances are that youll be pretty adept at some other forms as well Writers are often imaginative painters actors are sometimes more than capable musicians and musicians can sometimes shake a leg better than many othersThis was reinforced when Karsh Kale recently posted a throwback video of him as a 10yearold performing at a talent contest during his cousins birthday party In it little Kale is breaking the technical term for breakdancing so expertly that if youd been there youd bet that the kid would grow up to become a professional dancer Except of course Kale went on to choose percussion instruments as the tools of his trade meaning what the dance world lost was musics gainThe curtain falls in Aram NagarSince its launch in February and through the whole of last year The Castiko Space a small and winsome performance venue in Versoshyvas Aram Nagar existed as a hub for Mumbais artiste community many of who dwell in the shorelining neighbourhood It became like the collective happy place for poets artistes and performers alike But Castikos true virtue lay in it being able to serve as a conduit between and a microcosm of art makers and lovers in a city that is so very strapped for spaceSo we were disappointed to find out that theyll be shutting down as its founder Shiv Tandon navigates pressing financial and legal predicaments clouding the venture I want to build something that is bigger better and stronger and which serves the same purpose that the place did I want to retain Castikos essence but in a manner which helps us explore possibilities of expanding and cultivating the idea of having a platform where people just come to express themselves he told this diaristCatch 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