Mumbai Diary page: Saturday scene

Film treat at NCPAFilm buffs have a new avenue as well as venue for their needs The National Centre for the Performing Arts NCPA in the city has launched a new monthly series of films called NCPAPVR Rare picked by PVR Cinemas for their Directors Rare programmeThe first of the films will be screened on March 12 at 630 pm at the NCPAs Little Theatre in Nariman Point The film is Nightcrawler 117 minutes starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo among others Nightcrawler is about Los Angeles denizen Louis Bloom who survives by scavenging and petty theft and stumbles into a new career as a cameramanArmed with a camcorder and police scanner he begins nocturnal forays across the city in search of shocking and grisly crimes When he catches the eye of a shopworn news director who welcomes the chance to raise her stationrsquos ratings Bloom goes to increasingly greater lengths to catch the ldquomoney shotrdquoAdmission is free on a firstcomefirstserved basis with preferential seating for NCPA members till 620pmSafe to come out nowMaybe the cattle grapevine has been buzzing with news of the President okaying the ban on cow slaughter and beef consumption We spotted this cow sauntering confidently along platform number 2 at Kalwa station on the Central Railway line a couple of days agoThe cow knows where she is going PicShrikant KhuperkarAs the platform is easily accessible from ground level the bovine old dear had no difficult steps to negotiate But where was she heading so purposefully Towards the ladies firstclass compartment maybe After all it is achchhe din for cows as we heard on TwitterClick with a differenceBring out the photographer in you To mark International Womens Day on March 8 as well as Womens History Month the US Consulate General in Mumbai is holding its MakeItHappenPics photo contestYou can send in your photo taken in India celebrating the roles and accomplishments of women via email to MumbaiPublicAffairsgmailcom or via Twitter to USAndMumbai using the hashtag MakeItHappenPicsThis contest is only open to Indian residents of Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra The contest will close at one minute to midnight 1159pm on March 15 For more visit wwwfacebookcommumbaiusconsulateeventsName Sachinrsquos MovieCricket legend Sachin Tendulkar sachin_rt tweeted on Wednesday Proud to announce the DocuFeature which would be based on my life This is in association with ravi0404 and 200NOTOUTFIILMS Would love to involve you all Suggest what should be the name for this movie Send me your thoughts here httpBitlyNameMyMovie Go ahead fansGo lsquoGreenrsquo in BandraThere are times we take a break from looking at things and people around us and bury our noses in a book One of our recent reads was The Green of Bengal which we ordered online sorry brickandmortar stores and the good news is that it is being officially launched in Mumbai next week Itrsquos also a chance to check out a new bookstore Title Waves at Pali Hill BandraThe book will be launched there on March 13 at 630pm and author Gautam Benegal will be in conversation with journalist and bibliophile Carol Andrade Though Benegalrsquos stories are about Calcutta oops sorry Kolkata he is a Mumbai resident and we hope a collection of our favourite citys stories emerges from his keyboard soonWhere Title Waves Paulrsquos Media Complex Opp Duruelo Convent 24th Road TPS III BandraWhen March 13 630pmContact Ph 02226510841 Email infotitlewavescoin