Mumbai Diary: Wednesday Dossier

Movement in still lifeA herd of spotted deer gaze at their reflection in the river water inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park at BorivaliUnscripted black comedyVijay TendulkarPlaywright Vijay Tendulkarrsquos Jaat Hi Pucho Sadhu Ki has run into a row The play due to be performed at the Indian Peoplersquos Theatre Associationrsquos festival in Chattarpur MP in February had to be called off as certain locals claiming to be associated with a political outfit termed it ldquoantiHindurdquoSanjoy RoyThis prompted Sanjoy Roy MD Teamwork Arts to start a petition calling for the festival and the play to be restored The petition has been supported by over 8000 signatories including Shabana Azmi Lilette Dubey and Sharmila Tagore ldquoPeople go on about culture but theyrsquore quick to burn a book or stop a play How have we moved so far from theatre literature and the arts This is like a black comedyrdquo Roy told this diaristA bowwow ideaA gourmet pet food service has joined hands with Welfare of Stray Dogs WSD to help pet parents support the cityrsquos strays ldquoFor every subscription to our meal plans we will sponsor a monthrsquos meal for a dog at the WSD centrerdquo shared Nayan Shah in pic founder of Pet Chef Call 9136946065 to do your bitGeorgie heads for great gig in the skyMerlin Drsquosouza with Georgie JacobThe city lost a music icon on Sunday evening with the passing of jazz and soul musician Georgie Jacob Remembered fondly for his expert piano skills and soulful voice Jacob was an almost permanent fixture at The Oberoi todayrsquos Trident where he played for more than 40 years ldquoSince his first gigs at Bombellirsquos Georgie made the Oberoi his second home and transformed it into a landmark venue for live jazz and soft rock music As a mentor he accepted you as his family and nurtured your growth in every part of liferdquo shared bandmate and musician Natasha DrsquosouzaNatasha DrsquosouzaMerlin Drsquosouza multiinstrumentalist and composer recalled ldquoGeorgie brought the international bigband feel to the country for the very first time He had a rare eye for spotting talent mdash despite being a purist himself he always told me that I had the right blend of lsquoart meets commercersquo When a few of us surprised him at his home for his birthday a couple of weeks ago he told us that he was in the process of recording his music digitally so that he could share it with the world Despite his age he never stopped learning He has been and will be an inspiration for all As the song goes Georgie will always be on our mindsrdquoJustice for SapnaLast year we had reported on the legal battle that celebrity hairstylist and filmmaker Sapna Bhavnani in pic was fighting against Kabir Singh Chowdhry who claimed to be a coproducer of her film Sindhustan The Bombay High Court has issued an order rejecting adinteriminterim relief sought by Chowdhry About the development Bhavnani stated ldquoThe 45page judgment of the Honrsquoble Bombay High Court is a testimony to the blessings that have been bestowed on my film lsquoSindhustanrsquo I remember saying this in an earlier post which was in response to the social media tirade launched against me by Mr Kabir Singh Chowdhry mdash lsquoThe wheels of justice may grind slow but they grind finersquordquoAnother art gallery reopensUntitled by Akbar PadamseeStarting March 19 the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation JNAF will reopen its doors to art lovers The gallery has curated an exciting lineup ldquoWe are reopening with an exhibition of noted artist Akbar Padamseersquos workWorks displayed at the galleryOn Saturday March 20 we are hosting a Wikipedia Editathon which seeks to improve the content available online about Indian women artists who are typically underrepresentedrdquo shared Puja Vaish JNAF directorPuja VaishTo ensure safety many associated events will be conducted virtually