Raveena, Juhi at Nawaz Modi Singhania's exhibition

NITA AMBANI, RAVEENA TANDON & JUHI CHAWLA AMONGST A-LISTERS AT NAWAZ MODI SINGHANIA’S SOLO ART EXHIBITION PREVIEW

‘PORTRAITS’ OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM APRIL 6 TO MAY 4, 2014

Nawaz Modi Singhania, Shweta Shetty, Madhoo & Poonam Soni

The City’s A-Listers were in attendance at the preview of Nawaz Modi Singhania’s new solo art exhibition titled “Portrait Study of Well Known Personalities” held in south Mumbai on the weekend. The solo art exhibition will be open to the public from April 6 to May 4, 2014 between 11 am and 8 pm at the Raymond Flagship Store, Warden Road.

Gautam Singhania and Nawaz Modi Singhania played host to everyone from Mumbai’s most powerful women (Nita Ambani) to actors (Raveena Tandon, Juhi Chawla, Gulshan Grover, Perizad Zorabian) to politicians (Shaina NC) to corporate chieftains (Nikhil Meswani, Niraj Bajaj, Ashok Wadhwa, Yohan Poonawala, Tanya Godrej Dubash, Vijay Kalantari) to builders (Boman irani Rustomjee, Abhishek Lodha) to advertising giants (Alyque Padamsee, Sam & Lara Balsara, Bharat Dabholkar, Kailash Surendranath, Prahlad Kakkar) to designers (Poonam Soni) to Government functionaries (Dr. PS Pascricha, Satish Maneshinde) to art curators (Nisha Jamvwal) to film industry personalities (Zarine Mehta, Anil Thadani) to sports marketers (Vivek Singh) to pure fashionistas (Aarti Surendranath, Reena Wadhwa, Madhoo Shah, Marc Robinson, Laila Lamba, Aakanksha Aggarwal, Shweta Shetty, Zeba Kohli) amongst others. 

The artiste whose work sparkles with grace, spirituality and movement, was overwhelmed with the enthusiastic response to the preview of her forthcoming solo art exhibition on portraits of iconic globally renowned personalities from various walks of life at the Raymond Flagship Store, Warden Road, South Mumbai.  The portraits on canvas (charcoal, oils and acrylic) are a tribute to iconic celebrities ranging from Hollywood stars (Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise) to singers (Beyonce, Michael Jackson) to sportspeople (David Beckham, Maradona, Roger Federer) to royalty (Princess Diana) to scientists (Albert Einstein) to corporate executives (Steve Jobs) to celebrity anchors (Oprah Winfrey) amongst others.

“Through the years, they’ve made us laugh and cry, they have inspired and motivated us, imbedded thoughts, imbibed emotions and character in us, enthralled and mesmerized us, both consciously and subconsciously. This collection is a Portrait Study of those whom we love to love…or even love to hate..,” says Nawaz.  

Nawaz Modi Singhania is renowned in the Indian art circuit for her visually impactful and creative renditions to her interests in various art forms, fitness, health and dance. Seamlessly uniting her interests, Nawaz has emerged as one of India’s most creative fitness experts. On her creative journey, she has successfully held four solo exhibitions in Mumbai (three) and New Delhi (one). Her canvases are a reflection of her vibrant and multi-faceted persona. Her body of work includes art collections such as the Charcoal Series, Body Art, The Awakening, Born Free and Miscellaneous.

Shahid Kapoor's luck colour is Red, and number - 7

Shahid Kapoor is passionate about cars and especially Red colour. 

He has recently bought a red Porsche in addition to his earlier Red Jaguar. What people are not aware that all his cars have a similar number plate and show case number 7. 

Insiders says that while Shahid is not superstitious at all he finds the number 7 his lucky number. 

Ironically he shares this luck with another Bollywood star. 

Even Aamir Khan finds number 7 lucky and all his cars sports the same number plate. 

While Shahid Kapoor car number is 7000 and Aamir's car number is 007. 

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Bengali sensation Rii to star in Q and Nikon’s LUDO

Winner of best actress award at Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema

Acclaimed Bengali actress Rii will be starring in Q and Nikon’s next film LUDO. She had earlier acted in films like ‘GANDU’, ‘BISHH’ and ‘LOVE IN INDIA’, which were also directed by Q. She also won the best actress award at Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema for her movie ‘COSMIC SEX’.

Rii plays a character yet to be seen on the Indian screens in ‘LUDO’. The film is being made under the banner of OverdoseJoint, Q's production house, a progressive art platform making original films, music and design and is co-produced by Idyabooster and Starfire Movies.

‘LUDO’ is the latest by director Q, who made the critically acclaimed and controversial film 'GANDU', which was banned from a theatrical release in India but became a cult phenomenon, both in India and across the globe. Q's films have always found festival and critical appreciation internationally, with BBC calling him the 'most subversive Indian filmmaker'. His latest film, 'TASHER DESH', premiered in Rome, and has been received very well. Nikon is Q's collaborator and editor, an alumnus of SRFTI and Emily Carr, Vancouver. He has edited 'TASHER DESH', 'BISHH' and 'LOVE IN INDIA'. 

Idyabooster, founded by Nandini Mansinghka, is a new venture that focuses on curating films and other creative entertainment projects for investors who are new to this class of investments. The company has a whole new approach to investing, enabling investors to commit smaller amounts, co-invest with other people and reduce the risk by creating a portfolio of films/creative projects they invest in.

Starfire Movies, based in Delhi, has produced and funded 'KAJARYA' (co-produced with OverdoseJoint and globally premiered in Dubai in December 2013) and Bengali films like 'KHASHI KATHA' (with Naseeruddin Shah) releasing May 2014 and 'KING' (in post-production) in Kolkata. They have also been involved in several other co-production, animation and international documentary projects.

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