Radhika Apte hires a trainer to resume her singing lessons

Not many know that actress Radhika Apte has a flair for singing

This goes way back when she was kid and when the actress's grandmother use to teach her singing and take music class.

Radhika's grandmother who herself is a singer use to take a two hour class with her local students which Radhika used to also join.

However after moving to Bombay, the actress has left the same and it's been a while that Radhika had stopped taking music classes.

Although, now the actress wants to go back and pursue the classes and has also hired a trainer for same!

Radhika likes learning new things and singing is one of them.

Radhika shares, "I remember how my grandmother use to teach me singing back then when I was really small. It has been a while that I had stopped it but now I want to resume and start taking lessons again."

The actress  who is currently in Himalayas exploring and backpacking will soon be back and resume shoot for her next film, Bombariya.

PRESSTO ZAPATO – Shoes & Bags Care Store Launched by Avni Modi of 'Calendar Girls' fame

Clean. Repair. Restore.

June 20, 2015; Mumbai: India’s first exclusive shoes, bags and accessories maintenance store launched in Prabhadevi, Mumbai amidst much fanfare. The afternoon was packed with well-wishers and celebrities as they poured in to congratulate the team on the one-of-its-kind concept store Pressto-ZAPATO. The occasion was graced by crème de la crème of Mumbai society including actors Avni Modi (of the upcoming film ‘Calendar Girls’ fame), VJ Andy, TV celebs Ritvik Dhanjani, Rinku Dudani and Brinda Parekh. The event began with a mock showcase of the services at Zapato which was of great interest to the guests. Followed by an exquisite high tea menu, the guests took a walk around to experience the ambiance of the store.

Pressto Zapato offers to Clean, Repair and Restore shoes, bags and leather accessories of many luxury and premium brands according to global standards using the best available methods, techniques, processes, machines, tools and products available in the world. In Pressto Zapato stores, you can experience the quality, craftsmanship and expertise of skilled staff understanding the customer’s needs resulting in maintaining and increasing the longevity of your precious shoes, bags and accessories.

Commenting on the launch, Esther Lennaerts, Founder –Director Pressto, said, “I’m truly happy and proud that after 3 years of research and development, we are now completely prepared to offer the best Clean-Repair-Restore services of the world in India with a 15 people strong team. All are Masters in the respective areas, all processes have been developed and implemented for reliable and quality of the highest standard. We would also like to thank our global partners in The Netherlands and the UK for their contribution.”

Yvo Metzellar, Managing Director of Pressto India added, “For Pressto, already global leader in India for garment care, it is the next step to providing complete wardrobe care services to all fashionable people who like to look good and feel better!”

Apart from Prabhadevi, Pressto Zapato has simultaneously opened a branch at Napean Sea Road. The brand plans to continue to flourish and open many more such stores across India.

About Pressto India: Pressto India started operations in 2008 and now has more than 100,000 customers and over 30 stores in India having cleaned more than 3 million garments. Pressto India is part of the global Pressto network with 520 stores in 23 countries and specializes in garment care including drycleaning, cleaning and steam pressing out of attractive and transparent stores at convenient locations. All garments are individually packed as per your choice and to preserve the superior quality the brand stands for.

Late South Star Aarthi Agarwal's Last Film Operation Green Hunt Runs Into Censor Trouble

Controversies surrounding the late South Star Aarthi Agarwal don't seem to leave her even after her death. After the various write ups on the cause of her death, that of liposuction and multiple theories around it, it's her last film Operation Green Hunt made by Khan production and directed by Bharat Parepali that's run into censor trouble. 

Filmmaker Noorabdul Rrahaman Khan is running sleepless nights worrying about his Aarthi Agarwal starrer film Operation Green Hunt that's lying in the cans owing to lack of censor clearance. Produced in two languages Hindi and Telugu, the movie was to be dubbed in two other languages Tamil and Malayalam with the title of all four being the same. 

While the censor certificate of Hindi version was handed over to Khan on 25th February 2015, it's the clearance for the other three languages that he desperately awaits with no revert from Censor Board on it at all. 

Addressing the matter, a deeply distressed producer Noorabdul Khan says, "I had applied online for the Hindi to Tamil dubbed film censor certificate on  and submitted  the documents thereafter. For over three months the regional officer and the  chairman have called me to their office many times and given some or the other reason for the delay. 

Till date without any reason or any concrete justification  the Mumbai CBFC is not issuing me the Tamil Censor Certificate. The board officials including the Chairman are not ready to give me anything in  writing. The chairman has told me to ask God when I will get my censor certificate. When I’m asking him to give me something in writing he is not  willing to. Further he is threatening me that I cannot release my film in any  language forever. I have also written letters to 15 different government  ministries, judiciaries and film associations in hopes that someone will come to  my aid and resolve this matter. I have entered into agreement with the film's presenter and part of the  agreement was to release the films in all language simultaneously. Now three  months since my application my film seems indefinitely delayed because of  unnecessary harassment from the Censor Board. Due to this I am unable to fulfill  my commitment to Rahul Shah of Time media, film's presenter . This in turn is causing me huge financial  losses."

Well, this surely seems to be unjust not just for being Aarti Agarwal's posthumous film but also the financial loses of the producer. We hope we get to see Operation Green Hunt seeing the light of the day soon!  

- Himanshu Jhunjhunwala

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