Bachchan unveils worldoo.com -DAY 605

India’s first co-created online ecosystem for kids between 6-12 years of age was unveiled in Mumbai. The consumer co-created avatar was created on the basis of feedback from parents and educators around the country during the brand’s feedback campaign earlier this year.

 Following the ‘Let’s Build’ feedback campaign which garnered more than 1,57,000 responses (Source:Google Analytics) from children, parents and teachers that Amitabh Bachchan spearheaded at the end of last year, the platform offers a whole range of interaction and engagement for kids on the internet! 

Bachchan said worldoo.comworldoo.com has been foresighted in its vision and ensured quality content. The platform is a perfect synthesis of balance between two generations and just like we hold our child’s hand and teach them to walk or swim, similarly, we need to guide them to take their first steps on the online world and worldoo.com is one step in this direction.

Bhawana Somaaya /@bhawanasomaaya

ABCD 2 entertains but gets repetitive-DAY 604

Disney produced aur Remo Dsouza directed Any Body Can Dance 2, Remo Dsouza ki directorial debut ABCD ka sequel hain.

ABCD Mumbai ke dance contestants’ ke sangharsh aur junoon ki kahani thi, ABCD 2 unke swabhiman aur shaurya ki kahani hain.

Peechli baar competition state level par tha aur film ka premise Mumbai ki tedhi medhi galiyaan.

Iss baar competition national level par hain aur film ka premise Las Vegas.

Peechli baar, film ke hero, street dancers’ thhe, iss baar, street dancers’ unke saath,Varun Dhawan aur Shradha Kapoor hai.

ABCD 2 ka plus: film ka music, film ki energy, film ka passion aur Las Vegas!

Film ka first half, fast pace aur gripping hai…Problem film ka second half, jo kuch lamba aur repetitive ban jaata hai.

Guru ki bhumika mein Prabhudeva bas theek thaak hai, unke nritya mein koi surprise factor nahi hai.

ABCD 2 dekhni chahiye Varun Dhawan, Shradha Kapoor aur sabhi dancers ke nritya ke liye aur unke peeche choreographer / director Remo Dsouza ki mehnat ke liye.

ABCD 2 ko Big Entertainment Ratings milte hain 3 stars.

 Bhawana Somaaya@ bhawanasomaaya

Story of an Abstractionist -DAY 603

The Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, CSMVS, will host the first of its events planned around the current exhibition at the gallery, Ram Kumar: Works in the Jehangir Nicholson Collection. 

Ram Kumar, Nostalgic Longing, explores the philosophy, the views and the life of one of the country's most renowned abstractionists, connecting it to his astounding body of work. The documentary is part of a series of four films made by the French Director Laurent Bregeat, on India's modernists.

Winter Fall in Monsoon-DAY 602

Koral Dasgupta is a young wife and mother and also an author, academician and content strategist. Currently she is working as freelance illustrator from home while taking care of her new born.

Her first book Power of a Common Man an academic analysis of Shah Rukh Khan's career used as consumer behaviour theory to explain how his image works for the masses and returns such a huge popularity released two years ago was a super seller. Koral is now set to release her second, Fall Winter Collections published by Niyogi. This one is the journey of a Rajput sculptor, who as he works on an ambitious project with Krishna's Women finds companionship in a young Bengali professor.

What is interesting about the book is that Dasgupta combines mythology with fiction, using the paradox of some professional achievements that often comes at the cost of grilling personal failures. The plot, though a simple love story, is a throwback on the art, music, poetry and ambience of Santiniketan which makes all the difference. 

​Her book launch promises to be different with a panel discussion on Representation of Visual Art and Artists in Popular Media where artistes from various mediums will discuss art and culture.

I recommended the book to everyone interested in performing mediums and importantly, Shantiniketan. 

60s Rockstars-DAY 601

Rajat Kapoor met Waheeda Rehman and Asha Parekh at an event felicitating Shashi Kapoor at the Prithvi Theatre and invited the 60s stars to watch his play Sidhus @Upper Juhu a comment on Mumbai city.

Rajat was surprised when Rehman and Parekh willingly agreed and were accompanied by another friend Helen. The trio were the star attraction at St Andrews and later back stage when a delighted Rajat posed for pictures with the 60s stars. There is a new formed bonding between the actors and I overheard Rajat inviting the beauties for more showings at Prithvi Theatre in the coming weeks.