This is their new album and they are touring around India playing it in different cities . This is one show you do not want to miss ! On the 12th of September they will be playing at The Park as a part of their tour. Be sure to be there !
Beyond Madras Launch
This is the new restaurant at the Park Hyatt. The launch of this restaurant stuck to the theme of elegance that the hotel delivers. Here are some of the pictures :
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New Cinematography Institute In Chennai
An exclusive international cinematography institute, which opens in Chennai this October, will help create a new breed of world-class talent for the industry.
The Achariya School of Moving Image Technology and Arts (ASMITA) – established by the Achariya Group of Educational Institutions in conjunction with multi-award winning Indian Director of Photography (DOP) Mr. Ravi K Chandran, and Camerimage-nominated cinematographer Professor Alexander du Prel from the Mozarteum University at Salzburg – will open its doors to eligible Indian and international students on October 19, 2015.
The institute’s globally-focussed curriculum, which will lead to a Diploma in Cinematography, has been developed by master cinematographers and Professor R Narayan Kumar, who until recently headed the cinematography department at the LV Prasad Film & TV Academy in Chennai. Prof. Alexander du Prel has been named the institute’s Inaugural Dean.
The institute’s mentor Ravi K Chandran says the modern day cinematographer must learn to be an artist-designer-technologist all rolled into one.
“To succeed in this highly competitive industry, an aspiring DoP has to be able to beautifully unite technology with art. He/she will have to keep up with the latest trends and emerging practices, yet never lose sight of the aesthetic sensibility,” he says.
Prof. Alexander du Prel says that cinematography is much more than using the latest camera equipment and technology – it is “visual poetry.” He adds that any story, be it pulp fiction or something more serious, can be told through pictures, but what matters is how. “Every frame has a meaning. The trick is to find a simple image to describe the situation or feeling, and to do that consistently, with conviction,” he says.
Chief Mentor of the Achariya Group,
Dr Arawindhan says the Group was proud to help establish ASMITA. “We wished to bring international standards of academic excellence to India, and also help make India an attractive education destination for international students.
“ASMITA’s curriculum is on par with those of European film schools,” Dr Arawindhan says. “It is set up to meet the evolving needs of the global cinema industry, attract new talent and offer opportunities for collaborative learning and exchange of ideas.” R Narayan Kumar HOD, Cinematography at ASMITA who is also an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India at Pune, has over 25 years of experience as a cinematographer and teacher, straddling both roles with equal passion. His in-depth teaching experience includes stints as the Head of Department for Cinematography at two iconic Indian institutes – the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute in Kolkata and the LV Prasad Film & TV Academy in Chennai. Pondi Ravi, Director and Admin Operations at ASMITA is a successful entrepreneur, producer and actor from South India. In a career spanning two decades, he has worked on 60 feature films in various languages, including in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu.
Along with contemporary cinematography techniques, from conception to post-production, the program will teach aspiring DoPs to think like a visual storyteller, enhance their creative instincts and develop a signature visual language utilising the latest technology available in the market.
As part of their curriculum, students will attend Camerimage, the world’s leading festival for cinematography. Camerimage is the world’s most important festival for the art of cinematography. Held in Poland every November, Camerimage recognises films for their visual, aesthetic and technical values, and awards the best international talent. Ravi K Chandran and Alexander du Prel are both 2010 Camerimage nominees. Ravi was nominated for the film ‘My Name Is Khan’ and Alexander for ‘Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne.’ Here, students will hear first-hand from global legends of cinematography, learn about the latest developments in technology and art, attend workshops, join competitions and get an opportunity to integrate with the international community.
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Stuffed Hatch Chiles With Cilantro Yogurt Sauce
INGREDIENTS
Chiles:
- 4 Hatch chiles
- 1¼ cups water, divided
- ½ cup uncooked quinoa
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ small red onion, finely chopped
- 1 ear corn
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon onion flakes
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon light or dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup grated Colby-Jack cheese
Cilantro yogurt sauce:
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 teaspoons honey
INSTRUCTIONS
Make the chiles:
- Preheat broiler. Place chiles on a baking sheet and broil, flipping once, until skins are charred, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
- In a medium sauce pan, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add quinoa and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until water is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- In a fry pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 2-4 minutes.
- Use a sharp knife to shave off kernels from corn cob. Add corn kernels to the fry pan and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add seasonings (smoked paprika through brown sugar), remaining ¼ cup water and ¾ cup cooked quinoa to the fry pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Leaving stems intact, cut a slit into the side of each chile. Remove seeds. Divide the filling evenly among the chiles and transfer to a baking dish. Sprinkle the cheese over the stuffed chiles.
- Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Make the cilantro yogurt sauce:
- In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients and stir until smooth. Drizzle over chiles.
Volvo XC90 launched in India
The much awaited second-generation Volvo XC90 has been launched in India. The latest offering from the Swedish auto maker is available in two variants – Momentum and Inscription – and is priced at Rs. 64.90 lakh and Rs. 77.90 lakh, respectively.
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Deep Fried Grilled Cheese
Ingredients
- 8 Slices Hearty White Bread
- 6-8 Slices White or Orange American Cheese
- ½ Cup Mayonnaise
- 2 Large Eggs, whisked
- ⅔ Cup Milk
- 1½ Sleeves Ritz Crackers, crushed into coarse crumbs
- 3-4 Quarts Oil for Frying (we prefer peanut or canola)
- Ketchup or honey mustard for serving
Instructions
- Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
- Lay out the bread and on each slice, on only one side of the bread, spread mayonnaise until it has all been used, making it so that the sandwich will have mayonnaise on the top and bottom bread but not on the outside. Add 1½-2 slices of cheese to 4 slices of the bread. Place the lid on, mayonnaise side down.
- Cut each sandwich in quarters.
- In a pie dish, whisk together the eggs and milk. In another dish add the bread crumbs.
- Dredge each quarter in the egg and then the crackers. Place on the cookie sheet and repeat with all sandwiches. Place in the fridge to rest for 1 hour.
- Fill a dutch oven ½-3/4 full of oil. Heat over medium high heat. Too low of heat and the breading will just fall off and you’ll have soggy sandwiches. Cook 2-4 quarters at a time, about 1-2 minutes per side until golden and the cheese is melted.
- Remove from the oil to a paper towel lined plate or a cooling rack over a paper towel lined baking sheet.
- Serve with ketchup or we prefer honey mustard.
Ace Designer Archana Kochhar unveils the first look of her NewYork Fashion Week Collection, “Ahmisa Resama”
Ace designer and couturier Archana Kochhar organized an exclusive preview of her New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2016 collection ‘Ahimsa Resama’. Former Miss India Natasha Suri and Simran Kaur Mundi unveiled the first look of this exquisite collection, to be showcased at the FLT MODA New York Fashion Week associated with Mercedez Benz on 13thSeptember 2015. Both the actresses looked stunning and etheral in the beautiful Ahmisa creations made by Archana.
“Ahmisa Resama” is a very special collection, exclusively designed using ‘Ahimsa Silk’ also known as ‘Peace Silk’. As part of the prestigious ‘Make in India’ campaign, Archana is promoting the ‘Ahmisa Silk’ and taking it globally. She has been working with the women weavers where the Silk is cultivated to revolutionize this conception. Her idea is also to spread women empowerment and raise the livelihood and wages of the women weavers.
“It’s a privilege to be invited to one of the most prestigious fashion weeks’ in the world, the New York Fashion Week. It’s exciting to represent and showcase Indian fashion and fabric and promote the concept of “Make in India” at the Mecca of Fashion”, shared designer Archana Kochhar.
“Ahmisa Resama” is an amalgamation of Global Silhouettes with Ethnic embroideries. The colour flows in the nude palettes of beige and ivory offset with rose gold embellishments. The embroideries are a mélange of rich Indian traditional gold zari thread, intellectual texturing techniques and Swarovski sprinkle. By saving each silkworm in the process of creating Ahmisa Silk, they are set free as silk moths. “This transformation has inspired me to incorporate hundreds of tiny silk moth wings and cocoons shape texture which are then binded together in the form of intricate textural embroidery which is the focal element of the collection”, shared the talented designer Archana Kochhar during the preview.
“I would like to thank Archana to invite me for such a noble endeavor. The entire range looks very aesthetic and beautiful”, shared Actress and former Miss India Simran Kaur Mundi. “I love the natural colour of silk. It is a perfect fuse of Indian sensibilities and International trends. I wish Archana the very best for the Fashion week”, added former Miss India, Natasha Suri.
Art Residency by ‘A4A’ (Arts for All)
Seema Kohli will be participating in an Art Residency by ‘A4A’ (Arts for All), with other collectors, where Seema will showcase her film and demo, besides a walk through her works. Seema Kohli will be showcasing her works, videos and installations that present for the first time, a unique opportunity for art lovers and amateur, home artists looking to refresh and strengthen their artistic skills. It is an attempt to study the variable strokes that invited contemporary artists who share their oeuvre and style. Seema and other participants will get an opportunity to interact with other residency artists, working on different media and genres, participating in workshops, interactions, studio visits, talks and discussions.
Thani Oruvan reaches 40 Crores at the Box Office Collections
The movie starring Jayam Ravi, Nayanthara and Aravind swamy, released on August 28th, 2015 and by the second week it raised around 40 Crores at the global box office. This movie is now the biggest grosser of Tamil industry this year and is still running successfully at the theaters.
Shield – An Initiative to Embrace Art in Everyday Life
Seema Kohli presents a studio visit by ‘Shield – An Initiative to Embrace Art in Everyday Life’, where she will take eminent associates from the art fraternity for a walk through her works, reference her experiments and experiences via a projection talk, showcasing her works, videos and installations, 4pm onwards at Seema Kohli Studio, # 603,604, Double Storey, New Rajender Nagar, New Delhi on September 12th, 2015 .
As the literal meaning suggests, the shield has been conceived with the idea of shade, shelter, screen or cover, which would work within the edge of art in mundane life. The idea is to interact inventively with our everyday life and object, and how they could be transformed into a expedient, valuable route, whether in terms of survival and earning, health and wellness, learning and erudition. Thus the objective of Shield is to give protection, shade and safeguard to our existence through the medium of art and creativity.
Pochampally IKAT Art Mela Kick Starts in Nagpur
Pochampally IKAT art Mela 2015′ a 6-days Hand woven Eco friendly Handloom Products exhibition Kick starts at Gondwana Gallery,Behind Hotel Center Point,‘Saroj’ 52, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur. The Expo will be on till 15th September 2015, 10:00 am to 9pm.
Fashion Designer Nalini Panday , Socialite Vanisha Baid , said on the occasion inaugurating the Mela “It’s glad to see various apparel, particularly handloom designer Fabrics, silk and cotton sarees, to be showcased for the Fashion Connoisseurs. Platforms such as this are required to reach out women looking for well-designed handmade cotton, silk wear & exclusive home textile” they added.
Director Handloom Park- Lavakumar Bharat said, on the occasion inaugurating the Mela, Platforms such as this are required to reach out women looking for well-designed handmade cotton, silk wear & exclusive home textile” he said.
“Handlooms are part of an age old Indian tradition element of Indian culture and rich artistry. By promoting handlooms, we support the artisans and local community who have been passing on their skills for generations. Promoting creativity and originality, each design is a result of individual artisan’s creativity which is influenced by the local traditions and cultures“he added.
Director- Godwana Gallery ,Meena Saraf also Graced the occasion.
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Anjali receives B’Day wishes
It turned out to be a day of sweet surprise for Anjali when birthday wishes kept pouring in for the actress assuming it to be today. Later she clarified, “Thanks a lot for all your birthday wishes but Please save your love and send me on 16th June.. cos that’s my birth day”. So, people, Anjali’s birthday falls on June 16 and not September 11!
High On Life – Shriya Saran
She’s peppy, tantrum free and so hardworking, one wonders why she’s labelled a diva. Meet Shriya Saran, leading lady from the South, who has no airs or false graces, sits still for hours during make-up and hair without a whimper escaping her cupid-bow shaped lips and is willing to climb a rickety metal ladder to get to the rooftop of a 16-storey building, just so that she can get the right shot. RITZ spent a day with the lissome lass as she decks up beautifully in apparel from Unlimited and left with a new impression of her formed in our minds.
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She steps into the studio at 9:00 am on a dreary morning in Mumbai. Dressed in a flowing white kurta and black leggings, with a huge white ceramic travel mug gripped in one hand and lugging a massive red suitcase with the other. Shriya Saran defies all rules that apply to starlets. She’s punctual, she lifts her own bags, she’s mentally prepared to spend the whole day in cramped studio and she’s super enthusiastic to do a photoshoot.
Often Shriya has been portrayed as the sexy siren, the modern woman and racy lass. It isn’t often that the girl from Dehradun has played the girl next door. Post her recent blockbuster Drishyam, where she starred alongside Ajay Devgn, her image not only underwent an overhauling, she also managed to stump critics with her superior acting skills.
Dressed in a boho-chic skirt in black cotton, Shriya delves into her voluminous suitcase and pulls out a pair of cute spike heeled boots, white top and an animal printed bikini top that she feels with add verve to her look. A long make-up session later she’s ready to pose for the shutterbug. A few pouts, some test shots and the lady is on a roll. In 10 minutes flat she’s done in front of the camera and is ready to scrub up and move to the next shot.
The ease with which she switches on and off in front of the camera is remarkable. “Been at it for a long time, babe,” comes the reply from the now 33-year-old, who did her first film when she was just 19. Suddenly she looks at the photographer who’s hunting up some Punjabi tunes on her laptop and says, “Play Cheerleader, na? I just love that song…. its calming yet happening at the same time.” And so Omi begins to serenade us with his foot-tapping chart topper and believe us when we say that the song played on loop till the next shot was done.
Clad in a simple curve enhancing silhouette dress, its white colour and blue and pink optical flower print, teemed with a pretty hair band and casual block heels, made Shriya look like a life-sized doll. Cute is the only word that came to mind when the actress stepped out of the makeshift dressing room, shuffling awkwardly as she hopped on one foot struggling to get the buckle of the platform shoe through the loop. “What’s this?” she asked picking up a bright pink feather enhanced hair accessory. As she caressed her skin with the soft feathers and pouted and pirouetted for the camera, we were done with shot two and headed for the next.
“It’s exhilarating to be in front of a still camera… no takes or retakes. I can be myself and do as I please,” she quipped, going on to kick off her shoes and head inside for the next change. “I love the white kurta,” she gushed, finding it hanging on the clothes rack. “I want the entire Indian look for the next shot…. and lots of bangles please.”
As Omi continued to sing and we shuffled around getting things ready for the next shot, Miss Bright As Sunshine popped out of the dressing room with an idea. “Lets head to the roof for the next picture. I want to wave the dupatta around and get the perfect ‘flying chunni’ shot.” A bit typical, but who were we to complain. It isn’t often that we see an actor so enthusiastic to shoot for a magazine.
Upon reaching the roof top level of the typically messy Mumbai apartment, we were shocked to find the door to the roof locked and instead a rickety metal ladder placed under a hole (like a trap door) opening out onto the service roof where water tanks and solar panels sat. “I’m going up… you guys coming?” she asked, climbing up the crazy 17 step ladder like a seasoned monkey. And so, the photographer with her phobia for heights, the make up artist with his brushes and palettes, the hair stylist with her spray bottles and pins, the stylist with her clips and needles and yours truly with nothing more than a prayer for our collective safety, headed to the roof top for some stunning Manhattan-ish views of Bollywood to fulfill the actress’ wish for that perfect ‘dupatta shot’
No one can beat ‘Baasha’: Rajinikanth
Even after 20 years of it’s release, Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Baasha’ holds a very special place in the hearts of the superstar’s fans. Rajinikanth revealed that he, too, has a high regard for the film and credited the huge success of the film to the producer. The actor is currently working on Kabali, directed by Pa Ranjith.
Pooja Bisht joins the cast of Jolly LLB remake
Model Pooja Bisht join the cast of the Tamil remake of Jolly LLB, directed by Ahmed. She is said to be playing an advocate, a vital role in the film, which stars Udhayanidhi and Hansika. The film also has Aishwarya Rajesh playing a crucial role.
Manasvi loves South Indian food
Manasvi Mamgai is a regular visitor of the Chennai city. This former Miss India, who was last seen in Prabhu dheva’s Action Jackson, was in Chennai to shoot for a commercial shoot. “I couldn’t explore the city much, but I loved eating south Indian food. From pongal, sambhar to other delicacies — I don’t get bored of eating south Indian food,” says Manasvi.
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