The highly distinguished Anupam Kher is been one busy man these days. The reason? Well, he has been quietly shooting at Adelaide Studios in Australia for the upcoming film Hotel Mumbai, which also happens to be his 501st film as an actor. Kher's co-star in the film is none other than the renowned international star Jason Isaac. Anupam Kher will be seen playing the role of the well-known chef Hemant Oberoi in Hotel Mumbai which has been based on the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.
Anupam said that Taj Mahal hotel has been recreated at Adelaide Studios. While he refrained from revealing anything about his character, he clarified that the film was not an autobiographical work, but, it was about the events that unfolded in the nerve wrecking 68 hours at the hotel during the attacks.
Hotel Mumbai is a co- production with Hollywood producers Basil Iwanyk, Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy, Jomon Thomas,...
Anupam said that Taj Mahal hotel has been recreated at Adelaide Studios. While he refrained from revealing anything about his character, he clarified that the film was not an autobiographical work, but, it was about the events that unfolded in the nerve wrecking 68 hours at the hotel during the attacks.
Hotel Mumbai is a co- production with Hollywood producers Basil Iwanyk, Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy, Jomon Thomas,...
- 8/19/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Sampradaya Dance Creations, renowned for its innovative dance productions under the artistic direction of Lata Pada, has created Taj, an exciting new dance-theatre production chronicling the great human drama behind the magnificent architectural wonder, the Taj Mahal. Taj runs June 10-12 at Harbourfront Centre's Fleck Dance Theatre as part of, and commissioned by, Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity.Written by Governor General's Award-winning playwright John Murrell and directed by Dora-winning opera director Tom Diamond, Taj explores the saga behind the Taj Mahal through dramatic scenes starring international Bollywood film, television and theatre star Kabir Bedi (Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story, Octopussy, Sandokan, The Bold and the Beautiful) and acclaimed Canadian actress Lisa Ray (Bollywood/Hollywood, Water, Cooking With Stella), and through exquisite kathak dance choreographed by South Asian kathak legend Padmabhusan Kumudini Lakhia, performed by an ensemble of dancers from Toronto, the U.K. and India: Tushar Bhatt,...
- 5/16/2011
- Filmicafe
The prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington DC is hosting a three-week long "Maximum India" festival ending March 20, showcasing Indian-focused events involving dance, music, theater, literature, film, exhibitions, and cuisine, and can cost up to $100 each for a single event. Prominent festival participants include Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Dilip Basu, Shyam Benegal, Nandita Das, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Hariharan, Zakir Hussain, Girish Karnad, Shankar Mahadevan, Deepa Mehta, Ketan Mehta, Rajan and Sajan Misra, Ashis Nandy, DJ Rekha, Salman Rushdie, Nayantara Sahgal, Sharmila Tagore, etc. Special menus are being prepared by 12 master chefs brought from the four corners of India for the entire period of the festival. One session with Chef Hemant Oberoi, Executive Grand Chef of Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, costs $100. It is also offering a Bhangra Class with DJ Rekha, celebratory dance of the snake charmers, brass band music and sari exhibition. About India, Center announcement says: It colors life...
- 3/2/2011
- Filmicafe
Incredible India in its myriad wondrous colours is all set to make a splash in this American capital with 'Maximum India', a mega festival celebrating its cultural diversity. The 20-day cultural extravaganza opening Tuesday at the prestigious John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts here on the Potomac river also promises to transport one to a street market in bustling Mumbai, a silk shop in Chennai and an airy palace in Rajasthan. 'Maximum India may not be on the same scale as the Festival of India, but it is a major effort to display the creativity, ferment, and dynamism that characterises Indian arts,' India's Ambassador Meera Shankar said unveiling the programme. Being held in cooperation with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (Iccr) and Embassy of India, 'Maximum India' will feature 'perhaps not a million, but many wonderful and unusual aspects of the country's diverse arts and culture,...
- 2/26/2011
- Filmicafe
Sachin Tendulkar, the latest celeb to be bitten by the Twitter bug, is having a gala time on the micro-blogging site. The cricketer is creating a buzz not just for his tweets, but also his personal pictures. "My kids r happy that I m finally on twitter. They hv been tryin 2 get me 2 join twitter or facebook for ages. I m still gettin the hang of it," he posted recently. "Had a quiet meal @ the Taj Zodiac grill and chef Hemant Oberoi served us some delicious food. Meal lasted 4hrs but it was totally worth it," he ...
- 5/6/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
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