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HIGH Ultra Lounge – Intoxicating Saturday withDJ Stellar Nursery | Saturday, 29th February 2020

Intoxicating Saturday with DJ Stellar Nursery

at HIGH Ultra Lounge

This leap year Saturday, DJ Stellar Nursery is geared up to bring in some uninhibited fun on the dance floor at HIGH Ultra Lounge. The renowned DJ is all set to play his record breaking commercials that are noted and classified for his electro house, progressive house and big room music. Get ready to dance on to the foot-tapping music as the electrifying DJ is going to leave you grooving all night.

With a spectacular view of the city from 421 feet and delectable Pan Asian food along with live music will set just the right mood for the evening.

Date: Saturday, 29th February 2020

Time: 8:00 PM onwards

Venue: HIGH ULTRA LOUNGE

Rooftop, World Trade Centre,

Malleswaram, Bangalore

Northwest Frontier Cuisine Festival at The Persian Terrace, Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway | 21st February to 1st March 2020

Northwest Frontier Cuisine Festival

at 

The Persian Terrace, Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway

                       ~ India’s most acclaimed cuisine that carries country’s heritage taste~

Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway invites you to celebrate the North West Frontier Cuisine at its alluring outdoor Middle-Eastern wonderland – The Persian Terrace. Bengaluru folks now have a reason to rejoice the essence of simple, nomadic flavours of North West Frontier at the perfect location!

Enjoy the authentic taste and spice and the variance of ‘North Western Frontier’ province cuisine that will be an enigma to many at Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway.

Venue: Persian Terrace, Level 4 |Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway

Date: 21st February – 1st March 2020

Time: 6:30 – 11:30PM (dinner only)

Price: 2500 ++ taxes per person set menu (vegetarian) | 3500++ taxes per person set menu (non-vegetarian)

American Wit Beer with Strawberry & Dragon fruit at The Pump House

To celebrate the season of romance The Pump House, brings to you another very exciting range of beer, with Strawberry and dragon fruit.  The Pump House has come up with another exciting limited period variant made with the queen of berries, strawberry.  Subtle hints of Dragon Fruit can be perceived initially while strawberry lingers on as the tart background to make things even more interesting. This beer is set to take you on a juicy ride while satiating your quench for a quality brew.

The electric atmosphere at The Pump House will only elevate one’s overall experience and grabbing a glass of beer is what you need this season. This brew is available on the taps for a limited period of time so get it while you can!!

What: Strawberry and Dragon Fruit Beer

Where: The Pump House, JP Nagar, Bangalore

When: Ongoing till stock last

Price: INR 275 for a pint

Jackky Bhagnani’s Music Label Jjust Music Releases Ammy Virk’s Haaye Ve

Qismat sensation Ammy Virk’s new song is out. The song titled Haaye Ve is released under Jackky Bhagnani’s label called Jjust Music. The romantic soulful song is definitely going to be a new anthem for romantic hearts. Jjust Music which is only getting stronger with every new song has become the new platform for music lovers. With this new collaboration, the music label is all set to lure in music lovers in Punjab.

Ammy Virk’s Haaye Ve Poster

Haaye Ve (Official Video) Ammy Virk | Latest Punjabi Songs 2019 | Jjust Music

Song Linkbit.ly/Haaye_Ve

Ammy’s earlier song Qismat was a runaway hit and both Jjust Music and Ammy Virk hope this one will top the charts too.

Captain Marvel is set to premiere on 8th March 2020 on Star Movies.

With major events taking place in Avengers Infinity War, it is clearly visible that, Thanos is an extremely dangerous foe. He is undoubtedlythe strongest antagonistic character in the MCU. Even in the comics, the mad titan was always bringing the Avengers greatest challenges. The original Avengers consisted of Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Black widow, Hawkeye. Despite having expanded their team over the span of films, the heroes were unable to defeat Thanos. With every Avenger wounded – physically and mentally, no one has any idea how will they ‘avenge’ this. However,Thanos has not yet faced one superhero. Carol Denversa.k.a Captain Marvel is an ex pilot who has gained her superhuman abilities from a mysterious event. These superhuman abilities include Flight, Energy Blasts, Superhuman Strength, Speed, Endurance and Stamina. Some of these abilities are only possessed by her.  Her encounter with Thanosand joining the avengers was definitely long awaited.

The character of Captain Marvel has been introduced to the MCU via the solo film Captain Marvel. Her appearance was teased from a very long time. The film is the first ever solo female super hero in the MCU. It deals with the premise of the character’s origin and how she masters her powers. Since the film is set in the 90’s many beloved characters and new characters will make their return and debut in the film. The film will tie up directly into the next Avenger’s movie. Academy Award winning actress Brie Larson has donned the helmet of the character. Brie trained in judo, wrestling training and boxing for nine monthsextensively for the character.

Captain Marvel is set to premiere on 8th March 2020 for the first time on television at 1 PM and 9 PM only on Star Movies.

When asked about the character of Captain Marvel Brie stated, “I couldn’t deny the fact that this movie is everything I care about, everything that’s progressive and important and meaningful, and a symbol I wished I would’ve had growing up.”

NEXA Music unveils “You Got Me” by A.R. Rahman

Celebration of Music

Launched with an aim to provide a platform to aspiring music composers to promote original English music, NEXA Music today released its much awaited music video by maestro A.R. Rahman. Titled “You Got Me”, this music video is about celebration of music and new indigenous talent in English Music.

NEXA Music, Lab: ‘NEXA Music, Lab’ was instituted to provide an English music platform to aspiring musicians. Over 1000 entries were received across the country, of which the top 24 were shortlisted by the jury comprising A.R. Rahman and Clinton Cerejo. These musicians were guided by the jury to reproduce their tracks under the mentorship of headline talent of renowned musicians. The 24 original English music compositions by the participants were released on NEXA Music’s YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM8qWp3yk6zXsuHfo2ei4SQ).

These videos complemented the 4 exclusive NEXA Music videos composed and released by headline talent from NEXA Music.

4 winners were also announced under ‘NEXA Music, Lab’. These winners feature in the music video, “You Got Me” along with A.R. Rahman. Further, they will go on to compose 4 original exclusive songs and feature in their respective music videos.

NEXA Music, Live Gigs is NEXA’s endeavor to provide exclusive experience to its customers and the audience at large. This will serve as a platform for these budding musicians who will get a chance to perform live with mentors and headline talent. A total of 12 live gigs are planned across 8 cities in the country.

QUOTES

Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director (Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Limited

 “NEXA Music was launched with an aim to provide a unique platform to the untapped English musical genius in the country With global music icons like A.R. Rahman mentoring these musicians to hone their skills, we are assured of compositions that match global standards. The initiative also allows us as a brand to facilitate the showcase of new talent while reinforcing NEXA’s philosophy of ‘Create. Inspire.’. Through NEXA, we have consistently endeavored to craft a delightful experience for our customers which go beyond car purchase.”

A R Rahman

 “The NEXA partnership has made it possible to extend the much needed support to independent artists who are creating original English music

across India. Our objective is to give budding artists a chance to collaborate with some of the best musicians in the industry to produce music that reaches viewers across the world.”

15th year of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour

Passion for Fashion

15th year of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 

The iconic 15th year of Blenders Pride Fashion Tour came with a path-breaking format with a special exhibition curated by FDCI along-with designer Ashish Soni. This travelling exhibit was showcased in four cities, Kolkata (22nd Jan), Hyderabad (1st Feb), Delhi (15th Feb) and Mumbai (22nd Feb)based on three significant themes – Craft, Identity and Blend.

The BPFT fashion extravaganza culminated with a larger-than-life finale, ‘The Pride of India’, in collaboration with FDCI, in Mumbai, with 15 leading designers. It included Abraham & Thakore, Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla, Anamika Khanna, Anju Modi, Ashish Soni, Gaurav Gupta, JJ Valaya, Manish Malhotra, Monisha Jaising, Namrata Joshipura, Raghavendra Rathore, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Rohit Gandhi+Rahul Khanna, Suneet Varma, and Schulen Fernandes for Wendell Rodricks.

 The show began with a tribute to the late Wendell Rodricks by FDCI Chairman, Sunil Sethi and Bollywood heartthrob Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Live music by singers Sukanya Chattopadhyay and Deveshi Sahgal,set the rhythm of the night, along with the aerial act by Omaggio Performing Company.

Interestingly at the Exhibit, an artistic display of over 100 iconic pieces from India’s most renowned names brought forth the visions of each guru and his thought process in terms of shape, form and patterns,making it a classic ensemble,which has withstood the perils of time and tide.

This mammoth task was executed deftly by the FDCI, with a careful selection process to make it a befitting part of the tour with a museum-like exhibition showcasing the ensembles of the country’s top designers that represent their brand’s DNA. The highlight of the event in each city, this year was also the Style Forum where a panel discussion brought out the hidden and meaningful facets of the design world powered by the Fashion Design Council of India.

FDCI Chairman, Sunil Sethi said, “The grand finale was the crown jewel of the event as it brought to fore the true strength of fashion with 15 coveted names on the ramp making history. The Blenders Pride Fashion Tour has grown exponentially with insightful additions that paved the way for new thinking that will change the grid of fashion. FDCI had an exhibition that showcased the changing face of fashion through the lens of style aficionados. This collaboration is an artistic one, and has led to an interesting trajectory of ideas culminating into myriad interactive forums.”

Showstopper highlights from Day 2 at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer / Resort 2020

  • ADITI RAO HYDARI FOR RITU KUMAR
  • SANI MIRZA FOR EKA X TSCO
  • SUNNY LEONE FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE VEGAN FASHION CAMPAIGN
  • SABA AZAD AND SIDDHARTH FOR HOUSE OF THREE X TANTAJO
  • NEHA MAHAJAN FOR JAYATI GOENKA

 Celebrities spotted on the Red Carpet at Day 2 of Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020

 : https://we.tl/t-rL9spaOOAm

  1. Sunny Leone
  2. Alka Yagnik
  3. Sonal Chauhan
  4. Sonali Kulkarni
  5. Mallika Dua
  6. Hansika Motwani
  7. Nisha Jamwal
  8. Nauheed Cyrusi

 Wrap up video for Day 1 of Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 20: https://we.tl/t-DTaeQD

RITU KUMAR COLLABORATES WITH LENZING™ ECOVERO™ TO SHOWCASE THEIR AW20 COLLECTION ‘NATURE’S ORIGAMI’ AT LAKME FASHION WEEK 2020

FINALE OF SUSTAINABLE DAY

COLLABORATION  WITH  LENZING™ ECOVERO™

RITU KUMAR

‘NATURE’S ORIGAMI’

 The collection is a culmination of four stories – Mrinalini Mukherjee’s exhibit at the MET, Neo Origami, Flora & Fauna, and Sundarvan.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Mix of tribal and contemporary Indian art forms which allude to nature and rejuvenation
  •  Fabrics made of LENZING™ ECOVERO™ sustainable viscose fibre
  • Iconic laid out prints of Ritu Kumar legacy, laces and layering surfaces in Neo Origami.

SHADE CARD

The color palette is an amalgamation of vegetable dyes and carefully crafted hues from deep burgundy to faded ochre and an infusion of violets and leafy greens.

QUOTES

Ritu Kumar

“‘Sustainable Living’ is one of our core values and we are proud to partner with LENZING™ ECOVERO™ at the root level for the showcase of Nature’s Origami at the Lakme Fashion Week. Through this collection, our aim is to provide trend-setting styles made of sustainable viscose fiber; a shift to responsible fashion. The fashion industry is doing their bit to promote ecofriendly clothing and we believe that our creative outlook and LENZING’s commitment would result in contributing to a healthier environment”

Avinash Mane, Commercial Head, South Asia, Lenzing Group

 “We are pleased to reintroduce LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM at the Lakmé Fashion Week SS 2020 this year. Our past associations at LFW have helped in building the narrative of sustainable fashion among designers and influencers in the fashion fraternity. We look forward to our association with Ritu Kumar this season.  Through this collection; we hope to create a larger outreach among the industry on adopting alternative resources and processes in their brand.”