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Bollywood Talkies PARINEETI CHOPRA ON KESARI

AAMIR KHAN REVEALED

Kesari revolves around the 1897 Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans.

Parineeti plays wife of Akshay Kumar in the film. Talking about her character in the film, she said, “Everybody knows Kesari is about the Battle of Saragarhi. It’s a boy’s film, but at very crucial and emotional moments of the film, character of Akshay Kumar thinks about his dead wife (played by me).’’ ‘’It’s very cool love story that is woven into the story of battle. I have a very small role in the film, but it is one of those films that I wanted to be a part of,’’ she added.

“It was one of those films where I didn’t think about what my screen-time is. After release of the film, people will think my role is too small, but it will not bother me,’’ said the Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl actress.

During the press meet on birthday, Aamir revealed, “When I do a film, I forget I have a family a kid, I get so absorbed.”

He added that his wife Kiran Rao had once told him, “You don’t really care for us, we don’t exist for you, we are not in your periphery. Even if you are with us, your mind is somewhere else. I know you love us, but ya I am not even sure if I want to change that because then you won’t be the person I fell in love with.”

Aamir said he understood the point she was making. “This happened two years back and I then realized that baat toh sahi hai, it’s not right to ignore my family. So, I told Kiran that every day I’ll come by 6 and 6-8 I’ll be home with Azad. I give him a bath, we have dinner then I read out something, so that is one big change, post 8, I go back to my meetings and work.”

SANJAY & MADHURI IN KALANK

PRIYANKA CHOPRA AND NICK JONAS

Madhuri and Sanjay opened up on the experience of working together after two decades.

Sanjay Dutt said, “Bohot acha laga aur bohot samay ke baad main inke saath kaam kar raha hoon. Aur yehi koshish karunga ki aur zyada kaam karoon inke saath. (I feel happy that I got to work with her after so long. And I would try to work with her more).”

Madhuri, too, is ecstatic to work with Sanjay Dutt in Kalank.

She said, “Hum 20 plus years ke baad kaam kar rahe hai saath me. It is very wonderful to work with people who had worked with before.”

Priyanka opened up on her marriage with Nick on the chat show, The View. When asked whether she cooks for him, she answered, “He is from a good Southern home where his mother made food, and I am not like that. I am a terrible wife in that sense.” She added that she can make eggs and toast for him. She revealed that when she told Nick about this, he said, “It’s okay babe, even I can’t cook.”

Recently, the Jonas brothers made a comeback with their single Sucker, which topped the charts. The highlight of the video was when the brothers roped in their better halves for the shoot, Sophie Turner, Danielle Jonas and of course, Priyanka.

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alki Koechlin, who made her Bollywood debut with ‘Dev D’ in 2009, said she feels the pressure of being “one small pawn in a vast sea of other chess players”. “Pressure to do good work is always there... you’ve got to try and make your bit count,” she said. Kalki added that finding a well-written role is always a challenge.

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hile speaking about her career in the film industry, actress Taapsee Pannu said, “I’ve never felt the need to be desperate.” “Whatever I’ve achieved is because of the faith and confidence I have had in myself. Nothing is the end of life,” the actress added. Taapsee further said that she feels success is about jumping from one failure to another.

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lia Bhatt has said that she has started her own production house called ‘Eternal Sunshine Productions’. “I’m yet to formulate solid production plans...I’ll produce the kind of films that I like watching,” Alia said. The actress bought a property in her residential building which she will use as an office for her production house, she added.

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peaking about his upcoming film ‘Kabir Singh’, a remake of the Telugu film ‘Arjun Reddy’, Shahid Kapoor said that he wants the remake to be as raw and honest as the original. “Not trying to change anything for the sake of it. We are rediscovering it,” he added. “[T]he way we do it, there’ll be some differences,” Shahid further said.

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arun Dhawan has confirmed that he will star in the upcoming remake of the 1995 film ‘Coolie No. 1’ and denied reports that suggested Alia Bhatt was cast opposite him in the film.

The forthcoming remake will be directed by Varun’s father David Dhawan. Reports had also suggested that Sara Ali Khan will star in the film with Varun.

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Star Watch.....

Anil Kapoor

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nil Kapoor, who has been a part of the Hindi film industry for almost four decades, said his mission is to explore more of what he can do and how to improve it.

Anil has shown versatility in the myriad genres, like drama, action, romance, comedy and socio-drama. He has even featured in Hollywood films, including ‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.

Asked if there is anything else, he aspires to do, Anil told,”I aspire to do better, to be better.

I believe there is no limit to human potential and that we are all capable of much more than we give ourselves credit for.

It is my life’s mission to explore more of what I can do and how I can do it better.”

The 62-year-old is basking in the success of his latest release ‘Total Dhamaal’, which has collected Rs 100 crore at the box office. Anil said it is a great feeling to watch the audience love the comedy film.

“It’s a film we all had a blast working on and it is filled with fun. As long as we are making you laugh, it is a good day. I hope the film continues to rise for the coming days as well,” Anil said.

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Riteish Deshmukh

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iteish Deshmukh, who made his Bollywood debut over 16 years ago with the film ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’, said that he never imagined that he would be able to survive in the industry for so long.

“I thought ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’ would be my first and last film of my career. I never thought that I would last so long in the industry. I am grateful for all the opportunities I have received in my life.

“It was a roller-coaster ride with lots of ups and downs. Each phase of my life has made me learn something. When I made my debut, I didn’t even think of surviving a decade in the industry but I worked hard... did films and tried to improvise myself with each project,” Riteish said.

After stepping into the acting world in 2003, Riteish later created a niche for himself with comedy films like ‘Masti’, ‘Kya Kool Hai Hum’, ‘Malamaal Weekly’, ‘Heyy Babyy’ and ‘Housefull’.He recently featured in ‘Total Dhamaal’, the third installment of the ‘Dhamaal’ franchise.

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lia Bhatt is high on success these days. The actress’s latest release Gully Boy was a blockbuster and Alia was lauded for her performance in the film.

Alia will soon start shooting for Sadak 2 which will be directed by her father Mahesh Bhatt.

And while many celebs are comfortable working with their family members in a film, Alia is scared to work under father.

In an interview with a daily, she said, “Right now, I am scared to be directed by my father. He is looking at me every day and saying I am going to get through you. He has an X-ray vision kind of thing.”

Currently, Alia is shooting for Kalank will start shooting for Sadak 2 after that.

Not just Mahesh, Alia will also be working with her sister Pooja Bhatt in the film.

Excited to share screen space with sister Pooja, Alia said, “It’s a big year for me. All my upcoming films are special and are different from one another.

According to me, they are banging stories and I am really looking forward to seeing how all this stuff will roll out. I am quite confident about all my films but eventually, it is up to the audience.”

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Finance

TAX PLANNING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE US Tax planning can help vastly reduce the taxes owed, especially for small businesses. It is often confused with tax-preparation, but they are two very different things. While tax-preparation is getting your taxes arranged for quarterly or annual filings, tax planning helps you strategize ahead of time what needs to be filed and what are the records to be kept. It entails the careful consideration of deductions and credits that can be incurred by the business through the year to reduce the tax burden.

A certified public accountant (CPA), or tax advisor, can help you make considerable savings through small business tax planning. One of the primary roadblocks for small businesses is that the owners often have to multitask- heading management, marketing product development, and accounting as well. As a result, they end up treating the managerial and accounting aspects as a chore and seldom afford it any time. Tax planning is treated as an accompaniment to tax preparation and relegated to a year-end exercise. This defeats the entire purpose of the activity and barely has any impact.

This becomes all the more significant when the tax is cash-based, and timing of cash receipts and vendor repayments are a significant factor. Apart from this, it is also important to have the business registered as a sales tax vendor and prepare the requisite forms in order to avoid possible tax liabilities.

keep abreast of changes in tax laws and in the know of related policies. Being aware yourself, will also ensure you can exact the most out of your tax advisors.

Yes, strategic tax planning is crucial in reducing the amount of taxes owed, but it can`t happen overnight.

It happens over a period of time, and perhaps even over a couple of financial years. Regular meetings with your advisors and CPA through the year is essential. As elaborated earlier, it is always a bit of an uphill battle, for which you need to arm yourself sufficiently with your financial statements, projected purchases in the future, possible changes in staffing and such. With all these in your arsenal and your CPA and tax advisors by your side, small business tax planning will help you substantially in reducing the amount of taxes you owe.

Cost of goods sold, occupancy cost, taxes and wages, travel, insurance and marketing all fall into common categories for tax deductions. In fact, practically everything that supports the daily operations of your small business is tax-deductible. It is thus essential to maintain detailed records of all business-related expenses for audit purposes.

One must always remember, for business tax deductions, it is crucial to prove that the expenses were made for business purposes itself. As a result, original vendor invoices and other proofs of purchase such as receipts need to be kept in orderbank statements are not enough. It is essential to

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RETIREMENT PLANNING Retirement is a phase when you should just sit back and relax. Nobody deserves to be worried about financial aspects when they are retired, but with the growing price rise in today’s world, it is very likely that you remain concerned about money, especially when you’re not working. It is, therefore, very important to have a proper plan so you can avoid all sorts of financial troubles postretirement. In the next few months we will give you a few of ways to handle your retirement planning. Here are a few simple ways in which you can overcome financial difficulties when you are retired.

1. Plan Ahead - The easiest way to avoid financial difficulties is to save up as much money as you can when you are still working. In that case, right after retirement, you can cut off from your existing expenditures. The key to every retirement plan is that the earlier you start saving up and preparing, the better it is. Moreover, you should also count in the expenditures on health care and miscellaneous costs which may go up anytime.

2. Have an Insurance - Insurance is always a safe way out to avoid getting immersed in the cost of an unforeseen event which might put your retirement savings at risk. Health insurance is a must for anyone approaching retirement. Besides that, you should take helpful advice from your insurance agent about the particular insurance you should take to cover up your costs. Though expensive, long-term care insurance protects you from the financial burden if you become incapable of caring for yourself.

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f anyone’s seen John Abraham, up close and personal, they’d know that the actor, even at his leanest, can pass off as the Indian hulk.

But that’s not the reason he doesn’t have a bodyguard. He believes, “I’m like any other human being. We’re all made of the same grain, and the color of our blood is not different either. So, there’s no reason why I should be aloof. I don’t like shooing people away from me. In fact, I’d rather be with people.”

John told about an incident that took place a month ago when he attended an award function.

He hailed an autorickshaw and came back walking, as the venue was a stone’s throw away from his house in Bandra. He says, “I can actually come back walking without any hesitation or fear of being mobbed. I stand by and take selfies with as many people as I can on the way. I love crowds and I am not scared of them, and so I don’t keep guards to push people away. I always take pictures, but after a point, I run. Even if someone runs after me, I run faster. No one can catch up with me. Even the ones who are fast don’t last long enough, chasing me. I run 20 km a day. I just say, ‘Sorry, sorry, sorry’ to everyone and run. It’s not like I run at the sight of people, but sometimes, it’s better to just run than to hurt people. I haven’t forgotten that I come from a middle-class family. Our professions take us in different trajectories, but we shouldn’t forget who we are.”

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s Tiger feeling pressure to maintain his success ratio with his upcoming releases post the roaring response to ‘Baaghi 2’?

“Definitely. There is pressure because I didn’t expect ‘Baaghi 2’ would do the numbers which it did so, there is lot of expectations among audience for ‘Baaghi’ as a franchise and not only that, I am also doing ‘Student of The Year 2’ which is a very big franchise too,” Tiger said at an event.

“I am stepping into the shoes of three very big stars (Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra) along with my co-stars who are two new beautiful girls.

We have lot of pressure on us,” he added.

Tiger added that it is a big film and we want the franchise to live on so, we have kept our fingers crossed.

Sharing his experience of working with Hrithik, he said, “It was like a dream come true moment for me. After every shot, when I see him on the monitor, I feel like I am dreaming because it has been my childhood fantasy working with him. When we do a high-speed shot or an action scene then it feels amazing.”

When asked what he is learning from Hrithik, he said, “I have learnt many things from him. If I have to say one thing then, it would be working on minute details of everything. Hrithik sir thinks a lot before giving every shot from every aspect so, understanding his mindset and his thought process in a scene or in an action sequence has been a great learning for me.”

RANVEER Singh dated Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone for six years before they tied nuptial knot last year. He said, “Woh wife bana diya. Yeh hota hai achievement.

Tere bhai jaisa koi hard-ich nahi hai” He said he nurtured, cultivated the relationship because he knew he just wanted her. Every relationship has highs and lows, has phases but the single focus was to make it work regardless any difficult phase He said, “I have seen her through different phases, grown together .

She is the kindest, magical soul and I am the luckiest guy in the world.”

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rithik Roshan, while opening up about his struggle with stammering, has revealed he still practises for at least an hour every day so that he can control the secondary actions like twitching.

“The unacceptability to stammering was not only bothersome in my childhood but also prevailed till 2012, long after I had become a film star,” he added.

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arineeti Chopra, on being asked about her link-up rumours, said, “Honestly, I am not ready to talk about my love life. Now is not the right time.” “It will automatically come out of me whenever it has to. A lot of people think that I try to hide things, but that’s not the case,” she added.

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awazuddin Siddiqui revealed that he once worked as a watchman before becoming an actor, and added, “I went from being a watchman to becoming the ‘watch me’ man.” “[I]t was about survival...I worked odd jobs...sometimes selling coriander. I even held acting workshops,” Nawazuddin said. He further said that the struggle he faced to become an actor wasn’t “beautiful”.

amir Khan has said he will quit acting once he decides to become a full-fledged filmmaker. “I’m inclined towards filmmaking and I directed ‘Taare Zameen Par’. I’ve been in love with filmmaking and acting, I can’t alienate the two,” said the 54-year-old actor. “I don’t want to stop acting, hence, I’m holding back the director inside me,” he added.

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SHRADDHA KAPOOR

Shraddha Kapoor is a busy girl and has her plate full with films like the campus drama Chhichore, Baaghi 3 with Tiger Shroff, Street Dancer 3D and Saaho. Due to this hectic schedule, she has had to drop out of the Saina Nehwal biopic, after training hard to play the ace-shuttler on screen. The film is being directed by Amole Gupte.

As a result of too many dates clashing, Shraddha is unable to devote her time to the biopic. Parineeti Chopra has been roped instead.

Producer Bhushan Kumar confirmed the news and said, “We want to wrap up Saina by this year-end for an early 2020 release, so going ahead with the project is a decision taken by mutual consent. We are glad Parineeti has come on board for the film.

Saina has made every Indian proud and we can’t wait to take her story to the world in the year of the Olympics.”

Shraddha’s first look from the film had been released and had created much interest. She had even been intensively training for the film, before she was diagnosed with dengue last year. Apart from this, the film had been beset by several delays and there were several rumors that Shraddha hadn’t been able to ace the game as yet, due to her busy schedules.

For guidance, Shraddha had none other than Saina herself. Whenever Shraddha had any queries about the game, she would text the shuttler. “She is so prompt and helpful always. I shared a video of me practicing badminton and she gave me her feedback. She is such an inspirational person,” said the actress.

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RANI MUKERJI

Rani has delivered power-packed performances in films like ‘Black’ (2005), ‘Laaga Chunari Mein Daag’ (2007) and ‘No One Killed Jessica’. But it’s not just about memorable roles. Rani Mukerji is among those few actors in Bollywood, who are a rare combination of formidable talent and commercial success.

The actress married producer Aditya Chopra in 2014, and has, over the years, become rather choosy about her roles. She gave birth to daughter Adira in December 2015 and took a break post-delivery to enjoy motherhood. While her last full-fledged Bollywood outing, ‘Hichki’ enjoyed success and critical acclaim, Rani says that she was enjoying her time away from the limelight. In fact, according to the actress, it was her husband Aditya Chopra, who pushed her back to work.

She noted, once the kids start going to school and they have nothing to occupy themselves with, they will regret that their careers were left behind.

Rani also said that women shouldn’t feel guilty about working after becoming mothers. During pregnancy and after childbirth, a woman should give herself a break to take care of herself. However, just because you have had a child, you don’t need to feel guilty about getting back to work. If that’s the case, men, too, should feel the same, she said. The actress said that there’s no need for either parent to feel guilty, because a child is brought up together. Rani also said that if a child knows that her parents are working hard for her, she will start valuing the things she gets in life a bit more.

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it be a liability, a karmic debt that needs to be paid off? From a banker’s perspective, time can be viewed as a daily bank account made up of minutes and seconds which need to be spent or invested by end of the day. Utilizing the minutes creatively and using time wisely, produces the best return. After all, time cannot be loaned or borrowed utilizing f you could capture your a credit card; it’s precious beyond time in life in a perfume measure. bottle, assuming time stood still this moment, what How we value time is a reflection of are those special memories our inner psychological dimension. and key events which Pessimists will warn you that the world would add to your unique sits on a time bomb that can be fragrance? Do you think you ignited any minute, so beware and be have spent time wastefully cautious. Optimists will express that every or have you invested in it passing moment gives hope of a better wisely? potential outcome. Opportunists will advise you that every minute wasted is None of us can claim to an opportune moment lost. Idealists like be time-rich or time-poor. me believe that time represents a Time at its basic essence metaphysical realm of space, a cosmic is represented in hours, experience between you and the world. minutes and seconds.

Unlike the resources of Time is the currency of life. What we money and energy which get in return for how we spend time, is vary from person to person, the experience of life. Time spent the universe has given us all earning money helps us to enjoy 24 hours in a day. But how the fruits of our labor. Time spent we personally value time volunteering is a chance to give and how we spend it, is our back to the world. Time spent in our personal prerogative and personal space engaging in hobbies or birthright. creative pursuits enriches our personal development. Time spent with family Have you pondered and friends strengthens bonds and about the value of time? relationships. Time is after all a creative If time had a price tag, experience; we are creating the next what is the potential price moment by living in the Now. How I wish you would pay for 50 more we had a magical piggy bank where we years of your life? From an could throw in our saved minutes and accounting perspective, if redeem them at a later point in time. you draw a balance sheet But time lost can never be regained! of your life, would you place time as an intangible Maximizing the value of your time in asset that amortizes and accordance with your life’s meaning declines in value or would and mission as you see it, will minimize

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regrets and set the pace and rhythm of your life. Successful individuals are all masters in time management. Here are some simple time management tips and techniques to make your time productive: • Building time conscious ness and awareness is the first step.

• Goalsetting and prioritizing is the next.

• Time boxing is a technique of setting boundaries and not spending too much time on one task, taking away time from other avenues • Time tracking is key to eliminate distractors and ensure you are on the right path and aligned with your goals All of us are time travelers in the journey of life. Our time line is in fact our life line and looking back at our timeline, we have a history of memories.

Spending time productively creates valuable memories of lessons learned and stories to share; so when we open our perfume bottle of Time, we can share its fragrance with those around and relive those special moments.

Life presents us with everchanging scenarios. Treasure your Time like there is no tomorrow and live life with a profound passion for living.

At the end of the day, we are creating our perfume of memories and writing the story of our life one moment at a time!

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t 29, Bhumi Pednekar has no reservations about playing a 60-something in her next, Saand Ki Aankh. But then, the actor has displayed a proclivity for unconventional roles from the start of her career. The Anurag Kashyap production sees Taapsee Pannu and her slip into the roles of Chandro and Prakashi Tomar respectively, two of the country’s oldest women sharpshooters.

While Pednekar had learnt to handle the gun for Sonchiriya, she says that training in rifle shooting was a different ball game altogether: “I had to pick up rifle and pistol shooting for the role.

I would train for one-and-a-half-hours, thrice a week for 35 days, at the shooting ranges in Worli and Dadar.”

Currently filming for the Tushar Hiranandani-directed drama in Johri, Uttar Pradesh, the actor says that the film’s message of empowerment resonated with her during the first narration itself. “It is a true story of courage because these women changed the ecosystem around them. Till 1995, they hadn’t stepped out of their houses. But in their 60s, they took such a big step and became sharpshooters. Today, they travel all across the DesiPages

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fter writing about her battle against cancer in Healed: How Cancer Gave Me a New Life, actress Manisha Koirala says she wants to write more books and has a “couple of ideas” in her mind. “I do have a couple of stories in my head. But when I get down doing it then only, I will be able to share it,” told Manisha.

Manisha was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. She gave words to her journey of coming out as a survivor with Healed: How Cancer Gave Me a New Life.

After fighting cancer, she is now working on diverse projects, writing about her battle against cancer and inspiring people with her motivational talks. The actress’ next film is Prasthanam, in which she will playing Sanjay Dutt’s on-screen wife.

“I am kicked about the changing roles and times in cinema. I will take on something challenging and new,” she said.

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Holi Mela

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Money is not life. This month, you will experience that, at times, good relations are more precious than money. The activities of hidden enemies will reduce. Respect the feelings of family members.

This is the month of success, whichever field you enter. You will enjoy job satisfaction with the success. Social acclaim is on the cards. Be careful about stomach related complaints.

Women should watch health while performing their duties.

Well planned schemes will bear fruits. Good opportunities will come your way in career. Some pleasurable developments are indicated on the family front in the latter half of the month.

Keep the ego out if you want to succeed. Do not let emotions dominate the decision making.

A major responsibility is likely to come your way. You will need to be compromising on a family front.

Try to fulfil responsibilities on time.

Your health is a delicate issue.

Control on food will help you enjoy during journey. Be cautious about limits while with friends.

Misunderstandings in family can be highly perturbing. Avoid it. Your knowledge will be appreciated in society. Read all the documents carefully before investing. Be careful about your health during travel.

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A lot can be achieved if you keep your cool. Income will be good in first half of the month. Some untoward incidents will cause perturbation in the latter half. Come out of it cleverly.

Remember, a bird in hand is worth two in bush. Keep away from temptations of easy money. Status quo is beneficial in this situation.

Blessings of elders and expansion of authority at work will boost enthusiasm and success as well. End disputes with colleagues on time. Good news is likely on family front in the latter half.

Confidence on friends could create a problem. Need to compromise on family level. Latter half of the month will be productive. Matters stuck will be cleared. Financial gain is on the cards.

Do not be Pound wise Penny foolish.

One, who knows proper utilization of resources, can overcome any financial crisis. Success in government related matters. Those who want to get married will find a suitable groom.

The planetary position will be a cause of worry in the first half of the month. Consult experts while taking financial decisions. Be patient. Avoid arguments. Latter half is pleasurable and fruitful.

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Jitin Hingorani: The Media & Arts Wizard

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By Navneeta Khemka hen I met Jitin Hingorani, his passion and excitement in the field of arts felt very contagious and stimulating. His mantra in life is to put Dallas on the map when people think of art, fashion, dance, theatre, visual or Films. He has many hats that he wears from being a serial entrepreneur, publicist, television personality, to event manager and luxury travel concierge. Over the years he has spread his wings to cover many and all the frontages of art. Today, I am excited to bring him into focus in our magazine and to bring into focus a few organizations that he has either founded or cofounded through which, he is making a huge contribution to our community and helping the South Asian arts get it’s due respect it deserves.

Jitin is the Founder/Festival Director at DFW South Asian Film Festival which started four years back, when Jitin realized that Dallas being the #5 media hub in the country did not have a South Asian festival. He put together his resources, met high net worth people, got sponsors and started curating his own festival and this will be his fifth annual festival from May 16th through May 19th.

Jitin says, that it feels great that he has been able to bring quality programming to Dallas, and when he sees the community embrace the efforts DesiPages

and art appreciators plan their vacations around the festival, so they can attend, it makes him feel humbled. Since this is a submission festival which is curated, it brings in a lot of quality programing which is well appreciated. Jitin also expresses that it is just the beginning and he has a long way to go as his goal is to make SAFF the best film festival in the country.

Another important venture that he is involved in, is DIAC - Dallas Indian Arts Collective, where he is the Co-Founder/Executive Director. Past August he launched the center stage; a 10,000 Sq feet of Events space in the Design District. DIAC is a nonprofit organization which brings different artists from India to Dallas, specifically in visual arts, performing arts, dance, theatre and music.

After covering the Film festival his interests in the other forms of arts continued to grow. He says, “there was a need inside me that focused on the rest of the art coming from South Asia and find a place in Dallas”. Since now they have their own events space, it makes it easy to bring artists to Dallas to perform.

I have particularly known Jitin from his media background and as an anchor. I was very interested to find out how did that happen, and he has an interesting story to share. He grew up in Colaba, Mumbai (then Bombay), and lived with his grandfather for a couple of years, as his parents were travelling around the world, because his father was a ship captain. His grandfather had a great influence on him, and every evening when he would cut his fruits and watch the news, he would be mesmerized by the news anchors.

That is when Jitin decided that he would become an anchor to make his grandfather proud. That is when his media journey began. Interesting how certain things excite kids and carve their career path.

He has many projects lined up in fashion, dance and other arts. One can find more by writing to him on info@jingomedia.com . He says,” Dallas has been very kind, and we want people to continuously support us when such events happen. We cannot do anything without the art Connoisseurs”. I can righly say that we could not have reached so far in spreading Indian Art awareness in Dallas if you were not here Jitin.

Wishing you luck and more power!!

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