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The bloody clay molding strikes again....

also featuring some of the funny pics i got

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“Hum tere bin kahin reh nahin paate Tum nahin aate to hum mar jaate Haaye pyaar kya cheez hai yeh jaan nahin paate Hum tere bin kahin”

32 Years of #Sadak (20/12/1991). Sadak was directed by Mahesh Bhatt and written by Robin Bhatt. It was produced by Mukesh Bhatt. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Pooja Bhatt, Deepak Tijori, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Avtar Gill, and Neelima Azeem. The cinematography was handled by Pravin Bhatt, while the editing was done by A Muthu. Music for the film was composed by Nadeem-Shravan, with lyrics written by Sameer, Surendra Sathi, and Rani Malik. "Sadak" was a production of Vishesh Films.

[drneelima]

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‘Shades of (Baby) Pink’ movie review: A heartwarming take on love and longing

Yashvasin Madala in ‘Shades of (Baby) Pink | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shades of (Baby) Pink, a 32-minute Telugu film streaming on ETV Win, is at once personal and universal in how it portrays the theme of love and longing between parents and children across generations. Written and directed by Neelima Gudavalli, a data scientist, it takes a measured approach in depicting emotional…

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Gautham Karthik, Revathy, Pugazh, Madhusudhan Rao, Neelima Rani, Jason Shah, Richard Ashton, Suresh Ekambaram, Dheeran, Balaguru, Udhaya Kumar, Sathya, Uma Kasthuri, Ravishankar, Subramanian, Solai, Agran, David, Sabbita Roi, Durai Navaneethan,

[youjustgotlawyered]

For minors. FOR MINORS.

“OB-GYN Dr. Neelima Sukhavasi told lawmakers that since the abortion ban has gone into effect, she and other colleagues have delivered babies who are birthed by teenagers who have been raped.

‘One of these teenagers delivered a baby while clutching a Teddy Bear — and that’s an image that once you see that, you can’t unsee it,’ Sukhavasi said.”

[ahamasmiyodhah]

Varamaatayo? (1)

"Valli!"

"What Anna?" Thundered the Princess of Uraiyoor. She whirled, her eyes flashing damgerously. "Why do you wish me to marry in that family!? So that you can have the power and you attack Thanjai? Why Appa? Just because Ilaiyapiratti rejected Anna and married Vallavarayan?"

"Thangai! Don't forget you are speaking against our Father!!" Manmathan thundered at his younger sister.

"What type of Father wants to marry her daughter off for his own benefits?! Which Anna? Tell me! You are selling me to that Rashtrakuta King!!!" She yelled again and a loud sound echoed in the whole room, silence befalling.

Tears gathered in her ears as she looked at her Father, the red hue making it's way over the place his hand had collided with her face. Her Father heaved heavily, his eyes flashing and burning with anger. "You will be marrying the Rashtrakuta King. That's final. Raja Rajan won't be marrying a girl like you who just knows how to run their mouth even against their elders. You are no match for him." He yelled at her face.

"No... If not him, nobody else ..." She said and ran away, wiping her tears. Her feets took her to her room, sliding down in front of the small podium where the Krishna idol was kept.

"Kanhaa, oh Kanha.." she joined her palms. "You took away Rukmini when she didn't willed to marry Shishupala.. Oh Dwarkanaresh, I do not wish to marry the old Rashtrakuta King, for my heart is already won over by the King who rules Thanjai, Sivapada Sekaran Raja Raja Chozhan. I have given my heart and soul to him, this vessel is only thing left which I do not want for anyone to have... Please help me Kanna.." She wept and wept, her breath faltering as she choked.

"Abhimaanavalli..." Came the soothing voice of her sister, Amruthavalli. "Kanne, vaa, here have this water first." Amruthavalli made her sister drink water.

"Akka! I do not wish to marry the King... I already see Thanjai Chakravarthy as my husband Akka..." Abhimaanavalli wept like a baby, exact opposite to the Warrior Princess she was trained to be.

"Abhimaana, I will help you... If no one will I will help you.." Amrutha said and wiped her tears.

Abhimaanavalli suddenly wiped her tears and got up, going to her writing table. Taking a Parchment, she dipped the Quill into ink and started writing something. Soon flipping it close, she beckoned Neelima, who was her trusted maid.

"Neelima, take off to Thanjai at once with this Olai to the Chakravarthy. If not him, give it to anybody who's in his close circle. Be it Ilaiya Pirattiyar, Udaya Pirattiyar or his any of Arasi. This letter, must reach him." Abhimaanavalli said in a strong commanding voice, and Neelima nodded sprinting out of the room.

Abhimaanavalli turned to look at the idol of Krishna once again. Crouching down in front of it, she again started crying heavily as she laid down on the podium, her ink-stained fingers opening out as she wept for her love, yearning for her Love and soon passed out.

Amruthavalli joined her palms. "Oh Krishna... Please, fill my Thangai's life with Love.. let her be with whoever she wishes to be with..." Amruthavalli prayed.

....

Two days. It took Neelima two days to reach Thanjai as she walked inside the Fort, looking around in awe. Thanjavur Fort was a spectacular Architecture, which made her realize that Chakravarthy Raja Rajan was a man who loved Architecture. She could point out various stories carved out of the stones with perfection and finesse. With a mouth slightly ajar she walked, failing to notice the sturdy man who looked at her amusement as she dashed into him.

Quickly taking several steps back Neelima bowed 90 degrees, unable to look at the man in embarassment. "Ayya, my apologies. The Beauty of this Thanjai Fort took my attention and I didn't see you." She apologized red with embarassment.

He laughed loudly, and asked her to stand up. Neelima stood up and saw a man looking as regal as a King, but the godly aura that Abhimaanavalli has mentioned about Chakravarthy was missing. "Ammani, do you wish to meet the Chakravarthy?" He asked.

"Yes Ayya, for I bring a urgent message from the Uraiyoor Ilavarasi." Neelima said.

"Uraiyoor Ilavarasi?" His eyebrows came together. He remembered how his wife once told him about an alliance from Uraiyoor for her.

"Yes Ayya. But I apologise deeply that I can't show you the Letter, for I have strict instructions to give it to either Chakravarthy, Udaya Pirattiyar or any of his Arasi, his Thamakkai Kundhavai Pirattiyar or anyone trusted who can hand him the letter." Neelima apologized again.

He smiled all amused. "Then Ammani, forgive me for I didn't introduced myself. I am Vallavarayan Vandiyadevan of Bana Clan, husband of Kundhavai Pirattiyar and Commander of Thanjai Army. Chakravarthy is busy with some Court Hearings, if you want I can take you to Anthapura where you can meet Udaya Pirattiyar." Vandiyadevan said with a smile.

Neelima bloomed with a big smile on her face. "Please Ayya, please take me to Udaya Pirattiyar. For this is very important." Feeling the urgency in her tone, he took her to Udaya Piratti Thiripuvana Madeviyaar, or Vanavan Mahadevi, the Chief Consort of Thanjai Chakravarthy Mummudi Chozhan.

..

Arasare,

When I first met you, I was nothing but Princess of a small Kingdom of Chozha Naadu, while you were the one who was above my Father, the Lord of this Chozha Nadu, who's Amaravathi was Thanjai. I was a Vishnu Bhaktha, who's heart was stolen by he who wears Holy Ash and Rudhraksha. While you sat at the Throne with your Patta Arasi, I couldn't help but feel if I, a small Princess, can get a place in your Kailasam.

Chakravarthy, my Father wants me to marry a man who has more unmarried women in his anthapuram than having an actual wife. He doesn't have a Patta Arasi, but women to quench his lust. Women who die in his Palace. Thanjai Chakravarthy, pray, please pay heed to my request, and take me away with you. Accept me as your bride and give me a place in your Anthapuram as your Dharmasangini, for I can't see any one other than you as my Swami.

I will be waiting for you, you have two weeks time. Come and take me away from this unwanted relation. If not, I shall surrender myself to the holy fire.

Yours,

Abhimaanavalli...

The letter fell from Vanathi's hand as she slumped down on a chair, tears gathering up in her eyes. Panchama and Loka immediately ran to their sister-wife while Kundhavai and Veeranarayani Devi; who was betrothed to Raja Rajan, stood a little away, running to her too.

"Akka? What is written in the Olai?" Lokamadevi asked, her hand holding one of the Palms of Vanathi.

Vanathi instead handed her and Panchama the letter, the two reading and Kundhavai and Veeranarayani joining them. Panchama gasped loudly. "Swami must know about this at once! Vandhiyare, where is Swami?" She asked Vandiyadevan.

"Arasi, Chakravarthy will be free in some time. I met this girl going towards the Court and brought her here feeling the urgency in her tone." Vandiyadevan told Panchama.

"Vandiyadeva! I am sure Swami is free by now. Can you bring him to the Anthapuram?" Lokamadevi asked and Vandiyadevan nodded before going out.

"What's your name Devi?" Kundhavai asked Neelima.

"Ilaiyapiratti, I am Neelima. Trusted maid of Ilavarasi Abhimaanavalli of Uraiyoor." Neelima replied. Kundhavai asked a few more Questions from Neelima, until Vandiyadevan returned with Raja Rajan and everyone stood up except his Queens and Kundhavai and bowed.

"Vanathi, what happened? Why did you called me in haste?" He asked and noticed Neelima. "Who is this Girl?" He asked.

"Swami, this is Neelima. Maid of Uraiyoor Ilavarasi Abhimaanavalli. She brings her letter." Vanathi said and handed him the letter. His eyes went through several emotions and he slumped on bed.

"Swami?" Loka tenderly put her hand on his shoulder.

"I am going to Uraiyoor as the sun touches the horizon tomorrow."

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[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

I rented a laptop for job training, and two books from the library: Tirumala — Sacred Foods of God by Av Ramana Dikshitulu and Kota Neelima, and The Most Evil Women in History by Shelley Klein

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finally got around to watching nimona. first impression: the trans allegory is so so so textual. i saw that trans flag in the background you CANNOT convince me thats an accident ok. im so feral about the lighting design (the credits list 18 lead lighting artists!!! and an additional 21 shot lighting artists and 2 technical lighting artists!!!!). i literally cried at that one shot with the spotlight from the top right down to center on one person and the other person unlit in the left side of the frame bc Augh The Symbolism

anygays time to appreciate the lighting artists!

lead lighting artists: v balaji, george barbour, mathilde fleury-dufour, sabaribalaji harishankar, benoit lecailtel, suraj makhija, laszlo mandi, jacob mann, thenmanirajan paulpandian, r irwin prathap, sanjay rai, balaganesh s, debora sangermano, elisa sanguin, ragul sathyan s, murray truelove, khai tuck wong, jia zhang

shot lighting artists: afaque ahmed, sai avinash alam, pradeep kumar anand, sameer ansari, abhinaba basak, paul burton, sujeesh c, kane chang, julie chapelle, deepak omprakash chauhan, louise chevrier, valerie constant, arnabi daw, ivan de frias, paul deroche, ashokkumar devadiga, léo frison-roche, boyan georgiev, dixita ghosh, krishna reddy gujjula, gunderao m h, benjamin hattenberger, jakka harikrishna, bhavesh jat, dinetto jose, syed mohd junaid, ramisetty krishna, savadesh kumar, manoj kumar talanki, facundo lavenia, aditya more, valérie morel, nikhil rupesh namdev, noyal norbert, akula pavankumar, pavuluri srinivasa phanindra, daniel alberto santana pineda, naveen prabhu, manikanta rayavaram, vishal raj gaddam, grandhi venkata sai ram, kuppili neelima rani, thirumalasetty madhusudhan rao, basava sai krishna rayapureddy, nagapuri sanjay, diego sernande, suraj sunil shinde, sooraj sreedharan, abhishek g singh, conor smith, rohit srivastava, samiksha suvarna, matu talukdar, vishal ramesh tayade, thumati sai teja, sarath thomas, upinderjeet singh, guruprasad v, abhijith vazhayil, anim venkatesh, kunal yadav

technical lighting artists: evgenii golub, jayesh makwana

if you’ve made it this far, have some nachos! (hold the olives, he’s allergic.) can we take a moment to appreciate the absolutely gorgeous end credits (design by dneg animation). go watch the whole end credits btw it’s so worth it. 10/10 movie i was soooooo invested the whole entire time

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INDIES TOP 136 HINDI TELEVISION ACTRESSES OF ALL TIME!

INDIES TOP 136 HINDI TELEVISION ACTRESSES OF ALL TIME!

 1.      .Rita Bhaduri

2.      .Prabha Sinha

3.      .Uttara Baokar

4.      .Seema Kapoor

5.      .Nishi Malhotra

6.      . Kavita Kapoor

7.      . Manasi Joshi

8.      . Supriya Pathak

9.      . Shagufta Ali

10.   .Moonmoon Banerjee

11.   .Tabassum

12.   .Anita Kanwar

13.   .Nauheed Cyrusi

14.   . Kamini Kaushal

15.   .Sheetal Thakkar

16.   .Sujata Mehta

17.   .Vaishali Dandekar

18.   .Poonam Rehani Sarin

19.   .Mrinal Kulkarni

20.   . Swaroop Sampat

21.   .Bhagyashree

22.   .Ritu Vashisht

23.   .Archana Joglekar

24.   .Poonam Narula

25.   . Sushmita Mukherjee

26.   .Neelima Azim

27.   .Megha Chatterjee

28.   .Bhoomika Chawla

29.   .Sagarika Soni

30.   . Aamna Sharif

31.   .Simone Singh

32.   . Anju Mahendru

33.   . Shiny Doshi

34.   . Surveen Chawla

35.   . Ananya Khare

36.   . Savita Prabhune

37.   .Pamela Mukherjee

38.   .Moushumi Chatterjee

39.   .Alka Amin

40.   .Himani Shivpuri

41.   . Vineeta Malik

42.   . Aruna Irani

43.   . Farida Jalal

44.   . Renuka Shahane

45.   .Suchitra Krishnamoorthi

46.   . Amita Nangia

47.   . Malvika Tiwari

48.   . Pushtiie

49.   .Sarita Joshi

50.   . Reema Lagoo

51.   .Joan David

52.   . Shweta Tiwari

53.   . Sonarika Bhadoria

54.   . Krutika Desai

55.   . Mita Vashisht

56.   . Bhavna Balsawar

57.   .Shehnaz Kudia

58.   . Navneet Nishan

59.   . Sonika Gill

60.   . Smita Bansal

61.   . Nandita Thakur

62.   .Dina Pathak

63.   . Nisha Singh

64.   . Mona Singh

65.   . Urvashi Dholakia

66.   . Loveleen Mishra

67.   . Natasha Singh (Dekh Bhai Dekh)

68.   . Amina Shervani (Fauji)

69.   . Shoma Anand

70.   . Mandira Bedi

71.   . Nazneen

72.   . Neena Gupta

73.   . Savita Bhatti

74.   . Jayshree Arora

75.   . Manju Vyas

76.   . Vandana Pathak

77.   . Sheela Sharma

78.   . Benu Kalsi

79.   . Bharti Achrekar

80.   . Rama Vij

81.   . Shikha Swaroop

82.   . Roma Manik

83.   . Karishma Acharya

84.   . Asawari Joshi

85.   . Asha Sharma

86.   .Ashwini Bhave

87.   . Channa Ruparel

88.   . Varsha Usgaonkar

89.   . Debashree Roy

90.   . Rajeshwari Sachdev

91.   . Shammi

92.   . Archana Puran Singh

93.   . Natasha Sinha

94.   . Menaka Babbar

95.   . Meena Chakraborty

96.   . Sushma Seth

97.   . Lalita Pawar

98.   . Sukanya Kulkarni

99.   . Sadhana Singh

100.              . Shernaz Patel

101.              . Bhairavi Raichura

102.              . Asha Sachdev

103.              . Gracy Singh

104.              . Delnaaz Irani

105.              . Kiran Dubey

106.              . Kavita Chaudhary

107.              . Sangeeta Naik

108.              . Shilpa Saklani

109.              . Supriya Pilgaonkar

110.              . Giaa Manek

111.              . Ila Arun

112.              . Jahnavi (Mahabharat)

113.              . Ketki Dave

114.              . Ritu Chaudhary Seth

115.              . Seema Pahwa

116.              . Sarita Sethi

117.              .Pallavi Joshi

118.              .Aloka Mukherjee

119.              . Kiran Juneja

120.              .Jaswant Kaur

121.              . Prachi Shah

122.              . Priya Tendulkar

123.              . Aparajita

124.              . Shilpa Shinde

125.              . Renuka Israni

126.              . Parijat

127.              . Rajni Bala

128.              . Nausheen Ali Sardar

129.              . Jayshree Gadkar

130.              . Megha Gupta

131.              .Ekta Sohini

132.              . Divya Seth Shah

133.              . Deepika Chikhaliya

134.              . Kamia Malhotra

135.              . Roopa Ganguly

136.              . Padma Khanna

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From a 6-year old child artist to Swiggy Uncle!

This Vadi Bro has come a long way !!

03 May, 2023 I Richa Devesar I FilmyPeople

If you have passion for something and keep on working towards that, you are surely going to get it, one day! Now its up to you whether you  call it Destiny or your Dedication…Swiggy Uncle has proved it both ways! How? Lets rewind his journey as an actor and get to know how he did it all?

Naresh Gosain, a mechanical Engineer by profession was passionate about acting since childhood. He started acting on stage when he was just six years old. It took him 50 years to reach where he is today. Hours, days, months and years’ of work could not give him what a 20 Sec Silent TVC did. It was not just a matter of chance that even after doing dozens of serials, hundreds of Street plays, and so many appearances in Big Budget Bollywood movies, he could not get the appreciation he had been looking for but he feels ‘God has been kind to have given me all this at this age because if he had given all this earlier, who knows I might have got vanished from the scene by now.’ Now, that is what we call positive attitude!

Before getting to know the Gulab Jamun Waale Uncle’s journey (as he’s fondly known), let me share few things which I remember of him as a child. In those days, he was acting in Doordarshan Serials Dil Dariya, Doosra Kewal and Phir Wohi Talaash. We felt really proud of the fact that my Maasi’s son is coming on Television. Unlike today, those were the Doordarshan days when everyone was watching the same thing at the same time, unlike today when the audience is segregated.

We are basically a very filmy family and I give all the credit to my Daddy and Mummy for this. Music, movies all this has been part of our lives since the time, I was not even born. So when Babbu Bhaiya (as we call him) got in to acting , we would look forward to hear all Filmy Stories from him. Infact, I got to know about Shahid Kapoor’s existence as a 10 year old when bhaiya was working in the serial  Phir Wohi Talaash (way back in 1990) with actress Neelima Azeem who had this very happy-go-lucky , jovial type youthful, college going girl’s character. He told us that she is a 28 year old woman and has a 10 year old son which was unbelievable.  We just could not believe that! And yes I do remember his dialogue in one of the episodes which was  ‘Kaad diya…..unko kaad diya’ (they have been thrown out).

And now…everyday we are seeing him in new TVCs be it Bisleri, Dr. Fixit, Netmeds, Goldie Masaale and so on. Success did come to him but after giving 50 dedicated years of his life. Does he have grudges or he is smiling the way he smiles while eating Gulab Jamun in Swiggy TVC? Before we ask him about his journey, how about having a look at some of his best TVCs!

Lets rewind and talk to him from where it all  started!

When did you first realize that you wanted to act?

It was not that I realized or something. Initially, it just happened, as my father was a theatre actor and a writer too, I would often accompany him during his rehearsals and one fine day he asked me to act..and with that began my acting journey. I acted in a lot of plays as a child artist. And this I’m talking about 1968 when I was hardly six years old and now that I’m talking of my childhood days, I can recall that I got my first award in 1972 in a theatre festival in Delhi which was quite motivating for me in that young age, although I didn’t understand the seriousness of acting that time.

In 70s and 80s, Doordarshan was the only channel we had and coming on Television was not a small thing. What memories do you have of your initial days?

In those days, actors got much more popularity because Doordarshan had the monopoly. If I talk about myself, I was working regularly with DD for various types of shows and family and friends used to appreciate that because it was a big thing back then. It reminds me of an incident, Doordarshan would telecast one Special New Year Show every year which used to have audience just the way we have now in reality shows. So whenever I got a chance to be there in that new year show, as an audience my friends would get very excited..Arrey tujhe dekha tha! And afterwards when I started acting in serials, though in small roles, I always got a positive response from family and friends.

And how and when did acting in Doordarshan happen?

Doordarshan was the only Channel we had back in 70s and 80s and I was lucky enough to have bagged my first Telefilm in the year 1981. In those days, it wasn’t easy to get a break but I got a chance to show my talent when Doordarshan started Morning Transmission somewhere in mid 80s and I did, mostly comedy serials like Hamaare manager, Popat lal Jasoos, Jeena Yahaan Marna Yahaan and few more. Then  I happen to meet Director Lekh Tandon who after directing some very big movies like Agar Tum Na Hote, Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaae, Professor, Aamrapali, Jhuk Gaya Aasmaan and so many more, came to Delhi to make serials for  Doordarshan.  I met him during that time only when he was directing Dil Dariya and Doosra Kewal for Doordarshan.

If I remember it correctly Dil Dariya was Shah Rukh Khan’s debut serial although the one that got aired on TV was Fauji, Right? How was the experience? Any incident of those days you can recall?

Absolutely right! Although I got to play a small role in that serial but as I was involved in production too, I was there on the sets everyday.  And you just asked about any incident. So I have an interesting thing to tell…I remember we were shooting for Doosra Kewal. We had to shoot a song and were looking for a particular location so I asked Lekh Tandon ji to shoot the same at my terrace. As soon as we finished the shoot, Shah Rukh said that his serial Circus is going to be telecast just now and he wanted to see it. We all came downstairs and he watched that episode of Circus with my whole family and that too sitting on the floor. He was already a big TV star by then and so humble was he…I offered him chair…but he said ‘No..I am Okey here.’ And we were all very friendly with each other be it Shah Rukh or other actors  like Arun Baliji, Vinita Malikji and Alka Amin (who was seen in Kedarnath as Sushant Singh Rajput’s mother) and I also remember that Arun Bali ji and Vinita Malik ji were the highest paid actors of this serial.

So, the shooting of all these serials was being done in Delhi only and did you continue with theatre also while doing DD serials?

While I was working in DD serials, I was also doing Public Awareness Campaigns because in those days, we used to have lots of such Govt campaigns running on Doordarshan. I continued doing theatre too but this time it was Ramleela and starting from year 1993, I continued playing Kumbhkaran for over 25 years at the Ramleela of Model Town 2, New Delhi. Then in the year 2000, I started doing Street Plays for private as well as Govt Sector and these kept me busy for years.

When did you first come to Mumbai for an acting assignment? What was that about? And which directors you worked with, initially?

I went to Mumbai for the first time in 1989. It was for the shooting of a TV serial called Sadbhaavna again for Doordarshan which was directed by Raj Tilakji who had already directed films like Mukti starring Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar and Vidya Sinha and 36 Ghante starring Raj Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Mala Sinha and many more. After doing Sadbhavna,  I started coming to Mumbai frequently. Although it was one scene or two and the first movie I did was Manorama Six Feet Under.  Then I got a chance to work with Subhash Ghai ji in Kanchi.

Rajat Kapoor was another director, I got a chance to work with in the movie Aankhon Dekhi.  Then Dibaakar Banerjee..with whom I worked in Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, then Vicky Donor happened with Shoojit Sarkar. Infact, I was in all 3 projects of Mirzapur Director Gurmmeet Singh - What The Fish, (in which I had a good role but unfortunately the film didn’t do well at the box office)Warning and Sharaafat Gai Tel Lene and years later I got a chance to work with him in Mirzapur too.  Roles were small but good thing was that I was getting work.

What made you decide to permanently move to Mumbai? Did you get family support?

When I was doing serials Chidiya Ghar and Laapata Ganj that time, I seriously thought of moving to Mumbai. It was around 2012 that I started getting regular work…all the films that I just mentioned. But yes, permanently I decided to shift my base here was after Swiggy TVC happened, that has been the biggest turning point in my career. And yes, when I decided to move to Mumbai permanently, my family did support me. And moreover,  I could afford to be away from home and give it a shot as my kids were grown up and busy in their own lives and I had my mother and wife Meenu’s full support to go ahead with my decision of giving it a shot.

How did you get Swiggy TVC? Did you have any idea that it would be the biggest turning point of your career? Any big complements you received from your industry friends?

I still remember I was in Delhi doing my awareness campaigns and in between that, I got a call for audition of this Swiggy Ad. I recorded my audition video there only on my mobile and sent it. Although I wanted to get selected but wasn’t sure. But I was selected and there I was shooting for that Ad which changed my life and there has been no looking back since then.

I got lot of popularity because of the Swiggy campaign. The thing is that nowadays the audience is divided..in a way that some people watch only movies, some…crime thrillers, some like to watch family shows, some…news but Ad is one thing which everyone watches and it comes on every platform and this Swiggy TVC came during IPL season and that’s the reason it got even more visibility. The Ad campaign really helped Swiggy and their sales increased by 45%.

My friends Vinay Pathak and Saurabh Shukla gave me complements. They said the way you hold your expressions and smile, is amazing. Kya kamaal ki ad ki hai tuney. I have been doing like this for so many years now but the only thing is that when God’s blessings come, things just change and the same thing happened with me.

How easy was it shifting to TVCs? How do you look at the whole thing?

Doing TVCs was not a planned move, first of all. It just happened. The thing is that when you are doing theatre, reaction is instant. One story is told in 2 hours in a film, in a series it takes 10-12 episodes but when it comes to an ad, you have to tell the story in just 15-20 secs which is not an easy thing. I got to learn so much while doing TVCs. On other hand all my experience came in handy when I started doing ads. I have not had any formal training in Acting, but I have hands-on experience of 55 years. Everyday, I am doing something new which is challenging and satisfying at the same time.

You have worked in some Short Films also, how was that experience?

So far working in short films has been one of the best experiences and I enjoyed working in The Honeymooners and Shagun. I am emotionally attached to The Honeymooners, actually. There is whole variety of roles that I am doing now and it is very surprising that at this age I’m doing things that I never thought, I would ever do, especially after crossing 60. Bojh was another short film that I did. Also I did few bigger Ads which had a storyline especially the ones done for Valentine’s Day and Father’s Day.

You have worked in some Web Series also. Tell us about that experience? And your upcoming projects also?

Yes I have done few Web Series like Mirzapur, Inside Edge, Illegal and few more to come. Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper is the next Web Series I’m waiting for then there’s one more Jhaansi ka Rajkumar. Plus TVCs are going on. One with Ranbir has just started coming and Vadilal campaign also started recently and after Swiggy Uncle they’ve shown me as Vadi Bro…it has that youthful touch with lots of colours. I’m loving every bit of it.

Your experience of working with actors like Akshay Kumar, Virat Kohli , Anushka, Alia and Ranbir Kapoor?

The experience has been great. They’ve all been very nice. Ranbir Kapoor is one humble actor I have worked with. I had a great time shooting with Virat and Anushka too. One of the ads we did together was about eating  and they brought Rajma Chaawal from their home. Since he is also from Delhi I told him it has this typical DIlli-wala taste and we ll enjoyed shooting as well as eating.

Do you have any grudges that all this success and fame came your way very late or you are enjoying it?

I am grateful to God. I feel that if I had got success some 20-30 years ago, I might not have been in the industry today. God has really been kind and I have no grudges at all.

How does it feel living your childhood dream?

Although I have been acting for so many years now and I have always given my 100 % whether it was  serials or movies or street plays but the kind of stuff I got to do after my Swiggy TVC is something I am really enjoying. I never imagined that I would get such amazing roles to play and trust me God has really been kind and there’s much more to come. Its all God’s grace. I have been working consistently for last 50 years but got showered with all the name and fame now and its all God’s blessing.

I would personally recommend you all to watch these two Festival Spl TVCs and you will have an idea how good Swiggy Uncle is with his facial expressions.

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Neelima has reached that age where she has no idea what her grandchildren are talking about.

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Symbiosis

Curatorial note by Shrikant Vishwakarma for an exhibition of paintings by Neelima Kadhe held at Jehangir Art Gallery from 13 to 19 September 2022.

Evoking musical nuances in paintings is a quixotic quest which has driven the gestural abstractions of Neelima Kadhe. Avant-garde and spiritual, the paintings celebrate spontaneous journeys into inner self. Neelima visualizes the non-metric, repeated patterns of Khyal Gayan in this series, the face of Hindustani classical music known for its expanding cycles of melodic and rhythmic improvisation. The process is the painting itself, conveying the inner truth, unhinged and unhindered from the instincts.

A relic of action, every gesture that connects artist to canvas follows rhythm analogous to the patterns in music. The seven notes define the 'what' of it, the 'how' and 'why' are open to interpretation. It is through the interpretations of these seven notes that one understands the enormity and limitless, expansive nature of the art form.

The multi-layered paintings are embodiments of the various facets of human nature, music and visual art. A controlled state of collaboration between her emotions, her gestures, her medium and the surface synchronized with mental state and the intensity of physical motions. Neelima explores this synergy between music and painting through her kinetic compositions.

-Shrikant Vishwakarma

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Since 2011, Cradle of Youth, has been striving to provide the best dermatologic care for patients in and around Bangalore [ KAR / IN ], as Your Personal Dermatologist. Drs. Haritha and Neelima Ravipati, whose joint experience in dermatology spans over two decades, are determined to strike the perfect balance between Youth and Experience compounded with genuine holistic concern for their patients. https://www.cradleofyouth.com/

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Indian heritage dates back several centuries. It is vast and vibrant. Flora and fauna, music, architecture, classical dance, and the innate secular philosophy of its people are the highlights of India's treasure. Ever since the beginning, we have preserved culture and tradition beautifully for our upcoming generations. We can never forget our tradition and culture as they are embedded in us and are an inseparable part of our lives no matter how far we plan to reach and how much we have progressed in all these years. Our patron Mrs .Neelima Shihadri from Virginia , ÙSA makes us all believe and learn that our growth prosperity and peace of mind is all out of our tradition and heritage we imbibe in our lives philosophy. Here she is all beautiful and graceful , celebrating Navaratri along her family. She adds an extra pinch of Grace with our handcrafted #DOKRA Durga Neckpiece along the lively rich bottelgreen Banarasi… Stay Blessed Maam.. This goes in heart of all those Karigaars You been Supporting past 9 long Years… https://www.instagram.com/p/CjMitp3PjUA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=