Dinesh Soi - Once an Actor, now the busiest Casting Director.

Casting Director Dinesh Sudarshan Soi may be the busiest casting director in the industry. It's not us, it's his latest feat at India Book Of Records that's suggesting this. The casting director has been added in the book of records for Maximum Casting In The World for having done casting for as many as 4500 projects including films,TV Shows,Ad Films!

Ask the busy bee about this new feat and he says, "I never counted my projects, I just kept on doing my work. It was when I was awarded with this mention did I notice the work I've earned to my name has been staggering!" exclaims Dinesh modestly.''

Elaborating on the countless projects Dinesh Soi has done casting for he says, "Like I mentioned, I hadn't actually sat down to think of it until the India Book of Records happened. Now that I look back, I may have done casting for 1000 films comprising of Hollywood & International films, Festival films, Short films, Punjabi films, Gujarati films and quite a few South Indian movies apart from my mainline work being in Hindi Film Industry. I have also worked on numerous ad films and 2000 plus music videos !" 

Phew! But that's not all, the casting director is in no mood to slow down! "This is just the beginning. In fact such awards and accolades motivate me more to give my best. I am very excited about this new project I have worked on and I really want to see my work translate on screen."

Ask him what this new project is and he mentions Family Of Thakurganj, a forthcoming multi-starrer where except for the main 14 actors, the rest of the cast which consists of 102 actors has all been roped in from Uttar Pradesh, probably the biggest casting coup after Gangs of Wasseypur. We certainly can't wait to see this film now!

Lit-O-Fest to happen first time in London on 6th September where Amruta Fadnavis, Anup Jalota, Jaykumar Rawal, Vijay Kumar Gautam and others will come.

Lit O Fest' Mumbai, India's premiere festival of Literature, Art and Culture is all set to spread its creative wings by taking the festival international. The 5th edition of the festival will be in London on 6th September. 

"We are excited to be part of this wonderful cultural initiative by Smita Parikh and Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) is doing whatever it can to support the event, said Anup Jalota who would be present during the London Chapter of Lit O Fest in Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan London and the House of Lords, British Parliament, London on the 6th and the 7th of September'2018.

We are happy to be part of this Lit O Fest and we will showcase Maharashtra culture and tradition said Mr. Vijay Kumar Gautam, Principal Secretary Tourism. 

Tourism Minister, Maharshtra Mr. Jaykumar Rawal wished all the best to Lit O Fest. 

"We are also felicitating some dignitaries from the field of Art, Culture, music and literature in the House of Lords, British Parliament on the 7th of September with the 'Innoventure Awards' for their contribution in their respective fields during our festival. Mumbai is possibly the first such festival in india to adopt a village named Dahigaon and is taking care of the education, hygiene and skill development of the rural girls,"" stated Ms Smita Parikh, the founding Director.

Other dignitaries along with Ms Amrita Fadnavis, Smita Parikh and Pankaj Dubey to attend the festival are the tourism minister of Maharashtra Mr. Jaykumar Rawal, Lord Daljit Rana,  Mahendra Singh Jadeja, Anup Jalota and Bond Girl from Hollywood Ms Zara Adams, Mr Parikshit Thorat ,Dr Radha krishnan pillai and many more .

The cast of Benifer And Sanjay Kohli's ‘Bhabhi ji Ghar Per Hain’ and ‘Jijaji Chaat Per Hain’ share who guides them on the set.

Learning on the job

The cast of Benifer And Sanjay Kohli's ‘Bhabhi ji Ghar Per Hain’ and ‘Jijaji Chaat Per Hain’ share who guides them on the set.

Naveen Bawa: It is none other than Shashank Bali. He is the director of my show and has a good sense of humour. I get a lot of small suggestions from him which work a lot.

Rohitash Gaud: Saumya Tandon is my teacher on set. She teaches and helps everyone on the sets. She has a very caring nature. She gives us tips on our health and makes sure that everyone is eating healthy on the sets. She supports everyone on the sets. 

Nikhil Khurrana:  There is no such person who is the teacher on the sets but Shashank Bali is the director of our show. He has a good sense of humour and is very supportive. He knows how to get the best from the actors.

Shubangi Atre: There is no such teacher on the set but Aasif sir sometimes give us suggestions when he feels something is going in the wrong direction.

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NAVNEET KAUR DHILLON MET HER DREAM DIRECTOR IN HER WISH LIST

In a brief  rendezvous with the Bollywood genius Rajkumar Hirani,actress Navneet Kaur Dhillon former Miss India expressed her desire to work with the Sanju director.

 

"Working with Rajkumar Hirani will be like going to a gurukul" says Navneet Kaur Dhillon whose tryst with cinema began with her films like Loveshhuda,  Ambarsariya opposite Diljit Dosanjh, Nee Tu Jatt Di Pasand opposite Gippy Grewal & many more, the actress has never shied away from expressing her desire to work with Rajkumar Hirani

In a recent event in the city, the two caught up & spoke length about cinema & their future projects. Navneet better known as a perfectionist, impressed the film maker with her vision and understanding of cinema.

 

"I have always been a fan of his work. He is a beacon of hope in an ocean of posers. Working with him will be an absolute honor" says Navneet Kaur Dhillon 

Navneet will be seen in Amavas alongside Nargis Fakhri & Sachin Joshi & a punjabi film.

5th September teachers day

Lessons for life

 

As they celebrate Teacher’s Day, TV actors share their life lessons with us.

 

Himanshu Malhotra: I was in the third grade when I had got the third position and then in the fourth grade, I again got the third position. At that time, my class teacher called me asked me, ‘What is this?’ I said, ‘The third position.’ She slapped me on my face and told me, ‘You don't want to move further?’ After that, next semester, I scored the second position in the class and then slowly moved to 1st rank in my class. That one slap changed everything.

 

Sneha Wagh – I have learnt so much from all my teachers. I remember it was my teachers' constant encouragement which made me love all my subjects. It was the way they taught, they made everything seem like so much fun.

 

Saurabh Pandey: For me, my father is my teacher. One thing which he told me when I was around 6 years old was that I had a big heart and never feared anything. It felt like dad knew something about me which I didn't even know about myself. I took his word as it is and believed it for good. Since then, fear has been out of my life. This teaching has been one of the main pillars of my personality and will remain with me until my last breath.

 

Naveen Sharma: I was very close to my school principal, Late Dr Neelam Walia.  She taught me a lot of things and she somehow knew that I will make my way to this industry. So, she used to always say 'Naveen, stay grounded always, no matter how big and famous you become.’ I had no idea why she used to say this to me. But now I understand. 

 

Gurucharan Singh: I was taught by my teachers to always share and also to always try to uplift other people and bring happiness and positivity. That was something that I remember my teachers telling me to do and I still follow it today.

 

Vahbiz Dorabjee: I am so lucky to have so many teachers who I have learned a lot from. Whatever is the situation, they always taught me to believe in god and pray. I make sure to remember this every time I feel like giving up.

 

Shivin Narang: More then the subjects or academics, I amlucky that I got teachers who always showed me the right path in life. They focused more on values... as in respecting your family, not judging anyone. That is what matters in life the most.

Dhiraj Khandelwal The Visionary Chairman ,of “The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India” (ICAI) & Actor Ravi Kissen at at the most distinguished CFOs Forum in Mumbai launched the stellar & India’s first uniquely exclusive job portal for the most intellectually talented CA community www.placement.icai.org

Dhiraj Khandelwal, The Visionary Chairman of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the World’s leading & formidable Accounting Body for Regulating & Developing the most competent professionals with cutting edge Technologies in accounting, assurance, taxation, finance & business advisory services along with Tech savvy & incredibly popular Actor with the masses Ravi Kissen at the most distinguished CFOs Forum in Mumbai launched the stellar & India’s first uniquely exclusive job portal for the most intellectually talented community of the Chartered Accountants in India : PRESENTING for the first time ever, an unexampled Career & Networking Platform for India’s Financial Guardians of the World :www.placement.icai.org.  Hold the vision, Trust the process, Trust ICAI.

 

CFOs Forum in Mumbai -An exclusive job portal for the CA community was launched as part of the Forum www.placement.icai.org

 

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the regulator, educator and standard setter of the profession in India organized a one day CFOs event on 31st August, in Mumbai. The event was a gathering of CFOs from top corporates houses in the country and deliberated and brainstormed on vibrant and relevant topics along with the latest developments and challenges faced by the profession.

 

The forum featured brainstorming and deliberations on vibrant and relevant topics such as “Increasingly CFO is seen next only to CEO” and “Role of CFO in VUCA world”. Panelists included high profile eminent personalities from the industry like, CA. Keki Mistry, Vice Chairman & CEO, HDFC, CA. Ullas Kamath, Jt. MD, Jyothy Laboratories, CA. Vimal Kejriwal, MD & CEO, RPG Group, CA. Vikas Khemani, President & CEO, Edelweiss Securities Ltd., CA. Ramesh Swaminathan, CFO & Whole Time Director, Lupin Ltd. CA, B.R. Jaju, CFO, D B Power Ltd., CA. Nagesh Pinge, Independent Director, over 500 CFOs from the industry attended the event.

 

“As a statutory body established with the purpose of regulating the chartered accountant profession, ICAI has made its name as a premier accounting body not only in the country but also globally. The CFO forum is an important event in our calendar, which helps us gain a deeper understanding of the challenges facing our profession and where we chalk out the way forward” said CA. Dhiraj Kumar Khandelwal, Chairman, CMI&B, ICAI.

 

As part of the event, an exclusive job portal for the CA community was also launched. The portal will, go live from 1st September onwards and help chartered accountants as well as hiring organizations give a more robust and safe platform for the whole hiring process and experience.

 

Committee also handed over the keys to the Start-ups of the members of the institute during the event and providing them basic infrastructure facility at INCUBATION CENTRE, ICAI Bhawan, BKC, Mumbai and releasing few publications on GST and Awards Brochures.

 

About ICAI- ICAI is a statutory body established under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 for regulating the profession of Chartered Accountants in India. ICAI is the second largest accounting body in the world. During its more than 68 years of existence, ICAI has achieved recognition as a premier accounting body not only in the country but also globally, for maintaining highest standards in technical, ethical areas and for sustaining stringent examination and education standards. The strength of Chartered Accountant fraternity has grown to over 2.70 lakh members and about 8 lakh active students. The Institute functions under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. It has its headquarters in New Delhi and 5 Regional offices. It presently has 163 branches spread all over the country. In addition, it has also set up 31 chapters outside India and an overseas office in Dubai.