Vidya attends a college fest to promote Kahaani 2

Actress Vidya Balan who is busy promoting her forthcoming Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh at the NMIMS College Festival at Mumbai

Celebs grace the premiere of Mira Nair's film

After rave reviews globally and critical acclaim, Mira Nair's Queen Of Katwe is all set to release this Friday. A special screening of the film was held for the film fraternity in Mumbai recently. Seen appreciating the film were filmmaker Rahul Dholakia (middle)), actress Nandita Das (top) and cinematographer Baba Azmi (above) among others

Ranveer's romance with the squash racket

Actor Ranveer Singh was present to give away the awards to the winners of the Otters International JSW ISC 2016 held in Mumbai between September 29 and October 2. The Bollywood star also had a go in the court to test his skills

Urvashi Rautela clicked before taking a flight

Actress Urvashi Rautela at the Mumbai airport

Anurag and Ritesh grace the Jagran Film Fest in Mumbai

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap (top) and writer Ritesh Shah of Pink fame at the 7th Jagran Film Festival in Mumbai

Come September 29, women's squash hits it big in India

In its ongoing endeavour to promote squash in India, the JSW Indian Squash Circuit (ISC) presents the Otters International JSW ISC 2016 to be held at the Otters Club, Mumbai from September 29 to October 2. A prize money worth (US $35,000) the W35 Women’s Tournament, is supported by the JSW Group and will feature some of the best women squash players from the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour with confirmed participation from four players from the Top 20 in the World including India's Joshana Chinappa (World No. 11) and Dipika Pallikal (picture above) who is ranked 17th.

The tournament began in 2014 and has been promoted by Ritwik Bhattacharya, a five-time national squash champion and the first Indian to break into the top 50 of the PSA World Rankings in 2006 and Raj Arora of Ivy Sports. "I'm very happy to see the Indian Squash Circuit (ISC) continue to grow in its third year. A BIG thank you to all our sponsors, the PSA community and the entire organising team for making this possible," says Bhattacharya.

According to Arora, "In line with our vision to take squash to a more meaningful scale, this year the JSW Indian Squash Circuit has put together a USD 35,000 event, the highest prize money Women's PSA Tournament in India. We are extremely grateful to our sponsor, the JSW Group for their continued support and are delighted to have K. Raheja Corp on board as associate sponsor."

The ISC will follow up with another biggie - The CCI International JSW ISC 2016 which will be the biggest men's event in the Indian squash circuit to be held at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) from November 24 to 27.

Ranveer inaugurates his hair stylist's salon. Check out how

Actor Ranveer Singh is known to have a kind soul. His kindness has touched the lives of people in his staff often, helping them in multiple ways. One such person that Ranveer has encouraged is his hairstylist, Darshan Yewalekar. They worked together for the first time in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela and ever since, Darshan has become Ranveer’s preferred hair stylist. Over the course of this time, Darshan has been working towards setting up his salon. Ranveer has encouraged him and supported him in his endeavour to become independent.

Now, as Darshan’s salon opens its doors to customers, Ranveer made the inauguration  a special event with a popular live interaction on social media.  Set to open in Mumbai’s Bandra, Darshan is grateful for this superstar- friend’s support. "Because Ranveer is busy, I asked him if he could just tweet about the launch of my barbershop, D Shave. He replied 'Are you mad! I will do the opening.' Ranveer has been very supportive in my dream project. He always pushes me to outdo myself. I feel blessed to have him by my side,” said Darshan.

Says Ranveer, “Darshan has worked with me since Ram Leela and over time, I’ve begun to see a great evolution in his skills as a hair stylist. He is a natural talent. He is a thorough professional and a team player and has contributed immensely in my every endeavour . I think it’s fantastic that he is going independent, it's the right time and with Darshan's vision and attitude I think he will shine. His new enterprise has a unique and promising concept. I will always support him , he is like family to me . I wish him luck and success with his salon.”

Nawaz shares his days of struggle with WWI students

The house-full auditorium of Whistling Woods International (WWI) was full of excitement at an interactive session with actor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The actor spoke of his struggle with several anecdotes from his journey. The session kicked off with an interesting AV on acting as a talent, followed by a documentary on key mainstream actors who made their way to success through rough paths. The AVs were followed by an intellectual Q&A session moderated by Subhash Ghai, Founder and Chairman, WWI. During the session Nawazuddin recalled his college and early acting days, where he faced an unmatched struggle. He related himself to the present batch of WWI and shared all possible aspects, barriers and struggles he faced, before the ‘claim to fame’ he experiences today came by. He told the students that “being an educated actor helped me immensely. Yet it was important to know not to take myself too seriously.”

"Undying passion of practice for 10 years is the key to his success and stardom today," Nawazuddin said. He also explained to the students on how live theatre and mainstream cinema were both equally challenging in their own capacities and also performed some characters from his plays and movies to give the audience an experience of both platforms.

The highlight of the evening was the tribute paid to the actor by the students who showcased their acting skills and were appreciated for their efforts and talents by the renowned actor himself. During his interaction with the students he also mentioned how fortunate they were to be a part of an institute like Whistling Woods International, to nurture their skills under the expertise and guidance of the ultimate showman, Subhash Ghai and they must make the most of it.

Check out the teaser poster of Mughal-E-Azam, The Play

Here's the teaser poster of Mughal-E-Azam, The Play to be directed by Feroz Abbas Khan. The play will premiere on October 21 at the NCPA, Mumbai and will continue to be staged till the first week of November for a limited engagement of two weeks followed by the staging in end-November for another two weeks into December at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi.

Abhi-Ash's date with the almighty

Bollywood's power couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan recently visited the residence of Rajesh Yadav, Managing Director and CFO, AB Corp Limited at Byculla in Mumbai. The couple along with Rajesh also offered prayers at Mankeshwar Ganpati Mandal at Byculla, followed by a visit to the the Shiv Temple in the area.

Urvashi seeks Lord Ganesha's blessings

Talk of seeking some divine intervention to boost up her career, The Great Grand Masti actress Urvashi Rautela visited Andheri Cha Raja, Mumbai recently. The model-turned actress' music video with actor Vidyut Jammwal is already a hit touching 3-million views. The actress, is in the temple every year to pay his respects to Lord Ganesha.