Small Talk

Grandeur of art
The evening of November 18 was indeed a remarkable one for literature lovers as Pune’s eighth Pulotsav came to an end in the most impressive manner. The closing ceremony,held at Ramanbagh school,featured live performance by the stars of sitcom Fu Bai Fu followed by the acknowledgment ceremony,wherein the entire organising team was acknowledged in front of the crowd for their hard work and dedication. This year,Pulotsav celebrated the 25th anniversary of Aashay Film Club by screening 25 films throughout the festival. “This was perhaps this year’s biggest achievement,” said Satish Jakatdar,director of Pulotsav. The crowd present at the ceremony thoroughly enjoyed themselves. “My child loves Fu Bai Fu. She is a regular viewer of the show and she happens to know all the stars by their names! That’s why I came here today with my daughter,” smiled Rashmi Pandse,one of the viewers. The closing ceremony witnessed a crowd of almost 500 people. Fu Bai Fu indeed proved to be a real crowd puller!

Revolution on stage
The students of the Film and Television Institute of India will be performing the play Gunahgaar,which is based on the German play Zeit Der Schuldosen by Seigfreid Lenz. The play has been translated in Hindi by Ravi Kiran Shastri. Directed by Arvind Pandey,the performance of cast one will be held today between 4 and 7 pm,while cast two will take centrestage on Sunday evening. Both the performances will be held at Acting Studio 5,FTII.

Business rules
November 19 saw the launch of Sudhir Rashingkar’s book ‘Udyojak Vha’ in the presence of Kiran Kulkarni,managing director,Maharastra Udyojkta Vikas Kendra,Aurangabad. The book is mainly written with an aim to motivate budding industrialists and to change their mind set. The pages tell success stories of businessmen and also give detailed information on developing a business. Those present at the launch were Sham Koprdekar and Chandrakant Joshi.

Fine wine
On Thursday evening,the city’s swish set was invited to Hotel Le Meridien for the launch of Fratelli Wines. The tables were set and the wines were richly displayed for sampling. Guests sipped the Fratelli Cabernet Sauvignon and the two white wines Fratelli Sauvignon Blanc and Fratelli Chenin Blanc. Among those present were actors Milind Gunaji and Jackie Shroff. Post the wine-tasting,guests dug into the sumptuous buffet spread.