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ThursdayTREE OF LIFE: Prem Kumari Srivastava, a painter from Benaras, is showing her works in the city. She is fascinated with trees as a s...

Thursday

TREE OF LIFE: Prem Kumari Srivastava, a painter from Benaras, is showing her works in the city. She is fascinated with trees as a subject and most of her paintings explore this.

She says she is, quot;Spellbound by the silent speech of the most benign form of naturequot;. At Jehangir Art Gallery. Till June 30, 1997. Time: 11.00 am to 7.00 pm.

OF NATURE: N Kumar8217;s acrylics on paper are on show at Nehru Centre Art Gallery. Kumar says he is inspired by nature but does not paint from it rather of it. Till July 01, 1997. Time: 11.00 am to 7.00 pm.

POETS8217; CORNER: A Chauraha presentation, Polyphony Too, is the second in the series of group readings of English poems by members of the Poetry Circle, Mumbai. This also celebrates its 10th anniversary. At Audio Visual Room, NCPA. Time: 6.30 pm.

SOLO SHOW: T Ganeshkumar, a member of Mouth and Foot painters association, Switzerland, is showing his works at the Taj Art Gallery, Taj Mahal Hotel. Till June 30, 1997. Time: 10.00 am to 7.00 pm.

EARTHY STUFF: Shamendu Sonavane is exhibiting his oil paintings, titled Under the Earth and others at Sans Tache Art Gallery till June 30, 1997. Time: 10.00 am to 6.00 pm.

Friday

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CLASSICAL DANCE: Vempati Srividya will present a Kuchipudi recital at Godrej Dance Academy, NCPA. Time: 6.30 pm.

Saturday

CHILLING CALL: Dastak, Hindi adaptation of Are there tigers in the Congo, will be staged at Experimental Theatre, NCPA. It has been written and directed by Chetan Datar and stars Sandip Kulkarni and Ashutosh Datar. Today and tomorrow at 6.30 pm.

GENERATION GAP: Manhar Gadhia presents Gandhi Viruddh Gandhi in Hindi today at Birla Mathushri at 8.00 pm and in Gujarati tomorrow at Tejpal, Gowalia Tank. Time: 7.45 pm. It is based on a novel Prakash No Padchhayo by Ajit Dalve.

It is the story of real-life incidents between Mahatma Gandhi and his first-born, Harilal, who never got along. Both the versions have been directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni.

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LOVE LETTERS: Feroz Khan8217;s Tumhari Amrita starring Shabana Azmi and and Farooque Shaikh at Rangsharda, Bandra. Time: 8.30 pm and tomorrow at Sophia, Peddar Road at 7.45 pm.

Sunday

CRANK CALLS: Entertainment Network presents Sorry Wrong Number a Gujarati suspense comedy thriller. Written by Tarak Mehta, it has been directed by Arvind Thakkar. At Nehru Centre at 3.30 pm and at Bhaidas, Vile Parle at 7.45 pm.

EGO TUSSLES: Harin Thaker and Vandana Jhaveri present a Gujarati play, Abhimaan. A social drama, it is the story of the conflict between an egoist daughter-in-law and her warm-hearted mother-in-law. At Bhawan, Chowpatty. Time: 7.45 pm.

LOVE AND LAUGHTER: Rani Ne Game Te Raja, a Gujarati romantic comedy, is a love story with a background of generation gap between parents and children. Written by Vilopan Desai, it has been directed by Amit Divetia. At Zaverben, Ghatkopar. Time: 7.45 pm.

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FREE SPIRIT: Manmojila, a Gujarati family comedy by Vasant Kanetkar has been produced and directed by Kamlesh Motta. The cast includes Chitra Vyas, Kamlesh Motta, Vipul Vithalani, Mallik Shah. At Bhaidas, Vile Parle. Time: 3.30 pm.

SOCIAL DRAMA: Pravin Solanki and Feroz Bhagat present Malava Jewa Manaso, a Gujarati play. At Hinduja, Charni Road. Time: 7.45 pm.

DOCTORED: Bharat Dabholkar8217;s new English comedy Mind Your Stethoscope stars Vihang Nayak, Vijoo Khote and Kishore Pradhan. At Patkar Hall. Time: 7.45 pm.

SECOND LOOK: Beeji Nazar No Prem, a Gujarati comedy about love at second sight has been directed by Arvind Vaidya and stars Sejal Shah, Dharmesh Vyas and Arvind Vaidya. At Birla Kreeda Kendra, Chowpatty. Time: 3.45 pm.

Wednesday

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LINING IT: Architect Asmita Gad is exhibiting her abstract paintings titled Linear Expressions. Asmita8217;s visits to construction sites revealed to her the abstract quality of lines in scaffolding, columns steel bars, and bamboo props. This exhibition is a result of the inspiration that Asmita got from these visits.

At Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Worli. Till July 07, 1997. Time: 11.00 am to 7.00 pm.