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Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar hosted a special screening of his new release, 'Calendar Girls' on Thursday (September 24) in Mumbai along with his actresses Kyra Dutt, Avani Modi, Satarupa Pyne, Akanksha Puri and Ruhi Singh. The film hits cinemas this Friday, (September 25). (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
'Calendar Girls' delves into the darker side of showbiz and glamour and is loosely based on the life of liquor baron Vijay Mallya and his famous Kingfisher Calendar. The Madhur Bhandarkar directed film marks the debut of five newbies - Kyra Dutt, Avani Modi, Satarupa Pyne, Akanksha Puri and Ruhi Singh. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Akanksha Puri, who plays one of the lead actresses in 'Calendar Girls', says the film is not just about the world of modelling, “Contrary to people’s assumption, this isn’t just about calendar girls and modelling. It’s an emotional journey of five girls from different economic backgrounds and how their lives take a detour when they participate in a calendar shoot." The actress was lovely in a strapless lace dress. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
VJ and actress Anusha Dandekar who also attended the screening was casual in a pale coloured top and dark pants. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Anusha's sister, Shibani Dandekar wore a long woollen top with ripped jeans and sneakers. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
'Action Jackson' actress Manasvi Mamgai showed off her figure in a printed blue dress. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Rahul Roy who is well remembered for his performance in the 1990 'Aashiqui', was also present. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Also present was 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania' actor, Siddharth Shukla. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
The 'Calendar Girls' also promoted their film at a radio station. Seen here, Ruhi Singh, Avani Modi, Kyra Dutt and Akanksha Puri huddle for a picture. Brushing aside similarities between Madhur Bhandarkar's earlier 'Fashion' and 'Calendar Girls', Akanksha had said, "What you may find similar in all his films is the element of reality. All his stories are quite realistic; easy to relate with and hence, people assume they’re similar. But none of us felt so while working and I’m sure the audience won’t too." (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
For the promotional outing, Akanksha wore a floral number. The actress who has starred in a few South Indian films said, "I’ve been offered several Hindi projects, but they weren’t as good as the south projects. I waited as I didn’t want to start my Bollywood innings with a bad film." (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Avani Modi was pretty in a white top and blue printed skirt paired with matching heels. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Madhur Bhandarkar who made a number of films revolving around women as the main protagonists like 'Heroine', 'Fashion', 'Corporate' and 'Page 3' among others, looked happy to pose for the cameras. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
For the radio station outing, Ruhi Singh wore a blue printed jacket with denims. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
In another part of town, Kunal Kemmu and Zoa Morani's 'Bhaag Johnny' (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Kunal Kemmu who plays the role of Janardhan "Johnny" Arora in the film, was his usual dapper self. The 32-year-old actor, who was last seen in 2013 film “Go Goa Gone”, is playing a casanova in the film. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Manasi Scott, Mandana Karimi, Kunal Khemu and Zoa Morani pose for a group picture. Zoa recently paid a visit to the sets of ‘Dilwale’ in Hyderabad to seek the blessings of Shah Rukh Khan with whom she debuted in 2011 film, ‘Always Kabhi Kabhi’. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Kunal Kemmu revealed in an interview the kind of roles he wants to play onscreen, "There are two kinds of characters that I’m eager to do. I haven’t done any rom-com or romantic film and I haven’t done any hardcore negative character. So, these are the two characters that haven’t explored yet so I am hoping to get a suitable script and do such roles as early as possible." (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Zoa Morani looked beautiful in black. On her recent meeting with Shah Rukh Khan, she said, "It is very sweet of Shah Rukh sir to spare some time and meet. I have always looked up to him for inspiration because of the hardwork and determination he has for his work. I want to work as hard as he does." (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Zoa and Kunal also posed for selfies with fans at the event. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
