FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
FILM A Supplementary Country Called Cinema at Mumbai Art Room
Five films on the politics of land will be screened multiple times over two weeks. The line-up includes Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Seeking Locations in Palestine (1965), Masao Adachi’s A.K.A. Serial Killer (1969), The Red Army by Masao Adachi and Koji Wakamatsu (1971), Michel Khleifi’s Ma’loul Celebrates its Destruction (1984) and Ayreen Anastas’s Pasolini Pa*Palestine (2005). For the complete schedule, see here. There is no entry fee.
When: Until Saturday, October 1 from 11 am.
Where: Mumbai Art Room, Pipewala Building, Fourth Pasta Lane, Colaba. Tel: 97574 03293. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11am to 7pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
BOOKS TALKS Jerry Pinto at Godrej India Culture Lab
Author Jerry Pinto, who has translated two Marathi books into English: Sachin Kundalkar’s novel Cobalt Blue and Daya Pawar’s autobiography Baluta, will talk about the practice of translation. Entry is free and requires an RSVP to indiaculurelab@godrejinds.com. For more information, see here.
When: Friday, September 2 at 5 pm.
Where: Godrej India Culture Lab, Auditorium, First Floor, Godrej One, Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (East).
THEATRE Rafta Rafta at Prithvi Theatre
Directed by Tahira Nath and Akarsh Khurana and written by East is East writer Ayub Khan-Din, this English play centres on a newly married couple living in a joint family. With so many people around, the man is too shy to get intimate with his wife. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 2 at 6 pm and 9 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.
THEATRE The Audience at the NCPA Godrej Dance Theatre
A National Theatre Live screening of British director Stephen Daldry’s play starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth. The drama hinges on the practice of British prime ministers having weekly meetings with the queen that are never publicised. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 2 at 6 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
FILM Before Sunrise at Matterden at The Deepak
Jesse, an American man, and Celine, a Frenchwoman, meet on a train and spend the day together in Vienna in Richard Linklater’s 1995 movie Before Sunrise. Tickets priced at Rs 250 and Rs 350 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 2 to Thursday, September 8 at 7.15 pm.
Where: Matterden, Deepak Cinema, 38 N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 2492 3396.
COMEDY Kautuk Srivastav + Pavitra Shetty + Vaibhav Sethia at The Hive
This instalment of Stand-Up Guys, the weekly comedy gig organised by Culture Shoq, the entertainment company run by Khar venue The Hive, will comprise sets by Kautuk Srivastav, Pavitra Shetty and Vaibhav Sethia. Tickets priced at Rs 350 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 2 at 8 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A, Huma Mansion, near Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village, off Union Park, Khar. Tel: 96199 62969.
BOOKS COMEDY The Clueless Critic at The Cuckoo Club by the Hive
Comedian Kunal Kamra will interview author Samit Basu in this instalment of Books on Toast, a series of events that combine literature and comedy. Tickets priced at Rs 450 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 2 at 8.30 pm.
Where: The Cuckoo Club by The Hive, 5AA, Pali Hill Road, next to Candies, near Learners Academy, Bandra (West). Tel: 96199 62969.
COMEDY Sundeep Sharma + Abijit Ganguly + Neville Bharucha at Canvas Laugh Club
Stand-up comics Sundeep Sharma and Neville Bharucha, who are based in Mumbai, and Abijit Ganguly, who lives in Delhi, will each present a set at Canvas Laugh Club’s Best In Stand-Up night. Tickets priced at Rs 750 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 2 and Sunday, September 4 at 8.30 pm and Saturday, September 3 at 8.30 pm and 10.30 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, Palladium Mall, Third Floor, Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 90046 03115.
MUSIC Ink of Bard + Sri at Tuning Fork
Mumbai singer-songwriter Sri aka Srijit Bhowmick and Bangalore acoustic pop trio Ink of Bard will play Khar venue Tuning Fork. The cover charge is Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 2 at 8.30 pm.
Where: Tuning Fork, First Floor, Hotel Unicontinental, Third Road, near Khar Railway Station, Khar. Tel: 98333 58492.
MUSIC FRWD 005 with Vinayak^a and NoLatency + United Machines + Paraphoniks at AntiSocial
The fifth edition of this electronic music gig series organised by Mumbai-based artist and event management company Mixtape will feature a collaborative performance by Vinayak Karthikayan from Bangalore and NoLatency aka Krishnamoorthy Ramesh from Chennai as well as sets by two acts from Mumbai, United Machines aka Himanshu Pandey and the duo Paraphoniks aka Shatrunjai Rai Dewan and Sid Shirodkar, who will launch and play tracks from their EP Yarns. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person until 11.30 pm, after which it is Rs 500. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 2 at 9.30 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.
MUSIC Kris Correya + Orbs & Zen at Bonobo
City-based electronica DJs Kris Correya and Orbs & Zen aka Nicky Ramnani will each play sets at this gig programmed by Krunk, the Mumbai-headquartered music artist and event management company. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, September 2 at 10 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.
COMEDY Trying Stuff Out by Karunesh Talwar at The Hive
Mumbai stand-up comedian Karunesh Talwar will test new material at this show. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 2 at 10 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A, Huma Mansion, near Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village, off Union Park, Khar. Tel: 96199 62969.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
FOOD & DRINK PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS Food Photography 101 by Assad Dadan at Magazine Street Kitchen
Food photographer Assad Dadan, who has worked with brands such as Hakkasan, Yauatcha, Wok Express, The Trident and The Oberoi, will conduct a workshop that will cover lighting, image composition, food styling and post processing. The session is suitable for novices and anyone with basic knowledge of how to use a DSLR camera. Carrying a camera is optional. Tickets for the workshop, priced at Rs 3,000 per person, are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 10 am.
Where: Magazine Street Kitchen, Gala No.13, Devidayal Compound, Gupta Mills Estate, Magazine Street, Reay Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2372 6708.
ART Life in the Deep at Jhaveri Contemporary
An exhibition of works by two painters who died young: Kaushik Chakravartty from Kolkata and K. Ramanujam from Chennai.
When: Saturday, September 3 to Saturday, October 22. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Jhaveri Contemporary, 2 Krishna Niwas, 58A Walkeshwar Road. Tel: 022 2369 3639. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
EVENTS FOR KIDS ‘Did The Elephant Bird Eat The Horse?’ at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
A group of storytellers called The Talking Turtles will conduct an hour-long storytelling session for children above the age of four, as part of publishing house Pratham Books’s One Day-One Story initiative. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per head for adults and Rs 5 per head for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per head for adults and Rs 50 per head for children below the age of 13.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 11 am.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
SHOPPING & STYLE Dhoom Dhaam Wedding Trunk Show at the St. Regis Hotel
Tanya Ghavri, who is a fashion stylist to Bollywood celebrities such as Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor and Freida Pinto, has curated her first wedding-themed exhibition and sale called the Dhoom Dhaam Wedding Trunk show. The event will feature ensembles by designers such as Varun Bahl, Anand Kabra, Jayanti Reddy, Nikhil Thampi and Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna and accessories by labels like Valliyan, Eina Ahluwalia, Outhouse and Prerto. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3, from noon to 10 pm.
Where: St. Regis Hotel, next to Palladium mall, Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6162 8000.
WALKS Khaki Tours Bombay Greens Walk
Walking tour group Khaki Tours will conduct a jaunt around the Horniman Circle area that will cover such landmarks as the office of the oldest existing Indian newspaper; the spot at which the Bombay Stock Exchange came into being; the church that gives Churchgate its name; and the memorial of a ‘white Mughal’. Tickets priced at Rs 512 per person are being sold here. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 5 pm.
Where: The meeting point is outside the Starbucks in Horniman Circle.
PHOTOGRAPHY Kamalan at Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters
Kamalan, a travel agency from Delhi, will showcase photographs by professionals of the trips they’ve organised across India at the Blue Tokai coffee shop and roastery. Keen travelers can share their tales and poetry at the free event. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 5 pm.
Where: Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, Unit 20/22, opposite Khazana Furniture, Laxmi Mills Compound, Shakti Mills Lane, off Dr. E. Moses Road, Mahalakshmi. Tel: 98200 95887.
TALKS ‘Stumbling in the Darkness: Stories of the Universe and Us’ at MCubed Library
Basudeb Dasgupta, a theoretical physicist at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, will discuss dark matter. The talk is part of arts organisation Junoon’s Mumbai Local series of events. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 5 pm.
Where: MCubed Library (Maharashtra Mitra Mandal Library), Princess Building, near Bandra Gymkhana, D’Monte Park Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2641 1497.
THEATRE Stories In A Song at Prithvi Theatre
Directed by Sunil Shanbag, Stories in a Song is a suite of seven vignettes about traditional forms of Indian music such as kajri, thumri and khayal. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 6 pm and 9 pm and Sunday, September 4 at 5 pm and 8.30 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.
COMEDY Barely Employable at The Barking Deer
Events company Chalta Hai Comedy has roped in stand-up comedians Andy Reghu and Punit Pania and RJ Rohini Ramnathan for this set focused on working culture and work-life balance. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person (inclusive of a glass of craft beer or a mocktail) are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 6.30 pm.
Where: The Barking Deer, Mathuradas Mills Compound, next to Zaffran, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6141 7400.
COMEDY Aadar Malik at the NCPA Godrej Dance Theatre
Theatre actor and comedian Aadar Malik will perform a solo stand-up show. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 7 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
MUSIC Nucleya Raja Baja Album Launch at Dome@NSCI
Bass music star Nucleya will play the Mumbai leg of the four-city launch tour for his upcoming album Raja Baja. The gig will also feature sets by such electronic music DJs and producers as Anish Sood; DJ Sa aka Sanket Arjunwade and Sound Avatar aka Piyush Bhatnagar; Su Real aka Suhrid Manchanda; SickFlip aka Sarvesh Shrivastava; and Ritviz Srivastava. Get on the waitlist for free entry here; ‘Superfan’ tickets, which come bundled with access to the pit area, a signed poster and discounts on merchandise and are priced at Rs 999 per person, are being sold here. See the Facebook event page for the full line-up and more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 7 pm (gates open at 6 pm).
Where: Dome, SVP Stadium, National Sports Club of India, Lala Lajpatrai Marg, Worli.
MUSIC The Singing Tree at the NCPA Tata Theatre
The Singing Tree children’s choir, made up over 180 members trained by the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation, will perform their annual concert. Tickets priced at Rs 500 and Rs 800 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 7 pm.
Where: Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
THEATRE Parindon ki Mehfil at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
Directed by Heeba Shah and based on a twelfth-century Persian poem ‘Mantaq-ut-Tair’ by Fariduddin Attar, this Hindustani play is an allegory on human weaknesses told through the antics of a group of birds. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 7 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
MUSIC Anand Bhaskar Collective at Tuning Fork
Hindi alternative rock band Anand Bhaskar Collective, which is based in Mumbai, will play an unplugged set. The cover charge is Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 8.30 pm.
Where: Tuning Fork, First Floor, Hotel Unicontinental, Third Road, near Khar Railway Station, Khar. Tel: 98333 58492.
MUSIC DJ MoCity + Moniker at AntiSocial
Dubai-based DJ MoCity aka Mohammed Uraibi Abood and his Delhi-residing counterpart Moniker aka Munbir Chawla will each play sets at this gig put together by Wild City, the electronic music-focused website they co-founded. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.
MUSIC Nerm at Bonobo
Electronic music producer Nerm aka Nirmesh Chauhan, best known as the founder of London-based collective Shiva Soundsystem, will perform a gig that’s part of the Budweiser Made Sessions series of shows. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 9 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.
MUSIC Vh1 Supersonic Club Nights with Spryk + Up7T at Raasta Bombay
This gig, organised to promote Vh1’s electronic music festival Supersonic, which is held in Goa in December, will feature a double bill by DJ-producers Spryk aka Tejas Nair from Mumbai and Up7T aka Ayush Arora from Delhi. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta Bombay, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 86550 00811.
MUSIC Sleepless with Stelios Vassiloudis + Helium Project + Priya Sen at Nook
Greek house music DJ-producer Stelios Vassiloudis will headline this instalment of Sleepness, the club night organised by electronic music-focused artist and event management company Ankytrixx and Friends Entertainment. City-based counterparts Helium Project aka Arijit Basu and Priya Sen will spin supporting slots. Entry is free until midnight, after which it is Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 3 at 10 pm.
Where: Nook, First Floor, Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla. Tel: 022 6180 0044.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
WALKS Khaki Tours Queensway Parel Walk
Khaki Tours, a group of local history enthusiasts, will conduct a walk in and around the Parel area. The tour will cover such landmarks as a temple with a double Shivling, a hill made of lava, the place where electricity first came to Mumbai and the spot where the first durbar for a British royal in India was held. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 8 am.
Where: The walk will begin at Firdosi Collection, Jerbai Wadia Road, near Vishal Gift and Toys, Parel TT Junction.
MUSIC Amarendra Dhaneshwar at Taj Mahal Tea House
Hindustani classical singer Amarendra Dhaneshwar will perform. There is no entry fee.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 10 am.
Where: Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House, John Baptist Road, opposite Bungalow 9, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2642 0330.
TALKS Chai and Why? at Prithvi Theatre
In this instalment of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research’s Chai and Why? series of talks, Shreya Ghosh, a researcher in behavioural neuroscience at the institute, will discuss experiments that have been conducted to assess how the brain of a baby develops. The talk is free. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 11 am.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.
TALKS TRAVEL Decoding Japan at Doolally Taproom Kemps Corner
Craft beer taproom Doolally will hold its first event at its new Kemps Corner outpost, a talk by marketing professional and frequent traveller Ansoo Gupta, who will share tips on visiting Japan, provide a primer on the country’s cuisine, teach a few Japanese phrases and conduct a travel quiz. There is no entry fee; register on Instamojo.com to book a spot.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 11 am.
Where: Doolally Taproom, First Floor, 135 Kwality House, August Kranti Marg, above Hobby Ideas, near the flyover, Kemps Corner. Tel: 82913 34248.
THEATRE Wildtrack at G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture
In director Arghya Lahiri’s English drama, a man and woman meet and find they share incredible chemistry. Then things start to go wrong. Passes priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 5 pm and 7.30 pm.
Where: G5A, Laxmi Mills Compound, off Dr. E. Moses Road, Famous Studio Lane, Mahalakshmi. Tel: 022 2490 9393.
THEATRE A Comedy of Horrors at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
Directed by Vivaan Shah, A Comedy of Horrors is a dramatic performance in English of stories by Ambrose Bierce and Edgar Allan Poe by theatre veterans Joy Fernandes, Jaimini Pathak and Shiv Subrahmanyam. Tickets price at Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 7 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
THEATRE White Rabbit Red Rabbit at Canvas Laugh Club
Actor Anu Menon will perform Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s English drama, in which the actor is handed the script only at the time of performance. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 7 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, Palladium Mall, Third Floor, Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 90046 03115.
COMEDY Project 420 at The Jeff Goldberg Studio
Stand-up comics Navin Noronha, Anirban Dasgupta, Abhishek Upmanyu and Jeeya Sethi will each perform for 20 minutes. Tickets priced at Rs 420 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 8 pm.
Where: The Jeff Goldberg Studio, Gazebo House, 133 Hill Road, above Mamagoto, Bandra (West). Tel: 75069 06927.
MUSIC 2Store Tour with Goddess Gagged + Gumbal + Ferry Tales at AntiSocial
Progressive rock band Goddess Gagged, which is from Mumbai, will play their hometown as part of their ongoing seven-city trek, which is the fourth edition of the 2Stroke Tour. Ahmedabad-based recording studio and artist and event management company BlueTree, helmed by Uddipan Sarmah, the frontman of post-rock group aswekeepsearching, is the organiser of the countrywide jaunts, which started in 2015. Local alternative rock acts, electro-rock group Gumbal and pop-rock outfit Ferry Tales, will perform supporting slots. The entry fee is Rs 400 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, September 4 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.
ONGOING
ART Rohini Devasher at the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Delhi-based artist Rohini Devasher’s new show Speculations from the Field explores scientific ideas inspired by the museum’s collection of astronomy tools. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per person for adults and Rs 5 per person for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per person for adults and Rs 50 per person for children below the age of 13.
When: Until Tuesday, October 4. Open Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 am to 5.30 pm; Wednesday, closed.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
ART Time: The Final Show at Gallery Maskara
The last show at Colaba’s Gallery Maskara before it shutters permanently features the works of artists Max Streicher, Meenakshi Sengupta, Narendra Yadav, Parag Sonarghare, Prashant Pandey and T. Venkanna.
When: Until Friday, September 30. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Gallery Maskara, 6/7 Third Pasta Lane, Colaba. Tel: 022 2202 3056.
ART Zones of Privacy at Chatterjee and Lal
A group of 25 artists, photographers, curators and designers such as Allen Shaw, Sohrab Hura, Dayanita Singh, Nida Ghouse and Nikheel Aphale have contributed journals, scrapbooks and other books that can be viewed as works of art to make up this exhibition.
When: Until Saturday, September 3. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Chatterjee & Lal, 01/18, Kamal Mansion, First Floor, same entrance as Hotel White Pearl, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 2202 3787.
These recommendations have been compiled by The Daily Pao.
