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Avinash Dwivedi bags best actor award for Ram Kamals ‘Rickshawala’

Bollywood actor and dancer Avinash Dwivedi has won Best Actor award for his first Bengali film Rickshawala, directed by Ram Kamal Mukherjee.
Avinash Dwivedi

Bollywood actor and dancer Avinash Dwivedi has won Best Actor award for his first Bengali film Rickshawala, directed by Ram Kamal Mukherjee in Ayodhya International Film Festival in Lucknow on Wednesday. “Rickshawala is very close to my heart not only because I have won the award but it is one of the finest projects, which portrays the dying culture of Kolkata – city of joy. I have played the role of a rickshaw puller and got to know closely about their life and day-to-day struggle to keep alive the traditional vehicle of Kolkata. And I’m so blessed to be a part of this project. I’m thankful to my director Ram Kamal Mukherjee for choosing me to play this character” says elated Avinash. He has also bagged the Screen Best Actor Award for his Bhojpuri cinema Nachaniya.

Bollywood actor and dancer Avinash Dwivedi has won Best Actor award for his first Bengali film Rickshawala, directed by Ram Kamal Mukherjee.
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Ram Kamal Mukherjee says, ” Avinash is one of the finest human beings who has not only trusted my vision but gave his blood and sweat for the character. I am happy to introduce him as an actor in mainstream Indian cinema. I think he truly deserves all the awards and accolades for Rickshawala.” Mukherjee has directed his first film Cakewalk with Esha Deol Takthani, then his second film Seasons Greetings: A Tribute To Rituparno Ghosh with Celina Jaitly and Lillette Dubey. This is his fourth film.

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Being a Kolkata boy, Mukherjee has closely seen the rickshaw pullers and their lives. “I used to wonder how these people who are thin, carry people by pulling rickshaw in the busy streets of Kolkata and the by-lanes. Later, I watched Do Bigha Zameen and City Of Joy; I was blown away by how the directors portrayed their characters. It is a small tribute from my side to this dying culture of Kolkata”. 

Producer Aritra Das says, “This film will always remain special for me as a producer because this is my first project in my mother tongue. Secondly, I saw a true actor in Avinash, who has played the title role in our film. In my small carrier span as a producer, I have never come across an actor like Avinash who was so dedicated towards his character and worked with us like a team member without giving any tantrums or starry attitude. He worked in scorching heat and rains for almost a week without any basic facilities, which any actor would ask for. Today when he won the best actor award, I felt happy that his hard work got recognised. I am also happy for Ram Kamal Mukherjee, who won the best director award for Rickshawala. This journey wouldn’t have been possible without my co-producer Gaurav Daga who went out of his way to ensure we face no issues while making this film.

Gaurav Daga, excited and thrilled about the recognition, which Rickshawala got, says, I am extremely happy and delighted to know that Rickshawala won not just one but two awards at this prestigious Ayodhya International Film Festival. Avinash Dwivedi is one of the finest actors and human beings I have ever met and the way he has supported us throughout is just beyond imagination. I am truly blessed to be a part of this project. I always have faith In Ram, who is the captain of the ship, as I have seen him working on this project and how he made his actors comfortable on set. 

Rickshawala is a story about the dying culture of Kolkata and also a tribute to Bimoa Roy’s Do Bigha Zameen and Roland Joffe’s City Of Joy.

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RMBRCN celebrates Charter Presentation & Installation, Rina Sinha becomes Charter President

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The Rotary Means Business chapter of Rotary Club Of Nagpur (RMBRCN) celebrated their Charter Presentation and Installation of Board on September 17, 2023 in a crisp official ceremony at Hotel Centre Point, Nagpur.

Rotary Means Business encourages Rotarians to support the success of their fellow Rotarians by doing business with them and by referring others to them.

Charter President Past President Rtn Rina Sinha presided over the ceremony. Renowned entrepreneur and Rotarian Aspi Bapuna, Chairman of Bapuna Group, was the Chief Guest and  Rtn Namita Sharma, President of RCN, was the Guest of Honour.

The Board of Directors of RMBRCN include Rtn Navneet Jain, Vice President, Rtn Mohammed Master, Honorary Secretary, Rtn Sanjay Aggarwal Treasurer, Rtn Rakhi Bhatia Director Chapter Service, Rtn Rahul Shrivastava, Director Vocational Service, Dr Ruchi Choudhry, Director Membership Development, Ranjana Duseja, Director Attendance.

Past Rotary District Governor (PDG) Shabbir Shakir, Past Presidents- Bharat Goenka , Khushnoor Chugh, Sanjiv Chugh, Akhtar Parvez, Tejinder Singh Rawal, Alok Goenka,  Jerestine Watchmaker, Sandeep Dhodapkar, Sanjay Arora, President RMB Nagpur, and Behram Patel and Amitabh Sinha were present.

President Rina Sinha informed that within a short period of its formation already 48 members representing various businesses  have joined the chapter and the numbers are increasing . The Chapter has already crossed 5 crores of business amongst their members and RMB will further strengthen Rotary in membership growth and retention .

Chief Guest Rtn Aspi Bapuna lauded the chapter’s success and reiterated that its comfortable and safe to do business among fellow rotarians as all follow the Four Way Test of Rotary. Jerestine introduced President Rina. Aspi Bapuna  presented the charter and installed President Rina Sinha . Rtn Namita congratulated the RMB chapter and informed that this is the new initiative at RCN.The Board was installed by Rina Sinha and all members were installed by the Past Presidents. An exclusive digital Monthly Magazine ‘Growth Engine’ was launched by Editor Niharika Chugh Vali.

 Navneet Jain and Rahul Choudhry conducted the referral and thank you session where enthusiastic members informed about their successful business details. Nishchay Sinha launched the social media and MYRMB app which connects members to other chapters digitally, Treasurer Sanjay Agarwal gave treasurers report, Rtn Rakhi Bhatia managed the event. Rtn Parag Datey and Niharika were the Masters of Ceremony (MOCs). Secretary Mohammed Master proposed the formal Vote of Thanks .

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Nitin Gadkari inaugurates double-decker electric bus availed for senior citizens in Nagpur

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Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, on Saturday, inaugurated the double-decker electric bus designed for senior citizens in Nagpur. The initiative has been undertaken in association with Ashok Leyland’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Committee and Jyeshtha Nagarik Pratishthan.

Executive President of Jyeshtha Nagarik Pratishthan Datta Meghe, Vice Chairman of Ashok Leyland Limited Yash Sachar, CEO of Switch Mobility Mahesh Babu, and other dignitaries were present during the inauguration.

“I am very thankful to Ashok Leyland’s electric vehicle arm ‘Switch Mobility’ for donating an electric bus for our senior citizens. The bus can hold a capacity of 65 people and will benefit a lot to disabled and senior citizens,” Gadkari said.

“We already have a green Electra bus available to us for the past five to six years. Krishna Reddy has taken the responsibility of repairing and providing air-conditioning to the bus, moreover, he is providing us with one additional bus. A Tata Motor bus will be arriving this month as well, giving us a total of four buses to operate. This will solve the issue of waiting list due to the lack of buses for senior citizens in the city.” he added.

With the help of these buses, senior citizens can avail the benefit of free trips to religious places like Ambhora, Adasa, Shegaon, Mahur, Dhapewada, and Kalamb.

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Nagpur: Married man accused of girlfriend’s rape commits suicide on Facebook live

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A 38-year-old married man named Manish alias Raj Yadav, on Sunday, committed suicide during a Facebook live-stream after allegedly being accused of rape by his girlfriend and her family in Nagpur.

During the live stream, Manish, who was married and a father to three children, stated that his 19-year-old girlfriend, Kajal, along with her family members demanded a sum of five lakh rupees and threatened to press charges of rape if he failed to do so.

On September 6, the situation became grave as the woman’s family accused him of eloping after Kajal went missing from her residence.

The deceased refused the claims of having any sexual relationship with the woman and identified her, her family, and a photo studio operator responsible for his condition. He, then, jumped into the river.

After the live video surfaced online, Kalamna Police launched a search operation and recovered the deceased’s body from the river. Four people have been detained in the case for questioning. Further investigation is underway.

Also read: NMC confiscates 117 PoP idols, collects Rs 10,000 fine from seller

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