Manju Sampat

Dr. Manju Sampat has a Ph.D. in English literature and takes workshops for The Learning Curve’s course on The Art of Speaking. The Learning Curve has been conducting workshops and full courses at S

Bandra Boy Kabeer Khurana, making waves in International Film Festival

Bandra Boy Kabeer Khurana, making waves in International Film Festival

Bandra folks will be very happy to get introduced to a very talented young film maker, a true blue Bandra boy, Kabeer Khurana. All of twenty two, this young lad is making waves not only in India, but on international Film Festival platforms as well.

Bandra blues and some Rainbows too!

This has been a really tough time for most of us, being under house arrest for literally four months! The initial few weeks were spent being terrified of this unseen enemy, the Novel Coronavirus. How could this invisible virus wage a World War III sort of war against the entire

Random thoughts during the time of Corona

Since we are all forced to stay at home, because of a deadly invisible enemy (corona), random thoughts have been coming to mind. This lockdown has ensured that we have all had to change our lifestyle. I miss my walks on Carter Road, and doing all the things I really

Review of Three Sisters performed at Jeff Goldberg Studio

The Jeff Goldberg Studio in Bandra, is a renowned Method Acting Institute and this last weekend their Advanced Students put up an excellent production of Anton Chekhov’s play, ‘Three Sisters’. This play written in 1900, and set amidst the background of the common man’s revolt against Tsarist Russia,

Review of “India, the Musical” currently being performed at St Andrews Auditorium

A magical music and dance extravaganza, India, the Musical, is currently being performed at St Andrews Auditorium. This very entertaining mammoth production has been written and conceptualised by the very talented Harshall Kamat, who runs the MAD Dance Company and it has has been produced by Felicity Theatre in Association

Review of Mosambi Narangi performed at Balgandharva Rang Mandir

[wlm_nonmember]The last play of Aadyam’s Season Five, ‘Mosambi Narangi’, was performed over the weekend at Bandra’s Balgandharva Rang Mandir. This play has the two lead actors, Rajit Kapur and Ajeet Singh Palawat effortlessly morphing into twelve different characters! Directed by the award winning and very talented

Review - The Afro Experience held at St. Andrews Auditorium

Bandra’s St. Andrews Auditorium was the venue for a fabulous music concert on Sunday. Thanks to Raëll Padamsee’s ACE and Roger Drego, Bombay audiences were regaled to an amazing musical show. They had brought down Africa’s very best musicians, James Jozee and the Gogo Simo band, who

BlueBop is the place to go to for good Jazz and great food!

The newly opened Bluebop Cafe on Linking Road in Khar West offers an immersive hospitality experience with an artisanal Italian American cuisine, delectable cocktails and a performance space for live jazz music, as they always have live jazz sessions on the weekends. The night we were there, there was a

SUNDAY JAMMIN’ AT SOUL FRY

Every Sunday afternoon sees happy families toodle into Soul Fry for a relaxed lunch and some live music which has for a long time been a rare sight in this otherwise lively city. Soul Fry is reviving those good ole days that will give the city a glimpse into the

Review of A Few Good Men debut show at St. Andrews auditorium

Aadyam, had the debut show of their fifth season, with a cracking production of the iconic play A Few Good Men, at St. Andrews auditorium this past weekend. The Aditya Birla Group have really to be commended for their continued support of good theatre as year after year Mumbai audiences

Misunderstanding - Zany comedy at the Jeff Goldberg Studio

Last weekend and the weekend before, audiences were treated to some brilliant farcical theatre, at the Jeff Goldberg Studio in Bandra. “Misunderstanding”, which is a production by this Method Acting Studio’s final year students, is an adaptation of Dario Fo’s play “A Virtuous Burglar”, and has been very

Time for a Pyjama Party at St. Andrews Auditorium

Time for a Pyjama Party at St. Andrews Auditorium

This weekend, The Films and Theatre Society premiered their latest play “Pajama Party”, at St. Andrews auditorium in Bandra, as well as at Royal Opera House. This satirical play by Atul Satya Koushik, on women’s empowerment, has a powerful social message about the rights of women, that is especially

Review of Strangers in the Night which premiered at St Andrews

Review of Strangers in the Night which premiered at St Andrews

St Andrews auditorium in Bandra, was the venue for Saturday’s premiere show of a Broadway style musical play, that transported the audience back to the Golden Era of the swinging sixties and seventies. ‘Strangers in the Night’, is a play full of Jazz and pop songs that were originally

Mona Singh and Rohit Roy about their experience of acting for a Bandra audience.

Mona Singh and Rohit Roy about their experience of acting for a Bandra audience.

Bandra.info caught up with Mona Singh and Rohit Roy, the lead actors of Unfaithfully Yours, which has been produced and directed by Raell Padamsee of Ace Productions. This play will be performed on March 17th at St. Andrews auditorium in Bandra. So we thought it a good idea to

Review - Snow White and the 7 dwarfs staged at Rang Mandir

Review - Snow White and the 7 dwarfs staged at Rang Mandir

Vishaal Asrani’s Institute of Performing Arts, in asocoation with THE PIONEER DRAMA COMPANY USA and supported by the TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON (Mumbai Centre), staged a spectacular Broadway style production of SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, at Rang Mandir in Bandra, over the weekend. Review The play begins in

Review of the play “Six” performed at Jeff Goldberg’s Studio

Review of the play “Six” performed at Jeff Goldberg’s Studio

Jeff Goldberg’s Studio is constantly evolving and coming out with something new and creative. Their latest offering “Six”, has been inspired by L.B Hamilton’s short play “A Midnight Clear”, from the 1940s. Jeff Goldberg who runs this Method Acting Studio, has adapted this play and located it

Review of Ballygunge 1990- Love is an endless mystery” premiered at Rang Mandir

Review of Ballygunge 1990- Love is an endless mystery” premiered at Rang Mandir

The Films and Theatre Society launched their new play “Ballygunge 1990- Love is an endless mystery” at Bandra’s Rang Mandir this weekend. This premier red carpet show was a full house with various celebrities like Nadira Babbar and Ramesh Sippy in the audience. There was live music in the

Review of SANTA MEETS CINDERELLA! held at Rang Mandir

Review of SANTA MEETS CINDERELLA! held at Rang Mandir

Children had a ball this weekend at Bandra’s Rang Mandir as they sat spellbound and watched the musical SANTA MEETS CINDERELLA! In perfect time for the Christmas season, Vishal Asrani and his Institute of Performing Arts are regaling Mumbai audiences and especially children, with their wonderful production of this

SingIndiaSing moved this weekend to St Andrews auditorium in Bandra

SingIndiaSing moved this weekend to St Andrews auditorium in Bandra

This smash hit indigenous musical moved this weekend from south Mumbai to St Andrews auditorium in Bandra. The good news is that it will also be performed the weekend of November 23rd to 25th at the same venue. It is all thanks to Aadyam season 4, the Aditya Birla Group’

Superb performances at BKC by the world renowned Cirque du Soleil

Superb performances at BKC by the world renowned Cirque du Soleil

This show entitled BAZZAR, is the first full production that Cirque du Soleil is performing in India and they have been brought here by Citi Bank and BookMyShow. This amazing multi-dimensional show pans out under the splendid Big Top which is a miracle in itself. Built by the Cirque du

The Times Celebrate Bandra Festival 2018 starts from 17th November

The Times Celebrate Bandra Festival 2018 starts from 17th November

Bandraites are anxiously awaiting this year’s edition of The Times Celebrate Bandra Festival. This wonderful festival which began in 2003, was conceptualized with a view to bring Bandra people together through world-class entertainment that is free of cost and accessible to all. In the process, the festival showcases professional

Jab khuli Kitaab at Andrews auditorium

Jab khuli Kitaab at Andrews auditorium

The Aditya Birla Group’s theatre initiative Aadyam has yet another winner on their hands. Their play Jab Khuli Kitaab which has been written and directed by theatre veteran Saurabh Shukla, was performed at Andrews Auditorium over the weekend. This play has a totally unique script and this production by

Review of the musical The Wizard of Oz presented in Balgandharva Rang Mandir

Review of the musical The Wizard of Oz presented in Balgandharva Rang Mandir

by Manju Sampat Vishaal Asrani’s Institute of Performing Arts in association with The Pioneer Drama Company (U.S.A) and supported by the Trinity College London presented the classic musical The Wizard of Oz, this weekend in Balgandharva Rang Mandir Bandra. The Review Directed by Vishaal Asrani And

Review - Hello Farmaish, was performed this weekend at Andrews auditorium.

Review - Hello Farmaish, was performed this weekend at Andrews auditorium.

By Manju Sampat A Theatremaker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Hello Farmaish, was performed this weekend at Andrews auditorium. This is the second play from Aadyam’s fourth season in as many years. As we all know by now, Aadyam, is the theatre initiative of the Aditya Birla group. “We

Review of The Inspector General

Review of The Inspector General

Review of The Inspector General held at Jeff Goldberg Studio By Manju Sampat The Inspector General is a farcical satire, a crazy Comedy of Errors, written by Russian writer Nikolai Gogol in the late eighteenth century. It was originally called The Government Inspector. This weekend, Bandra’s Jeff Goldberg Studio’