Mumbai weekend cultural calendar: Art exhibition, film screening, and more

FRIDAY, JULY 29
SHOPPING & STYLE The Wedding Trunk Sale Edition 2.0 at Pali Bhavan
Fashion designer Arpita Mehta, who specialises in mirror-embellished traditional Indian and western wear, will showcase her work at this wedding-themed exhibition and sale. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30, from 10 am to 7 pm.
Where: Pali Bhavan, Adarsh Nagar, next to Costa Coffee, Pali Naka, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2651 9400.

ART Stormy Days at Jhaveri Contemporary
A group show of artworks by 11 artists from across the world such as Ali Kazim and Hamra Abbas from Pakistan; Michael Muller from Germany; Bangladesh-born, UK-based Rana Begum; Singapore-born, Australia-based Simryn Gill; and India-born, US-based Yamini Nayar.
When: Until Saturday, July 30. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Jhaveri Contemporary, 2, Krishna Niwas, 58A Walkeshwar Road, Walkeshwar. Tel: 022 2369 3639.

ART The Painted Goddess at Artisans’
A solo show by Gujarati artist Sanjay Chitara of mata ni pachedi, painted cloths for shrines depicting various avatars of the mother goddess. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Saturday, August 6. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Artisans’, V. B. Gandhi Marg, near Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2267 3040.

SHOPPING & STYLE Here Comes The Bride’s Sister at Melange
Melange, the multi-designer boutique on Altamont Road, is hosting an exhibition and sale of wedding wear appropriate for sisters, relatives and friends of the bride. Gowns, crop tops, capes, dhoti pants, saris, lehengas, bags and shoes by designers such as Anoli Shah, Ishani Kamdar, Nehal Desai, Sonam Luthria and Varuna Gupta will be on the racks. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 29, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Melange, 33 Altamont Road. Tel: 022 2353 4492.

SHOPPING & STYLE Open Studio at Lifaafa
This edition of the periodic shopping bazaar will feature beauty products by Ayca and Burst of Happyness, men’s accessories by The Gentleman’s Community, jewellery by Mahesh Bijou, dresses by Maya Ne Banaya, menswear by Tath and leather products by TICH. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, July 29 to Sunday, July 31, from noon to 6 pm.
Where: Lifaafa, Vithal Bhavan, behind D Décor, 38th Road, near Heng Bok, Bandra (West).

TALKS Anil Kakodkar at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Nuclear scientist and former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar will deliver a lecture titled ‘Getting Ready for Knowledge Era’, during which he will talk about the country’s education challenges. Entry is free but requires the presentation of a photo ID issued by the government. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 29 at 5 pm.
Where: Homi Bhabha Auditorium, Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, Navy Nagar. Tel: 022 2278 2000.

FILM The Animal-Human-Nature Continuum at Osianama at Liberty
Arts organisation Osians is screening a series of films that touch upon the relationship between man and nature. Among the movies that will be screened this weekend are Ciro Guerra’s Oscar-nominated Embrace of the Serpent (2015) from Colombia, about an Amazonian shaman and two scientists seeking a plant with healing properties (Friday at 6 pm); Kornel Mundruczo’s White God (2014) from Hungary, about a girl who tries to save her pet dog left on the street by her father (Saturday at 8.30 pm) and Isao Takahata’s animation The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) from Japan, about a little girl found by a bamboo cutter inside a stalk (Sunday at 5 pm). See here for this weekend’s schedule.
When: Until Sunday, August 28.
Where: Liberty Cinema, 41-42 Marine Lines, opposite Bombay Hospital. Tel: 022 2208 4521.

FILM Liquid Borders + Arrival at Prithvi House
Vikalp, a platform for documentary screenings, will show two shorts: Barnali Ray Shukla’s Liquid Borders (2015), in Hindi, Bengali and Tamil, and Mani Kaul’s experimental film Arrival (1979). There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 29 at 7 pm.
Where: Prithvi House, opposite Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

SHOPPING & STYLE The Luxury Night Raid at Palladium
During the mall’s first flash sale, wares by luxury brands such as Armani, Burberry, Hugo Boss, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors and Paul Smith will be available at a flat 50 per cent discount. See the mall’s Facebook page for more information.
When: Friday, July 29, from 7 pm to midnight.
Where: Palladium, High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel.

FILM Apocalypse Now at Matterden at The Deepak
The cinema will be showing Francis Ford Coppola’s classic 1979 drama starring Martin Sheen as an American army captain who travels deep into the Vietnamese jungle to assassinate a renegade colonel played by Marlon Brando. Tickets priced at Rs 250 and Rs 350 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, July 29 to Thursday, August 4 at 7.15 pm.
Where: Matterden, Deepak Cinema, 38 N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 2492 3396.

FILM Short Films Night at The Pantry
Two Hindi productions, Faizan Kareem’s Sabka Maalik Ek, about two migrants in Mumbai, and Aakash Motiani’s Daakiya Daak Laya, about a young boy who writes love letters, will be screened along Andrew Bowler’s Oscar-nominated English comedy Time Freak, in which an inventor makes a time machine that traps him in the events of the previous day. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 29 at 8 pm.
Where: The Pantry, Ground Floor, Yashwanth Chambers, Military Square Lane, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2267 8901.

MUSIC Beat Salad Season 2.0 with Achint + Clive Vaz + Cosmic Attic + Monophonik at AntiSocial
Four Mumbai-hailing electronic music acts Achint Thakkar, Clive Vaz, Cosmic Attic aka Sharath Narayan and Monophonik aka Shatrunjai Dewan will each play sets. The gig, which kicks off the second season of music artist and event management company Gently Altered’s Beat Salad series of events, is also the launch show for Hibernate, Monophonik’s new EP. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 29 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.

MUSIC Tejas at Tuning Fork
Singer-songwriter Tejas Menon, who resides in Mumbai, will perform. The cover charge is Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 29 at 9 pm.
Where: Tuning Fork, First Floor, Hotel Unicontinental, Third Road, near Khar Railway Station, Khar. Tel: 98333 58492.

MUSIC Wild City presents Film + Anagram at Bonobo
Delhi DJs Film, who keeps his identity secret, and Anagram aka Jai Dev Gupta, who is now based in Mumbai, will play sets at this gig programmed by electronic music-focused website and organiser of the Magnetic Fields festival Wild City. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 29 at 9 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.

MUSIC Krunk Showcase featuring Aqua Dominatrix + Your Chin + Kumail at Blue Frog
Electro-pop composer-singer Your Chin aka Raxit Tewari and electronica producers Aqua Dominatrix aka Akshay Rajpurohit and Kumail Hamid, each of whom are from Mumbai, will present sets at this showcase of acts on the roster of city-based music artist and event management company Krunk. There is an entry fee of Rs 350 or cover charge of Rs 1,000 per person. See here for more information.
When: Friday, July 29 at 10 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

COMEDY Nitin Mirani presents The Etceteras at Canvas Laugh Club
Dubai comedian Nitin Mirani and Mumbai-based English and Hindi improv comedy group The Etceteras will perform. Tickets priced at Rs 600 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 29 at 10.30 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, Third Floor, Palladium Mall, Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel. Tel: 90046 03115.

MUSIC Madoc at MasalaBar
City-residing electronic dance music DJ-producer Madoc aka Anuraag Chadha will man the decks. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 29 at 10.30 pm.
Where: MasalaBar, First Floor, Gagangiri Apartments, above Cafe Coffee Day, Carter Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 6770 1793.

SATURDAY, JULY 30
TALKS Creative Mornings with Anshulika Dubey at AntiSocial
Anshulika Dubey, the founder of crowdfunding platform Wishberry, will be the speaker at this instalment of Creative Mornings, a series of breakfast-time lectures. There is no entry fee for the event, which requires prior registration here.
When: Saturday, July 30 at 9.30 am.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.

WORKSHOPS Decoding Sound at Maker’s Asylum
This workshop, which will cover aspects of sound engineering and design as well as physics and acoustics, will “decode the fundamentals of sound”. Tickets priced at Rs 1,500 per person are being sold on Instamojo.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 30, from 3 pm to 6 pm.
Where: Maker’s Asylum, D-11/1, Road No.21, opposite Passport Seva Kendra, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Marol, Andheri (East). Tel: 90046 86828.

THEATRE Chaar Small at Prithvi Theatre
Directed by Trishla Patel and Gopal Dutt, this English and Hindi play is a suite of four vignettes that deal with various aspects of city life from potholes to migration. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, July 30 at 6 pm and 9 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

THEATRE Mr. and Mrs. Murarilal at the NCPA Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
Directed by Saif Hyder Hasan, this Hindi play starring Satish Kaushik and Meghna Malik is a tale of romance in old age. Tickets priced at Rs 500, Rs 800, Rs 1,000, Rs 1,200, Rs 1,500, Rs 2,000, Rs 2,500 and Rs3,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, July 30 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

COMEDY SnG and Friends at The Cuckoo Club by The Hive
Stand-up comedians Aadar Malik, Karan Talwar, Kautuk Srivastava and Neville Shah of Mumbai-based comedy group SnG will perform a show with fellow comics Rahul Subramanian and Sonali Thakker. Tickets priced at Rs 600 per person are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Saturday, July 30 at 8 pm.
Where: The Cuckoo Club by The Hive, 5AA, Pali Hill Road, next to Candies, near Learners Academy, Bandra (West). Tel: 96199 62969.

COMEDY Adnan Nalwala + Kunal Kamra at Blue Frog
Dubai’s Adnan Nalwala and Mumbai’s Kunal Kamra form the stand-up comic double bill of this show by comedy events organiser The Indian Comedy Club. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, July 30 at 8.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

MUSIC The Techno Stew with United Machines + Chhabb at Bonobo
This instalment of Bandra bar Bonobo’s techno gig series will feature sets by Mumbai producer-DJs United Machines aka Himanshu Pandey and Chhabb aka Rahul Chhabria. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 30 at 9 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.

MUSIC Kiko at Kitty Su
French electronic music DJ-producer Kiko aka Christophe Dallaca will take over the console. The entry fee is Rs 500 per person for single women and Rs 1,500 per couple (of any gender). See here for more information.
When: Saturday July 30 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.

COMEDY Karthik Kumar at Canvas Laugh Club
Stand-up comic Karthik Kumar will perform his new show Second Decoction. Tickets priced at Rs 600 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, July 30 at 10.30 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, Palladium Mall, Third Floor, Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 90046 03115.

MUSIC The Other People at Blue Frog
Pop-rock cover band The Other People will perform the last instalment of their popular retro night at Blue Frog, which will move out of its current Lower Parel location by the end of next month. There is an entry fee of Rs 350 or cover charge of Rs 1,000 per person for men; there is no entry fee for women. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, July 30 at 10.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

SUNDAY, JULY 31
TALKS Beyond Bazar Gate by Khaki Tours
Local history group Khaki Tours’ two-and-a-half hour walk around the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus area will include stops at spots such as the home of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, the Old Lady of Bori Bunder and the court where Gandhi and Jinnah began their careers as lawyers. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, July 31 at 8 am.
Where: The walk will begin outside the Aram vada pao stall opposite CST.

TALKS Chai and Why? at The Alexandra Girls’ English Institution
Anusheela Chatterjee and Vidur Sabharwal of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research will conduct a practical session on classic biological experiments. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, July 31 at 11 am.
Where: The Alexandra Girls’ English Institution, Hazarimal Somani Marg, near Bombay Gymkhana, Fort. Tel: 022 2207 2685.

MUSIC REProduce Listening Room at Coral Studio
Hashback Hashish aka Ashish Sachan from Delhi, Disco Puppet aka Shoumik Biswas from Bangalore, and five artists from Mumbai, Riatsu aka Shadaab Kadri; sparkle & fade; Sawhorse aka Aditya Nandwana; and Kumail Hamid and Cosmic Attic aka Sharath Narayan, the latter two of whom will collaborate, will play sets at this instalment of Delhi-based music company REProduce’s gig series Listening Room. Donor passes are priced at Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, July 31, from 4 pm to 9 pm.
Where: Coral Studio, St. Theresa Road, near St. Theresa’s Church, Bandra (West).

THEATRE Six Characters in Search of An Author at Prithvi Theatre
Trishla Patel will direct this English production of Luigi Pirandello’s classic drama in which a director rehearsing a play is interrupted by six people who claim to be looking for an author. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, July 31 at 5 pm and 8 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

COMEDY Adnan Nalwala + Amogh Ranadive at Tap Sports Bar Andheri West
Stand-up comedians Adnan Nalwala from Dubai and Amogh Ranadive from Mumbai will each perform a set at this show put together by comedy events organiser The Indian Comedy Club. The cover charge is Rs 500 per person. See here for more information.
When: Sunday, July 31 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Tap Sports Bar, Ground Floor, Royal Plaza, New Link Road, Lokhandwala, Andheri (West). Tel: 022 3371 6069.

THEATRE Waiting for Naseer at Prithvi House
In this English and Hindi play directed by Sapan Saran, two actors wait at Prithvi Café to watch a show in which their favourite actor Naseeruddin Shah is playing a part. Unfortunately they have only one ticket between the two of them. Donor passes priced at Rs 250 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, July 31 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Prithvi House, opposite Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

THEATRE Do Boond Roshni Ki – Stories from Chaarpaai at House of Wow
Directed by Arnesh Ghose, this Hindi and English performance comprises two parts: ‘Pussy Riot’, which deals with women such as Taslima Nasreen, Ismat Chugtai and Eve Ensler who have caused public outrage with their writing about sex; and ‘Do Boond Roshni Ki’, about a eunuch and a prostitute who fall in love. Passes priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, July 31 at 8 pm.
Where: House of Wow, Natraj Building, opposite St. Stanislaus School, Hill Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 99303 37789.

COMEDY The Big Bong Theory with Anirban Dasgupta + Vaibhav Sethia + Sourav Ghosh at Blue Frog
Comedy events organiser The Indian Comedy Club will present this show made up of sets by three stand-up comics who grew up in Kolkata, Anirban Dasgupta, Vaibhav Sethia and Sourav Ghosh. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See here for more information.
When: Sunday, July 31 at 8.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

MUSIC Metal Mania with Cosmic Infusion at Hard Rock Cafe Andheri
Mumbai-based symphonic black metal band Cosmic Infusion will perform. The cover charge of Rs 500 per person can be paid in advance on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, July 31 at 8.30 pm.
Where: Hard Rock Cafe Andheri, Sharyans Audeus, Ground Floor, diagonally opposite Yashraj Studios, Fun Republic Cinema lane, Andheri (West). Tel: 022 2674 3901.

ONGOING
ART Sameer Kulavoor at Café Zoe
City-based visual artist Sameer Kulavoor’s first solo show Please Have A Seat, which he exhibited at Kala Ghoda venue Artisans’ in April, will be on display at Lower Parel’s Cafe Zoe for a month. The show is a set of 18 drawings selected from his sketchbooks, dating back to 2012. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Monday, August 22, from 7.30 am to 1.30 am.
Where: Café Zoe, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 2490 2065.

ART DESIGN Eye on Poland: New Graphic Design From Poland at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
An exhibition of posters, books, catalogues and record covers designed by contemporary Polish artists. 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 Sunday, July 31. 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 Mapping Stillness at Nine Fish Art Gallery
A group show of the works of artists Madhu Das, Prathap Modi and Sujith S. N. For more information, visit the gallery page.
When: Until Wednesday, August 31. Open daily, from 10.30 am to 7.30 pm.
Where: Nine Fish Art Gallery, The New Great Eastern Mills, 25-29 Ambedkar Road, near Rani Baug, Byculla. Tel: 022 6554 2300.

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 Travelling in Two Boats at the Same Time at Akara Art
A group show featuring the works of contemporary artists Gieve Patel, Sudhir Patwardhan, N. N. Rimzon, Jyothi Basu, Nalini Malani, Vivan Sundaram, Bhupen Khakar, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Dhruva Mistry and G. Ravinder Reddy. See here for more information.
When: Until Wednesday, August 31. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6.30
pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Akara Art, 4/5, Churchill Chambers, 32 Mereweather Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 2202 5550.

These recommendations have been compiled by The Daily Pao.