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

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
ARCHITECTURE Young Architects from Germany at Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
This exhibition showcases projects carried out by 15 German architectural firms since 2004. For more information, see here.
When: Friday, September 9 to Wednesday, October 26. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, K. Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2202 7542.

ART Bhupen Khakhar at Chatterjee and Lal
The Government Servants Society: Sketches from the edge is an exhibition of artist Bhupen Khakhar’s drawings and watercolours from the 1970s. The name of the show refers to his address at the time.
When: Until Saturday, September 24. 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.

ART Navjot Altaf at Chemould Prescott Road
Artist Navjot Altaf, who lives between Mumbai, Bastar and Murud, is showing How Perfect Perfection Can Be, a set of watercolours of glass buildings in New York. For more information, see here.
When: Until Friday, September 30. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday closed.
Where: Chemould Prescott Road, Queens Mansion, Third Floor, G. Talwatkar Marg, near Cathedral School, Fort. Tel: 022 2200 0211.

ART Ranjeeta Kumari at Clark House Initiative
Mumbai-based artist Ranjeeta Kumari’s new show Labour of the Unseen: Sujani – Nihilism in the Craft is a collection of video works and paintings that comment on the Bihari lower caste community to which she belongs. While Madhubani in north Bihar is considered art, her community doesn’t consider its skill of weaving bamboo as equally worthwhile.
When: Until Thursday, September 29. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Clark House Initiative, Ground Floor, Clark House, 8 Nathalal Parekh Marg (Old Wodehouse Road), opposite the Sahakari Bhandar, near Woodside Inn, Colaba. Tel: 98202 13816.

ART Schon Mendes at Sakshi Gallery
A show of paintings of cityscapes, titled Cameos of a City by Baroda-based Goan artist Schon Mendes. For more information, see here.
When: Until Saturday, October 8. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Sakshi, 6/19, Second Floor, Grants Building, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 6610 3424.

FILM The Mirror at Matterden at Deepak
A dying man reminisces about his childhood during the Second World War in Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1975 Russian film The Mirror. Tickets priced at Rs 250 and Rs 350 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 9 to Thursday, September 15 at 6 pm.
Where: Matterden, Deepak Cinema, 38 N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 2492 3396.

FILM Budhia Singh: Born to Run at the NCPA Little Theatre
A screening of Soumendra Padhi’s Hindi film about Budhia Singh, the Odiya boy who ran several marathons at the age of five, and his relationship with his coach Biranchi Das, who is played by Manoj Bajpayee. The movie is being shown as part of the National Centre for the Performing Arts’s Fresh Pix series of screenings. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, September 9 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

TALKS TRAVEL National Geographic Traveller Meetup at Title Waves
The monthly series of talks organised by the Indian edition of National Geographic Traveller magazine will return after a three-month gap with a session about ‘Immersive Travel’. Artisanal cheesemaker Aditya Raghavan, writer Anjana Vaswani and The Daily Pao co-founder Pronoti Datta will share stories and tips on how to dig deeper into the culture of a place with the magazine’s deputy editor Neha Dara. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Friday, September 9, from 7.30 pm to 9 pm.
Where: Title Waves, St Paul’s Media Complex, 24th Road, opposite Duruelo Convent, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2651 0841.

COMEDY Gaurav Kapoor + Karunesh Talwar + Saurav Ghosh at The Hive
Mumbai comedians Gaurav Kapoor and Karunesh Talwar and Kolkata comic Saurav Ghosh will each perform sets at this instalment of events company Culture Shoq’s series of stand-up gigs Stand-Up Guys. Tickets priced at Rs 250 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, September 9 at 8 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A, Huma Mansion, near Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village, off Union Park, Khar. Tel: 96199 62969.

MUSIC Adrian Hour at AntiSocial
Buenos Aires-based Argentinian techno DJ-producer Adrian Hour, whose real surname is Adrian Agüero, will play the Mumbai leg of his ongoing tour of India. Call the venue for details about the entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, September 9 at 8 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.

COMEDY Abhishek Upmanyu + Angad Singh Ranyal + Anirban Dasputa at Canvas Laugh Club
Stand-up comics Abhishek Upmanyu, Angad Singh Ranyal and Anirban Dasputa, 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 9 and Sunday, September 11 at 8.30 pm and Saturday, September 10 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 Leon Russell + Hans Seance at Escobar
Electronic dance music DJs Leon Russell and Hans Seance aka Hansel Soans, both of whom are from Mumbai, will each play sets. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, September 9 at 9 pm.
Where: Escobar, Fourth Floor, V. N. Sphere Mall, opposite Shoppers Stop, Linking Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2640 7070.

MUSIC Where We At 008 with Kaos and Raka at Bonobo
Bass music DJ-producers Kaos aka Rohan Chauhan from London and Raka Ashok from Bangalore form the double bill at the eighth instalment of Where We At, the gig series programmed by Only Much Louder at Bandra bar Bonobo. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, September 9 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.

MUSIC Oozeundat at The Daily Bar and Kitchen
Pune electronic dance music duo Ooezundat, made up of Roan Sable and Sidhant Naren, will man the decks. There is no entry fee; sign up to be the guest list on Clubbers.co.in. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, September 9 at 10 pm.
Where: The Daily Bar and Kitchen, Ground Floor, behind Shoppers Stop, S. V. Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 99206 88479.

MUSIC Otto Knows at Kitty Su
Stockholm-residing Swedish house music DJ-producer Otto Knows, born Otto Jettman, will take over the console. Tickets priced at Rs500 per person for single women and Rs 1,000 per person for single men are being sold here. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, September 9 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
PETS Paws To Party at ZooBar
Pet events company The Paws Pop Up will host this party for dogs at Vile Parle pub ZooBar during which there will be games, a splash pool, basic grooming services and behavioral consultation sessions for the canines. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000 per pet are being sold on Instamojo.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 10, from 11 am to 5 pm.
Where: ZooBar, First Floor, Liberty Lodge, D. J. Road, above McDonald’s, Vile Parle (West). Tel: 98201 91321.

TALKS Savitri Medhatul at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Documentary filmmaker Savitri Medhatul will discuss her research on the dance form lavani. Medhatul is known for Natale Tumchyasathi, a 2009 documentary she made with Bhushan Koregaonkar, on the sangeet bari tradition of lavani. The event is part of arts organisation Junoon’s Mumbai Local series of talks. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, September 10 at 5 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.

THEATRE Kambakht Bilkul Aurat at Prithvi Theatre
In this Hindustani play directed by Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Pahwa, Seema Pahwa and Loveleen Misra enact Ismat Chughtai’s short stories Amar Bel, Nanhi Ki Naani and Do Haath. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 10 at 6 pm and 9 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

MUSIC Mumbai Piano Day at the NCPA Tata Theatre
The first edition of this concert organised by the National Centre for the Performing Arts to showcase the skills of pianists and keyboardists will feature performances of Western classical pieces as well as popular compositions by Louiz Banks, Karim Ellaboudi, Anurag Naidu, Merlin D’souza, Sangeet Haldipur, Inderjit "Tubby" Sharma, Stephen Devassy, Kashyap Iyengar, Nadine Crasto, Nakul Jogdeo, Priya Ann Fernandes and Sonam Lodhi. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 500, Rs 896 and Rs 1,120 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, September 10 at 7 pm.
Where: Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

COMEDY Theatresports at The Hive
Two teams of comedians, Adam Dow, Preeti Singh, Gavin Methalaka and Pawan Chawla from Improv Comedy Mumbai and Rohit Nair, Madhu Shukla, Abhishek Desai and Nasir Engineer from Improv Comedy Bangalore will compete for laughs in this show. Tickets priced at Rs 350 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 10 at 8 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A, Huma Mansion, near Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village, off Union Park, Khar. Tel: 96199 62969.

COMEDY Ankita Shrivastava + Mohit Sharma at Whistling Woods Andheri Base
Mumbai stand-up comedians Ankita Shrivastava and Mohit Sharma mine their lives as emerging actors in Bollywood for material in their show Oye Stand-Up. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, September 10 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Whistling Woods Andheri Base, Sharyans-Audeus, same building as Hard Rock Café, in the Fun Republic lane, off Link Road, Andheri (West). Tel: 022 3091 6003.

MUSIC Bassick Sense Vol.7 with Tapan Raj + Grain + EZ Riser at AntiSocial
Delhi’s Tapan Raj and Grain aka Gaurav Raina, who make up electro-folk-fusion duo Midival Punditz, will each present sets in their solo electronica avatars at the seventh edition of Bassick Sense. Mumbai’s EZ Riser aka Sohail Arora will also play this instalment of the bass music gig series programmed by his city-based artist and event management company Krunk. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, September 10 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.

MUSIC Bacardi House Party with Sapta + Divine at Raasta Bombay
Chennai electro-rock act Sapta, helmed by producer Marti Bharath, and Mumbai rapper Divine aka Vivian Fernandes will perform at this gig organised to promote the upcoming NH7 Weekender festival. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, September 10 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Raasta Bombay, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 86550 00811.

MUSIC Deep In Dance with Maksim Dark + Audio Glitch + Folic State at Nook
Russian techno producer and DJ Maksim Dark aka Maxim Surzhik will headline this instalment of Deep In Dance, the club night organised by city-based electronic music-focused artist and event management company Ankytrixx and Friends Entertainment. Pune’s Audio Glitch, the duo of Chaitanya Gaikwad and Pratik Umrigar, and Mumbai’s Folic State aka Karan Desai will also play sets. Call the venue for details of the entry fee; email deepindanc3@gmail.com to get on the guest list. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, September 10 at 10 pm.
Where: Nook, First Floor, Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla. Tel: 022 6180 0044.

MUSIC Nanok at Todi Mill Social
Mumbai-based electronica DJ-producer Nanok aka Jai Vaswani will play an instalment of the Budweiser Made Sessions series of shows. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, September 10 at 10 pm.
Where: Todi Mill Social, near Viva Centre and Cafe Zoe, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6511 0361.

MUSIC Slander at Kitty Su
American bass music duo Slander aka Derek Andersen and Scott Land will play the Andheri nightclub. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and Rs 1,000 per person for single men are being sold here. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday September 10 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
WALKS 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 Times of India 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. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, September 11 at 8 am.
Where: The walk will begin outside the Aram vada pav stall across CST.

EVENTS FOR KIDS Become An Astronomer For A Day! at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
At this workshop, children between the ages of seven and 14 will be taught how to make simple tools to study stars. The registration fee is Rs 100 per person.
When: Sunday, September 11 at 11 am.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr BR Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.

COMICS WORKSHOPS Cosplay 101 at The Irish House Lower Parel
Ahead of the Mumbai edition of Comic Con, which will be held in October, the organisers are holding a cosplay workshop during which participants will be taken through the process of creating their own costumes. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, September 11, from 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm.
Where: The Irish House, High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 4347 1111.

COMEDY Naveen Polishetty + Rudy Singh at The Barking Deer
Actors Naveen Polishetty and Rudy Singh will perform sets at Chalta Hai Comedy’s Almost Famous night. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 11 at 6.30 pm.
Where: The Barking Deer, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Todi Mills, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6141 7400.

THEATRE Six at the NCPA Godrej Dance Theatre
Written and directed by Jeff Goldberg, who runs an acting studio in Bandra, and performed by Suhail Sidhwani and Bollywood actor Prateik Babbar, this English play is about two formers lovers, a cricketer and the owner of an Indian Premier League team. They’re brought together after one of them is raped. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, September 11 at 7 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

ONGOING
ART Rohini Devasher at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Delhi-based artist Rohini Devasher’s show Speculations from the Field explores scientific ideas inspired by the museum’s collection of astronomy tools. See here for details. 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 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: Until 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.

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.

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. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Mumbai Art Room, Pipewala Building, Fourth Pasta Lane, Colaba. Tel: 97574 03293.

These recommendations have been compiled by The Daily Pao.