Meri Kahani With Bhawana Somaaya

Manasi Parekh was recently seen in Gujarati films “Dear Father” and “ Golkeri”. She debuted in Bollywood in the National award-winning Hindi film “URI” where she played Vicky Kaushal’s sister.  Her short film “Ladoo” also won the national award in a special mentions category. She has been the lead actor in tv shows like “Sumit Sambhal Lega”, “Gulaal” “India calling”, and web series like “SIT” and "Do Not Disturb”. She was the lead in the renowned Gujarati play "Maro Piyu Gayo Rangoon" which opened at the Globe Theatre London. She won the Indian Television Award for "Best Supporting Actor in a Comic Role" for her serial Sumit Sambhal Lega on Star Plus. Manasi is also the winner of the singing reality show "Star Ya Rockstar" on Zee RC. Her Tamil film "Leelai" is very popular and a sleeper hit. She has studied theatre and dramatics at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Academy. She produces content under her production company "Soul Sutra". Listen to her amazing experiences only on Meri Kahani with Bhawana

Dinesh Khanna is the Chairman of The Club, the brain behind Taj Bekal Resort & Spa(Kerala), he is the former President of Federation of Hotels & Restaurants Association of India (FHRAI), Rotarian, Restaurantier, Chairman of WTTCI, and advisor to  UPPERCRUST India – a leading food & wine magazine! Listen to his amazing experiences about building India's most premium hotels only on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prakash Kapadia is a screenwriter who has been in the movie business for more than 2 decades, and is associated with all kinds of cinema, particularly period & dramatic genres and is most remembered for his association with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Listen to his amazing and rare appearance sharing his experiences only on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paresh Rawal as an actor needs no introductions! He has enthralled the Gujarati and Hindi audience for decades, both on-stage and on-screen. He is a master of his craft, and as a performer has never let down his audience. What goes on in the mind of an actor before he goes on stage or in front of the camera? How does he accept, embrace and internalize a character?  How does he make every character he plays - a good man, bad man, poor man, rich man, or thief, so believable?! What is the secret? What is the process? Paresh Rawal for the first time shares- how an actor prepares on-stage/before the camera! Listen to his amazing experiences on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.m

On Women's Day special episode, Bhawana Somaaya is joined by renowned Dancer, Choreographer, academic and Mohiniattam exponent - Dr. Kanak Rele. She is the founder-director of India's premier institution for Classical Dance - the Nalanda Dance Research Centre and the founder-principal of the Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya. Listen to her exciting journey that shaped the foundations for Indian Classical Dance in Modern India.   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actress Additi Gupta made her debut with teleseries Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil playing the role of Heer Maan. She is currently playing the powerful role of Dr. Deepika Sinha in Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii. She is best known for playing Sanam Ibrahim/Khan Begum in Qubool Hai, Nandini Tiwari in Badalte Rishton Ki Dastaan, Sanjana in Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil, Archana Singh in Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2. Additi shares how her role as a doctor has been a life-changing experience. Listen to her amazing experiences on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tusshar Kapoor is an actor, filmmaker, writer and India's first bachelor dad.  He shares his passion for cinema and his journey to first become a dad and later document his story in his debut book.   Listen to his amazing experiences on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Director Hardik Gajjar has an extensive lineup in the coming year, he started his direction with Pratik Gandhi’s Bhavai, and in the upcoming year has Atithi Bhooto Bhava, Gandhi na Lagan maa, Chandlo, one film with Neena Gupta and 3 in pipeline. The talented director is also known for TV Serial like Devon Ke Dev Mahadev, Siya Ke Ram, Mahavir Hanuman and many more He started his career as a flame artist and editor and started his own VFX studio named Vertex Volt which is known for several big films and shows. He has won 14 awards (4- maac international animation award) telly awards, ita n more for VFX.   Listen to his amazing experiences on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.m

Amole Gupte is a child rights activist. In addition to being an active part of the social sector, he is also an award-winning writer, director, producer, and actor. Born in 1962, in Mumbai, in a middle class household, Amole found freedom at an early age. His earliest foray into the arts was that into painting, a passion that lasts till today. He is known for this magnificent work in creating the story and screenplay for Taare Zameen Par was also India's official entry to the Oscars. The film also triggered another important movement in Amole's life. It led Amole to think about the filming processes of children in mainstream media in the country.  He also made the revolutionary film Stanley Ka Dabba in which his son Partho starred and also received a National Award for the same. Gupte, also went ahead to make Hawaa Hawaai, Sniff!!!, Saina, One Idiot (on YouTube) Return Of One Idiot (on YouTube), and acted in several blockbusters like Kaminey, Stanley Ka Dabba, Bheja Fry 2, Phas Gaye Re Obama, Urumi, Singha

Dr. Amee has been active on stage for more than 30 years. She owns a production house- Avni Arts Pvt. Ltd. which stages Gujarati plays in which she performs as the lead actress. She is the recipient of Best Actress Award five times by Trans Media Gujarati Theatre Film and Serial Award for my play TAMAS, DEV NA DIDHEL and AME MASTI NA MATWALA and Dharmo Rakshati and Jaantaa Ajaantaa. She also won the Best Play Awards at the Trans Media Festival for Gujarati Theatre and Film and Serial for my plays Dharmo Rakshati, Jaantaa Ajaantaaa, and Tamas  Her latest project is producing and acting in a Web Series in Gujarati for Shemaroo titled 'Be- Naquaab'. Not just that, Dr. Amee has also been Vice-Principal of Narsee Monji College in Mumbai for 8 years and is now the Principal of Deviprasad Goenka Management College of Media Studies. Listen to her amazing experiences on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/qu

Monica Asrani is a partner at S R Brothers one of the pioneering Corporate gift companies in India having a global presence and having provided merchandise for leading multinational companies. She has played a significant part in creating the launch merchandise for Coca-Cola when they first came to India. She has won several awards for creative presentation at International Corporate gift conferences. Recently, Monica's company launched an online retail leather and vegan leather brand ‘Hyde & Tanor’ As a freelance writer and journalist, Asrani has written for Screen and G magazine amongst others and also has her own blog. Also work in the capacity of a freelance copywriter for Rahul Nanda, a leading publicity designer.  Due to her spiritual leanings, she found a strong calling as a Tarot Card Reader. Listen to her experiences on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an e

Mrunalini is a renowned lawyer with a professional experience in the field of Family Law for over two decades.   In the past Mrunalini has been a professor of Constitutional Law at the K.C. College, Mumbai and taught post graduate students as a visiting faculty at the Department of Law, Mumbai University.   She belongs to a family of jurists wherein her father Late Dr. T.K Tope was a Constitutional Expert and Professor of Constitutional Law who later rose to become Vice-Chancellor of Mumbai University.   She has been invited to judge various prestigious moot court programs owing to her expertise in her field of practice. She has also addressed and contributed in writing towards issues of sexual harassment at the workplace and also regarding issues of safety of women and children. She has been invited as an expert by several MNC‘s on Committees to deal with Sexual Harassment Cases at Work Place.   Mrunalini often participates and has addressed domestic and international conferences on issues relating to famil

Anu Choudhury has achieved remarkable success in the field of cinema, media, and social activities. She has created a benchmark in Odia, Bengali, Telugu and Hindi Film Industries as one of the leading actresses. Her work as a social activist has given voice to many and has been instrumental in raising awareness on various social issues. Listen to her interesting journey on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the age of nineteen, Avinash approached his father and told him that he wanted to drop out of college and be a photographer. The following day, his father gifted him his first -camera. And that was the start of a lifelong commitment to the craft.  With the support and guidance of ‘the Ashutosh Gowariker – Aamir Khan– Salman Khan’  trifecta he established himself as a celebrity photographer.  Avinash enjoys creating the drama inherent in shooting genres like Film Posters as well as  Portraiture, Editorial, and Fashion where human beings are carefully “arranged”. The expressions on their face, their gestures, and moods, their clothes and movements, every  detail in fact, is part of the “setup” that sells something; a movie or a product. Listen to his fascinating experiences on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, pl

Smitaji Jayakar is a well-known and recognized face and appreciated for her skills as a fine actor in cinema, television and theatre.  As a veteran actress, she has been a part of 23 Blockbuster Bollywood Movies, the Author of 2 life-changing books and is a transformative speaker at TEDx. Smitaji is certified in 36 Healing Modalities, a facet beyond her well-known self (Smitaji), has been working for over 35 years, exploring and self-experimenting with various Holistic Healing techniques. Her Spiritual Learning stretches across the globe. It started from Mumbai and various states of India and has travelled through Asia, America and Europe. Listen to her fascinating experiences on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You c

Gajra Kottary debuted as an author in early 1996 with her first collection of women-centric short stories titled Fragile Victories, followed by another compendium, The Last Laugh. Her debut novel Broken Melodies was published by HarperCollins India Publishers, India in 2011, simultaneously with its Hindi translation Bikhre Sur.  Gajra subsequently co-authored her first original Hindi novel, Kora Kaagaz, followed by two more English novels “Once Upon a Star” and “Girls don’t Cry”, and 3 audio and one e book to date.  Gajra’s next is her first non-fiction book called “Healing at the Movies ” co-authored with Ridhi Sarda released in mid-2021. Gajra had stepped into the audio-visual world in the year 1999, by being script associate with Mahesh Bhatt on a film called Ye Zindagi Ka Safar and then entered the world of television when she wrote the story and screenplay of the serial Hamare Tumhare for Vishesh Films, followed by her first long running daily of 668 episodes- the award-winning Astitva – Ek Prem Kahan

Neeta Sinha, famously known as the house doctor for most starry homes, is a globally renowned practitioner in the field of Astroarchitecture®. She is the pioneer of the pathbreaking theory that 'EVERY HOUSE HAS A HOROSCOPE'. Driven by the question that why is it that in a high rise building, where the Vaastu of all the houses is the same, different individuals get different results? Dr. Kusuma and she researched around 30,000 homes, offices and other premises to study the effects of the laws of Vaastu. After years of extensive and in-depth research, they discovered that not only people, but their spaces also have horoscopes. Thus was discovered AstroArchitecture.   Listen to her interesting journey on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so othe

One of the most respected names in classical dance in India- Deepak Mazumdar, is an artiste par excellence. Deepak is known for his deep sensitivity and subtlety in abhinaya and a mesmerizing presence. His scholarly approach lends an in-depth understanding of characters and a unique perspective in their expression.  Recently, in 2019, he has been honored by the prestigious "Sangit Natak Akademi" award for his contribution to dance by Govt. of India Listen to his interesting journey on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anand Pandit has collaborated and produced some iconic films under the banner Anand Pandit Motion Pictures. Interestingly he have worked with both the Bachchans currently - with Big B in ‘Chehre’ and Junior Bachchan in ‘The Big Bull’ released earlier in 2021. His high-end, luxury real estate company, Lotus Developers has developed state-of-the-art residences for the who's who of Bollywood. Listen to his interesting journey and the insider's view to the business of making films on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hailed as the czarina of fashion From minimalism to opulence, when it comes to South Asian fashion, Neeta Lulla is an icon. In different shades and hues of colour, she fires up a canvas, creating waves across runways and the big screen world of cinema. With over 350 films to her credit and having worked for 34 years she believes in creativity you do not think out of the box you don’t have a box! As a costumer for films she is the only designer in the country to be the recipient of 4 National Awards for best costume design. Invited by the Academy of Motion pictures of Arts and Sciences as a member of the jury for Oscar Awards. A couturier and an unprecedented originator, Neeta Lulla has given a contemporary touch to heritage textile like Kanjeevaram, Banarsi, Paithani and Kalamkari , reviving weaving and embroidery and creating romantic looks in her ensembles with Edwardian cuts and Renaissance colors. Listen to her amazing experiences on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya. You can follow us and leave us f