Bollywood – Rickshaw Challenge

FFLV Tuk Tuk Challenge Charity Rally

David — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:52:33 +0000

A tuk tuk challenge, organised with the help of the Travel Scientists, is taking place this week in Southern India, raising funds for Food For Life Vrindavan.

With the support of Bollywood star Vivek Oberoi, the brand ambassador of Food for Life Vrindavan, the rally was launched at an official press conference in Mumbai last Saturday. Though not participating in the rally himself, Oberoi spoke about the importance of charitable work. He was among several of the participants of the rally, including Rupa Raghunath Das, the founder of FFLV. His charity aims to empower girls living in the rural Uttar Pradesh region: money raised goes toward ending child marriage, preventing child prostitution, and helping girls get an education.

The Participants

FFLV founder Rupa Raghunath Das gives some locals a ride!

In addition to Rupa Raghunath Das, the charity rally has impressive field of varied backgrounds, all eager to help the charity and to explore the Malabar Coast! Participants include British actor Ravin Ganatra, Indian actress Aarti Khetarpal and renowned hairdresser David Jameli. Irish filmmaker Ravinol Chambers is taking part in the rally while at the same time filming a documentary about the event, and the plight of girls in India.

The route

Though a challenging distance, the rally travels down the beautiful and varied Malabar Coast, which also features on the Malabar Rampage and Mumbai Xpress Rickshaw Challenges. The route passes the famous beaches of Goa and through Kerala, with its delicious cuisine, as the event heads towards its final destination of Kanyakumari in Southern Tamilnadu. It’s not just a race: along the way participants are required to carry out weird and wonderful challenges.

If the FFLV tuk tuk challenge has inspired you, why not participate in a Rickshaw Challenge yourself. On the Malabar Rampage and Mumbai Xpress you’ll see the same incredible Malabar Coast. However, if you can’t wait till next year, the Classic Run, a ten-day rickshaw adventure from Chennai to Trivandrum, is scheduled for December 28th. You’ll race 1000km through magical Tamilnadu, ending up in the deep South of India. Alternatively, if you want to organise a private event yourself, the Travel Scientists are always available to help!

Are you crazy enough to come along for the ride? Then join us on the next Rickshaw Challenge. Get a team together and let’s see you at the starting line! If you want to join us in spirit, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagramto keep up with our latest antics.

Supermen of Malegaon

admin — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:12:37 +0000

Malegaon, a small town tucked away near the heart of India geographically, is fraught with communal tension and under economic depression. To escape the harsh reality of their world, its people seek refuge in the fantastical world of cinema.
This passion for cinema has spurred a group of cinema enthusiasts to make their own films-quirky, low budget, socially aware and notoriously funny spoofs of Bollywood films. Their ambition has grown and now they are ready to take on Hollywood and Superman.
The film follows them on this journey. At times funny, tragic, contemplative. Always warm and engaging. And as the film begins to take shape, through schemes and approaches that are sublimely ingenious, simply bizarre and purely hysterical, we also slowly discover Malegaon itself. The film is a tribute to a spirit that can never be vanquished, the spirit that enables the Supermen of Malegaon to make Malegaon’s Superman.
It’s a goat! It’s a rickshaw! It’s Supermen of Malegaon!

Old Bollywood Glamour

admin — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:18:59 +0000

A hand-cranked, hand-processed 16mm film by First Kiss Films inspired by the classic beauty of Indian cinema.

The Bollywood Project

admin — Tue, 29 May 2012 07:22:34 +0000

‘The Bollywood Project‘ is a feature length documentary film exposing the reality of the
artists and workers rarely acknowledged in the worlds’ largest film industry. Set in
Mumbai, the city of dreams and home to Bollywood, the film fluidly intertwines the journeys of four behind the scenes artists – Harry, a foreign actor; Pooja, a dancer; Ojas, a makeup artist and Premji, a Union boss.
Get the real feel of what it’s like trying to survive in the concrete jungle of Mumbai.
The Bollywood Project Trailer

The Bollywood Project Teaser