Premier of British Columbia visits Kingdom of Dreams

To celebrate the success of the Indian diaspora, the Premier of British Columbia visited Kingdom of Dreams, India?s biggest live entertainment destination to extend the invite to host the Indian cinema extravaganza ? the IIFA 2013 awards. Also present were other prominent Canadian dignitaries Deputy Minister Dana Hayden, Assistant Deputy Minister Shom Sen, India and SE Asia Director, Michael Nicholas, India Manager, Amardeep Gill, Premier Assistant ? Gabe, Chief of Protocol - Marc Andre.

Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia, Canada said, ?Our first visit to the marvelous Kingdom of dreams has been mesmerizing, we are amazed to see the grandeur of the destination. India is known for its rich culture and seamless heritage and Kingdom of Dreams truly represents the magnificence of India. I congratulate the promoters and wish them good luck for their future endeavours. I feel great to get this opportunity to visit and see how this unique spectacle is crafted and created?.

The delegates enjoyed the evening while savoring Indian delicacies from the different state pavilions offering authentic cuisines from across the country. Kingdom of Dreams provided a complete Indian experience for British Columbians in India making it a memorable visit.

Notes to the editor:

Kingdom of Dreams is a unique initiative by Great India Nautanki Company, a joint venture between Wizcraft International Entertainment, India?s foremost Entertainment and Communication Company and Apra Group of Companies. This ambitious concept will offer theme-based entertainment experiences of exceptional standards and promote Indian culture to Indians and visitors from across the globe.

Spread across of acres of land, Kingdom of Dreams has three distinct entertainment zones ? Culture Gully, Nautanki Mahal, and Showshaa Theatre- each offering a unique proposition.

? Culture Gully, a unique Indian boulevard of exotic food, art and culture

? Nautanki Mahal, India?s first dynamic state of the art 4D theatre designed and conceptualised to offer breath-taking & magical experiences.

? Showshaa Theatre will present a kaleidoscope of fabulous colorful drama marquee spotlighting ancient Indian Epics and Mythology, mock wedding shows and the great Indian talent circus. This will open by end of 2011.

Entertainment will never be quite the same as Kingdom of Dreams throws opens its gates to a magical and mystical arena.

RASRAJ

Full Disclosure: A stylist tells all.

"People seem to think being a stylist is a glamorous job. It?s actually the most unpaid job, with payments arriving many months after the shoot. Luckily for me, I have a day job and so I refer to it as my little trust fund. The other difficult thing is that you have to do everything: the creative concept, find a photographer, model, make-up artist, location, be on the phone with every fricking PR person in town sourcing clothes, and managing the tempers and needs and fancies of five different people. And if the tiniest thing goes wrong, it?s always ?the stylist?s fault?.

Magazines don?t pay for a thing, not travel or food or anything. Zero. So we have to tie up hotel sponsorships. Get Dior or Armani on board to foot the bill, and give them a cover in return. Most Indian fashion magazines have no voice or vision, just one stale formula: take a Dior/LV dress, add a Bollywood actress, put them in a palace, and there?s your cover. You?ll often find them sporting a random flashy watch?to ensure five pages of ads. And Bollywood actresses can be painful.

You know why you see so many Russian models around? Indian models. They bully younger designers, think too much of themselves, don?t remain in shape, and they have ridiculously long careers despite all this?some of the so-called ?top? models here could be the mothers of the new 16-year-old supermodels abroad.

They?re just not professional. Tamara Moss looks amazing, but she?s amazingly painful to work with?always in her own world, not in a good way. Joey Matthews is not in shape. Jesse Randhawa should give up. Noyonika Chatterjee, well, she was professional, but thank God she?s stopped. Tinu Verghese throws tantrums. Bhawna Sharma and Michelle (Innes) have problems, post-marriage, posing in hotpants and swimsuits. Which is just as well, considering the shape they?re in."

[Openmag]