LA to celebrate India's 60th anniversary of independence

Mumbai, Aug 10 (UNI) ''India Splendor'' a colorful, star-studded event designed to present the best of India's art, culture and spirituality to American audiences will be held in Los Angeles (LA) at the Royce Hall and Samuel Gold Wyn Theater to celebrate 60 years of Indian independence.

The stars to descend in LA on the occasion are Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, Mani Ratnam, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, fashion designer Suneet Verma, Oscar winner Ben Kingsley, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and many other top artists.

''India Splendour'' will unfold over six days in LA, starting today and will culminate with a live performance in finale on August 15.

M GLOBAL TRUST, in association with UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television, International Creative Management and ArtWallah, is hosting the ''India Splendour'' event. Tennis star and veteran Hollywood film producer of Indian origin Ashok Amritraj will be the cultural ambassador for the event.

M Corp Global Chairman Dr B K Modi said, ''India Splendour'' will bring about the understanding of a vibrant new India. It will be the first in a series of collaborative endeavours between global creative communities and the beginning of a dynamic Indo-US relationship at the holistic level. Our objective is to catalyze long-term creative and business connections between the two international capitals of cinema that together produce more popular entertainment than the rest of the world combined.'' As part of his commitment to encourage and promote Indian culture, Dr Modi announced that his company, M CORP Global has donated one million dollars to the non-profit, ArtWallah, which will be earmarked for the education of art at LA schools.

On August 15 at the gala celebration of India's 60th Anniversary of Independence, prominent Indians who have carved a niche for themselves in their respective fields, will be the recipients of the 'India Splendour Awards' in the midst of a high-voltage art, dance and music extravaganza.

''India Splendour'' will also have a special guest list from the Hollywood community, drawing professionals including Hollywood celebrities, top studio executives, talent agency heads, exhibitors, distributors, film financiers and die-hard movie buffs for whom the art and cinema of the Indian subcontinent has long exuded a particular emotion.

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