<h2>Rain-soaked selfie</h2>
<p>A biker braves the downpour to steal a selfie with his pillion rider while waiting at a signal near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.</p>
<h2>Jeselnik in the city</h2>
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<p>Snooty, snobbish, rude &mdash; a few adjectives those unfamiliar with Anthony Jeselnik might use to refer to him. For Indian fans of the American comedian, however, it&rsquo;s time to celebrate. The 45-year-old is gearing for an India tour of his new special Bones and All, with a Mumbai show scheduled for August 8. Presented by city-based organisers Deadant Loop, the show will mark the artiste&rsquo;s debut performance in India. &ldquo;Since it&rsquo;s Jeselnik&rsquo;s first time in India, we are working extra hard to make it an unforgettable experience for both the artiste and the audience,&rdquo; shared Ravina Rawal, the platform&rsquo;s founder. As for how palatable his dark humour might turn out to be for city audiences, Rawal remarked, &ldquo;Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss&rsquo; show in Mumbai earlier this year was a great marker of a growing acceptance of, and affinity to comedy that challenges societal norms. We are confident Mumbai will resonate with Jeselnik&rsquo;s masterfully crafted jokes and observations.&rdquo;</p>
<h2>Gentle giant&rsquo;s tall gesture</h2>
<p><img src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2024/jun/Joel-Garner_e.jpg" alt="Joel Garner (centre) with Ibrahim Muckra (extreme right) and the group" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Joel Garner (centre) with Ibrahim Muckra (extreme right) and the group</em></strong></p>
<p>Mumbai-born Indian cricket fan Ibrahim Muckra and his friends were in for a &lsquo;tall&rsquo; surprise on their recent trip to the Caribbean to watch the ICC T20 World Cup. During a visit to the Cricket Legends of Barbados Museum at Herbert House in Barbados, the group bumped into West Indies fast bowling great Joel Garner, the six-foot-eight giant, who tormented batters back in the day with his sheer pace and bounce. &ldquo;We were sitting at the museum&rsquo;s caf&eacute; when suddenly Joel Garner came to our table. One of the museum&rsquo;s staffers invited him along to say hello to us. We were stunned by his sheer size,&rdquo; Muckra, 46, who lived in Borivli&rsquo;s Vazira Naka until a few years ago before moving to the USA for post-graduate studies and then work, told this diarist. Muckra continued: &ldquo;I told him [Garner] that my father is a huge fan of West Indies&rsquo;s fast bowling of yesteryear, and how they terrorised the world&rsquo;s best batsmen.&rdquo; Garner, 71, smiled and replied: &ldquo;That was a long, long time ago, my friend. But I hope you guys are enjoying the cricket in Barbados.&rdquo; Later, Garner obliged the boys with a picture, happily dwarfing the bunch in the frame much like he dwarfed the batters in the days gone by.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Jamming with Jammwal</h2>
<p><img src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2024/jun/Vidyut-aa_e.jpg" alt="Vidyut Jammwal at the academy" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Vidyut Jammwal at the academy</em></strong></p>
<p>Bollywood star Vidyut Jammwal has found a new spot to hang out in Andheri, quite literally. The martial arts and action sport enthusiast made his way to Mumbai Movement Academy, a parkour space in the neighbourhood to shoot an action-packed video for a project on Wednesday. &ldquo;What I loved about Vidyut is how well he gelled with parkour athletes while treating us to a display of top-notch acrobatics,&rdquo; Dr Rishi Prasad, founder, told us over a call. Being a proponent of holistic fitness and wellness, Jammwal didn&rsquo;t leave without a discussion on the future of parkour in the city. &ldquo;He expressed his hopes to see the sport take off in the city. Movement is a vital part of staying healthy; it&rsquo;s something that urban Mumbaikars don&rsquo;t realise. Jammwal echoed this sentiment,&rdquo; Prasad added.</p>
<h2>Cinema on the move</h2>
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<p>With OTT, cinema has come into your living room. But an independent filmmaker is taking it a step further by visiting his audience in person while they watch. &ldquo;I have been dabbling with the idea of a travelling cinema since the time I was trying to promote my first film, Hola Venky! in 2014. I would take a laptop and projector to producers&rsquo; offices,&rdquo; Sandeep Mohan (right) chuckled. This time around, he will be travelling on invite to the homes of friends, families and even fans to show his four films. &ldquo;It was my way of celebrating my 50th year. The number of people at the screening doesn&rsquo;t matter, as long as it is among friends and lovers of cinema,&rdquo; the filmmaker shared. While the events will be non-commercial screenings, the viewers will have to pay in kind. &ldquo;People can share items they would like to donate, like pre-used badminton rackets, comic books, notebooks that I will pass on to charity,&rdquo; he told this diarist.</p>

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