What: Jagjit Singh live When: November 1, 8.00 pm Where: Kala Ghoda Festival Highlights: Jagjit Singh delivers some of his best ghazals at Rampart Row's most famous festival that turns a decade old this year. Entry: Free 

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Zakir Hussain will perform at Anubhuti to be held at NCPA in January 2010</td></tr></tbody></table> What: English play based on Oscar-winning Almodovar film When: November 1, 2009, 6.30 pm Where: Tata Theatre, NCPA Highlights: Stage director Akash Khurana adapts cult Spanish film maker Pedro Almodovar's women-centric film All About My Mother into a play by the same name. Cast includes Ratna Pathak Shah Entry: Call: 2282 4567 at Box Office
What: Steven Spielberg Festival When: November 1-29 Where: Cinemax Versova and Metro Big Cinemas Highlights: The Taj Enlighten Film Society brings Spielberg classics to the big screen. Catch ET (at Cinemax Versova on November 1, at Big Cinemas on November 8), The Terminal (at Cinemax Versovau00a0 on November 8), Catch Me If You Can (at Cinemax Versovau00a0 on November 15), Jurassic Park (at Cinemax Versovau00a0 on November 22), and Schindler's List (at Metro Big Cinemas on November 29). Entry: Call 26841616, 39894040
What: French Rock vs Algerian Rai When: November 4, 5, 9.30 pm Where: Blue Frog Highlights: Les Boukakes, the French seven-member band is where Rock meets Algerian Rai fusing into a dynamic, hybrid world music sound on stage. Entry: Rs 300 for public, free for Alliance Francaise members
What: Photo exhibition by environmental campaigner When: November 14-29 2009 Where: Lawns outside the Bandra Fort, Near Taj Land's End Highlights: Hard Rain, a photo exhibition showcasing the work of eminent Brit photographer and environmental campaigner Mark Edwards interpreting Bob Dylan's prophetic song A hard rain's a-gonna fall, organised by the British Council Entry:u00a0 Free
What: Marathi film festival When: November 16-20, 2009, 6.30 pm Where: Dance Theatre Godrej, NCPA Highlights: Catch India's Oscar entry Harischandrachi Factory (November 16, 6.30 pm) based on the life of Dadasaheb Phalke and other Marathi films at 'Nave Valan' (New Turn) organised in association with the Government of Maharashtra. Entry: Call 2282 4567 at Box Office
What: Nine-year-old Sufi fest When: November 19, 21, 22, 2009 Where: Manik Sabhagriha, Bandra and Horniman's Circle Gardens, Fort Highlights: For the first time, Ruhaniyat, the Sufi and mystic music festival has added another day to the festival (November 19 in Bandra) to cater to its audiences in the suburbs. Expect old favourites Paravathy Baul, and Sufi musicians from Rajasthan. Entry: TBA
What: Shubha Mudgal and Ajoy Chakraborty live Where: Tata Theatre, NCPA When: November 20, 2009, 6.30 pm Highlights: Expect mood-shifting raags and multi-ranged interpretations of the thumri and dadra in Ras Barse. The line-up includes vocalists Shubha Mudgal, Ajoy Chakraborthy, tabla exponents Aneesh Pradhan and Yogesh Samsi alongwith Sudhir Nayak and Ajay Joglekar on harmonium. Entry: Call 2282 4567 at Box Office
What: Anniversary Arts Fest When: November 25 Where: TBA Highlights: To commemorate the 2nd death anniversary of Janet Fine, the American publisher, art enthusiast and COHO founder, the Mumbai-based organisation will bring poetry, performing arts and tribal art all under one roof Entry: TBA 
What: Fusion concert by Rahul Sharma Where: Tata Theatre, NCPA When: November 27, 2009, 6.30 pm Highlights: Santoor exponent Rahul Sharma and group scale the wide range of genres from classical to folk to trance and film music in a concert titled 'One World Many Musics.' The ensemble includes Aatur Soni on the drums, Aditya Kalyanpur on the tabla, Prasad Sashtey on the keyboard and Manas Chaudhry on the bass guitar. Entry: Call 2282 4567 at Box Office
What: Animation film based on Ramayana with jazz score When: December 5, 10 am Where: Alliance Francaise auditorium Highlights: Sita Sings The Blues, the animation film by Nina Palay based on the epic The Ramayana has won rave reviews worldwide and is set to jazz vocalist Annette Hanshaw's numbers Entry: Free for members
What: Chamber music festival When: December 18, 19, 20, 2009 Where: Tata Theatre, NCPA Highlights: The 14-year-old Mehli Mehta Foundation brings down music director of the prestigious New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert on viola for Sangat, its annual chamber music festival. Pianist and composer Marc Neikrug's whose compositions have been performed at major festivals and opera houses is another must-watch at the festival this year. Entry: Call 2282 4567 at Box Office u00a0 What: National Urdu Mushaira When: January 16, 2010, 8.00 pm Where: Nehru Centre Highlights: Poets across the country congregate including names such as 1. Prof. (Dr.) Shafi Shaikh (Noida), Nida Fazli (Ahmedabad), Dr Mohd Qasim Imamuddin (Delhi)Shahid Latifu00a0 (Bareilly), and Mumbai's Javed Akhtar amongst others Entry: Free, entrance cards will be distributed on January 13, 2010 from 10.30 am until availability, at the ticket counter
What: Sufi Music Festival When: December 10, 11, 2009, 6.30 pm Where: Tata Theatre, NCPA Highlights: Sama'a: The Mystic Ecstacy, the two day Sufi music fest with sitar maestro Shujaat Husain Khan, presenting ghazal and other compositions by Amir Khusrau and Kabir. Langas and Manganiyars from Rajasthan interpret Sufi poets such as Baba Bulleh Shah, followed by qawwali by Salim Hasan Chishti, a group from Fatehpur Sikri. Entry: Call 2282 4567 at Box Office
What: Ramayana-inspired dance When: December 23, 2009, 6.30 pm Where: Experimental Theatre, NCPA Highlights: Dravya Kaya, a visceral dance duet by contemporary Bharatnatyam exponent Navtej Singh Johar is inspired by the Ramayana and explores the connection between dravya (object) and kaya (body). Entry: Call 2282 4567 at Box Office
What: Chhau dance in Mumbai When: January 28, 29 and 30, 2010, 6.45 pm Where: Prithvi Theatre, YB Chavan Centre Highlights: The 18th Keli festival will focus on the different traditions of the Chhau dance that originated in the 12th century including the Purulia Chhau from Bengal, the Mayurbhanj Chhau from Orissa and Serraikella tradition from Bihar. The dance form is being performed in Mumbai after 15 years. Entry: Free, passes available at both venues and Rhythm House Music Store, Colaba
What: Peace talk by Vandana Shiva When: January 8, 9, 2010, 9.30 am to 5.30 pm Where: TBA Highlights: The 2nd Mumbai Festival Forum hosts 'Building a Culture of Peace.' Influential geographer Derek Gregory from Canada and renowned physicist Vandana Shiva will hold fort. Entry: TBA
What: Nine-Day Urban Haat When: January 23-31, 2010 Where: TBA, Belapur, Navi Mumbai Highlights: The festival organised by Surabhi India will bring Indian crafts and performing arts across India at one venue Entry: Free
What: Indo-German chamber orchestra When: January 30, 31, 2010 Where: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, NCPA Highlights: The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, the oldest chamber orchestra in the world, will perform with some musicians with Symphony Orchestra of India. Bach, Mozart, Dvorak, Beethoven amongst others will be part of the programme. Entry: Call 2282 4567 at Box Office
What: Arts festival featuring Zakir Hussain vs Karaikudi Mani When: January, 8-10, 2010 Venue: various venues at NCPA Highlights: The Tala Vadya Kacheri, an ensemble of North and South Indian percussions is the inaugural event at Anubuti, the NCPA arts fest. Expect an explosive first ever collaboration between Ustad Zakir Hussain on tabla and mrdangam maestro Vidwan Karaikudi Mani. Other highlights include Roopantar, a film workshop on Shakespeare, screenings including Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood and Vishal Bhardwaj's Maqbool.u00a0 Plus, a Mumbai-inspired play written by Gulzar. Entry: Call 2282 4567 at Box Office
What: French electronica band Where: Blue Frog, Mumbai When: February 17, 18 Highlights: French electro band Electro Deluxe who turned into a hit with their track D.A.N.C.E. will spin a storm Entry: Call 4033 2300 EXTRAS A CLOSER LOOK AT DHARAVI When: october 31-november 8, 11.oo am to 6.30 pm Where: Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaju00a0 Vastu Sangrahalay (formerly Prince of Wales Museum) Highlights: Informal Series, organised by Pukar is an exhibition and set of seminars looks at urban growth, especially as manifested in the informal "cities" of the poor in the global South, spearheaded by artists and architects at the Swedish Royal University of Fine Arts in Stockholm Raghu Dixit project When: November 22, 2009 Where: TBA Highlights: The Bengaluru folk rocker is expected to belt out some of his biggest hits including Khidki and Hey Bhagwan as a part of the Celebrate Bandra festival that kicks off on November 14 Entry: TBA Numbers ALLIANCE FRANCAISE: 2203 5993 BLUE FROG: 4033 2300 BRITISH COUNCIL: 2282 3560 NCPA BOX OFFICE: 22824567 NEHRU CENTRE: 2496 4676 MEHLI MEHTA FOUNDATION: 2382 3644 <a href="http://www.keliindia.org/" target="_blank">http://www.keliindia.org/</a>

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