<p>In a first, Michelin star chef Vikas Khanna has taken his directorial debut film “The Last Color” to coveted film festival Cannes this year. The chef cum filmmaker unveiled the first look of his film today.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In an email interview to IANS, Vikas wrote: "The film is about girl education and girl empowerment. I had written the (similarly titled) short story in 2011 when I was shooting in Vrindavan where I was researching around "UTSAV"&nbsp;(his culinary epic of Indian festivals).”</p>

<p>He explained his choice of theme and wrote: "More than the Holi celebrations, I was drawn to stories of some widows who were not playing Holi. I imagined, in my short story, the glorious day when their hope and faith will be filled with colours. In 2012, I saw on the American Yahoo homepage the stunning images filled with emotions when they played Holi. There were a million sentiments in those images, especially the one in which an elderly woman was lying on a ground smeared with colours. She was laughing and crying at the same time. That's when I turned my short story into a novel. But the visits to the ashrams of Vrindavan and Varanasi gave me more stories for this celebration.”</p>

<p>His film, "The Last Color"&nbsp;is currently in post-production and will first make an appearance at the film festivals before it gets released.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><em>This is the first look of the film:</em></p>

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<p>This is the fourth time when Vikas Khanna has gone to Cannes. He made his debut in 2015 with the release of book titled “UTSAV” that took 12 years to compile and was presented to a host of world leaders. The 12th copy of the book was auctioned for Rs 30 lakh that went to feed 200,000 underprivileged children through an NGO he supports.</p>


The Michelin star chef wrote a short story on the theme in 2011 which he then turned into a novel and used it to direct a full-fledged film starring actor Neena Gupta

In a first, Michelin star chef Vikas Khanna has taken his directorial debut film “The Last Color” to coveted film festival Cannes this year. The chef cum filmmaker unveiled the first look of his film today. In an email interview to IANS, Vikas wrote: "The film is about girl education and girl empowerment. I had written the (similarly titled) short story in 2011 when I was shooting in Vrindavan where I was researching around "UTSAV" (his culinary epic of Indian festivals).” He explained his choice of theme and wrote: "More than the Holi celebrations, I was drawn to stories of some widows who were not playing Holi. I imagined, in my short story, the glorious day when their hope and faith will be filled with colours. In 2012, I saw on the American Yahoo homepage the stunning images filled with emotions when they played Holi. There were a million sentiments in those images, especially the one in which an elderly woman was lying on a ground smeared with colours. She was laughing and crying at the same time. That's when I turned my short story into a novel. But the visits to the ashrams of Vrindavan and Varanasi gave me more stories for this celebration.” His film, "The Last Color" is currently in post-production and will first make an appearance at the film festivals before it gets released. Years of research, devotion and hard work has brought #TheLastColor to life. Thanks to everyone for this celebration of color, life, hope, promises and friendship. Thanks to @Neenagupta001 for being our NOOR., pic.twitter.com/1ibmpUhLTe — Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) May 2, 2018 × This is the first look of the film: Proud to present to you the first look of ‘The Last Color’ | written & directed by Vikas Khanna & starring @neena_gupta ♥️ A post shared by Mufasa✨? (@masabagupta) on May 9, 2018 at 3:51am PDT × This is the fourth time when Vikas Khanna has gone to Cannes. He made his debut in 2015 with the release of book titled “UTSAV” that took 12 years to compile and was presented to a host of world leaders. The 12th copy of the book was auctioned for Rs 30 lakh that went to feed 200,000 underprivileged children through an NGO he supports.

Chef Vikas Khanna takes his film on widows of Vrindavan 'The Last Color' to Cannes

<p>One of the leading fashion designers of India, Masaba Gupta was at the centre of online trolling recently.</p>

<p>After Masaba retweeted a post praising Supreme Court&#39;s ban on fireworks in Delhi till, after Diwali, several users started abusing her online by calling her names like &quot;bastard child&quot; and questioning her legitimacy.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="und">Yes! <a href="https://t.co/0JTbV8KAgd">https://t.co/0JTbV8KAgd</a></p>
&mdash; Masaba Mantena (@MasabaG) <a href="https://twitter.com/MasabaG/status/917261158507147264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Not one to mince words, she then wrote a letter on Instagram shutting the trolls in style.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Her letter reads:&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>&quot;By calling me names like &#39;bastard child&#39; or &#39;illegitimate West Indian&#39; it only makes my chest swell with pride. I&#39;m the illegitimate product of two of the MOST legitimate personalities you&#39;ll find &amp; I&#39;ve made the best life, both personally and professionally... out of which I&#39;m proud of.&nbsp;My legitimacy comes from the work I do &amp; what my contribution to society has been. And you can try but you will not be able to raise a single finger on the either of the two.I am a proud Indo-Caribbean girl who doesn&#39;t know how to shrink &amp; crumble in shame of something you or your society cannot handle. It&#39;s just in my &#39;illegitimate&#39; genes.&quot;</em></p>

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<p>Soon after she shared the post, Masaba has been receiving great support from the Twitterati:</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">You tell &#39;em Masaba ! And there is no such thing as &#39;illegitimacy&#39;. If you exist you are &#39;legitimate&#39;. Nature has seen to that. ??????</p>
&mdash; Soni Razdan (@Soni_Razdan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Soni_Razdan/status/918329856034611206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">These trolls are sad people, Masaba. By ignoring them you take away the only power they have</p>
&mdash; Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) <a href="https://twitter.com/bhogleharsha/status/918344252983332865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Love you Masaba.. you make us all damn proud <a href="https://t.co/aIrHc73au2">https://t.co/aIrHc73au2</a></p>
&mdash; Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/sonamakapoor/status/918330821215260672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Masaba Gupta is the daughter of popular actor Neena Gupta and West Indian cricket legend Vivian Richards.</p>

<p>Neena Gupta never married Vivian and brought up Masaba as a single parent.&nbsp;</p>

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Masaba is a popular fashion designer in India --famous for her quirky, comfortable and unconventional style of fashion

One of the leading fashion designers of India, Masaba Gupta was at the centre of online trolling recently. After Masaba retweeted a post praising Supreme Court's ban on fireworks in Delhi till, after Diwali, several users started abusing her online by calling her names like "bastard child" and questioning her legitimacy. Yes! https://t.co/0JTbV8KAgd — Masaba Mantena (@MasabaG) October 9, 2017 × Not one to mince words, she then wrote a letter on Instagram shutting the trolls in style. Her letter reads: "By calling me names like 'bastard child' or 'illegitimate West Indian' it only makes my chest swell with pride. I'm the illegitimate product of two of the MOST legitimate personalities you'll find & I've made the best life, both personally and professionally... out of which I'm proud of. My legitimacy comes from the work I do & what my contribution to society has been. And you can try but you will not be able to raise a single finger on the either of the two.I am a proud Indo-Caribbean girl who doesn't know how to shrink & crumble in shame of something you or your society cannot handle. It's just in my 'illegitimate' genes." This is the original post: For them ‘bastard kids’.?? A post shared by Masabs ?? (@masabagupta) on Oct 11, 2017 at 9:04pm PDT × Soon after she shared the post, Masaba has been receiving great support from the Twitterati: You tell 'em Masaba ! And there is no such thing as 'illegitimacy'. If you exist you are 'legitimate'. Nature has seen to that. ?????? — Soni Razdan (@Soni_Razdan) October 12, 2017 × These trolls are sad people, Masaba. By ignoring them you take away the only power they have — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 12, 2017 × Love you Masaba.. you make us all damn proud https://t.co/aIrHc73au2 — Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) October 12, 2017 × Masaba Gupta is the daughter of popular actor Neena Gupta and West Indian cricket legend Vivian Richards. Neena Gupta never married Vivian and brought up Masaba as a single parent. #Repost @devikaheroor ??? Today with the absolutely delightful duo @masabagupta & Neenaji? #events #beauty #makeupartist A post shared by Masabs ?? (@masabagupta) on Apr 25, 2017 at 10:42pm PDT × Copy paste ???? A post shared by Masabs ?? (@masabagupta) on Apr 5, 2017 at 11:17am PDT ×

Trolls call Masaba 'bastard child', she hits back with a savage post

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