Honouring our local singers

TWENTY-FIVE local singers will be honoured at the Artes Award Show this week.

The Big M Entertainment Fest and Artes Award, hosted by Pinky Mothie, is set to take place at the Sibaya izulu Theatre from March 8 to 10.

On Friday and Saturday, models from the Catwalk Crazee Modeling Agency and Show-stopper Dancers will showcase garments from Nofali Designs.

This will be followed by the Artes Award Show for local singers.

Then, dancer Rajiv Mothie and his Afro-fusion Crew are set to entertain the crowd with their dance routines.

The festival ends on Sunday with “Pinky Mothie’s Bollywood Blockbuster” a dance and fashion show, followed by chutney and nagara music performed by the Nagara Stars.

Tickets are available at Computicket. For more details call 081 268 4067. VETERAN actress Jaya Prada, who plays the role of a mother in the show Perfect Pati, says Indian society has spent centuries grooming girls to be good wives, but often failed to produce good husbands.

In the show, Rajyashree

Rathod (Prada) kills her son, Pushkar (Ayush Anand), in a bid to do the right thing and ensure justice for her daughter-in-law, Vidhita (Sana Amin Sheikh).

Rajyashree had long known that her son and daughter-in-law had a troubled marriage. But it emerged that her son had tried to kill Vidhita.

“I am glad that I made my television debut with Perfect Pati, a show that portrays a mother and her role as a mother-in-law in such a strong, positive light.

It is imperative that mothers understand their child’s behaviour and not blindly support the wrongdoing or faults in their sons,” Jaya said.

“Indian society has spent centuries grooming girls to be good wives (sanskari bahus) in the future but has often failed to produce the good husbands who deserve them. While growing up, girls are conditioned to feel that they have to accept their husbands no matter how they are.”