Ronnie Rodrigues Publisher : Greetings! Happy Monsoon readers!

We hope you all are enjoying the monsoon season to the fullest! Slopes filled with plantations, waterfalls and trekking routes, the sleepy hill station in the rain – are primary attraction of monsoon. And we hope, you have travelled to such places to enjoy the season. After months of sweltering heat, the monsoon season is indeed a welcome change. The rains make the surrounding greenery come alive, make everything vivid.

However, we can’t ignore the side effects of monsoon too which is largely affecting our city lives. Potholes continues to claim lives in Mumbai and adjoining places. Waterlogging, Bridge collapse, building collapse, poor communication means, Dengue-Malaria etc – monsoon-generated factors are largely impacting our city lives. No solution in sight as the state and local administration are dumb spectators every year. It seems we also have adjusted ourselves with the situation.

Coming to our issue, we have several articles and interviews in store for you. We are featuring effervescent Taapsee Pannu as our cover story. Her interview reveals her graceful journey to Bollywood. We have featured noted lyricist Swanand Kirkire who is making a debut in the Marathi movie Chumbak as lead in Jai Maharashtra segment. We have aspiring Rahul Sharma in our television segment. Dr. Indu Khosla enlightens the mothers in the Health segment. And there are many more …

This is to inform you that due to heavy downpour across state and Maharashtra government’s ban on plastic cover, we are publishing combined issues till the monsoon season, so there will be only one monthly issue. We regret for the inconvenience caused, you can also visit our website www.cinebuster.in for news and updates.

The eagerly awaited Cine Buster Cine Awards Marathi Films & TV 2018 will celebrate the precious art of the Marathi film & TV industry in the coming October. For the first time ever in the History of Indian Cinema, the award will be crafted with Hallmark Gold, studded with VVS Diamonds. We have unveiled the trophy during our anniversary celebration.It is our pleasure to inform you that we made inroads to Middle East, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Canada and United States of America.

I would like to bid adieu for this fortnight. Wish to get more support to take Cine Buster ahead in a new direction.