by Rons Bantwal - Daijiworld Media Network
Mumbai, Jul 21: Dr Anuj Saxena, a Doctor, TV Actor, Producer, whose childhood hobby was painting, now paints for charity for Delhi based NGO Khushii - Indian on Canvas II along with renowned artist Fawad Tamakant.
About KHUSHII: It stands for ‘Kinship for Humanitarian, Social and Holistic Intervention in India’. The legendary Kapil Dev spearheads Khushii - India on Canvas (IOC) working towards the upliftment of the poor and destitute communities in both rural and urban India.Last Year 2006: Khushii auctioned 121 works of art by artists in collaboration with prominent personalities like Tina Ambani, Ratan Tata, P.Chidambaram, Renuka Chaudhary and Amitabh Bachchan. The auction took place at the British High Commissioner’s residence in the capital. This professional auction saw an astounding collection of art works, fetching a total of around Rs.15 crores. This year -2007 'India on Canvas II' A list of eminent Indians with celebrities will jointly produce a canvas which is expected to be auctioned at a distinguished gathering in Mumbai at Turf Club on Sunday, 28th of October 2007.
Dr Anuj Saxena, A TV Hottie, whose last TV serial was Doli Saja Ke, is currently busy as producer with the SRK-Sushmita Sen-Fardeen Khan starrer "Dulha Mil Gaya" whch he is presenting through his production house Maverick productions. Since Saxena is also trying in films on big screen, shall we expect the movie he is doing may be called "The Painterbabu" - DR Anuj Saxena!