The Tata Medical Centre celebrated a hundred years of Indian cinema

The Tata Medical Centre celebrated a hundred years of Indian cinema with an entertaining charity event called “Uff Yoo Maa”  which brings back images of Dev Anand serenading Asha Parekh.

But for Geeta Gopalakrishnan, this song has a more profound association. It is about a cancer fund-raising event, where 100 years of Hindi cinema will be showcased in 100 minutes.

Gopalakrishnan has been involved with Kolkata-based Tata Medical Centre, now in its third year, and is behind the conception and execution of “Uff Yoo Maa”, the nostalgia event that will raise funds for TMC’s expansion. The grand finale, organised by the medical Centre and the Taj Group of Hotels, will be held in Mumbai this Saturday.

The event saw veteran and young Bollywood stars come out in full force to raise funds for charity.

While classic Bollywood was represented by stalwarts like Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh and Shabana Azmi, young guns like Aditi Rao Hydari andSonam Kapoor made their fashionable presence felt as well.

Highlights of the evening included legendary singer Usha Uthup belting out some of her most popular Bollywood hits while the winners of Sa Re Ga Ma (a TV show) enthralled the crowd with a medley of filmy songs from the last hundred years.

Funds from the event will go towards expanding the 167-bed Tata Medical Centre with another 250 beds, at a project cost of Rs 200 crore. In addition, satellite facilities will be set up in the Eastern and the North-Eastern States.