Film stars and manners don’t really go together. At least not in India for sure. But Amitabh Bachchan has always been one of the few exceptions. He has a way of being polite even when he is curt. But Hrithik Roshan took me by surprise the other day. As he greeted my friend and his wife, he did not ignore me standing right next to them, as is the ( Read more... )

If it was a Thursday night and Dasera, it didn’t matter. She didn’t have to wait until Friday night to host a party. If Sanjay Dutt was not in town, it didn’t matter. The attendance was still impressive. Clearly, Manyaata Dutt knows how to run her life and do things right. From the red candles and white orchids at the entrance to the eclectic guest ( Read more... )

There is hope for all those single parents who worry about the toll single parenthood takes on their kids. And this hope is called Farhan Akhtar. I loved him in Rock On. I even loved his scar and his voice that makes him sound like his famous father. Then of course, he has mother Honey Irani’s creative genes. He has talent written all over him. He ( Read more... )

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What’s with Katrina and her obsession with age. Not her own but other men. A week before her birthday I remember her saying she liked to party with people her age. Then I heard her say she wanted to act with heroes her age. I remember the first time I met her was at a poolside party and Marc Robinson who was then in his late thirties and is now ( Read more... )

There are two kinds of parties, ones that people host just for Page 3 and some all for the sake of fun and no publicity. It took me quite a while when I was new in this business to figure which party was which one. Over time, most of these parties turned into events all for the sake of the press. I used to joke about these parties and call them ( Read more... )