By | Saturday, 09 Sep, 2017
For his 50th birthday today, I wish I could give Akshay Kumar a hug. But I can’t. The actor is somewhere in the Swiss Alps. Snowboarding and paragliding and doing other adventure sports that he.....
By | Thursday, 24 Aug, 2017
I met Nawazuddin Siddiqui but once. He was promoting a forthcoming release. He sat across me talking and unconsciously rolled a cigarette. I watched him quietly. He did it with the ease and familiarity of.....
By | Monday, 14 Aug, 2017
It’s close to 3 am at Mehboob Studio in Mumbai. I am on Red Bull. Subi Samuel, the great photographer, is sipping black coffee. There’s no shoot happening on any set. Most of the studio.....
By | Thursday, 27 Dec, 2018
Ranveer Singh, wearing a black-and-white monogrammed biker’s jacket over a black tee and bright red Adidas tracks, came dancing into Enigma at the Marriott. It had been decorated for Christmas. With a Santa Claus and.....
By | Wednesday, 19 Dec, 2018
SATURDAY night, I had a date with the gorgeous Katrina Kaif. It was at Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment office in Khar west. A landmark glass, granite and steel multi-storey with a buzzing Starbucks.....
By | Tuesday, 04 Dec, 2018
Vicky Kaushal, dressed in indigo jeans and a military green tee, came running into The View at Andheri west. It is a preview theatre opposite Yash Raj Studios. I had just watched him running in.....
By | Sunday, 29 Apr, 2018
And, on International Dance Day, I present Shiamak Davar. He’s the Guru of Modern Dance in India. And my friend for over 30 years. I met him one-night last week in his cavernous dance studio.....
By | Wednesday, 07 Feb, 2018
Karan Johar is doing something today he’s never done before. Celebrating the birthdays of his twins Roohi and Yash. They are one year old already. How time flies when you’re having fun! The superstar filmmaker.....