Best of Bollywood's cover stories in 2013

Whatrsquos Bollywood without its dose of quirks and shocks As usual we tried our level best to be at the forefront to cover them and provide our readers the best possible vantage point Of course we werenrsquot always right but then we seldom shied away from stating our observations 2013 was filled with stories that made it to HitListrsquos cover page We hereby list a few of the stories we brokeIs that you AbRam October 18Our lensman Satyajit Desai managed to take a snapshot of the toddler being bottlefed on one of the many balconies of SRKrsquos residence Mannat In all probability it was Shah Rukh Khanrsquos muchguarded little bundle of joy but nobody came forward to confirm as expectedKajol not on Choprasrsquo list September 23Kajol was supposed to attend the event where nine of Choprarsquos heroines walked on the ramp But she did not receive any formal invite to the bash and did not appear for the show at all Insiders say the reason behind meting out this stepmotherly treatment towards the bannerrsquos oncefavourite actress is the fallout her husband Ajay Devgn had with Yash Raj Films after their films clashed at the box office last DiwaliSussannersquos blinkandmiss act September 9The celebrations around Rakesh Roshanrsquos 64th birthday were in full swing at a Worli hotspot on Friday night While Bollywoodrsquos whorsquos who gathered to wish the veteran Roshanrsquos daughterinlaw Sussanne made a blinkandmiss appearance Towards the end of the year they issued different statements mentioning about their separationDiana Penty done with films July 24Diana Penty who made her debut in Homi Adajaniarsquos Cocktail opposite Saif Ali Khan last year is apparently dating diamond merchant Harsh Sagar and there were speculations that the young actress is keen on tying the knots as wellUK rejects Salmanrsquos visa August 2While the shoot of his upcoming Kick was already underway in London the filmrsquos lead actor Salman Khan was yet to leave the Indian shores According to wellplaced sources the starrsquos visa had been rejected and no reason was been provided for it Salman was supposed to start shooting his portions something that never happened At least not in the United KingdomVirat and Anushka lovebirds November 12Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli were spotted together at midnight in Versova and then later the young actress was seeing planting a lsquoquickissiersquo on the celebrated cricketer ldquoAnushka was wearing a white tshirt and pink trousers while Virat was casually dressed in tee and jeans The actress saw him off in the car but not before the two shared a quick kissrdquo informed an eyewitness Both the parties denied any relationship thoughLolo finds a special friend August 29Though the actress and her husband have categorically denied the buzz about cracks in their marriage insiders said Karisma could be trying to move on She is said to have made new friends in Mumbai and one of them is a CEO of a health firm The guy a graduate from the Duke University US is around the same age as Karisma and the two were introduced to each other through their common social circleHrithik USbound for surgery November 21According to sources the shoot of Siddharth Anandrsquos Bang Bang starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif for the first time was to begin from November 27 It has now been postponed to January However the Krrish star is said to have requested to cancel the schedule which was a nineday song shoot If sources are to believed the superstar will be going to the US for another surgery as he has had a relapseSalmanrsquos big television plans December 21Salman Khan has been approached by Siddharth Basursquos production house to bring back his popular show Dus Ka Dum through its third season There is a strong buzz that Salman Khan and the production house Endemol the producer of Bigg Boss are having some issues with the channel on which Bigg Boss is currently broadcast As a result of this ideological tiff the invested parties have apparently decided to conduct the next season of the controversial reality show on another channelSaying yes to Dr Nene September 13Itrsquos been two years since his arrival in India but surprisingly Madhuri Dixitrsquos husband has refrained from taking up a job in Mumbai While it set off several tongues tattling about his lsquounemployedrsquo status Mads maintained that her husband helps her manage her work Insiders from the medical industry however added that the UStrained doctor recently applied and received a license to work in the country from the Maharashtra Medical Council MMCSalman Khanrsquos new girl May 7Salman Khan and Iulia Vantur were seen together almost everyday at a fivestar hotel at Bandstand in Bandra The star has reportedly became serious about her and seems to be throwing caution to the wind It has been over a year now since Salman has started dating her and this time around he is making no attempts to hide her from the public eye We later pointed out that they are no longer together