<h2>Nut now, darling</h2>
<p>A killer script and a massive cross-industry collaboration should be making headlines, but Jyothika and Sonakshi Sinha prove that effortless styling &mdash; and two coconuts &mdash; can easily steal the show!&nbsp;</p>
<h2>From balance sheets to bhakti</h2>
<p><img title="SP Hinduja and Michael Jackson " src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/sonali-fourteen-may-b_e.jpg" alt="SP Hinduja and Michael Jackson " width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>SP Hinduja and Michael Jackson</em></strong>&nbsp;</p>
<p>With Michael still crushing it in theatres, stories that have been in cold storage for decades are stepping into the sun. The latest in a long list of resurgent tales is the Hinduja family&rsquo;s connection to the King of Pop. Last week, a post from the Hinduja Group recounts the day in 1996 that Srichand Parmanand Hinduja took Michael Jackson to a Hindu temple in London. While there&rsquo;s some debate regarding the timeline, this much is true &mdash; what began as an attempt on Michael&rsquo;s part to seek financial advice from the London billionaire took a sudden spiritual detour with this Neasden Swaminarayan Temple visit.</p>
<p>Suddenly, the man who mastered the moonwalk was sliding off his loafers to experience the quiet peace of the Bhagavad Gita. The visit, one is told, struck a chord &mdash; leading to a wider tour of London&rsquo;s Hindu holy sites, including a discreet stop at ISKCON&rsquo;s Watford temple, where Michael reportedly chatted with brahmacharis about karma and reincarnation. He came looking for a billionaire&rsquo;s blueprint to protect his empire, but left with a crash course in karma. Talk about the ultimate cosmic plot twist.</p>
<h2>A league of their own</h2>
<p><img title="KL Rahul" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/sonali-fourteen-may-c_e.jpg" alt="KL Rahul" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>KL Rahul</em></strong></p>
<p>While international film festivals and star-studded galas remain the traditional arenas for a sartorial flex, an airport terminal on an IPL travel day also tells a compelling tale. These days, the dugout appears to be out-dressing the director&rsquo;s chair, with cricket&rsquo;s brightest young sparks completely hijacking the &lsquo;airport look&rsquo; fashion narrative.</p>
<p>Leading the style file is KL Rahul, who has mastered the art of quiet luxury. Swapping loud logos for unstructured cream blazers and tonal linen co-ords, he serves up understated elegance in a way that whispers old-money heir rather than boundary hitter. In stark contrast is Abhishek Sharma, who channels the exact same unhinged, high-octane energy into his wardrobe as he does into the powerplay.&nbsp;</p>
<p>He&rsquo;s leaning heavily into Y2K colour-blocked streetwear, oversized hoodies, and hyper-rare statement sneakers. Not to be outdone, Shubman Gill anchors the Gen-Z &lsquo;clean boy&rsquo; aesthetic, making the rounds in flawlessly tailored casual separates, dusty pastels, and razor-sharp eyewear that practically scream main-character energy. These boys aren&rsquo;t just playing the game anymore &mdash; they are aggressively crafting a league of style that is entirely their own.</p>
<h2>Table for three</h2>
<p><img title="Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/sonali-fourteen-may-d_e.jpg" alt="Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone</em></strong></p>
<p>While Alia Bhatt was busy playing belle of the ball over at Cannes, film festival regular Deepika Padukone was dazzling at a distinctly different destination.</p>
<p>Our SoBo source for all things elite spotted the gorgeous mum-to-be at Colaba&rsquo;s culinary hotspot, The Table, on Tuesday evening. Joining her was hubby Ranveer Singh and his mother, Anju Bhavnani, making it a cosy, high-end yet delightfully low-key family affair.</p>
<p>In a city where celebrity dining often turns into a media circus, this was the exact opposite. The trio slipped in without an ounce of drama, quietly tucking into some of the absolute best fare the city has to offer. They savoured their meal, enjoyed the restaurant&rsquo;s warm vibe, and slipped out just as elegantly as they arrived &mdash; proving that sometimes, the ultimate luxury is simply flying under the radar.</p>
<h2>Diamonds are forever&nbsp;</h2>
<p><img title="Alia Bhatt in Cannes" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/sonali-fourteen-may-e_e.jpg" alt="Alia Bhatt in Cannes" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Alia Bhatt in Cannes</em></strong></p>
<p>In a world currently obsessed with mass-producing diamonds in microwave ovens, Alia Bhatt just used one of her Cannes 2026 looks to remind everyone that Mother Nature still does it best. Stepping onto the red carpet in a sculpted, coral-peach Tamara Ralph gown on Tuesday, she bypassed the predictable tech-gems for some serious, old-school flex: Amrapali&rsquo;s &lsquo;Golconda Rose&rsquo; necklace. &nbsp;</p>
<p>At its centre sat a jaw-dropping, 5.53-carat Golconda Type 2A diamond &mdash; synonymous with history, purity, and rarity. Paired with 168.27 carats of rare pink coral, Alia&rsquo;s necklace was the ultimate antidote to the synthetic wave sweeping the jewellery world.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Whether by accident or design, Alia isn&rsquo;t the only one anchoring the &lsquo;keep it real&rsquo; agenda. Quiet luxury purists like Sofia Richie Grainge and legacy collectors like Kareena Kapoor Khan consistently choose the depth and romance of mined stones over synthetic perfection. That said, if you want your sparkles fast-tracked by a technician in a lab coat, you do you &mdash; sustainability suits everyone. But for the Cannes red carpet? A goddess in Golconda just hits different.</p>

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