Mumbai Diary: Sunday Dossier

Hey I love you tooHollywood actor Will Smiths son singer Jaden Smith who arrived in Mumbai yesterday to perform at a music festival seems to be as fascinated by the Indian paparazzi as they are of him PicSatej ShindeA silver celebration for ChristiesChristies is getting ready to celebrate its 25th year in India this year and celebrations have already begun As part of their engagement with the Mumbai audience they have invited Nicholas Lambourn head of the topographical pictures department Christies London to talk about Thomas and William Daniell the famous unclenephew duo who travelled extensively in India nearly 200 years ago and painted scenes from ordinary lifeSonal Singh director Christies India says Having just completed a preview of highlights of our upcoming auction in New York of South Asian Art we now turn to our first talk of the season and I cannot think of a better way to start than with a talk on the paintings by Thomas and William Daniell Our focus remains on celebrating India and I hope this illustrative journey of the artists during their time in the country will capture the interest of our collectors and art lovers alikeGulzar the showmanWe can never get enough of Gulzar and fans even more so In a big treat for admirers of the veteran filmmaker and lyricist HaperCollins India will be releasing a box set Three Classic Films by Gulzar containing three separate books each of which will provide an insight into his masterpieces Aandhi Angoor and IjaazatWhile for Aandhi author Saba M Bashir will write a textual analysis of the film and its songs for Angoor wellknown columnist Sathya Saran will trace the evolution of the comic tale an adaptation of Shakespeares Comedy of Errors In the book on Ijaazat Mira Hashmi will highlight Gulzars skill as a storyteller These are Gulzars most accomplished films and its great to have three very interesting studies on these films with inputs from Gulzarsaab himself Udayan Mitra publisher literary with HarperCollins India saidUnderarm delivery ordered bowled and then slammedIt took the sportsinclined producers in Australia 38 years to bring out a documentary of the Greg Chappellordered underarm delivery that his brother bowled to New Zealander Brian McKechnie in a BampH World Series Cup game at Melbourne Cricket Ground MCG in 1981 Crickets ugly episode has been part of a lot of films on Australian cricket but Underam mdash the ball that changed cricket produced by Channel 7 is unprecedented To prevent McKechnie hitting a six captain Greg ordered his younger brother Trevor to deliver the grubberAustralian cricket captain Greg Chappell holding the BampH World Series Cup on February 3 1981 two days after the underarm incident PicGetty ImagesAustralia won because underarm bowling was not prohibited in the tournaments rules but it was against the spirit of the game Doubtless the former India coach regrets his decision He also gets emotional in the film when it comes to talking about the kind of negative impact the incident had on Trevor Its a fine film but our inhouse cricket nut threw in his two bits According to him the producers missed out on a anecdote that emerged from the Sydney Cricket Ground net area a few days after the incidentGregs midday columnist brother Ian who was in his first year as a permanent member of the Channel Nine commentary team had slammed Greg in his column for the Sydney Sun the following day In an effort to break some ice with his brother Ian went near the net area where Greg was training When Greg indicated his displeasure over what was written Ian turned to him and said Greg what you dont seem to understand is that one brother ordered the underarm one bowled it and if the third agreed with it theyll think we Chappell family are all mad Its highly unlikely that Ians dry sense of humour was lapped up by GregBeing Insta bffs with BollywoodIf you are bored and just need a good laugh might we suggest you check out the Instagram account unseenfriend As the bio reads Just an ordinary guy who is Bollywoods favourite friend I post pictures with my celebrity friends that the media wont show youPicInstagramAnd the pictures are hilarious From jamming with Shraddha Kapoor to being held by Saif Ali Khan in his lap to working out with Kareena Kapoor lying in bed with Alia Bhatt or being a part of Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohlis Karva Chauths celebrations this guy is everywhere With 82k followers it would seem that the unseen friend is just as popular as the celebrities he copies until someone takes offence of course We really hope that day never comesBaking heroShivesh Bhatia is only 22 years old and already a social media star owing to his baking skills for which he thanks his maternal grandmother As the Delhi University graduate readies himself for a talk at St Xaviers College next week this diarist asked the secret behind his stardom and he said My grandmother introduced me to the concept of bakingShivesh BhatiaShe often baked a simple chocolate or vanilla cake and till date it is the best I have had I took to baking when I was only 16 and the fact that a young boy documented all his recipes on Instagram caught everyones attention he says adding When I started getting responses from beyond my friend circle I was grateful While there are many food bloggers trying to make the cut I feel that I stand out because I try to introduce a little bit of me in every recipe Bhatia who released his first book Bake with Shivesh last year has over 165000 followers on InstagramCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates