400 years of Shakespeare

As reported earlier next week will see the legendary English actor Sir Ian McKellen in Mumbai as part of programme put together by the British Council and others to celebrate Shakespeares 400 years after his deathMcKellen is an Academy award nominated actor and a recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards a Tony Award a Golden Globe Award a Screen Actors Guild Award The actor is the global ambassador of Shakespeare and some of his most wellknown film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and Magneto in the XMen filmsIan McKellen PicAFP right Aamir KhanThe actor will be in conversation with Aamir Khan next week for what is anticipated to be a thrilling discussion on the arts at the NCPA We are informed that McKellen will also unveil a new programme titled Shakespeare on Film during his time here And given the personalities involved mdash no surprises that this is the hottest ticket in townThe Gayle stormIs there anything Chris Gayle the West Indian cricket icon cannot do The legend who recently became a father to a baby girl named Blush was seen to be in great form both on and off the pitch earlier this week The occasion was the IPL match in Kolkata that saw Gayles Bangalore team face of against SRKs teamShah Rukh KhanBangalore won the match quite resoundingly and the victory was steered by Gayle who hit four sixes and five fours before getting out for 49 After the victory the team headed for a celebration party where Gayle once again was the star of the show as he decided to be the DJ for the nightKanika Kapoor and Chris GayleAnd if a party with SRK Parineeti Chopra and Gayle as DJ is not glamorous enough were informed the Gayle storm was accompanied by singer Kanika Kapoor who also happened to be in Kolkata to attend the match The two are said to have put on quite a show for onlookers as they danced to Kanikas famous track Chittiya Kaliyan Who said IPL had lost its glamour quotientIndia on her sleeveWe spoke to the newly married young fashion designer Masaba Gupta known for her quirky designs and youth appeal We were informed that she was busy gearing up to attend the Cannes Film Festival with her husband producer Madhu Mantena whose upcoming thriller Raman Raghav 20 will be premiered at the festivalMasaba GuptaThe film has been directed by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and features the critically acclaimed Nawazuddin Siddiqui playing a serial killer And though Masaba will miss out on walking the ubiquitous red carpet that has come to define what was once a premier film festival we are informed that she has put a lot of thought into her outfit opting to wear her own design paired with Misho jewellery and Louboutin shoesldquoGiven that I wasnt walking the red carpet I wanted to make sure I wore something easy so the cape felt like the best silhouette to go with Wearing one of my chaap Tilak print was only obvious because you have to see the kind of awe people abroad look at an Indian design withrdquo she said adding ldquoAnd it is my culture so I flaunted itrdquoZizou in MumbaiFrench football legend and World Cup winning player Zinedine Zidane now has an Indian connection he has been signed up by the Kanakia Real Estate Group to be the brand ambassador of their upcoming project Kanakia Paris in BKC We are informed that the deal had been in the pipeline for quite a while and was spearheaded by the scion of the Kanakia group Ashish Kanakia who is a football fanZinedine ZidaneBut Indian fans of the footballer affectionately called Zizou will have to wait a bit longer as his current role as manager of the Spanish football club Real Madrid is keeping him busy preparing the team for the upcoming final match of the Champions League at the end of the monthBut street hoardings featuring the international legend are up already in Mumbai and a video has now been released by the group on their social media feed showing Zidane announcing the deal Incidentally after Lionel Messi was signed by the Tata Group as brand ambassador this is the second big Indian deal with an International footballer Looks like our cricketers finally have some competitionMind the gapCurrently back in Mumbai Devanushi and Anoop Mehtas daughter Dia Mehta Bhupal is making strides in the avantgarde photography space in IndiaDia BhupalDia who holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree from the Parsons School of Design had married Krishna Bhupal one of the scions of the Hyderabadbased GVK Group in glittering ceremony in 2010 which saw the whos who from the business and glamour world in attendance The likes of AR Rahman Sonu Nigam Sivamani and Louis Banks had performed for it in Mumbai and HyderabadNow sources say the young artist is back from her debut solo exhibition Mind the gap which was showcased last month at the Gallery SKE in Delhi and has many exciting upcoming projects including photographs for brands Nice