Aamir's weighty matters

Aamir Khan is finally back in town after a hectic monthlong outdoor schedule for his upcoming wrestling biopic Dangal which according to sources has been one of the most challenging projects hersquos been involved withThe actor who had to put on a lot of weight for the film in order to play the role of an older heavier man has completed the last bit of shooting in Pune Ludhiana and Delhi and now has a couple of months to lose all the weight and get into shape again to reprise the role of a 20yearold for the same filmAamir Khan in GhajiniTowards this goal the actor has planned to take off to a small town in the USA with his personal trainer Rahul Bhatt and begin his rigorous regime As one concerned industry source added ldquoDonrsquot know why he constantly puts himself under so much health risk Yes he did it for Ghajini but that was almost a decade agordquoAamir KhanHrithik the art patronPhotographer Rohan Shrestharsquos recent projection photo exhibition Hanami that was curated by Ambika Hinduja Macker has received the ultimate accolade of these times Bollywood attention The opening evening last Saturday saw Bollywood folks turn out in large numbers to support the lensman ndash son of Bollywood photographer Rakesh ShresthaHrithik RoshanSpotted at the opening were the likes of Ranveer Singh Shahid Kapoor Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha And yesterday a source called in to inform us that Hrithik Roshan a friend of Shrestharsquos was so impressed by the young lensmanrsquos work that he purchased two of the art installations for his homeBack to the futureThe more things change the more they stay the same And so when news of the relaunch of the Tahiliani siblingrsquos flagship store Ensemble this evening reached us we couldnrsquot help think back to the time when it had all begunTarun Tahiliani Sunita Kapoor Zandra Rhodes PicAFPIt was the late rsquo80s and there was no fashion industry to speak of in those days Tarun Tahiliani the Doon school educated son of a highly regarded Admiral newly back from Wharton got the ball rolling Urrshila Kerkar daughter of Ajit and Liz Kerkar icons of the Taj was involved in its conceptualizingAt a preview we recall meeting the likes of the late Rohit Khosla and a very young Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla whose Jashan label swept us off our feet Ensemble also boasted clothes by Sunita Anil Kapoor and saris by Zandra RhodesAnd the fact that its launch was heralded by a swish party thrown by Sunita Pitamber at the Piano Bar that boasted the attendance of not one but three international style icons Princesses Ira and Esra and Shakira Caine made every thing even more excitingThe iconic store that set so many standards we hear has gone in for a completely new look has been redesigned and will open its doors for a private viewing for the whorsquos who of the city Will it be the shape of things to come Most likelySome muchneeded comfort foodThe new owners of Indigo Deli will be launching a new concept this evening called lsquoComfort Kitchenrsquo ldquoIt will be a monthly recurring chefrsquos table with food created specially for the table by group head Chef Jaydeep Mukherjeerdquo said a spokespersonChef Jaydeep MukherjeeldquoThe menu will consist of seven courses that have been inspired from the most popular comfort food dishes served at the deli over the last decade as lsquoIndigo Deli Revisited and Reinterpretedrsquo The first installment of this will take place tonight for a table of 20 of the bistrorsquos regular patronsrdquo the spokesperson saidWhatrsquos more our foodie source informs us that under its new management the restaurant chain is looking to open an Asian foodserving counterpart to its successful Indigo Deli franchise The new offering will target the same market and offer affordable Asian cuisineToo many chefsItrsquos the season of celeb chefs obviously With both Floyd Cardoz of the Bombay Canteen who is in town for the Canteenrsquos anniversary celebrations last night and Michelin starred Indian chef Vikas Khanna making high profile visits to the city the other Michelin starred celebrity chef Francesco Apredarsquos presence passed almost under the radarChef Francesco ApredaThe famed Italian chef who cooks at the Hassler in Rome is a consultant with the Oberoi group on Italian cuisine and spent a week each in the two Oberoirsquos Italian eateries first New Delhirsquos Travertino and more recently at the Vetro in Mumbai And though we werenrsquot fortunate enough to try his food we heard alas from someone who did say ldquoHe had carried a significant stock of black truffles with himrdquo DamnPlane talkThe things you pick up on the DelhiMumbai red eye We happened to eavesdrop on this exchange concerning the recent murky murder and coverup case that had captured the countryrsquos attention rapidly and appears to be forgotten as rapidly We would not have paid much attention if the two men discussing the matter were not such insiders and personal friends of the accusedldquoShersquos gone totally greyrdquo said one ldquoHusband and wife are on totally different sides nowrdquo said the other ldquoHe wants her to solely take the fall for thisrdquo said the first ldquoHe has told his lawyers that she armtwisted him into everything and forced him to put half his properties in her namerdquo said the other ldquoIt doesnrsquot look good for her ndashwouldnrsquot be surprised if shersquos given the ultimate punishmentrdquo said the first And all this before take off