Dancing with a sprain

I was looking at her dancing and thinking Where did this dynamic little bundle of energy come from I thought she killed it that night And I was actually so tense cause she had sprained her ankle a few days prior to the show says actress and director Soni Razdan on her daughter Alia Bhatt who not only walked away with this years Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for her performance in Highway but also impressed with some particularly mean moves during a songanddance routineSoni Razdan with daughter Alia Bhatt and friends PicTwitterWho does she get her energy from we asked Razdan Both of us I suppose She reminds me of me cause I love to perform and I can see that in her so clearly And of course Mahesh is a born performer isnt he says the proud mum adding Shes natural and normal and I hope she always stays that waySerafina at Kala GhodaYesterday we had the pleasure of dining at the newly opened Serafinas allday casual dining restaurant at Kala Ghoda We had gone because it had been a favourite haunt of ours in New York and we were happy that it had moved out of its previous location at the Palladium at Lower ParelSunil Kapur andDeepak Chopra PicGetty ImagesAfter all the iconic restaurant known as one of New Yorks finest NorthernItalian eateries which boasted of dishes such as ravioli al Tartufo Nero Focaccia alla Nutella and Pizza Bianca founded by Vittorio Assaf and Fabio Granato deserved better than being stuck in a mall Not that we have anything against malls of courseBut to get back to the newly opened Serafina at Kala Ghoda its everything that had made the New York eatery such a favourite of ours rugged North Italian handed down for generations cuisines the restaurants signature effortless chic lots of great natural light streaming through the big windows and whats best of allvery attractive pricesWe will consciously offer many of our iconic dishes at phenomenal prices to encourage people to try these items says Sunil Joy Kapur Chairman of K Hospitality and Global Kitchens who has brought the eatery down to the city We recently had a successful opening in Kolkata and there is a lot of excitement about the brandIncidentally while doing the food tasting we made it a point to order the salad named after our friend the West Coastbased spiritual guru and author Deepak Chopra perhaps the consequence of his friendship with Sant Chatwal who has interest in the NYC SerafinaAnd if you must know what goes into the salad named after the worlds premier new age spiritual savanthere it is a handful of holistic mixed green lettuce a portion of Age of Aquarius cherry tomatoes some alternative corn a few theosophical asparagus some comparative lemon vinaigrette dressing and the key ingredient to hold it all together some prime nuts Toss well with many existential stirrings and serveThe Big Fat Indian Wedding relocatesFor four days ShangriLas Barr al Jissah Resort amp Spas Al Waha Hotel was named Virani CastleNo the Virani family which runs a diamond and gemstone empire across India Hong Kong and Belgium did not take over the hotel but flew in about a thousand guests from around the world for the wedding of the family scion Smit Virani with Chandni Amin thus began a gushing piece entitled The Big Fat Indian Wedding in Sundays edition of the Muscat DailyThe wedding venue PicMuscat DailyLavish sets with different themes were set up for each ceremony hellipwith dazzling performances by international artistes as well as Bollywood celebrities said the article about the nuptials of the Mumbaibased diamond merchant Virani family that was held from January 23 to 26Smit Virani with Chandni AminAnd in what looks like a pitch for Omani tourism the report underlines that it was a through and through Gujarati wedding in the true sense it saw a celebrated singer from Gujarat perform on the first day followed by a mehndi henna ceremony which included the garba and dandiya dance formsDia MirzaIn the evening Indian Idol participant Rahul Vaidya performed live while the next day guests had a fun time at a pool party where five Russian drummers performed Whats more the next day was a dazzling affair with Bollywood celebrities Dia Mirza Aarti Chhabria and Mouni Roy performing their best moves and Vishal and Shekhar ended the evening celebrations belting out their favourite Bollywood numbersDestination weddings have grown over the years for Indian marriage celebrations and international markets like Thailand Hong Kong and others in Southeast Asia have been over exposed said one of the event organisers about the extravaganzaOver the last couple of years Oman has emerged as a fresh destination with only a couple of hours flying time and its modern infrastructure So will more Indians bite the bait and follow suit Lets seeKen with the diamond earringsOf the unfortunately tawdry battle currently being slugged out in Bollywood between a bottle blonde Ken and our friend a wellregarded but controversy attracting actors wife who also happens to be the mother of a shining star the piece that had us most ROFL was when Ken accused of cheating the star wife of five cool ones was caught redhanded at the gym sporting not only the expensive watch meant for the son and the expensive car bought for the husband but the pair of earrings meant for the daughterAs for all this submitting damaging pix in court theres a word for itblackmail and how soon before the industry ever alert to similar threats closes ranks on the earringwearing offender and protects its own