Happy birthday Akash and Isha

Friday night saw Nita and Mukesh Ambani host a very special evening at their noted home on Altamount Road to celebrate the 24th birthday of their elder son and daughter twins Akash and Isha AmbaniThe stunningly organised dinner was hosted on the helipad of Antilia their multistorey apartment block and the guest list for the sit down meal included close family friends and other celebrities from the cricket and film circuits The meal is said to have been catered by Delhirsquos Indian Accent restaurant which is a family favouriteIsha and Akash AmbaniAnd post dinner the younger guests are said to have moved to another floor to continue the celebrations Akash and Isha both graduated from Ivy League schools Brown and Yale respectively before joining their father at Reliance and are personally supervising the highly anticipated Reliance Jio project which is said to launch in the upcoming monthsAnd it was all yellowItrsquos tough to keep up with the activities of the indefatigable BJP spokesperson Shaina NC But when she has an Amitabh Bachchan by her side in a showstopping butter cup yellow bandhi and I love Mumbai the NGO founded by her father Nana launches the lsquoAlliance for Riding Knightsrsquo at their Tiger Conservation Motorbike Rally it sure is a clutter busterShaina NC Amitabh Bachchan and Sudhir MungantiwarldquoMr Bachchan and Sudhir Mungantiwar Minister of Finance amp Planning Forests Government of Maharashtra flagged off the rallyrdquo said Shaina ldquoIt was a huge successrdquoFunny bones on SundayA substantial serving of Mumbairsquos top doctors were present at Mumbairsquos Rooftop Rendezvous yesterday for the release of leading city orthopedic surgeon Dr Arun Mullajirsquos book by BJP Minister Piyush GoelAccording to a guest the afternoon was witness to the aristocracy of city doctors like the Udwadias both brothers Tempton and Farokh the Soonawallas urologist Dr Phiroze and Dr Nilesh Shah of NM Centre But if you think a gathering of men and women in charge of Mumbairsquos hearts and bones would be a somber one ndash think againThe air was filled with guffaws and chuckles as the afternoonrsquos compere funny man Kunal Vijayakar conducted the event with characteristic humour Best of all there were a series of cartoons across the venue on the lighter side of medicine done by Mullajirsquos old batch mate from Jai Hind and KEM fellow doctor and leading cartoonist Dr Hemant MorpariaFashionistas drop anchorBlame it on our sense of timing either way too early for Mumbairsquos lsquochalta hairsquo standards or too late a result of its chaotic traffic but we never saw Sonam Kapoor in Rahul Mishra at the opening of the Ashiesh Shah designed Le Millrsquos Colaba store on SaturdayRoohi JaikishenWho we did see when we arrived at was fashionista Roohi Jaikishan whorsquod taken the dress code of lsquoneckerchief and nautical stripteasersquo no doubt inspired by the adjoining Yacht Club to another level What did Jaikishan a regular at fashion weeks across Europe think of the newly located storeldquoItrsquos an achingly chic collection of Indian amp western designers Curated with a keen eye for fashionrdquo she said adding ldquoThe choice of furniture lighting amp stationery is selective and eclectic making it the coolest store in townrdquoRIP Shamshad HussainOur deep condolences to the family of the late great MF Husain who lost their sibling Shamshad over the weekendShamshad HussainThe Delhibased artist the second eldest son of Husain was universally known as one of the most sensitive and generous souls and his passing has saddened the art community many of whom like Dadiba Pundole were seen at the funeral at Bader baug at Grant Road where prayers were heldArtists like Yusuf Arakkal a friend of the late artist were said to be devastated by the news and the family is said to be considering a prayer meet in the following days where artists and admirers from all over the country can pay their respectsA sumptuous repastApparently every time Zubin Mehta conducts in India he has one request He wants members of his orchestra to experience a traditional Parsi feast at the Colaba Agiary and this year was no exceptionNancy Kovack and Zubin MehtaFriday evening saw the best and brightest of Mumbai gather to break bread or rotli and sariya with the maestro his wife the former actress Nancy Kovack and members of the Australian World Orchestra AWO gather for a sumptuous repast of saasni macchi sali margi and country mutton amongst other Parsi specialtiesDr Yusuf HamiedSeated next to an Australia born Europebased violinist with the AWO we were delighted to see that he was enjoying the meal as much as we were The dinner had been hosted by Mehtarsquos oldest friend his childhood buddy from Mumbai the internationally renowned scientist and humanist Padma Bhushan Dr Yusuf K Hamied and his wife Farida who were seen graciously greeting guests and making sure they had second roundsMaureen WadiaWe spotted Dr and Mrs Farokh Udwadia publisher of Gladrags and wife of Nusli Maureen Wadia culture maven and sister of Hamied Sophie Ahmed and the Lithuanian ambassador to India Laimonas TalatKelpscarona amongst many others And of course the presence of Tanaz Godiwalla the undisputed high priestess of Parsi catering gave the evening its authentic flavour