Look who's cooking!

Spotted at the Gaggan Pop Up dinner at the Four Seasons on Monday night were new parents Imran Khan and wife Avantika who are personal friends of the superstar chef who appears to have taken Delhi by storm given the numerous laudatory posts on Twitter and Facebook from those who attended the dinnersIncidentally Khan is an enthusiastic foodie and is all slated to try his hand at the griddle along with Gaggan at tonightrsquos dinner to the delight of fellow diners In this case too many cooks will certainly make the broth betterImran Khan AvantikaandGaggan AnandFrom Mother to SonldquoThe Book is number one on Amazon based on preorder just on Day Onerdquo wrote Delhibased media maven Rajdeep Sardesai over the weekend to his Mumbaibased mother the noted former professor of Sociology at St Xavierrsquos College Nandini about his soon to be published book lsquoElections 2014rsquoExpected to be one more in the tellall political tomes of recent times Sardesai whose career trajectory has been a closelywatched affair ever since he quit CNNIBN in a highprofile exit is said to be all set to fill the gap left by Shekhar Guptarsquos redesignation at Living MediaRajdeep SardesaiNandini Sardesai andKaran Thapar PICIBNLIVEldquoFollowing the breakdown of his talks about fronting a fournight news show on News X hersquos probably going to be joining the India Today Group now that Shekhar Gupta has been given an advisory role And of course his expertise on TV will come in handy at Headlines Today the grouprsquos electronic divisionrdquo says a sourceldquoThough where this will leave Rahul Kanwal current channel head of Headlines Today is anyonersquos guess Perhaps one will be given the 9 pm and the other the 10 pm slot or Kanwal may be shifted to charge of Aaj Takrdquo Interestingly if Sardesai does take up pole position at Living Media and Headlines Today it will be the second time around when he interacts with Karan Thapar who had left CNNIBN in favour of HT quite recentlyAs for his soontobe published tome ldquoSome of my students have reordered itrdquo replied his delighted motherAbs Fab SRKPerhaps thatrsquos why he is called the lsquoBadshahrsquo of Bollywood Ever since the latest pictures from SRKrsquos appearance in Happy New Year shot by Dabboo Ratnani have been making the rounds featuring the star displaying not one or two or six but eight mindboggling packs of lean muscle on his torso social networking sites have been agog over his achievementShah Rukh Khan andFarah KhanldquoAt his age hersquos nearly 50 with all his commitments and his bad health to be able to look like this speaks for almost superhuman dedication and singleminded determinationrdquo said a fan Apparently the star credits his trainer Prashant Sawant for his superb physiqueldquoLetrsquos face it SRK has always looked the best in my filmsrdquo crowed the filmrsquos director Farah Khan when we spoke to her ldquoI always tell him that none of his male directors can make him look so goodrdquo said the lady in whose last film Om Shanti Om the star had launched the sixpack phenomena to begin withAnother one bites the dustIf sources are to be believed one of Mumbairsquos most eligible bachelors heir to a great infrastructure fortune is finally ready to give up his coveted status and tie the knotAnd whatrsquos most heartening is that contrary to expectations the girl hersquos chosen is not from the predictable arranged marriage circuit of known families from his parentsrsquo social circle but someone hersquos fallen in love with much younger than him and most significantly happens to be from another faithAnd though both parties are equally wellheeled and wealthy this refreshing move on their part will certainly go a long way in sending out the right message for others in matters of love and marriage religion and customs should take a backseatldquoThe boyrsquos family has always been a progressive liberal and sophisticated onerdquo says a source ldquoand the fact that they have embraced his choice with such enthusiasm only underlines this factrdquo We likeThe Siva ChroniclesEver since selfmade tycoon and Chairman of the 4 billion Siva Group C Sivasankaran in pic appears to have escaped the long arm of creditors in India by declaring bankruptcy in Seychelles the top Indian businessmen who have NRI status are lauding themselves for their foresightRavi RuiaPradeep Dhoot andC SivasankaranAfter all the flamboyant Siva said to be a consummate dealmaker has managed to keep his fortunes intact even though this is his second brush with bankruptcy in a year ldquoLondon and Dubai are the preferred places for Indian businessmen to base themselves these daysrdquo says a financial journalist covering the beatldquoFrom Ravi Ruia to Pramod Mittal to Pradeep Dhoot all big business houses in India have found it prudent to have one key member of the family based abroad so that there is a safety net overseas especially if they are overstrainedrdquo And of course the Siva chronicles unfolding in Seychelles where the businessman is battling to keep his wealth away from creditors are being closely watched