The baby doll and her beau?

Kanika Kapoor and Aditya Kilachand with friendsPretty Baby Doll singer Kanika Kapoor and her alleged new beau SoBo boy Aditya Kilachand son of writer Shobhaa De have by all accounts been painting the south of France red this past week The couple was spotted in happy spirits along with a bunch of friends at the glamorous Les Palmiers beach club at St Tropez over what appears to be a margarita and white linen brunch this weekend And a source informs us that the couple which has been making the most of their Riviera getaway later boarded a luxury yacht that set sail across the MediterraneanNicholas Carol Asscher and Lalit ModiDiamonds all the wayIt was according to those who attended it a veritable cruise liner of a party this weekend in St Tropez the very heart of the Riviera when diamond heiress Carol Asscher whose company is responsible for cutting some of the most famous diamonds in the world including the Cullinan diamond presented to King Edward VII hosted a glittering celebration over multiple events for Europes high rollers to bring in her own 50th and her son Nicholas 18th birthdaysHarking back to an earlier era of flamboyance and replete with spectacular live acts a hashtag of its own 18and50shadesofpink a themed dress code pink haute couture and celebrated Italian tenor Andre Bocelli serenading the guests the occasion saw a sprinkling of Indian invitees many who happened to be in the region fresh from their stint at Paris Fashion Week And in this gathering of prime sybarites could Sybarite Extraordinaire Lalit Modi be far behind Wishing you both the most beautiful year ahead filled with love and laughterHeres to the Lady with the most generous heart he posted on social media the next day Incidentally Asschers last big birthday bash a lavish multimilliondollar affair in Venice was five years ago when 500 of her closest friends including Ivanka Trump had partied for three days and four nightsChhaya MomayaUpcoming celebrationsA lady never discloses her vintage but word comes in that Chhaya Momaya has a big birthday coming up towards the latter half of this month which will see the event organiser put her well honed skills into hosting a glamorous event for her friendsOpening the doorsThis is how serendipity works Speaking on a sleepy Sunday afternoon to design entrepreneur Krsnaa Mehta he was watching the Exorcist whose vibrant new store at Kala Ghoda India Circus appears to have carved a special niche for itself in the citys heart we stumble upon a scoop We had called Mehta to apologise for our laxity in accepting his very attractive invitation to visit the half a dozen events that the store has hosted since it opened its doorsZeeba Khan Uma Punjabi Krsnaa Mehta Shalini Chuganee and Meghna SoodWe havent even made it to see the new Zara store at Fort we say by way of an explanation His store which appears to be as colourful as its creator has already gained recognition for generously hosting a slew of fun filled events that have not only brought it footfall but attentionIt began with Rachel Wawns NGO Befriend then we teamed up with Om creations which rehabilitates and trains differently abled young people to celebrate ability in disability by giving them a platform to sell their products after that I had two of my friends who bake for two months in the year and a florist selling their wares says Mehta scion of a design family who ably teamed up with Godrej for the label which began as an online ventureI wanted the place to be an interactive brand experience he says of the soirees he has hosted with the likes of Indus and The American Woman Club and Mumbai Connections I am especially enjoying teaming up with NGOs which are doing such good work he says Soon the store will collaborate with Pheroza Godrej and the charities that she works withSo whats the scoop you ask gentle reader The fact that there will be another store opening by September at a new currently under construction section at the Palladium Its going to be almost 1600 square feet and will be right next to the new Massimo Dutti store which will also open its doors for the first time in Mumbai says Mehta inadvertently presenting us with yet another scoop And then he goes right back to watching the ExorcistMr PoutUs and his waysSo now that he is all over the G20 lurking and then startling world leaders with his sudden appearances and hand pumps and looming all over the proceedings we might as well narrate how Mr Poutus had developed his offensive manner way before he became top dog A longlegged Indian beauty who had the misfortune of having to deal with His Orange Highness when he ran an international beauty pageant can only recall the utterly shabby way he treated his professional colleagues and associatesAnother high level media executive who also had to meet with the Dump recalls how he had managed to turn even a courtesy meeting at his office in his imposing Towers into an exercise in one ndashupmanship and crassness I was shown into this ginormous room at the end of which he sat unsmiling behind an imposing desk Come along young man lets get this over with he barked as a way of greeting and before I knew it he had pulled me behind his desk and a minion of his clicked a selfieEveryone wants their picture with me he said recalls the bewildered executive But I hadnt ever mentioned that Id wanted one And how did he assess his professional dealing The less said the better says the still smarting executive He was out to screw the last cent out of any deal