Boman birthday pranked

Boman Irani standing second from right with family and friends in ShillimTrust the funny men to come up with the best pranks Actor Boman Irani who celebrated his birthday this week found himself at the receiving end of a well choreographed gag under the guidance of his wife Zenobia and his son the actor Kayoze Irani his manager had booked him a speaking gig at a weekend lsquocorporate eventrsquo to be held at a hotel in ShillimOf course Irani had no clue that instead of a boring old corporate gig for out of town and often out to lunch executives it was his surprise birthday party ldquoDad opened the door and saw all of us staring silently at himrdquo says Kayoze adding ldquoI think he just stood there shocked Not knowing what the hell was going on as he thought he was coming for a show After the surprise he still asked if there was a show or not It just worked out beautifullyrdquoIncidentally the reason why Irani saw a group of silent faces staring at him when he opened the door of his room was for an even more hilarious reason ldquoWersquod been cautioned that yelling ldquoSurprisersquo with so many elderly Parsis around might result in heart seizures so we all respectfully stared at him when he opened the doorrdquo says close buddy Kunal Vijayakar Imagine the sightA few of her favourite thingsldquoBeautiful gardens and flowers are so therapeutic and healingrdquo says Dr Swati Piramal about one of her pet projects the second installment of The Vaikunth Flower Show which was billed among the lsquoTop 5 Flower Shows in the Worldrsquo last year ldquoWe need them so much especially in these timesrdquo she saysDr Swati PiramalldquoAt Vaikunth Piramal we have a display of over one million flowers 22 themedgardens 5000 handpainted lanterns by children to entertain guests of all agesrdquo she says she said about the show opening this weekendPiramal who is a scientist involved in healthcare and is married to industrialist Ajay Piramal is passionate about some of lifersquos finest things desserts horticulture and the arts ldquoThis yearrsquos theme is lsquoBlue Gold ndash Indigo the Flower of Freedomrsquo to serve as a fitting tribute to the lsquoChamparan Satyagraharsquo championed by Mahatma Gandhirdquo she saysWho was the loveliestWord comes in that there was a big bash thrown in honour of a famous fashion designer to celebrate a landmark occasion at a suburban fivestar hotel recently And though the designer had ensured that all his star friends were in attendance and posed for the shutterbugs in a show of star power he seemingly forgot to make sure they all attended wearing his creationsThus you had some of the fairest and most celebrated names show up in creations by another er equally celebrated designer label And though we would not be so foolish as to hazard which guests shone brighter the talk of the town the next day was which designer has stolen the showthe one who the party had been for or his peers and good friends whorsquod inadvertently stolen the showAs they say therersquos no business like show businessFrom the outside inAs is known the mannequin challenge has taken the world by storm and is this seasonrsquos answer to the lsquoice bucket challengersquo and other viral initiatives endorsed by celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and Adele etcPernia Qureshi and Roohi JaikishanThis past weekend saw Mumbai take its own mannequin challenge at a glamorous dinner put together by Roohi Jaikishan in honour of visiting internationally celebrated designer Bibhu Mohapatra currently Americarsquos designer du jour having dressed both Michelle Obama and Melania Trump Mohapatrarsquos exquisite curation of the ambience and the whimsical quotes hersquod scattered on postits of his bon mots along with Jaikishanrsquos famous cuisine saw the likes of Pernia Qureshi Smriti Kanoria and Asheish Shah gather around the tableSubodhacircu00c2u0080u00c2u0088Gupta and Bibhu MohapatraAnd the edgy mannequin challenge video shot by Shah and posted on social media where itrsquos already received much attention was one of the eveningrsquos high lights with the hostess and her husband Chetan turn statue in a striking embrace while others like Subodh Gupta Surily Goel Laila Mallaya Singh struck equally arresting stancesMichelle Obama and Melania TrumpThe eveningrsquos best takeaway Mohapatrarsquos comment that when as a little boy hersquod visit Bombay from Orissa and fantasise about the people living behind those impressive doors hersquod never imagined that someday theyrsquod be hosting soirees in his honourHave jodhpurs will travelA most delicious serving of the capitalrsquos wellheeled middleaged and restless along with a few leading lights from across the country spent the weekend in Jaipur celebrating the birthday of the Delhibased Monish Bali one of the cherished of their tribe Bali and his family are said to be amongst the capitalrsquos best hosts with a sumptuous private lounge in their basement with hospitality said to be king size tooAD Singh JJ Vallaya and co at Yuvraj Singhrsquos wedding and right atacircu00c2u0080u00c2u0088Balirsquos doThey are reported to be in the spirits business with an abiding interest in cricket No surprises then that the weekend which featured much wining and dining saw the likes of Sachin Tendulkar JJ Vallaya the brothers Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan and AD Singh attired in full modern Maharaja regalia Polo Tees brocade Nehru jackets and of course jodhpursldquoThe highlight was the black tie dinner at the Bali owned restaurant at the Fort and the fact that actor Bobby Deol regaled the guests with an all night impromptu singing sessionrdquo says a source No surprises either that more or less the same individuals just packed their party clothes and their Alka Seltzers and moved on the morning after to the other big event on their social calendar ndash the Yuvraj SinghHelen Keech nuptials in Goa see pictorial evidence