Mum Sridevi and daughter Jhanvi team up

Sridevi and Jhanvi KapoorMum and daughter teamFilm buffs will know ifthere has ever been another instance when a motherdaughter team of actresses have both enjoyed heroine billing concurrently in Bollywood By any reckoning Sridevi and daughter Jhanvis spate of signings have been the talk of Bollywood As is known Sridevi will be acting alongside Sanjay Dutt in Karan Johars next to be directed by Abhishek Varman Coincidentally this is a good 20odd years after they starred in Karans father Yash Johars home production Gumraah when the famously moody star is reported to have shared her legendary frosty vibes with the Khalnayak starThe fact that Sris daughter Jhanvi too is being launched by Dharma in a remake of the hit 2016 Marathi musical romantic drama Sairaat opposite Shahid Kapoors brother Ishaan is just a happy coincidence Both mother daughter in top line projects with Dharma Productions NiceVikas Khanna then and now rightOf big hearts and dreamsWe have always been impressed by chef Vikas Khannas drive A big international success he has won Michelin stars been called the worlds sexiest chef cooked for the likes of the Pope and Barack Obama and is the subject of a film on his lifes journey which debuted this week at the Venice Film Festival Half of these achievements would make anyone proud especially a boy from a small town in Amritsar who couldnt speak English for the better half of his life But we feel the reason for the success and accolades he has received has a lot to do with his caring compassionate nature Recently we came across this photo of the chef in his salad days accompanied by his poignant post on social media in which he describes his initial struggles on foreign soil Mr X to me in 1994 ndash You small town people small homes small thinking small brain and big dreams go learn some EnglishMe ndash But Big Heart NiceSabina and AD SinghKitchsycooThink of it as a baby shower with the fun of a bachelorette the invitation reads for the party to celebrate the arrival of Sabina and A Ds newborn son Zen Zoe Taras little brother Called Kitsch Kitsch Hota Hai in tribute to Sabinas penchant for the style that she has made famous in the many interior projects she has undertaken in their restaurants and her own homes it will take place over the weekend at a popular eatery and promises to feature all the masti and madness that tends to unfold when Sabina Singh is in the houseAs for the proud dad A D when we last spoke he promised to make good on the beer and cigar bash for guys and some gals that hed hosted at his favourite city club to celebrate the birth of his daughter a few years agoRanveer Singh Karan Johar Hrithik Roshan Sonam Kapoor and Anil KapoorThat wedding thingIts not only Indians who splurge on big fat weddings Aneel Mussarat the UKbased bizman of Pakistani origin is said to have splashed about pound4m on his daughter Anooshas wedding to property developer Edmund Kissner recently While PTI leader and ageing sex symbol Imran Khan was flown down for the occasion from Lahore Pakistans obsession with Bollywood was evident in the heavyweights flown in from MumbaiNot only were Karan Johar Hrithik Roshan and Ranveer Singh said to have kept their plethora of assignments aside to jet in to London where they were hosted by the family in a suitably lavish Park Street hotel but a formidable amount of money is said to have exchanged hands for the privilege of their attendanceAnil Kapoor and daughter Sonam too who enjoy old and deep ties with a sizeable section of Londons air kissing set and have known the family for many years were also seen at what many say was a feast for the senses by any standardsHum kissise kam nahinBhupen KhakharCelebrating BhupenIt had been Bhupen Khakhar whod famously said I entered Samovar as a CA and left as an artist To be sure Khakhar a CA with a commerce degree from Sydenham College is not the only unlikely alumnus of the college who had turned to art Culturista art maven and leading dance critic Sunil Kothari also emerged unscathed from its left brain atmosphereKhakhar a boy from Mumbais Khetwadi along with his friend and peer Ghulam Mohamad Sheikh had gone on to become one of the moving spirits in the formation of the Baroda School of Art and a favourite of the likes of Salman Rushdie and Howard HodgkinNext week will witness a celebration of the artist who wore his homosexuality on his sleeve when auction house Sothebys will feature a talk on him by Dr Rajeev Lochan former director of the NGMA to kickoff its upcoming Modern amp Contemporary South Asian Art Sale The evening will also feature two iconic works by Khakhar from the estate of Howard Hodgkin along with champagne and canapesIncidentally it had been reviews of Khakhars retrospective You cant please all at the Tate last year which had resulted in the controversy over Western calumny amongst his many admirers in IndiaThe artist and his museThe topic of artists and their muses was the subject at a recent brunch this weekend While a late Delhi artist was said to have had many a beautiful lady paramour but only tall ones it was noted the fact that his family made sure that his studio was placed under secure lock and key to prevent the secretion of canvasses supposedly bequeathed to them in a moment of ardour was not lost on anyone Another dreamy Kolkata artist meanwhile came in for considerable criticism for his choice of muse Shes downright aesthetically displeasing said one art maven and doesnt even make up for her looks with a pleasing mannerBut what tickled the gathering no end was the case of this young bearded artist from Bengal whose works were flying off the shelves due to his beatific and soulful good looks Not just the usual suspects mind you guffawed one gallerist Hes got the wealthy 80yearold grande dames eating out of his hands