The 'Me and Ranveer' series

This appears to be the start of a long running Selfie with Ranveer Singh series Alert readers might recall a recent picture wed carried on this page featuring the putative mustachioed star with the Indophile academic Rachel Dwyer shot on the day before his screen test a historic pic if there was oneNot only had Dwyer sportingly allowed us to carry it post his Bajirao success but had campaigned quite valiantly to have her young friends modesty protected by requesting some nifty cropping of the dangerously low slung boxers Now we present more in that line this time with artist model and wife of Sunil Tanuja Padwal who bumped into the star recently at the Marriott in JuhuTanuja Padwal and Ranveer SinghWe were celebrating my close friend mdash Ravi Udyawar the TVC directors birthday and we bumped into Ranveer at the Marriott Juhu said Padwal adding Ravi who is making his first feature film with Sridevi knows him well she said with a smile about Picture No 2 in the Me and RS seriesThe obvious question to ask the recently converted red head was to ask if the zany star liked her hair He loved it she replied Incidentally for those who want to know if RS modesty was protected the last time around it is yes mdash the picture had been cropped And further no ones modesty had to be protected with picture No 2Manish goes ethnicIts been two successful years of my diffusion store said designer Manish Malhotra And Im now launching my textile handloom collection Regal Threads an ode to Make In India with weaves from Benares and Bandhani from Gujarat as the first event at my store with the NGO Sahachari Foundation texted the beatific designer adding Please drop in next week to support the weavers and Indian textilesManish MalhotraWe had dropped into Malhotras fashion show with the same foundation a few weeks ago and found his collaboration with Indian handlooms a radical departure from his usual oeuvre After all Malhotra along with YRF and KJO had been the one to usher in the pastel chiffon era of Bollywood and had more or less invented the look Now with deep hues of purple and maroon and the rustle of tussar and silks and linens he was attempting something brave and worthyInterestingly Malhotra had managed to make this new avatar of his a departure from that other collaboration he has with Shabana Azmis Azamgarh weavers Can there be a thing as too ethnic and worthy A visit to his diffusing store will answer that oneA twist of the ear and a pat on the backTheres no doubt about it Our PM has a thing about tweaking ears Weve seen him do it to various hapless kids before but this time the fact that it happens to be the son of Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Mrs Funnybones and the grandson of Dimple and Rajesh Khanna and the Bhatias makes it all the more specialPrime Minister Narendra Modi pulls Aaravs ear in jestProud moment in a fathers life when the Prime Minister pulls your sons ear in jest amp calls him a good boy tweeted the proud as punch dad about this pic Er yes enquired a concerned friend in response but do you twist some ones ear and call them a good boy IndeedA fest for people like usThe Sula Fest known as Indias biggest music festival in the vineyards began on a cheery note with wine tastings of the house produce at the Hardys Lounge a fashion show It included wine pairings with food and some truly boppable music curated by Jehaan Johar which had the crowd on its feet and moving Besides the action at the Atmaspehere the amphitheatre at the centre of the festival where the organisers had managed to gather a cornucopia of festival mandatories such as Anjuna Goa style stalls selling great food and beverages and helpful staff around to guide those a bit carried away by it all mdash to safer environsArjun Khanna and Kim Sharma Spotted on the occasion were the newlywedded Yashwant Rao Holkar with bride Nyrika Godrej actress Kim Sharma with designer Arjun Khanna impressario Ravi Krishnan with his lovely daughter and designer Nari Kumar amongst others We couldnt make it to the after party but from what we heard it was a big long and cheery one at Rajiv Samants rambling home overlooking the vineyards The Sula gang has managed to put together a festival for PLU Whether this is good thing or intended is unclear but as far as were concerned NiceBungalow 8 and SonamTo be honest the lines between promotion and social media are getting so blurred that we have no idea if the fact that actress Sonam Kapoor who has recently been spotted wearing multiple outfits from Maithili Ahluwalias SoBo concept store Bungalow 8 is a spontaneous sartorial coupling or a promotional engagement arrived at to coincide with the actress soon to be released biopic NeerjaSonam in Bungalow 8 outfitsShe Instagrammed an image yesterday of her wearing a Bungalow 8 look for Neerja promotions and her caption mentioned how she loves their clothes and shes always adding them to her closet said a spokesperson for the store helpfully adding a screenshot of the Instagram photo that the fashionista had uploadedWhat gives us hope is this fact mdash an endorsement unrelated to commercial interest is that a few images of SK in various other easy chic and relaxed ensembles from Bungalow 8 namely returning from the Maldives where she went for her New Year holiday with friends and family And at the St Xaviers college amongst others have also been attachedCelebrity endorsement or genuine thumbs up The jurys out on that one mdash however Anil and Sunitas daughter looks pretty good in them