The new Bollywood order?

Those who missed IIFA 2016 on TV on Sunday night will be excused for not being up to speed with the recalibration of Bollywoodrsquos new power structureThe awards event known as lsquoBollywoodrsquos ownrsquo as opposed to the many others it shakes a leg for saw a heady mix of stratospheric star power a European venue and screaming hysterical fans and has resulted in an interesting message of a new order being forged of relatively young lsquouns like Ranveer Singh Shahid Kapoor Hrithik Roshan Farhan Akhtar with what seemed to be an adulatory nod in the direction of Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor and a marked absence of heavy weights SRK Aamir AB and RanbirShahid Kapoor Ranveer Singh Hrithik Roshan Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone PicsAFP Getty ImagesAlso the top female hierarchy now appears to be Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone with the former as the reigning deity of the industry for her successful crossover to Hollywood most interestingly for the creativity in advertising and content creation on display the overarching message cannot be missed when it comes to lsquoits ownrsquo nothing can beat Bollywoodrsquos marketing muscle and elanCars consumer durables and other goods and services taking centre stage along with the countryrsquos most famous faces No doubt about it the rules of the entertainment media game have just been rewrittenThe top jobIt must be the most speculated upon job replacement in recent times even surmounting the one that followed news of Ratan Tatarsquos departure as Chairman of Tata sonsArvind Subramaniam Arundhati Bhattacharya and Raghuram RajanWhile the name of the ViceChairman of the Niti Aayog and professor of economics at the Columbia University Arvind Panagariya is being discussed as top contender for the post of RBI governor ldquoSo far there appear to be a handful of candidatesrdquo says an ace financial journalist who has the countryrsquos leading policy wonks and banking sources on speed dial about the all important question of RBI governor Raghuram Rajanrsquos successorldquoOf course the eminent economist Urjit Patel currently serving as Deputy Governor is very much in the running but Arundhati Bhattacharya is being seen as a strong contender though she might just as well be chosen to succeed Sebi chairman UK Sinha on his retirement in March next yearrdquo he saysldquoKV Kamath is also a name thatrsquos said to be in consideration though his seniority might be an issue Other names being mentioned are Arvind Subramaniam the present Chief Economic Adviser to the GoI though itrsquos doubtful whether the powers that be will pick another Tam Bram given the lsquoSwamy factorrsquordquo he shuddered adding ldquoFormer Deputy Gov Rakesh Mohan would be an excellent choice but itrsquos being said that family responsibilities might prevent him from accepting and Economic Affairs Secretary Shakti Kanta Das is also in the consideration but whether a career bureaucrat would be the right candidate for such a highprofile job where an economist of global stature is required to reassure nervous international markets will be a factorrdquoGosh thatrsquos a lot of information we said to the ace financial journo impressed You obviously learnt all of this by talking to your policy wonks and banking sources ldquoNot at allrdquo he replied massaging his temples wearily ldquoI learnt all this after two weeks in Mumbai This is the only thing Mumbai biz circles are talking aboutrdquoPortrait of the artistWhen Shobhaa De sends out a mail with the legend lsquoHersquos done itrsquo itrsquos sure to be a conversation stopper After all the author of some of the countryrsquos bestselling fiction and sharpest commentary does not mince her wordsDilip and Shobhaa DeNo surprises then that the lsquosave the datersquo notice for husband Dilip Dersquos debut as an artist has elicited so much interest Dilip as is known has been an avid art collector for the past decades with some drool worthy works of Tyeb Mehta S H Raza Bikash Bhattacharjee and M F Husain in his possessionlsquoYoursquove known him and admired him as an adventurous art collector and enthusiastic patron Now get to know him as an artist and painterrsquo says the teaser invite to Dersquos premier solo art show next month And of course having whetted appetites with these words Shobhaa the consummate wordsmith is mum ldquoLet me check with the main manrdquo is all she replied to our enquiries about her husbandrsquos artistic debutFortuitous betrothalAs heiresses go shersquos one of the most low key and yet the recent engagement of Vidhi daughter of Dilip Shanghvi the low key Founder and MD of Sun Pharmaceuticals and one of the richest men in the country did not pass unnoticedDilip Shanghvi PicTwitter Mukesh Ambani and Dattaraj and Dipti SalgaocarThe young lady who along with her brother Aalok works in the family business is said to be betrothed to a scion of the Salgaocarrsquos Goarsquos leading mining clansIncidentally this fortuitous coupling will also result in another mega alliance with Shanghvirsquos fianceacute being a nephew to Raj Salgaocar who is married to Mukesh Ambanirsquos sister Dipti two of Indiarsquos richest men Mukesh Ambani and Dilip Shanghvi will also be related soonNext big moveHersquos more or less done it all edited a respected financial daily served as advisor to the highest authority in the land been head hunted to lead an international think tank and even written a best selling book mdash but a recent power lunch between two of the Capitalrsquos leading media mavens a top female anchor and the aforementioned gent has set tonguersquos wagging about his next assignmentIf his highprofile lunching companion is to be believed it looks like his next assignment might just be as an MP or even an MLC Stranger things have happened in saddi DilliBig wheelsWhen it was launched a few years ago it was known as the first car of choice of plutocrats heads of State and oligarchs and even though the Maybach was discontinued as a separate brand a few years later today rebranded as part of the Mercedes premium S class line it remains in popular imagination as the ultimate luxury limoSwati PiramalLast year when Mukesh Ambani took delivery of his custom made brandnew armoured variant of the sedan it had attracted media notice Now we hear there are two more additions to its list of patrons Swati Piramal the erudite scientist and Vice Chairperson of Piramal Enterprises has allegedly acquired one recently and word comes in that a former IPS officer tuned politician who runs a highprofile security agency and is said to possess the best fleet of limos in the city has also become the proud owner of the luxury sedanIsnrsquot that a bit excessive even for such an ardent collector ldquoNot reallyrdquo says an insider ldquoThe same big wheel also bought a Lamborghini recentlyrdquo