What went on at Farah Khan's bash for Ed Sheeran?

Whats it like walking out of the loo at Farah Khans duplex penthouse only to find Ed Sheeran outside accompanied by Khan patiently waiting his turn to go in while Khans triplets Diva Anya and Czar look on bemusedly Sheeran all five foot five of him in crumpled capris and sandals and his characteristic cuddly grin had arrived a few minutes after us for the party in his honour and was as delightful unassuming casual and approachable as he is known to beAkash Ambani Anant Ambani and Aarav KumarAnd so when we went upstairs to Farahs terrace where some of Bollywoods best and brightest were awaiting the mega musicians arrival unlike other such bashes where the air is rife with the crackle of hightension energy and ego and the temperature rises with every new stars entry with Sheerans arrival the exact opposite happened everybody relaxedThe columnist with Ed SheeranBopping around happily on the dance floor hugging singer and old friend Shaan excitedly and commending him on his lithe new look fetching his own drinks from the bar and happily posing for selfies with anyone who asked Sheeran put everyone at ease Around him Sonali Bendre Aaditya Thackeray Vishal Dadlani Sikander Kher Karan Johar Malaika Arora Sushant Singh Rajput Sara Ali Khan and Jhanvi Kapoor and the big boys of digital and electronic media Raj Nayak and Sameer Nair ebbed and flowed we missed SRK Katrina Kaif Shahid Kapur and Abhishek Bachchans entry thoughAt some stage while we were there Sheeran got on the floor to shake a leg to some bhangra playing in the background He had specially requested that we play Bollywood and bhangra and NOT his music informed Khan Your music reminds us of the all time great song writers Carole King and James Taylor Songs that will last over time and become anthems for their generation we said to him Thanks Thats a big compliment he said with genuine delight at hearing such vintage names introduced in the assembled zeitgeistWhile going down in the elevator we saw the special cake being carried into the buildings foyer which Khan had ordered for her singer pal they were old pals having met through Khans cousin a lawyer who handled the singers portfolio many years ago it was in the shape of a simple acoustic guitar The allusion to King and Taylor had not been so off the mark And so on the long drive back home we listened to Sheerans tracks interspersed with all time classics of King and Taylor like Youve got a friendHeavy duty attendanceSome of the countrys biggest names were in attendance for the release of Minhaz Merchants biography The Nationalist of LampTs numero uno Anil Naik this Saturday afternoonA M Naik Mukesh Ambani and Devendra Fadnavis at the launch PicAtul KambleFrom heavy duty industrialists Mukesh Ambani Kumarmangalam Birla Subhash Chandra Goel Ashok Hinduja and banker statesmen Uday Kotak Chanda Kochhar and Deepak Parekh to government authorities namely CM Devendra Fadnavis and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval they had all gathered to sing praises of the charismatic leader who had dedicated his over five decades to building the company into a world leader in its fieldAmbani who in the past had crossed swords with Naik when Reliance had mounted a hostile bid for it many decades ago described the chairman as the original Make in India man someone who he had collaborated with closely on major projects over the last 35 years and who had never let him down rising up to each and every challenge along the way After all we are both proud banias said Ambani affectionately to much laughter But I am a Brahmin shot Naik back to even more laughterRealty princesFriday evening saw us drop in at Piramal Aranya Anand Piramals stateoftheart new development of two underconstruction tall and sleek towers at Byculla overlooking Mumbais Botanical Gardens adjacent to the wonderfully restored Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum Arriving first at the developments Experience Centre designed as an open to public space to display works of Indian art curated by the Piramal Museum of Art Swati Piramal proudly pointed out the attention to detail that her son had displayedPirojsha Godrej Jeh Wadia and Ness WadiaThe entire development is a paean to the spirit of Byculla she said This area boasts of some of the citys most graceful structures and epitomizes a gentler more graceful way of living she said before taking us up to the two show flats that had been prepared as a sampler for interested parties We aspire to bring worldclass lifestyles and set new standards for architectural design quality and safety in the industry said Anand about his new ventureIncidentally Anand who as head of Piramal Realty has 10 million square feet of land under development in areas such as Kurla Thane Worli and Byculla joins a small clutch of his contemporaries like Pirojsha Godrej and the Wadia brothers Ness and Jeh though in the latters case their father Nusli is reported to have resumed control of the realty division Gen Next of some of the biggest names in Indian industry in realty If Mumbais streets are paved with gold it is these princes who are mining it for a city whose appetite for growth never stopsThe anthropology of the alpha maleAt a recent gathering of bigticket business and financial names in the city an observer reported on anthropological insights into the countrys most rarified animals The Alpha MaleFirstly attendance we are told was strictly on a late come late show basis which means the later you came the bigger your market cap was Secondly the activity in the first two rows was a lesson in corporate skullduggery as sworn rivals bitter enemies and those who have crossed swords in bloody corporate battles earlier went out of their way to hug and praise each otherThirdly when it comes to fawning in front of business peers and politicians even the best and brightest do not hold back And lastly in all this schmoozing the behaviour of two men both Mumbai born and bred billionaires who coincidentally attended the same college one a professional who singlehandedly built a world class bank and the other who inherited one of the countrys most respected business conglomerates at a young age stood outUnlike their peers who darted around fawning over the high and mighty these two sat in dignity heads held high watching the tamasha their faces clearly saying Tch TchThe call of the wildIts the first premium wine offering from Karnataka that Sula Vineyards has introduced said Cecilia Oldne about its latest offering Kadu described as Indias first Wine for a Cause Karnataka is home to the most wild tigers on the planet in its many reserves But the majestic beast is endangered With each bottle sold the company will contribute towards tiger conservation within Karnataka she saidCecilia OldneBut that was not the only news Oldne had to give After a monthlong hectic fourcity Kadu rollout the attractive weekend football enthusiast said that she was also on the verge of a new career moveIts been 10 years with Sula and though it will always be an intrinsic part of my DNA the time has come to leave my comfort zone and branch out on my own It will be in Mumbai said this avid Mumbai lover and it will be in the sphere of wine she added Kadu incidentally we are informed means wild in Kannada Apt