Spotted: Hema Malini and other Bollywood celebs

Hema Malini celebrated her 67th birthday with the media on October 16 by cutting a cake. The veteran actress, who became a grandmother recently, continues to live up to the tag, ‘dreamgirl’.

Artsy bug

Juhi Chawla admires the display at a photo exhibition. Sonakshi Sinha’s mom, Poonam was also spotted here. Pic/Datta Kumbhar

Fashion diaries

Neha Dhupia attended London Fashion Week in a sexy blue saree.

In support

(L-R) Deepak Singh, Kranti Prakash Jha, Imtiaz Ali, Neetu Chandra, Nitin Chandra, Pankaj Jha and Aarti Puri
Neetu Chandra’s second production received support from director Imtiaz Ali. Once Upon A Time In Bihar is based on true incidents that unfolded in Buxar, Bihar.

In style

Dorris and Bharat Godambe

Bharat and Dorris Godambe hosted a fashion show and convocation ceremony in Mumbai.

Aneel Muraka

New fashion store launched at Santacruz, Mumbai

Mumbai has yet another reason to celebrate its multi-dimensional fashion quotient as Jhelum an all new store-in-store concept opened with much fanfare at Santacruz. The brainchild of entrepreneur and designer Jhelum Gopal Dalvi and her mother Aarti Rele, Jhelum offers a unique experience in luxury, festive and bridal fashion.

The evening of October 14 saw The mother daughter duo with Kaykasshan Patel hosted a dazzling preview to celebrate the opening of the store in the presence of designers like JJ Valaya, Manav Gangwani, Suneet Verma, Rina Dhaka and Varun Bahl. Specially dressed in looks from Jhelum were Divya Kumar Khosla (in Anamika Khanna), Krishika Lulla (in Varun Bahl), Isha Koppikar (in Varun Bahl), Warda Nadiadwala and Arti Surendranath(in Rohit Bal), Shriya Saran, Evelyn Sharma and Narmada Ahuja (in JJ Valaya). Also seen at this glamorous bash were guests like Pinky Reddy, Ramona Narang, Rouble Nagi, Baba Siddiqui, Poonam Soni, Seema Khan, Maheep Kapoor and Prateik Babbar.

Resham Hemdev, Kaykasshan Patel, Wardha Nadiadwala, Rashmi Nigam 

J J Valaya, Varun Bahl, Rina Dhaka and Suneet Verma 

Ramona Narang and Rouble Nagi 

Aarti Rele and Jhelum Gopal Dalvi 

Manav Gangwani 

Isha Koppikar

Ganesh Acharya shoots for Hong Kong filmmaker Dante Lam's 'Operation Mekong'

Ganesh Acharya on the set of the film, Operation Mekong

Veteran choreographer Ganesh Acharya has been shooting for Hong Kong filmmaker Dante Lam’s action flick, 'Operation Mekong', in Bangkok. After watching Ganesh in 'Hey Bro', which released earlier this year, the makers roped him for the film as actor, not choreographer. Knowing Ganesh, he might do a bit of a jig in one of the scenes.

Tusshar Kapoor lends a helping hand for a good cause

Tusshar Kapoor

Tusshar Kapoor was recently spotted at an event for honouring the visually impaired. The actor prefers to spend his leisure time doing social work. Now that he has wrapped up the shoot of Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 and Mastizaade, he is using free time in hand to extend a helping hand to NGOs working across sectors.

Arjun Kapoor in 'Star Wars Mode'

Arjun Kapoor

Arjun Kapoor is a Star Wars fan. The actor was the first to get his hands on the new Kylo Ren Light Saber ahead 
of the merchandise launch in the country. The iconic Lightsabers are an integral part of the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The Star Wars Lightsaber Challenge will give Arjun and other fans a chance to experience the Star Wars aura and master the Jedi’s moves.

Shot in the dark: Actress forgoes salary for role in big-ticket film

This pretty actress may have worked with big industry names, but she has very few hits in her kitty. Keen to salvage her unremarkable career, she requested the makers of a big budget film to cast her opposite a leading actor and even offered to sacrifice her fee. 

A source says, “Though she is counted among A-listers and always stays in the news, she is yet to establish herself as an actress to reckon with. She hopes that her upcoming film will give her unremarkable career a boost. Several top-notch actresses vied for the role, but she managed to bag it because she agreed to do it free of cost.”

Some say the actress’ family also played a role in influencing the makers’ casting choice. “She would send feelers to the lead actor when she heard the makers were looking for an A-list actress to play his leading lady. Her family also put in a word for her. If this film does well, she is optimistic that her career will get back on track,” adds the source.

Rihanna: I Tried To Be Brown's Guardian Angel

The singer reveals why it took her some time to break up with Chris Brown after he attacked her before the Grammys in 2009.

Rihanna has explained why she took boyfriend Chris Brown back after he left her bloodied in anassault in 2009.

The singer admitted that she thought she was strong enough to be with him and "was very protective of him" even after his attack before the Grammy awards in Los Angeles.

The 27-year-old told Vanity Fair magazine she thought: "Maybe I'm one of those people built to handle ... this.

"Maybe I'm the person who's almost the guardian angel to this person, to be there when they're not strong enough" and to be able to "say the right thing".

However, she said she soon realised that she was wrong and "finally had to say, 'Uh-oh, I was stupid thinking I was built for this'. Sometimes you just have to walk away."

Brown's probation only ended this year

The singer, who is one of the best-selling artists of the decade said she doesn't "hate" Brown.

"I will care about him until the day I die. We're not friends, but it's not like we're enemies."

Brown's probation for the case formally ended in March this year, six years after the incident.

Rihanna also weighed in on fame and her status as a pop cultural icon in the interview, as well as some controversial topics such as Rachel Dolezal, the white NAACP executive who claimed to be black and resigned her post earlier this year.

"I think she was a bit of a hero," she said. "She kind of flipped on society a little bit. Is it such a horrible thing that she pretended to be black? Black is a great thing, and I think she legit changed people's perspective a bit and woke people up."

Rihanna also admitted that fame can sometimes be scary and that she dreams "about buying my own groceries".

And she laughed off her reputation for hard-partying ways:

"I've been thinking lately about how boring I am," she said. "When I do get time to myself, I watch TV."