Bitchy Bee

Point in question

Yes, I've gone missing for a while now. I've been feeling hot, hot, hot under the sweltering summer sun of May. So, I stayed put in my air-conditioned ivory tower, away from the maddening crowd. Of course, soon as I came out of the 'rehab' and put my ear to the carpeted ground, I got to know all the naughty little things some people have been up to!

Like this horse-faced Bombay-based socialite who's had several 'enhancements' done to her petite frame already. Well, word has it she's contemplating another 'beauty treatment' for her rather pointy face! Even as global warming threatens our very existence, she's been having sleepless nights about the point in question. Word has it that she's going to get it worked on so it becomes less pointy. Get the point?

Taxing party

Those who were at Aamir Khan's house party last week, the one he threw for the cast of Lagaan, will vouch that it was quite a colourful do. There were undercurrents and bouts of amnesia. Of course, there were also hugs going all around and everyone marveled at how, during the making of the film, Kiran was just an assistant director on the costumes and now, she was the host of the party! Surely, she collected her dues! Tee hee!

Genie meanie

I got word that there's a lot of drama happening on the sets of Aladin. Their sets are intricate and elaborate and their stars are even more so! Amitabh Bachchan, so I've been told, is quite flamboyant as the genie and when he's not appearing out of thin air on screen, he gives the costume department of the film a run for all their worth. As soon as he's done his shots and is heading back to his van, he takes off his coat without bothering to check if there is someone from the costume department to take them or not. It has transpired on several occasions that the costume assistants have had to literally dive to catch the coats from falling to the dirty ground and get ruined. For even if a little dirt comes on them, they will be rendered useless for the next shots, which can hamper the shoot, I'm told.

Betcha didn't know

Betcha didn't know that there's been a lot of betting going on this past and a half since the IPL started. And if you didn't know that, then boy, you need to leave town now! Yes, that is why some of our film stars watch the matches so eagerly and want certain teams to win or lose. The next time you see quotes in the newspapers where celebs are asked who they would like to see win a particular tournament of the IPL, do try to read between the lines. On a sad note, I feel quite bad for Nita and Mukesh Ambani. They were so enthusiastic about their team and then the team let them down. At one point when the team finally began to win a match or two, Nita was even ready to talk to the media (unlike before their short lived winning streak, when she refused to give interviews). Then they tanked and so did her decision to get her face on the front page of the newspapers.

Footnote

On the Shahid-Vidya episode, take it from me, there is nothing going on over there, except a good friendship. She has even told a close confidant that she thinks he's completely messed up post-Kareena and any relationship at this point for him would be disaster. And she's certainly not looking for trouble at this point.

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