VARUN: LOVE ON HOLD?
HE MAY be on a high professionally, but Varun Dhawan seems to have problems in his personal life and has reportedly parted ways with his rumoured girlfriend Natasha Dalal.
If it is true, the hot right now actor just doesn’t have time to lament over a lost love because he is so in demand and has so many projects on the way. His busy schedule is perhaps what has put paid to the romance.
There won’t be a definitive answer on his relationship status because the actor has always fiercely guarded his private life and is unlikely to open up about it to the media any time soon.
TULSI: INSPIRING STORY
I RECENTLY attended the GG2 Leadership Awards with Tulsi Vagjiani and in my mind she is a bigger hero than any movie star. She has really inspired me this year and is also captivating celebrities with her story of overcoming tragedy to make a real difference. Although 2017, isn’t over yet, she is my personal hero of the year.
SIDHARTH’S BAD CHOICES
IT LOOKS like Sidharth Malhotra is facing the biggest crisis of his career. His latest release Ittefaq has made it a hat trick of high profile films that have underperformed and he will now have to do some serious soul searching to see what has gone wrong.
The first thing he needs to do is realise having a large female fan base and good looks aren’t enough to sustain a movie career. He will have to start choosing his projects more wisely or could find himself being left out in the cold.
His next release Aiyaary looks like it could turn things around for him, but he will be massively nervous now about the fate of that film.
AMIR’S BOXED IN
WHEN the story of the life of boxer Amir Khan is written, the lurid tales of him chasing women will overshadow anything he did in the ring or for charity.
There have been endless stories about his sexploits and it doesn’t look like they will stop in a hurry. Since the breakdown of his marriage to Faryal Makhdoom, he has been linked with various women and was most recently photographed with a Brazilian model, despite his soon-to be ex-wife being pregnant with their second child. Him constantly chasing women is perhaps the reason why people will forget about his many boxing achievements.
NIA RESOLVES TO BE FIERCE ALL YEAR ROUND
TV STAR Nia Sharma continues to heat up social media with fabulous photo shoots and show that she really is a bonafide fashion icon.
With 2017 coming to an end, I asked Nia if she would be making a New Year’s resolution and her reply was a definite no. The actress said she believes in being fierce all year round and anyone who follows her would agree that Nia lives by that mantra. Not surprisingly the highest placed small-screen star from last year’s list of 50 Sexiest Asian Women is a frontrunner again.
MAHIRA KHAN FLYING HIGH
PAKISTANI actress Mahira Khan has been delighting fans on the promotional trail of her soon-to be released film Verna. This included surprising passengers on a Karachi to Lahore flight and interacting with the staff on board. She was meant to be in the UK this week to promote the drama, which sees her team up with ace director Shoaib Mansoor again, but cancelled at the last minute.
JAMBO CINEMA: TICKET TO THE PAST
A LOT of exhibitions are put on every year, but very few invoke emotions in the British Asian community and reawaken memories from an important time in their history.
Producer turned artist Dawinder Bansal has managed to do that with her installation Jambo Cinema at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Her recreation of a 1980s living room brings back memories for first and second generation British Asians, but also enlightens those who have been bought up in the technology-driven, multi-cultural society of today.
That is why I would urge everyone to visit the installation, which is open until the end of the month or to find out more about the thought behind Jambo Cinema.
Migrants in a dinghy crossing the English Channel
Sunder Katwala
