Mumbai Diary: Wednesday Dossier

Loves in fashionldquoI hate love Itrsquos grossrdquo posted Delhi designer Anand Bhushan on Instagram And so he put up a clip from Dil Toh Pagal Hai saying ldquoHappy Pooranmashi Valentinersquos Day Circa 1997rdquo ldquoThe outdated Indian logic in Hindi cinema where Madhuri Dixitrsquos character Pooja explains Valentinersquos Day to India is epicrdquo On Valentinersquos Day yesterday celebrity folk fussed over love on the social media platform Herersquos a best of allkindsoflove moments from the fashion fraternitySuneet Varma exchanged ldquoIdosrdquo with his ldquopartnerin crime and liferdquo Rahul Arora in City Hall New York last July With a little help from Beethoven Suneet wrote ldquo Forever mine forever thine ndash forever ours Happy Valentine RardquoMasaba Gupta said of producer husband of two years Madhu Mantena ldquoHe canrsquot take the Vday mush But no escapehelliprdquo Masaba captioned a hazy image of Madhu with his back to the cameraNachiket Barve recommends marriage to everyone He gushed over wife of four years Surabhi with ldquoEverything is better with you heart Happy everyday my valentine surabhirdquoFashionista and entrepreneur Roohi Jaikishen put up a love note for husband Chetan ldquoIn a sea of people my eyes will always search for yourdquoWho can resist puppy eyes staring at you Wendell Rodricks wished Happy Valentinersquos Day to his 21K followers with a heartfelt ldquoSpread more love less hate and anger in this troubled worldrdquoAmit Aggarwal posted this black and white snap with partner Ankit Chawla and said ldquoAnd in these little moments I live my entire liferdquoNow Hema Malini unpluggedWith Bollywood actors ruling the bookshelf as well it comes as no surprise as one more name jumps on to the bandwagon This one however we feel might make for quite the pageturnerHema Malinirsquos selftitled and authorised biography to be penned by senior journalist Ram Kamal Mukherjee will look at her superstardom over the decades as she ruled the boxoffice as arguably Hindi film industryrsquos first female superstarIt will also track her multifaceted life beyond the silver screen including her exploits as a filmmaker director performer and Member of Parliament The book is set for an October 2017 release to coincide with her birthday It will be interesting to see if the bio lives up to the title Beyond the Dream GirlPicShadab KhanTheres a silver liningThis gorgeous black handloom drape wasnrsquot what actress Kangana Ranaut had originally worn to the sets of a reality show in Goregaon yesterday A silver saree was what she had picked Alas it was too shimmery for the cameras and the lady had to changeAll smoke and fireWersquove all seen those signs and disclaimers about cigarette smoking that accompany any scene showing people lighting up in films Now filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against the present Central Board Of Film Certification order making it mandatory to display the warningHis petition has dismayed Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi of Tata Memorial Hospital who wrote an open letter on mymedicalmantracom expressing his thoughts The letter divided into eight points has him explain why he the good doctor thinks the filmmakers arguments donrsquot hold stead We may not agree with them all but we certainly appreciate a wellthoughtout argumentInteresting Mr BrarIt is not often that we come across accounts by horse owners whose horses have won races on the Royal Western India Turf Club RWITC websiteThe Hall of Famer extreme left as a yearling PicrwitccomSo it was a pleasant surprise to read Derby winner Hall of Famerrsquos owner Tegbir Brarrsquos account of the big win on February 5 at the Mahalaxmi race course While racing aficionados will be fascinated with the technical details those with a feel for the written word will surely look at Brarrsquos turn of phraseIn one sentence Brar talks about the phenomenal strength of his filly He says ldquoHall Of Famer inherited her solid structure and stood out from the time she was a foal She has solid bones and the backside of a squatting washerwomanrdquo Agree or disagree it certainly is a different way of talking about strength Brar has a piquant touch to the pen