A host of celebrities attended the mega award show, IIFA Awards 2014 which was held in Florida, USA. Seen were Gauahar Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari, Aftab Shivdasani, Riteish Deshmukh, Dhanush, Randhir Kapoor among many others.
Jacqueline Fernandez, Shriya Saran and Mugdha Godse were spotted at the exclusive launch of audio brand Harman Kardon held at SOBO, Mumbai.
Harman International (India) Pvt. Ltd announced the opening of an exclusive Harman Kardon Sound Lounge in Mumbai. It will feature a comprehensive range of its premium lifestyle products under the Harman Kardon brand.
Also spotted at the event were Richa Chadda, Harman Baweja, Manish Paul, Sonu Sood, Randeep Hooda, Aftab Shivdasani, Deepti Gujral, Asif Azim, Candice Pinto, Shamita Shetty, Patralekhaa, Hemangi Parti, Vivek Oberoi, Monali Thakur, Shibani Dandekar, Vikas Gulati, Arjan Bajwa, Ken Ghosh, Narayani Shastri , Arzoo Gowitrikar, Sunil Grover, Sajid Ali and many more.
The event was in true Harman Kardon style, unique, elegant and absolutely classy and the ambience that was replete with a full spectrum of high, mid and resounding bass tones to create a unique and intimate acoustical experience.
Aftab Shivdasani married his girlfriend of six years Nin Dusanj at a private ceremony recently. The wedding was attended by only the couple's family.
Aftab met Nin, a British-Indian girl, through common friends. They got engaged in 2012.
The new bride was working in Hong Kong as a consultant in the luxury brand industry.
The couple is now on their honeymoon at an undisclosed location, and are planning to have a get together with friends and family once they are back.
Various celebrities took to microblogging website Twitter to wish the 'Grand Masti' star.
Riteish Deshmukh: My dearest Friends Aftab Shivdasani and lovely Nin Dusanj are now NAVRA & BAIKO - Wishing them all the happiness in the world #justmarried.
Genelia Deshmukh: So happy for Aftab Shivdasani and his lovely wife Nin...Match made in heaven...Congratulations guys.
Kabir Bedi: Congratulations to Aftab Shivdasani and Nin Dusanj on their marriage!!! Wishing you joy and bliss!
Sanjay Gupta: Congratulations to this beautiful couple and best wishes for a life happily married and blissful. Aftab Shivdasani.
In the season of ugly break-ups it’s nice to see a romantic liaison culminating in a wedding.
Actor Aftab Shivdasani’s flash-wedding last week to his long-standing girlfriend eft his friends a little stunned. However it is learnt that a string of broken relationships and alleged betrayals left Aftab hurt in love and superstitious about his marriage plans.
Says a close friend of Aftab, ‘Wohkehte hain na, jala hua phook phook ke mooh lagata hai.’ Aftab has always been taken for a ride in his relationships until he met Nin Dusanj. She has changed Aftab’s life and resurrected his faith in the institutions of love and marriage. Aftab is paranoid about losing her and fiercely protective of his relationship.”
The decision to undergo a secret wedding with only the immediate family in attendance was taken keeping in mind Aftab’s fear of buri nazar.
Aftab responded to my congratulatory messages saying, “Yes,we got married recently. We’ve been traveling. There was no secrecy about the wedding. Only the family was present. We’ll celebrate our wedding formally at the end of the year.”
The franchise of Kya Kool Hai Hum has had a successful run at the box office, thanks to his adult content. And now the makers are working on making the third instalment as successful as the last two films.
While Tusshar Kapoor has been repeated in the film, Riteish Deshmukh makes way for Aftab Shivdasani. Though, Aftab has denied anything like that at a recent press meet. He denied replacing Riteish. He feels that he has been hand-picked for the role as he is suitable for it.
Actually, Riteish had made it very clear that he won't act in sex comedies any more. Well, lets wait and watch whether Aftab does justice to his role or not!
Riteish Deshmukh, who starred in “Kyaa Kool Hain Hum” and its sequel “Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum”, may not be part of the third instalment of the franchise, but he is expected to make an appearance in the upcoming sex comedy.
Tusshar Kapoor and Aftab Shivdasani, who were part of the cast of the first two movies, recently shot for popular comedian Kapil Sharma’s show “Comedy Nights With Kapil”. And Tusshar took to Twitter to share the news with his followers.
“My Hatrick epi with @kapilsharmaK9 on @comedynightsK9, kickstarts the hatrick Kya Kool Hain Hum 3!...,” Tusshar tweeted Sunday.
After this, Riteish sent his best wishes to the film’s team.
“@TusshKapoor @KapilSharmaK9 @AftabShivdasani Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3 - is going to be bigger than ever - good luck my brothers,” he commented.
Tusshar asked for Riteish’s support and tweeted: “@Riteishd it's your franchise, too, you have to support us throughout, aapko darshan toh dene padenge!”
The “Ek Villain” star gave his confirmation saying: “@TusshKapoor Bilkul - done”.
The Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Motion Pictures’ project also stars Krushna Abhishek.
Actor Aftab Shivdasani has been part of quite a few sex comedies and his upcoming, third instalment of "Kyaa Kool Hai Hum", is also from the same genre. However, he does not like being tagged as a "specialist" of the genre because he feels Riteish Deshmukh is more worthy of the title.
Aftab, who worked with Riteish in sex comedies "Masti" and "Grand Masti", just announced the launch of "Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3".
When asked if he has become an expert in doing sex comedies, he replied humorously: "Riteish is a legend (of sex comedies....) He is a sex guru and we are still getting there".
Riteish also featured in the first two parts of adult comedy "Kyaa Kool Hai Hum" and "Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum".
Aftab replaces Riteish in the third instalment of "Kyaa Kool Hai Hum" and said: "'Masti' and 'Kyaa Kool Hai Hum' were always the adult comedies and ironically, Riteish was a part of both. Tusshar was part of 'Kyaa Kool Hai Hum' and I was part of 'Masti'.
To be produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Motion Pictures', the third instalment also features Krushna Abhishek.
Ayushmann Khurrana: “Vande Mataram by A R Rahman and Lataji is my favourite, followed by Mera rang de basanti chola which inspires me no matter who sings it. The most inspiring movie I’ve seen is Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Rang De Basanti. It’s contemporary relevant and non-jingoistic.
Mohit Chauhan: “When it comes to patriotic songs nothing inspires me more than the national anthem Jana gana mana. It never fails to stir something urgently nationalistic within me...And the most inspiring film I’ve seen would have to be Chetan Anand’s Haqeeqat.
Kriti Sanon: “My favourite patriotic song is Ae mere watan ke logon. My favourite patriotic film Raj Kumar Santoshi’s The Legend Of Bhagat Singh and my favourite national figure has to be Bhagat Singh.”
Tapsee Pannu: “Tapsee Pannu: “The title track from Shimit Amin’s Chak De always inspired me. The film too does more of the same to me.”
Prasoon Joshi: “Vande matram sung by Lataji is my favourite patriotic song. My favourite national figure is Ashoka The Great.
Sakshi Tanwar: “My all-time favourite patriotic film is the Manoj Kumar starrer Shaheed, J P Dutta’s Border and Rakeysh Mehra’s Rang De Basanti. My favourite patriotic songs Aye mere pyare watan(Kabuliwala), Apni azaadi ko hum hargiz mita sakte nahin(Naya Daur), Mere Desh ki dharti(Upkar), Sandese aate hain(Border), Ae watan tere liye(Karma), Yeh jo desh hai tera(Swades). My favourite patriotic figures are Rani Laxmi Bai, Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Swami Vivekanand and Mahatma Gandhi.”
Gautam Rode: “My favourite patriotic song is Mera rang de basanti chola and my favourite patriotic figure is Bhagat Singh.”
J.P Dutta: “My favorite patriotic song is ‘Hum Laayen Hain Toofan Se Kashti Nikalke Iss Desh Ko Rakhna Mere Bachcho Sambhal Ke’ from the film Jagriti. My favorite patriotic film will have to be my own ‘Border’. And I’d say the true national figure is the the Soldier of the armed forces. He represents the true spirit of India.”
Malaika Arora Khan: ‘Sare Jahan Se Achcha’….I don’t know what happens to me when I hear that song. It fills with pride for being Indian. My favorite national figure: all the freedom fighters who brought us where we are today. No doubt, they’re the true heroes.”
Shabana Azmi: “Favorite song has to be ‘Kar Chale Hum Fida’ from Haqeeqat…Jiyo Kaifi Azmi. Jiyo Madan Mohan. Jiyo Mohd Rafi! Favorite national figure? Undoubtedly Mahatma Gandhi, though Nehruji was also a remarkable visionary.”
Hema Malini: “My favorite patriotic songs are the national anthem and Lataji’s ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’. And Bapuji is my favorite national figure.”
Dia Mirza: “My favorite song is Hemant Kumar’s ‘Insaaf Ki Dagar Pe’ from Ganga Jumna because it addresses itself to children and tells them their responsibility as Indian citizens. I also love Vande mataram. Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi is my favorite patriotic film. I watched it when I was very young. I realized for the first time what love for the country is. The national figure who evokes a deep sense of patriotism in me is Mahatma Gandhi.”
Himesh Reshammiya: “Favorite patriotic film Upkar and song ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’.
National figure? Gandhiji of course”
Manoj Bajpayee: “Song is ‘Kar Chale Hum Fida Jaan-O-Tan Saathiyon’ from Haqeeqat and my favorite patriotic film is my own 1971 directed by Amrit Sagar. National figure? Bhagat Singh!”
Rahul Khanna: “I thought Chak De India was incredibly patriotic. My favorite song is predictably our national anthem. It’s a truly beautiful piece of music and verse. My favorite national figure is the Indian soldier who toils selflessly at the border to protect our country.”
Ravi Kissan: “My favorite song is ‘Mera Rang De Basanti Chola’ from Shaheed. And my favorite national personalities are Anna Hazare and Sunil Dutt.”
Mahesh Bhatt: “Favorite patriotic song would have to be ‘Kar Chale Hum Fida’ by Kaifi Azmi. And favorite film is Chetan Anand’s Haqeeqat. My favorite national figure? Rabindranath Tagore.”
Satish Kaushik: “Manoj Kumar’s Upkar….and favorite patriotic song is ‘Kar Chale Hum Fida’. National figure is Shah Rukh Khan in Chak De India.”
Anant Mahadevan: “‘Kar Chale Hum Fida’ from the film Haqeeqat which is also my favorite patriotic film on the Indo-China war. Very relevant to today’s politics. Will China pull the rug on us again? Favorite national figures are Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, our first president who was a true statesman and understood the spirit of India, And C V Raman whose Raman Effect was a path breaking find.”
Himesh Reshammiya, Aftab Shivdasani: “My favorite patriotic song is ‘Ae Mere Pyare Watan’. Film is Chak De India. And Shah Rukh Khan is my choice for the national figure.”
Apoorva Lakhia: “Favorite patriotic film is Border and song ‘Mera Rang De Basanti Chola’. My favorite patriotic character is Ben Kingsley as Gandhi fighting against all odds and sacrificing himself for the greater cause that is the country.”
Raveena Tandon: “I love Bharat (Manoj Kumar) in Purab Aur Pachchim and that song in the film ‘Hai Preet Jahan Ki Reet’, specially the line ‘Jab Zero Diya Mere Bharat Ne’.
Boman Irani: “Without doubt my favourite patriotic song is ‘Ae Mere Pyare Watan’ by Manna Dey. I sing it all the time. It just makes me cry. It’s a song dedicated to the country, to home.”
Divya Dutta: “Favorite song ‘Kar Chale Hum Fida’. Favorite film is Haqeeqat. My national hero would be Manoj Kumar for acting in and making films that represent the true spirit of India.
Alka Yagnik: Lataji’s ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’ is my all-time favorite song.
Blockbusters, happiness and good health -- that's what Abhishek Bachchan's friends and colleagues from the Hindi film industry have wished him on his 39th birthday Thursday.
The celebrities took to Twitter to wish their 'brother' and 'friend' Abhishek, and some like Parineeti Chopra, Sonu Sood and Riteish Deshmukh even called him the most genuine person and one who started 'cool'.
Karan Johar: Happy birthday to my childhood friend and someone I feel deeply affectionate towards...big love AB!! @juniorbachchan
Priyanka Chopra : Happy bday @juniorbachchan! Have a super year!! Much warmth!
Sonam Kapoor: Happy happy birthday @juniorbachchan! Lots and lots of love.
Sidharth Malhotra: Happy birthday @juniorbachchan have an amazing year ahead, love and luck big hug.
Riteish Deshmukh: At the start of my career, 1st person in the industry to tell me -'if you need anything am always there' @juniorbachchan Happy Birthday Bhau.
Boman Irani: Cherish every minute, always maniacal or meaningful! Sending love with slurp & sound! Happy Birthday @juniorbachchan
Parineeti Chopra: Happpppppy bdayyy bluffmaster!! The guy who started 'cool' :D @juniorbachchan
Alia Bhatt: Happy happy birthday @juniorbachchan!!! Big hugggggggg :D
Anupam Kher: Happy Birthday @juniorbachchan Maharaz ji. May God give you all the happiness and peace. Lots of love.
Genelia Deshmukh: Happy birthday @juniorbachchan...Truly the nicest person I have known. Have a super year ahead
Punit Malhotra: Birthday wishes to one of the sweetest persons I know :) Happy Birthday @juniorbachchan Have a super one.
Sonu Sood: Birthday wishes 2 d most genuine n grounded person I hv cm across.Love u Nandu Bhide. Stay powerful.@juniorbachchan
Sanjay Gupta: @juniorbachchan M A N Y H A P P Y R E T U R N S O F T H E D A Y. Double celebrations today :-)))
Hrithik Roshan: Happy birthday brazz! U are just as special as u make others feel around you. All the time. Every time. Love you. @juniorbachchan
Lara Dutta: Aye Kanji!! Happy Birthday!!@juniorbachchan
Mika Singh: Happy birthday to my brother @juniorbachchan. God bless you bro.
Bipasha Basu: Happy Birthday @juniorbachchan ! Stay happy foreverrrrrrrrr:) hugssssss!
Vir Das: Happy Birthday @juniorbachchan Keep killin em!
Uday Chopra: Happy birthday @juniorbachchan my brada from another mother!!!
Aftab Shivdasani: Happy birthday buddy @juniorbachchan! Have a super day and year ahead, lots of love, @nindusanj and me.
Pritish Nandy: @juniorbachchan Have the best year of your life, my friend.
Jackky Bhagnani: Happy birthday to my most FAV person @juniorbachchan. Have the best year ahead and the party is due since my bday!!!
Nikhil Dwivedi: There r good men & then there is Abhishek Bachchan. Happy Birthday to one of the nicest guy i know!!! Lots of love buddy... @juniorbachchan
Aditi Rao Hydari: Happy birthday to the super super cool @juniorbachchan
Sophie Choudry : Happy b'day to one of my favourites & the man who made snake dance so cool again. Have the most awesome year @juniorbachchan! Big love!!
Anubhav Sinha: Happy Happy AB!!! Happiness. Health. Peace. Blockbusters. Kabaddi Cups. Soccer Cups. Glittering Trophies. Always!!! Love. @juniorbachchan
Goldie Behl: Happy birthday my brother my friend @juniorbachchan this day and everyday belongs to you and enjoy ur #workingbirthday.
Nikhil Advani: Hey happy happy @juniorbachchan. Have a super year.
Shirish Kunder : Happy Birthday to a fantastic actor and a wonderful human, dear @juniorbachchan! Loads of love.
Since starting his journey behind the silver screen with “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge”, Karan Johar has turned into a wizard of entertainment in Bollywood. As the filmmaker turned 43 on Monday, celebrities like Abhishek Bachchan, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt wished him “amazing” and “blockbuster” year ahead.
He walked into the showbiz as assistant director to filmmaker Aditya Chopra in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer romantic saga “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge”. He also had a small role in the film.
The son of the late film producer Yash Johar, Karan has doled out entertainers like “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna”, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...” and “My Name Is Khan”, which hinged upon family values and relationships.
As a film producer, Karan has also backed smaller projects like "Gippi" and "Ungli" to inject new life into independent cinema.
He wooed the masses with his sharp one-liners and showed off his dance moves as a judge on reality shows like “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa” and “India's Got Talent”. Johar's tryst with small screen is incomplete without the mention of popular “Koffee with Karan” series too.
His upcoming projects include "Baahubali - The Beginning", "Shuddhi" and “KAPOOR and SONS”.
Here's what the stars tweeted for the multi-talented filmmaker, who has tried his hand at fashion designing too:
Abhishek Bachchan: To a big brother, a friend and all round great guy. Happy birthday @karanjohar never change!! Biggest hug
Sidharth Malhotra: Happy birthday @karanjohar thank you for being the way you are, love you for it, big hug
Shraddha Kapoor: Happy birthday @karanjohar! Wish you never ending happiness, success & hit movies for life!
Alia Bhatt: Happy birthday to my favourite @karanjohar! Love you love you to the stars and back
Varun Dhawan: HappyBirthdayKaranJohar @karanjohar hope you have the most amazing year big hug. Wanna dedicate this song to U http://bit.ly/HBDzmc
Dia Mirza: Have a wonderful year @karanjohar love love love
Preity Zinta: Happy Birthday my darling @karanjohar...Thanks4 being so mad, so talented, so emotional, so wicked & so original always. Love u loads
Nimrat Kaur: Happy happy @karanjohar here's to flying planes and all the very few things you've left for others to attempt! Have a swell one!!
Aftab Shivdasani: Hey K! @karanjohar here's wishing you a very happy birthday, have a blast! Love.
Manish Paul: Many many happy returns of the day @karanjohar...stay as amazing always!!!!loads of love
Emraan Hashmi: Happy birthday @karanjohar! Hope you have a fantastic year
Milap Zaveri: Happy birthday @karanjohar Have a super duper day and a blockbuster year!
Bipasha Basu: Happy happy birthday to the guy who has the most wicked sense of humour n enviable wit. The super fun @karanjohar !Love always
Sophie Choudry: Happy b'day to the one with the biggest heart, sharpest wit, beautiful mind & toooo much talent! Hv a fab year! Biggest hug @karanjohar
Neha Dhupia : Happy happy happy birthday @karanjohar ...Big love !
Tanishaa Mukerji: Happy Birthday Karan. To always growing but never growing old! @karanjohar
Shanoo Sharma : Happy birthday MojoMan! I wish you love ishq and a little Mohabbat!!!! I love you! @karanjohar
Punit Malhotra: Happy Birthday @karanjohar ...Hope the party and fun you're having in London continues all year. Have a stellar year
Shirish Kunder: Although I wished you personally last night, who doesn't love public attention. Wish you a very Happy Birthday @karanjohar! Lots of love
Jackky Bhagnani: Happy happy bday to a funtastic yaar @karanjohar stay the wonderful person that you are...Lots of love.
Actor Aftab Shivdasani and his wife Nin Dusanj wore matching 'his and her' suits for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards here on Sunday.
Sporting Troy Costa's creations, the couple walked hand in hand on the green carpet ahead of the awards night of the three-day film festival, which commenced on Friday.
"Women don't always have to wear gowns. Troy is the best when it comes to tailoring," Aftab's wife told IANS when asked about power dressing.
Her husband had earlier tweeted: "Mr.& Mrs. Shivdasani all set to walk the green carpet in a @troycosta design... Thank you Troy 'feelingspanish."
Actor Aftab Shivdasani finds dubbing for the third instalment of the sex comedy “Kyaa Kool Hain Hum” franchise difficult.
The actor, who is going to be a part of the film, took to micro-blogging website Twitter to share his views.
“The only thing more difficult than shooting a film like #KyaaKoolHainHum3 is dubbing for it! #crazy #mad,” the 36-year-old tweeted on Saturday.
The film also features Tusshar Kapoor.
The launch of a salon in Santacruz (Mumbai) saw many known faces attend the event.
Soha Ali Khan, Sunil Shetty, Ameesha Patel and Aftab Shivdasani were spotted at the launch of 'U&ME Salon' in Santacruz (Mumbai) yesterday. While Soha looked pretty in a sunny lime green-yellow button down shirt paired with a printed skirt, Sunil had too gone for a casual attire and looked handsome in a grey T-shirt paired with black jeans.
On the professional front, Soha is currently gearing up for Shivaji Lotan Patel's '31st October' which is based on the Sikh riots of 1984. The first look of Soha from the film has been released garnering much interest and anticipation.
This has become sort of trend, a recent occurrence, where controversial films get leaked online, days before it release. The blame-game goes on between different parties, but its the film that suffers the most in this tussle. After Udta Punjab, its Great Grand Masti which is suffering the burnt of this menace.
If you are a fan of the much-loved Riteish Deshmukh then we have some good news in store for you. The popular star was recently spotted as he arrived at a radio station to promote his upcoming film Great Grand Masti. Sporting a funky dress, the actor looked quite smart and seemed to be in a good mood. Moreover, his relaxed body language gelled with the look quite well.
Diwali celebration at Ekta Kapoor’s residence was a star-studded affair. From Bollywood biggies to small screen’s most sought after actors, a majority of stars were in attendance. Clicked outside the director’s beautifully lit house is Rishi Kapoor, Dia Mirza and Vidya Balan.
Tusshar Kapoor ringed in his birthday with his close friends and family.
The get-together was attended by his friends Aftab Shivdasani and wife Nin Dusanj, Tabu and Neelam Soni. His sister Ekta Kapoor sported a green maxi dress.
