Fitness junkie Akshay Kumar wants his son Aarav to be like him. Apart from lessons in martial arts, and cycling, the actor is now teaching his six-year-old son to rollerblade. Says a source close to Akshay who is currently shooting in London for Sajid Nadiadwala's House Full, "Though Akshay has been shooting very hard from morning to night on the London schedule he still is finding time for Aarav and teaching him how to rollerblade. Every day, he makes it a point to keep aside an hour everyday to play Aarav's roller blade trainer." Impressing papa The star papa is maha thrilled with his son's balance and control. Aarav also had a professional trainer hand-picked by Akki. Ever since Aarav joined his dad in London, they have been rollerblading every day. Well-protected Akshay himself is a seasoned roller blader. Says a source close to the actor, "He learnt rollerblading when he was in Canada. He also did it in Khiladi 420. Akshay has bought Aarav all the top-no...
Thacke-ray of hope? Bal Thackeray's grandson Aditya is just 19 years old, but seems to have his head firmly on his shoulders. The shiv sena scion gives Varun Singh a rare insight into the thackeray household He has inherited the most powerful surname in Maharashtra and his family enjoys a considerable political clout in the state. Yet, when Aditya Thackeray, dressed in a white T-shirt, blue jeans, spectacles and a stubble on his face, walked into the MiD DAY office this week, he showed no airs of belonging to an illustrious family. The 19-year-old was like any other teenager who loved talking about cricket, movies, music, photography and his social work. Though he resembles his father Uddhav a lot, Aditya insists he is more like his grandfather, Bal Thackeray. Are you like your father? People say when I don't talk much, I'm like my dad, but when I'm at my entertaining best, I'm more like granddad. My dad is a reserved person, but my granddad is an extrovert. He love...
Waking up Ayan: The newest Mukerji on the block, on his debut film Wake up Sid Ayan Mukerji With Ranbir Kapoor He's 26; and cute enough to be an actor but he chooses to be behind the camera. He is the same age as his mentor Karan Johar was, when he made his first movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Ayan Mukerji comes from a film family. His father is yesteryear actor Deb Mukherji. His family owns Filmalaya Studio, and he is related to Kajol and Rani. He is now he is waiting with bated breath to show the world his own movie — Wake up Sid starring Ranbir Kapoor and Konkana Sen Sharma, that releases on October. Here's chatting with the likeable and honest Ayan over a cuppa steaming coffee… How did Wake up Sid happen? Films were always in my genes, but I never wanted to be an actor. I assisted Ashutosh on Swades and later Karan on Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. It was a learning experience for me. And then I took a three-month break. I went to New York, and just did time pass. When I returned, I cu...
A diaper brand and fashion designer Neeta Lulla came together to showcase their new range and to announce a new concept. A fashion show where the celebrity babies walked or crawled the ramp, took place at a five-star hotel in Bandra, Mumbai. Suchitra Pillai was spotted at the show with daughter Annika. Suchitra Pillai with daughter Annika Actress Suchitra Pillai married Lars Kjeldsen on May 20, 2005. Thay have a Daughter named Annika.
‘I’m going to make a musical on my father, M F Husain’ M F Husain’s quiet painter-filmmaker son Owais assisted his father when he made Meenaxi. It’s never easy to live in the shadows of a genius. Owais has gradually come to terms with his space in life. He has just wrapped up work on his first independent film where Owais tried to turn the paintings in his head into a feature film. Subhash Jha spoke to him: Is it difficult to put the language of paintings on celluloid? Yes. But that’s my language. That’s my world. The world that people see in my paintings must be visible in my film. It’s very important for any artiste to be true to self. That quality is bound to show up in his work. Technically this film that i’ve just shot in Punjab featuring Anuraag Sinha and Sonal Chauhan is my first full-fledged film. You contributed a lot to your father’s film Meenaxi. Yes. I got involved in it in a much bigger way than i had intended. At one point i took it over completely. In fact, my dad sugges...
Vikram Bhatt is in the middle of shooting his next adventure thriller titled Shaapit. He is producing six films this year but that doesn't mean it's all about work. The currently-single director is enjoying bonding with his daughter Krishna, and how they had a Father's Day dinner together, two days ago. Here Vikram talks about his daughter's plans to follow in his footsteps and why he isn't ready to get into another relationship among other things... You daughter took you out for Father's Day dinner... It was sort of a surprise, and a pleasant one at that. Since it was Father's Day, Krishna decided to take my ex-wife Aditi and me out for dinner. She also bought me a couple of trinkets and a scroll which was a big surprise for me. I think she really made the day special for me. You are closer to her than you were before? Yes, Krishna is now fourteen and takes an active interest in my work. I am happy with the time I share with her today, and we try and spend ...
Star sons have constantly made a beeline for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s unit to learn the ropes of cinema. During Devdas, Anupam and Kirron Kher’s son, Sikandar assisted Bhansali. During Black, it was Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam who assisted the filmmaker. And during Saawariya, Shatrughan Sinha’s son Kush was on board. Same is the case with Bhansali’s forthcoming film, Guzaarish, for which the filmmaker will start shooting in Goa in August. There is already an interesting lineup of star kids, who will be assisting the visionary filmmaker. One of the ADs of the film is Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab’s 18-year-old son, Sooraj, who is readying himself for stardom. But not before he learns the ropes of filmmaking from Bhansali. Papa Aditya said, “What better school to learn from other than Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sooraj will also have a chance observe actors like Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who star in the film. I wish I had this kind of an opportunity when I had started out in the...
