Sita’s Ramayana

Battle won Sonakshi Sinha Photo: AFP

Apparently the universe has shifted on its axis. Rumour has it that southern superstar Rajinikanth, fearing loss of sales in the Hindi-belt, has delayed the Diwali release of his film with Deepika Padukone, Kochadaiyaan, so that it doesn’t clash with Ajay Devgn and Sonakshi Sinha starrer Son of Sardar. We thought Diwali came when Rajni said so. After Rowdy Rathore, though, it’s Sonakshi who is the bomb, and Rajni bouncing back from a health scare may be worried about being a damp squib. It’s time to rewrite the epics, as we light up this year with sardar jokes over 3D fireworks.

Shanghai’d

Pitobash gets a cold shoulder

Actor Pitobash played only the most pivotal character in Dibakar Banerjee’s Shanghai, yet the man is suffering from an acute lack of attention. While Banerjee swears that he never distinguishes between stars and actors on sets, evidently the red carpet is no place for egalitarianism. Pitobash confessed that he was “heartbroken” about attending Shanghai’s premiere at IIFA as a guest and not as part of the film crew. To add insult to injury, he was left out of the film’s music launch as well. Is there no man that politics will not corrupt, Mr Banerjee?

Bonfire of the Vanities

It’s holiday season and we know the beach we want to hang out at. Actor Hrithik Roshan and his buddy Arjun Rampal have taken the party to Bali with wives and kids in tow. Forget the swimsuit photoshoots and calendars people, the pictures of this vacation alone would sell in millions. However, the real hook has got to be those meaningful conversations and long, lingering looks between BFFs. Between Hrithik’s recent weight issues and Arjun’s range of three expressions, are we the only ones seeing reality TV gold?

‘I want to sing and dance’

Adnan Sami (on his drastically altered life, post-divorce)