What would Bollywood be without its masala? I so can't digest a movie without the elaborate wedding songs, designer dresses that I can never wear (or afford) in real life, sentimental diatribe about family values and the must-have convenient happy ending. I mean, of course everything becomes alright in the end and everyone lives happily ever after! It can't be any other way!
But what about the masala behind the scenes?! Because if there is anything that can pose a serious challenge to the above mentioned formulaic masala on screen - it has to be the real lives of our sitaaras! I claim to have no first-hand insider info, nor am I in anyway related to the entertainment business but I do have a rather well developed habit of culling information from various soruces. So, following are some of the alleged well-kept secrets of our filmstars which I have read/heard about:
- He is the eldest son of one of the most celebrated and respected filmmakers of this industry. He himself tasted mega-success with the first movie that he directed. Extremely media shy, he is generally known to be a tyrant within his production house. Although he had been married for many years but an alleged link-up with a top actress led to his recent divorce. What is less known is the speculation that this is an elaborate cover-up operation to hide the fact that he is actually gay. The ex-wife got away with pot loads of money and a bungalow in Janaki Kutir (Juhu) in lieu of her silence. Regular PR feeds started going to the media about the possible marriage of the filmmaker and the top actress to prevent speculation of any other kind. What does the actress gain in all this? Well, a number of big budget movies from one of the industry's biggest production houses doesn't sound so bad, huh!
- A borderline A-list star son, he has usually been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Bad attitude, brawls in discotheques, recreational use of banned substances et al. He has been seeing another star daughter for ages who herself is drowning her no-so-happening career under the haze of drugs and dealing with her erstwhile superstar mother's attempts to save her. In the meantime our hero has gotten married and had a baby as well. Trying to build the perfect star image maybe? Last heard they are still hot and heavy, much to the chagrin of the wifey.
- On the face of it they are the perfect couple. Superstars in their own right with big movies at their feet, a cute child, a long lasting marriage, endorsement deals, magazine covers - you name it. But reality is quite different. Their perfect marriage is apparently quite the farce. Our man here is a serial womanizer and movie sets are totally aware of his tendency to hit upon girls working in various production departments. A friend of mine had once seen him making out with a young starlet in the VIP lounge of a Delhi pub. Only question is - why would the lady take all this shit? Is it love or good business sense?
- Totally respected for his talent as an actor, producer and now a director, this A-lister is quite the trendsetter. His carefully cultivated public persona of idealism, perfectionism and compassion usually manage to hide well the fact that in real life, he has been quite a jerk. A long marriage to his first wife was often accompanied with various affairs on the sets. His real-life fetish for white women even comes across on screen. A leading film gossip magazine had done a well researched article on his illegitimate child with a British writer a few years back - a story which was soon buried. Methinks that his sudden and recent warming up to the media is a tactic to divert attention from the many skeletons in his closet - family feuds, drinking problem, affairs etc.
This the first in the series of the upcoming gossips that I'll be posting. So, keep checking!
4 comments:
The shy-guy director's real squeeze got his own reward- Director's billing for a kutta-billi cartoon from the stable.
Wifey's gag order came for a price- a boutique as well apart from the aforementioned bungalow.
I am really bad at picking up such blatant hints...dont want to tax mind to even think in this direction....is liye pray please divulge and dumb it down.
The common thread for all such 'reports' is that the author is never,never the witness of the 'abberation' from the 'perfect model'.
On a separate note, about the 4th one...recently, on IBN LIVE Masand's show pointed out his current wife in his favourite scene in one of Hindi cinema's cult film
Downright unfair! For those who do not follow Bollywood with your (and your marketeer's!) diligence, this is hardly enjoyable gossip - as some before said -please divulge, not puzzle.
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