2006 TIFF – Dr. Amitabh Bachhan, Shahrukh Khan, Mira Nair, Karan Johar, Tabu, John Abraham & Bipasha Basu...
Sunday, September 10th, 2006 evening started with the Industry panel on "The Making of Bollywood Films" with Suketu Mehta (Author, Maximum City) who cleverly moderated, legends of the Indian Film Industry, and cast & crew of KABHI ALBIDA NA KEHNA, non-other than Dr. Amitabh Bachhan, Shahrukh Khan and Karan Johar at the Isabel Bader with a limited audience of about 400 Bollywood buffs.
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It was extremely energetic to witness the three young men in denims walking up the stage with such casual and comfortable approach facing the Torontorians.
During the panel discussion, fairly successful, Suketu Mehta covered many international as well as domestic angels of view point questioning the three celebrities. The ideal fleshing of the panel would have been possible without an audience whistling and clapping untimely.
For the first time, Shahrukh, looked more approachable in his casual wardrobe with a stubble on his face. Dr. Bachhan looked as cool as ever and Karan seemed to have gained some weight.
Followed to this was the passport to the NAMESAKE private party at the GEORGE restaurant on Queen Street, where Mira Nair and Tabu were celebrating the successful first two screening of the film in Toronto.
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Mira is now in the process of making her next comedy venture titled Gangster MD, an English spoof on Munabhai MBBS. Mira has already started the casting and seems pretty excited about the project.
Tabu wore a beautiful Kashmiri embroidered light Blue out-fit and was busy mingling with the never ending White audience. The only two brown skins in this party were Uma Da Cunha (Casting Director, Lagaan, Monsoon Wedding, Water, etc) and Tushar Unadkat.
The Grand Finale was the private party of about less then 100 people at KULTURA restaurant on King Street sponsored by Dr. Ajay Virmani with celebrities including Dr. Amitabh Bachhan, Shahrukh Khan, Mira Nair (Namesake), Karan Johar (Kabhi Albida Na Kehna), Tabu, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Kabir Khan (Kabul Express), Chitra Palekar (Maati Maay), Uma Da Cunha (Casting Director)...including many other famous people from the industry.
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Cameron Bailey, the TIFF film programmer and Thom Powers the TIFF programmer for documentary and mavericks were the key source to this evening of Indian cinematic glam and celebration.
Local, media professionals like Mohit Rajhans, Lina Dhingra, Prithi Yelaja, and few others were seen at this exclusive KANK (Kabhi Albida Na Kehna) party in Toronto.
To view some photographs from these events please visit: http://tusharunadkat.com/in_news.htm