NEW LIVE-IN CLOTHES

Kareena Kapoor with son Taimur at her Bandra residence yesterday

Strike when hot

SHSAHI Tharoor has the opportunity to finally get some prominence in the Congress party. He was among the 23 dissenters who had written to Sonia Gandhi, questioning her style of functioning and a lack of democracy within the party. However, after the recent organisational rejig, the dissenters themselves are a divided lot. Some of them have bagged coveted posts in the grand old party in exchange for buying peace with the leadership. For example, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of the Congress party in Parliament, has been made president of the party unit in West Bengal. There is an informal ‘one man, one post’ norm in the Congress, so his former spot remains vacant. Tharoor can get this plum post, if he professes renewed loyalty to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, say party insiders. Would he?

Happy family picture

SPEAKING of London, two of India’s leading artists are parked there enjoying their little R&R. Bharti Kher, whose mother lives outside London, has been there along with her two children Romi and Lola since before the March lockdown. Husband Subodh Gupta, who was left behind at their New Delhi home, finally joined them a couple of weeks ago. We hear he’s only glad to be reunited with his family, plus to spend time in beauteous London.

Getting social

KANIKA Kapoor is finally back home in London. The singer was hugely criticised for being among the first Covid-19 positive patients in India. She fell ill in Lucknow after arriving in New Delhi and attending an event that had some politicians, too. A few weeks ago, the ‘Babydoll’ crooner celebrated her birthday with her family in London. She has also been spotted at the popular club Annabel’s rather regularly. We hear her good friend, Vedanta honcho Anil Agarwal, is a member there and Kanika and her friends have easy access.

Global for local

THE one responsible for some international biggies showing up in Bollywood films, like Will Smith, is Tanaaz Bhatia. The entrepreneur, who began her career in banking before moving on to Bollywood, says she will have many more such special appearances of international movie and pop stars in Indian films. Rumour has it that she is currently working on a collaboration between Charlie Puth and the makers of a Hindi film. Also coming up is another collab with Selena Gomez.

Tailpiece

THIS retired cricketer of international standing recently returned to New Delhi after heavy partying with locals and cosportsmen in Dubai. The circles were left stunned when he began shooting for a commercial with a host of celebrities within two days of his arrival. Accompanying him to the sets was his manager, who had shadowed him all along. Questions are now being raised if the 10-day quarantine rule is only to settle scores with the Opposition.