BOMBAY TIMES (June 21, 2016)
Politico Baba Siddiqui's iftar bash is one of the most anticipated events during Ramzan where the who's who of Bollywood break bread with one another. Three years ago, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan patched up at this annual do.
On Sunday night, despite the incessant rains, the stars didn't stop pouring in. Salman, SRK, Katrina Kaif, Sooraj Pancholi, Aditi Rao Hydari, Huma Qureshi, Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover, R Madhavan, Tusshar, Amy Jackson, several big filmmakers and politicians attended the bash that was held at a five-star hotel in the city. Salman's entire family, including Arpita's baby boy, Ahil, were part of the revelry. SRK came late, but stayed on for a while. Katrina, who looked lovely, was spotted with her Ek Tha Tiger director, Kabir Khan.
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Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; June 21, 2016)
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Baba and Zeeshan Siddique's annual iftar party on Sunday was packed with the regular celebrity fixtures. Salman Khan arrived at 7.30 pm in a black kurta and was seen chatting up fellow guests Katrina Kaif, Amy Jackson, David Dhawan, Sonu Sood and newlyweds, Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover. Kat who walked in holding hands with Ali Abbas Zafar greeted Bip with a warm hug and was overheard saying that she hurried through a commercial shoot to make it to the bash. Meanwhile, Sallu fussed over nephew Ahil, Arpita and Ayush Sharma's son, before making an early exit at 9.30 pm.
Meanwhile, Sanjay Dutt who was on the guest list too remained conspicuous by his absence which added fuel to the rumours of a fallout with close friend Salman. Buzz is Siddiqui had planned to put an end to the cold war at the party but Dutt chose to give it a miss. There were no bear hugs either, since Shah Rukh Khan turned up postmidnight and was heard joking about how he had been shooting with five actresses and couldn't bear to part with them. A guest informed Mirror, "Chefs from Hyderabad, Lucknow and Delhi had been flown down to prepare Mughlai delicacies. The menu boasted of over 50 dishes including mutton sheekh kebab, haleem, kheema pav, Mutton Hyderabadi biryani. Malpua, kesar phirni, shahi tukra, mango ice cream and an assortment of cakes constituted the dessert section."
While guests stayed back to binge, Sallu caught up with girlfriend Iulia Vantur at his favourite Khar joint. The couple spent some quality time away from the shor in the city.
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Sanjay Dutt skipped Baba Siddiqui’s iftar party, Salman Khan chatted up Katrina Kaif and then vamoosed to meet Iulia Vantur at a suburban hotspot while Shah Rukh Khan made a fashionably late entry
Gaurav Dubey (MID-DAY; June 21, 2016)
Bollywood’s annual iftar gathering hosted by politician Baba Siddiqui on Sunday turned out to be a big, fat starry affair, but for all those hoping for Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt to hug it out and put rumours of a rift to rest were left disappointed. Dutt did not show up at the party despite being in town.
Salman and Shah Rukh Khan, who had called an end to their longstanding cold war with a warm hug at Siddiqui’s iftar party in 2013, turned up for the grand feast on Sunday, but not at the same time.
Salman was among the first few celebs to arrive, followed by his father, Salim Khan, step mom Helen, sisters Arpita and Alvira and their respective husbands, Aayush Sharma and Atul Agnihotri. The star’s rumoured girlfriend, Iulia Vantur was also expected to join the khaandaan at the party, but she chose to give it a miss.
The Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor caught up with Katrina Kaif, who walked in with directors directors Kabir Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar. The two exes were the cynosure of all eyes as they chatted for a long time. A jovial Salman was surrounded by many other actresses who seemed all too eager to strike up a conversation with him, Esha Gupta being one of them.
After much socialising, the star exited with his father apparently to meet Iulia at a Bandra watering hole. Shah Rukh Khan made a late but much-awaited entry at around 9.30pm. SRK and Siddiqui go back a long way, and it was no surprise that he made it to party despite his choc-a-bloc schedule. The Fan star was said to be busy with a brand endorsement shoot at an Andheri studio and it wrapped up much later than planned.
However, Shah Rukh kept his promise to the politician to be present at the get-together; he even made up for his late arrival by spending a considerable amount of time with Siddiqui and his family. “SRK did not even go to his house after wrapping up the shoot. He directly drove down to the party,” says a source and adds, “By the time he reached the venue, all other celebrities had finished dinner and left.”
Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover entered the party hand-in-hand and the actress was seen playing with Arpita’s newborn, Ahil.
On Sunday night, despite the incessant rains, the stars didn't stop pouring in. Salman, SRK, Katrina Kaif, Sooraj Pancholi, Aditi Rao Hydari, Huma Qureshi, Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover, R Madhavan, Tusshar, Amy Jackson, several big filmmakers and politicians attended the bash that was held at a five-star hotel in the city. Salman's entire family, including Arpita's baby boy, Ahil, were part of the revelry. SRK came late, but stayed on for a while. Katrina, who looked lovely, was spotted with her Ek Tha Tiger director, Kabir Khan.
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Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; June 21, 2016)
Baba and Zeeshan Siddique's annual iftar party on Sunday was packed with the regular celebrity fixtures. Salman Khan arrived at 7.30 pm in a black kurta and was seen chatting up fellow guests Katrina Kaif, Amy Jackson, David Dhawan, Sonu Sood and newlyweds, Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover. Kat who walked in holding hands with Ali Abbas Zafar greeted Bip with a warm hug and was overheard saying that she hurried through a commercial shoot to make it to the bash. Meanwhile, Sallu fussed over nephew Ahil, Arpita and Ayush Sharma's son, before making an early exit at 9.30 pm. Meanwhile, Sanjay Dutt who was on the guest list too remained conspicuous by his absence which added fuel to the rumours of a fallout with close friend Salman. Buzz is Siddiqui had planned to put an end to the cold war at the party but Dutt chose to give it a miss. There were no bear hugs either, since Shah Rukh Khan turned up postmidnight and was heard joking about how he had been shooting with five actresses and couldn't bear to part with them. A guest informed Mirror, "Chefs from Hyderabad, Lucknow and Delhi had been flown down to prepare Mughlai delicacies. The menu boasted of over 50 dishes including mutton sheekh kebab, haleem, kheema pav, Mutton Hyderabadi biryani. Malpua, kesar phirni, shahi tukra, mango ice cream and an assortment of cakes constituted the dessert section."
While guests stayed back to binge, Sallu caught up with girlfriend Iulia Vantur at his favourite Khar joint. The couple spent some quality time away from the shor in the city.
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Sanjay Dutt skipped Baba Siddiqui’s iftar party, Salman Khan chatted up Katrina Kaif and then vamoosed to meet Iulia Vantur at a suburban hotspot while Shah Rukh Khan made a fashionably late entry
Gaurav Dubey (MID-DAY; June 21, 2016)
Bollywood’s annual iftar gathering hosted by politician Baba Siddiqui on Sunday turned out to be a big, fat starry affair, but for all those hoping for Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt to hug it out and put rumours of a rift to rest were left disappointed. Dutt did not show up at the party despite being in town.
Salman and Shah Rukh Khan, who had called an end to their longstanding cold war with a warm hug at Siddiqui’s iftar party in 2013, turned up for the grand feast on Sunday, but not at the same time.
Salman was among the first few celebs to arrive, followed by his father, Salim Khan, step mom Helen, sisters Arpita and Alvira and their respective husbands, Aayush Sharma and Atul Agnihotri. The star’s rumoured girlfriend, Iulia Vantur was also expected to join the khaandaan at the party, but she chose to give it a miss.
The Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor caught up with Katrina Kaif, who walked in with directors directors Kabir Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar. The two exes were the cynosure of all eyes as they chatted for a long time. A jovial Salman was surrounded by many other actresses who seemed all too eager to strike up a conversation with him, Esha Gupta being one of them.
After much socialising, the star exited with his father apparently to meet Iulia at a Bandra watering hole. Shah Rukh Khan made a late but much-awaited entry at around 9.30pm. SRK and Siddiqui go back a long way, and it was no surprise that he made it to party despite his choc-a-bloc schedule. The Fan star was said to be busy with a brand endorsement shoot at an Andheri studio and it wrapped up much later than planned.
However, Shah Rukh kept his promise to the politician to be present at the get-together; he even made up for his late arrival by spending a considerable amount of time with Siddiqui and his family. “SRK did not even go to his house after wrapping up the shoot. He directly drove down to the party,” says a source and adds, “By the time he reached the venue, all other celebrities had finished dinner and left.”
Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover entered the party hand-in-hand and the actress was seen playing with Arpita’s newborn, Ahil.