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An ailing Amisha cancels London trip to meet beau but will attend a wedding in the family. Amisha Patel, who has been down with a bad attack of gastroenteritis has cancelled her two-week trip to meet beau Kanav Puri in London – for a wedding in the family. Says the actress, “I was supposed to go to London last week but was terribly ill. Also, I have to attend a family wedding on November 29. My maternal cousin Priyanka is getting married. My relatives from all over the world will be coming to attend the function.

So now Kanav is flying down for the wedding. He will be here for five days.”Amisha says Kanav was very understanding when she told him she was unable to travel to London. “Kanav has an important deal happening but he will fly down in time for the wedding. In fact, my cousins are thrilled that he’s coming. Kanav had met them in London when Priyanka was shopping for her trousseau and they are all very close to him.”

Amisha adds, “It will be a big fat Sindhi wedding — like the kind Yash Chopra shows in his films. On November 29, there will be a youngsters’ party and I will dress up for it in a pink Versace number as it’s a pink-and-white theme. Neeta Lulla and her daughter Nishka are doing my lehengas, saris and salwar kameez for the function.”

Salman Khan is an emotional guy who loves doing things for his family. The actor launches his first film blog http://veerblogs.erosentertainment.com (for Veer) as a gift to his father Salim Khan who celebrates his birthday today. Earlier he had blogged for his TV show 10 Ka Dum. Veer is being produced by Eros Entertainment and Vijay Galani.Says Galani, “It is Salman’s dream project. When we discussed the idea of blogging on his experience shooting for the film, it was Salman himself who suggested that we launch the blog on his dad’s birthday. In fact, Salimsaab is one of the few people to have seen the rushes of Veer and loved it.

Since it has a father-son relationship, Salman felt it apt to launch his blog on his dad’s birthday. The blog will be about how Salman thought about Veer, how it started, the hurdles faced, etc.” Galani adds that Salman had written the story of Veer quite a while back. “I had approached him for another project. He gave me a one-line narration of Veer about a love story with the father-son relationship angle against a war backdrop. I asked him for time to think about it. It’s a very expensive film, requiring a lot of research and 150 days of shooting; it being a period film. All that stuff is there in the blog in Salman’s own words. The blog will be written by him. We are trying to get him to blog everyday but if that’s not possible, he will update it twice a week.”Salim Khan says, “I didn’t know that Salman was launching his blog on my birthday. I have seen the rushes of Veer and have loved it.

The film has been made on a huge canvas. Of course there’s still scope for improving the film. I like the way Salman has handled the father-son relationship. He has written it well.” Everyone wants to know what Salman’s dream project is. And I am very excited about the release of Veer on January 22, 2010. I have lived with Veer for 20 years and want you guys to live the movie with me through this blog. Veer can be called my most awaited film till date. I had written the story of my dream project when I was shooting for the film Baaghi in 1990.

Ex-flames and former lovers can really be BIG trouble when you get married. More so if you have a less than cordial relationship with the one in question. Trust Juicy Mausi on this one. Look for example what happened at Shilpa Shetty’s wedding the other day in Lonavla.So there we were all excited to see Shilpa babes all ready to tie the knot (finally!) with Raj Kundra. Everybody is having a wonderful time at the venue in Lonavla. I for instance was just putting the final coat of my MAC lip colour in rich plum when I heard it.

GAWD! I couldn’t believe my ears when the melodious strains of a Shilpa Shetty number floated up from the brass band downstairs. Trust me, the song was nice, and the band did not do an altogether bad work at it. The fact that the song was from a film that starred Akshay Kumar apart from Shetty girl is what made it cacophony.So, after dropping my lipstick in shock, my feet took root as I stood in anticipation of what would happen next. They must’ve played the song from Dhadkan for less than a minute when a handful of non-descript people rushed out of the house and asked them to stop playing it. Then is exactly when I fell on the floor laughing.

Well, the situation was undeniably funny though a little embarrassing perhaps for the bride and the groom. The bandwallahs, poor guys, were told to stop playing Akshay Kumar songs. They in fact were asked to stop playing altogether until someone took a look at the list of songs to be played. WOW! Everything was fine after that and the fairy tale wedding took place. I was really happy for Shilpa and would have even shed a few drops of tear if I hadn’t been wearing my latest glitter liner. It’s not waterproof!

However, Akki did make his presence felt at the wedding. Not in person of course. He was NOT invited. But through his songs. The thought of Shilpa just kept me from laughing again!

It’s a rare occasion when a Bollywood celebrity chooses to show up at the appointed time in the star-starved city. Sonam Kapoor not only made sure she was on time, but also ensured that Salvatore Ferragamo, the organisers of the socialite evening where she made an appearance, stuck to the time- table.Kapoor, who was in Delhi to promote the cause of breast cancer awareness in association with Ogaan and the luxury fashion label, made a quiet appearance, literally.Much before most of the guests could arrive, Kapoor made her twominute speech on how women needed to be more aware of problems affecting their health and left immediately after lighting the lamps placed on the mighty walls of DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj.

Sonam wore a figure-hugging black dress from Salvatore Ferragamo’s latest collection, and teamed it with six- inch heels from the fashion label’s Crystallised collection.The Cage Heel shoes are now available for auction at Ferragamo’s store in DLF Emporio, and is priced at Rs 1,36,000. Kapoor paraded in these heels, as the other models showcased an evening clutch, sneakers and tees with Ferragamo’s logo on them. The proceeds of the auction will go to the Ogaan Cancer Foundation.The party picked up from the moment Kapoor made her exit. The who’s who of Delhi’s social circuit showed up for the party; most of them came wearing pink – the dress code of the night.

Dior’s Kalyani Chawla wore a lovely pink ruffled jacket and praised her competition for coming up with the brilliant idea of marrying a cause with a fashion night.She couldn’t stop herself from adding: “Dior has been doing these events for a long time.” As many as 20 brands housed in DLF Emporio are supporting the cause by showcasing the products they would like to put up on auction for the charity.So, are we going to see more upmarket venues like DLF Emporio coming up in the city? DLF Entertainment head Pia Singh was at her enigmatic best. “Wait and watch,” she said.Food from Zest and On The Go, paired with Grey Goose vodka, kept the guests in good humour. And Sonal Kalra kept them entertained with her throaty renditions of ballads as well as jazz and gospel numbers during the ramp show.

Fer- ragamo’s regional director for south- east Asia, Prasanna Bhaskar, was clearly overwhelmed by the crooner’s performance. “It has all the elements that are necessary to make the evening special,” she said.”The cause will gain much from her wonderful voice.” Thanks to the chill in the air and the frenetic pace of the social calendar, the party wound up by 11. It was a rare occasion for the luxury mall where such evenings are known to go on forever.