Rahul Mahajan is putting final touches to his plans to get married on a reality show. On Friday, he moved a court to get his passport back for his honeymoon getaway to Maldives and Ireland next week.

Rahul, son of late senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, in his application, moved through counsel Sanjeev Kumar, said he plans to “go to Maldives and Ireland for his honeymoon on March 9 and stay there till March 30″.

Rahul is getting married on NDTV’s reality show “Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega” Saturday.

Rahul’s passport is under court custody since his involvement in a drug abuse case in 2006. As per the orders he cannot leave the country without the court’s permission.

The court will consider Rahul’s application Monday.

Rahul and his father’s secretary Vivek Moitra were admitted to the Apollo hospital here in the early hours June 2, 2006, after allegedly consuming contraband drugs with alcohol at Pramod Mahajan’s official residence at Safdarjung Road. Moitra died in the hospital.

Rahul was let off drug trafficking charges, which entail harsher punishment, and was booked for consumption of banned drugs.

Rahul Mahajan, who tied the knot with Bengali model Dimpy Ganguly on a reality show, Sunday said he plans to make a career in entertainment as he feels politicians do not earn enough.

“Whatever comes my way, I will do that, be it film, serial or a reality show. You have to do something for a good living. Politics is not a business. MP, MLA salary is not enough to buy proper clothes also. We would not get a sponsor every time, like the show (Imagine TV’s ‘Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega’), ” Rahul told.

However, Rahul, who is the son of the slain BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, did not rule out the possibility of entering the domain of politics.

“Politics was never away I think, but I will be into this profession (entertainment) to earn by bread and butter…I am trying to settle down. Till the next general election, one has to work at the grassroot level. If people decide to have me as a leader, it’s their choice, I don’t want to be appointed from behind, ” he said.

Rahul, who is facing trial in a Delhi court in a drug abuse case, is planning to go to Maldives for his honeymoon. He is hoping that his passport will be released and he is given the permission to leave the country so he can go on his honeymoon.

Asked if he is sure to get the passport back, he said: “I am going to Delhi Monday. I can just hope to get it back along with the permission. I can just pray.”

Rahul doesn’t want to fret about his past or brood over his future, rather he wants to live his present to the fullest.

“Everyone gets a second chance. Through this show, god has given me a second chance. It’s a new beginning; it’s like a rebirth on March 6. We (he and Dimpy) share our birthdays – July 25, ” he said.

After reality show “Rakhi Sawant Ka Swayamvar, ” people had an impression that Rahul’s show too would end up with his engagement, but he was confident to end it with marriage.

“Initially there was no ‘muhurat’. The first ‘muhurat’ was in March. So there was a gap. I didn’t want to get engaged, I wanted to get married. I postponed the shoot, so that I could get married March 6, ” said Rahul.

Asked why his sister Poonam Mahajan didn’t attend his marriage, Rahul said: “Poonam’s best wishes are with me. I will visit her soon. She didn’t come because she is a politician and the programme was on a television channel.”

If you are worried about a receding hairline, don’t go into hiding. Just follow in the footsteps of Bollywood actor Salman Khan or cricketer Virender Sehwag – get your crowning glory back through a hair transplant.

According to Amit Gupta of Delhi-based cosmetic centre Divine Cosmetic Surgery, hair transplantation is still at a growing stage in the country, but a 20-25 percent increase has been noticed in the number of people who avail themselves of the service.

“The trend of hair plantation has increased enormously. It has increased up to 20-25 percent. People have become very conscious and particular about their looks. The advancement in technology has made it all the more convincing, ” Gupta told.

Cricketer Sehwag reportedly went for a hair transplant because he feels one sells good when one looks good. But unlike Bollywood stars, he didn’t fly abroad for the treatment.

“People asked whether I got it done from Dubai or the US, but when they got to know it is happening in New Delhi they were very happy, ” he was quoted as saying.

Manoj Khanna, who introduced hair transplants in the country in 1995, says people hesitated when he brought the treatment here, but thanks to celebrities, it has become popular.

“I was trained in 10 different cities all over the world like Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Buffalo, Detroit, Miami, London, Paris, Birmingham and Singapore.

“When I brought this technology to India in 1995, it was in a nascent stage and people didn’t know much about it. They had apprehensions, ” Khanna, who has centres in Delhi, Mumbai and Dubai, told on phone from Kolkata where he is based.

“But there is a lot of awareness now about it as a lot of celebrities have got it done and hair transplantation has increased. Many of the cricket people have got it done from me – like Ravi Shastri, Arun Lal, Harsha Bhogle and Nikhil Chopra. Even Leander Paes’ father, Vece Paes, has got it done, ” he added.

Gupta too gives credit to celebrities for popularising the treatment.

“The coming in of celebrities has increased the credibility of such surgery. When a person comes across names like Sehwag, Salman Khan, Himesh Reshammiya, Annu Malek, Ravi Shastri, Bhogle (who have all undergone hair transplantation), nobody dares to doubt the results. We get 15-20 cases a month and are expecting it to double in another two years’ time, ” he said.

The commonest cause of baldness is genetic. Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that involves moving skin containing hair follicles from one part of the body (the donor site) to the bald or balding parts (the recipient site).

However, contrary to common perception, the treatment is not just limited to the scalp but is also used to restore the eyebrow, beard and moustache.

The clinical process is usually a one-day affair performed under local anaesthesia, and is a permanent solution to balding. After the surgery, it takes about a month’s time for the hair to regrow.

The transplantation techniques have advanced so as to ensure no pain or scars and that is also one reason why people are lapping it up. While we thought women were more conscious about their looks, experts say men approach them more often for hair transplants.

“Women come to us for other hair treatments, but for transplantation their numbers are very less, ” a doctor from The Richfeel Trichology Centre here told on condition of anonymity.

Viral Desai, a renowned cosmetic surgeon with the DHI global group, said: “The surgery has been simplified even more as it leaves no cuts, no stitches, no scars, no pain with the DHI (Direct Hair Implant) method.

“The demand for this treatment has increased immensely. We treat almost 30 cases in a month, of which only two -three are women.”

Hair transplantation costs anything between Rs.40, 000 and Rs.100, 000, depending on the number of follicles to be transplanted, said Desai. “The DHI method is expensive and may vary between Rs.200, 000 and Rs.500, 000 because it has no stitches and guarantees no pain, ” he added.

Rahul Sharma, an executive at a multinational company, opted for hair transplantation after failing to regain his tresses with home remedies.

“My hairline had reduced almost 60-70 percent. I tried many remedies and several products claiming to help the hair grow again but nothing worked. Finally, I was suggested to undergo hair transplant. I spent around Rs.60, 000 for the treatment. Though I was reluctant initially, now I am really happy that I have got hair back on my head, ” said Sharma.

For best results, one must adhere to certain precautions like staying away from chemicals, gymming and excessive exposure to sunrays.

Dimpy Ganguly, who married Rahul Mahajan on a highly-watched and much talked about reality show, wants her husband to pursue a political career like his late father, Pramod Mahajan, rather than be in show business.

“I really want him (Rahul) to pursue a political career, ” Dimpy told reporters here Saturday night after exchanging wedding vows with Rahul on Imagine TV’s “Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega”.

To this, 35-year-old Rahul said: “I’ll first manage my home. Once that is settled, I’ll manage the country.”

Rahul has earlier participated in reality show “Bigg Boss” too.

Dimpy, 21, is a model and actress by profession. She pipped other finalists Nikunj Malik, 25, and Harpreet, 21, apart from over 16, 500 applicants from across the country to be Rahul’s wife. And the Bengali lass says she will continue to work after marriage as well.

“Rahul doesn’t want me to be a housewife. So I’ll work. But I don’t know yet what I will be doing, ” said Dimpy, who was sporting a red wedding outfit designed by Neeta Lulla, the traditional ‘mangal sutra’ in her neck and vermillion on her forehead.

Rahul had vowed to marry a girl on national TV and he kept his promise by doing so with the Kolkata-based girl despite the recent death of his uncle Praveen Mahajan, who was jailed for killing his politician father Pramod Mahajan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2006.

The duo will be registering their marriage Tuesday in Bandra here.

Rahul’s mother Rekha Mahajan was present during the lavish wedding and blessed the couple. His father’s photograph was placed at the venue.

Dimpy’s family members as well as several TV celebrities attended the glitzy event at the Leela Kempinski Hotel here.

Hours before Rahul Mahajan picked up Dimpy Ganguly as his Dulhaniya Saturday night (Mar 6, 2010), the Bong model tells Sreya Basu that she is madly in love with him.

What made you audition for Rahul Mahajan’s swayambar?
I wanted to get married since I was 5-year-old. And as far as I know, Rahul is a nice, friendly and clean-hearted guy…someone I can picture as my husband.

There were 14 other contenders who wanted to be Mrs Rahul Mahajan. What made you stand out from the rest?
My confidence…that Rahul is going to chose only me as his dulhaniya.

I always believe in living on the edge and that’s what makes me stand out from the rest. Even Rahul says, the first day we met it was I who made him nervous, not the other way round.

You must be knowing that Rakhi Sawant was the first one who chose to go for a swayambar on national television. Now she has broken off with Elesh Paurjanwala. Aren’t you apprehensive about this marriage?
Rakhi didn’t get married to Elesh. But here Rahul has decided to get married in front of the whole world.

He is a responsible man and I have full confidence in him.

Did your family support your decision to participate in this show?
It was completely my decision to participate in this show. My parents were a bit nervous …but that’s natural.

Your sister (Koel) seems to get along Rahul really well…
They share a perfect jija-saali relationship.

Are you aware of Rahul’s first marriage and its outcome?
I live for the moment…who knows what is there tomorrow. At the moment, I feel really lucky to have Rahul in my life.

You are just 21…and are quite successful as a model. Don’t you think this marriage is going to affect your career?
I am mad about Rahul. I have never felt like this for anyone before. I can do anything for him

Lyricist: Sameer; Singers: Atif Aslam, Shreya Ghoshal, Garima Jhingon, Alisha Chinoy, Hard Kaur, Monali and Sachin Gupta

Music Director: Sachin Gupta

Rating: **

Atif Aslam dominates the soundtrack of Vivek Oberoi-starrer “Prince”. Composer Sachin Gupta sure seems impressed with the popular singer as almost all the songs have been crooned by Aslam.

The film offers seven originals and nine remixes.

The soundtrack opens with “O mere khuda” with Atif Aslam and Garima Jhingon behind the microphone. The energetic song starts with a bang and has a powerful impact. This refreshingly upbeat song with a strong orchestration is the best in the album.

The song has a dance mix attached to it, which is quite similar to the original.

Up next is Shreya Ghoshal and Atif Aslam’s “Tere liye”, a fast-paced romantic number. The song offers nothing new but is enjoyable in parts. However, it’s an Atif song all along and Shreya’s voice seems to have been wasted in the track.

“Tere liye” has three more versions – a dance mix, a hip-hop mix and an unplugged version. While the first two feature the same singer, the latter version has the voice of the composer Sachin Gupta.

Then there is “Kaun hoon main”, which will leave you in a trance. Sung by Atif Aslam, the soulful track has haunting music and the rise and fall of the tempo is interesting.

This song too boasts of two remixes – one a dance mix and the other a lounge mix.

“Aa bhi ja sanam” by Atif starts well but fails to retain interest. Weak lyrics and unimpressive music makes the composition an ordinary affair. The song had potential but finally doesn’t make an impact.

“Aa bhi ja sanam” has a dance remix that is better suited for DJ consoles.

Next in line is an all-girls song. “Jiyare jiyare” crooned by Alisha Chinoy and Hard Kaur is a dance number but is just an average piece. The song has influences of Punjabi.

“Jiyare jiyare” has a bhangra mix too.

Then we have “Ishq mein” sung by Monali Thakur. The song seems quite unoriginal and is unimpressive. The music is strong but again won’t win over many listeners.

Finally, there is the instrumental theme song of the film.

On the whole, the album has an overdose of remixes but is good in parts.

Starring : Farouque Shaikh, Nafisa Ali, Aanaahad, Shraddha Das, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Sushant Singh, Kelly Dorji, Mukesh Rishi, Saurabh Shukla, Aashish Vidyarthi, Shraddha Nigam, Nirmal Pandey, K. Jeeva, Pramod Muthu.

Producer : Vivek Khatkar & J.S. Rana

Director : Sanjay Puransingh Chauhan

Star cast

Farouque Shaikh : S.K. Rao
A devout coach of the Indian kickboxing team for whom true talent is above all inducements. He is earnest but conniving for those who come in his way for the right. An ardent worshipper of true sportsman spirit, he holds an angst against the establishment and the system that’s meddling in sport in order to commercialize it.

Nafisa Ali : Amma
A doting mother for whom her two sons mean the world. She shares a great camaraderie with her sons and would be daughter in law but at the same time is the grounding force to keep them rooted. She is tender yet at the trying times comes out as a strong and tough woman who puts up with the crisis that comes in her life.

Aanaahad : Veerender Singh
An unswerving batsman with the fire in his belly to make it big in the cricketing world. However, equally fiery about his relations, especially with his brother, for whom he can give it all up. One incident that changes his life and his outlook for the world and transforms him as a person!

Shraddha Das : Ida
A sassy, committed and diligent physiotherapist of the Pakistan Kickboxing team who falls in love with the Indian cricketer and later stands by him against all odds.

Sushant Singh : Dheerendra Singh
An aspiring and zealous Kickboxer from Rajasthan who wants to qualify into the national team on his merit of playing instead of recommendations.

A brother for whom his younger sibling is his support system. A lover who passionately feels for his fiancée. A man of steel who overcomes all obstacles to reach where he is. His true aspirations are at challenge with behind the back politics going on.

Shraddha Nigam : Neela Chaudhary
An ebullient and cheery girl who is madly in love with his sportsman fiancée. The dutiful lover supports her fiancée in every step of his career and is his driving force. She pins all her hopes and aspirations against her love interest who is the world to her. However, one accident changes her life when her world gets derelict and she is left bereft of her dreams.

Kelly Dorji : Gajanan Oinam
An overconfident kickboxing champion who aims high to represent India, not on merits but connections instead. However, he gets beaten down by Dheerendra Singh. His dreams turn sour and his connections ineffective when he meets S.K. Rao and realizes that if he wants to secure a place in the team he needs to prove his mettle.

Saurabh Shukla : Madhav Suri
A man who defines the bureaucracy of the sports department and the way everything in sports gets mutilated by the intrusion of bureaucrats.

Sabyasachi Charborty : Sikandar Hyaat Khan
Coach of the Pakistan Kickboxing team, Sikandar Hyaat Khan, is a man for whom winning a match for the country is like winning a battle. The coach who strives hard and makes his team go till any extent to ensure success against the Indian kickboxing team.

A Selection – New Delhi

Selection of the National Indian kick boxing team is to be done. There is a buzz in the air, final stage of qualification is in process, frenzy activities taking place amongst the players, administrators, bureaucratic and all high profiles involved with the game in varied manners.

Amidst all this, there is

A Minister…who wants his favorite participant to be selected.

A Coach….who wants merit to be the order of the day.

An Aspirant…who dreams to qualify purely on the basis of his merit. His true aspirations are at a challenge with the behind the back politics going on.

Another Aspirant…Overconfident, well connected and aims high to represent India, but not on merit, connections instead.

As the mix of emotions, aspirations and palpitations reach to a vortex, a bilateral kick boxing tournament with Pakistan is announced.

The aspirations are intensified, so are the activities and comes the day that leads to the destiny being sought in the ring.

A Neutral Venue – Kuala Lumpur

Two opponents…. Dheerandra Singh from India, an upcoming national champion. A man who has overcome all obstacles to reach where he deserves to be. A man made of steel, with kicks of steel. Only one drawback, his belief in the true spirit of the game.

v/s

Noor Mohammad, an ace performer from Pakistan. A man of physique, a man of belligerence, and personification of dominance. A tender heart but buried deep under the pride of the whole nation. A man groomed on the notion of victory at whatever cost. A man pushed to follow the same notion.

An Unwanted Event

The spirit of sports defied…
A nation cried foul…
The sports fraternity stood numb…
The rest of the world posed as a mute spectator…

Final Follow Up – Lahore

Another ring

Again Two Opponents… One from Pakistan, an upcoming World Champion. A man again in the ring to save his emblem, again carrying the pride of the whole nation. Author of the unwanted event, in the process of writing another one

Another one from India, set to settle some old scores, with an aspiration to quench the thirst of revenge for a long forgotten wrong doing and restore the lost pride and satisfy the nation..and a billion

The Sole Situation… An epic rivalry… No surrender… Battle for honor…
A spine chilling walk to the end.. Where the destiny holds victory for one…
ONLY ONE

Starring: Abhay Deol, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Mohammed Faizal and Satish Kaushik

Director: Dev Benegal

Rating: *1/2

Road, Movie is about the journey of Vishnu (Abhay Deol) who travels miles in a very old truck which often breaks down along the way. Driving through the desert state of Rajasthan, he first befriends a young boy (Mohammed Faizal) who works as a helper in a roadside tea stall.

The boy hitches a ride with him as he wants to go to another village to hunt for a new job. When the truck breaks down for the first time, the boy walks a long distance in the barren land to hunt for a mechanic.

He finally gets one, Om (Satish Kaushik), who agrees to repair the truck on the condition that he would then hitch a ride to the village where a fair is being held.

Along the way, the three meet a gypsy woman (Tannishtha Chatterjee) who is walking in the scorching heat and has a small pouch of water. She shares the water with the thirsty threesome and also joins them in the truck. The truck, which doesn’t belong to Vishnu, has a touring cinema inside.

Vishnu uses the touring cinema in the truck to show movies to the villagers when he is in a tight spot. Om helps him in starting the dilapi dated projector and, in the process of showing movies in the villages, they also make money.

Vishnu is first confronted by a difficult policeman (Virendra Saxena) and later, by the water mafia (Yashpal Sharma and group) along the way, but he manages to save himself, his truck and his travelling friends, thanks to the touring talkies and to the hair-oil bottles he is carrying in cartons to sell at his destination.

He finds himself attracted to wards his woman passenger and they even get physical.

At one stop, Om passes away while enjoying a movie. Finally, it is time for Vishnu to bid the woman and the boy goodbye.

The story (Dev Benegal) offers hardly anything to the audience in India which is not used to watching such road films. Even the screenplay, penned by Dev Benegal himself, is so slow-moving that it actually tests the audience’s patience.

Even a climax in the traditional sense of the word is missing. Frankly, since the hero doesn’t set out on a great mission in the first place, the audience does not experience a feeling of fulfilment in the end, something the public in India is so used to experiencing in every film.

In the same sense, there is no heroism of the hero, Vishnu. Even fans of Abhay Deol and his kind of films would feel let down by the fare on offer. Dialogues (Dev Benegal) are natural and witty, but only at places.

Abhay Deol does a fine job and gets into the skin of his character. He is completely in synch with the mood of the film. Satish Kaushik is also just too natural. He endears himself to the audience with his raw audacity.

Tannishtha Chatterjee gets limited scope and is good. Mohammed Faizal is cute and supremely confident. Yashpal Sharma leaves a mark. Virendra Saxena is effective.

Michael Brook’s music and background score are good. Michel Amathieu’s cinemato graphy and Yaniv Dabach’s editing are nice. But on the whole, Road, Movie is too dull and dry to make an impact among the audience in India.

Starring: Tanushree Dutta, Udita Goswami, Shaad Randhawa, Sachin Khedekar and Murli Sharma

Director: Rajesh Ranshinge

Rating: **

Anushka (Tanushree Dutta) is charged with the murder of her husband, Ravi (Sachin Khedekar), and sister-in-law, Nishita (Preeti).

Anushka is sent to a mental asylum but the fact is that she is possessed by the spirit of the dead girl, which resides in the new bungalow into which she, her husband and sister-in-law had moved on their first wedding anniversary. Her husband had there- after given in to her plea to leave the haunted house as she was being hounded by a ghost there.

But the ghost did not leave Anushka even in their old bungalow to which they had shifted. Ahana (Udita Goswami), the younger sister of Anushka, comes to Goa from Delhi to be by her sister’s side in her hour of need. She can’t locate her sister who has run away from the mental asylum. On probing, Ahana soon realises that it is a case of spirits and ghosts in which Anushka had got involved.

Unable to trace her sister, Ahana sets out to solve the mystery in a bid to clear her sister’s name. She seeks the help of CBI officer Ran veer (Shaad Randhawa) and the two even meet a tantrik, Vishwat ma (Arif Zakaria), who knows the entire story about the haunted house.

Vishwatma reveals the past of the haunted house to Ahana and Ranveer. This leads Ahana to Yashoda (Ashwini Kalsekar) who further elaborates the story.

What Ahana and Vish watma do thereafter is shown in the climax. Is Ahana able to trace Anushka and free her from the spirit? That is the suspense which is revealed in the latter part of the climax.

Rajesh Ranshinge’s story is routine and Haroon Rashid’s screenplay is confused and also one of convenience. The audience is not very clear about why Steve (Murali Sharma) wants the bungalow, about how Ravi had bought the bungalow, about why some people meet with instant death on encountering the spirit while others don’t die equally soon.

Also, it seems weird that Ahana goes about trying to solve the mystery of the ghost rather than locating her lost sister, which should have been her first priority. The first half moves at a fairly good pace and involves the viewer but the pace drops after interval. Too much footage has been given to the tantrik, and his portions are often boring.

The horror scenes are all very similar as a result of which the novelty factor dies down very fast. What are, however, good are the sound effects which create a chilly atmosphere at several places. That is to say, it is the sound which scares the audience more than the story and the scenes.

Udita Goswami does quite well. Tanushree Dutta is also fairly good. Shaad Randhawa needs to improve on his dialogue delivery and voice modulation.

His mannerisms are vill ainish although he is actually an in­ vestigating CBI officer. Arif Zakaria should’ve been far more effective. However, more than his acting (which is nice), it is his characterisation which is to be blamed for the lack of his effectiveness.

Ashwini Kalse kar leaves an impact. Sachin Khedekar does an average job. Murali Sharma is okay. Nishigandha Wad makes her presence felt in a brief role. Preeti is okay. Baby Akshita has acted ably. Imran Hashmi, Tarikesh Singh, Raju Pandit, Neha Bam and the others lend ordinary support.

Director Rajesh Ranshinge has left several questions unanswered because of which the audience is unable to experience to the fullest the thrill of a chilling suspense drama. Music (Sunil Singh) is a letdown. Background score is effective more because it is loud rather than due to its quality.

Joshy Anthony’s sound has the desired effect. Hanif Sheikh’s stunts and action scenes are okay. Camerawork (by Shakil Khan) is good. Art direction (Shree Kumar Nayar) is commonplace. Editing (Raju Kapadia) is not very sharp.

Rokkk is an ordinary fare which suffers on account of a confused screenplay. It will not be able to scare the audience enough to make the film’s distributors smile.

“Never again!” Neil shudders at the very thouught of the way he was forced to misbehave on stage with Shah Rukh Khan….by Shah Rukh Khan himself.

Trust SRK to espouse irreverence. But Neil hasn’t been able to get over it. Katrina Kaif and Bipasha Basu were in a state of shock after Neil Nitin Mukesh’s outburst on stage against Shah Rukh Khan at the Filmfare awards.

They both rushed to Neil in panic asking him to apologize to SRK.

Two days after Neil Nitin Mukesh told co-hosts Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan to just plainly and simply shutup on stage at the Filmfare awards at Yashraj films, the debate rages in the film industry.

Was the well-behaved blue-eyed-boy’s aggressive impudence towards his superstarry seniors on Neil’s home turf (he’s known as a full-on Yashraj boy) for real? Or was it just an act?

To rewind a bit….at the Filmfare awards co-hosts Shah Rukh and Saif Ali Khan decided to take on Neil on stage, riling him endlessly. The final straw was the digs that Shah Rukh took at Neil’s name.

“Neil, ” said Shah Rukh, “Why do you have three first names and no surname? My name is Khan. Saif too is a Khan. How come you have no last name?”

Neil couldn’t take the slight to his family name. He not-so-gently reminded SRK that he ought to restrain himself because his, Neil’s, father was sitting in the audience.

And then, horror of horrors, he told Shah Rukh to just shutup.

There was an uncomfortable silence in the auditorium.

Recalling the incident with an uncomfortable laugh Neil says, “I’m still shaking. Imagine me telling Shah Rukh Khan to shut up! But I did. That isn’t all. At the end of the show I walked up to Shah Rukh and Saif and broke eggs on their heads.”

But relax. It was all part of an act.

“It was all planned by Shah Rukh Sir. I was told by the organizers the Moranis from beforehand that I was supposed to be part of Shah Rukh’s act. I was supposed to reach early and rehearse for it.

But as luck would have it I had gone to town to pick up my parents and got stuck in the traffic. By the time I reached the venue there was only time for a quick briefing on what I had to do.”

Shah Rukh walked up to Neil and quickly told him the plan on stage.

Neil was aghast. “How could I say shut up to Shah Rukh Khan? I’ve never been rude even to my driver. But he insisted. He also told me to throw eggs at him and Saif at the end of the show. I begged and pleaded to spare me. But Shah Rukh didn’t listen.”

Neil did his own on-the-spot improvisation on stage to spare himself the aggravated agony.

“Instead of throwing the eggs I walked up to Saif and Shah Rukh and broke the eggs on their heads. How could I throw eggs at them? Their fans would never forgive me!”

After the act Neil’s shocked father has still not forgiven his son, although he has been told it was all in jest.

Says Neil, “Bipasha rushed to me and said if it was an act then it was really scary. Katrina stormed up to me after the show and told me to apologize to SRK, AT ONCE.”

Laughing nervously Neil relived the trauma of being forced to be rude to a hero he worships.

“I’m glad people finally got to see my mischievous side…But no thanks. Never again.