Bollywood News - Star couples Saif-Kareena & Abhi-Ash brighten up GQ awards ceremony

It was an unbelievable starry evening full of glamour and glitter when hot real-life couples like Saif-Kareena, Abhi-Ash and Amitabh-Jaya walked hand-in-hand and beamed as they grabbed in awards. Talking about the awards ceremony held at Mumbai’s Grand Hyatt Hotel on Sunday for the leading men’s magazine ‘GQ’, the event witnessed

celebrities from every field including Bollywood.

Saif and Kareena are not a very common sight at every other event, but with their flick ‘Qurbaan’ set to hit the screens, the couple is being seen in each other’s company quite often these days. The couple clearly stole the limelight as both of them won the GQ man and woman of the year award.

“Saif has won GQ Man of the year and I think he truly deserves it,” said Kareena, to which Saif replied, “For me at the moment Kareena is my Man of the Year.”

On her award, Kareena said, “Being called Woman of the year is a lot different from receiving a film award. It’s a great honor.”

Amitabh Bachchan, who was there with his family, wife, bahu, son and daughter and who received the Lifetime Achievement award said, “Well, now I’ll have to make more space to fit in yet another award.”

Katrina also won the GQ woman of the year award. Once again Katrina was seen sans Salman and was seen posing for the shutterbugs with Karan Johar. Abhay Deol picked up the Breakthrough Talent title.

Jaya Bachchan Supporting Family Ties at Lakme Fashion Week

Designer Nachiket Bharve, however, did not make much excitement on the ramp in Lakme Fashion Week but he had an exclusive reason to cheer and smile upon due to Jaya Bachchan’s presence over there as she was sitting on the front row to support the young designer and his models.

“He is like family to me,” she told about her relationship ship with Nachiket, otherwise, she would not have turned up at show Big B still under treatment at home. Nachiket’s collection was shown on the ramp at the first day of Lakme Fashion Week.

Jaya Bachchan under attack from Thackeray

Even before ‘Drona’ could hit the screens, the Bachchan family faced a fresh round of attack, this time from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray. It all started with a light-hearted jovial remark from Jaya Bachcan on the audio release of Abhishek Bachchan’s ambitious project ‘Drona’. “We are from Uttar Pradesh and we will speak in Hindi—Maharashtrians will forgive us,” said Jaya.

MNS leader Raj Thackeray in February 2008 had accused Jaya’s husband, superstar Amitabh Bachchan, of not doing enough for Maharashtra and favouring his home state of Uttar Pradesh. This seems to have given fresh additions to the issue and now Thackeray has announced a “ban” on films in Maharashtra which features the superstar and his family members.

“All Bachchan family movies and advertisements in Mumbai and Maharashtra are banned from today (Monday),” said Thackeray at a press conference.

“This is an affront to the Marathi Manoos (Marathi-speaking people). All parties should unite and condemn what she said,” said Thackeray.

However, the Bollywood fraternity is with the Bachchans with veteran Shyam Benegal saying it was a “childish” and “silly” remark over a “light-hearted joke”.

“This is an attempt to divide the entire industry and create borders within the nation,” actor and social worker, Nafisa Ali said.

Little did Jaya know that one joke at the launch function would cost so much for her political career as well her son’s upcoming movie ‘Drona’.

Big B won't play Sarkar again

Veteran actress Jaya Bachchan has liked the 'Sarkar Raj' saga so much that she has urged director Ram Gopal Varma to make another sequel.

'Sarkar Raj' starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek and his wife Aishwarya Rai, got a mixed response, but Jaya loved it.

'Varma was asked this question at a press conference in Bangkok and he said he has not thought about it. But Jaya in a rare reaction has urged him that he must do a part three, as did a few others. I personally feel he should not. Better for people to say 'why not' than 'why did you', ' Amitabh told.

Incidentally, she is the most outspoken Bachchan of the family who didn't think Varma's remaking 'Sholay' was a good idea and who was vocal of her opposition to tampering with an invincible classic.

And now Jaya is excited by the idea of a trilogy in the 'Sarkar' series. The latest political thriller ends with the death of Abhishek's character.

The third part would probably show the senior Bachchan taking charge of the family empire again, with his elder son's child manoeuvring the Nagre empire by his grandpa's side. Kay Kay Menon played the elder son in the first part.

Incidentally, the director had thought about another sequel even while 'Sarkar Raj' was in post-production.