<h2>Timeless beauty</h2>
Can any ode to beauties from a bygone era fail to feature the still-flawless Dimple? This week the Bobby belle is Mira Kapoor&rsquo;s chosen icon. &ldquo;She moves through the world with an effortless India &lsquo;moderne&rsquo; aura &mdash; a rare blend of old-world movie-star charisma and contemporary cool.
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There is an energy about her that is magnetic. She mixes shawls with her pop colour glasses and bags, and brings a chic, understated confidence to everything she does. And her hair&hellip; I&rsquo;m obsessed.&rdquo;
<h2>Fiery drama, bottled!</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/feb/Modi-iw_e.jpg" alt="Lalit K Modi" width="1280" height="720" /> Lalit K Modi
I&rsquo;ve had several requests this past week from those in my circle (celebrated couturiers included) to turn up the heat on this page. Always one to oblige, here&rsquo;s a fiery story &mdash; though the flames may be more literal than scandalous. Having faced so much heat over the years, it seems self-proclaimed &ldquo;fugitive&rdquo; Lalit Modi still has an appetite for more. Friends tell us you&rsquo;ll often find a plastic pouch packed with fresh green chillies in Lalit&rsquo;s pocket, especially when he&rsquo;s heading out to eat. Apparently, the IPL founder is so obsessed with his piquant passion that he&rsquo;s birthing a brand based on it. Of course, every empire needs its accomplice, and for this venture, Lalit has lined up Lorenzo Fasola Bologna &mdash; the dashing heir of Castello Monte Vibiano in Umbria, Italy. Already associated with some of the world&rsquo;s best-loved boutique wines and olive oil, Lorenzo will now produce a selection of special chilli oils for the mercurial Mr Modi. With preorders for LK Chilli apparently pouring in, it seems Lalit can conjure up condiments as deftly as drama.
<h2>Scene-stealers in the stalls</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/feb/Ashutosh-Farah-a_e.jpg" alt="Ashutosh Gowariker and Farah Khan" width="1280" height="720" /> Ashutosh Gowariker and Farah Khan
Imagine rushing to catch a regular evening film screening and somehow stumbling into a constellation of stars &mdash; half the night sky casually queuing for popcorn beside us. This was exactly the scene at Jio World Drive&rsquo;s Maison PVR the night O&rsquo; Romeo released. Luscious lead actress Triptii Dimri had invited a handful of her nearest and dearest to watch the romantic action thriller, but the glamour didn&rsquo;t stop with her guest list. There were two other famous faces in the audience who appeared to enjoy the film, and they weren&rsquo;t present on Dimri&rsquo;s invitation. Dying to know who we spotted? Filmmakers Ashutosh Gowariker and Farah Khan &mdash; without her trusty sidekick Dilip. I wonder what director Vishal Bhardwaj would make of that.
<h2>Winning hearts and headlines</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/feb/Basil-Joseph_e.jpg" alt="Basil Joseph" width="1280" height="720" />Basil Joseph
An awards function had cinema stalwarts out en masse on Wednesday. From Karan Johar and Kareena Kapoor to Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, and Anil Kapoor, a veritable bouquet of Bollywood&rsquo;s finest filled a banquet hall at a plush midtown hotel on the night. Amazingly then, in this ocean of A-listers, it was a pint-sized actor-director from down South who stole the show. Take a bow Basil Joseph &mdash; now the talk of the town for his authentic, soul-stirring award acceptance speech. &ldquo;He was so refreshingly real,&rdquo; we are told, &ldquo;that you couldn&rsquo;t help but love him.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/feb/Karan-Kareena-Anil_e.jpg" alt="Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor and Anil Kapoor" width="1280" height="720" /> Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor and Anil Kapoor
All evening people kept telling him, &lsquo;You look so good,&rsquo; and he would reply with, &lsquo;You look good too.&rsquo; Then a lissom lady said, &lsquo;I love you,&rsquo; and pat came his response, &lsquo;I love you too.&rsquo; It took him a moment to realise that was the wrong reply, so he bashfully retracted. It was adorable.&rdquo; Taking selfies on stage and leaving his glamourous audience in splits, Basil walked away with more than an award &mdash; he won hearts. So much so that the entire Saiyaara crew gave Joseph a standing ovation. Casting director Shanoo Sharma, making a rare appearance with the Yash Raj Films team, cheered too. Amongst the industry&rsquo;s most influential gatekeepers, it&rsquo;s a significant coup that she stood. Suddenly, more doors look poised to open.&nbsp;

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