The first blind item of February 2014 is a different one by Rajeev Masand. When we say “different”, we mean the not so usual guy-girl blind item. We won’t say more except that when reading the blind below, be sure to think of the leads in the blind as “different” or as Rajeev himself puts it “odd”.
An Odd Couple Done Apart
Another romance appears to have bitten the dust. It seems like only yesterday that this young film director and this celebrated author began seeing each other. They first caught the media’s attention when they showed up together for the wedding celebrations of a casting director in Delhi last November, where they did little to hide their mutual affection. Around the same time, they attended a literary fest in Mumbai, again looking very much in love.
Despite the fact that the author lived in Delhi and the filmmaker in Mumbai, and the significant age difference between the two, friends say they were perfectly compatible and made the most of their time together. The author, who is currently hosting a show on television, made regular trips to Mumbai, and the filmmaker began traveling frequently to Delhi too.
But now insiders are saying the couple has split. And that the long-distance nature of their relationship may be the cause of their break-up. Others insist it is the fact that they come from such different worlds. The filmmaker, who delivered a big box-office blockbuster last year, is close friends with his superstar leading man, and counts big names in Bollywood as his inside circle. The author, meanwhile, moves in erudite Delhi circles, and couldn’t be more out of place at a filmi party.
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Casting Director: Nandini Shrikent
Young Film Director: Ayan Mukherji
Celebrated Author: Aatish Taseer