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'Marriageis Onthecards' htcafé MUMBAI, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015, 12 PAGES www.hindustantimes.com To p moments and red carpet looks! P 4, 5 MOST STYLISH ACTOR: Shahid Kapoor receives the award from Kunal Rawal and Dia Mirza ‘Marriage is on the cards’ hahid Kapoor, who so far refused to comment on news that he was marrying Delhi girl Mira Rajput in December, finally confirmed the buzz when he hit the S red carpet at HT Mumbai’s Most Stylish Awards 2015. “I am not engaged, but what you have been reading is kind of true. Marriage is on the cards sometime towards the end of the year and I think that’s all I can say, ” he said, adding, “I will refrain from getting into details. She is a normal girl and I am a normal guy, and we should treat it like something normal and regular. It’s my personal space, and I won’t get into the details. I’m just happy to announce it”. — HTC DVANO PRESENTS MUMBAI’S MOST STYLISH WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE: Deepika Padukone receives the award from Shabana Azmi and Amitabh Bachchan #MOSTSTYLISH2015 MOST STYLISH SPORTS The lowdown on the winners of the Hindustan Times Mumbai’s Most Stylish Awards 2015 PERSONALITY: Zaheer Khan receives his award from PHOTO: HTCS Sonakshi Sinha hat a vast Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, amount Irrfan Khan, Shahid Kapoor, of beauti- Sonam Kapoor, Sidharth Hindustan Times for the readers ful faces Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, WE BROKE THE ...AND THEY ALL choice most stylish actress award. to see Sonakshi Sinha, Shraddha TWEETED ABOUT US This one is dedicated entirely to @ INTERNET... tanya1ghavri you ROCKSTAR!!! Wand feel Kapoor, Karan Johar and @SrBachchan @S1dharthM Thank you all who proud of (sic)”. In a tweet, Ayushmann Khurrana. 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