LAST WORD BY JITESH PILLAAI #MeToo here has been Victim-shaming becomes true that men, because a furore lately the most preferred sport they have power, view when a senior, for anyone with a social women with a sense of respected media handle. entitlement. And since the male actor Thankfully, other power equation is even Twas accused of indecent women have decided more biased in favour of behaviour by a female to raise their voices as men in the film industry, actor junior to him. Lots of well, sharing their own the sense of entitlement voices joined in support of experiences, naming more is tenfold. For years, a the actress, lots of voices oppressors and generally lot of male stars have pounced on her and stating they have had been reportedly bullying told her to take her false enough. Would this women without sparing allegations elsewhere. The lead to a better working a thought towards their male star is considered an environment for women feelings, their rights. It’s idol after all and we don’t in the film industry? Let’s time they opened their like it when our idols hope so. For years it has eyes, opened their minds show human failings. We lived with the stigma of and started viewing them quickly go into denial being an unsafe place for as people and not a piece mode and close our ears, women. It’s time that got of meat. Consent is the our minds to the voice cleaned up. It’s sad but key to every relationship. of reason. Because faith, That needs to be especially blind faith and drummed into everyone reason don’t mix. and hammered into men What I don’t get is till it’s engraved on their that these obsessive souls. devotees start abusing Anything that doesn’t the accuser in terms that evolve turns redundant. reeks of misogyny. Their And power structures inner beast is unleashed. change as well. Tomorrow Like hounds, they want the women might just to chase and tear the come to power and God ‘troublemaker’. Her forbid, start abusing it. Do motives are questioned. we want to go through the She’s accused of stooping Tanushree whole unpleasant cycle to any length to garner Dutta again? Let’s move forward cheap publicity. And it’s on a positive note people, not just men who bay before it’s too late... for her blood. Women [email protected] too join in the chorus. Nana Patekar Twitter: @jiteshpillaai November 2018 `60 SUNNY LEONE RED HOT MAMA! THE MAGIC & MADNESS OF THE JIO FILMFARE AWARDS MARATHI 2018 SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS SARA AND SIDHARTH COME TOGETHER PRIYANKA’S BRIDAL SHOWER IN NEW YORK Volume 67 # November 2018 / ISSN NUMBER 0971-7277 November 2018 `60 SUNNY COVER LEONE RED HOT MAMA! STORY THE MAGIC 22Ayushmann Khurrana & MADNESS OF THE JIO FILMFARE AWARDS MARATHI tells it like it is 2018 SWEET SMELL OFSUCCESS SARA AND SIDHARTH COME TOGETHER PRIYANKA’S BRIDAL SHOWER IN NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHS: ERRIKOS ANDREOU STYLING: ISHA BHANSALI HAIR: TEAM HAKIM AAALIM MAKE-UP: RASHID GAFFUR SAYYAD T-shirt and jacket: Siddharth Tytler Trenchcoat: Abraham & Thakore Denims & boots: Moschino [TV] H&M Editor’s Choice The ed rah rahs about 04 Ayushmann Khurrana #MeToo 86 @Bollywood Masala Fix Priyanka Chopra 08getting married at Jodhpur, Janhvi Kapoor to play Flight Lt Gunjan Saxena, Deepika Padukone to work with Karan Johar and other grist from thehrumour m ill 08 10 60 48 52 16 fashion your say 32 & beauty Readers send in their 38 79 reviews Style quotient of the Shatrughan Sinha’s 13 stars decoded 84 wacky witticisms exclusive Parents-to-be Neha 32 Dhupia and Angad Bedi are excited Sunny Leone gives a 38 no-holds-bar interview The highlights of the 19 48 recently held Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018 The winners of the 60 recently held Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018 profiled 84 Letter from the Editor Normal is sexy Ayushmann Khurrana is the new everyman of the Hindi film industry. He has stopped playing the typical hero and instead invests in playing people rooted in everyday life. So far his gamble as paid off handsomely. The masses have taken a liking to him and filmmakers too have no hesitation now in investing in him. Take his new film AndhaDhun for instance. He plays a blind pianist in the film. The way he has gone about essaying his role illustrates his confidence. He lets each moment grow on him, reacting to it like one would in real life. He lets Tabu take centre-stage in their scenes together, recognising that doing so will only strengthen the film. And it’s this endearing quality, which makes him an actor’s actor. He did it in Bareilly Ki Barfi too, taking a step back so that Rajkummar Rao could showcase his magic. Again, there were no ego hassles involved. Total agreement with the director’s vision, with the script, is rare in our films and it feels nice when someone does it. In an ideal world, everyone should be doing it. But we don’t live in an ideal world. Do we? Another thing that’s unusual for Ayushmann is that he’s too down-to-earth for a star. There’s hardly anything gossipy, anything negative ever written about him. He isn’t given to sensationalism of any sort, believing in his work speaking for himself. He remains a devoted COVER STORY husband to spouse Tahira Kashyap, being there for her all the way in her endeavours as a writer, as a budding /. filmmaker. Theirs is perhaps one of the most successful showbiz marriages around, each giving the other the space to grow and unfold their wings, and fly. There’s a PHOTOGRAPHS ERRIKOS ANDREOU | STYLING SHA BHANSALI word which aptly describes him – normal. He’s as normal HAIR TEAM HAKIM AAALIM | MAKE UP RASH D GAFFUR SAYYAD Jacket (wo n inside) Siddhar h Ty ler Jacket (on top) and T ousers Ra esh Pratap Singh e’s an outsider who’s made sharp inroads Apart from talent he possesses a discerning eye To sieve the chaff as you and I, something stars seldom are. And that has from the grain He prides over his sense of script and a ear for agoodstory Early in his career he understood the importance of be ng different to be noticed am dst a surge of clones His yen for the real the extraordinary in the ord nary has made hmamascotformiddle of the oad become his most unique quality. He has made normal cinema He’s been game to delve in taboo topics sperm donation erectile dysfunction and even confronting the discomfort about the sexual ty of one’s parents as in the comedy drama Junglee Pictures’ Badhaai Ho With the thriller AndhaDhun he’s ventured into the chi ls and thr lls genre and yet again undone the mould That he should be associated w th good films is the promise he’s made to himself and the audience As apersontoo look sexy. He’s not a star, whose movies people flock to he’s a work n progress If theatre encouraged hum lity in him a near tragic experience has b ought n a certain detachment an equanim ty wh ch the vagaries of showbiz can no longer ruffle Wife Tah ra Kashyap’s tryst wth cancer has truly bonded the couple further Ayushmann’s understood where the ‘core’ of his existence lies H s has been a homecoming to eternal truth because he takes off his shirt but because they are assured and love Excerpts of a reasonably good story, of better than average acting. Again, isn’t this something all stars should aspire for? The actor and gentleman graces our cover this month. He’s quite candid in his replies. And he’s tried to be as much of a pin-up material as possible, determinedly coaxing the camera to capture his best profile. Turn Dealsadhai with ho the taboo that your parents cannot have sex. we expect the pages to learn more about this wonderful actor and the whole haveworld sex butto you can’t see your parents reluctant star... as sexual partners. hypocriticalso, it’s a approach... maa-baap sex yaar…karte isshai problem kyamein hai? 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