Tuesday 10 September 2013

Cutting Chai with Bhawana Somaaya - Day 187




An Actor & a Filmmaker 




Actor and filmmaker Rakesh Roshan turned 64 and his family decided to host a big bash for him, Hrithik and Sussane sent invites to all his friends and colleagues but forgot to warn the guests that it was meant to be a surprise. The guests began to call home for RSVP and Rakesh began to get suspicious. He asked his family if they were planning something behind his back and he was assured that it was nothing sensational, just a gathering of close friends and family. Come 6 September and Rakesh was taken to Blue Sea by the family where all his friends and colleagues Amitabh Bachchan, Jeetendra, Rishi Kapoor and many others were waiting to greet him.

When I walked into the party there was a ravishing Rekha chatting with Roshan. Roshan was telling Rekha that Hrithik had a splitting headache and had disappeared upstairs to rest for a while. Some moments later Hrithik appeared on stage to tell a story. The story of a son, about his father, a story of change and conviction…It was very engaging and emotional by the end of which Sunayna, Hrithik’s older sister was summoned on stage to tell her side of the story. Sunayna was more emotional than her brother and read the speech she had prepared amidst tears and shivers. She revealed that she had been quietly and secretly working on a book on her dad and was proud to present the book to him from the entire family on his special day. Printed by Ajay Mago of Om Publishers the book was released by the entire family amidst a thundering applause. 

Bhawana Somaaya / @bhawanasomaaya

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