L K Advani

Senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani attended a special screening of The Attacks of 26/11 in Delhi yesterday. The senior leader was present along with various other leaders who cut across party lines to watch the film. An emotionally moved Advani who was moved to tears exclaimed “Brilliant” soon after coming out of the screening. Others present at the screening were Shah Nawaz Hussain, Sanjay Nirupam, Naveen Jindal, Balbir Punj, Raj Babbar among others. The whole lot of politicians was stunned after watching the film. Later, an excited Varma tweeted:

L K Advani and his wife’s joint birthday party on 21 November at their Delhi residence hosted by their efficient daughter Pratibha, turned out to be one of the biggest and most well-attended parties. While all the senior BJP members showed up to wish the couple, Hema Malini who is very close to Advani<em>ji</em> did a no-show.

Filmmaker Mani Shankar’s plans of a feature film on L K Advani have been pending mainly because of the director’s inability to find the correct actor for the part. So for now Mani has opted for the next best alternative. He is all set to make a documentary on the BJP leader who in many ways defines the fast-evaporating breed of self-disciplined politicians. The documentary will be based on the footage that Mani will shoot for a week with Advani beginning on 7 November which is the eve of Advani’s 85th birthday.

Recently, a curios encounter happened when Balaji group head honcho Ekta Kapoor found herself seated besides senior BJP leader LK Advani on a recent Mumbai-Delhi sector on a private carrier. Ekta, incidentally, was travelling to Delhi with a companion for the promotion of her forthcoming comedy <em>Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum</em> and also to visit Fatehpur Sikri to seek blessings for the release of her film.