Husain, hoaxes and hopes
Hussain paintings and Shriya wedding hoax are the talk of the town
The Husain secret
The city has a fantastic collection of paintings by M.F. Husain. But the owners are very guarded about their collection and often refuse to speak about it. Even the biggest collectors have always kept mum and a recent example is a popular club owner who is rumoured to have a six-foot Husain. During the Husain anniversary on June 8, he dodged inquiries from all over about that particular painting.
PR machine begins
With “political uncertainties” totally over, a lot of investment, that was in ‘hibernation’ is now picking up. While two magazines, launched this week, the hospitality and F&B guys are also looking at making a fresh push to attract the crowd.
P. Kishan, who has had a wine brand in the past, is creating a storm on the social media with the launch of his new wine range. He has already met the new excise minister as part of the ongoing process (which is taking forever) to get the government to slash taxes, (especially because the AP government’s taxes are one of the highest in the country. On FB he wrote, “My hearty congratulations to our beloved Anna (brother) Shri. T. Padma Rao gaaru taking charge as Telangana excise minister”.
Meanwhile, the socialites, who had earlier lost hope of getting their share of ‘free wine’ from Kishan, are now rejoicing and backing his “mission”. Wondering who these socialites are? Check out the ‘likes’ on Facebook and social media.
Meanwhile, Rain, once the most happening club in the city, continues to change hands. And this time around, Lion Kiran Kumar of SuchirIndia has taken over the club. He is already pressuring his ad and marketing teams to get things done ASAP!
Shriya Saran is annoyed with her wedding hoax. Rumours have been circulating about a possible alliance with a “boy from the South”. Even Filmnagar circles were curious. But the actress has texted media saying the rumours are not true and that they should “stop fabricating rumours” about her. Another recent victim of a similar hoax was Anushka Shetty. Her manager clarified that she was “too busy” for marriage.