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<strong>Click on the pic to view slideshow</strong> He is either playing the supportive father-in-law Bhairav Singh in Balika Vadhu or is seen alerting viewers of the crimes taking place in our country and urges us to follow safety measures. I am referring to my good friend Anoop Soni whose show Crime Patrol on Sony Entertainment Television is so popular that my interaction with viewers from different strata of society has made me realize the fact that people are not into watching just fiction or reality shows but are keen to safeguard themselves against potential offenders.

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<strong>Click on the pic to view slideshow</strong> It was really sweet of film actor Arjan Bajwa that despite a hectic schedule, he consented to my dining out invitation. Since he was flying out to Hyderabad that evening to be a guest of honour at an event, we decided to have lunch together at the oriental fine dine restaurant The Great Wall at the five-star hotel, The Leela, at Sahar.

<strong>Click on the pic to view slideshow</strong> “I never go to bed on a full stomach,” rued the health-conscious, multi-faceted persona, Anuj Saxena as that’s (almost full stomach) precisely what ensued the evening we went out for dinner to Hornby’s Pavillion, the all-day dining of the 5 star hotel ITC Grand Central at Parel which was hosting Royal Rajasthani food festival with Master Chef Kailash Chand Meena’s vast and authentic repertoire.

<Strong>Click on the pic to view slideshow</strong> So far the venues for dinner of all the actors I have invited for a tete-a-tete have been decided by me. But when I called up Tisca Chopra to take this stylish and attractive Bollywood actor (<em>Taare Zameen Par, Dil Tho Bachcha Hai, Firaq</em> and more), TV anchor and writer out for dinner, she readily agreed but made it clear the restaurant would have to be the hi-end Michelin-starred London-based Chinese restaurant Yauatcha located in BKC, from the stable of KA Hospitality.

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<strong>Click on the pic to view slideshow</strong> I have always admired Sumeet Raghavan for his serious sense of humour on television – remember the dead pan kind of humour in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai. For hours on end I can watch him get pissed over the viewers’ demand for Savita Bhabhi in Jay Hind, the entertaining <em>Late Night Show</em> on Colors channel or sing along with him in <em>Star Ya Rockstar</em>. I called him up and fixed our lunch date at Peninsula Restaurant of Hotel Peninsula The Grand at Saki Naka.

<strong>Click on the pic to view slideshow</strong> Onam is the New Year of Keralites. As Onam falls on the 29 of this month (August), I felt it would be appropriate to take Mallu (for the uninitiated Mallu is slang for a Keralite) and my dear friend Suresh Menon, the funny radio jockey and laughter king of television and movies for the rest of you, for a gastronomic outing. The venue was fixed for lunch at Sankalp restaurant in Chembur.