Bollywood publicist

You are known as a master networker. Can you share some tips on great networking in times of the Coronavirus crisis? Anytime a crisis arrives, it only means good news. Over a period of time one is successful, as one has a set formula…

Do you think that the golden age of Bollywood stardom is over? No, I don’t think stardom will ever get over. All eras will always be golden as far as celebrity is concerned. There’s this recalibration of all the industries taking place…

Below are some of the posts I have shared on my social media over a period of time. Putting them together here for your easy reference. "Budding actresses focusing their PR activities only on Facebook and Insta are living in a pond. The…

Here are a few PR quotes of mine. Sharing them with hope to inspire and educate. "Great PR is like an ever-moving rope bridge; joining the way things appear and the way they really are." -Dale Bhagwagar "The only guarantee about…

All those questioning Amitabh Bachchan's integrity on the latest episode should remember that Amitabh Bachchan is not just Amitabh Bachchan the actor or Amitabh Bachchan the megastar. Please done forget that he is Harivanshrai Bachchan's…

I remember an instance, when long ago I had messaged the editor of Mid-Day's film supplement Hit-List for a story on one of my PR clients, Pakistani actress Meera. When I followed up, the Ed curtly messaged back, "Mid-Day won't carry the…

I was a Bollywood journalist before I turned PR. Once upon a time when I was new to Mumbai city (then, Bombay), I approached the eccentric Raaj Kumar for a quote at a film event. He gave a piercing look at me. Then in his typical Raaj…

In their newsletter called Stamp, Whistling Woods International (WWI) featured my experiences with megastar Amitabh Bachchan 25 years ago. Thanx WWI, Priyanka Pai, Alison Dcruz, Aditya Mandre, Karn Gupta, Saili Kocharekar, Niviya Augustine,…

Media has always been about great and shocking headlines. ‘Amitabh Bachchan ran away with Rekha!’ has always made a better headline than ‘Laloo Prasad ran away with a train!’ Let me tell you a PR secret of mine. When chalking out news…