Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) As people escaped offices and cancelled appointments to be glued in front of their TV sets to witness the high-voltage India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal clash, let’s check out what the Bollywood brigade was doing as the mother of all matches was on.
Shahid Kapoor: ‘I am fullllllllllly riveted. No two ways about it.’
Sonakshi Sinha: ‘I am at home enjoying the match.’
Sushmita Sen: ‘Oh I am absolutely riveted!!’
Shabana Azmi: ‘We had a cricket party at home with crazy enthusiasts rooting for India to win. I was hovering around serving food because even the staff are cricket enthusiasts and I seemed to be the only one who didn’t understand the game. After much screaming and shouting and whistling, the party simmered down.’
Asin: ‘I am totally hooked to the match. Screaming my lungs, clapping cheering whistling. One Tapori I’v become J’
Shilpa Shetty: ‘I am in Dubai and I am glued to the match. I am sure even those who are not cricket crazy were glued.’
Raveena Tandon: ‘You’ll think I’m crazy. But I returned from Mohali when the match started. The return flight was otherwise at 1.30 a.m. And with the VVIP movement in air there would’ve been further delays. I had to shoot from 7 a.m. on Thursday till 2 in the night. I’d have been knackered. So I left my husband (Anil Thadani) at the stadium.’
Esha Deol: ‘Oh I am glued to the tv, sure that our boys would win. I think they did a fine job.’
Vipul Shah: ‘I am at Mohali in the stadium watching the game live’.
Arjun Rampal: ‘Yes, glued to the television.’
David Dhawan: ‘Not moving from my seat. Glued to the television.’
Boman Irani: ‘After a point, I was not that glued to the match and not oblivious to the world.’
Celina Jaitly: ‘I am not watching the game. I am busy with some work. However, I still feet very connected with the match since every contact on my Blackberry messenger is broadcasting hilarious updates.’
Sajid Khan: ‘I can’t move from my sofa.’
Farah Khan: ‘I am in Kolkata auditioning dancers for a reality show L’
Chitrangda Singh: ‘I wish I could have watched it. But my mum is going through a heart check-up. But I keep checking the scores.’
Urmila Matondkar: ‘I am absolutely riveted. What a match!’
Pooja Bedi: ‘I am overseeing my home’s renovation, filing insurance claims for my car, writing my column and playing popcorn mom to my kids’ friends who have come to watch the match. And I bit off my six nails when our 2nd, 3rd and 4th wickets fell rapidly. Multi-tasking match madness.’
Tusshar Kapoor: ‘Watching the match with my friends.’
Rishi Kapoor: ‘I am absolutely riveted.’
Ronit Roy: ‘I was shooting from 7 a.m. Wrapped up and rushed home to catch the second-half of the match.’
Minissha Lamba: ‘I am watching at home. I was supposed to be in Mohali. But didn’t get my air ticket in time.’
Dibakar Banerjee: ‘Glued to the match? No way! I am glued to my script, oblivious of the match.’
Aftab Shivdasani: ‘Ha ha, I am even blinking.’
Veena Malik: ‘Don’t even ask. I got my visa, my VIP pass and everything. But the channel for whom I’m doing a show, didn’t allow me to go to Mohali L’
Anurag Basu: ‘I am at Mohali for the match. Jai ho!’
