How can they bitch about GIFA

How can they bitch about GIFA
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 13:18 IST
By Subhash K Jha, Santa Banta News Network
/>Sanjay Gupta who's just returned from Kuala Lampur couldn't be happier. "We really got see how much goodwill Suniel Shetty commands. GIFA is in its second year and IIFA in its seventh year. But the hospitality was equal in both places.

I guess the fact that Suneil comes from the restaurant business makes him an expert in hospitality. I saw this man standing in the hotel lobby till 6 in the morning receiving guests. I kept asking him if he had slept for even six hours in the six days of the event.

Suniel was personally there to take care of not just the stars but also their assistants, man-Fridays and drivers. I've never seen so many smiling faces at any awards ceremony.

There were 103 BWS on service 24 hours for the guests. In Mumbai I only know three stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Ekta Kapoor who drive 740 BMW. Here in Kuala Lampur every Tom Dick and Hari Bhai was given me one to drive."

Gupta is shocked by the ribbers. "Those who drive Fiats were given Mercedes. And still they're bitching!. The show, food, room service....It wasn't just us VVIPs in fancy suites. Even ordinary guests were given suites.

Suniel's whole Popcorn Entertainment team looked after every need of every guest.The show was attended by the Prime Minister and the King & Queen. We had a football match and a fashion show for charity.

At the fashion show stars did major auctioneering. Salman was supposed to auction one of his Baabul outfits. I suggested he auction the jacket he was wearing. He took off his jacket and brought in the big numbers.

The next day at the Deputy Prime Minister's house, Shah Rukh, John, Bipasha everyone sang for orphaned kids. Huge amounts of money were collected for charity."

Gupta screened one of his short stories from the collection entitled Dus Kahaniyan. Zaahir featuring Manoj Bajpai and Diya Mirza. "It evoked tremendous response."
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