Many blessings and a nuptial

Panchgani ? last heard of for its boarding schools ? has perhaps never seen a bash like the one Aamir Khan will host to celebrate his marriage to Kiran Rao on December 28. And now it seems that even the two children from his first marriage will troop in to throw confetti over papa’s head. Okay, maybe we’re getting a bit carried away, but both Junaid and Ira seem ready to attend their father’s reception in the hill station along with a number of guests. Aamir has apparently hired a fleet of limousines to ferry the invitees back and forth from Mumbai. Reena ? Aamir’s first wife of 15 years, from whom he was divorced in 2002 ? however, won’t be there to bless the newly-weds.

Madonna

Wardrobe malfunction

She’s never had much patience with critics, but for once, this is a rebuke Madonna can’t really ignore. After all, this time it’s her nine-year-old daughter Lourdes who has spoken out against mommy’s sartorial sense. But it’s not what the Material Girl wears on stage that has daughter dearest fretting. Lourdes, apparently, is more concerned about the appalling tracksuits that Madonna wears to her school when she goes to pick her up. Lourdes is, in fact, so exasperated that she ended up asking mum: “Why can’t you be like other normal mothers?” Mommy, if she’s hurt, is keeping the scars well hidden behind the make-up and that beatific smile. It’s not all that black, though. Son Rocco thinks that mommy is “beautiful, no matter what”. Some cheer for mommy dear, that.