Guess who is on cloud 9 these days? Yes, it’s Fawad Afzal Khan, after bagging the Filmfare Award. He is what fairytales are made of. Watching him on screen, the inevitable ‘happily ever after’ ending seems predictable.
Already one of the top-rated actors in Pakistan, he sure has managed to get his competition green-eyed after his first Bollywood film, ‘Khoobsurat’. After his appearance here, he seems to have taken off in the Indian film industry.
The result? Yes a lot of interest has been whipped up, for sure. There seemed to be a professional link with Karan Johar. Reports indicated that the Pakistani actor was to be part of KJo’s next project.
Incidentally, being a big fan of Fawad Khan, Karan’s mother Hiroo Johar allegedly coaxed her producer son to invite Fawad home, a few months ago. After her friends got face-to-face with this celeb, it was expected that this tete-a-tete would transform into a film offer!
But, alas! Fawad was supposed to be part of KJo’s — ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’. But, now it is being said that the role in question was just a cameo and Dharma wanted to sign Fawad for a full-fledged role. Now the question is — if it’s not Fawad, then who? It looks like the chosen one is — Saif Ali Khan, who will be a part of Karan’s venture. Another buzz is that the Chote Nawab will be playing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s husband in the love story, which also stars Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma. Apparently it’s a small role which requires only one day of shooting. Will Saif grab this bait? Ahem, doubtful.
So surely and squarely, many rumors and speculations are rife about Dharma Productions’ upcoming films. The latest is that Karan Johar has decided to sign his ‘students’ for his next — we mean Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra. Karan Johar has plans to produce a film which will be helmed by Shakun Batra and from what we hear, the untitled film will star Alia along with Sidharth and the Pakistani heart-throb Fawad Khan.
But, wait there’s a catch. There are some reports which suggest that Fawad may not have been the first choice for the role. According to The Mirror, Fawad was included because Varun Dhawan was busy shooting with Rohit Shetty and Shah Rukh Khan. However, another media report put forth that Arjun Kapoor was also in the running for the role.
Recently, Karan Johar took to Twitter to announce the new project and tweeted, “Rarely does a filmmaker write a super script in 2 months….@shakunbatra’s new family film just got greenlit and cast! Details coming up….”
But this is not the end for the popular Pakistani actor. He is also in talks with the producers of ‘Madamji’, which has Priyanka Chopra playing the protagonist, for a role in the film. The film deals with an item girl’s daily struggles and how she fights against odds and musters up courage, (hold on!) to become a politician. Details are not disclosed as to what part Fawad has been approached for, but, for Bollywood fans, it will definitely be interesting to watch Chopra and Khan scorch the screen. And guess what? Apart from all this, the “Khubsoorat” star was also being considered for Kareena Kapoor Khan-starrer ‘Udta Punjab’, but eventually the role went to Punjabi superstar — Diljit Dosanjh.
And, we heard that Khan turned down the role opposite Kareena. Did we hear that right?
Surely, there’s a hit-and-miss angle running through the Pak celeb’s fortunes!
It’s win some, lose some for Fawad
It’s win some, lose some for Fawad
Some Warren Buffett wisdom on his last day leading Berkshire Hathaway
OMAHA, Nebraska: The advice that legendary investor Warren Buffett offered on investing and life over the years helped earn him legions of followers who eagerly read his annual letters and filled an arena in Omaha every year to listen to him at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meetings.
Buffett’s last day as CEO is Wednesday after six decades of building up the Berkshire conglomerate. He’ll remain chairman, but Greg Abel will take over leadership.
Here’s a collection of some of Buffett’s most famous quotes from over the years:
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“Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.”
That’s how Buffett summed up his investing approach of buying out-of-favor stocks and companies when they were selling for less than he estimated they were worth.
He also urged investors to stick with industries they understand that fall within their “circle of competence” and offered this classic maxim: “Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1.”
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“After they first obey all rules, I then want employees to ask themselves whether they are willing to have any contemplated act appear the next day on the front page of their local paper to be read by their spouses, children and friends with the reporting done by an informed and critical reporter.
“If they follow this test, they need not fear my other message to them: Lose money for the firm and I will be understanding; lose a shred of reputation for the firm and I will be ruthless.”
That’s the ethical standard Buffett explained to a Congressional committee in 1991 that he would apply as he cleaned up the Wall Street investment firm Salomon Brothers. He has reiterated the newspaper test many times since over the years.
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“You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.”
Many companies might do well when times are good and the economy is growing, but Buffett told investors that a crisis always reveals whether businesses are making sound decisions.
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“Who you associate with is just enormously important. Don’t expect that you’ll make every decision right on that. But you are going to have your life progress in the general direction of the people you work with, that you admire, that become your friends.”
Buffett always told young people that they should try to hang out with people who they feel are better than them because that will help improve their lives. He said that’s especially true when choosing a spouse, which might be the most important decision in life.
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“Our unwavering conclusion: never bet against America.”
Buffett has always remained steadfast in his belief in the American capitalist system. He wrote in 2021 that “there has been no incubator for unleashing human potential like America. Despite some severe interruptions, our country’s economic progress has been breathtaking.”
