Archive for December, 2006



Zayed Khan readies for his shaadi

In two months’ time, Zayed Khan will marry the woman of his dreams, Malaika Parekh. The sangeet ceremony will take place on November 19, followed by the wedding on November 20, and a family party at his father’s Golden Palms Resort and Spa in Bangalore (where Hrithik Roshan married Suzzane).
Zayed talks to hitList about marriage, Malaika and his blooming career

What will you wear for the wedding?
I haven’t decided which designer will design my wedding outfit. I am in talks with many of them. I will be wearing the traditional sherwani. My sangeet will be rocking and my wedding will be completely traditional. I am having the wedding and reception at the Grand Maratha Sheraton and the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.

After that, we will have a little party with our close family, about 60 people, at the Golden Palms Resort and Spa in Bangalore. I am not really involved in the wedding preparations – I don’t have the patience to sit through stuff like décor and food. My mom and Malaika are handling that. Once I went to a food trial and got really bored.

Two months away from marriage, how do you feel?
I am excited, scared, anxious, nervous, tense (laughs). But yes, I am very happy that I am getting married to Malaika, who has been with me through thick and thin for 10 years.
We have seen a lot together – very traumatic things – situations where we thought we might never come back together again. I am extremely lucky to have her in my life. Malaika knows how to handle me. I am literally a puppy dog with her.

Is it painful to give up bachelorhood?
I have never seen it as bachelorhood, because I have been involved with Malaika for such a long time. I was involved with her even before coming into films. I met her on Flag Day at Kodaikanal International School (at 11.34 am), ten years ago.

The minute she turned around, I knew she was the one for me. I met the woman who was in my imagination and I fell in love. I always had a person inside my mind who looked like Malaika, whom I had fallen in love with five years before I met her.

Did she feel the same way?
No, she didn’t know. She made me run around and gave me a really hard time for four months. Malaika wasn’t easy to get. I had this barrage of relationships before that, when I was hardly 16. I had a reputation for dating blondes in my school, and maybe she didn’t like that!

Three things you love about Malaika?
Her blatant honesty, her unconditional love for me, even I am angry or irritated or not getting something right.

She gives me calm and understands me in a way that nobody does. She knows exactly what to do in a way that would get my spirits up again. She’s extremely tolerant. Malaika is my guardian angel.

Hasn’t she been affected by rumours of your link-ups, especially with Esha?
No. She understands that the media is always looking for subjects. When I am working with my co-star, everything else goes out of focus and I am truly in love with that person. I know the more I love the person, the more she will love me back. It’s about having a good relationship with your co-star. Malaika understands that very well.

Malaika is calm, but you seem to get into fights all the time…
I must blame my genes on that. I am just a very straight guy and I don’t get into trouble by creating trouble. I have tried stepping aside, but when it goes to the level of touching somebody, that triggers me off. I give the person a lot of space, but people just needle you, so I don’t mind teaching the guy a lesson.

If you are celebrity, you try to overlook the situation. Out of the 100 times I could have fought, I have shown my impulse only twice. And I am paying for it.

Courtesy: Mid-Day

Zayed Khan plans to start a family

It has been a year since Zayed Khan tied the knot with Malaika Parekh. Now, the actor is eager to start a family.

Although they got married last year, Zayed and Malaika have been together since their school days. Having shared their lives together for more than a decade, the two now want to take their unbreakable bond to another level : parenthood.

Reports have it that both Zayed and Malaika are looking forward to start a family soon. Continue reading ‘Zayed Khan plans to start a family’

The stylish Feroz Khan kicked off the trend of motor racing adventures in several of his films, starting from ‘Apradh’ in 1972 to ‘Janasheen’ in 2003.

Now, his nephew Zayed Khan seems to have taken over the mantle from his uncle. The charismatic Zayed has driven a Formula 1 car in Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Cash’. He also rode a motorbike for the film. His partner in the action was Esha Deol.

“We rented a Formula 1 car and a motorbike from a local person in Africa. He had about 22 such cars. We shot the climax, the car chase sequence, in South Africa,” says Sinha, adding, “The film demanded such kind of action. Of course, we ended up spending a lot.” Continue reading ‘Zayed Khan-Esha Deol Formula 1 adventure’

Psst…

If you thought that Hrithik Roshan and Zayed Khan are just onscreen heroes, think again. The duo recently proved their daredevilry at the premiere of ‘Dhoom 2’ at Yashraj Studios. A source reveals, “After the show got over the guests got into the elevator. The lift was filled to capacity. So it got stuck.” But Hrithik, Zayed and VJ Ranvijay came to the rescue of those trapped. The trio actually broke the elevator door and got them all out safely!

Sajid has a surprise in store
Recently a special song was shot for Sajid Nadiadwala’s ‘Hey Baby’ (directed by Sajid Khan). It involved actor Akshay Kumar swaying with 20 Bollywood heroines. Not only this, there’s also a buzz about Nadiadwala roping in a top actor for a special appearance in this mega project.

According to the grapevine, it could either be Salman, Hrithik or any of the other Khans, who would be the surprise element in the film. Continue reading ‘Hrithik Roshan-Zayed Khan show muscle power’

Zayed Khan hasn’t got many hits in recent times. So he is working really hard these days. He just came back from start-to-finish shooting for ‘Cash’ in South Africa. Now he joined the last portion shootings of Vikram Bhatt’s ‘Speed’.He is also busy meeting with directors and producers and listening to scripts. Besides it he regularly hits the gym.