Guess what? People were searching for Shura Khan all over the web yesterday to get more info on the woman 56-year-old Arbaaz Khan is marrying. But each and every article on her just supplied three facts she is a make-up artist, she has worked with Raveena Tandon before and she met Arbaaz on the sets of their film Patna Shukla.
Going through all the newspaper articles and paparazzi pictures here are my realizations:
1. You get to know only why the Bollywood stars want you to know
It might apparently seem like the stars are far more exposed today on social media and with the paparazzi following them everywhere but that’s a complete myth.
The final power lies with the star and no news comes out until they wish for it to.
That’s why Arbaaz Khan could spring a surprise about his second wedding when the media was busy following around his ex-wife Malaika Arora and present boyfriend Arjun Kapoor and talking to his ex-girlfriend Giorgia Andriani.
2. Shura Khan aced Google searches yesterday
Shura Khan might be a well-known make-up artist in Bollywood but she quickly made her Instagram page private so that no one could get to know about her from her page.
According to Google Trends people searched for her age, family background, career details, personal details but nothing was available on the web.
3. Entertainment journalists will write only what works for them
In a PR-driven scenario where journalists have to depend on them for stories and interviews, entertainment journalists do not want to rub PRs the wrong way by asking too many questions or publishing things that doesn’t work for them.
Journalism has changed too. Even a decade back it was expected that the journalist belonging to a certain beat will cultivate such a network that information will land on their desk within minutes of them asking a few questions. Now either they don’t know or they don’t want to go the extra mile because editors don’t push either to get exclusives.
4. When the stars are serious about their relationships, they keep things hush-hush
Coming to relationships in Bollywood, there’s a new trend now. (Read: Katrina-Vicky affair) When they are dating seriously they want to keep it under wraps. Arbaaz was seen everywhere with ex-girlfriend actress Giorgia Andriani and they were written about. She has talked to the media about their break-up too.
But did anyone get a whiff of when the Shura-Arbaaz love affair took off or get serious? They very conveniently kept it under wraps!
5. A lady like Shura Khan can be an enigma even today!
This part I absolutely loved. Shura Khan got married in one of the most powerful families in Bollywood. She is established in her career with 15k followers on Instagram but she continues to be an enigma.
Nothing is known about her personal life or where she lives, who she parties with, what films she is working on …nothing!
After photos of their wedding were shared with the media the very next day Arbaaz Khan while driving his newly married wife, was spotted by the paps. But he ducked behind the wheels and hid his face.
So there you go. It’s their decision at the end of the day, how they want to present themselves to the media. So what do you think? Celebs are more powerful or the media?
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