Sunanda Pushkar's Son Shiv Pushkar Menon Wants to be a Bollywood Actor

Sunanda Pushkar's 17-year-old son Shiv Pushkar Menon has bollywood dreams and is all set to join the film industry and become a star. Shiv Pushkar has been training at Anupam Kher's acting school Actor Prepares. Below are some pictures of Sunanda Pushkar's Son Shiv Pushkar Menon.

Sunanda Pushkar's Son Shiv Pushkar Menon

Shiv Pushkar Menon, Sunanda Pushkar's Son at Mother's Wedding reception in Dubai

Shiv Pushkar Menon has been training at Anupam Kher's acting school

Sunanda's Son Shiv (L) seen with Shashi Tharoor's Children Kanishk (C) and Ishaan (R) at Shashi Tharoor's Wedding With Sunanda Pushkar.

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Shashi Tharoor's Bollywood connection has now strengthened. 18 years ago when he was a practising author, Tharoor had written a tell-all novel on Bollywood, titled Show Business, in which he intended to expose a lot of industry secrets.

Today, his third wife Sunanda Pushkar's 17-year-old son Shiv, intends to become a Bollywood star. Shiv is Sunanda's son from her second marriage to a Kerala entrepreneur Sujith Menon, who died in a road accident.

The 17-year-old has been quietly training at Anupam Kher's acting school, Actor Prepares, for some months now. Apparently the newly-married Tharoors are keen on keeping Shiv's Bollywood debut a secret for now. Too late.

When asked whether Shiv is indeed a part of his acting school, Anupam says, "Sunanda's son Shiv is enrolled in my acting school. He's a good-looking, talented boy, like all Kashmiris (me included, laughs) and I'm sure he has a very bright future in acting."

It was widely presumed that Anupam attended Sunanda and Shashi Tharoor's wedding reception on September 3 in Dubai, because Anupam and Sunanada are both Kashmiris. Laughs Anupam, "That is only partly the reason. I know Sunanda because her son is a student in my school."
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Shashi Tharoor With Wife Sunanda Pushkar Hosts a Reception in New Delhi

New Delhi: A large number of political leaders, diplomats and others attended a wedding reception bash/party hosted by Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor and his new wife Sunanda Pushkar in New Delhi on Friday.

It was Sweet and simple with no music, no DJ, no elaborate stage for the bride and groom, and no wine or whiskey.

Shashi Tharoor with wife Sunanda Pushkar at their reception in New Delhi yesterday (3rd sep 2010).

Mr and Mrs Shashi Tharoor at their Delhi reception on 3rd sep 2010

Shashi and Sunanda Wit Kapil Dev at their wedding reception in Delhi

Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda With L.K.Advani

Sunanda and Shashi Tharoor with Richard Stag, British ambassador to India at their wedding reception

Sunanda and Shashi Tharoor at their wedding reception held at Silver Oak, India habitat Centre on September 3, 2010.

Sunanda and Shashi Tharoor at their wedding reception in Delhi on September 3, 2010.

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Kapil Dev with his daughter Amiya at Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda's wedding reception

Ghulam Nabi Azad and Farooq Abdullah at Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda's wedding reception

P.Chidmabaram at Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda's wedding reception held at Silver Oak

Though the Who's Who of the capital were spotted at the reception yesterday evening. A slight spoiler was the rain. The seating arrangement in the open area remained vacant owing to the downpour, as guests crowded in the small foyer at the venue.

Hoard of VVIPs

Although Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could not make it, first lady Gursharan Kaur (PM Manmohan Singh's Wife) was spotted among an eclectic mix of diplomats, socialites, writers, and journalists to felicitate the couple.

Politicians cutting across party lines attended the reception. Among those who attended the reception at the India Habitat Centre were Union Ministers, BJP leaders L K Advani and Arun Jaitley and envoys from several countries, including China and Pakistan.

Other prominent names included P Chidambaram, Ghulam Nabi Azad Farooq Abdullah, Sam Pitroda, Chandan Mitra, Navin Jindal, Salman Khurshid, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Rajat Sharma and others.

The Menu

Rawa Banana, Kashmiri salad, tomato rice, plain rice, Urulankya Menhukkuperatti, Kerala Sambhar, Dum Aaloo Kashmiri, Nadroo Yakhni, Tomato Chaman, Murg Korma and mutton. In snacks, there was cold drinks, gol gappa and chaat papdi.

A former Union Minister Tharoor, 54, had tied the knot with Pushkar, a Dubai-based entrepreneur in a typical Malayali wedding ceremony in his ancestral home at Elavanchery village near Palakkad in Kerala on August 22.

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Sunanda Pushkar-Shashi Tharoor Grand Dubai Wedding Reception

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Shiraz Gidwani with the bride Sunanda

Sunanda Pushkar attheir Recepton in Dubai

Karishma Bhalla and Sanjana Behl

Sunanda Pushkar

Prakash Bhojwani, in whose Villa the reception was held.

Shashi Tharoo's sister Smita with designer Shahid Amir

Shashi Tharoor with a guest

Sapna and Manu Jeswani with Sunanda Pushkar

Sunanda Pushkar's son Shiv Pushkar Menon with Fleur Van Der Steur

Sunanda's sister Neelu Merchant with Gora Uppal and George Geha

The businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar and Shashi Tharoor had a 3-day celebration in the Dubai.

Dubai-based businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar and former Indian union minister Shashi Tharoor recently married in Kerala, in Tharoor's ancestral home. The Aug 22 wedding was followed by a grand 3-day wedding celebration and reception in Dubai (Aug 29 to 31), where Sunanda has long been based.

The Dubai festivities began with a Mehendi Lunch (Mehandi Pictures Here) and Sangeet (Sangeet Pics) on Aug 29, followed by the Wedding (Dubai Wedding Pics) on Aug 30 and finally the reception was held on Aug 31.

Sunanda's wedding outfits and trousseau have been created by Dubai-based designer Anjali Chandiramani of A & H Creations and Vastra Creations. Anjali says, the look Sunanda wanted for the wedding outfits was classic, "She wanted to go for a classic look with a flair of style, which is what I kept in mind while designing her sari. It's very contemporary and stylish considering she will have a lot of dinner parties to attend."

This was the thrid marriage for Tharoor, whose divorce from second wife Christa Giles recently came through. It's also the third marriage for Sunanda.

Sunanda's relationship with Tharoor was made public after the IPL controversy some months ago. Then IPL commissioner Lalit Modi had alleged that Sunanda had sweat equity believed to be valued at Rs.70 crores in the Kochi IPL team. He'd alleged this was due to her friendship with Tharoor. She surrendered her equity later, and Tharoor lost his ministership because of the controversy.

Earlier Shashi and Sunanda married in KeralaShashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar during the wedding ceremony at Tharoor’s ancestral home at Elavanchery village near Palakkad on Sunday 22 Aug 2010.
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Sunanda Queen Of My Heart: Shashi Tharoor

The much-hyped Dubai wedding of the Indian parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar took place at a private villa yesterday.


Dressed in a north Indian sherwani, Mr Tharoor, 54, smiled all through the traditional Hindu ceremony.

He and Ms Pushkar, 45, held hands as the priest recited religious verses to them. The couple then read vows to each other, which were translated from Sanskrit to English.

“Now that you have accepted me as your husband, you will be the queen of my heart,” said Mr Tharoor, as the crowd cheered for the couple.

“I shall always make you happy. I shall never separate you from me and I will take care of you.”

The couple were thrown into the media spotlight earlier this year after allegations emerged that Ms Pushkar had received a free stake in the IPL Kochi cricket franchise. This eventually led to Mr Tharoor’s resignation as Indian minister of state for external affairs.

Ms Pushkar was dressed in a red designer wedding sari and covered her head with the sari as she completed the rituals. The Dubai-based entrepreneur appeared thrilled throughout the ceremony and was flanked by her family and friends.

“I shall be with you, shoulder to shoulder, in the ups and downs of life,” she said.

The home of Indian businessman Prakash Bhojwani in Al Safa was converted into the wedding area where the ceremonies were conducted.

“I just want to see this couple happily married and I’m doing my best to ensure that the wedding goes well,” said Mr Bhojwani.

Most guests wore traditional Indian attire. An Indian vegetarian lunch was served for all the guests before the wedding ceremonies began.

Ms Pushkar’s teenage son, Shiv, who studies in Dubai, was also present at the wedding and was seen welcoming guests. Despite rumours before the wedding that the guest list was enormous, only about 70 people attended.

Among the guests was the veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher and Mumbai-socialite couple Adi and Parmeshwar Godrej.

“I was invited for the wedding from both sides; by Sunanda and Tharoor,” said Mr Kher, who sat in the front row to watch the proceedings.

When asked if he thought the marriage would end the controversy surrounding the couple, he said: “Drama is part of everybody’s life, especially if they are public figures. I think they are excited about being together, which is why they are getting married.” Also present at the wedding was Harshad Mehta, the owner of the Indian Premier League franchise IPL Kochi, and one of the key figures in the controversy.

The two married last week, ending months of speculation about their relationship before yesterday’s second ceremony. The first wedding was held at the ancestral home of Mr Tharoor, who hails from the south Indian state of Kerala, and was performed in traditional Kerala style.

The Dubai wedding yesterday was conducted in Kashmiri style. The newlyweds will hold a reception at the same venue tonight. They will then head to Spain for their honeymoon followed by a reception in New Delhi.

Shashi Tharoor Dubai Wedding Pictures With Sunanda Pushkar. Shashi-Sunanda Dubai Marriage Photos

KASHMIRI WEDDING FOR SUNANDA PUSHKAR AND SHASHI THAROOR IN DUBAI

Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar at their Dubai Wedding

Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar at their Wedding in Dubai

Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar at their Dubai Wedding Celebrations

Sunanda Pushkar in Her Wedding Saree

Sunanda Pushkar at Her Dubai Wedding

Sunanda with her dad Col. Pushkar Nath Dass, her hair stylist Gora and trousseau designer Anjali Chandiramani

Sunanda with her friend Anjali Chandiramani, who designed the trousseau for wedding functions in Dubai

3-DAY KASHMIRI WEDDING AFTER A TRADITIONAL KERALA CEREMONY...

SUNANDA, who wore a pink, orange and red shaded sari designed by designer Anjali Chandiramani for her Kashmiri ceremony, told a local magazine that she was learning Malayalam and that her mother- in- law Lily Tharoor, had gifted her a pendant of Lord Shiva as a gift.

She was also accompanied in Dubai by Birmingham based hairstylist Gora Uppal who has previously had celebrity clients like Manisha Koirala and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Tharoor was dressed in a cream sherwani and the event took place on Monday afternoon at the home of the couple’s friend and local businessman Prakash Bhojwani.

The wedding was attended by around 60 guests that included close friends and family.

Among them were Adi and Parmeshwar Godrej and Anupam Kher. Tharoor and Sunanda also read out Sanskrit mantras, albeit in English, for the benefit of the attendees. “ They were smiling all through as they took their pheras,” said a guest at the wedding.

The reception will take place tonight and is expected to be attended by several high profile guests from the UAE as well as from India.

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Sangeet Ceremony Pictures of Shashi Tharoor-Sunanda Pushkar From Dubai

The three-day Dubai leg of wedding celebrations for MP Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar, began yesterday (Aug 29 2010). Over 150 guests will come together for the festivities.

The groom and bride arrived in the morning at the villa of their close friend and Dubai-based entrepreneur Prakash Bhojwani, which has been chosen as the venue of the mehendi, sangeet, wedding and reception.

"The mehendi and sangeeth functions were held yesterday (Aug 29th 2010). The wedding will take place at 3 pm on Monday and the reception will be held on Tuesday evening.

Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar with Anupam Kher at their Sangeet ceremony in Dubai

The venue of all these functions is Bhojwani's home, which is located very close to the Jumeirah waterfront in Al Safa," said an invitee.

The reception will see around 60 attendees from India, which includes actors Anupam Kher and Boman Irani. Apart from these, invitations have been extended to heads of the Indian diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, prominent NRIs and some members of the royal family.

"Only close friends will be attending this function. It's a very private affair. The functions were organised mainly by Sunanda's friends as she was keen to have a traditional Kashmiri ceremony. The couple will leave for the Delhi reception soon after the Dubai reception is complete," added the source.

Bridal outfits

Pushkar wore a lavender chiffon sari at her mehendi yesterday and will be wearing a brocade and georgette one for the wedding ceremony. "She's still undecided about what she's going to wear for the reception," said Dubai designer Anjali Chandiramani, who has been working on Pushkar's trousseau for eight months.

The ensemble contains a variety of saris, ranging from simple cotton ones to chiffons and silks.

"The sari she will wear for the lagan is shaded with a border of pure brocade and gota. A traditional blouse adorned with brocade and buti work has been designed to go with it. We have been in touch over the phone but she had faith in me and only saw the ensemble in its entirety last morning. She was absolutely thrilled," said Chandiramani.

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Sunanda Pushkar at Her Mehendi Lunch Ceremony in Dubai

Dressed in a shaded lavender-purple sari, getting ready for her mehendi lunch, Sunanda Pushkar is anxious. No wedding jitters here (as she tells us with a laugh, “Shashi and I were married some days ago”). Sunanda’s worried that she’s kept her guests waiting for the lunch happening in her friend Raj Sahni’s penthouse. "I hate to keep people waiting for me," she says.

Inside Sunanda Pushkar’s mehendi lunch: Pictures with Shashi Tharoor’s new bride in Dubai
Sunanda Pushkar at her mehendi lunch in Dubai

Anupam Kher, who's attending friend Sunanda Pushkar's wedding reception in Dubai

Sunanda Pushkar with guests at her mehendi lunch party in Dubai

Sunanda with her hair-stylist, London-based Gora

Sunanda with her sister Neelu Merchant

Sunanda with her sisters-in-law Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan and Smita Tharoor

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Her husband, politician and author Shashi Tharoor is already at the lunch, so people keep coming up during the interview, asking her to come down soon as well. At one point, Anupam Kher, who’s an old friend of Sunanda’s, walks in, and they chat in Kashmiri (Sunanda is from Kashmir). A little later, her dad, who's not keeping very well, comes in. As they get talking, Sunanda chokes up a little. “I’m just emotional. We’re all missing my mom (who passed away a few months ago),” she confesses.

But this is a happy occasion for the family. And Sunanda is a very happy bride as she chats with her designer Anjali Chandiramani about her trousseau and muses about being lucky to have so many good friends in Dubai. She's also a bride who's been so busy that she’s barely had time to drink water. But she made the time to chat with Masala.com, and here’s what the new Mrs. Shashi Tharoor had to say.

When did you first meet Shashi and what did you think of him then?
I first met him at a forum in Delhi. And I thought exactly what everyone thinks when they meet him – He’s so d#%@ intelligent! I was very impressed.

What’s he like as a person?
He’s very kind, gentle, laidback, and very romantic. For our engagement, he read out a poem he’d written himself. And I thought that was just so romantic. One doesn’t generally think of South Indians as being romantic, that’s more what Kashmiris are known for!

How did he propose to you?
I wish I could share that. But he’ll kill me if I did! He wouldn't be happy with me taking a lot with the media either. He feels I've been hurt too much by them.

What did you feel when the IPL controversy happened?
Nothing about my life was reported right. The media were so wrong, there was absolutely no research done. Even newspapers here in Dubai got my age wrong. They said I was 48, when I’m actually 45. And I found the attitude very wrong. They seemd to be saying - If you have a brain, you can’t be good-looking . That’s my ambition – to change that perception. You can be a good-looking woman and smart and make money. Not that I'm saying I'm very good-looking, but I think I look alright.

What’s it like being a politician’s wife?
Political life is tough. You have to understand so many people, and be kind and gentle to them. But it’s work that brings a lot of satisfaction.

What’s your relationship with your husband's family like? We hear you’re learning Malayalam.
I’m learning Malayalam, I know a few words and phrases so far and I’m sure I’ll pick up more as there's a lot of work to be done for the constituency in Kerala. I share a great relationship with my mother-in-law, though we’re just known each other a few months. She told me, “Shashi finally has someone to organise his life!” And she knows I’m a devotee of Shiva, so she got me a Shiva pendant as a gift.

Do you wear a lot of jewellery? What’s your personal style? Do you wear saris often, like you wore for your wedding in India and are wearing now?
Now that I’m a politician’s wife, I will be wearing saris in public. But I would never give up my jeans. I’m actually totally not into clothes, much as I look like I am. In fact it takes me five minutes to do my face and two minutes to wear a sari. In fact, I have sorted all of Shashi's wedding reception outfits but still haven't decided on what exactly I'll be wearing.