Love Happens: Chapter 6A

'The Mumbai Royale', Mumbai.

The entrance of ‘The Mumbai Royale” was crowded with guests, reporters, security and fans. Everyone wanted a piece of the hottest party of the year. People were crowded to see their favorite celebrities and reporters were there to get the inside scoop. Media weren’t allowed in the ballroom. There was a red carpet at the entrance of the hotel. The guest had started to come by all were eagerly waiting for the Singhania’s and the Raizada’s to arrive.


“We are at the entrance of ‘The Mumbai Royale’, as you all can see that ‘The Mumbai Royale’ is the latest hotel but the Singhania industries. Today morning was the opening and now it’s time for the party. We all now the Singhania’s are as much famous for their parties as they are for their hotels. The crowd behind me is going wild with anticipation. All are eagerly waiting for the Singhania’s to arrive. Not only it’s the party a well-kept secret but the guest list is also a secret. We have no idea about who all are invited. So far some politicians and some Bollywood stars have graced the red carpet that has been set up for today’s party” said one reporter.


“The whole atmosphere at the red carpet is so contagious. You can literally feel the energy and excitement. Fans have gathered at the gate waiting to see their favorite celebrities. Many guests have come from different countries just to attend the party” said another reporter.

A car stopped in front of the red carpet and Devyani Raizada, Manohar Raizada, Manorama Raizada and Subhadra Mallik emerged. As soon as they were inside the entrance another car stopped and Anjali Raizada and Shyam Manohar Jha emerged.


“Mrs. Jha. You look pretty in this saree. Who is it from?” asked a reporter.


“Obviously, it’s from AR Fashion House. My brother, Arnav had it made especially for me” said Anjali who was trying to appear a royal.


“Did ASR personally design the saree? We have heard that now he does not design clothes? Did he make an exception for his sister?” asked other reporters.


“Yes, it’s true that it’s been a few years since ASR has personally designed clothes, so no this saree was designed by Mr. Randeep Suki, the best designer AR has. Now no more questions please” said Shyam and both Anjali and he went inside.


A limo stopped in front of the red carpet. Manyata Singhania and Sarita Singhania emerged from the limo and were immediately asked questions by different reports. 

“Manyata Ma’am, it looks like your latest hotel ‘THE MUMBAI ROYALE’ is a success as well. What is the secret behind the continuous success of Singhania industries?” asked o reporter


“It’s not as if our hotels have something different from all the other hotels, it’s just that we try to provide our customers the best service they can get for their money’s worth. And we are lucky to have the wonderful staff that keeps all our hotels at the top. So basically it’s a joint effort. And in all this my three grand-daughters have always helped me. So you can say that the secret behind the success of Singhania industries is the support of my family and the dedication of my staff. Now if you’ll excuse us, we’d like to reach our own party on time” Manyata and Sarita enter the hotel entrance.


The next car that stopped had the crowds, especially the females going crazy for Akash Singh Raizada, Nanda Kishore Malhotra aka NK and Arnav Singh Raizada aka ASR stepped out.


“All three of you are looking quite the heart stoppers, can we know who are you all wearing?” asked one reporter.


“Thank you for the lovely compliment and as for your question, well it should be obvious that we three would be wearing an AR Fashion House suits. Why would we wear clothes from someone else’s collection when we own the India’s no.1 fashion house? We do have nice collections if I say so myself” NK winked to grinned mischievously.


“ASR, we have heard the rumors that your Mumbai branch is not up to the standards of AR Fashion House and due to that you may lose some big clients like ‘K’?” asked another reporter.


“They are what you called it: rumors. AR Mumbai branch gives the same level of service as the other AR branches. And AR is not some small business that it may lose clients over some minor issues. We have excellent customer relations. Now we would like to go inside, excuse us” Arnav, Akash and NK all went inside the hotel.


And finally the ladies of the hour arrived. As soon as Khushi Singhania, Lavanya Kashyap and Payal Gupta stepped out of the car, the crowd went crazy.


“You ladies are looking beautiful tonight. Who are you wearing tonight?” asked one reporter


“Well I am wearing Ellie Saab couture tonight” answered Payal.


“I am wearing a 2014 Ellie Saab gown” said Lavanya.


“I am wearing a Ziad Nakad f/w 2014 haute couture” said Khushi.


“Well you all are certainly looking gorgeous tonight, and I must say Ms. Kashyap you have done a wonderful job tonight. What would you like to say to the young girls who want to become business women like you?” asked second reporter.


“I would only advice that I know it can be hard for women to make a place for them in the corporate world but one should have confidence in their ability for anything is possible” said Lavanya.


“Ms. Gupta, there is news about you wanting something different and unique for the upcoming editions of ‘V’. Do you have something in mind?” asked third reporter.


“It’s not just me who thinks of wanting something different and unique for their magazines. And I always try to give our readers something different and interesting to read in our every edition. And if I share my plans with you now then there won’t be any surprise, so you will have to wait for the next editions of ‘V’” Payal smiled at the reporter. 

“Ms. Singhania, not many have the guts to choose an unusual career like you, what advice would you like to give people who are deciding their career?” asked forth reporter


“I know my career choice is not common, but I believe that one should choose its career in the field in which you enjoy working. I choose fashion consultant as a career for I love finding and choosing different clothes from tons of designers and selecting the right one for the right person. I did not want a monotonous career; I wanted to do something different every day. So choose a career no matter how unusual it is if you know you can do it for your whole life and you won’t get tired then that’s the career for you. But i do know that i had it easy for i had my family's support” said Khushi. 

“Ms. Singhania, there are rumors that the relationship between you and AR Fashion House are not good. Any comment?” asked another reporter.


“Really, well I wasn’t privy to any such developments. If I come to know of any such news, I’ll let you all know. Now, Thank you but no more questions, please” said Khushi and they all went inside.

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Party Hall


The atmosphere inside the party hall was light and fun. Everyone was chatting with one another. Everyone was dressed to impress.


“Oh my god, look around us. There are so my film stars. I am going to talk to them” said Anjali


“Wait for me, I want to take their autographs” Manorama removed an autograph book from here clutch.


“Mami! Keep that thing inside before anyone sees it. This is a very high profile party and you cannot go around asking people for their autographs. That’s very cheap behavior. As least think of our status and our respect in the society before doing such things” Anjali was angry at Manorama for thinking such a thing


“Enough Anjali, don’t forget she is your elder. Do not speak to her in such a tone. It wasn’t an offence, It was just a harmless thing she wanted” Devyani said with authority.


Just then Manyata and Sarita came to talk to them.


“So are you all enjoying the party?” asked Manyata.


“It’s a really wonderful party aunty, I am so glad you invited us here” Anjali said trying to impress Manyata.


Manyata and Sarita appear amused hearing Anjali rant about the party. Subhadra discreetly indicates Shyam to take Anjali elsewhere before she makes a fool of herself.


“Let’s meet other people Anju” suggested Shyam stopping Anjali from speaking more. Shyam took Anjali where Arnav, Akash and NK were standing.


“How in the world did the reporters get the new of our problem with k?” asked NK


“I have no idea but I’ll get to the bottom of this whole situation” said Arnav


“Does anyone know what k looks like?” asked Akash. Arnav and NK shook their heads no. “Then how are we supposed to recognize her?” 

“We’ll have to ask the Singhania’s. They said they know her. I want to talk to her and solve this problem before it’s too late. If nothing else then at least I’ll talk her into having a meeting with us tomorrow” explained Arnav.


Just then Anjali and Shyam came there.


“Hey di, enjoying the party?” asked Akash


“Of course, it’s such a nice party” said Anjali. 

“I have to agree, the Singhania really know how to have a part…” NK didn’t complete his sentence as his attention had diverted at the entrance.


Suddenly the people had stopped talking and were looking towards the entrance. Seeing people’s reaction Arnav, Akash, Anjali and Shyam also faced towards the entrance and the sight that met them was totally unexpected. At the entrance were standing Lavanya Kashyap, Payal Gupta and Khushi Singhania.


Lavanya had worn a brick red color gown that had a slit on the left side up to her thigh that showed her toned leg. Her straight hair was open. She wore matching stilettos. Earring and a bracelet completed her outfit. 

Payal wore an isabelline color gown that flared around the waist and had a slim belt at the waist. She had a simple bun as her hairstyle. Earrings and nude colored pumps completed the outfit.


Khushi had worn an eggplant purple color gown flared around her waist. Her hair was up in an elegant bun. She had long earrings and a ring bracelet. She had golden stilettos to complete her outfit.

Arnav thought that Khushi looked like a princess. There was something about her that pulled him towards her.


“You all look really beautiful” said NK whose gaze was fixed at Lavanya.


“You boys clean up well too” said Khushi.


“Where did you find these dresses?” asked Anjali with envy. She had wanted to look the best. She had thought that nobody would have dressed better than her for she had worn an exclusive AR saree.


“Oh, don’t ask us. Dressing department belongs to Khushi, she is the expert” said Payal


“What does that mean?” asked Akash.


Before Payal could answer a guy came and hugged an unaware Khushi.


“Sorry, sorry, sorry. I am really sorry sunshine. You know I tried to come on time but work got in the way” the man apologized. 

“First let me go” The man came out of the hug “and seriously that’s your excuse for being late Yuvi” said Khushi with an ‘I don’t believe you’ look 

So this is Yuvraj Rathore thought Arnav. He didn’t know why but he did not like the guy which was weird because he didn’t even know him. He just knew that he didn’t like the closeness and the familiarity they shared. 

“Come on sunshine, forgive this poor guy. I’ll do anything for your forgiveness. You know I can’t stand you being angry with me” Yuvraj made a puppy dog face. He looked at Lavanya and Payal and mouthed ‘help me’.

“Oh no, don’t even look at us. This is your mess. We told you that set your business appointments accordingly but did you listen to us, no. So now you are on your own buddy” said Lavanya with a smirk.

Payal intervened “what she means is that please don’t drag us between Khush and you. You do remember what happened last time, right? So I think its best we stay out of it” said Payal trying to explain her point.


A few months back, all four of them had planned to go for dinner. The girls were going together whereas Yuvraj was going to come separately due to some work commitment. All the girls reached on time and waited for an hour. They tried to call him but he was unreachable. They finally had dinner without him. The next day he came to the Singhania mansion. He seemed completely normal. It turned out that due to work he completely forgot about the dinner plans. Khushi was so angry at him. When Payal and Lavanya had tried to take Yuvraj’s side by saying these things happen and she should understand for she was a business woman as well. Khushi had become angry at them as well and had said that if they all had such important work commitments then they shouldn’t make any plans in the future. They should learn to balance their personal and professional life. She hadn’t talked to them for two days. Finally against her will they had dragged Khushi on outing where they hadn’t had even a work related call. She had finally relented and forgiven them. In return she had asked then that from next time in social events they weren’t allowed to bring their work.


Yuvraj cringed at the memory “Ya I remember. I tell you what. I found this amazing place that you are gonna love. I’ll take you there tomorrow afternoon if you forgive me” he offered.


“I tell you what. I’ll forgive you for tonight. You take me to that place tomorrow and then I’ll decide if I want to forgive you or not” Khushi offered after thinking about his proporsal.


“Deal. I’ll take what I can get, sunshine” Yuvraj hugged Khushi again looking relieved. “Now I need to find mom and dad. I directly came to you. I don’t think they even know I have reached the party”.


“You do that. I’ll come and meet them after sometime” said Khushi.


After Yuvraj goes away they talk for a while when Jay comes to talk to them.


“Hello, every one. You girls look fantastic tonight” said Jay


“Thanks jay. You look handsome as well” said Lavanya. 

“Tell me something new. Actually I came here to say that dadi is calling you three” informed jay.


“Well you’ll have to excuse us then” said Khushi and the girls went to find Manyata. 

*i'll post the next update i.e. 6B this Saturday.
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