Will Smith is an international superstar, make no mistake. Wherever he goes, people get attracted to him like moths to a flame. Last week, the Fresh Prince was in India on a tour whose purpose is yet to be revealed (some suggest he is doing a Bollywood flick, some say he was there for a Hollywood project reconnaissance mission).

Obviously the Indian film industry had to shower love on him. First Akshay Kumar threw a big party at his house in his honour and then Salman Khan invited him to his farm house. Both parties were lavish in scale and style, and insiders say the money spent by both Akki and Sallu will not go in vain, if you know what that means.

Published in Dawn, Sunday Magazine, September 18th, 2016