Actor Sanjay Dutt hugs Director Prashant Chaddha
Actor Sanjay Dutt hugs Director Prashant Chaddha

Actor Sanjay Dutt was much in demand at the launch of the music for the film Azaan, on Tuesday night at a suburban hotel. Unfortunately, the actor disappeared from the venue after his brief appearance on stage and did not even oblige the press with a photo-op or sound bytes.

Candice Boucher - a model from South Africa
Candice Boucher – a model from South Africa

The film, directed by Prashant Chaddha, stars newcomer Sachin Joshi from Goa and Playboy model from South Africa, Candice Boucher. Playboy pics?

The Playboy girl every boy would love to play with - Candice Boucher
The Playboy girl every boy would love to play with – Candice Boucher

No! We won’t share “those” pictures with you here but they are freely available on the net if you Google her! 🙂

Sulaiman and Salim Merchant
Sulaiman and Salim Merchant
Reshma Suleiman Merchant looks hot in a red jumpsuit by MaxMara
Reshma Suleiman Merchant looks hot in a red jumpsuit by MaxMara

The evening saw live performances by Kailash Kher, Shweta Pandit and brothers Suleiman and Salim Merchant. Suleiman was spotted playing a funky instrument called the Zen Drums and he’s probably the only musician to possess it in India.

Supporting him in the audience was his stunning wife Reshma, who worked it in a fab jumpsuit by MaxMara.

Actor Arya Babbar
Actor Arya Babbar
Actor Ruslaan Mumtaz
Actor Ruslaan Mumtaz

The only peeve was that the stage where they all performed was too far from the crowd and it was like we were back at a rock concert in our college days where we were kept twenty feet away from the performers.

Actress and model Sushma Reddy
Actress and model Sushma Reddy
Singer Shibani Kashyap
Singer Shibani Kashyap

Spotted at the event were singer Shibani Kashyap, model Sushma Reddy, actors Aarya Babbar and Ruslaan Mumtaz, Bhojpuri star Ravi Kishan, actor Dalip Tahil (he acts in the film) and sisters Gauhar and Nigaar Z. Khan.

Actor Ravi Kishan
Actor Ravi Kishan
Gauhar and Nigaar Z. Khan
Gauhar and Nigaar Z. Khan

Photos: Ranjit Rodricks for MissMalini