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The detaining of the billionaire bank defrauder, in Dubai recently, wanted in a 5,000-crore bank fraud, brings the curtains down (albeit temporarily) on one of the most colourful phases in Bollywood. How so? Well, the Missus of the bank defrauder had made herself, more or less, a fixture at some of the choicest Bollywood homes until recently, by her acts of flamboyant generosity when it came to making friends and influencing people. From sending dabbas packed with sushi from Wasabi, to ferreting stars to and fro between Mumbai and international hot spots in her PJ, the lady had become something of a queen bee, as far as the glamour crowd went.
Not that this hiccup in the life of the Gujarat-based industrialist and his wife has slowed them down much. Prudently, the entire family had moved abroad when it was obvious that the Indian authorities were on their heels. Reports from the USA and the West Asia have them leading their lives of conspicuous consumption and OTT lifestyle with nary a change. "They are partying as hard abroad, said a Bollywood insider. "In fact, their filmy friends are even happier they moved, as now there is even more hospitality when they are abroad, with limos, restaurant bookings, residences and PJs on call 24X7. As for the detainment and possible arrest, the Bolly insider is unfazed. "Everyone knows that they are being targeted because of their alleged links with a powerful Congress boss, and that their trials will be over, once the political status quo is reversed, post the 2019 elections. That's when the real partying will start back home.
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