Sharmila remains tightlipped

Lakm Fashion Week is a super place to pick up tips on style and fashion. But it's also a hub for the juciest gossip on all things fashion and Bollywood, over the five-day period.

The other day, we learned that wedding preparations are on in full-swing for Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor and it will take place in the second week of October (we were told, 8th October, but won't confirm it), at the Pataudi Palace (a Neem Rana Hotel) which is just an hour away from Delhi, in Haryana.

Apparently, matriarch Sharmila Tagore is very involved with the preparations and goes to the venue regularly to check up on the progress.

And a look at the Neem Rana website reveals: The noble, white palace built by Nawab Ibrahim Ali Khan, was designed by the Austrian architect Karl Molt von Heinz in 1935. It was here where films like Mangal Pandey, Veer Zara, Rang De Basanti, Gandhi My Father and now Eat, Pray, Love were filmed.

Saifeena won't delay the wedding

The Pataudi family is in no mood to delay the "Saifeena" wedding. Apparently, the matriarch of the family Sharmila Tagore has put her foot down and asked her son and prospective bahu Kareena to give up their December plans of a Maldives wedding and stick to the October 16 deadline instead.

Earlier this month, there were rumours about Kareena wanting to postpone the wedding because of her films with Zoya Akhtar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. But that may not happen as Sharmila means business now. Our source says, "Sharmila has already spoken to Saif about this and has made it clear to him that she doesn't want to delay the wedding." While the date is fixed, the venue is yet to be decided. The source further adds that Sharmila is already working on getting the guest list and other details are being sorted out. Karisma Kapoor too is actively involved in arranging making arrangements for the wedding. This means Kareena's impending film commitments will have to wait. After the release of Heroine she will take a break for a few months before resuming work. "She will be back to work soon, but not this year for sure," the source adds. Let's hope there are no more changes in the wedding plans. Fingers crossed!