Arjun
is
the
happiest
person
on
the
planet
as
of
now.
The
reasons
-
Housefull
doing
well;
his
next
film
is
a
sci-fi
film
Ra.1;
and
he
is
opening
his
club
LAP
in
Mumbai.
On
the
flip
side,
he
is
sad
too.
The
reason
-
'IPL
after
party'
controversy.
But
first,
the
happy
moment.
Arjun
Rampal
is
quite
excited
about
opening
his
lounge
bar
LAP
in
Mumbai.
On
questioning
him
about
his
ongoing
plans,
he
said,
"I'd
love
to
open
LAP
here
in
Mumbai.
LAP
is
doing
great
in
Delhi
and
it's
time
it
sees
its
inception
in
this
city.
I
am
looking
for
the
right
area
and
space
and
have
almost
confirmed
one
as
of
now.
Hopefully,
if
I
confirm
the
location
in
the
next
few
months,
you
might
just
see
LAP
opening
by
the
end
of
this
year
in
Mumbai
or
next
year.
I
am
excited
and
can't
wait
for
the
launch
of
LAP
now." With
location
hunting
for
LAP,
then
off
to
the
sets
for
his
next
film
Ra.1
with
Shahrukh
Khan,
then
off
to
home
spending
time
with
kids
and
wife,
then
off
to
the
gym,
then
some
tweets,
then
some
business
meetings
and
so
on,
Rampal
is
the
busiest
man
in
town.
But
what
took
us
by
surprise
is
the
fact
that
he
sounded
a
bit
dejected
too
when
we
quizzed
him
on
his
wife's
name
and
his
being
dragged
into
the
cricketing
controversies.
Here's
what
followed.
England
wins
the
ICC
T-20
World
Cup
last
night
beating
the
Aussies.
That's
past.
But
the
match
still
continues
here
in
India
as
the
Indian
cricketers
are
under
the
scanner
of
the
BCCI.
Whether
it's
their
failure
at
the
recent
T-20
world
cup
or
the
ongoing
debate
and
controversies
about
the
IPL,
the
Indian
cricketers
aren't
the
only
ones
facing
the
heat
this
summer.
Take
IPL
for
instance,
the
organising
of
IPL
Parties
saw
the
who's
who
of
the
cricketing
world
jamming
with
the
Bollywood
celebs
and
got
the
fans
to
interact
one
on
one
with
the
cricketers
and
their
favourite
celebrities.
The
media,
the
BCCI
and
few
of
the
ex-Indian
cricketers
are
also
playing
the
blame
game
with
the
organisers,
Arjun
Rampal
and
wife
Mehr
Jessia
Rampal
for
organising
IPL
parties.
But
guess
what?
Rampal
is
clearly
blaming
the
cricketers
for
being
irresponsible.
In
the
recent
chat
we
had
with
him
a
few
days
ago,
Rampal
quotes,
"I
own
a
night
club.
So
definitely,
I'll
be
the
one
who'll
be
promoting
a
lot
of
parties
in
and
out
of
the
town.
But
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
all
the
players
used
to
get
three
days
off
before
their
next
game.
IPL
is
more
of
a
carnival.
Fans
got
closer
to
the
players
and
everybody
enjoyed
themselves.
That
was
the
motto
of
such
parties.
I
don't
think
it's
correct
to
say
that
'It's
the
parties
and
therefore
the
Indian
team
hasn't
done
well
at
the
recent
failure
at
the
ICC
World
Cup
T-20'.
I
think
it's
the
selection
of
the
team
which
was
not
correct.
Secondly,
the
other
players
like
Chris
Gayle,
Michael
Hussey,
etc
who
came
from
International
teams
have
come
to
IPL
parties
and
went
on
to
play
good
innings
later
in
the
World
Cup
T-20.
I
don't
think
that
my
wife
and
I
are
to
be
blamed
for
organising
parties.
That's
silly
and
just
an
excuse
to
get
away.
Get
the
game
right
first.
We
were
not
forcing
anyone
to
come
to
the
parties.
If
my
movies
don't
do
well,
I
don't
blame
anybody
else
but
myself."
Story first published: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 14:18 [IST]