Cyclone Phyan drives Bollywood indoor

Cyclone Phyan did not touch Mumbai, barring a grey sky and intermittent rain. The city folk sent each other SMSes saying, "Phyan was not allowed to enter the city by MNS because it didn't have a Marathi name" But still it's impact was felt all over B-Town. Many shootings were cancelled and stars got a day off. Here is what we found out.

Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra
Pre-Phyan: Were going to fly to Goa for a script reading of Sajid Nadiadwala's Anjaana Anjaani. But didn't, because of the crazy weather and delayed flights.
Phir kya hua: Sat at a suburban hotel and heard the narration.

Jacqueline Fernandez
Pre-Phyan: Was to shoot for Milap Zaveri's Na Jaane Kaha Se Aayi Hai
Phir kya hua: Stayed home and caught up on some much-needed sleep.

Neha Dhupia
Pre-Phyan: To finish a few radio interviews
Phir kya hua: Replied to a whole bunch of e-mails and watched a movie at the end of the day.

Raveena Tandon
Pre-Phyan: Shoot for an advertisement
Phir kya hua: Dropped kids to school, heard two story narrations, worked out and then chose a dress for herself from the Gucci store.

Ajay Devgn and Konkona Sen Sharma
Pre-Phyan: They had to report for shooting for Kumar Mangat's Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
Phir kya hua: Rested at home and spent time with family and loved ones.

Riteish Deshmukh
Pre-Phyan: Shooting for Milap Zaveri's Na Jaane Kaha Se Aayi Hai.
Phir kya hua: Heard script narrations, read books and worked out.

Katrina Kaif
Pre-Phyan: Attend event and distribute ice creams at a theatre for promotion of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Phir kya hua: Instead parked herself at the Venus office and did media interaction for her next film, De Dana Dan."

Koena Mitra
Pre-Phyan: Was to fly to Goa for an event.
Phir kya hua: She slept for the better part of the day. And in the evening watched 2012 — the film about the world coming to an end — in the evening.

Abhishek Bachchan
Pre-Phyan: Was to shoot for Ashutosh Gowariker's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.
Phir kya hua: Asked people on Twitter if he should read Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol and his friend Rohan Sippy's script, Also finished interviews for his next release.

Nothing stops us from working

Deepika Padukone: "I'm shooting. That didn't get cancelled. Who said I have the day off?"

Sajid Khan: "I didn't really get affected. I was editing all day."

Abbas Tyrewala: "What day off? Stop making me feel crappy about working."

Farhan Akhtar: "No day off."

Kunal Kohli: "What day off? I'm sitting on meetings to finalise crew for my next and I drove to meet my mom who's down with typhoid."

Tusshar Kapoor: "Fortunately, the show always goes on. Did photo shoot and then gonna work out in the eve."

Sammir Dattani: "I had a photo-shoot and two narrations. They all got cancelled. Just lazed in bed the whole day and watched the sea splash against my bedroom window."

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: "When does the creative mind ever rest?"

Rakesh Roshan: "No holiday for me come rain or shine. I'm working."

Ken Ghosh: "What day off? I'm doing post-production for Chance Pe Dance."

Dino Morea: 'It's been a super day. Not a day off really. I have a couple of meetings. The weather makes me want to work more."

Ashutosh Gowarikar: I shot in the cyclone. I had a scene in the film (Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey) during a cyclone. So it worked out well for me.