BOMBAY TIMES (May 19, 2016)

Tim Cook, the CEO of one of the biggest tech giants in the world, is on a week-long visit to India, kicking off his tour from Mumbai. Sources reveal that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan hosted a dinner party for Cook last night at his residence Mannat. SRK's close friends from the film fraternity were also present.

We hear Cook and SRK had been wanting to meet each other since some time. He also attended the morning aarti at Siddhivinayak temple yesterday. This is Cook's first visit to the country since he took over from the legendary Steve Jobs in 2011. “India is home to one of the most vibrant and entrepreneurial iOS development communities in the world,“ he said in a statement.

Cook is expected to visit Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi this week. Meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and noted business tycoons are reportedly on the cards as well.
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Film celebs and top industrialists throng Shah Rukh Khan’s landmark residence for a lavish dinner in Tim Cook’s honour
Gaurav Dubey (MID-DAY; May 19, 2016)

Last evening, all roads led to Shah Rukh Khan’s Bandra abode, Mannat, as the superstar hosted Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is on a five-day visit to India. The gala dinner had the who’s who of B-Town and business tycoons in attendance.

Sources say Cook’s itinerary was supposed to be strictly confidential with only the government top brass and other VIPs like Shah Rukh privy to it, but the media managed to get a whiff of his plans.

Says an insider, “Yesterday’s party started early and was a purely formal affair, unlike the typical SRK bashes which begin around midnight and go on till the wee hours. As far as the invitee list goes, it had a mix of SRKs guests and Apple folk.”

Cook entered Mannat at 8 pm. Among B’wood celebs, the first to arrive were the Bachchans — Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya, followed by Madhuri Dixit with husband Shriram Nene, SRK’s bête noire Aamir Khan, Farah Khan and Mukesh Bhatt. Mukesh Ambani’s children, Akash and Isha also joined in. Media lensmen had to jostle with fans — around 400 of them — as they crowded outside Mannat to catch a glimpse of their matinee idols.

Cook, who arrived here on Tuesday night, kicked off his visit by taking darshan at the Siddhivinayak temple where he ran into Mukesh Ambani’s son, Anant. From here, he will head to Hyderabad and then Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.