Madonna in Mumbai this week

It’s ‘Like a Prayer’ come true for many; 49-year-old multiple Grammy and Golden Globe award winner, international pop sensation Madonna, will be here, in aamchi Mumbai this week. In India on a private visit with husband Guy Ritchie, her son and a couple of friends, the singing ‘Evita’ is currently touring Rajasthan, where she brought in the new year in a village near Jodhpur. “She is here on a holiday, it is a personal visit to India and is not work-related at all. She does not want people to know about her visit here,” revealed a source. Madonna seems to be making full paisa vasool of her Rajasthan sojourn — she celebrated New Year’s eve at Wilderness Camp, 55 km from Jodhpur, listening to folk songs and watching traditional dancers perform. A village safari the next day, where Madonna rode horseback and interacted with villagers, a traditional Rajasthani meal and a night’s stay at Jodhpur’s famous Umaid Bhawan Palace was also part of her itinerary. She was also scheduled to have lunch with the former ruler of Jodhpur, Maharaja Gaj Singhji II. Moreso, the ‘La Isla Bonita’ singer is believed to be making a quick stopover in Mumbai too, apart from her sight-seeing visit to Jaisalmer and Udaipur, during her week-long trip to India. According to sources, the singer has booked an entire floor of a South Mumbai five-star and has arranged for special security from Israel. And even though she doesn’t want Papa — or anyone else for that matter — to preach about her whereabouts, Mumbai sure is looking forward to this ‘Beautiful Stranger’! "
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