Siddique’s iftar parties are as old as his association with Bandra, and the Congress Party. The Bandra Boy, as he calls himself, won’t reveal his age. One can presume that he is in his 50s, like his friend, actor Salman Khan, who he refers to as buddy. He does say that he studied at St Anne’s School (while Khan went to St Stanislaus) and graduated from MMK College. He started as a Congress karyakarta and was close to the then MP from the area, actor Sunil Dutt. He was voted to the Mumbai legislative council, becoming a corp-orator in 1992 and 1997, and became an MLA in 1999. He was later voted again to the seat in 2004 and 2009.
Born Ziauddin, Baba, one can say, is just following in the footsteps of his mentor, Dutt, who was also known for his iftar parties, seen as a Congress strategy to maintain ties with its Muslim voter base.
Congress leader Baba Siddique’s Iftar parties are annual affair that every Bollywood fan looks forward to. This year, the party was held Saturday evening and saw Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Arpita Khan Sharma, among several others.
