WHY'S OPRAH COMING HERE? The talk show queen, who’s apparently coming to India this month, plans to shoot a film with spiritual guru Deepak Chopra

WHY'S OPRAH COMING HERE?

The talk show queen, who’s apparently coming to India this month, plans to shoot a film with spiritual guru Deepak Chopra

Yet another international icon has set her sights on India. America’s talk show queen, producer, philanthropist Oprah Winfrey is apparently coming here this month. Speculations are rife about her intent — from promotions of her channel to attending the Jaipur Literature Festival, but Oprah’s main reason, in her own words on a social networking site, is “to shoot Deepak Chopra there (India) for Next Chapter.” She was referring to her comeback show that debuted on January 1 with rocker Steven Tyler this year, and has her meeting celebrities, newsmakers, leaders and real-life people outside the studio. Oprah’s quite excited at the prospect of her new show taking her places this month. She tweeted to fans queries, “away most of January, in Africa, India.” In yet another note to her fans on a social networking site, she doesn’t hide her excitement on coming to India. “Never been to India, it’s been on my vision board forever,” she writes, while revealing her plans to film friend, doctor-turned-spiritual guru for her show. The news, however, went viral when Chopra tweeted, “V happy about Oprah @OprahWinfreyNet joining me in India in 2 weeks.” While fans of the talk show queen are looking forward to the visit, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur tweeted: @DeepakChopra Coming to India bit. lets hope in ur presence Oprah meets common ppl in india 2, Lady Gaga did not.” Whether she plans to meet the common people or not, buzz is that Oprah may apparently catch up with one of her star guest from Bollywood, actor Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, who appeared on her show twice. That Oprah’s plans include a trip to Mumbai, was reportedly evident in a tweet to an Indian fan: “Too much for a tweet but let’s hook up in Jaipur or Mumbai.” It may be recalled that Aishwarya’s second appearance on the show was with her husband, actor Abhishek Bachchan after her marriage. Perhaps, Oprah is now keen to meet Aishwarya, the new mum, and her daughter.