Oprah Winfrey expected to be in Mumbai tonight

Noted American talk show host Oprah Winfrey is expected to be in the city tonight.

On December 20, Oprah had tweeted to one of her followers — "YES! I am coming to India next month for 1st time as part of NEXT CHAPTER! (sic)."

Next Chapter is the new series of her famous talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, in which, she will travel around the world, interviewing celebrities, news-makers and others.

Today, writer Shobha De tweeted, "Looking forward to meeting the Big O (Oprah) tonight! She is the most amazing, inspiring, influential woman on Planet Earth. Welcome to Mumbai!."

"Looking forward to meeting Oprah Winfrey at a dinner hosted by Parmeshwar Godrej tonight! im a huge fan of hers (sic)," actress Sameera Reddy tweeted.

Oprah is expected to be in India till January 22. She would be meeting writer Dr Deepak Chopra regarding her show.

Apart from Mumbai, she is also expected to visit Jaipur, Agra, Hrishikesh and Delhi.

She will also be reportedly shooting a portion of her show at the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.

On January 14, Chopra had tweeted, "Looking forward to facilitating @Oprah @OprahWinfrey Net explore India & event & interview in Jaipur."

Also, Oprah has expressed her desire to meet Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan.

"Oprah is coming to shoot for a documentary. She has expressed an interest to meet. It would be wonderful to meet...she has been respectful and loving to both of us. It would be wonderful to meet her," Abhishek had said.

In 2005, Aishwarya had made her maiden appearance on the The Oprah Winfrey Show and then again in the year 2009, she was invited with her hubby Abhishek to the show.