With 40 crore weddings likely to happen in the next 15 years, Indian couturiers say 50% of their business runs on bridal wear
Author: Asmita Aggarwal (Asmita Aggarwal)
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‘More designers should work with NGOs,’ says Indian fashion designer Anita Dongre
At the launch of her exclusive bridal line in Delhi, Dongre, who received the 'Forces of Fashion' award from Vogue last year, recalls her nine-year journey with SEWA director Reema Nanavaty to assert how design interventions are key to uplift crafts
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‘For me, becoming a star is just the beginning,’ says Vicky Kaushal
Bad Newz, by Dharma Productions, and directed by Anand Tiwari, is based on a true story. Kaushal feels it is a laugh riot.
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Exclusive: Digital media has championed Indian democratic renewal; voters have emboldened the judiciary: Shashi Tharoor
He is erudite and knows how to sharpshoot an unsuspecting audience. The former diplomat and four-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram believes the BJP government has been constrained by voters, and Uttar Pradesh has shown them their mistakes
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Indian fashion must get over its colonial hangover
Is fashion dependent only on what is happening in Milan, Paris, and New York? Why is everyone obsessed with a trench coat but are suspicious of a new version of sherwani? Here are the answers
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“Curiosity moves me, but I’m known for my impatience,” says Oscar-nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta
She talks about the ineradicable patriarchy in India, her fascination with a transgender’s journey in I am Sirat, and the seed of curiosity sown by her father, a film distributor in Amritsar, that got her into movies early in life
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“Virat Kohli is the best-dressed cricketer,” says Shikhar Dhawan, who has a finger in every pie from show business to entrepreneurship
From doing JioCinema’s show 'Dhawan Karenge with Shikhar Dhawan' to starring in 'Double XL' with Huma Qureshi, cricketer Shikhar Dhawan is on a roll, despite turbulence in his personal life. He says how his passion for wellness and fitness keeps him afloat
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“Actor Kartik Aaryan was excited to play the challenging role in Chandu Champion. His energy motivated me,” says director-screenwriter Kabir Khan
Ahead of Chandu Champion's release on June 14, Kabir Khan and Kartik Aaryan open up on the biopic of India's first Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar. They both feel that the true story had to be told
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Exclusive: No designer wanted to dress a mill worker’s daughter, yet Cannes was a revelation, says actress Chhaya Kadam
From doing Nude, which did not make it to International Film Festival of India, to All We Imagine as Light winning the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival, the no-nonsense actress from a nondescript Mumbai suburb is a picture of resilience. Here is her story, in her own words
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What is the role of a stylist now that everyone claims to be one?
Suneet Varma confesses he has never needed one, much like Arjun Khanna, as they seldom understand their vision. Shahab Durazi admits stylists figure out a celeb’s needs, so does Nachiket Barve. But all are perplexed about the modern definition of a stylist. Do they only pander to starry egos or do they change the look of a show with their experience and knowledge about style? We debate.