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Grand opening show of the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2013 (Aug 22, 2013)   There's always a sense of anticipation about what Mumbai-based designer Manish Malhotra will bring on the fashion ramp. And so, he does it yet again - creates trends that are society-conscious and accepted by all age groups. He presented the grand opening show to kick-start Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2013 at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Mumbai. It was a great start, must say (of course, there were Bollywood faces in the front Row).   To the fore are Ghagra pants (a fusion look of sharara + classic pants) and boatnecks with 3/4 sleeved blouses. Apt for the festive season, a slightly dress-down look can fit your silhouette to the workplace, too.   Miss India Manasvi Mamgai flaunts an emerald green ghagra pants with rick Kashmiri embroidery and concealed neck blouse for the new-age festive feel. Designs by Manish Malhotra   For men, who don't know whether dhoti ...

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone dance on Kashmir Tu, main Kanyakumari in film Chennai Express What a delightful film Chennai Express is, one which I can watch with my parents and kids around. Not one moment to feel queasy about. No exposing, no cheap jerks and no filthy language. In fact, fun and light-heartedness of the script kept everyone in raptures while watching the film. INDIA INCREDIBLE: I loved the way India is the highlight in the film. Beautiful cinematography and song sequences. I am yet to see such gloriously calm, picturesque hamlets enroute Rameshwaram but the tea gardens in Tamil Nady - Ooty, do indeed carry that tranquil feel. India stands out as the HERO in the film Chennai Express. Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian romcom film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Gauri Khan under her production banner Red Chillies Entertainment. The film features Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. Director : Rohit Shetty Cinematogr...

GET ON THE TRAIN, BABY: Film Chennai Express actors Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone walk as showstoppers for designer Manish Malhotra at Delhi Couture Week   AWED: Delhi gaped with dropped jaws - this beautiful spectacle of Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone - Bollywood's reigning No.1 position actors, took to the Delhi Couture Week 2013 ramp as showstoppers for Mumbai's ace designer Manish Malhotra. Inspired by the princely states of India in the 1930s, an era celebrating opulence, Manish's silhouettes and embroidery echoed the splendour of Indian - European architecture. SHOES BY CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN: Interestingly, French shoe designer Christian Louboutin worked closely with Manish Malhotra for his Couture show, using existing shoe designs, which were specially fabricated to complement the collection. F-ROW: Everyone in attendance was on their feet with applause as Deepika Padukone walked the ramp in a beautiful blue lehenga, alo...

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND : Times change but bridal fashion remains more or else the same in India. The biggest money-making time for designers is the unarguably the heavy-duty wedding season. And so, at the Aamby Valley India Bridal Week 2013 held in New Delhi by Vijay K Singh , bridal looks were gorgeous. Here's a glimpse ... Designer Jyotsna Tiwari is a relative newcomer in front of the biggies who are showcasing at the AVIBW in New Delhi. Her embroidery skills stood out as actress Jacqueline Fernandes (with fresh lip job done) walked in a rani pink corset+lehenga look. SCORE: 8/10 Jaipur's celebrated royal designer Raghavendra Rathore never fails to makes an impact rather elegantly at that. His showstopper Anil Kapoor looked every bit a dapper Indian celebrity. SCORE: 9/10 Mumbai's designer couple Falguni and Shane Peacock (with a blue-tinged goatie) who are a known name with international celebrities do keep in touch with Indian fashion...

Look at Me - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan LIKE QUEEN ELIZABETH (6.5/10): Aishwarya sports a Sabyasachi Mukherjee saree with an embroidered golden hairband. I am not impressed at all with the Queen Elizabeth look in an Indian version.   BLUE GIRL (8/10): Aishwarya in a teal Gucci gown, raised bouffant hairdo and pretty pink lip colour. ABU-SANDEEP GIRL (8.5/10): Here's an elegant outfit with Indian embroidery rich with western style gown by designer duo Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla. Really nice, suits her persona and her age.   MOMMA CALL : Aishwarya with just-woken-up Aaradhya at Cannes 2013. Mom-baby are inseparable... CORPORATE LOOK (9/10): At the Press Call, Aishwarya dons an official look with a crisp white shirt and black skirt with a trailing extension. Makes her look so slim and smart. Most Indian girls are going to try this trick now! ELIE SAAB GIRL. (7/10): Nice look but adds the bulk in the wrong places and adds l...

66th Cannes Film Festival - Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Sonam, Freida CANNES 2013 RED CARPET: Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Sonam Kapoor and Frieda Pinto It's amazing to see how fresh, new Indian faces are being invited to the Cannes Film Festival in the French Riviera year-after-year. This time around, it was actress Vidya Balan . Armed with designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee's designs and stylist Jayati Bose by her side, Vidya made her maiden foray on the red carpet. VIDYA'S CLOTHING (6/10) : It's nice to go au Indian on the red carpet. Good colour combinations and intricate embroidery on the panels. But Sabyasachi needs to re-think why so many differently coloured necklaces are being thrown around her neck. Her ghagra has such a big border (that makes a person look shorter) and then the tight neckline right up to the chin on every occasion? The hairstyle needs a desperate measure of at least a change. Why is the flattened, mid-parting look s...

(HELLO INDIA: Nimisha Tiwari interviews Premier of British Columbia, Christy Clark) BOLLYWOOD LINGERS : Vancouver in British Columbia came alive in front of my eyes on April 4,5 and 6 of the year 2013. A crowd that was so overwhelming as they sat in the BC Place complex (the same stadium where Winter Olympics was organised back in 2000). As Bollywood stars including Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan, Chitrangda, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and others made their way on the red carpet and fans went into a frenzy, the energy of TOIFA was to be seen to be believed. I loved every bit of my time there and just so love the warmth of Canadians , who respect Indians from their heart. Here's the link to Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) in its maiden showcase in Vancouver, 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhmlVmcRYtE NIMI SAYS : What do you think...