July 2005
Fashion designers add to Bollywood glamour
Mumbai: Bollywood
and glamour go hand in hand! The success of the films have
focussed limelight on the stars. A lot of this credit should
also go to the talented designers who have helped the stars
with their stunning looks on screen. Fashion designer, Anjana
Bhargav, in the news these days after designing a wardrobe
of sarees for Vidya Balan, the actress who made her debut
in Vidhu- VInod Chopra's Parineeta. Vidya Balan had approached
Anjana Bhargav for her shimmer and shine look for her par
in Parineeta. Anjana is known to be a designer for women with
'substance', and insists on designing "real clothes" for "real
women". The clothes.........be "period"; contemporary or a
mix. "Bollywood designers have entered Bollywood again to
make statements in design which I think is very fascinating
because you can do costume designing in period ways, you can
do contemporary designing where you can be just a stylist.
You pick clothes, mix and match and create a style. So, all
those avenues have also opened up which is also very fascinating,"
Bhargav. Anjana says period clothes such as those shown in
Parineeta are in great demand these days. "One high end glamour
kind of perspective where you are dressing icons whom masses
can relate to on the silver screen. So, the glamour appeal
is so much more. They will pick up something and copy it quickly
and wear it for themselves," Bharghav added. Bollywood films
being made these days, demand a realistic touch especially
when it comes to actresses. Take your pick from any of the
films that have been or about to be released like Faisal Saif's
"Pick me". All of them depict a true story and require an
attire that go with the storyline. Anjana believes that it
is through such films that many fresh creations reach the
masses.
-July 31, 2005
Lata Mangeshkar in love with diamonds
Mumbai: Apart
from music, it is diamonds which hold a special place in Lata
Mangeshkar's heart. It was a rare chance for the fans of Lata
Mangeshkar to have a peek at the woman inside the legend,
when she visited India International Jewellery show 2005 going
on at NSE ground in Mumbai.. While talking to reporters and
fans Lata did not hesitate to talk abour ther love for jewellery.
"Women by nature are fond of jewellery. Even though I am Lata
Mangeshkar, I am also a woman and I too love jewellery, Diamonds
in particular. I used to get my jewelleries made according
to the design of my choice," said Lata. Even though traditional
Indian jewellery attracts the legend, she has no reservations
about the choice of the generation X. "I love traditional
jewelry. Because I have seen my mother and relatives wearing
them, right from my childhood. But girls today prefer to wear
light and miniature jewels. That too I love," added Lata.
Lata Mangeshkar recently launched her own signature collection
of premium diamond jewellery in alliance with leading retail
brand Adora. She believes that when music is combined with
the diamonds, the result is simply amazing. "I really like
the idea of the music and jewellery coming together,. And
since people like it, even I like it. It feels wonderful to
know that what you like is being appreciated and that too
by women," she said. Lata has sung over 50,000 songs in 20
Indian languages for three generations of heroines, ranging
from Madhubala to Zeenat Aman to Kajol. She even made it to
the Guinness Book of Records as the most recorded artist in
the world. The name of Lata Mangeshkar has also become a byword
in Indian semi-classical music. A soprano with over three
octave range, she has an indescribable, unsoiled purity in
her voice. It is delicate, sharp and clear in difficult note
patterns. Her rendition is marked with a rare sense of rhythm
and lyrics. Also, over the last 57 years of her singing career,
the magic of Lata Mangeshkar has never faded. Her recent and
most notable blockbusters include late Yash Johar's Kabhie
Kushi Kabhie Gum. Lata's most memorable contribution is, however,
not from any movie or album. Her soulful rendition of the
patriotic song, Ae mere watan ke logon, following the 1962
Indo-China war, moved even the then Prime Minister, Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru, to tears. It is amazing that even at age
70, Lata's voice retains the youth and freshness of a 16-year-old.
She is perhaps the only.
-July 20, 2005
Bollywood discovers diamond connections
Mumbai: It
seems that Bollywood is going ga ga over its diamond connections.
After legendary Lata Mangeshkar's Jewellery show, it's glitzy
time for newcomer Tejaswini Kolhapure. Tejaswini Kolhapure
who made her debut in Bollywood through Paanch is busy now-a-days
in the promotion of India's top diamond brands from the Diamond
Trading Corporation's (DTC) stable, Nakshatra and Asmi, all
set to be launched in MiddleEast by Damas, the largest retailing
jewellery brand chain in the Middle East. Tejaswini walked
on the ramp wearing the signature line of exclusive diamond
jewellery on star studded evening this weekend marked with
glamour, style and elegance. "The Jewellery was really beautiful
and some thing which you can also afford and was suitable
for regular as well as wedding functions etc..and the design
of Vikram Phadnis was complementing the jewellery," said Tejaswini.
When asked about how it feels for a film personality to walk
on the ramp, Tejaswini said it was an absolutely different
experience. "Walking on the ramp is totally different from
acting in films. You can do retake in films but here you are
live. You have to remain alert and you need the presence of
mind to tackle any problem that may arise on the ramp. In
the mean time you need to maintain your interaction with the
audience," said Kolhapure. This is not the first time that
the Diamond industry has turned to Bollywood for promotion
of its business. The Nakshatra brand endorsed by Aishwarya
Rai was introduced in 2000 and attained an aspirational and
desirable image among the target customers. It revolutionised
the branded diamond jewellery segment in India with its unique
concept, designs and positioning. The Nakshatra brand has
been licensed to a company called Brightest Circle of Light,
which is held by three diamond sightholders, Gitanjali group,
Dimexon Diamonds and Mahindra Brothers. And the Asmi brand
of DTC is licensed solely to the Gittanjali group. Now again
the Gitanjali Group has tied up with Film Director Rakesh
Roshan for his forthcoming film KRRISH - sequel to Koi Mil
Gaya, wherein D'damas would launch a signature line of jewellery
inspired by the film.
-July 19, 2005
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