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Shilpa Shetty Kundra, goddess of health and vitality glows on the cover of Hi! Blitz, August 2016 issue; the luxury and beauty of FDCI India Couture Week 2016 dazzles and amazes; four of India’s leading film critics talk thin skin and sharp tongues and the business of telling the truth; art and antiques bring charm and elegance to these homes in Kolkata; street eats from around the world appeal to the discerning palate of the well-seasoned traveller; Manav Gupta reveals all about art, the environment, and working for APJ Abdul Kalam; bespoke upholstery designer Peter D’Ascoli talks creative inspirations and his work with Diane von Furstenberg; Bollywood divas bring their signature glam to the red carpet; fly in the very best of style and comfort with these three Gulf Airlines; catch on to the latest styles, jewellery, accessories and happening events.
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Disha Rising
From the small town of Bareilly to the bright lights of Bollywood, Disha Patani has fast become one of the hottest newcomers to watch for post the success of MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. Now starring opposite Jackie Chan, Bollywood’s newest ingénue tells Farhad J Dadyburjor about how life has changed, her fashion inspirations and a certain Tiger in her life.
Club Med Kani, Maldives
Turquoise, cyan, azure, periwinkle, pantone, ultramarine—are some of the myriad colours at the Club Med Kani, a stunning private island in Maldives. Tucked away in the heart of the Indian Ocean, the colours continue as you enter this place through the warm sun-kissed brown sand and the swaying green coconut palms that lead you to this oasis.
Top Funk Style Tips To Stand Out In The Crowd
The incorrigible but dashing Ranveer Singh is shaking up the fashion stakes for the average Indian male. The desi homme fashion scene has not been the same since he stormed into it with shocking confidence, thumbing his nose at the fashion police doing his own thing with unabashed joy. Inspired? Ranjit Rodricks shows you some funk style tips that will make you stand out in the crowd.
Twinkle Khanna: A Novel Approach
Her widely-read newspaper columns and bestselling book Mrs Funnybones have given her a new lease of life, making Twinkle Khanna a force to contend with in the literary world. The book has gone into its ninth reprint while she gears up for her second release, a collection of short stories that centre around bruised women. Armed with much wit and candour, in a freewheeling chat with Farhad J Dadyburjor she talks about dealing with the sudden success she’s found in her forties, how she’s a lot like her dad Rajesh Khanna and the private scrapbook of family letters that will be her literary legacy.
Sonakshi Sinha: I'm Every Woman
From slaying Twitter trolls to cutting a pop single, Sonakshi Sinha is making news beyond the silver screen. With two action films on the anvil that see her martial arts training put to use, the talented and always candid actress tells Farhad J Dadyburjor why she loves kicking ass (on and off screen), her schoolgirl crush on Hrithik Roshan that still continues and revelling in the power of being a woman.
Revealing family secrets: Zarine Khan
Married to producer/director Sanjay Khan and mother to Sussanne Khan, Farah Khan Ali, Simone Arora and Zayed Khan, Zarine Khan has been part of the original 'Khandan' of Bollywood. As she releases her cookbook Family Secrets, she tells Hi! Blitz about being inspired by her mother-in-laws cuisine, modelling with the likes of Persis Khambatta and how Bollywood was more scandalous in the past.
Shunali Khullar Shroff: Mom's The Word
Her debut non-fiction novel 'Battle Hymn of a Bewildered Mother' hilariously explores the challenges of parenting in the 21st century. One-time journalist, now blogger and full-time mom Shunali Khullar Shroff talks to Hi! Blitz about the role of gay marriages in parenting, how much of a hands-on dad Shravan Shroff is and the bias that exists about pretty women being taken seriously.
Manish Mundra: Script Is Real Superstar In A Film
From the critically acclaimed Ankhon Dekhi to the Sundance Film Festival-winning Umrika and the recent Cannes winner Masaan, Nigerian producer Manish Mundras firm belief in a good script has made him every indie film-makers dream come true. With a slew of releases slated under his company Drishyam Films, he tells Hi! Blitz what losing everything as a child taught him, why he got into producing films and how the real superstar in a film is the script.
Bollywood Fashion's First Lady
Whether it was the iconic blue sari in Mr India, the salwar kameezs in Chandni or her glammed-up avatar in Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, Sridevi has always been a trailblazer with her fashion looks in films. Even today she is keenly watched and admired for her sartorial choices on the red carpet. The never-aging beauty talks to Farhad J Dadyburjor about the people who have helped in her style evolution, how she stays in such fantastic shape, and her one big fashion no-no.
Ranveer Singh: Bollywood's Don Quixote
In an industry falling apart financially at the seams, you sometimes need an entity like Ranveer Singh to remind you of the joyous madness of the movies and why we watch them. He’s the Don Quixote of Hindi cinema, playing out his heart, body and mind, always delivering the unexpected, keeping the audience hooked for the next act, the constantly performing artiste of our times. In this interview with Shalini Sharma the actor talks about how a career threatening health scare liberated him from fear and judgment and empowered him with the conviction that he can do anything he wants.
