MASOOM MINAWALA

H! FACTOR: A GLOBAL FASHION INFLUENCER, INVESTOR AND ENTREPRENEUR, HER #MASOOMMAGIC IS WELL-ESTABLISHED WORLDWIDE. THE FASHIONISTA OPENS UP ABOUT KEEPING IT REAL AND EXPANDING HER INVESTMENT FOOTPRINT

THE BIG SIX

HELLO! HAS A FREEWHEELING TÊTEÀ-TÊTE WITH SIX EMPOWERED, SINGAPORE-BASED WOMEN — RENU CHAINANI, NATASHA GHADIALI, RAVEENA ANAND, GAYATREE GUPTA, RIDHI KUMAR AND PAMELA PUJA KIRPALANI — ALL OF WHOM EXCEL IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS

ISHA & AKASH AMBANI REDEFINING LEGACY

H! FACTOR: THE SCIONS OF ONE OF ASIA’S RICHEST FAMILIES, THE TWINS AND BEST OF FRIENDS HAVE TAKEN THEIR VENTURES UNDER THE RELIANCE BANNER TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS

ALIA BHATT REDEFINING SUCCESS

H! FACTOR: H! FACTOR: WITH THE TALENT OF A YOUNG MERYL STREEP, SHE’S RIDING A WAVE OF SUCCESS LIKE NO OTHER — AS AN ACTOR, PRODUCER AND ENTREPRENEUR!

GAURAVI KUMARI REDEFINING ROYALTY

H! FACTOR: HOLDING THE MANTLE OF HER ROYAL LINEAGE HIGH, THE PRINCESS OF JAIPUR IS JUST AS PASSIONATE ABOUT PROMOTING RAJASTHANI CRAFTS AND EMPOWERING WOMEN AS HER FAMILY. REGALING US WITH TALES OF HER BLUE BLOODED ANCESTRY, SHE TAKES HELLO! ON A TOUR OF THE CITY’S RICH HERITAGE THAT’S SURVIVED FOR AEONS, THANKS TO HER CLAN

ALBERTA FERRETTI

HELLO! GETS A WALK-THROUGH OF THE LEGENDARY ITALIAN DESIGNER’S EXQUISITE MANSION IN CATTOLICA, AS SHE REVISTS HER JOURNEY TO THE TOP AND SHARES HER INSPIRATIONS FOR HER HOME

BINA MODI

FROM FASHION TO FOOD, THIS BUSINESSWOMAN, TEXTILE PROTAGONIST, MOTHER AND VOICE FOR ONE OF INDIA’S LEADING INDUSTRIALIST FAMILIES HAS MADE HER PRESENCE FELT AND HOW! HELLO! HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING WITH THE HEAD OF GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA, AS SHE SHARED THE PRESSURES OF TAKING THE KK MODI LEGACY FORWARD, TRUSTING HER TEAM AND CREATING ICONIC BRANDS

Rimzim Dadu Hardwired To Impress

Like HELLO!, this Delhi-based designer also celebrates her luxury label’s 15th anniversary this year. Driven by her natural interest in metallic wires and cording, her detailed and artisanal pieces are like objets d’art, sought after by non-conformist brides and, of course, grooms. As HELLO! presents Rimzim with her stunning muses, we learn about her journey as a maverick designer, from outlier to sophisticated

GAUTAM & NATASHA GAMBHIR

THE FORMER BATSMAN AND HIS GORGEOUS WIFE INVITE US INTO THEIR HOME, WHERE THEY REMINISCE OVER HIS EXTRAORDINARY CAREER, SHARE THE JOYS OF RAISING TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS AND ACCEPT THE CHALLENGES OF SERVING THE COUNTRY, FOLLOWING HIS FORAY INTO POLITICS

SRISHTI & ABHYUDAY JINDAL

AT THEIR ART-FILLED, CAREFULLY CURATED NEW DELHI HOME, HELLO! MET THE SCIONS OF THE JINDAL FAMILY, WHO ARE NEATLY AND EFFECTIVELY CARVING A SPACE FOR THEMSELVES IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES

GEETANJALI & VIKRAM KIRLOSKAR

THE KIRLOSKAR POWER COUPLE TAKES HELLO! ON AN EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF THEIR BENGALURU MANOR, AS THEY SHARE INTIMATE DETAILS OF THEIR MARRIAGE, GOALS, TRAVELS AND THEIR SECRET TO KEEPING THE SPARK ALIVE

MOHAN MURJANI

THE VANDERBILT ESTATE IN PHUKET IS THE ULTIMATE LABOUR OF LOVE, BORN OUT OF THE BUSINESSMAN’S DESIRE TO BRING A REGENCY-STYLE ENGLISH MANOR TO THE IDYLLIC TROPICAL DESTINATION. HELLO! GETS AN EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF THIS GRAND VILLA, PAINSTAKINGLY BUILT OVER SEVEN YEARS

REALITY BYTES WITH THE B-TOWN WIVES!

HELLO! GOT CHATTY WITH THE ULTIMATE DRAMA QUEENS. MEET MAHEEP KAPOOR, NEELAM KOTHARI SONI, BHAVANA PANDEY AND SEEMA KIRAN SAJDEH, AS THEY EXPAND ON FRIENDSHIP, FIGHTING THEIR OWN LIPSTICK WARS AND THEIR CHERISHED ‘LMAO’ MOMENTS

Reaching For The Stars Tara Sutaria

Svelte, stunning and self-assured, Tara Sutaria has come a long way since her Disney days, today the face of many a brand, with a slew of movies up her sleeve. HELLO! gets up close and personal with the petite young star as poses and preens for the camera, geared up for her next release

VINITA CHAITANYA: COLOURS, CONTOURS & CONTEMPORANEITY

A VINITA CHAITANYA HOME IS A PALETTE OF VIVID SHADES, A FUSION OF DÉCOR ACCENTS AND AN OVERALL WORK OF ART THAT LEAVES HOMEOWNERS IN AWE. HELLO! DISCOVERS HOW SHE GOES ABOUT HER WORK, AS SHE SHOWCASES BENGALURU-BASED INDUSTRIALIST DILIP SURANA’S SPRAWLING MANSION THAT SHE DESIGNED

PALLAVI & ABHINAV KHANDELWAL

PROPRIETORS OF ONE OF INDIA’S FOREMOST INTERIOR BRANDS, PALLAVI AND ABHINAV KHANDELWAL LET US INTO THEIR BEAUTIFUL DELHI HOME, WHICH IS THE PERFECT BLEND OF ART, DESIGN AND HOMELINESS

SUNU AIBARA: A MODERN DESIGN MAVEN

HELLO! GETS TALKING TO A LADY WHO BELIEVES IN AN ORGANIC AND DIVERSE APPROACH TO INTERIORS, SOMEONE WHO’S TRANSFORMED SPACES TO TELL NEW STORIES — BE IT THE VILLA OF THE KASHMIR ROYAL FAMILY IN MUMBAI, OR THE HOME OF ONE OF THE CITY’S OLDEST INDUSTRIALIST FAMILIES

SRAVANYA RAO PITTIE

THE ACCLAIMED INTERIOR DESIGNER GIVES US A PEEK INSIDE HER FABULOUS NEW HOME AT MUMBAI’S FAMED PIRAMAL HOUSE, AS SHE REGALES US WITH THE STORY OF HOW SHE GOT INTO DESIGN AND WHAT TRULY INSPIRES HER SENSE OF AESTHETICS

ASHIESH SHAH THE ‘GLOCAL' DESIGN MAVERICK

HIS WABI-SABI DESIGN PHILOSOPHY MERGES WITH FRESH JUXTAPOSITIONS OF LOCAL HANDICRAFTS FROM HIGH UP IN MEGHALAYA TO DOWN SOUTH IN KARNATAKA. HELLO! CHATS WITH THE DESIGN MAVERICK MAKING GRASSROOTS INDIA RELEVANT TO A FAST-CHANGING WORLD

Sussanne Khan Paradise Is Not A Place, It's A Way Of Life

Every spirited woman who has arrived at her own paradise has treadmilled her way there. And Sussanne Khan is no exception. Hello! Chats with the Interiors Cantadora, for whom winning ‘Asia’s most influential designer’ was just a byproduct of making life her dream factory, as she continues to drive new design zeitgeists — quirky, irreverent and luxurious, but stamped with originality

SABA KAPOOR

AN UNDERSTANDING OF GOOD DESIGN RUNS IN THIS TALENTED YOUNG LADY’S GENES, AND SHE USES HER KNOWLEDGE TO ENHANCE THE VISION OF HER FAMILY-OWNED INTERIORS BRAND. HELLO! GETS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE DESIGNER ON HER LOVE FOR CREATIVELY-CHARGED ENVIRONMENTS, INDIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP AND, MOST OF ALL, FINDING JOY IN HER WORK EVERY DAY

COVER TO COVER

ACCOUNTS OF THE TRAUMA CAUSED BY INDIA'S PARTITION, THE CHALLENGES OF BEING A DISPOSSESSED WIDOW, AN INTIMATE MEMOIR... OUR RANGE OF RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SURE TO KEEP YOU OCCUPIED THIS MONTH

ADIL AHMAD

A RESTORATION ARCHITECT AND INTERIOR DESIGNER, ADIL AHMAD’S HOMES SPELL LUXURY WITH A BALANCED BLEND OF THE CONTEMPORARY. SHARING HIS DESIGN INFLUENCES AND LOVE FOR WALLPAPER, HE TAKES US ON A TOUR OF THE OPULENT DELHI HOME OF LONDON-BASED ENTREPRENEURS, ADITI AND SANDY CHADHA

Cool, Confident And Charismatic, Kartik Aaryan

Cool, confident and charismatic, the millenial star is revelling in the success of his latest box office smash hit. On top of his game now, Kartik shares with Hello! Why he loves to keep busy, how his close circle keeps him humble and a lot more!

SABYASACHI MUKHERJEE

SUSTAINED PROMOTION OF ARTS & CULTURE

KIRAN NADAR

ART PATRON OF THE YEAR

BOSE KRISHNAMACHARI

Mellow, affable and easy to approach, Bose Krishnamachari appears to be the man of the moment, with many a guest pivoting in his direction as he strides into Hyatt Regency Delhi for the HELLO! India Art Awards.

MAXING THE BULL OF DISRUPTION DINESH & MINAL VAZIRANI

AUCTIONS DOWN, THE VAZIRANIS HAVE AN EXHILARATING STORY TO SHARE, AS YOUNG ART COLLECTORS WHO NOTICED THAT INDIA NEEDED AN AUCTION ECOSYSTEM, ENTIRELY MISSING IN THE MID-90S. HELLO! MEETS THE TIRELESS PURVEYORS OF SAFFRONART, DECODING THEIR PHENOMENAL JOURNEY AND PANDEMIC PIVOTS

KRUPA AMIN

A NATIVE TO THE CULTURAL HUB OF VADODARA, SHE’S METAMORPHOSED AN OLD DISTILLERY INTO A THRIVING CREATIVE CENTRE THAT NURTURES EMERGING TALENT. WE SPEAK WITH KRUPA AMIN ABOUT HER PATRONAGE OF THE ARTS, SUPPORT FOR UPCOMING ARTISTS & THE CHANGES THE INDUSTRY HAS UNDERGONE OVER THE YEARS

JAYA ASOKAN

A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE OF THE ARTS INVOLVED IN THE PRACTICE FOR OVER A DECADE AND A HALF, JAYA ASOKAN, FAIR DIRECTOR OF INDIA ART FAIR, SHARES THE EXCITING CHALLENGES OF ORGANISING SOUTH ASIA’S LARGEST ART FAIR AMID A PANDEMIC AND THEIR RENEWED FOCUS ON THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS