zabeeh-bonsai party [22 feb 2009]
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RAAJESSH KASHYAPRAJKRAJ A party for “young Who Noch loongi: Rashmi Virmani and Akshya Chauhan (R) JAYDEEP GHOSH Closest pal Krishna Somani,friendsSamirand Tanvi Gogia,DJBarkha Kauland restaurateur AD Singh amongst others, let their hair down. — HTC for a hide-out.The man stuck to health food as he sipped watermelon juice and gorged on veg sushi. Also present at the do were designer duo Gunjan Aroraand Rahul Jain,Divya GurwareofBridal Asia,designer Anupama Dayal and Harmeet Bajaj.TRANSCRIPT
New Delhi, Sunday February 22, 2009
Party 3
Tonight the stars will comedown to earth and walk
down the Red Carpet indesigner gowns, designer jew-ellery, designer totes, designerpumps and possibly in design-er lingerie too, to the Oscarceremony. The next few dayswe will be bombarded withthe news of dames who daz-zled and those who fizzled onthe red carpet. All this hypemakes for a perfect publicitygimmick for the couturiersaround the world and nodoubt they hire the best ofagents to lure in the stars todon their label. We havealready seen the madnessbehind AR Rahman’s Oscaroutfit, a man who is reticent ofall this red carpet brouhaha.On the other hand, Frieda isdefinitely enjoying all theMarchesas and Gaultiersshowered on her.
One thing that bothers meabout Slumdog Millionaire iswhy the slum kids, who tooacted in the movie, were total-ly ignored when it came tobasking in the glory of themovie’s success. I mean, themovie builds the character ofthe slumdog — Jamal, rightfrom his childhood days andprogresses to adolescence andadulthood. The screen timethat the real slum kid has inthe movie is almost equal tothe screen time of Dev Patel,so why only Dev basks in theglory and not the poor kid? Iread somewhere that the kid,Aayush (who plays Jamal)now wants to only wear goodclothes. It’s such a pity that nodesigner label has come for-ward to give him some niceclothes. Gaultier has a kidsrange — Gaultier Junior, and Ithink if they had offeredAayush some clothes to wear,they would have earned notonly publicity but loads ofgoodwill too. But the designerlabels are blinded by a millionflash bulbs that flicker on thered carpet and are flooredwhen the star gives that vitalsound byte, “Oh, it’s an Oscarde la Renta.”
But hey, the red carpet fren-zy has arrived in India too.Now that loads of designerlabels are in India, Bollywoodcouldn’t have escaped the red-carpet frenzy. There’s intenselobbying by the brand pushersto get Piggy Chops or Bebo
darling to strut down the redcarpet in their labels. Someare willing to offer not onlythe gown but also free hand-bags and heels. The season’shot picks are Katrina Kaif,Priyanka Chopra, KareenaKapoor, Sonam Kapoor,Deepika Padukone and Asin.In the dazzle of Gucci, Dior,Chanel and Lanvin, theManish Malhotra, Shantanu &Nikhil, Rocky S and Abu-Sandeep have paled. This redcarpet frenzy has sproutednumerous celebrity stylists.They are having a gala time. Ispoke to few of these ‘celebstylists’ and their attitude wasno less than the stars they represent.
Now that the snooty brandshave rack full of unsoldclothes, soon you will seethem dressing up soap queensfor telly awards or even thelikes of Rakhi Sawant andSambhavna Seth, who wouldinhabit the next Big Bossseries. After all a hundred day exposure on television isalmost a publicity coup ofsorts!
The red carpetFRENZY
CAPITALBUZZ
JAYDEEP GHOSH
ENTRY RESTRICTED
‘HEALTHY’ AFFAIR
Aparty for “youngfriends only” hosted
by model AmanpreetWahi and her fianceRaghav Narula.
Who
What
Cheek-y couple:Amanpreet Wahi andRaghav Narula
‘Bare’devil?Vandana Vadhera
Noch loongi:RashmiVirmani
andAkshya
Chauhan (R)
All smiles: Designer Rahul Jain andDJ Barkha Kaul; (below) Hemantand Krishna Somani
Aparty hosted byMonika and Ankur
Sachdev to celebrate therevamped all-white inte-riors of Bonsai restau-rant at Connaught Place.
Health Minister ARamadoss’ arrival sig-nalled a sudden silenceas smokers scrambled
for a hide-out. The manstuck to health food as he sipped watermelonjuice and gorged on veg sushi.
Also present at the dowere designer duoGunjan Arora andRahul Jain, DivyaGurware of BridalAsia, designerAnupama Dayal andHarmeet Bajaj.
— Zabeeh Afaque
That’s my drink:Health Minister A Ramadoss
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What
Who
WhereAt Ai restaurant, MGFMetropolitan Mall, Saket.The theme of the party wasangles and demons andguests dressed to the hilt.
Closest pal KrishnaSomani, friends Samir andTanvi Gogia, DJ BarkhaKaul and restaurateur ADSingh amongst others,let their hair down.
— HTC
Here comes the fairy: Ashita
Pretty little angels: Sisters Simar (L) and Anupreet
Proud hosts: Ankur Sachdevand Monika Sachdev
Stylish: DesignerAnupama Dayal