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Eid Mubarak, wish Bollywood stars

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Delectable biryani and sevaiyan were on the minds of Bollywood celebrities like Shabana Azmi, Preity Zinta and Kunal Kohli, who have wished for peace and love on the festive occasion of Eid Monday.

Here’s what they tweeted:

Lata Mangeshkar: Namaskar. Aap sab ko Eid ki hardik Shubh kaamanaayein.

Shabana Azmi: Sabko Eid mubarak. Missing family and home. No sheer qorma or biryani here in Leeds. will have 2 make do with Chocolates and Shepherds Pie.

Akshay Kumar: Eid Mubarak everyone! May goodness surround you always, stay blessed.

Preity Zinta: Eid Mubarak to all my friends in India & All over the world ! May this day be filled with love, happiness, peace, hugs & saivaiyya :-) Ting.

Shahid Kapoor: Eid Mubarak to all

Boman Irani: Eid Mubarak to one and all!

Shekhar Kapur: #EidMubarak 2 all that live in peace harmony compassion n care for those that r troubled n less fortunate. No matter what religion u follow.

Anushka Sharma: Eid Mubarak to all ... Wishing everyone lots of love and happiness ..

Sonakshi Sinha: Eid mubarak :)

Shraddha Kapoor: Eid Mubarak! :)

Ritesh Sidhwani: Eid Mubarak Twitterwalo...Love peace happiness to all.

Aditi Rao Hydari: Eid Mubarak!!! :)

Anubhav Sinha: Eid ul Adha Mubarak. A festival of sacrifices. On this day I wish Peace to all Muslims of the world.

Kunal Kohli: Eid Mubarak Biryani Khilao yaar!

Arjun Rampal: Eid Mubarak to all celebrating today. Love and peace.

Arbaaz Khan: Eid Mubarak to everyone !!!

Nargis: Eid Mubarak!

Punit Malhotra : Eid Mubaarak everyone :)

Satish Kaushik : Eid Mubarak to everyone.

Uday Chopra: Eid Mubarak to all.

Arshad Warsi: Good morning & Eid Mubarak, have a blessed & happy day.

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Indians should be proud of Kunal Nayyar: Vinay Virmani

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Toronto-based actor Vinay Virmani, who shares screen space with Kunal Nayyar in his upcoming film "Dr. Cabbie", feels that the actor of "The Big Bang Theory" fame is “someone every Indian should be proud of."

"Kunal is a part of a US television show which has about 20 million viewers. I feel overwhelmed that he chose 'Dr. Cabbie' to be his first film. It was great collaborating with him," Vinay told IANS in a telephonic interview.

"Dr. Cabbie" is a social comedy which deals with the problems faced by immigrants. It is a story about how an Indian doctor, whose medical degree is not recognised in Canada, turns into a taxi driver and opens a clinic in the back of the cab.

Kunal, who plays socially inept astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali in "The Big Bang Theory", will be seen in a very different avatar as a loud Punjabi taxi driver in the film.

Talking about funny moments that the duo shared while shooting for the film, Vinay says there were many, but if he has to pick one, it would be when people treated them as actual cab drivers!

"The funniest was when we were shooting on the streets in actual cabs and people kept on thinking that we are real cabbies. They were actually coming and sitting at the back of the cab. It was very funny," Vinay said.

The film has been released in Canada and garnered positive reponse. A date is yet to be locked for the movie's release in India, but the film's cast is likely to come to India for its promotion next month.

Jean-François Pouliot’s film "Dr. Cabbie" is co-produced by Salman Khan and Ajay Virmani.

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Veena Malik`s son has 27.4K followers on twitter

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Veena Malik and Asad Bashir Khan Khattak were blessed with a baby boy recently. The exuberant parent were on cloud nine. The happy news spread everywhere and many of her fans took to social networking sites to wish her, her husband and son good luck.

Young Abram Bashir Khan almost a week old, now has a twitter account. He is one of the few celeb off-springs to have a twitter account. Shilpa Shetty`s son Viaan has a twitter account. Only two years old, the Shetty son has around 12.9K followers since his account inception, where as Abram Bashir Khan has 27.4K followers in the first week itself.

She was also in news for naming her son after Shah Rukh Khan`s son, also AbRam Khan.

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Prakash Jha to produce ‘Crazy Cukkad Family’

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Prakash Jha Productions ‘Crazy Cukkad Family’ starring Swanand Kirkire, Shilpa Shukla along with an ensemble cast of Ninad Kamat, Kushal Punjabi, Kiran Karmarkar, Anushka Sen, Yusuf Hussain and Pravina Bhagwat Deshpande is all set to release on 16th January 2015.

‘Crazy Cukkad Family’ is a mad caper but true to life film. The movie is hilarious but emotional, fast paced yet heartwarming story of the Beri Family. Brought together by greed at first but eventually finding the meaning in being a family.

The film is directed by Ritesh Menon under the banner of Prakash Jha Production.

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Gaga spotted in Falguni-Shane Peacock creation

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Singer Lady Gaga was recently spotted in an ensemble by Indian designer duo Falguni and Shane Peacock.

The “Bad romance” hitmaker recently spent some time on the luxury yacht M/Y Mercedita in Sweden and donned a bustier crop top with a sheer white skirt straight off the runway at New York Fashion Week last month.

"We were so excited to see Lady Gaga wearing our outfit which we recently showcased at New York Fashion Week. Lady Gaga has always loved our edgy and quirky designs and we hope to see more sightings of her in our collection,” read a statement from the duo.

International singers like Madonna, Katy Perry, Fergie, Nicole Scherzinger, Rihanna and Britney Spears have also flaunted the duo's avant-garde designs in the past.

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MFF to screen 24 French films

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Twenty-four French films will be screened at the forthcoming 16th edition of Mumbai Film Festival (MFF), which is likely to be attended by 15 French cinema professionals as well as French actress Catherine Deneuve, who will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), MFF promises to showcase the best of contemporary French cinema when it opens here Oct 14. The event will also welcome artists for the seventh edition of the Rendez-vous with French Cinema, co-organized with the Embassy of France, InstitutFrançaisin India and UniFrance films.

During the opening ceremony, MFF will honour Deneuve with the Lifetime Achievement Award, while names like Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Thomas Cailley, Indika Udugampola and Raphael Neal will attend the festival and interact with the audience.

"The Indians as well as the French love cinema. Amongst all the French films that will be showcased, we are delighted to screen a retrospective film dedicated to Catherine Deneuve who will honour us by her presence in Mumbai," said François Vandeville, cultural counsellor and director, InstitutFrançais in India.

The special section -- Rendez-vous with French cinema -- seeks to establish an exhilarating platform for showcasing the various facets of French contemporary cinema, helping Indian distributors to promote new French films and celebrate the growing Indo-French ties.

On Oct 16, the Rendez-vous with French cinema section will open with the film "In the Courtyard" by Pierre Salvadori in presence of Deneuve and the director.

Other important films to be screened as part of this section include "Clouds of Sils Maria", "French Riviera", "Girlhood", "Life of Riley", "Love at First Fight", "Metamorphoses", "Saint Laurent", "The Blue Room" and "The Search".

Srinivasan Narayanan, director, MFF, has also said there will be a specially created Remake Market, "a new vehicle to present some of the latest French productions which can be remade in Indian languages".

As part of this initiative by UniFrance films and Indo-French production company La Fabrique Films, to be held on Oct 15 and 16, a selection of recent French films selected for the compatibility of their narratives with the tastes of Indian audiences will also be presented to Indian producers in the presence of the films' French producers and/or exporters.

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SRK to compete with Ben Affleck at box office

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Ben Affleck's "Gone Girl" is slated to release in India on the Diwali weekend along with Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Bollywood entertainer "Happy New Year".

The David Fincher-directorial movie will release in theatres Oct 24, a day after the festival of Diwali, and "Happy New Year" is expected to come on the same day.

Based on a best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn, "Gone Girl" features Affleck as a writer who is caught in a media circus when his wife goes missing and the police suspect he is responsible. Rosamund Pike plays his wife, while other characters are essayed by Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, and Carrie Coon.

The film, which examines dishonesty, the media, the economy's effects on marriage, and appearances, released in the US Oct 3.

Meanwhile, SRK-starrer "Happy New Year" is among Bollywood's much-awaited entertainers this year. Directed by Farah Khan, the multi-starrer heist drama also features Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah.

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WIFW: Sania Mirza to walk the ramp for Ritu Pande

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Tennis star Sania Mirza has been chosen by Ritu Pande as the showstopper for her show on Friday at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) Spring-Summer 2015, starting here Wednesday.

The designer will launch a collection titled "Lady in Lace", inspired by the layered nuances and hidden beauty of quintessential Victoriana. The French and Italian laces will witness a mixed play of layering and embroidery.

Colours like white, coral and midnight blue will present the story of the collection.

“It is wonderful to be back and in fact a great honour to be doing the seventh season at WIFW. It gives great exposure and a serious and creative mix to any designer to express oneself through a collection that reflects pure sense of aesthetics without any constraints,” Pande said in a statement.

The designer plans to woo the fashionistas with her new collection that consists of shift dresses, saris, slim draped pants and dhoti skirts

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WIFW spring-summer 2015 to focus on trade, handloom

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From new trends to business opportunities, the 24th edition of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) spring-summer 2015, starting Wednesday, will have it all. If more than 120 deisgners are set to rock the ramp with a plethora of designs, there will be buyers from countries like the US, Britain and Japan, as also the Middle East, to boost the business aspect of the event. This year the emphasis will be on handloom and trade, an organiser said.

“There are two-three highlights of fashion week this year. Because this is trade event, we are expecting a lot of buyers from both international and domestic markets,” Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) president Sunil Sethi told IANS.

“We have noticed buyers from Middle East bring in a lot of business and this time too there will be a lot of buyers from Middle East, especially from Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

"Also, buyers are coming from London and US. They have prominently been placing orders worth millions,” said Sethi and added that Japan will also attend the event as a buyer.

While textile revivalist Aneeth Arora will open the five-day fashion event at Pragati Maidan, the main venue, ace fashion designer Rohit Bal will bring the curtain down at the Qutub complex.

Bal's grand finale collection is inspired by the rich and the lush Mughal gardens in Kashmir and is named “Gulbagh”. The designer is also paying tribute to all the sufferers of Kashmir floods through his line.

Sharing the high point of the collection, he said: “I have kept the look and the feel contemporary with strong Indian sensibility, which is my trade mark.”

If Bal is taking inspiration from valley of Kashmir, Samant Chauhan's line will have strong influence of Bhagalpuri silk from Bihar.

“The collection is titled 'Dream' and it is all about romance and illusion. The collection represents flow in silhouettes blended seamlessly with Bhagalpur silk fabric with an added element of special silk thread embroidery in the theme,” the designer told IANS.

Other designers who are going to create new fashion statement on ramps includes Wendell Rodricks, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Nida Mahmood, Ashish N. Soni, Gauri and Nainika, Malini Ramani and Anupama Dayal while Abraham and Thakore, Ranna Gill and Namrata Joshipura who will display their work at stalls only.

Continuing the trend of promoting budding designers, FDCI has invited the names like Rina Singh, Payal Singhal and Sneha Arora to showcase at the WIFW.

FDCI will also pay tribute to handloom weavers.

“This year, we are giving a lot of emphasis on handloom. We are having a special show as a tribute to the Indian handloom weaver. And that show will be done by Wendell Rodricks Also, there is special zone where lot of designers will be showcasing their handloom products within their stalls,” said Sethi.

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SRK to endorse Kenstar's new products

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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was Tuesday roped in to promote the upcoming product range of home appliances brand Kenstar, whose latest launch is Oxy Fryer for oil free frying. The actor says this association is an honour.

"Kenstar has a tremendous heritage and goodwill across the country and offers consumers international quality products. It is an honour to be associated with brand Kenstar," Shah Rukh, who is awaiting the release of his film "Happy New Year", said in a statement.

Shah Rukh will play a pivotal role in the brand and product communication across media platforms. Following the announcement, Kenstar will also run an extensive 360 degree marketing campaign with the actor to promote their innovative product Oxy Fryer.

The Oxy Fryer aims at revolutionising healthy cooking by frying food with fast circulation of hot air. With this, the food retains most of the nutrients inside and the absence of oil, during frying, further ensures that cholesterol levels are in check.

The product would be exclusively available on Flipkart.com, and Kenstar aims to sell one lakh units of the product in the first phase of the launch.

Arun Pal, chief operating officer, Small Home Appliances, Kenstar, said they are "proud" to announce their association with Shah Rukh Khan to promote Oxy Fryer.

"We observed that there has been a surge in demand for appliances that enable healthy and hassle free cooking. Understanding this requirement we have launched Oxy Fryer, which not only ensure oil free frying, but is also safe and convenient to use," Pal added.

Available exclusively on Flipkart at a price tag of Rs.7,990, Oxy Fryer will be targeted towards the people who love eating fried food -- be it school-going kids in the family to elderly grandparents.

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Vivek Oberoi cancels holiday starts shooting for Bank Chor.

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Actor and philanthropist Vivek Oberoi who was instrumental in the success of the Mega Blood Donation Drive was to take off for his yearly family vacation in Mauritius ,however,decided to postpone it to start shooting for Yash Raj's Bank Chor.

While the shoot was to go on floors mid-October,the makers decided to prepone the shoot leaving Vivek no time to take off for a vacation. Says a source, "Vivek was busy with the Mega Blood Donation Drive on this birthday this year and so the entire family had decided to celebrate it in Mauritius on their vacation.However,now that the shoot of Bank Chor is preponed Vivek decided to shift things around to make himself available for the shoot and not inconvenience the team".

When contacted Vivek confirmed, "The initial plan was to take off for a short break to Mauritius.However, it will have to wait as I will start shooting this week.I'm excited to start work on the film".

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Vikram to dub for Telugu, Hindi versions of 'I'?

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If all goes as planned, actor Vikram might dub for the Telugu and Hindi versions of Tamil romantic-thriller "I", which is expected to hit theatres early in 2015.

"Vikram sir is likely to dub for the Telugu and Hindi versions of 'I'. The makers are contemplating this idea, but nothing has been confirmed yet. The post-production work is currently underway," a source from the film's unit told IANS.

Directed by Shankar, "I", which has reportedly been made on a budget of Rs.180 crore, also features Amy Jackson and Upen Patel in important roles.

The film has music by double Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman and cinematography by P.C. Sreeram.

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Chandan Roy Sanyal readying short film for fests

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Actor Chandan Roy Sanyal, notable for his dark layered performances in films like "Kaminey", "D-Day" and "Prague", has embarked on a new career as a filmmaker. He has completed a short film titled "Hiroshima", amusing as it may sound, about a bottle of soya sauce!

"My film 'Hiroshima' is about a soya sauce bottle. It is set in the ruins of a restaurant named Hiroshima. The film opens in the aftermath of the (atomic bombing) tragedy, the area strewn with limbs and bodies," he said of the four-minute film.

"'Hiroshima' contains an eerie soundtrack, and is dedicated to (filmmaker) Stanley Kubrick. I'm working on the film's post-production."

He is getting his film ready for the Cannes and Berlin festivals.

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Pallavi Sharda gears up for Australian film

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Actress Pallavi Sharda, who made her Bollywood debut with "Besharam", will soon begin workshops to prepare for an Australian film.

"I have just wrapped my film 'Hawaaizaada' and now I will start shooting for my next project, which is an Australian film in a couple of months. The film is about a real life case. It's a criminal story based on a novel written by Helen Garner," Pallavi told IANS.

"I will begin the workshops for this film from Diwali. I am not allowed to reveal much about this film."

Meanwhile, talking about her film "Hawaaizaada", she said: "I had a great time shooting for this film. I feature opposite Ayushmann Khurrana in the film. It's a period drama and I am eagerly waiting for its release."

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For 72nd birthday, Big B plans digital gift for fans

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On his 72nd birthday, Amitabh Bachchan is geared up to surprise his fans! An active user of social networking media, he will sending a personal video message and digitally signed posters to a few lucky ones on Saturday.

This is his way of "reciprocating the love" of his audience.

Big B, in association with micro-blogging platform Twitter and celebrity digital media network Fluence, will respond to all his fans that follow him on Twitter handle @SrBachchan, and tweet and send him birthday wishes with the hashtag #AB72Wishes starting Wednesday.

These lucky fans will receive a digitally signed, specially autographed poster by Amitabh, and one of the fans will also receive a specially recorded personal video message by the Big B.

"Every year on my birthday, I am overwhelmed by love and affection that I receive from my fans, from across the world. This year, I have found this unique way to reciprocate the love, even though the message is communicated through a digital medium for me it is as personal as wishing each individual myself," Big B said in a statement.

The actor, who has a fan following ranging from the age groups of 8 to 80 years, has over 10 million 'followers' on Twitter and 16,000,000 'likes' on his Facebook page. In fact, he is the most followed person on Twitter in India.

“Mr. Bachchan has been setting standards in using Twitter to connect with fans in real-time and sharing his voice on the platform. We are delighted to host his birthday celebration on Twitter and bring a new experience to his millions of fans and followers," said Rishi Jaitly, market director (South and Southeast Asia, Twitter.

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WIFW: Aditi Rao showstopper for Payal Singhal

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Designer Payal Singhal, who is making her debut at the spring summer 2015 edition of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), has roped in actress Aditi Rao Hydari to walk as a show-stopper at her show.

"Payal will do her runway presentation Friday with Aditi as a show-stopper," said an official invite on behalf of the designer.

The five-day fashion extravaganza started Wednesday at Pragati Maidan.

Singhal's collection is titled “Firdaus”, an ode to the enchanting Gulmarg valley in Kashmir.

“The garments are the contemporary interpretation of traditional Indian clothing,” said the designer who believes in designing for the quality and design conscious individual who value and appreciate the art of fashion.

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Aamir Khan in Nepal for Unicef nutrition programme

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Bollywood actor Aamir Khan Wednesday participated in a Unicef-initiated nutrition programme organised by a local women's group at Kapilvastu in western Nepal

Aamir, who is Unicef's Ambassador promoting nutrition for children, arrived in Kathmandu Tuesday.

The Indian cine icon spent around an hour at the Pakadi Health Post in the district where health officials and women volunteers made a presentation on local nutrition status. After attending the programme, Aamir left for Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Gautama Buddha.

Aamir returned to the Nepali capital Kathmandu after visiting the Mayadevi Temple in Lumbini.

During the visit, he will also be officially inducted as a regional goodwill ambassador for nutrition.

Aamir's three-day visit to the Himalayan nation has been kept a low-key affair in view of possible security hassles due to the Bollywood superstar's wide fan-following in Nepal.

He landed with his personal security personnel at Tribhuvan International Airport here Tuesday afternoon in a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai. A dozen Nepal Police personnel have been deployed for his security at Dwarika's Hotel where he is staying at a high-end suite. Nine additional rooms have been booked for 18 other guests and UN officials accompanying him.

Before wrapping up his visit, Unicef Thursday will organise a press conference where Aamir will share his Nepal experience.

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Aneeth Arora opens WIFW on a summery note

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The stage designed like a nursery full of plants, the sound of chirping birds in the background and models dressed in summer ensembles transported fashionistas from autumn to spring-summer seasons when Aneeth Arora opened the 24th edition of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) Spring-Summer 2015 here Wednesday.

Known for her love for indigenous Indian crafts and weaves, the designer presented her collection, which was dominated by cotton khadi dress, shorts, chanderi tops, blue denims as well as cotton and silk shirts.

The hand embroidered daisies on chanderi dresses, hand and bead work embroidery on denim pants and tops with crochet detailing wowed the attendees.

Dominated by white, the collection also had a splash of pink, green, blue and orange.

The elaborate floral headband completed the summer look, which the models sported as they walked on stage that looked more like a nursery with potted plants and flowers. The music also complemented the look and stage.

Songs like "Honeysuckle rose" and “September in the rain" further took the attendees away from fall-winter seasons.

Organised by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), the five-day event is being held at Pragati Maidan here.

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Neeta Bhargava ropes in Kuchipudi dancers as showstoppers

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Her forte is mixing contemporary cuts with traditional garments. To "embody" her collection’s "philosophy", designer Neeta Bhargava has zeroed in on renowned Kuchipudi artists Bhavana and Yamini Reddy as her showstoppers for her show at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2015.

The five-day fashion extravaganza started here Wednesday and Bhargava will present her collection Sunday. The two dancers will flaunt white organic fiber based ensembles with hand painting and threadwork, said a statement.

“My collection this season is about breathable fashion - free flowing, nature inspired garments that possess style, expression and comfort. The looks bring new dimension to traditional handlooms with an artistic and edgy twist,” said Bhargava.

“As showstoppers, Bhavana and Yamini embody the collection’s philosophy. They are both young talented artists who are taking traditional Indian arts to another level. It’s nice to see this generation succeeding in reviving our arts,” said the designer about her show stoppers.

Bhargava's collection has been titled “Unmaze the Haze” and reflects the designer’s anguish over atrocities on Mother Earth through the use of smoky grey textures and motifs.

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Pritam to resume work from November

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After the much-needed break, composer Pritam is back at work. He plans to take up new assignments from next month.

The composer, who had been continuously working for a decade, went on a break in October last year to fulfill his promise of spending quality time with his family.

One of his forthcoming projects will be Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer “Phantom”.

"I am yet to compose a single song for the film. Kabir (director Kabir Khan) and I have discussed the kind of music the film needs. Once I see what he has shot, I will get a better idea about the overall sound-scape," he said in a statement.

Pritam also needs to work on the background score of Danis Tanovic's Emraan Hashmi starrer “Tigers”.

"All these films are prior commitments, which I have to finish by November before I sign any new films," Said Pritam, who didn't sign a single film after “Shaadi Ke Side Efects” and “Holiday”.

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