Sushmita Murthy

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The diary of a fashionista

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Fashion runs in her veins, couture defines her life and luckily for Ambika Anand, the two also dictate her workstation. The editor-in-chief, fashion, at a leading lifestyle channel in the country, she is one of the lucky few who has the luxury of combining work and passion.

Adding sizzle to sports

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Classy, confident and committed, Kavita Bhupati-Chadda’s enthusiasm and zeal for work travels right through the phone line when we speak to her.

Sister of ace tennis star Mahesh Bhupati and CEO of s

‘I feel like a world citizen’

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She is best known for her role as Michelle McNally in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s larger than life production, Black. An image that will probably stay with the actress for the longest time, thanks to the life she infused in it. But look at her seven years down that line, and she bears only a hint of Michelle.

Global fashion on home turf

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Fashion runs in her veins and luxury defines her life. Little surprise then, that Charu Sachdev, the emerging face of fashion in India, put aside her degrees in Law and Economics, to try her hand at fashion retail. Co-founder of luxury retail company TSG, Charu along with her sister, socialite Priya Sachdev, is working round the clock to make India the next big fashion destination.

‘Best time for independent music’

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They are touted as the new sound of 21st century India. Midivial Punditz’s music, an effortless mix of electronica and Indian Classical music created a stir in the music scene a few years ago and continues to do so even today. The reason Tapan Raj says, is a constant urge for innovation.

‘Luxury is way too overrated’

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Daughter of veteran actress Maya Alagh, Anjori has set out to redefine luxury. The starlet, who recently turned entrepreneur, aims to bring luxury to humble homes with her latest online home décor store, House Proud. At a time when the world is moving online it only seems like the best thing to do, she says.

Fashion is my life: Dipannita

The model-turned- actor and now entrepreneur talks about her latest  business venture and her first love, fashion

One of the most prominent faces in the Indian fashion circuit, Dipannita Sharma has graced the ramp for more than a decade now. Having been the muse for most top designers in the country, she has donned the best couture in India and around the world, but unlike most of her contemporaries, Dipannita’s natural progression after modelling hasn’t been to start a fashion boutique or turn into a glamorous fashion choreographer.

Swaying to new rhythms

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This Kathak dancer is the one with the coolest moves of late in Bollywood. We catch up with Mansi Aggarwal to speak about her journey from ghunghroos to groovy moves in films like Dev D and Gulal.

When high street meets high couture

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She was born into a family of politicians and raised in the country’s political capital. So when Sakshee Pradhan, one of Delhi’s budding new designers decided to make a foray into fashion, it wasn’t one of the easiest decisions to make.

‘I miss the limelight’

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She might have been a one-hit wonder in Bollywood but her role as the simple village girl in Roja has been etched in our minds forever. Her innocent charm tugged at the toughest of hearts and her performance won her multiple accolades from the audiences and critics.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

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