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Indian fashion designers Mona-Pali
0Mona and Pali, the sister duo from Bengal, have placed Kolkata on the national map, with their passion for designing. Though they initially went into different professions, they soon gave in to their inner desire, a natural aesthetic urge, and opted out of their respective careers to pursue their dream with total dedication and determination. They started from home in 1985 at the request of their friends, who had persuaded them to design their clothes, which they executed competently and successfully.
In 1987, they flagged off their boutique ‘Monapali’ in Kolkata making their dream a reality. They moved on to become stalwarts of the Indian Fashion industry, retailing through their outlets in New Delhi (Hauz Khas Village), Ahmedabad and other prominent stores all over India.
Their clothes range from casuals to heavy formals, and are an eclectic mix of design elements- most of which are inspirations from the ethnic cultural roots of India. An unconventional mix of mediums makes the designs distinctly Monapali – be it in textures, textiles, print or embroidery. They revived Kantha, Folk (Madhubani, Warli, Patta Chitrai) tribal motifs and the Alpana from the realms of obscurity and elevated it to the status of haute couture culture. For them each collection is a challenge, and they work with whatever has triggered, intrigued and excited their creativity.
They represented India in China in the ‘Festival of India’ in 1994 and the Bridal summit- Asia Pacific in 1999, in New Delhi. Quiet, reticent and self-effacing, they are considered by fashion pundits as the ‘Silent Contributors’ to the revival of simplicity on the catwalk.
The Main hoon na fame, Zayed Khan
0Zayed Khan, the son of Sanjay Khan who is a yesteryear actor, is an actor who has been doing well, recently. Zayed has three sisters, one of whom is married to Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan. He was a student of Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu, Mumbai till he was in class six. He was then admitted to Welham Boys’ School, Dehradun and then the Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal. Zayed has also studied in London Film School and he has learnt most of his acting skills there. Esha Deol, another celebrated female actor in Bollywood is Zayed’s childhood friend. His first movie, where he was paired opposite Esha Deol, was ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne’ which came in the year 2003. This film fetched him his first award ‘Zee Cine Award Best Male Debut- Male’.
But it was with ‘Main Hoon Na’, directed by Farah Khan and had Shah Rukh Khan, Suneil Shetty and Sushmita Sen in the lead, that Zayed rose to fame. In this movie, Zayed played the role of carefree college student. He won the ‘Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award’ for the film ‘Main Hoon Na’. His releases of 2005 include ‘Dus’ which did well in the box office. By far, he has acted in more than ten movies. Zayed is selective about his films and he prefers to stay away from hype and glitz. He had always wanted to become an actor in a wholehearted concrete way. His forthcoming releases include ‘Mission Istanbul’ , ‘Main Yuvraj’ and ‘Blue’
Sophie Chaudhury
0From MTV to Bollywood:Sophie Chaudhury
After becoming a VJ for MTV, there was no looking back for this beauty with brains, Sophie Chaudhury. Sophie is a well-known name in the film industry. She is a person with multiple talents; she is a popular singer, and actress and also a very popular Mtv VJ. Sophie has quite a number of music videos where she has sung herself and also featured, and many has proved to be huge hits. Sophie was born in UK and since her father liked Sophia Loren very much, he gave his daughter’s name ‘Sophia’ though she now uses ‘Sophie’. From her childhood, Sophie has been a very good performer, and she took part in school choir and also done lead roles in school and college musicals.
At the age of 13, much acclaimed music director Biddu recognized her talent of singing. After completing her studies, Sophie Chaudhury started to follow her dreams. In 2003,she moved in Mumbai, and became an Mtv VJ. Sophie can speak in English, Urdu, French and Hindi. She also sings in Spanish, Arabic and Punjabi. Sophie has taken training in Bharatnatyam, Kathak and street dance. She won the Lycra Mtv style award for the ‘Most Stylish Female in Music’ in October 2004 and won the Bollywood award for ‘Best Pop Singer’ in January 2005 at the Bollywood awards in Dubai Global Village. With the film ‘Shaadi No. 1’, Sophie stepped into Bollywood. She was casted opposite Zayed Khan, this movie was directed by David Dhawan and was a multi-starrer. Sophie Chaudhury has also starred in ‘Pyaar Ke Side Effects’ with Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat.