Touted to grow into a Rs.7.5 billion industry from the current Rs.2.7 billion tag according to an Assocham report, the Indian Fashion industry is making a mark across the world with its designers and the dotting line-up of fashion training institutes across the country.
Despite being in a nascent stage at the moment vis-a-vis world fashion, the domestic fashion market accounts for only 0.2 percent of the global designer wear market, worth Rs 1630 billion and growing at around 10 percent annually.
Indian fashion however has thousands of years of tradition behind it. India has a rich and varied textile heritage and each region of India has its own unique native costume and traditional attire.
Men's premium footwear market in India Men’s footwear market in India is estimated to be 13 billion USD in 2011. It is 50 per cent of the total footwear market. The category is growing at about 9 per cent a year.
Bollywood's got a belly for Delhi By : Tanushree Ghosh In recent years, at least half-a-dozen films based on Delhi have been released (Rang De Basanti, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Oye Lucky Lucky Oye!, Delhi 6, Aisha andBand Baaja Baraat), and several others have been shot extensively in the city (Chak De India, Love Aaj Kal, Dev D, Paa, 3 Idiots et al). Abhinav Deo’s Delhi Belly adds to the list of Delhi films. Saif Ali Khan recently shot in the city for his thriller, Agent Vinod. Another big-budget multi-starrer, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan,has been shot here. It’s not that the film world had ignored Delhi altogether earlier — after all films like Ab Dilli Door Nahin, Dilli Ka Thug, Phir Subah Hogi, Chashme Baddoor and Monsoon Wedding all played out in Delhi; but the trickle has now turned into a mini-torrent.
'Egypt, more than just pyramids' By Dippanita Ghosh Biswas After a trip to the land that gave birth to the first great civilisation, Indian television actor Siddharth Kannan spoke to DNA about the myriad facets of Egypt.
Bollywood unleashes new cinema as viewer tastes change By Arpana Be it the rural flavour of "Ishqiya", the sexual overtones of "Love Sex Aur Dhokha" or the urban adult comedy "Delhi Belly", notice how unconventional themes are being lapped up by moviegoers?
Designs from India Neesha Amrish quit her job as cabin crew to turn to her passion of fashion designing. In three years, Neesha has worked surely and steadily to make a mark. She first worked as a stylist and writer for Ritz, a fashion magazine and later as a fashion designer and consultant for an online company. Neesha started her own line under the label “Neesha Amrish”. The line offers the best in contemporary Indian designs.
Booking Bollywood: A new literary genre in making By Madhusree Chatterjee Bollywood is coming alive in fine print. A spate of innovative books is not only documenting Indian moviedom for posterity but also throwing meaningful light on the evolution of mainstream cinema.
'Social Network' is business for Bollywood By Radhika Bhirani They chat, tweet and share pictures, but behind the social networking of Bollywood celebrities lies a lot of business. Filmmakers and actors are taking to websites like Facebook and Twitter to take the pulse of viewers and involve them in projects.
Indian dance steps are a hot favourite By Shreya Badola It is not just yoga any more, but Indian music and dance, particularly Bollywood steps, that are becoming equally popular in the West.
Energy, style, intensity make Shah Rukh Khan: Writer By Madhusree Chatterjee The hero to anti-hero - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has changed the idiom of the leading man onscreen, says veteran Bollywood writer, columnist and industry trend analyst Anupama Chopra.
India has a special place in my heart: Swank By Radhika Bhirani Oscar winner Hilary Swank got a thunderous applause when she greeted spectators at the IIFA awards ceremony here with a "Namaste" and said India held a special place in her heart.
When Toronto was Bolly-wooed and bowled over By Radhika Bhirani With its heady cocktail of dance, music and glitterati, the three-day International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) will be etched in the memories of people in Canada's largest city for a long time to come.
Indian movie wins three IIFA awards By Gurmukh Singh Maneesh Sharma's 'Band Baaja Baaraat' won three IIFA awards as Sonu Nigam joined Jermaine Jackson, elder brother of the late Michael Jackson, to pay a moving musical tribute to the legend at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Tornoto.
Superstar SRK gets grandest treatment in Toronto By Radhika Bhirani Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is truly Bollywood's badhshah and his welcome at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York hotel was proof enough!As around a hundred fans, who waited to catch a glimpse of the actor at the hotel lobby, the actor broke into an impromptu little jig despite his knee injury - turning his entry into a mini red carpet walk!
Why Michael Jackson loved India By: Priya Sugathan “We love all things Indian — it’s musical legacy, the dance, the splendour,” says international singer, Jermaine Jackson, when askedabout the reason behindpaying tribute to his legendary brother, Michael Jackson on the musician’s second death anniversary at an Indian event.
Stage set for Bollywood's grandest show abroad By Radhika Bhirani The stage is set, the mood alive! As Bollywood's grandest and most glamorous celebration, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards, launches at Toronto, Indian and Canadian officials hope for stronger ties in the years to come that will see a boost in co-productions, tourism and business.
'Zaraa sambhaal ke!' (IIFA Diary) By Radhika Bhirani A word of caution - that's what Bollywood beauties are getting, apart from the warm welcome, at the Fairmont Royal York hotel here as they arrive here to attend the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards.
Indian firm eyes Guiness with world's largest apron The way to kitchens in foreign countries is through the Guiness Book of World Records is what the Murugappa group company Ambadi Enterprises Ltd believes.
Documentary to be part of Festival of India in South Africa A documentary titled "Journey of Indian Cinema", chronicling the three eras of one of the world's largest film-producing nations, will be screened as a part of Festival of India that began in South Africa.
Youth will drive content in Indian cinema: Amitabh Bachchan
By Radhika Bhirani He has devoted over four decades to the film industry, witnessing major changes in content along the years, but megastar Amitabh Bachchan has always made it a point to keep in sync with the tastes of youth, who constitute the bulk of the audience as, he stresses, "you have to listen to them".
Make a fashion splash with your rainwear By Nivedita Sharma In this monsoon season make a fashion statement every time you walk out of your home - in trendy trench-coats, raincoats or gumboots.
A song and a story: Changing music of modern India (June 21 is World Music Day) By Madhusree Chatterjee You could call it an indigenous version of Bob Dylan's social poetry set to music - novel to the ears. Contemporary urban music in India is drawing its soul from tradition, narratives from socio-political circumstances and beats from Western pop, rock and funk genres.
Mugabe, Tutu and Akon make Top 100 Africans list Robert Mugabe, Desmond Tutu and musician Akon were amongst ninety-seven other Africans that were declared to be the top 100 most influential Africans in the June issue of New African magazine. The compilation, in no particular order, featured "top influencers, opinion-shapers, doers, agitators, groundbreakers and myth busters who are shaping the face Africa" and were broken down into categories, namely by sector, that include Business and Finance, Music, Science and Technology, Media, and Authors and Poets.
With high demand for bollywood movies, Indian production house goes global Feeding the strong demand for Indian movies abroad, Reliance owned BIG Cinemas has become India's first cinema chain to make its presence felt around the world including the United States. "There is a strong demand for Indian content across all markets and our cinemas are performing extremely well," CEO, Reliance MediaWorks, Anil Arjun told PTI.
Singing for supper? Bollywood actors sing for spice By Radhika Bhirani Be it megastar Amitabh Bachchan's bold attempt at a cappella or the "Senorita" feat of Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol, tBollywood's stars are all busy crooning to add a little spice to music albums. And if they go out of tune, there's always technology to make a course correction.
India's first trioscopic 3D film in the making A couple of city-based youths are on the verge of creating history. They will soon be bringing out India's first trioscopic 3D film called“India.”
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Touted to grow into a Rs.7.5 billion industry from the current Rs.2.7 billion tag according to an Assocham report, the Indian Fashion industry is making a mark across the world with its designers and the dotting line-up of fashion training institutes across the country.
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