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.
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.”
A travel show that explores Indian men! Most travel shows tread the beaten path but here's one that is definitely different. "What's With Indian Men?" features supermodel Indrani Dasgupta and actress Sugandha Garg attempting to understand Indian men while journeying across the length and breadth of the country.
Corporates changed moviemaking in India By Priyanka Sharma Corporates have changed the economics of moviemaking, says veteran Indian filmmaker Subhash Ghai who has been making films for 35 years. He believes star fees as well as the cost of production has gone up, making most filmmakers run into losses.
Shopping wies: Get in line, buddy Shopping can be arduous, especially when you don’t really need something. You walk into a store and start scouring the floors for something that catches your fancy.
From red carpet to flea market - maxi dresses in vogue By Nivedita Sharma What's hot this summer? Flowing maxi dresses! From Deepika Padukone to Sonam Kapoor to Lara Dutta - all the Bollywood beauties flaunted them and you can slip into one as well, because imitations of the high-end designs are available at your favourite flea market at throwaway prices.
Cats inspired Egypt's Pharaonic fashion rage A breed of cat called the Egyptian mau worshipped in the days of Pharaohs had been a source of inspiration for Egypt's Pharaonic fashion, says an expert.
UTV Movies to be launched in Africa Fans of Bollywood movies will now be able to enjoy them at home in 10 African countries, thanks to Hindi channel UTV Movies set to be launched there.
Wedding Asia set to debut in Delhi Wedding Asia, a three-day exhibition, will showcase wedding trends for the coming season and also provide an opportunity to interact with leading brands from the fashion and lifestyle sector. It will begin July 22.
Nigerian engineer becomes a pop star in China A Nigerian engineer who migrated to Beijing in 2001 has became a pop star overnight in China after being discovered by a local TV reality show.
'Indian music speaks to soul' By Radhika Bhirani You know him as a rock icon, famous for his on-stage antics, powerful voice and signature screams. But there are things about Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler that only a few know of - that he heard Indian musician Ravi Shankar as a teenager and finds joy in his children's laughter at Christmas.
Dhoni and Hrithik let their hair down for her By Nivedita Sharma New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) She has worn many hats as a banker, interior and fashion designer, restaurateur, waitress and singer, but Sapna Bhavnani's passion has always been hair. The celebrity hairstylist boasts of M.S. Dhoni, Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan among her clientele.
Fresh faced: Bollywood maps new terrain By Ruchika Kher Coming to your box office this Friday are names that don't ring a bell. Yet they are the protagonists of a new trend in Bollywood - youth stories told with a fresh perspective.
Khans in Bollywood: Afghan traces their Pathan roots By Devirupa Mitra Over a year ago, when Kabul resident Mehboobullah Khan came to India to work with All India Radio, he could not have imagined that his sojourn would result in a book on Bollywood - tracing how Afghan-origin actors and filmmakers contributed to make it the world's most prolific film industry.
Kings of the Congo Authorities in some African countries have tried to ban Congolese music. The reason: it’s too sexy. Congolese rumba is locally called soukous, a word derived from the French word “secousse” or “shake”. It’s true that the hip thrusts and gyrations of the dancers aren’t always suitable for a young audience. But the illicit thrill of the music has worked in its favour, and it thrives in clubs across Africa, Europe and America. Now it has arrived in Delhi, sadly minus the booty-shaking fans.
Now, you can have India on your sleeve Love India? Then flaunt it in style as Deepika Govind brings her latest t-shirt collection — Chutney.com. With three distinct design perspectives, Sporty, Vintage and Hampi Revisted, there’s enough to satiate the patriot in you.
Step out in style with these summer footwear By Nivedita Sharma Kolhapuri chappals, Rajasthani jootis, platform shoes, flat thong sandals... here are some fabulous footwear that will ensure you are not only comfortable in the scorching Indian summer but also stepping out in style.
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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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