Why this Kashmiri model at LFW is feeling homesick
Rouhallah Quazim, better known as Ghazi hails from Kashmir's Badgam district.
He is walking the runway for some of the greatest names in Indian fashion today.
But even as he takes his place under the spotlight, the heart of this young Kashmiri is miles away, pining for a place he calls home.
What would you do if you were in Kashmir right now?
Obviously it would be very cold and I would have been a part of family gathering.
We would call everyone home for a daawat(party) and then serve them the best wazwan (the best of Kashmiri cuisine), which tastes amazing when it is chilly.
How did you break into modelling?
Kashmir is not a hub for modelling I actually moved to Bangalore.
I was working in a hospital as a medical assistant when a fashion designer spotted me and suggested I become a model.
One of my friends introduced me to another designer, he liked me and gave me an opportunity to walk the ramp.
My first ramp show was for Prasad Bidappa (the man who discovered Deepika Padukone).
I worked as a model for two years in Bangalore and then moved to Mumbai.
After some ups and downs I participated in a Zoom TV contest in 2010 and was selected as the International Face of the Year.
Today I am very excited to be the only model this season from Kashmir to walk the ramp.
What is it like? Waking the ramp at LFW?
It is really awesome. And absolutely crazy!
On Day 2, I walked for six designers.
I was completely exhausted by the end of the day.
How is the fashion scene changing in Kashmir?
Kashmir itself is undergoing a lot of changes.
I am not saying it isn't a conservative society but small changes are being visible now
People are trying to change the way they dress and fashion their clothes.
Kashmir is evolving. It will take some time (for it to be at par with the rest of the country) but it will get there.
The youth is moving out, studying abroad and they return with a fresh view of the world.
When I go back home, my friends want to know so many things.
They want to know how to become a model; how to stay fit; how to style themselves; what is happening in India's metros.
The Kashmiri youth is becoming more aware than ever about the world outside.
What is secret behind your fitness…
I am a fitness freak.
I love going to the gym. But I hate lifting weights to tone my muscles.
I love to run and do lots of cardio.
I do yoga in the morning. I haven't been trained by professionals but I think it is a god's gift that I learn my yoga from Youtube.
Shabana Azmi lauds new filmmakers' unusual films, portrayal of women
Mumbai, March 14 : Veteran actor Shabana Azmi appreciates the new breed of filmmakers for touching upon "unusual" subjects in their films and "great" portrayal of women.
In an interesting session Friday at the FICCI Frames 2014 on "The Film That Changed My Life" several celebrities shared their views and Shabana too participated in it.
"One film that changed my life was Mahesh Bhatt's 'Arth'. After we completed the film, we showed it to the distributors and the producers. They liked the film but they asked us to change the end. But me and Mahesh insisted that we will not change the end and then the way the film did both commercially and artistically was great," Shabana told reporters during the press meet at FICCI Frames 2014.
The "Arth" climax sees Shabana's character leaving her husband, who cheats on her, to make a new beginning, which was something unusual to see in films in 1980s.
"I feel there is a change and especially the new filmmakers are making some unusual films especially with the way men regard women is great."
Other celebrities, who participated in the session, were Anupam Kher, Madhur Bhandarkar, Ayan Mukerji, Subhash Ghai and Amol Gupte as well as Liz Shackleton, Asia Editor, Screen International.
When asked, Anupam too named Mahesh Bhatt-directed "Saaransh"
"It was Mahesh Bhatt's 'Saaransh' that changed my life. I was 27 that time playing a 65-year-old in the film. But it is 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Maara, in which I played an Alzheimer patient, that was the most difficult role so far."
Bhandarkar, known for making realistic films like "Page 3", says it was not his highly acclaimed and award winning movie "Chandni Bar", but his flop debut film "Trishakti" that changed his life.
"People feel that my debut film is 'Chandni Bar', but I must say that my debut film is 'Trishakti'. As a filmmaker it was very difficult to get a break and when I used to say I want to make a film with a message they used to say give your message through your phone, not through films.
"But it was the failure of 'Trishakti' that I am sharing the panel today with these prominent celebrities. So after that dud, I made 'Chandni Bar' and this is one film that changed my life.
"One film that changed my life was Mahesh Bhatt's 'Arth'. After we completed the film, we showed it to the distributors and the producers. They liked the film but they asked us to change the end. But me and Mahesh insisted that we will not change the end and then the way the film did both commercially and artistically was great," Shabana told reporters during the press meet at FICCI Frames 2014.
The "Arth" climax sees Shabana's character leaving her husband, who cheats on her, to make a new beginning, which was something unusual to see in films in 1980s.
"I feel there is a change and especially the new filmmakers are making some unusual films especially with the way men regard women is great."
Other celebrities, who participated in the session, were Anupam Kher, Madhur Bhandarkar, Ayan Mukerji, Subhash Ghai and Amol Gupte as well as Liz Shackleton, Asia Editor, Screen International.
When asked, Anupam too named Mahesh Bhatt-directed "Saaransh"
"It was Mahesh Bhatt's 'Saaransh' that changed my life. I was 27 that time playing a 65-year-old in the film. But it is 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Maara, in which I played an Alzheimer patient, that was the most difficult role so far."
Bhandarkar, known for making realistic films like "Page 3", says it was not his highly acclaimed and award winning movie "Chandni Bar", but his flop debut film "Trishakti" that changed his life.
"People feel that my debut film is 'Chandni Bar', but I must say that my debut film is 'Trishakti'. As a filmmaker it was very difficult to get a break and when I used to say I want to make a film with a message they used to say give your message through your phone, not through films.
"But it was the failure of 'Trishakti' that I am sharing the panel today with these prominent celebrities. So after that dud, I made 'Chandni Bar' and this is one film that changed my life.
Kalki goes solo, Armaan-Tanisha walk hand-in-hand
Guess who stole the show off the runway at Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai?
The glamorous extravaganza had a surprise visitor in the form of Aditya Thackeray who attended Swapnil Shinde's show on Day Two.
Besides the young politician, Bigg Boss couple Armaan-Tanisha walked hand-in-hand posing happily for the shutterbugs while Kalki Koechlin seemed happy to go soli.
When the famed jodi of Big Boss' latest season Tanisha Mukherjee and Armaan Kapoor walked into Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, to attend the Lakme Fashion Week, they were treated to a frenzied audience of photographers and journalists.
But not once did the couple shy away from the attention or appear conscious.
In fact, they seemed happy about being noticed!
Dressed in a monochrome cocktail number, Tanisha complemented her partner who wore an all-white white jacket with matching trousers.
Nargis wears own bikini for 'Main Tera Hero'
Mumbai, March 14 : Actress Nargis Fakhri has chosen a purple bikini from her own collection to wear for a song sequence in the forthcoming film "Main Tera Hero".
When the "Rockstar" actress learnt that she had to wear a bikini for a song, she was so excited about it that she insisted on wearing her personal recently bought set.
Confirming this, a source said: "Yes, Nargis is wearing a bikini from her personal collection. She had recently brought a bikini which she wanted to wear and showed it to the stylist of the film. The stylist immediately agreed with her as the bikini looked apt for the song."
She sports a very Bohemian look for the song as she has teamed a pair of funky shades, junk jewellery and a fluorescent yellow sarong to go with the bikini.
Actress Nargis Fakhri flaunts her own bikini for a song in Main Tera Hero..
The slim and trim talent features alongside Varun Dhawan in the movie, which is directed by the latter's father David Dhawan.
Produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and also starring Ileana D'cruz, the movie releases April 4.
Confirming this, a source said: "Yes, Nargis is wearing a bikini from her personal collection. She had recently brought a bikini which she wanted to wear and showed it to the stylist of the film. The stylist immediately agreed with her as the bikini looked apt for the song."
She sports a very Bohemian look for the song as she has teamed a pair of funky shades, junk jewellery and a fluorescent yellow sarong to go with the bikini.
Actress Nargis Fakhri flaunts her own bikini for a song in Main Tera Hero..
The slim and trim talent features alongside Varun Dhawan in the movie, which is directed by the latter's father David Dhawan.
Produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and also starring Ileana D'cruz, the movie releases April 4.
Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan launches new political party
Hyderabad, March 14 : Telugu film actor Pawan Kalyan Friday floated a new political party, the Jana Sena.
Pawan, brother of central minister and Congress leader K. Chiranjeevi, made the announcement while addressing thousands of supporters here.
Amid thunderous cheers by his fans, the popular actor vowed to do politics of principle to bring a change in the society.
In a speech punched with powerful dialogues in a filmi style, Pawan said he was ready to sacrifice his life to achieve his objective to end injustice, inequality and corruption.
The actor said he was pained over the manner in which all parties joined hands to divide Andhra Pradesh.
Amid thunderous cheers by his fans, the popular actor vowed to do politics of principle to bring a change in the society.
In a speech punched with powerful dialogues in a filmi style, Pawan said he was ready to sacrifice his life to achieve his objective to end injustice, inequality and corruption.
The actor said he was pained over the manner in which all parties joined hands to divide Andhra Pradesh.
Dravid backs Pujara to come good in ODIs
Mumbai: Rahul Dravid backed Cheteshwar Pujara, who replaced him at number three in Indian Test team batting order, to come good in the ODIs like he did in his career.
"Speaking from my own personal experience and as someone who was being seen (basically) as a Test player, Pujara can certainly make a mark in one-day cricket. I was able to develop and build my game for one-day cricket, (which) I played successfully for quite a long time. I have no doubt that Pujara has the ability and the skill to do that," said Dravid at a promotional event on Friday.
Dravid was referring to his early struggles with the limited overs format and then his evolution as a batsman-keeper that helped him cement a place in the ODI team.
"I don't see any reason he (Pujara) cannot succeed in one-day cricket with the way he bats in Test matches, the way he rotates the strike, the kind of shots he plays all round the wicket and he scores runs at a pretty decent rate in Test cricket. I don't have a doubt he will do well in one day cricket," said Dravid.
The 41-year-old retired batting stalwart said though Pujara has not been able to force his way into the playing eleven after being inducted into the Asia Cup squad, he will get his chances in the near future.
"I am happy to see he has got into the Indian one-day squad. At the moment and obviously with the number of young players in Indian team he is not able to get enough playing time. Hopefully, that will come. There are tours of England and Australia coming up and someone like him will get a little more playing time to prove himself and do well.
"Obviously, he is fighting in a crammed middle order at the moment. That is the challenge for him. Just hopefully he can get opportunities as and when possible and make the best of them. And if he does then I feel he has a role for India," said Dravid.
"Sometimes the role of the coach is overrated. The responsibility should always lie with the senior group of players and the captain. The team is defined by what the senior players bring to the party.
"The coach can help to play in the right environment, right condition. You can't judge coaches always necessarily on results. Someone who coaches Bangladesh is not necessarily going to win a lot of games," said Dravid.
"How you prepare the players, what you do with your players is what you should be judged over. There is very subjective judgement, at times. Coaches sometimes can't really influence the course of the game, but are judged on the course of the game. The coach's job finishes after the game starts."
"It's a professional world. It does not matter where the coach is from. The best man should get the job irrespective of his nationality. We have had Indian coaches at various roles involved with the cricket team in the past. Over a long period we had people like Robin (Singh) and (Venkatesh) Prasad who were involved with the team as well.
"Over the last ten years with so many coaching programmes (put in place by BCCI), the pool of Indian coaches is constantly building all the time," the former cricketer said.
"Speaking from my own personal experience and as someone who was being seen (basically) as a Test player, Pujara can certainly make a mark in one-day cricket. I was able to develop and build my game for one-day cricket, (which) I played successfully for quite a long time. I have no doubt that Pujara has the ability and the skill to do that," said Dravid at a promotional event on Friday.
Dravid was referring to his early struggles with the limited overs format and then his evolution as a batsman-keeper that helped him cement a place in the ODI team.
"I don't see any reason he (Pujara) cannot succeed in one-day cricket with the way he bats in Test matches, the way he rotates the strike, the kind of shots he plays all round the wicket and he scores runs at a pretty decent rate in Test cricket. I don't have a doubt he will do well in one day cricket," said Dravid.
The 41-year-old retired batting stalwart said though Pujara has not been able to force his way into the playing eleven after being inducted into the Asia Cup squad, he will get his chances in the near future.
"I am happy to see he has got into the Indian one-day squad. At the moment and obviously with the number of young players in Indian team he is not able to get enough playing time. Hopefully, that will come. There are tours of England and Australia coming up and someone like him will get a little more playing time to prove himself and do well.
"Obviously, he is fighting in a crammed middle order at the moment. That is the challenge for him. Just hopefully he can get opportunities as and when possible and make the best of them. And if he does then I feel he has a role for India," said Dravid.
"Sometimes the role of the coach is overrated. The responsibility should always lie with the senior group of players and the captain. The team is defined by what the senior players bring to the party.
"The coach can help to play in the right environment, right condition. You can't judge coaches always necessarily on results. Someone who coaches Bangladesh is not necessarily going to win a lot of games," said Dravid.
"How you prepare the players, what you do with your players is what you should be judged over. There is very subjective judgement, at times. Coaches sometimes can't really influence the course of the game, but are judged on the course of the game. The coach's job finishes after the game starts."
"It's a professional world. It does not matter where the coach is from. The best man should get the job irrespective of his nationality. We have had Indian coaches at various roles involved with the cricket team in the past. Over a long period we had people like Robin (Singh) and (Venkatesh) Prasad who were involved with the team as well.
"Over the last ten years with so many coaching programmes (put in place by BCCI), the pool of Indian coaches is constantly building all the time," the former cricketer said.
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