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Fittings schedule for LIFW ’03 start 13 July
MUMBAI: Preparations for the most important event in the Indian fashion calendar – the fourth Lakme India Fashion Week (LIFW) to be held between 18-24 July 2003 in Mumbai – are in full swing.
The details of the fittings schedule (13-17 July) has been announced. As reported earlier, Sony Entertainment Television will be the host broadcaster of the event for the next three years.
Insomnia, the city hotspot located within the premises of Taj Mahal Hotel will be the venue for the fittings schedule that will commence from 13 July (Sunday) onwards. During the sessions, the designers will work with certain choreographers as well as models belonging to either group A or B – all the shortlisted models have been either slotted into group A or B.
The schedule is as follows:
13 July: The designers working with model group A include Rocky S, Arjun Khanna, Krishna Mehta Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna. The designers working with mode group B include Anita Dongre/Pria Puri, Aki Narula, Priya Rao/Sabyaschi, and Monisha Jaisingh. The choreographers are Lubna Adams, Asha, Vidyun, Aparna and Tanya.
14 July: The designers working with model group A include Anamika Khanna, Deepika Govind, Nikhil Mehra, Raghavendra Rathore, Naheed Merchant/Rehane. The designers working with model group B include Ashish Soni, Malini Ramani, Ranna Gill, Ritu Kumar and Lina Tipnis. The choreographers are Lubna Adams, Asha, Vidyun, Aparna and Tanya.
15 July: The designers working with model group A include MB Grover, Anuradha Vakil, Aparna Chandra, Kavita Bhartiya, Vijay Arora and Tarun Tahiliani. The designers working with model group B include Manish Arora, Arti Monappa, Aparna Jagdhari, Tarana Rajpal, Neeta Bhargava, Niki Mahajan and Anjana Bhargava. The choreographers are Lubna Adams, Asha, Vidyun, Aparna and Tanya.
16 July: The designers working with model group A include Ashima, Leena, Monapali, Rina Dhaka, JJ Valaya, Payal Jain. The designers working with model group B include Meera/Muzaffar Ali, Anshu A Sen, Sonam Dubbal, Rajesh Pratap Singh and Satya Paul. The choreographers are Lubna Adams, Asha, Vidyun, Aparna and Tanya.
17 July: The designers include Rohit Bal, Wendell Rodrigues, Hemant Trivedi, Kiran Uttam Ghosh and Liberty Revolutions. The choreographers are Lubna Adams, Asha, Vidyun, Aparna and Tanya.
MUMBAI: India’s most famous hot seat is about to welcome an unlikely first-timer. For the first time on Hindi general entertainment television, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla will appear on Kaun Banega Crorepati, the iconic quiz show hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.
The special episode marks a rare meeting point of boardroom heft and prime-time television, bringing one of India’s most influential business leaders face to face with the country’s most enduring screen legend. It is a crossover that blends intellect, leadership and popular culture, all under KBC’s familiar spotlight.
Birla’s appearance dovetails neatly with the show’s current theme, Jahaan Akal Hai, Wahan Akad Hai, which celebrates the confidence that comes from clarity of thought and knowledge. His presence lends weight to the idea that sharp thinking and conviction are as vital in life as they are in the quiz chair.
In a thoughtful conversation with Bachchan, Birla shared an upbeat view of India’s economic journey, pointing to the nation’s rapid growth and the scale of opportunity opening up across industries and communities. He spoke of momentum, ambition and a future shaped by enterprise and ideas.
The episode is not all serious talk. In lighter moments, Birla confessed his long-standing admiration for Bachchan, calling him his favourite actor and admitting to a touch of nervousness at answering questions in front of the Shahenshah himself. The candour adds a human touch to a man more often seen in headlines than on television sets.
The special episode airs on Monday, 29 December at 9.00 pm on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV.
