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Photos: What really happens at fashion week

April 01, 2016 14:04 IST

Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com captures the chaos backstage at the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016.

Backstage drama

It's an early start to the day for models Sydney and Ashwati Ramesh

The models wait their turn for make-up. 

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It's Sydney's turn to get her make-up on. 

Going by the look on her face, we wonder if it is a tedious task. But, wait check out the next pic...

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Radhika Bopaiah seems to be enjoying getting her hair styled.

Lucia Hrinakova

Meanwhile Lucia Hrinakova poses for the camera. 

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That's Lakshya Lada getting his hair done. Doesn't it feel good to be pampered by three stylists. 

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And that's what Lakshya looks like after his make-up is done. Not bad at all, what do you think?

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Hasleen Kaur seems to be caught right in the middle of an animated conversation. 

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It's Sucheta Sharma's turn to get her make-up done.

But before that she makes time for a pic with her make-up artist. 

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It's almost showtime and chaos prevails backstage.

Make-up artists scurry to wrap up their job as models wait on patiently. 

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Hemangi Parte and Deepti Gujral take time out to watch their model friends walk the ramp, on a large TV screen.

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And finally as the chaos subsides, Sucheta Sharma agrees for a black-and-white portrait :) 

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