'The best photographs usually happen in between the big moments -- a quiet smile, a nervous laugh, a parent watching from the corner of the room. Those are the moments you can't script,' says Himanshu Patel, celebrated wedding photographer and founder of Epic Stories.
These beauties that dark skin rules the world.
Let's revisit the landmark women and moments from India's Miss World history.
'It's always the men who are going crazy, barbaad. They never show a woman going crazy like that.' 'A woman has to be very proper, sitting on a swing, crying.'
Here's a first look at India's dusky supermodel brigade, gracing the latest edition of Vogue magazine.
'Not just women, but even men are judged by the colour of their skin and have to fight prejudice every day.'
The 19-year-old will make her debut at LFW.
Fashion designer Ayush Kejriwal is breaking beauty stereotypes with his collection.
19-year-old Naomi Janumala stars in Rihanna's Fenty campaign.
Shah Rukh Khan expressed his love for his daughter at Kolkata Literature Festival.
Model Akshara Balakrishna, 21, tells us what it is like to be a dark skinned model in India.
In a country still very much obsessed with fair complexions, these dusky beauties have proved that dark can be beautiful too. So is it Deepika Padukone, Laxmi Menon or Rakhi Sawant? Tell us which of these sultry sirens you think is India's hottest!
She can be crowned the poster girl of chilled-out, unpretentious styles.
Laid-back and relaxed doesn't seem to be a part of this actor's style vocabulary.
The Great Indian Murder actor looks lovely in cotton saris, sweet in salwar suits and is a picture of grace in western separates.
Her style is relatable, versatile and very camera-friendly.
Punjabi singer A P Dhillon's girlfriend is a style icon to watch out for.
Check out Sobhita Dhulipala's equisite lehenga.
The first step to stay safe on social media is to block people who are annoying, says rediffGURU Ravi Mittal.
She'd like to believe that she is 'clever as the devil and twice as pretty'.
'Small, petite desi girl' Hamel Patel is breaking boundaries for herself and for women around her.
A model and actor, she was last seen in romantic psychological thriller Aneethi.
At 19, aspiring model and make up artist Mira Patel is a huge Instagram sensation.
National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
These Bollywood beauties who show you how to rock the colour of 2024.
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
'I was at Deepika's wedding at Lake Como, also at the receptions in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, and every moment was unforgettable.'
We asked you to share pics and stories of your furry companions. This is what our reader Vikram Dhumal, 39, from Goa shared.
Backstage at New York Fashion Week was the most electric, hair-raising address to be at this September.
This star designer who has now found an audience on foreign shores, all thanks to her minimalistic style, and worship of Indian fabrics.
Preeti Dhata, who's been on the Vogue cover, talks about the men that turn her on, what fashion has taught her and why it is okay to be a size zero.
Meet Simone Ashley, who plays Kate Sharma in the second season of the hit Netflix show Bridgerton.
The right shade of lipstick can amp up your style.
The showstopping couple even matched their outfits on the ramp!
A transgender, a professional diver and a dusky beauty are among the hotties who'll walk at Lakme Fashion Week this season.
Smita has left behind a rich haul of films that showcase her enormous ability to offer us a glimpse into her soul each time she performed a role.
Model Nidhi Sunil was asked to be the face of a fairness cream brand. So what did she do? Read on!
Tanishq's latest advertisement breaks norms; features dusky mom as its heroine.
Dangerous messaging punctuates every ounce of its storyline wherein dowry is normalised, the kidney is a small price to pay for it, observes Sukanya Verma.
Meet Meghana Ramakrishnan, the 5'7" dusky skin model who made her debut at LFW.
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