The girl from the north east who now walks for the best names in international fashion today was content wearing hand-me-downs from cousins those days.
Meet model Smita Lasrado, the Mumbai girl who is turning on the heat at international runways for labels like Chanel, Vivienne Westwood, Etam etc.
The best showstopper jodis who have walked for Manish Malhotra. Who's your favourite?
Agnimitra Paul remembers Sridevi, her mentor in Bollywood.
Model Daljeet Sean Singh wants to give people a meaningful farewell.
Former Miss Commonwealth Asia Pacific Shweta Raj tells us why she wrote a guide book for aspiring models in the lockdown.
We take a walk down memory lane and look back at fashion designer Manish Arora's fashion journey.
Model Prabhjot Singh shares his fitness mantras.
Three young designers from Kutch, Lakshmi, Tara and Tulsi, make their mark on the LFW runway for the first time.
'In every episode, you are tricked into believing that this messy girl whose life is falling apart is so talented and real that you have to love her for who she is.' 'And you will love her eventually because Masaba is effortless and looks stunning in every frame,' notes Divya Nair.
The bubby actress shares her life mantras with Anita Aikara/Rediff.com.
'One size fits all' approach doesn't work when it comes to skincare routines. You need to be patient, and understand what works best for your skin, warns Dr Dinesh Jain.
'For me one's identity is very important and being true to at least one's self is a must,' says Manish Malhotra.
'If you perform well, if you do your best, it stays with the viewer. That's how you grow.'
GenNext designer Diming Rubu talks about her failure at the Lakme Fashion week last year and the fashion scene in Arunachal Pradesh, her home state.
Australian model Ilana Davies gets candid with Rediff.com's Tista Sengupta.
If it's bothering you, close your eyes, block me, unfollow me. Don't look at me. It's that simple."
'We are not laying any of our team off. We cannot do that especially at this time.' 'It will be hard for them to find other jobs now and we will not let our team down now.'
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'My work hasn't reached many people, and I hope that changes.'
'I was completely not prepared for what happened post Cocktail.' 'I took some time off, travelled for a while.' 'I said I was not in any particular hurry. I wasn't running out of time.' 'I don't want to do films just for the heck of it.'
There's a lesson to learn from her grit, can-do attitude and tireless pursuit.
Meet Meghana Ramakrishnan, the 5'7" dusky skin model who made her debut at LFW.
Find out who tops McAfee's Most Sensational Celebrities in India.
We take a walk down memory lane and look back at fashion designer Manish Arora's fashion journey.
She spills the beans with Rediff.com's Anita Aikara
His heart-warming journey will inspire you to live life to the fullest.
Here's how you can make the most of your shoulders.
Meheka Mirpuri is using fashion to help cancer patients.
Noyonika Chatterjee spills the beans.
Model Pia Trivedi tells Rediff.com's Tista Sengupta about the issues closest to her heart.
Can Baichung Bhutia's Hamro Sikkim party pose a challenge to Pawan Chamling who has not lost an election in 24 years?
'Fashion changes fast and if you are not keeping up you're getting left behind,' design diva Anita Dongre tells Pavan Lall.
London-based Indian model Bhavna Suri tells us why models deserve equal respect as any other profession.
'Chamling's legacy is toxic.' '7 out of 10 teenagers in Sikkim abuse drugs.' 'The youth are dying and the future looks bleak.'
Straight talk from Femina Miss India Earth 2011 Hasleen Kaur.
'Maharawal Ratan Singh's situation in Padmaavat is very similar to Shahid's situation in Padmaavat, as an actor. I was pitted against very high odds, in a very unlikely situation and I had to somehow come out with flying colours.'
Nargis Fakhri is really fun to be around, discovers Patcy N/Rediff.com.