Elle’s Carnival for a Cause gets the gliteratti to Think Pink!
Vidya Balan
Krishna and Jackie Shroff
Sunday’s Elle Carnival for a Cause at Tote was super fun! Hosted by Nonita Karla, Archana Pillai & Amrit Rai (somehow they managed to put together a fabulous indoor/outdoor carnival in a matter of hours after it thundered and stormed all night!) This by the way, is Elle’s annual fun & friendly way to spread awareness and raise money for breast cancer screening (especially for those who cannot afford it themselves.) Co-hosted by the admirable Devieka Bhojwani (a breast cancer survivor herself.) I was the emcee for the afternoon and had a great time. Between announcements I shopped, got my nails done by Scherezaad, my tarot read, my own Elle cover girl photo and a foot massage (not to mention several yummy vodka cocktails and a hotdog.) The most important lesson I learnt though was that early detection is key and in over 80% of all cases makes the cancer 100% curable. Spread the word peeps, regular check ups can save the lives of women everywhere, everyday.
Deveika Bhojwani, Nonita Karla, Amrit Rai and Archana Pillai
Krishna and Jackie Shroff and Devieka Bhojwani
Haseena Jethmalani with her kids
Anju Taraporvala
Vikram Raizada
Helen Brodie with her husband
Prerna Goel
Kadambari
Vidya Balan being pinned with a breast cancer ribbon by Nonita Karla
Kunal Kholi and Vidya Balan
Anil Chopra and Archana Pillai
Lisa Hayden makes balloon animals
Atul Kasbekar
Carol Gracias
Mashoom and Shamita Singha
Raman Lamba with his children
Naaz and Remu Jhaveri
Ravi Kishen and Bandana Tiwari with their daughter Mairah
Aki Narula
Vinita and Anish Trivedi
Pravina and Jamal Mecklai
Palak and Sammeer Sheth with their kids
Tina Tahlani and Lata Patel
Rajesh and Zeba Kholi
Simone Tata
Suleiman and Reshma Merchant
Narendra Kumar
Spotted: Jackie Shroff (seen him a round a lot lately, his daughter Krishna is so pretty!), Vidya Balan, Arti Surendranathan, Raman Lamba, Konal Kohli, Sammeer & Palak Sheth, Aki Narula, Red, Blue Yellow’s Karishma Bajaj, Asim Merchant & Paul Rodrigeuz, Rashmi Uday-Singh, Atul Kasbekar, Raell Padamsee, Kadambari, Beenu Bawa, Carol Gracias, Alka & Atul Nishar, Haseena Jethmalani, Vikram Raizada, Suleiman & Reshma Merchant, Suresh & Devieka Bhojwani, Bandana Tiwari & Ravi Krishnan, Rahul Mishra, the ever-coordinated couple Pravina & Jamal Mecklai seemed to be enjoying the balloon hats just as much as the kids, Lata Patel, Tina Tahiliani and Narendra Kumar (who decided to jump up and thank everyone for smoking, making his sentiments on smoking at a carnival for cancer pretty clear!)
MissMalini
Tina G. Bedi and MissMalini (photo courtesy Seher Bedi)
my fab Estinna dress!
P.S. Big love to Estinna by Tina G. Bedi for this gorgeous dress, join the Estinna Facebook group now! Oh and I just remembered, Jamal Mecklai pointed out that there were a lot of girls in green at the carnival; is green the new black, Anyone, anyone?
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November 16th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Wonderful cause. Also, those ribbons on the manicure look like Playboy bunnies from that angle.
November 16th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Hahahaha Kaviani you are so right on both counts!
November 16th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
That’s Raman Lamba in the picture…who’s Rohan Lamba?
November 16th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Oops that’s what the PR note said! Thanks fixed it :)
November 17th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Already joined the Estinna grouup on FB. And yes, the dress you are wearing is LOVELY….
February 8th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
[...] my super-funky new dress from ESTINNA (that I hosted the Elle Carnival for a Cause in) by Tina G. Bedi? Well a LOT of my girls have been asking me where they can get their hands on [...]
March 11th, 2010 at 12:10 am
[...] said so during the show but check it out, they could be sisters! Also isn’t it charming that she makes balloon animals for charity when she gets time? Psst! I saw Lisa Hayden do Vodka-oyster shots in the Grey Goose [...]
March 2nd, 2011 at 1:22 pm
[...] It’s that time of the year again when fashion joins hands to spread awareness about breast cancer. The ELLE Carnival for a Cause is scheduled to take place on March 05, 2011 at Taj Mahal Hotel, Mansingh Road in Delhi from 12 noon onwards. Through its Fashion Joins Hands Against Breast Cancer initiative, ELLE augments work in the area of breast health under the auspices of the Ogaan Cancer Foundation, which supports the Women’s Cancer Initiative– Tata Memorial Hospital. Fashion Joins Hands Against Breast Cancer is ELLE magazine’s initiative to work with members of the fashion fraternity who donate creations, which will be retailed through the carnivals. Participating designers include Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Bal, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Sabyasachi, Kavita Bhartia, Anamika Khanna, Shantanu & Nikhil and Malini Ramani. There is also a silent auction featuring designer merchandise from prestige brands like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Just Cavalli, Tod’s, Victorinox, Mirari, Tag Heuer, Gucci, Christian Dior, Ermenegildo Zegna, Salvatore Ferragamo and Armani! [...]
April 11th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
[...] lease on life for us and all the women we know. I love that Elle organizes The Carnival for a Cause each year and raises funds for the Tata Memorial Hospital. Set against a backdrop of pretty pink butterflies, [...]
June 1st, 2011 at 4:02 pm
hi
August 31st, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Thanks for your topic. It’s more useful that I was thinking.