http://www.missmalini.com Bollywood and the Bombay Party circuit unplugged! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:52:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_11942" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="Mukul Deora"][/caption] All this March Pirate Radio has a very major treat in store for you on Saturday nights only on 94.3 Radio One. 10-11pm Mukul Deora is hosting a four-part Bob Dylan special on my show with LIVE renditions of his favorite Dylan songs and things ... http://www.missmalini.com/2010/03/11/mukul-deoras-bob-dylan-special-on-pirate-radio/ [caption id="attachment_11924" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="Lisa Haydon, Amrit Maghera, Indrani Dasgupta and Suneet Verma (photo courtesy: www.daylife.com)"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_11916" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="Sabina Chopra, A.D. & Sabina Singh, Queenie Dhody & Farhad Taraporewala and Narendra Kumar Ahmed"][/caption] And then there was the Lakme Fashion Week Finale. SOOOOOoooooo much fun (and even worth the nearly ... http://www.missmalini.com/2010/03/11/missmalini-lakme-fashion-week-suneet-verma-finale/ [caption id="attachment_11900" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="The Twilight Players"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_11902" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="More than a dance, a lifestyle in the making!"][/caption] While I was at Fashion Week I ran into this really funky crew of artists/dancers at the Grey Goose lounge and was intrigued when they told me they've even featured in Anurag ... http://www.missmalini.com/2010/03/10/the-twilight-players-blue-frog-be-there-for-a-dev-d-repeat/ [caption id="attachment_11876" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="Akon"][/caption] So I knew Akon was coming to India to perform but I had no idea it was for a sangeet! (Can everyone stop making fun of Shah Rukh Khan for dancing at weddings now? Thank you very much.) I guess Kanye West opened up that million ... http://www.missmalini.com/2010/03/08/akons-in-india-dancing-at-weddings/ [caption id="attachment_11851" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2010"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_11853" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="Arjun Rampal"][/caption] My second day at Lakme Fashion Week was even more colorful and celebrity-studded than the first and I think on that front I'll just let the videos do the talking! Clearly everyone thought it was just priceless ... http://www.missmalini.com/2010/03/08/lakme-fashion-week-malini-ramani-narendra-kumar/ [caption id="attachment_11837" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="MissMalini and Shahin Badar"][/caption] Everyone once in a while you'll come across someone who's super famous for something they did 10 years ago and before you "oh-so-last-decade them them you have to stop and respect the fact that people haven't forgotten, that's gotta be worth something ... http://www.missmalini.com/2010/03/08/shahin-badar-on-pirate-radio/ [caption id="attachment_11832" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="6/3"][/caption] http://www.missmalini.com/2010/03/08/fashion-week-love-hate/ [caption id="attachment_11787" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2010"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_11783" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="Manish Malhotra's front benchers"][/caption] Did I tell you how psyched I was that MissMalini was officially invited to blog about Lakme Fashion Week? Holla I have arrived! Ok so I could pretend to know all about fashion but really ... http://www.missmalini.com/2010/03/07/a-day-in-the-life-of-missmalini-at-lakme-fashion-week/ [caption id="attachment_11772" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="Sabyashachi Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2010"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_11775" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="Sabyashachi Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2010"][/caption] Picture this: tiny fairy light streamers highlighting Sabyasachi Mukherjee's jaunt through Africa, onto the American underground of the 70s and a last stop in 1920s Paris; Sabyasachi took the audience on a ... http://www.missmalini.com/2010/03/07/sabyasachi-gets-his-groove-on/ [caption id="attachment_11763" align="aligncenter" width="530" caption="MissMalini (photo courtesy: Mikhil Saluja)"][/caption] LBD? That would Little Black Dress! I had SO much fun doing this shoot. Playing dress up never gets old (especially when you have the professional crew at your service.) My darling make up artist Binny was a delight to talk to ... http://www.missmalini.com/2010/03/06/missmalinis-grazia-lbd-shoot/