TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017

DELHI IS TALKING ABOUT DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA

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Pics: Prathamesh Bandekar

KAREENA MAKES A GOLDEN STATEMENT

Lara
Dutta
Shriya
Saran

rgan Oil, or ‘Liquid Gold’ as flection of soft silhouettes, contem-

A it is referred to in the beau-

ty world, was the inspira-
tion for Anita Dongre’s Grand Fi-
nale for Lakmé Fashion Week’s
Summer/Resort 2017 edition. Set
against the rustic backdrop of the
Bandra Fort, it was a beautiful night
under the stars, and a gorgeous set-
ting for the finale. Anita’s nature-
inspired collection, called ‘Alchemy’,
featured beautiful combinations of
whites and golds. Looking every bit
a stunner, new mom Kareena
Kapoor Khan, the face of Lakmé
Absolute, walked the ramp in a gar-
ment that embodied Liquid Gold in
its fluid form. The evening was a
star-studded affair, with several
Purnima celebrities including Shabana Azmi,
Lamba, Gul Panag, Juhi Chawla, Diana Pen-
Kareena ty, Shriya Saran, Kiara Advani and
Kapoor Kajal Aggarwal in attendance.
Khan and Anita’s designs were a perfect
Anita blend of Indian aesthetics and mod-
Dongre ern artwork. Her de-
signs represented raw
organic richness and
exemplified sustain-
ability. The collec-
tion was a re-
Models
showcase
the finale
collection
porary gold threadwork and un-
bleached and undyed woven cotton
silk. It focussed on being timeless
while personifying ‘simplicity and
wearability’.
Speaking on the occasion, Ani-
ta said, “The brand’s beauty state-
ment ‘Liquid Gold’ and focus on Ar-
gan Oil complements my ideology
of organic sustainability perfectly.
It was a pleasure and honour work-
ing with Lakmé to put together the
finale collection.”
Commenting on the exceptional
finale show, Purnima Lamba (Head
of Innovations, Lakmé) added, “Ani-
ta’s organic approach to the Liquid
Gold theme was earthy and natural
and it complemented the new Ar-
gan Oil Lip Colors beautifully.”
Kareena, who left everyone spell-
bound as she walked down the
ramp, said, “Walking for the brand
at the Grand Finale this season was Juhi
extra special as it was my first run- Chawla
way appearance as a new mother. I
loved the way Anita captured the
theme of Liquid Gold to rep-
resent Argan Oil. In this new
phase of my life, I’m inher-
ently inclined to products that
offer care along with colour
and that’s why I’m so ex-
cited about the launch
of the new Argan Oil
Lip Color range by the
brand. They’re all
about rich colour and
nourishment.”
The man who
recreated another
beautiful version of
Liquid Gold, Donald
Simrock (Official
Make-up Expert) said,
“I’m excited and hap-
py to be part of Lak-
mé Fashion Week’s
Summer/Resor t
2017, and this year’s
beauty trend of
Liquid Gold is all
set to create a
buzz in the
beauty and
fashion indus-
try. For the show, we used gold
on the eyes and created a beauti-
ful bee-stung lip by dabbing on the
new Lakmé Absolute Argan Oil
Lip Color.”

Pics: Ranjit Kumar

Delhi boy Raftaar makes

students groove at PGDAV

FANFARE: Students tried climbing up on stage to click selfies with Raftaar

Riya.Sharma@timesgroup.com

he two-day annual cultural festival of Pannalal Girdharlal

T Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College (PGDAV), Aaghaz, conclud-

SWAG MERA
DESI: Raftaar
performing
at PGDAV
college’s fest
‘BAN KO...CHHODO’
We had reported that some students from
girls’ colleges in Delhi University would
want a “ban on Punjabi rappers” perform-
ing at their colleges because of their “sex-
ist lyrics.” During his performance at PG-
DAV, as Raftaar began to sing Dhup Chik, he
referred to this “ban” and said, “Aapko pata
hai iss gaane ki vajah se main Delhi Univer-
sity se ban hoon? Par ab kahan gaya vo
ban? Your love has proved everyone wrong
and main bas ye kehna chahunga, ban
ko...chhodo.” (But then PGDAV isn’t a girls’
college, is it Raftaar?)
While talking about his song Aurat, he
added, “Did you listen to this song? Yaar
hamare achhe gaane bhi sun liya karo,
paise kamane hote hain hamein bhi,” and
told students to respect women.
ed with a performance of Punjabi rapper Raftaar. The star
performance of the fest “was attended by over 5,000 students, an
unexpected number of students at our fest. In the history of our
college we have never seen this kind of response for any event,”
said Adarsh Bhadana, vice-president of the cultural society of
the college.
RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT RAFTAAR’S
PERFORMANCE
The entry for Raftaar’s performance, which was scheduled for
6:30 pm, began around 4 pm and in no time the college
ground was packed with students. Though
there was ample space between the main stage
area and the audience section, once the rap-
per was on stage, many students climbed up
on stage to get a selfie with Raftaar. “It was
very difficult to manage crowd, students tried
breaking barricades, but the team of bounc-
ers, volunteers and Delhi Police managed it
well,” said Adarsh.
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS AND
BELIEVE IN WHATEVER YOU
WANT TO PURSUE: RAFTAAR
The crowd cheered for the rapper as he en-
tered singing ‘Shera Di Kaum Punjabi’.
“PGDAV, are you ready to party with me?
Are you ready, then jump, jump,” said the
singer and the crowd duly followed his
instructions. This was followed by the
trail of his popular tracks like Dhaakad,
Swag Mera Desi and Tamanche Pe Dis-
co. While dancing to Swag Mera Desi,
Raftaar wanted to get down from the
stage and join the crowd, but was dis-
couraged from doing so by his team and
college authorities. “Main apne college
mein bohot oott (mischievous) bachcha
tha, but tab bhi aap logon se kahunga
ki agar main neeche aaun toh aap log
ek dusre ko dhakka toh nahi maroge
na? Main sabse milna chahta hoon,”
he said, but the authorities did not let
him step down from the stage. “Sap-
ne dekhna bohot zaruri hai, jise bhi
follow karte ho, karo but karte raho.
Students from DU girls’ It is very important to believe in what-
colleges said they would ever you want to pursue,” he added.
want to ‘ban’ Punjabi The singer and rapper took over a con-
rappers at their fests sole to be the DJ for some time.