An Enthralling Ghazal Evening left Delhiites mesmerized..

An enthralling evening of Ghazal and soulful music was hosted by Jewelry designer Akassh K Aggarwal to celebrate his 25th birthday at China Doll, New Delhi. The evening was full of fun, musical masti and dance with an unexpected dance act by renowned Dancers Nalini-Kamlini.

The evening commenced with soulful ghazals by Pankaj Jeswani, who presented non-stop ghazals including 'kisi nazar ko tera intezaar aaj bhi hai..', 'kis taraf sir jhukaun tujhe dekhne ke baad..', 'chaudhvin ka chaand ho..', 'jo tumko ho pasand..', 'aaj jaane ki zidd na karo..' amongst many others. During the evening Pankaj Jeswani also presented some popular numbers like; 'yeh dosti hum nahin todenge..', 'tere jaisa yaar kahan..', 'nit khair manga..' and others.

The guests wish Akassh on his birthday in their own joyful way, while some were seen dancing while some sang for him. A surprised dance act by Nalini-Kamlini was well applauded and left everyone craving for more.

An emotional and excited Birthday boy Akassh thanked each and everyone for their presence. I'm very touched and feeling blessed, it's an emotional moment celebrating the day with family, friends and loved ones. I wanted to have a soulful and soothing evening to celebrate the birthday and I'm very happy today, said Akassh.

The guests were seen enjoying having a chit chat over tasty snacks. The do saw presence of who's who of Delhi social circle included; Sandeep Marwah, Bharti Taneja, Blossom Kochar, Nalini-Kamlini, Ishita Taneja, Kanchan Chander, Rochika Agarwal, Rajeev Gupta, Kavita Ashok, Tracy Paul, Sonia Jetly, Meher Jetly, Harsh Singh, Rahul Pradhan, Gunjan Gaur, Anamika, Dr. Varun Katyal, Munish & Shweta Kapoor, Dr. Seema Midha, Pooja Motwani, Shamim Khan, Ashish Gupta with wife, Avinash Pathania, Kiren Khewa, Roshni Thakur, Jitendra Padam Jain, Salloli Kumar, Pureet & Parul Grover, family & friends of Akassh and others.

Burger and Beer make for the perfect combo this Football Season at Hard Rock Cafe

The mood is set for all Foodies and all Football fanatics as we get ready to spoil them for choice at the Legendary Burger Festival. If you’re both, you know where to catch the game! The classic American cooking with taste inspired from many countries, Hard Rock Cafe is ready to serve you the best of world flavours packed inside a burger bun. With every bite, you will want more!

The menu has been crafted keeping in mind the burger lovers, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. The specialty burgers capture the culinary spirit of the cities it represents. The flavours are infused inside the succulent patty, making these recipes really unique and legendary. Our kitchen experts source the freshest of ingredients to ensure that one trip to Hard Rock Cafe will not be enough.

While the veggie lovers can enjoy a spicy mix of beans and sweet potato, spinach and chermoula dip in Caribbean Veggie Burger, there are other exciting options like the Sri Lankan Burger to choose from. For the meat lovers, the menu boasts of variety like Chicken Parmigiana Burger with marinated Golden Panko Crusted Chicken fillet, topped with spicy Arrabiata & Parmesan, Kansas City Legendary Beef Burger and Mediterranean Chicken Burger amongst others.

Director of Culinary, with Hard Rock Cafe, India, Cyrus Irani emphasizes on the special menu, “The Legendary Burger Festival is the most awaited food festival at Hard Rock Cafe every year. Every burger on this special menu combines the taste, the spices, the aroma and the culinary tradition of a country and the evidence lies in every tasteful bite. Our patrons look forward to this festival where they can come with their family and friends, order their favourite burger, enjoy their drinks with the best of rock n’ roll  music and ambience for a kickass experience.”

To ensure a legendary dining experience, Rocking Beer Combo offer with 3 beers at the price of 2 will ensure everyone leaves in high spirits.

Take your indulgence a notch higher! Hard Rock Cafe in association with Thai Airways and Thailand tourism calls out all fans to indulge in the menu to win a free trip to Thailand and a stay at Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya. If you’re a cooking enthusiast yourself, all you need to do is share your unique burger recipe online and your creation will be served all month at the Hard Rock Cafe in your city!

UK Fashion and Beauty awards to be held on July 12 at Liverpool

Ace UK fashion journalist Simon Glazin in association with Glamorous Beauty Spa will host the UK fashion and beauty awards scheduled to be held on July 12 later this year at the beautiful city of Liverpool amid much glitter and glamour.

To add more glamour to the event, the cast of Hollyoaks will join the award ceremony in addition to the leading fashion bloggers and journalists.

Moreover, Salon owners, nail technicians and the most talented professionals in the fashion and beauty industry will come together under one roof for a night of celebration in Liverpool, which is admired as the most glamorous city in the UK.

Designer Label "Riwii MahQ" enthralled the spectators at FASHIONOVA 2014

Young fashion designers duo  Mahak Khanna and Rimanshu Patel’s collection entitled ‘Entangled’ and ‘Elegantly Unify ‘respectively  under their couture label “RiwiiMahQ” set the stage on fire at the FASHIONOVA 2014 fashion show organized by National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Raibareli.

Mahak and Rimanshu  with their marvelous collection amazed the spectators during the show and provided with the glimpse of her admirable fashion sense. Moreover, Mahak was also honored with the ‘NIFT Student of the Year’ and ‘NIFT Best Academic Performance’ titles her outstanding achievements in academics.

“I feel extremely honored and overwhelmed to be selected for the NIFT Student of the Year and NIFT Best Academic Performance titles and is one of the most memorable moments of my life. Getting such an honour from a prestigious institute like NIFT also adds to more responsibilities and expectations ahead and I will try my best to live up to the expectations to my best”, said Mahak to Fashion Lingua.

“We are really excited entering the fashion world and believe to provide the fashion lovers with some great collections ahead. We wish to utilize our all concepts and knowledge learnt here for the same”, added Rimanshu.

Young and talented designer and stylist duo Mahak Khanna and Rimanshu Patel, who have made a distinguished place in the fashion industry in very short span of time especially among the young fashionistas eastablished their couture label “RiwiiMahQ”, ", which has emerged as one of the great couture label of modern era in recent time.

FASHIONOVA is an initiative of NIFT, Raebareli to provide a large platform to final year Fashion Design Students and Fashion and Lifestyle Accessories (AD) students and provide them with an opportunity to showcase their creations through Fashion Show and Accessories exhibition and mark their strong presence in the ever dynamic fashion world.

Actress Shraddha Kapoor lends her voice for Ek Villain’s background score

Actress Shraddha Kapoor is enjoying high time for her these days and involved in multi-tasking these days as she recently lend her voice in the background score of Balaji Motion Pictures’ Ek Villain, in which she is starring in the lead role opposite Siddarth Malhotra.

Ek Villian’s director Mohit Suri was so impressed with her voice of Shraddha Kapoor's in the trailer of Ek Villain that he decided to take Shraddha Kapoor's voice beyond the song and convinced singer-composer Raju Singh to integrate her voice in the background score of the film. Hence Shraddha Kapoor came to the recording of Ek Villain background score at Raju Singh's studio at Sangeet Bungalow, Juhu and spent some amazing moments with Raju Singh, Mohit Suri and Tanuj Garg, CEO, Balaji Motion Pictures at the recording.

“In Ek Villain, the background holds a very important part as it is the love story of a villain and one needs to keep the darkness in the romance element as well," explains Raju Singh. “Mohit has amazing music sense. And I felt this even with his first film Zeher and all his movies till date. His sensitivity towards portrayal of relationships never ceases to amaze me. This time, Mohit mentioned Shraddha and the moment I heard Shraddha’s voice, I knew here was a singer with amazing potential.”

Ek Villain marks the first time a mainstream actress is not only just singing a song but also lending her voice as a crucial part of the background music. Music is in Shraddha Kapoor’s veins, with her grandfather Pandrinath Kolhapure being not just a celebrated singer and a vichitra veena exponent, but the cousin of singers Lata Mangeshkar andAsha Bhosle as well. Shraddha's mother Shivangi Kapoor and aunt Padmini Kolhapure have lent their voice to films as well.

“Raju Singh has this never-say die attitude. He will work on a film to the fullest, never mind night or day. And this has always inspired me,” admits Mohit Suri. “We work on background at times all night and back again in an hour and a half. And now, I am glad Shraddha is also a part of this creative process with her soulful voice.”

Shraddha grins, “when Mohit first heard me sing, he said, hmmmm…. And that is it. I am so glad I am here.”

Incidentally, the response to the Ek Villain  trailer has been phenomenal with close to 2 million hits and  rising in just seven days. Directed by Mohit Suri, Ek Villain, a romantic thriller produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, stars Siddarth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor & Ritesh Deshmukh, and is all set for a June 27 release.

Parineeti Chopra to promote Videocon d2h brand

Bollywood's latest sensation Parineeti Chopra is to be the new face of Videocon d2h and will feature in their upcoming brand campaign that focuses on Indian values. Videocon director Saurabh Dhoot said, “Indian values epitomize our society. They are a part of our lifestyle and culture. Our new brand campaign featuring Parineeti captures some of these sentiments of Indian values and integrates it with our product deliverables."

For Videocon d2h!!!! Proud to be with this brand :), Tweeted Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra)

“I am very excited and privileged to be part of the Videocon d2h family, India’s fastest growing DTH service.I myself have seen these values disappearing when we are glued to TV. It is a campaign I could really relate to and I think people will as well”, Parineeti Chopra said.

Videocon d2h currently offers 500 Channels and Services which includes 27 HD channels & services and a host of regional channels.

JACK & JONES, VERO MODA and ONLY organized India’s first 24 hour SUPER SATURDAY!

For the first time in the history of retail in India, the mega SUPER SATURDAY at JACK & JONES, VERO MODA and ONLY store that offers a flat 60 % off every year, went on for entire 24 hours. A never seen before concept in India, it was an instant hit with the fashion conscious Mumbaikars with crowds queuing outside the mega store in large numbers. This shopping gala began at the stroke of midnight on Friday, 30th May and lasted till 12.01 AM on Sunday morning. With a record turnout, the store in Linking Road, Bandra saw a footfall of over 35,000 shopping enthusiasts.

The night began with around 5000 people waiting outside the store with an hour to go for the doors to open. Two super screens with real time live screening set up outside the store which kept shoppers waiting in a queue. With a DJ present at the store, the shoppers grooved to the music as they waited anxiously to enter every shopaholic’s dream scenario – an all-night shopping extravaganza! Seeing their favorite high street fashion brands being offered at unbelievable prices, buyers went berserk with bags full colorful clothes, bags and accessories.

This time, many lucky winners jumped the queue by downloading a coupon that fast tracked selected shoppers into the store. Users could log on to JACK & JONES, VERO   and ONLY fan page on Facebook and download a virtual coupon, which enabled them to “Jump the Queue”. Also, shoppers could get a Golden Ticket for an amount of just INR 1000, redeemable over shopping worth INR 10,000; which permitted two shoppers to jump the queue. These add-ons upped the ante of the entire shopping experience.

Thrilled over the record turnout, Vineet Gautam, Country Manager, BESTSELLER India said: “SUPER SATURDAY at JACK & JONES, VERO MODA and ONLY is an exciting opportunity we offer our shoppers. We are extremely delighted at having hosted the first ever 24 hours shopping spree in the history of retail in India. This is the fourth time we have hosted SUPER SATURDAY in Mumbai, and we hope to make this bigger and better every year.”