Van Heusen, India’s premium formal wear brand for men and women from Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited launched a new store in Bandra with gorgeous Bollywood actress Radhika Apte who is known for her distinct style. The upscale fashion store is located in the heart of the city at Linking Road. With the launch of the new store, Van Heusen now has 16 stores in Mumbai.

Chopra Jonas also leveraging it to hire a Production Intern in the U.S.
Philanthropist and entrepreneur Priyanka Chopra Jonas will harness Bumble Bizz, the professional networking platform within the Bumble app, to grow her global team. Via Bumble Bizz, Chopra Jonas and her team will find their next marketing assistant in India, who will work on the star’s upcoming film The Sky is Pink. Chopra Jonas is also looking for a production intern in the US to support upcoming projects with her production company, Purple Pebble. Starting today, users of Bumble Bizz in India and US can match with Chopra Jonas’ verified profile for the opportunity to be hired.
“This right here is one of the many reasons why I find Bumble to be such an exciting idea,” said Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who is also a partner and investor at Bumble. It opens the doors to multiple opportunities and gives you a chance to make unique connections based on your specific needs. When I identified the need for these positions in my team, it was only logical to look at Bumble Bizz to begin the search for the right candidate. I’m eager to see how this plays out and I’m looking forward to making new connections through this initiative.”
Over the next few weeks, Chopra Jonas and her team will connect with a number of Bumble Bizz users seeking the available positions and will narrow the search to their top candidates. In India, the selected candidates will join her global team to work on the set of the stars upcoming film, The Sky is Pink.
Chopra Jonas just last week launched a special on YouTube titled “If I Could Tell You One Thing,” which gives viewers an intimate look at her life and invites them along for conversations with three extraordinary women.
“Priyanka is an incredible global force who has undoubtedly left her mark on the world — and Bumble users adore her for that. We are thrilled to give Bumble Bizz users the opportunity to work with her directly, both in India and the United States,” said Alex Williamson, Bumble’s Chief Brand Officer. “We truly believe that one connection can change the course of your life – whether that’s in love, friendship or business – and this is certainly a life-changing opportunity for two Bumble users.”
Bumble Bizz gives users the opportunity to meet new business connections and grow their professional careers. Bumble Bizz includes a photo verification tool designed to help ensure authenticity, and acts as a digital resume with space to showcase the users’ talents and accolades. Bumble Bizz is one of three options within the Bumble app, alongside Bumble Date and Bumble BFF.
The company also recently celebrated that women in India have made the first move over 1.5 million times on Bumble. The free app has over 50 million users worldwide in 150 countries and is available to download in the App Store and Google Play.

Chitvan needs no introduction! Arguably the most popular character on Indian web, many of us have a soft spot for him and rightly so. Being the youngest sibling, the carefree and witty/humorous one, Chitvan became an instant hit when Tripling Season 1 released in 2016. Understandably, there were a lot of expectations from Amol and the character in Tripling 2. The season released on April 5 and looking at the response, it seems that Chitvan has surpassed even those high expectations. The subtle transformation of Chitwan’s character portrayed by the web sensation Amol Parashar is probably the best thing about Tripling 2.

In a risky move by the writers, we start the season with Chitvan having evolved into a mature man with a plan. He has quit his high-wheeling ways and is now dedicated to his girlfriend and her child, which is a progressive and adorable take on the relationship. Of course, we him slipping back and forth between this new Chitvan and the old wild Chitvan through the season, and Amol has walked this tightrope with a pitch-perfect and flawless performance.
Equipped with confidence, a passion to make it big and above all talent, the Gen-X actor stole the show once again in the digital show and has been praised by the audience, critics and industry alike.
As mentioned by The Quint, “Chitvan talking about responsibility is pretty rare, right? All the more reason to fall in love with him in the new season.”
The Indian Express reported, “Amol Parashar has played the character with such perfection, that, for me, he will always be etched in my heart as Chitvan, irrespective of how many web-shows he does. He speaks his mind (even if it’s something that should not be said out loud) and that too with a straight face. His growth as an actor over the years is visible in his portrayal of a happy-go-lucky boy in one moment and a protective and a sensitive father in the next.”
The youth icon is set to win more hearts with his impressive line up of projects which includes Balaji Motion Pictures’ Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare.

The 10th annual Women in the World summit was a convening of mighty women leaders, blazing activists and courageous influencers who moved audiences with their provocative first-person storytelling and shook up worldviews.
Joining women leaders who never let censorship, patriarchy, or injustice get in the way of their dreams, International icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas joined Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams, Anna Wintour and Brie Larson, Cindy McCain among others at the Summit that marked 10 years of shaping opinions, setting agendas and celebrating women on the front edge of social change.
While Oprah Winfrey addressed Feminism and asked this year’s imperative question: “Can women save the world?”, Priyanka Chopra said, “Feminism is all about choices. Every individual woman makes individual choices. Allow your brain to have ideas. Think about how you can make those ideas real because this is the time when we can do it. Never before in the history of mankind have we been able to sit in our homes, have an idea and maybe create into an app and monetize it. You can do anything, anywhere”.
From being the first Indian-born woman to headline a prime time show in the USA, to an icon of girl power, the first breakthrough star in American pop culture and Hollywood,while being one of the biggest Indian movie stars ,global icon Priyanka Chopra is truly a trailblazer going where no Indian superstar has before and creating ripples at that. She explained, “I played ethnically ambiguous parts. It took me all those ethnically ambiguous parts to be where I am today. I did not want to do stereotype roles because then all you will see is what I already know I can do. I am Indian, I can do that.”
Priyanka boasts of a remarkably diverse portfolio – While her production company develops movies across India’s film industries, she continues to work tirelessly as an activist and ambassador for UNICEF and recently turned a tech investor in the women-first social network app, Bumble that empowers women to take control of their futures.
She said, “Social responsibility is something that we all need to feel. We all live in this world. Our actions can resonate far beyond what we see. We have a responsibility to care about our society. We come from families where philanthropy is not a choice, it’s just second nature. ‘If we focus on the children of the world, the world becomes a better place. Unfortunately, people like to read about me falling on the red carpet a lot more than anything else that I do, so I take that power and actually bring the attention to something that the world actually needs to talk about.”

In 2016, Anand S Ahuja, Abhineet Singh and Emilia Bergmans started India’s first multi-brand sneaker store, VegNonVeg.
The brand curates sneakers from the biggest sports and streetwear brands– putting them all under one roof. The store hosts a myriad of shoes, ranging from classic and heritage models to their modern tech-infused counterparts, limited editions and hard-to-find collabs.
Adding to their list, comes a fresh new collaboration with Italian Sports Brand, FILA.
The limited edition ‘Masala Mindblower’ sneaker is inspired by one of the most ubiquitous objects in an Indian household–the silver masala dabba. The design, colourway and materials all come from the spicebox, with hints of VegNonVeg graphics and brand language.
Says Anand S Ahuja , Founder & Co-Owner, VegNonVeg, “Sneakers have always been more than just shoes to us at VegNonVeg. They have a culture of their own. Over time, we are committed to developing India’s own story of sneaker and street culture and this collaboration is another step in that direction.”
”We’re excited by the opportunity to create a concept that pays homage to our Indian origins yet something that we think will appeal to the global market. The FILA collaboration is an important moment in the VegNonVeg journey, a first for us and an exciting opportunity to tell our story as an Indian sneaker store and apparel brand, at a global scale.” Abhineet Singh, Co-owner VegNonVeg.
“When I met Anand, Abhineet and Emilia it was not a question of whether to collaborate but when and what silhouette to choose.” says Rohan Batra, the MD of Cravatex brands, the Licensee for Fila in India.
“Working with the VegNonVeg team to interpret and design the Mindblower into a collab shoe has been an exciting journey for us. The highlight of the shoe is definitely the F Box logos in VegNonVeg colors (green & red) at the back counter and on the tongue of the shoe where it is used alternatively to represent Veg & NonVeg. An additional lace with double colored lace aglets has been included for the wearer to experiment.” Abdon Lepcha, Creative Director – FILA India.
 

Aditi Rao Hydari was recently honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award for Excellence in Tremendous Contribution to South Cinema.
The gorgeous Aditi Rao Hydari made her mark in the Hindi film industry in a short span of time and later went on to make her foray in the other Indian film industries, with the belief that cinema has no boundaries.

After being part of the biggest films down south like Mani Ratnam’s Kaatru Veliyidai (Tamil) for which she won Best Debut Actress award and Sammohanam (Telugu) , Aditi fast became one of the most sought after stars and was signed for Mysskin’s tamil film Pyscho with Udhayanidhi Stalin, Sankalp Reddy’s Telugu film with Varun Tej, Mani Ratnam’s next crime thriller “Chekka Chivantha Vaanam”and a yet to be titled bilingual film with Dhanush.
Aditi continues to dabble in various genres even in the films she chooses to be part of down south be it romances, crime thrillers, horrors and even a space drama. The versatile star has carved a niche for herself with her consistently nuanced performances, while continuing to experiment and push the envelope when it comes to her craft.

A regular, show stealer at the annual MET ball (in fact just about any red carpet), Priyanka Chopra Jonas ,is all set to have jaws dropping at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Undoubtedly one of the biggest nights in fashion, the MET Gala is one of the most watched platforms in the world , where the biggest movie stars , musicians , sports personalities and social media sensations run wild with their Avant garde outfits.
After making headlines in her daring 10 foot long trench coat in 2017 , Priyanka took the internet by storm and was one of the most talked about fashion icons at the gala event. She then made a ” heavenly” appearance last year at the 71st Annual Costume Institute Gala aka MET whose theme was Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination in a custom made Ralph Lauren outfit with headgear hand beaded in India , her home country.

The international superstar now joins her husband Nick Jonas on the MET Gala’s Benefit Committee alongside other pop culture icons including Katy Perry, Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Cooper, Jared Let, Lupita Nyong’o (who attended Priyanka’s bachelorette party), Jennifer Lopez and her fiance Alex Rodriguez among others.
Life comes a full circle for the power couple who met and kick-started their fairytale at the MET Gala in 2017.
After slaying the biggest red carpets in Hollywood and making headlines at the most coveted film & music awards, all eyes are now on the international icon as we can’t wait to see her interpretation of “Camp: Notes on Fashion”.
Though details remain unknown at this juncture, inside sources reveal that the global icon was in talks with the biggest international designers and has finally zeroed in on her look, which promises to take the drama to an all new level.