Amrita Tripathi: An entrepreneur, model, pageant winner & a philanthropist who is an inspiration

Being a successful model is a dream that many people manifest to achieve. However, beyond that showbiz, paparazzi and glitter, lies the hard work one is ready to put in. The competition is fierce and the expectations are high. The journey to becoming a role model and inspiration is not without its difficulties, but Amrita Tripathi has faced them head-on and emerged as a shining example of what is possible. Her story is a testament to the idea that with perseverance, anything can be accomplished.

Amrita Tripathi is a woman of many talents and achievements. A 36-year-old resident of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, she is a proud mother, model, pageant winner, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. With a background in physiotherapy and hospital administration, Amrita is a true representation of a modern Indian woman who embodies the cultural roots of India with a modern touch. Her accolade as the “Mrs Universe Joy” winner, selected from among 150 contestants from all over the world, is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to her remarkable achievements.

The Journey to Glamour Industry

Amrita’s foray into the glamour industry began during the lockdown in 2020, when she took time to reflect on her life and what she truly wanted to achieve. The high incidence of domestic violence at that time inspired her to find a platform to raise her voice for this important cause. It was then that she discovered the Mrs India Universe contest, which was working towards this cause, and decided to participate. She won the Mrs India Universe in 2021 which was held at the Luxurious Hyatt Regency in Gurugram, contesting among 60 finalists all over the world. Later, Amrita Tripathi also went onto win the title of Mrs Middle Asia and represented India in Seoul, South Korea in June 2022. Her journey in pageantry has been an unforgettable and rewarding experience, with Amrita earning widespread love and recognition. She credits her success to her patience, perseverance, and never-give-up spirit.

Balancing Personal and Professional Life

As a mother and successful businesswoman, AmritaTripathi knows the importance of managing her time effectively and prioritising her responsibilities. She believes that women are naturally equipped with the ability to balance their personal and professional lives and is just one among the many women who successfully juggle both.

Her Entrepreneurial Venture: Empress

Amrita’s entrepreneurial venture, Empress, is a platform for women to embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. It is a place where women can be trained, coached, and mentored for pageantry contests and beyond. Empress offers professional ramp walk training, Q&A round preparation, model pose training, portfolio shoots, physical transformation and fitness, recreation of personality, aesthetics and fashion sense, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, social awareness, fun activities, and grooming sessions. The platform provides a supportive environment for women to connect with each other and share their experiences. Through Empress, the entrepreneurial Amrita envisions providing a complete and holistic transformation to women in a well structured format, all under one roof, that too at a very economical cost.

The philanthropist Amrita

Amrita Tripathi is a multi-faceted personality who has a humanitarian side to her as well and she is very keen in contributing towards abolishing social evils like poverty, unemployment, domestic violence and much more. She has been actively taking part in the Food distribution in slum areas, and has distributed food to 11k + labourers during Covid-19 lockdown. Additionally, she also supports women empowerment and works towards eradicating domestic violence.

Words of Encouragement for Women

Amrita is a strong advocate for women following their dreams and passions, even after marriage. She believes that women should never give up on their aspirations and should never be afraid to pursue their calling. In her own words, “Ladies, never give up on following your dreams.” Amrita is a living example of this, showing that it is possible to shape and build one’s life at any stage and phase of life.

Amrita Tripathi is a multifaceted personality who embodies the spirit of a modern Indian woman. Her journey to success and her entrepreneurial venture, Empress, are inspirations to women everywhere who are seeking to make a change in their lives and follow their dreams.

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The Romantics: Yash Chopra talks about the STRUGGLES he faced while releasing Chandni: “One distributor refused to release the film. A lot of messages were passed that ‘Another flop is coming. Don’t give them theatres”

The Romantics, a series on the history of Yash Raj Films (YRF) and which looks at the memorable films made by Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra, was released today on Netflix. The first episode throws light on the tough times faced by YRF before the release of Chandni (1989) and brings forth some not-so-known and fascinating trivia.

The 80s was a time when action films were in vogue. Yash Chopra’s Silsila (1981) had underperformed and so did Faasle (1985). To fit in, Yash Chopra made a multi-starrer film, Vijay (1988). Anil Kapoor, who was in the film, can be heard saying in the series, “It was like a rehash of all his old films. He said ‘Let me make a very hardcore commercial film, with song, dance, a little bit of sex thrown here and there, bikini shots and conflict scenes.” He added, “During the making of the film, I could feel that he was creatively enjoying the process. Even I didn’t enjoy it. I think none of us were enjoying the process.”

An old interview of Yash Chopra with Karan Johar is played at this point in The Romantics wherein he stated, “I made a very calculated commercial decision. I can’t say this film was from my heart”. He also said that when he was making Vijay, he asked himself, “What am I doing? Where has the softness inside me gone?”

As luck would have it, Vijay also bombed. Yash Chopra then said, “Our industry had reached a saturation point of violence. I said, ‘Okay, I’ll do the biggest gamble of my life. Whatever happens, I won’t make a film with a formula. I’ll make a film which touches my heart.” Thus was born Chandni.

Rishi Kapoor revealed that he was approached to do the film when he was working on Vijay. The master filmmaker admitted that though he had not seen Sridevi’s work, he decided to cast her after Amitabh Bachchan showed him her Tamil film, Moondram Pirai (1982).

At this point, Anil Kapoor opened up that since Yash Chopra was feeling quite low due to back-to-back flops, he asked Boney Kapoor to help him cast Sridevi. Boney flew to Chennai and got the work done. Anil remarked, “It didn’t matter to (Sridevi’s mother) who is Yash Chopra, who has made such great films. It was just the money, you know!”

Yash Chopra’s lovely Pamela Chopra then said that Sridevi was not happy wearing white in most of the scenes as she felt it looked “dull”. Sridevi’s mother complained that “White is not considered festive in our community”! Meanwhile, a critic pointed out to Yash Chopra how come there’s Vinod Khanna in the film and yet, there’s no action. He also complained that there are no highlights in the film. Yash Chopra replied, “If you think a fight is a highlight, I feel a song is a highlight. It’s a bigger highlight because a song remains with you after you go out of the theatre.”

However, the bigger challenge was that YRF had no money and had taken bank overdraft. Rishi revealed that had Chandni not worked, Yash Chopra might have shut down YRF. On top of it, the industry’s reaction after the film’s premiere was “tepid and lukewarm”, as revealed by Karan Johar in The Romantics. People complained that it was “too long, too many songs” and that it is “not a commercial film”. Yash Chopra also informed viewers that a distributor refused to release the picture after these reports came out. “A lot of messages were passed that ‘Another flop is coming. Don’t give them theatres’,” said Yash Chopra.

However, the audience whole-heartedly Chandni. It became a smashing hit and brought back the era of romance in Bollywood. Karan Johar smilingly quipped, “It had gone against what the entire trade had predicted.”

Also Read: Netflix docu-series The Romantics, a tribute to Yash Chopra and YRF, to release on Valentine’s Day

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Photos: Ranbir Kapoor and Pritam Chakraborty snapped promoting Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

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Sidharth Malhotra – Kiara Advani strike a pose with late Vikram Batra’s family at their wedding reception, see photo

The newlyweds Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani hosted a grand wedding reception in Mumbai on February 12. The who’s who of Bollywood attended the party on Sunday night and danced their hearts out. Turns out, even late Captain Vikram Batra’s family was invited to the Mumbai reception. The actors, who starred in Shershaah, played the role of Vikram Batra and Dimple based on the lives of Kargil martyr and his girlfriend respectively.

Vikram Batra’s brother Vishal Batra shared a photo on his Instagram story on Sunday night with the newlyweds. For the wedding reception, Kiara wore a white and black gown with an emerald necklace whereas Sidharth donned an embellished black outfit. Now, several photos from the wedding reception are going viral. It was a star-studded affair with actors, including Kriti Sanon, Ananya Panday, Aditya Roy Kapur, Bhumi Pednekar, filmmaker Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, designer Manish Malhotra, Anupam Kher, Aditya Seal among others, clicked photos with the newlyweds.

 

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On the work front, Kiara Advani was last seen in Govinda Naam Mera. She will next star in Satyaprem Ki Katha alongside Kartik Aaryan and RC15 with South superstar Ram Charan. Meanwhile, Sidharth Malhotra was most recently seen in Mission Majnu. He has Rohit Shetty’s cop series Indian Police Force, as well as Yodha with Raashii Khanna and Disha Patani, slated for release this year.

ALSO READ: INSIDE PHOTOS: Sidharth Malhotra – Kiara Advani host grand wedding reception; Karan Johar, Kriti Sanon, Ananya Panday, Aditya Roy Kapur make it a starry affair

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Zeenat Aman shares a throwback picture along with Mother Vardhini Scharwachter on her Instagram

Veteran actor Zeenat Aman who recently debuted on Instagram, treated her fans with yet another throwback picture. Zeenat was pictured with Vardhini Scharwachter, her mother. Along with sharing a heartfelt note for her mother, she also disclosed that the majority of her family photos were destroyed in the 2005 floods in Mumbai.

Zeenat Aman took a trip down memory lane and shared a black and white picture along with her mother on her unverified Instagram account. The actress shared a rare picture from her adolescences. Sharing the picture, she captioned, “If I have lived an extraordinary life it’s because I was brought up by an extraordinary woman. My mother Vardhini Scharwachter was what you’d call a ‘pataka’. Elegant, intelligent, feisty and my pillar of support.”

She further added. “She was a practicing Hindu and she epitomised the ideas of tolerance, love and empowerment. Her faith did not stop her from marrying my father Amanullah Khan. Later, after they had separated, she fell in love with and married a wonderful German man, whom I called Uncle Heinz. She taught me to stand on my own two feet and to live life on my own terms. She was truly the wind beneath my wings.

I lost most of my family photographs in the Mumbai floods of 2005, and so the few that i can find are all the more precious to me.”

Fans flooded her comments section with love. A user wrote, “Ur my fav, loved ur acting in the movie “don”,”satyam shivam sundaram”…u looked great in both modern n village roles..#fan from Karnataka,” another fan wrote, “Hope you are doing great ma’am lots of love and wellness to you.” A comment read, “You two look so beautiful,” while another comment read, “Lovely picture ma’am.”

Zeenat Aman is an Indian actress and a former model. The Evil Within (1970), starring Dev Anand, marked the former beauty queen’s acting debut. She has acted in films like Yaadon Ki Baarat, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Qurbani, Dharam Veer, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Insaaf Ka Tarazu among others.

Also Read: Zeenat Aman joins Instagram; says, “In the 70s the film and fashion industry was absolutely male dominated”

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BH Style Icons 2023: Karan Johar has a ‘special’ association with the awards; calls his style journey “exhilarating and rewarding”

Over the years, filmmaker Karan Johar has become synonymous with style and fashion. Through his much-loved films and intrinsic style statements, Karan has gone on to inspire generations. It’s not surprising then that he has proved to be an undisputed and inspirational achiever, not just as a filmmaker but also because of his incomparable, peerless, and distinct sense of style. The inimitable touch of chic style that he brings into his professional as well as personal space makes him the ultimate “style icon” that nearly everyone yearns to be.

After all, how can one forget the branded fashion labels from Karan’s debut film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (remember the ‘COOL’ chain or DKNY attires)? The film went on to inspire fans and several filmmakers alike. Later on too, Karan aced Western as well as Indian fashion trends, including the chiffon saree trend, a la his idol, late Yash Chopra. Karan’s characters, such as the iconic one, Poo (essayed by Kareena Kapoor Khan), also always put their best fashion foot forward.

Not just that, Karan himself has, over the years, proved to be a quintessential style icon with his pitch-perfect ensembles, super cool sunglasses, eye-catching footwear and, of course, his indomitable spirit. As Bollywood Hungama gears up to host the maiden ‘Bollywood Hungama Style Icons’ awards on March 24, we are thrilled to announce our association with the super-talented filmmaker Karan Johar. As Karan completes a glorious 25 years as a filmmaker with flying colours (after debuting with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998), Bollywood Hungama Style Icons awards are set to felicitate the multi-faceted personality for his blockbuster journey, with him being the “Special Focus” personality at this year’s edition of the awards. The idea is to put a special spotlight on style and fashion through the lens of Karan Johar’s films.

Speaking about his stint with inimitable fashion and style, Karan told us: “Fashion and style have been a passion and a hobby for me much more than an existing aesthetic industry. Incorporating and creating fashion and style trends through my 25-year journey in Hindi cinema has been both exhilarating and rewarding in equal measure. Pop culture invariably leads to relevance, and I am proud to be part of this movement through chiffons, silhouettes, hipster fashion, and athleisure. I am delighted to be acknowledged by Bollywood Hungama and look forward to the progression of this property (Bollywood Hungama Style Icons awards).”

A few months ago, we had announced that Bollywood Hungama was gearing up to host the first edition of the Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Awards 2023. Following this, we revealed the logo, the date, and venue, as well as the eminent jury members for the dazzling celebration of glitz, glamour, and entertainment, curated and directed by Cinema Waale Film and Television Productions LLP & produced by Across Media Solutions. Now, as we draw closer to the event date, it is our pleasure to announce our association with maverick filmmaker Karan Johar.

As for the awards, the maiden edition of the Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Awards shall take place on 24th March 2023 at J W Marriott Mumbai Juhu. Known for their innate sense of strong personality and intrinsic élan, the ‘Style Icons’ never fail to put their most stylish foot forward. Not just Bollywood, the award function shall celebrate achievers from diverse walks of life – whether it’s Television, Sports, Business, Fashion, OTT, Culinary World, Regional Cinema and more. With this annual celebration of style, ‘Bollywood Hungama Style Icons’ is going to honour luminaries, who stand as an inspiration for innumerable Indians, across the globe.

Also Read: BH Style Icon of the Day – From the ideal boss woman to the fashion icon- Kareena Kapoor Khan

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Painter Lalitha Lajmi, sister of filmmaker Guru Dutt, passes away at 90

Late filmmaker Guru Dutt’s sister Lalitha Lajmi, noted painter, has passed away at the age of 90. The news of her demise was shared by the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) on Monday.

“With Profound grief and sorrow NGMA, Mumbai, Ministry of Culture, Government of India shares the news of demise of veteran artist and printmaker Smt. Lalitha Lajmi who left for heavenly abode this morning (13.02.2023). Our Deepest Condolences. RIP,” NGMA wrote in the post on Twitter.

The note read, “Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India , we were honoured to present “The Minds Cupboard” – a retrospective of Lalitha Ji’s large body of work at the NGMA on January 12th, 2023.”

“Lalitha Lajmi was born to a poet father and a poly-linguist writer mother in Kolkata in 1932. Coming from a family involved in the arts, Lajmi was very fond of classical dance and painting. She found her calling in painting. An unparalleled watercolourist, through her works she narrates a layered history of the modem Indian woman in the decades that followed Independence. Often her vvorks reflect the hidden tensions that exist between men and women, captured in the different roles they play. Yet, her women are not meek individuals, but assertive and individualistic, with a strong autobiographical element.  Lalitha Ji was a regular at all our NGMA opening receptions and we will miss her gracious presence,” the note concluded.

Lalitha Lajmi’s last work The Mind’s Cupboard is on exhibition at the NGMA in Mumbai till February 26, 2023.

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