Blackberrys Sharp Nights Jam Up

Blackberrys, one of India’s most sought after menswear brand, recently brought together fashion and music, on a single night, on a single stage. It launched the Spring Summer’ 2013 collection at the Blackberrys Sharp Nights Jam Up, at an exclusive, closed door fashion extravaganza where moi was invited :) and where Arjun Rampal, Ayuhsmann Khurrana, Anushka Manchanda and Karsh Kale walked the ramp to showcase Blackberrys Summer 13 collection as the official show stoppers and then jammed up to create some really edgy music.

The night opened with the fashion show for the launch of the Spring Summer' 2013 collection. I would describe the collection as a blend of the old and the new - some looks that reminded you of the 60's with bow ties and slim suits, some classic fit suits and some very trendy pieces keeping in mind the young, worked out, chiselled bodies in today's time.

Can anyone else make maroon pants and a maroon bow tie look that hot?

Ayushmann looking dapper in the suit

The show stoppers taking to the ramp

What followed the fashion dose was the Jam up night and what a night it was! The Jam up concept was to combine some of the finest and most versatile talents in music and Bollywood, who have challenged existing norms and redefined conventional roles, and so we saw 4 new-age artists: Arjun Rampal(yes he spun some awesome EDM), Ayushmann Khurrana, Anushka Manchanda and Karsh Kale enthrall the crowd with their performances. Blackberrys has been known for the ‘twist’, ‘for challenging norms’ and 'walking the unbeaten path'. With the brand’s mantra of ‘Go Sharp’, this concept was another novelty from the brand.

Arjun Rampal making the crowd dance to his EDM tunes and creating quite a stir

Hotness!! All our Bollwood DJs please take a back-seat! We have a new star!

Ayushmann churned out Pani da rang, Saadi gali and Mera Mann making the crowd sing along with him

High energy and jumping around :)

This groovy video will give you a complete snapshot of the night and tell how FAB it was! :) You'll totally agree with what I was talking about ;)

And finally, Ri(t)ch Styles had to take her outfit snap too right ;), so here we are

Pic Credit: Twinkle Dalal

With the eclectic mix of artists that we saw at the Blackberrys Sharp Night Jam Up, this evening is surely going to be one that we will remember for life, for its celebration of all things sharp and fashionable! :)

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Chivas Studio 2012 - Strangers in the Night

When I received an invite to the exclusive Chivas Studio 2012 event this year, my happiness knew no bounds. After all how often does one get invited to a rich blend of cinema, art, installation and music – with the likes of Karan Johar, Rohit Bal and Karsh Kale coming together to showcase their eclectic talent.

Friendship, collaborations and creative brotherhood ushered in The Chivas Studio 2012. This years’ edition saw Karan Johar and Chivas presenting a short film directed by Shakun Batra, a tale of real friendship titled “Strangers in the Night” on the first day. The short movie is a quirky story of two friends with opposing ideas of love and romance and a ll it takes is one night and two strangers to change their beliefs. It marked the promising debut of Mohit Marwah - Anil Kapoor's nephew.

The cast of the movie with the makers

Rohit Bal transformed the lawns into an Urban Mela which was very simply an urban take on rural sensibilities. It was a cutting edge interpretation of the traditional Indian street fair. Rohit Bal had taken the essence of everything conventional in a street fair and given it a twist of urban and modern proportions. There were bird men and puppet looking giant figures walking all over the place(which was kinda scary), giant pin wheels were installed and as a prop each one of us were handed a colourful pin wheel - reminded me of my kiddie days.

The Karan Johar 'Student Of the Year' boys Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Kayoze Irani were in the forefront mingling with everyone along with Karan Johar. Arjun Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor were present to cheer for their cousin Mohit while Imran Khan was rooting for his best friend Shakun Batra. Boman  Irani as usual was at his charming best!

All in all it was a brilliant nite with awesome drinks by the renowned bartender Shatbhi Basu and some wonderful company and a great short film.

More on the who's who at the starry nite in this video

With the Chivas Studio being a global platform designed to foster creative collaborations between artistes and opinion leaders from various genres, resulting in unique, sensorial experiences and to promote the brand ethos of Generosity, Brotherhood, Luxury and Friendship, I hope to see a lot more in the future from them. 

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