BAZAAR

BazaarCONTRIBUTORSAlan Gelati, a London-based photographer, started his career at Christie’sin 1998. He has worked with brands like L’Oréal, Givenchy, Blumarine,Chopard, and Schwarzkopf among others. In this issue, he photographs coverstar Kangana Ranaut in ‘A True Romance,’ pg 126. “It was a challenging andinteresting experience with a team of professionals who can mould arounddiferent and tricky shooting situations. The cover is what I call portraitphotography and professionalism at its best.” Sabyasachi Mukherjee hastraversed a career path that has taken him to the fashion circles of Milan, Paris,New York, London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong to name a few.His label has grown to encompass couture, ready-to-wear, andnow his own jewellery line. Here, he speaks with our cover starin ‘A True Romance,’ pg 126. “I managed to convince Kanganato colour her hair brown and embrace her natural curls. She trulyowned the environment in the setting of the French Riviera,with sunshine streaming down her shoulders and her hair letloose.Thank you Bazaar for this collaboration.” Divya Bala is afashion writer who has lived in Sydney, London, and New York.Now based in Paris, she works in fashion, features, travel, advertising,and brand consulting. In this issue, she interviews emergingdesigner Matthew Adams Dolan in ‘One To Watch’, pg 56.“Working with Matthew for this story was a special pleasure aswe have been dear friends since attending university together.He jokes that he cast Naomi Janumala in his show, because shereminded him of me, which I love! But I know it’s becausehe has a genuine passion for diversity and that’s even better.”Smridhi Sibal is a dancer-turned-fashion stylist. Styling forher is more than trend-based—it’s to understand the storyand then conceptualise an engaging shoot. She has workedfor labels like Anita Dongre, Rara Avis, and Da Milano amongothers. Here, she plays with colours in ‘Shade Card’, pg 38.“Working with Bazaar is like working with family. I starteda year ago, and since then there has been no looking back.Every project they give me is with so much love and trustthat it’s hard not to perform.” Runvijay Paul is a self-taughtphotographer. Under the guidance of Magnum lensmanRaghu Rai and mentor Nitin Rai, Paul learned that it is notnecessary to tour the seven seas to click a good photograph.You just need to have an eye to capture that unique moment as it happens, orelse you will miss out on the opportunity. In this issue, he photographs the trendof colour-blocking in ‘Shade Card’, pg 38. “Bazaar India taps into all my creativetalents. Kudos to the team who presented this wonderful opportunity to me.It is a delight to contribute to the magazine.”``````(Clockwise from top) Alan Gelati, Divya Bala, Runvijay Paul,Smridhi Sibal, and Sabyasachi Mukherjee IMAGES COURTESY ALAN GELATI, CYBELE MALINOWSKI, RUNVIJAY PAUL, SMRIDHI SIBAL, SA``````BYSACHI``````MUKHERJEE