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The style was ranked up ull notch as lm and ashion olk

descended on Katara Cultural Village or the glitzy Doha Tribeca

Film Festival. A star-studded opening ceremony encouraged

thousands o attendees to pack in to the spectacular Katara Open

Air Theatre or the world premiere o Arabian epic Black gold. The

lm's stars Antonio Banderas, Frieda Pinto, Tahar Rahim, Riz Ahmed,

Mark Strong, Jan Uddin, Akin Gazi, managed to cause a stir on thered carpet throughout the estival. As did a host o other celebrities in

the orm o Yosra, Nadine Labaki, and Doha Film Institute Executive

Director Amanda Palmer who all got the opportunity to showcase

their stunning style les with help rom two o the world's most

prominent ashion designers Stephane Rolland and Manish Malhotra

both in attendance. And let's not orget Robert De Niro, Michelle

Yeoh, Omar Shari and a whole bunch o other A-listers who helped

boost star credentials. With a myriad o movies to choose rom and a

range o other activities such as workshops and interactive sessions

the crowd certainly wasn't let down.

'Doha Talks' proved popular, especially 'She is Film' which our

emale lmmakers Nadine Labaki, Yasemin Samdereli, Jasmila

Zbanic and Nansun Phi take centre stage to discuss subjects such

as politics, religion and women working in the industry; While an

'In Conversation' session with sexy Spanish star Antonio Banderasset hearts a futter when he shared details o his lie and prolic lm

career to a packed out audience.

A perect nale to the estival came with a show rom singing

sensation, Leona Lewis. The beautiul British chart topper belted out

a powerul perormance o her hit songs such as Bleeding Loveand

Collide, as well as some renditions o popular hits consisting Snow

Patrol's tear-jerker Run, Grenadeby Bruno Mars and Seal's Kiss From

A Rose.

Egyptian film actrEss

yosra posEs in hEr stEphanE

rolland crEation with

thE man himsElf

lEbanEsE film dirEctor

nadinE labaki in a

stunning stEphanE rollandgown with hEr husband

khalEd mouzannar

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frEida pinto and dEv patEl

dazzlE thE crowd in thEir stylE

savvy salvatorE fErragamo

outfits

sExy spanish star

antonio bandErassEts hEarts racing

at thE fEstival

lEgEndary actor robErtdE niro makEs his EntrancE

on thE rEd carpEt

ExEcutivE dirEctor of

dfi amanda palmEr with

moroccan actrEss

maysa maghribi

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(lEft to right) nEshan dEr

haroutiounian, Jasmila banic,

yasEmin samdErEli, nansun shi,

and nadinE labaki

black gold stars (lEft to

right) tahar rahim, mark

strong, akin gazi, friEda pinto

and Jan uddin.

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antonio bandEras and

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awards cErEmony

british singing sEnsation lEona

lEwis bEltEd out a powErfulpErformancE of hit songs at thE

closing cErEmony

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glam'S orna ballout chatS with india'SlEading FaShion dESignEr at thE FEStival

despite numerous interviews and photo calls at the bustling

Doha Tribeca Film Festival, India's top ashion designer

Manish Malhotra is calm and polite when GLAM meets

him. Dressed smartly in a blue (his ave colour) shirt, pin striped

waistcoat and tted pants he's the epitome o cool, exuding an

inviting aura boosted by his gentle voice and handsome looks. He is

actually pretty humble considering the act he's the man behind the

style o Bollywood's biggest stars such as Aishwarya Rai, Kareena

Kapoor, Kajol, Karisma Kapoor to name a ew in other words

the movers and shakers o ashion in lm, whose association has

ultimately caused him to become quite the celebrity himsel.

It's Malhotra's rst time in Doha, and he's been given the mam-moth task o creating bespoke designs or the estival's stars includ-

ing Doha Film Institute Executive Director Amanda Palmer, Yosra,

Dalia El Bahairy and Dorra Zarrouk, or the MENA premiere oBol-

lywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told. "I'm very excited to be

here especially during this special time o Diwali," the designing ex-

travaganza enthralled.

Malhotra is characterised by his abulous ashion creations that

grace the gures o Bollywood's screen sirens, and it is thanks to the

opulent colourul combinations made up o luxurious materials, in-

tricate embroidery, embellishments, and an India meets West theme

that has caused the ashion world to all at his eet. He proves to be

hit among Arab clientele, especially in Dubai where he has a store.

"I think it is the opulence o the designs that appeals to women. I

haven't got any clients in Doha but hope that people will appreci-

ate my work, and would o course love to open a store here in the

uture."

Malhotra started his career as a costume designer or lm, and

this set the oundations or him to carve out a career as India's most

successul ashion designer. So it is unsurprising that, aside romashion, what really makes him tick, is lm. "I really love watch-

ing movies, any spare time or opportunity I get, I watch them. I've

grown up watching lms and they've been a huge infuence on my

ashion career."

However, despite his movie aection, he can't quite nail his most

memorable ashion moment in lm, as, "there have been so many o

them." Refecting his humble persona, when GLAM quizzed him as

to who has been his biggest support and inspiration, he shared: "It

has to be my mother because we are actually very similar." Cute!

For more info visit manishmalhotra.in

dfi ExEcutivE dirEctor amanda palmEr,

daila El bahairy, manish malhotra,dorra zarrouk and yosra drEssEd in

malhotra's bEspokE dEsigns