Source: TOI
MUMBAI: Ever flamboyant MP Vijay Mallaya dares to swim where angels fear to tread. The liquor baron launched his "Kingfisher Swimsuit special 2004" amidst a star studded tropical brunch in Mumbai on Sunday afternoon.
The afternoon was a mix of Bollywood and fashion celebrities. Bollywood's favourite pin-up boy Hrithik Roshan unveiled the calendar. The swimsuit calendar is a yearly affair by Mallaya where he presents the best of Indian beauties in their barest form. This year the calendar has been shot at the exotic locales of Thailand by photographer Atul Kasbekar.
The beauties featured this year are Czech model Yana Gupta, Vidisha Pawate, Pia Trivedi, London-based Nisa Hindes and Rohini Tiwari from New York. The calendar features swimwear designed by India's leading designers – Rohit Bal, Ashish Soni, Aki Narula, Tarun Tahiliani, Ritu Beri, Sabyasachi Mukerjee, Manoviraj Khosla, Hemant Trivedi, Wendell Rodericks, Vikram Phadnis, Rajesh Patap Singh and Anshu Arora Sen.
Introduced in 2003, the 'Kingfisher Swimsuit Special' is the first of its kind swimsuit calendar in India. A showcase for the Indian fashion industry today, the calendar is a rare combination of photography, fashion, sun, surf and sand – symbolising life, fun and beauty.
This year it has been magnificently shot against the spectacular beaches, mesmerizing ocean and picturesque skies of Thailand's Phuket and Krabi islands, by India's ace photographer Atul Kasbekar.
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Launching this year's Kingfisher Swimsuit Special 2004, a swimsuit calendar that showcases the Indian fashion industry, Roshan instead pointed to the beautiful Indian women featured in it. "I don't mind being an attendant to photographer Atul Kasbekar," he laughed.
Some well-known faces from the film and fashion world were spotted at the meet: Pooja Bedi, Amrita Arora with Upen Patel, Padmini and Tejashwini Kolhapure, Suman Ranganathan, Rahul Roy and Rajalaxmi, Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Bal, Aki Narula, Hemant Trivedi, Manoviraj Khosla, Manish Arora, Malini Ramani, Rina Dhaka, Ajay And Vijay Balhara, Aditya Bal and Kamal Sindhu.
Introduced in 2003, the Kingfisher Swimsuit Special is the first calendar of its kind, combining photography and fashion to portray life, fun and beauty.
The calendar features swimwear designed by India's leading designers - Rohit Bal, Ashish Soni, Aki Narula, Tarun Tahiliani, Ritu Beri, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Manoviraj Khosla, Hemant Trivedi, Wendell Rodricks, Vikram Phadnis, Rajesh Pratap Singh and Anshu Arora Sen.
India's leading models - Yana Gupta and Vidisha Pavate and new faces - Piya Trivedi, Nifa Hindes based out of London and Rohini Tiwari from New York have been chosen to depict this year's almanac.
Photographer Kasbekar shot the Kingfisher Swimsuit Special 2004, against the spectacular beaches, mesmerizing ocean and picturesque skies of Thailand's Phuket and Krabi islands.
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Source: Indiainfo
His friendship with MP Vijay Mallya is well known, so its not surprising that Hrithik Roshan graced the honours of launching Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2004. Hrithik was quite elated to be there amongst the babes. India's Yana Gupta and Vidisha Pavte, London based Piya Trivedi and Nafisa Hindes and New York's Rohini Tiwari were chosen as the hot-shot model to grace the calendars. Hrithik who is currently basking in the glory of KOI MIL GAYA'S success didn't mind being an attendant to photographer, Atul Kasbekar. Hrithik's LAKSHYA shooting is nearly completed and post-production work is going on. Amrita Arora was also present there with her guy Upen Patel, had something stored for Hrithik. She called him the 'sexiest' actor in Bollywood. Wonder what Hrithik's wife, Suzanne has to say to Amrita!
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Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan holds a new Kingfisher Swimsuit Special 2004 calendar at the JW Marriott Hotel in Juhu, a north western suburb of Mumbai on January 11, 2004. The Kingfisher Swimsuit Special 2004 calendar sponsored by Kingfisher, the flagship brand from the stable of brewing giant United Breweries was shot against the spectacular beaches, ocean and picturesque skies of Thailand's Phuket and Krabi Islands by photographer Atul Kasbekar, using leading models and designers from India.