In picture: Anushka Sharma was demure and dazzling in a beige, beaded net ghagra choli
Celebrities turned up en masse for Shabana Azmi's charity fashion show - to help the young girls in her ancestral village Mijwan. And what's more, all of them walked the ramp, too!
The show came about thanks to Namrata Goel, daughter of Jet Airways' chairman Naresh Goel.
"Last year Namrata visited Mijwan for the first time. And the visit transformed her completely," said Shabana. "She started gathering support for the fashion show on Facebook. Before I knew it, she had the whole show in place."
"Namrata arranged the ramp show last year and again this year. Last year we had 22 stars walking the ramp for us. This year it has gone up to 25 stars. So our film industry's participation is growing," she added.
The funds will be used for the education of the girl children.
"In Mijwan we run a school, a college, a computer centre, and sewing and chikankari centre. The work they do is so stunning that Anita Dongre has been giving them work," said Shabana. "Now Manish Malhotra is also giving them work. The ramp show will create awareness of their fine craft."
Text: IANS/Sify; Images: Sify.com
