The red carpet at the 79th Cannes Film Festival witnessed many glamorous moments this year, but few carried the striking blend of elegance, intelligence, and emotional depth quite like actor and medical scientist Niharica Raizada’s appearance at the premiere of the French historical epic La Bataille de Gaulle: L'âge de fer (The Iron Age). At TheGlitz, we spotted what stood out clearly... not merely the couture or the celebrity glamour — it was the effortless way Niharica embodied the spirit of a truly global Indian woman.
There’s a strange new Olympic sport flourishing among a section of Indian influencers and well-heeled travellers. It involves flying abroad, standing dramatically in front of impeccably clean European streets or in this case, Sri Lankan railway platforms, inhaling deeply as though they’ve personally discovered oxygen, and then loudly announcing to unsuspecting foreigners that India is “the filthiest country in the world.”
As the Founder of Vikar Beauty, Diksha Paul hasn’t just created another beauty label, she has actually quietly led a cultural shift in the Indian Beauty Industry. One that replaces correction with confidence, insecurity with individuality, and unrealistic perfection with honest self-expression. At a time when the beauty industry often profits from self-doubt, Vikar Beauty dares to ask a radically simple question: What if beauty was never something that needed fixing in the first place?
Here in an exclusive interview with Sumita Chakraborty, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, TheGlitz, Abhinav Pathak, CEO & Co-Founder, Escape Plan, speaks about building Escape Plan, the future of Indian travel culture, the psychology of design-led mobility, lessons from scaling Perpule, and why the next generation of Indian consumers no longer wants products that merely function — they want products that reflect who they are becoming.
When a dynamic filmmaker known for punchlines, pop culture instincts, and blockbuster entertainment suddenly walks into a newsroom, you know one thing for certain — business as usual is officially over. In a move that has already sparked industry curiosity, Raaj Shaandilyaa — the man behind crowd-pleasers like Dream Girl, Dream Girl 2 and Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video — has joined News India 24x7 as Vice Chairman.
One year after its landmark launch at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025, Women in Film India returned to Cannes 2026 with purpose, momentum, and something even more meaningful: continuity. In an industry where access has historically remained elusive for women creators, the organisation’s growing presence at the world’s most influential film festival signals something far bigger than representation alone. It signals structural change.
There’s a certain kind of silence in the jungle that luxury hotels can never manufacture. A silence broken only by rustling leaves, distant birdsong, the soft crackle of a bonfire, and somewhere far away, the low warning call that signals a tiger is near. As dawn light spills across the golden forests of the National Park, the world suddenly feels slower, quieter, almost suspended in time — and perhaps that’s exactly why some of the world’s most visible people are escaping into the wild. At TheGlitz, we believe this is where luxury stops performing and starts feeling.
On International Tea Day, the humble chai break gets its moment — and it turns out this small, unhurried pause from screens may be doing more for your eyesight than any wellness product you have ever bought. We live in what Dr. Himanshu Mehta, senior ophthalmologist at ASG The Vission Eye Center, calls a phygital world, where the physical and digital have become so tangled that stepping away takes a conscious effort. "It is the simple pleasures that help us step away from screens and reconnect with people and nature," he says. "The ubiquitous chai break is a perfect example of engaging with people while also giving a break to our eyes."
The premium menswear and lifestyle label under The House of Rare has officially entered the travel gear category through a strategic collaboration with Escape Plan, unveiling two sleek luggage collections — Gallardo and Tony — designed for the new-age traveller who believes style should never stop at the wardrobe. Now, it’s taking that same design language beyond fashion and into movement — because today’s consumer doesn’t just dress well; they travel well too.
Entrepreneur, leader, patriot, and proud cat mom, Vandana Sethi represents a modern woman who has embraced every version of herself unapologetically. While she has consciously built her identity as a successful professional and visionary entrepreneur through her brand Luv My India, it was the unexpected role of being a “cat mother” that transformed her most deeply.