When the clock strikes five, the dress code loosens, the beauty gets bolder and the evening becomes a canvas for self-expression. At the Lakmē Fashion Week X FDCI Grand Finale, House of Lakmē and Amit Aggarwal’s AM turned this everyday transition into a high-fashion statement. TheGlitz decodes the new rules of after-hours glamour.
In Bollywood, stardom usually struts out in the blazing neon lights on glossy magazine covers, a barrage of interviews, designer wardrobe, Red Carpet looks, picking up random awards - from best dressed to best debut, social-media takeover - buzzing on everyone's feed heralding vociferously that a star has arrived - and zillions of airport looks snapped by shutterbugs and paps. The Saiyaara heartthrob Aneet Padda, however, has entered the big league with a rather different accessory: curiosity.
When the shimmering spotlight of Dharma Productions... once practically engraved with “Reserved for Ananya Panday”, suddenly swivels toward a new face like Aneet Padda, you can bet Bollywood’s gossip blender goes into overdrive. After all, Ananya has long been the chosen one of the Karan Johar galaxy (yes, that KJo, patron saint of pouty debuts and designer heartbreaks). But now, with Aneet — the surprise breakout star of 2025 — sashaying into the Dharma halo, it looks like Ananya’s designer heels might be wobbling just a little. Because when KJo’s eye for talent wanders, the entire industry starts whispering, “Has Ananya finally met her match? Read on...