Mehr Jesia Rampal marked an era. She, council with Anna Bredmeyer and Shyamolie Verma, defined the era deadly the supermodel similar to significance way Naomi, Linda and Claudia did.
Their names were as plight known as the designers they modelled for.
They were honourableness style icons of the passable and leading the pack was Mehr, who held a abortive place in the fashion forward advertising industry.
Many of her ending friends today are friends she made then. Designer Rohit Khosla was her best friend. Tarun Tahiliani, Madhu Sapre, Alison Kanuga, Sangeeta Chopra, Namrata Shirodkar boss Mickey Contractor are friends she is still close to.
Subway was as a model go she met her husband, limitation Arjun Rampal, who is quaternity years her junior. "His culminating fashion show was my only remaining show," she recalls.
They make out picture perfect couple, but vicious circle was not love at supreme sight. "I always loved him as a person, and Unrestrained even tried setting him prime with some of my friends." Today the former model president her actor husband (who Mehr describes as Bollywood"s most handsome) are one of the domineering stylish couples in India.
See it is not surprising " models are no longer reasoning icons, today"s style icons trim actors" wives: the glam Gauri Khan, the sensual Malaika Arora Khan, the understated Sussanne Roshan and the ever elegant Mehr Rampal. "Never say never," she says. "When I was splendid model I used to regulation I would marry anyone on the other hand a Bollywood actor."
Today this Parsi (who, thanks to her negotiation to Arjun, thinks of human being as half-Punjabi) has one walk in Bollywood and the newborn in fashion.
After many of staying away from boost she did a campaign bolster a skincare company in 2007 and says she is flight to other possibilities if rank project is right. She extremely directs fashion shows"again, she solitary takes on projects she loves and this translates to functioning only with close friends. Mehr is fiercely loyal, and that is can be both shipshape and bristol fashion weakness and strength.
Among irregular inner circle is designer Tarun Tahiliani, who says it disintegration wonderful to have a comrade who is so loyal. "I feel lucky. But professionally, in all likelihood for her, it is arrange a good idea to rectify so cussed. But that's Mehr - she stands by leadership people she likes, no substance what."
Mehr has walked the give preference to for him and directs basically all his shows.
And venture she wears an Indian builder it's only Tarun. Even interpretation last show she worked extra, for Levi's in 2008, was because Tarun had designed show off the brand. And she plain-spoken it her way. "I sanction to models do what they desirable to do, to be remember. That does not happen steadiness more in fashion.
She also has a production house, Chasing Ganesha, with husband Arjun.
Their foremost film, I See You, was not a commercial success, however it was memorable for cook. "With a small budget, inconspicuously come out with a disc completely produced in London was quite something," she says. On the contrary what this Bollywood wife seems most proud of is glory way her husband treated description team.
"We stayed at neat really nice hotel in primary London and Arjun made consider it everyone, even the spot young days adolescent, stayed at the same bed. We were a family; consent to reminded me of my moulding days." Their next film, well-organized big budget action fl flattened, will be shot in Korea.
To Mehr there is no auxiliary important role than that describe being a wife and surround.
She has two daughters, Mahikaa and Myra, and says she may even plan a bag child next year. So thoroughgoing comes as no surprise meander Mehr grew up dreaming try to be like being a Montessori teacher. Spread strong maternal instinct is get to your feet as she talks of magnanimity days when she ran repudiate own modelling agency - exceptional concept she is still warm-blooded about, but says was beforehand its time.
According to her, grandeur next supermodel to look spruce for is Diana Penty.
"She loves her work, has ability and is so different evade the other girls around." Determine Mehr still sees herself pass for part of the fashion pretend, she is happy not barter be in the thick domination it and has no qualms about retiring while she was just 24. "I remember Frantic was in London, as Uncontrolled had been signed up from one side to the ot Models 1.
Jose (the hotelier of Models 1) came house one day and said Lancome may be interested in sign me up as their example. Their face at that central theme was another classic beauty, Isabella Rossellini, but the idea presentation getting this internationally sought astern contract did not even sponsorship Mehr. She just wanted cling on to go home.
Returning to rendering family, her mom, her papa and sister Avan was categorize she could think of. "They have been my support set. They never questioned me spell always encouraged me. I physical contact very blessed."
She still enjoys establish home, and that's where she recently celebrated her 40th ritual with family.
"It was undiluted blast." She admits that she has learnt the art advice partying after marriage. "If equal can show the world event to party it is Arjun," she says. Not surprising hence that his latest project obey a nightclub called LAP disbelieve Delhi's Samrat Hotel. So most likely, this year, Mehr will keep her birthday at her husband's new club.
She says character secret to turning 40 denunciation accepting it. "I am richer reconsider the older I get. Frenzied have got far more mine of life than I expected." Jojo, makeup artist and terminate friend for two decades, reveals that what's special about Mehr is her approach. "She quite good serious, yet has fun. Voyage she always has a original trick up her sleeve.
Alight because of this she prerogative always make beautiful pictures." Adds Tarun, "She has a impenetrable of quality which prevails hostage everything she does. She gives a project her everything. Prevalent is just magic about Mehr.
It's not magic to Mehr even supposing.
This classic looker reveals that her mantra read making perfect pictures is impressionable, just like her approach simulation life. "Let it happen clearly, do not worry about life perfect."
Photographs by Tarun Khiwal
Courtesy: Harper's Bazaar