Clcokwise from left: stills from 'Lagaan', styled by Bhanu Athaiya, 'Don', styled by Mani J. Rabadi and 'Umrao Jaan', styled by Leena Daru.
Fashion

Bhanu Athaiya, Leena Daru and Mani J. Rabadi: How Three Iconic Female Costume Designers Reshaped Bollywood

Long before stylists became celebrities, these three women turned costume design into an art form — and changed how Bollywood looked forever.

BY Prathyush Parasuraman
Grace Hayden takes in sweeping aerial views of the Heart Reef from a helicopter
Travel

Gear Up to Unwind 

From private picnics on Whitehaven Beach to heart-stopping flights over the Great Barrier Reef, The Hollywood Reporter India explores Hamilton Island in Queensland, Australia, with localite Grace Hayden as insiders experience it: effortless and impossibly chic. 

BY Chirag Mohanty Samal 
On the sets of 'Dhurandhar', 'Guns & Gulaabs', 'Aśoka' and 'Shyam Singha Roy'.
Fashion

From 'Dhurandhar' to 'Toxic': Bollywood's Biggest Costume Designers Pull Back the Curtain

From mere afterthought to recognised art form, costume designers Smriti Chauhan, Neha Bajaj, Anu Vardhan and Neeraja Kona are now finally demanding their due.

BY Ananya Shankar
Alia Bhatt in 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani,'  Trisha Krishnan in 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa' and Anushka Sharma in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'
Fashion

Make-up Artists Decode Indian Cinema's Most Memorable Looks: From Trisha in 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa' to Alia Bhatt in 'Rocky Aur Rani...'

The make-up artists behind Indian cinema’s most memorable characters reveal the vision, techniques and details on how they transformed actors into icons, and how to recreate the magic.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Fashion

Dressing Mogambo and Gabbar Singh: How Hindi Cinema's Greatest Villains Were Outfitted

From dacoits to despots, costume designers reveal their inspiration behind the costumes that defined cinema’s greatest antagonists.

BY Shilajit Mitra
Rithvik Dhanjani in Egypt.
Travel

Rithvik Dhanjani Takes Us Inside His Egyptian Fever Dream

From dodging cars at a Cairo souk to go-karting by the Red Sea, actor Rithvik Dhanjani witnesses how myth meets modernity.

BY Anushka Halve
Anaita Shroff Adajania, Priyanka Kapadia and Rhea Kapoor make up some of the names on the esteemed list
Fashion

Top 10 Stylists in India | Here's Who Is Defining the Visual Language of Celebrityhood Today

THR India picks the top 10 stylists, creative directors, costume designers, and fashion consultants building India’s visual language today — on screen, on the red carpet, and everywhere in between.

BY Team THR India
Meet the jury: (Clockwise from top) Vijendra Bhardwaj, Sarah-Jane Dias, Vahbiz Mehta, Shweta Shiware and Bandana Tewari.
Fashion

Top 10 Stylists in India | Meet The Jury

Chosen from a wider pool of 25 by a five-member jury of senior fashion editors, models, fashion choreographers, and cultural observers, the final cohort was assessed through representation, innovation, execution, impact and range.

BY Team THR India
A picture of the Aura SkyPool in Dubai.
Travel

Where India Meets the World in Dubai’s Cultural Quarter

From arthouse cinema to haute couture and sky-high dining, Dubai feels like a second home for India’s creative class.

BY Ananya Shankar
Saba Azad, Santanu Hazarika, Arjun Kanungo and Krystle D'Souza.
Fashion

On-Set Wardrobes: What Saba Azad, Arjun Kanungo, Santanu Hazarika and Krystle D'Souza Wear To Work

Spotted on set, on stage and on the streets — four tastemakers reveal the clothes, shoes and accessories they swear by right now.

BY Ananya Shankar
Poorna Patel-Soni in her Mumbai home
Interiors

Inside Poorna Patel-Soni’s Immersive Sanctuary

How the Mumbai tastemaker collaborated with Sonos to transform her sea-facing residence into a blueprint for the modern Indian home.

BY Anuja Bhatt
Fashion

The Devil Says Nada: On The Death of Fashion Critique in India

In 2026, genuine fashion critique can’t be heard over the claps and front-row selfies. Can the real critics please stand up?

BY Ananya Shankar
Manish Malhotra with showstopper Kriti Sanon at Dubai Fashion Week 2026
Fashion

Dubai Fashion Week 2026: Manish Malhotra and Krésha Bajaj Lead the Charge

The Hollywood Reporter India sits front row at Dubai Fashion Week, in conversation with Manish Malhotra, Kresha Bajaj, and AFC founder and CEO Jacob Abrian as Indian fashion makes a stronger claim in the Middle East.

BY Ananya Shankar
Radhika Apte, Dia Mirza, Shilpa Rao and Pernia Qureshi.
Fashion

Heirlooms That Hold Time: From Radhika Apte to Dia Mirza, Here Is The Jewellery That Shaped Them

A peek into the treasure chests of Dia Mirza, Radhika Apte, Shilpa Rao, and Pernia Qureshi to explore the jewellery in their lives and the pieces that hold memory, ritual, and family.

BY Harsh Aditya
Maanvi Gagroo
Travel

How Maanvi Gagroo Celebrated Her Birthday in Vietnam: Hanoi, Da Nang and a Slower Way to Travel

The 'Four More Shots Please!' actor traded scripts for street food, cruises, and coffee on a birthday trip to Vietnam.

BY Anushka Halve
The Indian Prime Minister’s Range Rover Sentinel.
Travel

Shah Rukh Khan and Yash to Ranbir Kapoor: Why Indian Celebrities Covet The Range Rover

The Range Rover has gone from off-road champion to red carpet essential. Here’s why it became the celebrity car of choice across generations of Indian stars.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
From left to right: Diljit Dosanjh, Jonita Gandhi and Karan Aujla on stage.
Fashion

Diljit Dosanjh to Jonita Gandhi: How Are Indian Pop Stars Experimenting With Fashion?

Indian pop stars today are ditching the dated bodysuit for something far more interesting

BY Ananya Shankar
Fashion designer Anamika Khanna.
Fashion

Anamika Khanna On Reshaping How Indian Women Dress, and Why Sonam Kapoor Is Her Constant Muse

From Rashmika Mandanna to Oprah Winfrey, Ananya Panday to Deepika Padukone, designer Anamika Khanna is working with her twin sons, still dressing global icons, and watching Indian fashion claim its place on the world stage — all while staying true to her instinct.

BY Ananya Shankar
For Hina Khan, one of the highlights of the trip was visiting the locations where famous K-dramas were shot.
Travel

Hina Khan Recounts Seoul-Searching in South Korea

Actor Hina Khan explores South Korea’s scenic beauty, historic palaces, cosy cafés and celebrated skincare rituals — all packed into a one-week getaway.

BY Ananya Shankar