Effortlessly charming Kajol lights up designer Ana Singh's store launch party 
September 6, 2008 (Sawf News) - Kajol accompanied by sister Tanisha formally launched the flagship store of Bollywood designer Ana Singh at Bandra on September 5. A bevy of Bollywood glitterati, which included Aishwarya Rai, Gauri Khan, Karan Johar and Sussane Khan, attended the event.
Kajol paired her chocolate colored wide leg pants with a long sleeve front button tunic with flower embroidery; it had pearl and metal bead accents around the neck extending down the placket and sleeve cuffs.
She accessorized with her heartwarming smile, chunky stone drop earrings, a ring each in both her hands and an oversized ivory clutch with metallic frame. Her tangled look below shoulder length dark hair was left casually open. Her entire ensemble was complimentary to her beautiful skin and mesmerizing honey colored eyes. Her sister Tanisha was more boldly attired (as always?) in a strapless asymmetrical hem pink satin dress with a rouched bodice. Her long layered cut golden hair framed her face, cascading down her shoulders. Unfortunately the sisters left within a short while owing to Kajol's ill health. The theme of the party was red and that was how the glamorous Ana Singh and her staff were dressed as they warmly welcomed the guests. Others who attended the event to the delight of photogs clicking away included Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan, Chunky Pandey, Sophie Choudhari, Zarine Khan, Queenie Dhodie, Kim Sharma, Preeti Jhangiani, Azhruddin and Sangeeta Bijlani, Chayaa Mommaya, Achla Sachdev, Vikram Chatwal, Sonu Sood, Poonam Dhillon, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Aashish Chowdhary, Boman Irani with wife, Neelam, Ketan Mehta, Sooraj Bharjatiya with family, Divya Khosla Kumar and Kehkashan among others. Ana Singh launches her own proprietorship design store tonight at Bandra with her favourite actress Kajol Devgan... “She’s a kickass actress who chose not to be a star,” says the designer of Kajol (TOI photo)
Bollywood designer Ana Singh, who made the Guinness Book for doing 750 films in 20 years, and who got the National Award twice for Umrao Jaan and Taj Mahal, has now made and got her own proprietorship design store at Bandra.
It opens tonight with all the pomp, ceremony and attendance of a Hindi film premiere and will have the lovely Kajol stepping back into the limelight for Ana’s sake.
Ana’s garments in the store include 17 different collections of women’s wear with the fabrics all being from France and Italy, even the Indian sarees have French lame. And there is a small, funky collection of men’s shirts, a pret line made of Bollywood posters that have Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, all very reasonably priced. Ana’s mantra is to be original. And her originality extends beyond her fashion line.
The store has been designed by Ayesha Shroff (“Suzanne Roshan consulted, then got busy with her baby”), Zarine Khan got Ana a lovely Italian chandelier, Dimple Kapadia produced the most amazing candles, there are rugs from Turkey, and Ana herself handpainted accessory chests in devotion to Raja Ravi Varma. She is, you must know, a gold medalist from the JJ School of Art. Bahut dum hai,” she said, “I live to create.”
