Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor walk the ramp for Azmi's fashion show
Bachchan wore a bandhgala chikankari achkan
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-04-02 14:43 GMT
Mumbai: Several Bollywood celebrities including megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actor Ranbir Kapoor walked the ramp for a fashion show organised by actress Shabana Azmi in support of women empowerment. Bachchan, Ranbir, Farhan Akhtar, Sidharth Malhotra and Akshay Kumar sashayed in ace designer Manish Malhotra's creations at Azmi's NGO Mijwan Welfare Society's annual event 'Mijwan Fashion Show 2014' last night.
The NGO was founded by late Kaifi Azmi and is headed by Shabana now along with Namrata Goyal. Bachchan, 71, wore a bandhgala chikankari achkan and teamed it with white Pathani salwar for the show whose theme was 'Men for Mizwan'. Farhan was seen in a blue sherwani and Ranbir looked dapper in a sherwani with heavy chikankari and dupatta.
"A large number of colleagues and a large number of very beautiful ladies that walk the walk for designer Manish Malhotra.. A satisfying experience and credit of immense value," Bachchan posted on his blog. 'Men for Mijwan' is the fourth fashion show by the NGO that showcased stunning chikankari of the Mijwan girls. The NGO aims to empower rural India with a focus on the girl child and women.
Bollywood stars including Amitabh with wife Jaya, Kajol and her sister Tanisha, Ranbir Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Neetu Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonali Bendre, Sushmita Sen, Richa Chadda, Farhan Akhtar, Parineeti Chopra, Siddharth Malhotra, Javed Akhtar, Kalki Koechlin and Aditi Rao Hydari were present at the show.