London Dreams

After the celebrity-studded Mumbai launch of their two-volume book titled India Fantastique at Nita and Mukesh Ambani’s towering mansion Antilla last month,couturiers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla are making headlines yet again. This time,for the London launch of this coffee-table book. The exclusive,by invitation only,event was held at Sotheby’s in London on September 5. Rubbing shoulders with Amitabh Bachchan was Hollywood actor Dame Judi Dench,both of them clad in Abu-Sandeep creations. Dench,who has worn Abu-Sandeep outfits at the Oscars and the BAFTAs,noted how she first saw actor Sophie Marceau wearing an Abu-Sandeep on the film sets of The World is Not Enough. “I asked Lindy Hemming (Oscar-winning costume designer) about it and she put me in touch with the boys. The association has continued to date,” she said. Also present at the do were industrialist Lakshmi Mittal with wife Usha. The highlight of the event was an exhibition of the designer duo’s work — also held at Sotheby’s — from September 3 to 5.