Sharmi Adhikary

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Sharmi Adhikary has been a Delhi-based lifestyle journalist and columnist for almost two decades. She has a yen for exploring interesting concepts in fashion, culture, lifestyle and cinema, writing on topics that spark conversations. And, when she isn't stressing over deadlines, she seeks visual satiety from the fascinating world of heritage textiles and crafts.

Recent articles from Sharmi Adhikary

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HELLO! India Exclusive: How Sanya V Jain is rebranding success on her own terms

From designing covetable bags to distilling a luxury brand of spirits, this entrepreneur has made reinvention her signature — carrying her stylish journey from the City of Joy to the global stage
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Shalini Passi’s adding more feathers to her already multifarious hat

The Delhi-based art collector, entrepreneur and philanthropist is slowly becoming a household name in the realm of Indian reality shows after her participation in Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives and The Traitors. We get up, close and personal with the celebrity.
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HELLO! India Exclusive: What makes Chaitanya Muppala India's very own 'Willy Wonka'

The bar has always been high for the founder of Manam Chocolate — unrestricted to the motley of just sweet, dark, and bitter. In this heart-to-heart, he shares why ‘bean-to-bar’ doesn’t suffice in the craft chocolate cycle
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HELLO! India Exclusive: Aamer Bijli on how he's rescripting the big-screen spectacle

The scion of the PVR INOX family rewinds to his early years, recalling all that propelled him to enhance India’s movie-going experience today
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HELLO! India Exclusive: What makes Daiaphi Lamare a 'Reble' without a pause

This singer-songwriter is one of the foremost reasons the songs of 'Dhurandhar' are such earworms. The ‘rebellious’ rapper tells HELLO! how straying from the engineering path down a musical promenade was the best decision she ever made
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HELLO! India Exclusive: Inside the mind of masterchef Manish Mehrotra

Recalling childhood memories, deconstructing the Westernisation of Indian food, and emphasising the constant need for culinary reinvention, one of India’s most acclaimed chefs tells HELLO! how he makes every meal one to remember
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HELLO! India Exclusive: The house of Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is more than just an actor — he’s an institution in himself. While capturing the cinematic vastness of this icon may seem near impossible, a coffee table book has chronicled his journey through a collection of unseen vignettes. We bring you excerpts from The Bachchans: A Saga of Excellence
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The curious case of the missing saree

Barring some intermittent sightings, the traditional Indian free-flowing six yard was conspicuous by its absence on the 2026 Cannes red carpet under the garb of interpretations inspired by western silhouettes.
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HELLO! India Exclusive: Dhurandhar's Divani connection

While Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar rides the hysteria of an applauding audience, HELLO takes a moment to delve into the costume curation by Divani for one of the songs, which highlights the couture label's adherence to showcasing the most authentic form of Zardozi, a heritage Indian embroidery that finds its history embedded in undivided Hindustan.
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HELLO! India Exclusive: The textile tales from Awadh

Costume revivalist and couturier Sahebzadi Asma Hussain, from the royal family of Awadh, chronicles the wondrous costume legacy of her ancestors — with a special focus on the craft and creation of the gharara and how it evolved over the years
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