“The comeback is always stronger than the setback” said Manali Jagtap who is back in action after a brief hiatus. The designer was battling Endometrial Cancer & had to go through 12 rounds of chemotherapy, however she is now back at work, ready to launch her new line “Kaliyan” and trying to bring back a sense of normalcy to her altered life, smiling through her trials and tribulations.

Manali who has done multiple shows in the past, and worked with the biggest of names in the Bollywood & Television industry feels more empowered & channels her creativity via “Kaliyan” “I don’t think words would do justice to how beautiful it feels to be back at work, designing, styling, the whole process of making a piece of garment, it feels like a whole new experience. I needed physical, mental & emotional strength to be able to go out and resume work, now that I have, I couldn’t be happier“.

Her new line “Kaliyan”  is synonymous with all things fantastical, couture and grand – without compromising on the practicality. An extension of her trademark grandiose and dreamy designs, “Kaliyan” features brighter colors compared to her previous designs. Beautiful gold embroidery work of buds and flowers is done on organza and cotton satin “When I was sick & I was not in the best phase of my life, the only thing I looked forward to were the samples of my designs throughout. Bright colors, and embroidery, would cheer me up. Kaliyan was my happy space, working on this collection is a more bitter, sweet memory”

Walking the ramp were celebrity Rashami Desai, Shalmali Kholgade, Vartika Singh, Saiee Manjrekar. The show was directed by Shie Lobo and presented by AS Reality.

The evening also saw the presence of celebrities and newsmakers from various walks of life including Sharad Malhotra, Surbhi Chandna, Sudhanshu Pandey, Madalsa Sharma, Nidhi Shah, Smita Thackeray, Aslam Shaikh, Prashant Virendra Sharma, Smita Gondkar, Madhur Bhandarkar, Shreya Kadam, Wahbiz Dorabjee, Mohamed Morani, Achala Sachdev,  Sonali Kulkarni, Mugdha Godse, Wahid Ali Khan, Vandana Sajnani Khattar, Shweta Pandit, Anupama Verma, Aakruti Kakkar, Aishwarya Bhende, Manju Bhende, Juhi Godambe, and many more.

The show directed by Shie Lobo

The evening saw the presence of newsmakers from various walks of life including Sharad Malhotra, Surbhi Chandna, Sudhanshu Pandey, Madalsa Sharma, Nidhi Shah, Smita Thackeray, Aslam Shaikh, Prashant Virendra Sharma, Smita Gondkar, Madhur Bhandarkar, Shreya Kadam, Wahbiz Dorabjee, Mohamed Morani, Achala Sachdev,  Sonali Kulkarni, Mugdha Godse, Wahid Ali Khan, Vandana Sajnani Khattar, Shweta Pandit, Anupama Verma, Aakruti Kakkar, Aishwarya Bhende, Manju Bhende, Juhi Godambe, and many more.