88th Academy Awards 2016: Priyanka Chopra, Lady Gaga stun in white ensembles

Los Angeles: Singer Lady Gaga, actress Olivia Wilde and Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra stole the show in white ensembles at this year's Oscars, which has been mired in the #OscarsSoWhite controversy.

Priyanka Chopra and Lady Gaga. Pics/AFP

Priyanka, who presented the award for best film editing with Liev Schreiber, looked stunning in a white gown by Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad.

Gaga, who gave a scintillating performance at the awards night, was dressed in a Brandon Maxwell white jumpsuit. She walked down the red carpet with her fiancee Taylor Kinney.

Wilde, who is currently seen in the TV series "Vinyl", wore a white Valentino Haute Couture gown with a plunging neckline which accentuated her cleavage.

Actress Rooney Mara donned a gorgeous button-up lace Givenchy dress, and showed some skin courtesy its diamond-shaped cutout.

Besides these stunners in white, Brie Larson, winner of the best actress award for "Room", was seen in a bright blue satin dress by Gucci.

Alicia Vikander, who won the best supporting actress award for "The Danish Girl", flaunted a yellow dress by Louis Vuitton.

Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z step out for a date

Los Angeles: Singer Beyonce Knowles and her husband Jay Z were spotted enjoying each other's company along with their daughter Blue Ivy following rumours of a fight.

Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles

It was reported recently that Beyonce and Jay Z had a huge fight in their Bel Air rental home. But it seems all's well between them as the couple was spotted stepping out with their daughter on February 27, reports aceshowbiz.com.

The "Formation" singer opted for a vintage look, wearing a black printed sweatshirt and a ripped denim shirt. She accessorised her style with a pair of chunky heel boots, a small cross body bag and pink-framed glasses.

Jay Z kept it sporty in a denim jacket atop a white shirt, complete with a black hat and a pair of high-top Nike Air Command Force trainers. At one point, he was seen carrying his daughter who seemingly fell asleep.

According to an eyewitness, Beyonce and Jay Z were "engaged, clapping and having fun" at a birthday party that they were attending, and Blue Ivy was "having a blast doing all the activities".

The source added: "Everyone had a blast. The kids and adults alike had so much fun that they stayed an extra 20 to 30 minutes after the party ended to enjoy everything."

Nicki Minaj shows off derriere in raunchy photographs

Los Angeles: Rapper Nicki Minaj flaunted her famous buttocks in raunchy photographs which she posted on Instagram.

Minaj's first image saw her posing with her back to the camera, showing off her buttocks as she stood with one hand on her hip, reports dailystar.co.uk.

The 'Starships' donned a cropped leather bralet, teamed with a fitted leather jacket and a fringed skirt which failed to hide anything.

In other photographs, Minaj was seen pouting and looking straight back down the camera while showing off her buttocks.

Meanwhile, the star has seemingly denied reports that she and boyfriend Meek Mill are in a dispute over his house arrest.

She took to Twitter to slam reports that the couple were in an argument over Mill's house arrest because the rapper wanted Minaj to stay close while he served a 90-day sentence.

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SRK felt he looked like Kumar Gaurav and Al Pacino

Shah Rukh Khan yesterday revealed that before he joined the filmdom, he felt he looked like Bollywood actor Kumar Gaurav but at a later stage thought his looks matched that of Hollywood veteran Al Pacino's.

Shah Rukh Khan.

In his upcoming film 'Fan', Khan will be seen playing two roles, one of a superstar Aryan Khanna and his fan Gaurav, who comes across as his lookalike.

"Initially I used to feel I look like Kumar Gaurav (son of Rajendra Kumar)...He was the first star I wanted to meet. I was happy that I looked like someone good like him (Kumar Gaurav). Then after some point, I felt I looked like Al Pacino (an American actor)," Khan told reporters here at the trailer launch of 'Fan'.

"Now at the age of 50, I feel I look like my father. I am hopeful a time will come when I would feel I look like myself," he said. 'Fan' is the story of Gaurav (Khan) a young man, 20 something, whose world revolves around superstar Aryan Khanna (Khan) or God as he refers to him.

From the bylanes of Delhi, young Gaurav embarks on a journey to the city of dreams, Mumbai, in order to wish his God on his birthday. But when things don't go according to plan, Gaurav's love and passion the superstar turns in to a dangerous obsession.

When asked about playing a psychotic obsessive role like 'Darr' again in 'Fan', SRK said, "No not really...the role (of Gaurav) is different from what one saw me doing in 'Darr', 'Baazigar'. These are anti-hero."

"In this film, he is not a psychotic lover. It's the story of a young boy and his love for a superstar," he said. The 'Chak De India' star feels it is not right on his part to dictate or tell his fans how they should be. "A fan can be like Devdas, Rahul or Gaurav (referring to his popular roles). They have their own way of expressing ...at times it is so much. I just don't want them to write letter with blood. Today we have email system and social media," he said.

"I am fan of films. I enjoy being in this space. I remember my first fans were two ladies...I was in Delhi and they looked at me and yelled Abhimanyu Rai. I am thankful to them for making me feel like that," he added.

In real life, if Khan comes across a fan like Gaurav, he said he would sit and make him understand. SRK's admirers were seen in large numbers at the film's trailer launch.

"Today is February 29 and this date comes once in four years. For the first time Yash Raj Films (producers) allowed fans in their studio. Adi (producer Aditya Chopra) did this as he loves me and he knows I love my fans a lot," the 'Dilwale' star said.

Special arrangements were made for the trailer launch like an audio-visual sensor, fan-o-meter that detected the highest level of the sound (referring to people cheering at the venue), after which the trailer was launched.

Khan is thankful to his fans for being with him. "Whenever I am happy...sad I look upto you. I thank you all for making me the star that I am today," he said.

"I feel a fan...admirer should always take up good things. Like take up good things from Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan, Sania Mirza," he adds.

Before the trailer launch, SRK recited popular dialogues from his films like 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', 'Devdas', 'Don' and 'Fan' and also from his upcoming flick 'Raees'.

Directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra, 'Fan' releases on April 15.

Oscars 2016: Priyanka Chopra takes selfie with Pharrell Williams

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who was amongst the presenters at the 88th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, made time for a selfie moment with rapper Pharrell Williams.

Priyanka presented the Oscar in the Best Film Editing category to "Mad Max: Fury Road" along with Hollywood actor Liev Schreiber at the awards night, which took place at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday.

She took to Instagram after the ceremony to share a photograph with Williams, in which the duo can be seen alongside Priyanka's team members.

"And the gold confetti comes down on us! What an evening! Oscars. Pharrell Williams," Priyanka captioned the image.

Meanwhile, many Bollywood stars including Kamal Haasan, Anupam Kher and Parineeti Chopra took to the micro-blogging site to congratulate the "Bajirao Mastani" actress for representing India at the prestigious awards ceremony.

Here's what the celebrities have tweeted:

Kamal Haasan: Priyanka looks confident and lovely.

Anupam Kher: Congratulations Priyanka Chopra for being probably the first Indian to present an award at Oscars. You are the best.

Parineeti Chopra: My sister my sister arghhh. So excited!

Alia Bhatt: And how! Oscars.

Neeta Lulla: Looking lovely and graceful Priyanka Chopra at the Oscars. Congratulations for your achievements. God bless.

Manish Malhotra: Fabulous Priyanka Chopra in a Zuhair Murad looking stunning.

Chris Rock tackles #OscarsSoWhite controversy, gets mixed reactions

Los Angeles: Actor-comedian Chris Rock made many burst into laughter with his jokes on diversity as he took the stage as the host of the 88th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre here on Sunday. But there were some who got offended by the jokes on the lack of black nominees this year.

Chris Rock.

He started the awards ceremony, which was attended by stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Charlize Theron, by saying: "Man, I counted at least 15 black people in that montage. I'm here at the Academy Awards, otherwise known as the White People's Choice Awards."

Rock, who hosted the prestigious awards ceremony once before in 2005, also said: "You realize if they nominated hosts, I wouldn't even get this job! You'd all be watching Neil Patrick Harris right now."

He also shared that people suggested him to boycott Oscars for not nominating black artistes. But he joked about that as well.

"No black nominees. People are like, 'Chris you should boycott, Chris you should quit.' I thought about quitting. I thought about it really hard. But I realized they're gonna have the Oscars anyway. They're not gonna cancel the Oscars because I quit. And the last thing I need is to lose another job to Kevin Hart, okay?"

He even asked: "Why are we protesting this Oscars? It's the 88th Academy Awards, which means this 'no black nominees' thing happened at least 71 other times.

"You got to figure that it happened in the 1950s, in the 1960s. One of those years, Sidney (Poitier) didn't put out a movie. I'm sure there were no black nominees some of those years, say 1962 or 1963. Black people did not protest. Why? Because we had real things to protest at the time.

"We were too busy being raped and lynched to care about who won Best Cinematographer. When your grandmother's swinging from a tree, it's really hard to care about Best Documentary Foreign Short."

He even took a swipe at actress Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of actor Will Smith.

"Everybody went mad (this year). Jada got mad. Jada said she's not coming. Isn't she on a TV show? Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna's panties. I wasn't invited."

"Is Hollywood racist," he asked, adding: "It's a different type of racist. The other night, I was at a fundraiser for president Obama - a lot of you were there. There were four black people there: me, Quincy Jones, Russell Simmons, Questlove. The usual suspects...

"At some point you get to take a picture with the president. I'm like, Mr. President, you see all these writers, producers and actors, they don't hire black people - and they're the nicest white people on Earth. Cheese... You're damn right Hollywood is racist. Hollywood is sorority racist..."

He even said that if you want black nominees every year, you need to have black categories.

"You already do it with men and women. There's no real reason for there to be a man and a woman category in acting. There's no reason. It's not track and field. You don't have to separate them.

"We want opportunity. We want the black actors to get the same opportunities. Not just once."

Post the opening monologue, some people took to Twitter to support or thrash him. Here's what they tweeted:

Martial Music Tech: Yo, #ChrisRock, I'd be cool with the Asian jokes if there were a slew of Asians who won oscars. You're kicking us while we're down. #punchup

Corey Jackson: I can only imagine how ready everyone was to get out of there from the bashing Chris Rock just delivered. But it was funny so its ok #Oscars

Cody Punter: Chris Rock is the funniest and most relevant English speaking comedian in the world.

April Scissors: To focus our energy on who Chris Rock didn't mention vs holding white people accountable for exclusion means white supremacy won again.

Alik: still disgusted about the amount of ppl who laughed at chris rock's opening bit when he mentioned blacks being raped & lynched in the 60s

Toby Parker: I thought Chris Rock killed it, then I saw people with an agenda on my TL who didn't like it. Just proves he really did kill it.

Esteban Valentino: I put money that the Academy wrote a script for Chris Rock to follow those trash jokes. If he wrote it he would've went all out.

Michael J. Williams: Chris Rock's opening monologue. Nothing brave or courageous about this. Stop.

Rebekah: Unpopular opinion: I think Chris Rock's 11 minute monologue was entirely inappropriate.

88th Academy Award 2016: Mark Rylance grabs Oscar for 'Bridge of Spies'

Los Angeles: Mark Rylance was named as the Best Supporting Actor at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony here on Sunday night for Steven Spielberg's cold war drama 'Bridge of Spies', which was backed by Indian businessman Anil Ambani-led Reliance Entertainment Film.

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Mark Rylance.

The annual film gala was held at the Dolby Theatre here, and the award was handed to Rylance by last year's Academy Award winner Patricia Arquette.

Rylance bagged his first Oscar after beating out big names Christian Bale (The Big Short), Tom Hardy (The Revenant), Mark Ruffalo in (Spotlight), and Sylvester Stallone (Creed).

"I've always just adored stories: hearing them, seeing them, being in them," he said, thanking Spielberg.

"Unlike some of the leaders we're being presented with these days, he leads with such love that he's surrounded by masters in every craft," he said, quipping that acting alongside Tom Hanks "clearly helps".

Rylance, who plays role of a Soviet spy involved in a dangerous exchange in the cold war thriller, concluded the speech by saying that "It's a wonderful time to be an actor and I'm proud to be part of it."

Oscar for Best Cinematography went to Emmanuel Lubezki for 'The Revenant' leaving behind 'Carol', 'The Hateful Eight', 'Mad Max: Fury Road' and 'Sicario'.

"This is incredible. I want to share it with the cast and crew. I want to share with Leo, for the great performance," Lubezki said while accepting the award.

The trophy for the Best Sound Editing went to ace 'Mad Max: Fury Road' defeating 'The Martian', 'The Revenant', 'Sicario' and 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'.

Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo took home the Oscar in Best Sound Mixing category for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'.

Jenkins said: "To George Miller, you're the heart and soul of all this. We can't say enough about you, thank you, thank you, thank you for giving us the opportunity. To Warner Bros., to all of our friends there and the people that support us. And most of all to our families, to our wives, to Jeanne and to Sue, to our families, to James up in the cheap seats. Thank you all very much."

George Miller's directorial 'Mad Max: Fury Road' turned out to be a big winner at the annual film award ceremony, where Indian actress Priyanka Chopra was a star presenter.

'Ex Machina' bagged the trophy in the Best Visual Effects category. The film was vying for the award with 'Mad Max: Fury Roada, 'The Martian', 'The Revenant' and 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'.

88th Academy Awards 2016: Priyanka Chopra gives away Oscar for Best in Film Editing

Los Angeles: Draped in hues of white, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra presented the Oscar in the Best Film Editing category to 'Mad Max: Fury Road' along with Hollywood star Liev Schreiber at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony here.

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Priyanka Chopra.

The awards ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre here with glitz and glamour of the Hollywood film industry on Sunday.

And Priyanka, who is riding high on the international fame garnered through her American TV show "Quantico", added the "desi" touch to the ceremony. She is said to be the second Indian presenter at the foreign annual film ceremony, with Persis Khambatta being the first.

The award was given to delivered editor Margaret Sixel, which also marks her first Academy Award. Sixel thanked the team behind George Miller's directorial "Mad Max: Fury Road" while accepting the trophy.

"Mad Max: Fury Road" was vying for the golden trophy with "The Big Short", "The Revenant", "Spotlight" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens".

Priyanka added the bling on the red carpet of the Hollywood extravaganza in a stunning elegant creations designed by Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad.

She opted for a structured cage bustier mermaid dress in white silk tulle adorn with 3D shimmering climbing flowers for the ceremony, and completed the look with the shimmering diamond drop earrings and rings.

88th Academy Awards 2016: Alicia Vikander bags her first Oscar for 'The Danish Girl'

Los Angeles: Swedish actress Alicia Vikander won the Best Supporting Actress trophy for her role in 'The Danish Girl' at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre here, on Sunday.

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Alicia Vikander.

This is the first Academy Award nomination and win for Vikander, who plays Gerda -- a painter in the 1920s who wrestles with her course of action when her husband reveals his desire to live as a woman in the Tom Hooper directorial.

Vikander, dressed in a yellow strapless gown for the event, defeated Jennifer Jason Leigh ('The Hateful Eight'), Rooney Mara ('Carol'), Rachel McAdams ('Spotlight'), and Kate Winslet ('Steve Jobs').

At the awards ceremony, hosted by Chris Rock, 'Spotlight' was named Best Original Screenplay.

The film's screenplay beat out films like 'Bridge of Spies', 'Ex Machina', 'Inside Out', and 'Straight Outta Compton'.

'The Big Short', on the other hand, bagged the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. The script bested those from 'Room', 'The Martian', 'Brooklyn' and 'Carol'.

88th Academy Awards 2016: The Oscars winners list

Some of the biggest names of Hollywood have showed up at the 88th Annual Academy Awards. 'Spotlight' wins best picture while Leonardo DiCaprio finally walks away with the best actor trophy at the 88th Academy Awards. Here's the list of winners from different categories...

Here's the complete list of winners and the nominees:

Best Picture - 'Spotlight'

Nominations in the category
'The Big Short'
'Bridge of Spies'
'Brooklyn'
'Mad Max: Fury Road'
'The Martian'
'The Revenant'
'Room'
'Spotlight'

(L-R) Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance, Best Actress Brie Larson, Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Best Supporting Actress Alicia Vikander pose with their Oscar in the press room during the 88th Oscars in Hollywood on February 28, 2016. Pic/AFP

Best Actor - Leonardo DiCaprio for 'The Revenant'

Nominations in the category
Bryan Cranston, 'Trumbo'
Matt Damon, 'The Martian'
Leonardo DiCaprio, 'The Revenant'
Michael Fassbender, 'Steve Jobs'
Eddie Redmayne, 'The Danish Girl'

Best Actress - Brie Larson for 'Room'

Nominations in the category
Cate Blanchett, 'Carol'
Brie Larson, 'Room'
Jennifer Lawrence, 'Joy'
Charlotte Rampling, '45 Years'
Saoirse Ronan, 'Brooklyn'

Best Director - Alejandro G. Inarritu for 'The Revenant'

Nominations in the category
Adam McKay, 'The Big Short'
George Miller, 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
Alejandro G. Inarritu, 'The Revenant'
Lenny Abrahamson, 'Room'
Tom McCarthy, 'Spotlight'

Winner for Best Original Song - Sam Smith, James Napier for 'Writing's On The Wall', 'Spectre'

Nominations in the category
'Earned It', '50 Shades of Grey'
'Manta Ray', 'Racing Extinction'
'Simple Song #3', 'Youth'
'Til It Happens to You', 'The Hunting Ground'
'Writing's On the Wall', 'Spectre'

Winner for Best Original Score - Ennio Morricone for 'The Hateful Eight'

Nominations in the category
'Bridge of Spies'
'Carol'
'The Hateful Eight'
'Sicario'
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

Winner for Best Foreign Language Film - 'Son of Saul'

Nominations in the category
'Embrace of the Serpent' (Colombia)
'Mustang' (France)
'Son of Saul' (Hungary)
'Theeb' (Jordan)
'A War' (Denmark)

Winner for Best Short Film, Live Action - Benjamin Cleary, Serena Armitage for 'Stutterer'

Nominations in the category
'Ave Maria'
'Day One'
'Everything Will Be Okay'
'Shok'
'Stutterer'

Winner for Best Documentary Feature - Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees for 'Amy'

Nominations in the category
'Amy'
'Cartel Land'
'The Look of Silence'
'What Happened, Miss Simone?'
'Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom'

Winner for Best Documentary, Short Subject - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy for 'A Girl in the River'

Nominations in the category
'Body Team 12'
'Chau Behind the Lines'
'Claude Lanzmann'
'A Girl in the River'
'Last Day of Freedom'

Winner for Best Supporting Actor - Mark Rylance for 'Bridge of Spies'

Nominations in the category
Christian Bale, 'The Big Short
Tom Hardy, 'The Revenant'
Mark Ruffalo, 'Spotlight'
Mark Rylance, 'Bridge of Spies'
Sylvester Stallone, 'Creed'

Winner for Best Animated Feature - Pete Docter, Jonas Rivera for 'Inside Out'

Nominations in the category
'Anomalisa'
'Boy and the World'
'Inside Out'
'Shaun the Sheep Movie'
'When Marnie Was There'

Winner for Best Short Film, Animated - 'Bear Story'

Nominations in the category
'Bear Story'
'Prologue'
'Sanjay's Super Team'
'We Can't Live Without Cosmos'
'World of Tomorrow'

Winner for Best Visual Effects -Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Williams Ardington, Sara Bennett - 'Ex Machina'

Nominations in the category
'Ex Machina'
'Mad Max: Fury Road'
'The Martian'
'The Revenant'
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

Winner for Best Sound Mixing - Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, Ben Osmo for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Nominations in the category
'Bridge of Spies'
'Mad Max: Fury Road'
'The Martian'
'The Revenant'
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

Winner for Best Sound Editing - Mark A. Mangini, David White for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Nominations in the category
'Mad Max: Fury Road'
'The Martian'
'The Revenant'
'Sicario'
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

Winner for Best in Film Editing - Margaret Sixel for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Nominations in the category
'The Big Short'
'Mad Max: Fury Road'
'The Revenant'
'Spotlight'
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

Winner for Best Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki for 'The Revenant'

Nominations in the category
'Carol'
'The Hateful Eight'
'Mad Max: Fury Road'
'The Revenant'
'Sicario'

Winner for Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega, Damian Martin for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Nominations in the category
'Mad Max: Fury Road'
'The 100-year-old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared'
'The Revenant'

Winner for Best Production Design - Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Nominations in the category
'Bridge of Spies'
'The Danish Girl'
'Mad Max: Fury Road'
'The Martian'
'The Revenant'

Winner for Best Costume Design - Jenny Beavan for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Nominations in the category
'Carol'
'Cinderella'
'The Danish Girl'
'Mad Max: Fury Road'
'The Revenant'

Winner for Best Supporting Actress - Alicia Vikander for 'The Danish Girl'

Nominations in the category
Jennifer Jason Leigh, 'The Hateful Eight'
Rooney Mara, 'Carol'
Rachel McAdams, 'Spotlight'
Alicia Vikander, 'The Danish Girl'
Kate Winslet, 'Steve Jobs'

Winner for Best Adapted Screenplay - Charles Randolph, Adam McKay for 'The Big Short'

Nominations in the category
'The Big Short'
'Brooklyn'
'Carol'
'The Martian'
'Room'

Winner for Best Original Screenplay - Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy for 'Spotlight'

Nominations in the category
'Bridge of Spies'
'Ex Machina'
'Inside Out'
'Spotlight'
'Straight Outta Compton'

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88th Academy Awards 2016: Kate Winslet added Indian jewels in her Oscars look

Los Angeles: Actress Kate Winslet stepped onto the red carpet at the 88th Academy Awards wearing NIRAV MODI jewels, an Indian luxury brand with a global presence.

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Actress Kate Winslet arrives on the red carpet for the 88th Oscars in Hollywood, California.

As a Best Supporting Actress nominee for her work in "Steve Jobs", Winslet chose the "Luminance Bracelet" and matching "Luminance Earrings" with the two carat "Pear Celestial Ring" for the event that is taking place at the Dolby Theatre, here on Sunday.

The pieces, encrusted with almost a 100 carats of precious white diamonds, added glamour to her Ralph Lauren dress, said a statement.

"NIRAV MODI jewels express superior craftsmanship and innovation; whether it be unique diamond cuts or delicate mechanisms that allow jewels to move and adapt with the wearer. The feminine modern designs are among my very favorite," said the actress.

More than 100 years of family diamantaire legacy inspired designer Nirav Modi found his eponymous brand with a passion for creating timeless diamond jewellery that celebrates a woman's beauty.A

The NIRAV MODI boutiques are currently located in New York, Hong Kong, New Delhi and Mumbai, with an opening in London set for 2016.