This week was all about party and pictures. To begin with, the 33-day-long Indian Photography Festival 2018 kickstarted at the State Art Gallery on Friday. Open for audience till October 7th, IT Secretary, Jayesh Ranjan inaugurated the program that had the participation of renowned global photographers like Mark Edward and Nick Ut. The Festival has work of more than 500 photographers from 52 countries, who are either participating or showcasing their works.
Next up was Telugu actress Madhulagna Das’ birthday bash at By The Bottle. Hyderabad’s P3Ps were seen in full attendance including Ramesh Puppala, Shilpa, Kavita and Sushila Bokadia. The guests were seen dancing to groovy Bollywood music.
On Saturday, Hyderabadis headed to the curtain raiser of Sutra Luxury Lifestyle Exhibition at Taj Krishna. Spotted at the do was Tollywood actress Varshini Sounderajan, among other guests including models Jenny Honey, Preethi Singh, Ritu Biradar Shamili, Supraja Reddy, Swetha Jadhav and Yashu Mashetty.
Later that evening, foodies were at the launch party of Dirty Martini at Alcazar Mall. Hosted by owners Dheeraj and Sandeep Malpani, the highlight of the party was energetic electronic dance music set by one of India’s leading female DJ duos, Nina and Malika. Guests enjoyed cocktails like Dirty Martini, Popcorn Martini, Bubblegum Margarita and Long Island Ice Tea.
My week ended with Sight-A-Thon 2018, a blindfold 2k walk. Flagged off at the People’s Plaza by the Tollywood stars Konidela Niharika, Tanikella Bharani, among others. Later that afternoon, ladies got together to celebrate the success of Mrs Shilpi Saini Devda, winner of Mrs India Glitterati Queen and Mrs India Telangana 2018 at Karma. Her close friends and family celebrated by a cake cut, followed by a delicious lunch.