“We CHOOSE to be DARING, GLAMOROUS, and IMPRACTICAL.
What makes us different, we don’t strive to create trends we create an experience.
Fashion to US is all about IDEAS and the way we think and yes we think ALOUD….”
~ FALGUNI & SHANE PEACOCK
Falguni & Shane Peacock are considered one of today’s most influential and prolific designers, with an extensive A-list celebrity client base which includes: Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez and Nicole Scherzinger. They are one of many notable international South Asian personalities that will be attending Rowenta Beauty presents ANOKHI’s 10th Anniversary Event, on Saturday February 2nd, 2013, at the award-winning Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto. The event is being hosted in honor of reaching an incredible milestone: 10 years of publishing ANOKHImagazine, with the launch of the 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition releasing in January 2013.
ANOKHI’s 10th Anniversary issue will highlight a special premiere section called ‘THE PRESTIGE LIST’, compiled by a knowledgeable outreach committee across ANOKHI’s global network. Honorees of this list are international “visionaries” and “innovators” who inspire by their example, and are notable individuals who have made mammoth leaps forward in the fields of: fashion, beauty, business and entertainment; hailing from Canada, the US, the UK & India. As noted by Raj Girn, Publisher of ANOKHI magazine and CEO of ANOKHI MEDIA, “We will be celebrating the vast contributions and achievements of internationally successful South Asians who have made their indelible global mark over this past dynamic decade since ANOKHI magazine first launched in 2002.”
Select honorees of ‘THE PRESTIGE LIST’ will be attending ‘THE PRESTIGE AWARDS’, a three hour show taking place during the 10th Anniversary event festivities, where they will be showcased in various capacities.
Alongside Falguni & Shane Peacock, in attendance will also be:
2009: His single, Down, a collaboration with Lil Wayne, catapulted him into the ranks of
becoming the first solo U.K. urban artist & first South Asian solo artist to reach
number one on the US Hot 100 Billboard charts.
2008: She wrote the single, Don’t Call Me Baby, sung by Canadian recording artist, Kreesha
Turner, which reached number eight on Canada’s Hot 100 Billboard charts, and
number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Chart.
2004: Album, 'Kabhi', earned them the distinction of being the first Canadian band
to be named MTV India’s artist of the year.
2007: Lead actor in the Oscar-nominated film, Water, Canada’s first non-French foreign
language film to receive a nomination, earning her critical acclaim for her role, and
global recognition beyond her already decade-long, super successful modeling career
in India.
2012: After a successful film run with Ocean’s Thirteen, The Back-up Plan and Ghosts of
Girlfriends Past, she landed a much sought-after lead role in the FX prime-time hit
TV Sitcom, Anger Management starring Charlie Sheen.
2007: He proved his serial entrepreneur status as one of the youngest self-made millionaires
in our times, with the $300 million sale (in cash) of his second company, BlueLithium
to Yahoo.
2010: Joined forces with label giant Universal Music Group to launch the very first mainstream
east-meets-west music label in the U.S., 2101/Desi Hits/Interscope, specifically to launch
South Asian talent in the mainstream western marketplace.
2009: She won O Magazine’s coveted Beauty O-Ward for her then company, Global Goddess
Beauty, cementing her place as the most celebrated and sought after beauty expert of
South Asian origin in western society.
2006: She rose through the ranks to become the first national style editor of Metro (New York)
newspapers, and is now considered the premier expert in the global retail fashion scene.
2009: This five-time winner of DJ of the Year made history with the launch of his new wave
band, Culture Shock, working with Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Nicole Scherzinger,
Justin Bieber, Far East Movement and many more.
The event will comprise three segment dynamic program:
- 6.00pm – 7.30pm: Media Red Carpet Reception
Attending celebrities will be seen walking the red carpet.
- 8.00pm – 11.00pm: 3 hour Live Awards Show
Showcasing ‘THE PRESTIGE AWARDS’ presentations, a spectacular fashion runway showcase and dynamic celebrity musical performances.
- 10.00pm – 3.00am: VIP After Party
With celebrity DJ Baba Kahn alongside Toronto’s finest, DJ Jiten and DJ Ase.
The evening’s guests will receive a complimentary issue of the 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of ANOKHImagazine. For more information and to view our past shows, please visit ANOKHI MEDIA’s official event site at:www.anokhimedia.com/
ANOKHI MEDIA wholeheartedly thanks its valued event sponsors:
Presented By: Rowenta Beauty
Executive Producer: ANOKHI MEDIA
Show Produced & Directed By: Krysta Slack+ Aylett Inc
Awards Show Venue Partner: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
After Party Venue Partner: FountainBlu
Logistics: Sapna Weddings & Events
Décor: The Perfect Setting
Official Food Sponsor: 259|The Host
Official Dessert Sponsor: Fine Cakes By Zehra
Official Photographer: Jag Photography
Video Production: The Production House
Official Celebrities/Fashion Show Makeup Sponsor: Faces Cosmetics
Official Fashion Show Hair Sponsor: Fiorio
Official Event Promoters: Shanu & Karim, Empire Entertainment
Official Radio Partner: Naach Radio
Official Online Partners: Desi Club & My Bindi
Official Organization Partners: NetIP Toronto, Society’s Choice & Canadian Community Arts Initiative
Promotional Community Partners: Desi Urban Music, Oye! Times, South Asian Weekender, The Asian Connections, The Weekly Voice, Two Mangoes
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ABOUT THE ANOKHI MEDIA BRAND
Launched in 2002, ANOKHI MEDIA is a multi-platform brand which creates, distributes & promotes lifestyle and entertainment content about the cosmopolitan, global South Asian, through a quarterly magazine, weekly newsletter, websites, social media & live events.
ANOKHI magazine is the only high gloss publication of its kind in North America to have garnered an impressive roster of A-List cover personalities on both sides of the Atlantic, including mainstream notables such as Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado and Nicole Scherzinger; South Asian celebrities including Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Mallika Sherawat and Kajol; and crossover artists such as Freida Pinto, Jay Sean, Melinda Shankar and Lisa Ray. Additionally, ANOKHI is the only such magazine in North America to have long standing support from multinational advertisers including, but not limited to: Aveeno, Air Canada, Etihad Airways, Hallmark, Hilton Hotel, Johnnie Walker, Lancôme, L’Oreal, Loblaws, Rogers Communications, Rowenta Beauty, Sears, Sheraton Hotel and Vichy.
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