5 PEOPLE MONDAY, 8 JULY, 2013
Monsoon mayhem in the city
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A girl runs as waves break on Worli sea face in South Mumbai on 26 June 2013. Debadatta Mallick / Mumbai Weekly
Children look outside a school bus in suburban Mumbai on 6 June 2013. Francis Mascarenhas / Mumbai Weekly
People help push a scooter through knee-deep water at Milan Subway in suburban Mumbai on June 6 2013. Francis Mascarenhas / Mumbai Weekly
A passerby shields herself from the rain at marine drive in Mumbai on 2 June 2013. Debadatta Mallick / Mumbai Weekly
In stark contrast to last year, monsoons have arrived earlier than expected. The heavy downpour has brought
much-needed relief. Monsoon in Mumbai brings to mind images of waves breaking at sea-front
promenades, children playing in the rain, vehicles stopping along water-logged roads, traffic jams, de-
layed trains and the ubiquitous umbrella. For three months every year Mumbai gives itself over to
grey clouds, sombre blue light, and unpredictable downpour and delays.
Competition heats up Lakme Winter Fashion Week Auditions
Models await their turn to walk the ramp during the Lakme Winter Fashion Week Auditions on 2 July 2013. Ashish Vaishnav / Mumbai Weekly Kataria Puri, among others.
Models await their turn to walk the ramp during the Lakme Winter Fashion Week Auditions on 2 July 2013. Ashish Vaishnav / Mumbai Weekly Lakme Fasion Week (LFW) auditions concluded in Mumbai on 2 July 2013. Eighty-six contestants participated
in the event that has kick -started the careers of Bollywood leading lady Katrina Kaif and model Yana Gupta in the past.
The girls were rated on several parameters including poise, personality, confidence and their ability to embody the
designer's vision.The panel of judges at the auditions comprised fashion experts such as Vikram Fadnavis, Pria
Campbell, Candice Pinto, Alecia Raut and Surelee Joseph on the ramp for the Lakme Fashion Week Winter which will be held in Mumbai between 23-27 August.
They shortlisted seven finalists - Mumbai girls Pooka Bhamrah, Surabhi Rao, Parul Duggal and Akshi Khari, along with Olha Torovik (Ukraine), Reka Kuzma (Hungary) and Marcela Top designer Sabyasachi Sevcikoca (Slovakia). Mukherjee, also a Lakme Fashion Week discovery, is The girls will be joining the expected to showcase his likes of supermodel Naomi collection at the event in Au-
gust. The Lakme Fashion Week is not without its share of controversies. A few years ago Bollywood star Akshay Kumar created quite a stir when he walked down the ramp and asked his wife Twinkle Khanna to unzip his jeans.