Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone on the catwalk for the Mijwan Welfare Society fashion show, wearing creations by designer Manish Malhotra, in Mumbai on July 29, 2022. All photos: AFP
A-list celebrities attended the fashion show to see the Bollywood power couple make their catwalk debut together.
Singh wore a black sherwani with white embroidery and black trousers that complemented Padukone's look.
Padukone wore a heavily embellished lehenga with matching blouse and plunging neckline, topped off with a cape.
Ranveer Singh, left, and Deepika Padukone, right, with designer Manish Malhotra.
A model presents another of Manish Malhotra's creations.
The fashion show was organised by actress Shabana Azmi in association with her NGO, Mijwan Welfare Society.
Mijwan Welfare Society was founded to empower women in the small village of Mijwan in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mijwan Fashion Show marks 10 years this year.
The show is a celebration of couture.
Manish Malhotra presented his latest collection.
The event took place in Mumbai.
A model presents a creation by Manish Malhotra.
The collection is a celebration of traditional and modern Indian techniques.
'Handcrafting India’s growth, one chikankari embroidery at a time', Malhotra wrote on Instagram.
Malhotra says Padukone is the muse of the entire show.
The collection used chikankari, a creation of chikan work. Chikan is a delicate hand embroidery technique done on a variety of textile fabrics such as muslin, silk, chiffon and organza.
The collection presented outfits for men and women.
Bollywood celebrities sat front row at the show.
It wasn't all white on the night.
Married couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone shared a kiss on the catwalk.
Celebrity Net Worth: Bollywood's Ranveer Singh takes a stake in Sugar Cosmetics
In our fortnightly celebrity investment and wealth round-up, Australian musician Sia invests in an alternative pet food start-up and MrBeast is named most influential creator of the year
“I have admired Sugar’s ability to build a tremendous fan following over the years and I am excited to be a part of this journey and help the brand achieve its mission of providing Indian women access to premium and quality make-up products specially formulated for them,” Singh, who is married to actress Deepika Padukone, said.
The agreement comes after the company’s $50 million series D funding round in May. The round drew the participation of several private equity firms, including the Asia fund of L Catterton, A91 Partners, Elevation Capital and India Quotient.
Sugar Cosmetics began operations as a direct-to-consumer brand in 2015. It now clocks annual sales of more than 5.5 billion Indian rupees ($69m), according to the Hindu Business Line newspaper.
Singh’s net worth is estimated at $20m by wealth-tracking website Celebrity Net Worth. However, Indian media estimates that he has a fortune of $44m.
His income comes principally from his movie career and brand endorsements. Aside from about two dozen films, the Cirkus star has been the face a broad range of brands, from Nivea and Colgate, JBL, Xiaomi and Indian clothing brand Manyavar.
The actor recently told Indian entertainment website Bollywood Hungama that he has endorsed 41 brands, including nine that sought out his services during the coronavirus pandemic.
He said he had agreed to the large number of commercials to pay for his new home, a four-level, sea-facing apartment worth 1.2bn rupees in the Mumbai suburb of Bandra.
Earlier this year, the International Advertising Association’s India chapter named the actor as its Brand Endorser of the Year.
“I had to wait a long time for advertisers to consider me,” he said at the awards ceremony in July.
Australian musician Sia joined a series A funding round for alternative pet food brand Bond Pet Foods. Photo: Mary Ellen Matthews
Sia
Australian singer and songwriter Sia Furler is one of several new investors in Bond Pet Foods, a US-based creator of meat proteins through fermentation for pet food applications, the company said.
The oversubscribed series A round raised $17.5 million. Other investors included ADM Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Genoa Ventures, Lever VC, Thia Ventures and American rock musician Joan Jett.
The capital will be used to expand Bond’s meat protein portfolio and scale up production at a new 1,394-square-metre factory in Colorado. Sia first partnered with Bond earlier this year as an investor and adviser.
“As a devout animal and environmental advocate, I am inspired by Bond Pet Foods' mission and believe their company is the future for sustainably led protein in pet food,” she said in February.
Sia has a net worth of $30m, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Besides her own music, the Chandelier singer has co-written and performed on top-selling songs for artists such as Rihanna, David Guetta and Flo Rida.
Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, has been named the world’s most powerful influencer by 'Forbes' magazine. AP
Jimmy Donaldson
YouTube creator Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is the world’s most powerful influencer, according to a new ranking by Forbes magazine.
The influencer, 24, earned $54m last year, the publication said in its list of top creators in 2022.
The bulk of Donaldson’s earnings comes from advertising revenue on his YouTube videos, in which he attempts extreme stunts such as spending 50 hours buried alive, or gives away large sums of money.
With more than 100 million subscribers, he earns a minimum of $3m each month from YouTube advertising revenue, according to estimates by Celebrity Net Worth. The figure does not include in-video brand placement deals.
Donaldson established an additional income stream in 2020 with his virtual restaurant concept, MrBeast Burger. It now delivers from more than 1,000 locations worldwide, including in the UAE.
The creator opened his first burger restaurant last week in New Jersey’s American Dream mall. He estimated that more than 10,000 people were waiting in line to eat at the restaurant, in a subsequent social media post on Twitter.
He later said that the restaurant had broken the record for most burgers sold in a single day, but the claim has yet to be verified by Guinness World Records.
Donaldson has a total net worth of $25m, the site estimates, and reportedly reinvests the majority of his earnings into video production.
He also has his own food company, Feastables, which retails its own brand of chocolate called MrBeast Bars.
Donaldson also has a number of investments and financial partnerships. Through his management company, Night Media, he is involved in technology start-up Backbone, which produces the Backbone One smartphone gaming controller.
Last year, he went into partnership with financial network Creative Juice to set up a fund for content creators, and with mobile banking app Current in a content-creation deal.
Grammy-award winner John Legend has invested in US start-up JusticeText. AP
John Legend
Twelve-time Grammy winner John Legend has joined a $2.2m seed round in audio-visual evidence management software company JusticeText.
JusticeText is US start-up that aims to produce fairer and more transparent criminal justice outcomes by using text-to-speech machine learning algorithms to transcribe footage of video feeds from police body cameras, interrogation sessions and jail cells to support public defenders and their clients.
The size of Legend’s investment was not disclosed.
The singer and his supermodel wife Chrissy Teigen, who recently announced she was expecting a another baby, have a net worth of $100m, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Legend started his career as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group before switching to music.
He has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and is one of only a few people in the world to achieve “EGOT” status, having won the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend — in pictures
Chrissy Teigen has announced she's pregnant after suffering a miscarriage in 2020. Reuters
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend arrive for the 64th annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on April 3, 2022. EPA
The couple attend their son Miles's baseball game with daughter Luna, on March 5, 2022. Reuters
Teigen and John Legend attend the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 92nd annual Academy Awards ceremony, in Beverly Hills, California, on February 9, 2020. EPA
The couple arrive for the 89th annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, US, on February 29, 2017. EPA
John Legend, Teigen and their baby, Luna Simone, in Saint-Tropez, France, on July 25, 2016. Reuters
Teigen and John Legend arrive at the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on February 28, 2016. Reuters
John Legend and Teigen on the red carpet at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on March 2, 2014. Reuters
The couple attend amfAR Milano 2011 at La Permanente on September 23, 2011 in Milan, Italy. Getty Images
Teigen and John Legend at the White Party dinner hosted by Andrea and Veronica Bocelli for the Andrea Bocelli Foundation and Muhammad Ali Parkinson Centre, on September 5, 2014, in Forte dei Marmi, Italy. Getty Images
Teigen, with John Legend, at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012, in South Beach, Florida, on July 18, 2011. EPA
Teigen and Legend attend the NBA All-Star basketball game in Los Angeles on February 20, 2011. Reuters
Teigen and John Legend in the stands during a National Football League pre-season game between the New York Giants and the New York Jets in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on August 23, 2008. Reuters
Beyond income from music, Legend has invested in a dozen companies, according to funding data platform Pitchbook.
His portfolio includes interactive streaming platform Adventr, organic retailer Thrive Market and Walker & Company Brands, a health and beauty company for people of colour.
In May, the All of Me singer participated in a $12m series A funding round at Neutral Foods, which works with farmers in the US to reduce the carbon footprint of dairy products.
Legend, 43, sold his publishing catalogue and royalty rights to BMG and investment company KKR for an undisclosed amount last year, according to a financial disclosure filing, Bloomberg reported in January.
He earns between $50m and $100m annually from his entertainment work and other investments, according to a 2020 estimate by Variety magazine.
Legend and Teigen have a property portfolio worth $57m, according to the New York Post. It includes homes in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and three apartments in New York City.
Pay varies significantly depending on the school, its rating and the curriculum. Here's a rough guide as of January 2021:
- top end schools tend to pay Dh16,000-17,000 a month - plus a monthly housing allowance of up to Dh6,000. These tend to be British curriculum schools rated 'outstanding' or 'very good', followed by American schools
- average salary across curriculums and skill levels is about Dh10,000, recruiters say
- it is becoming more common for schools to provide accommodation, sometimes in an apartment block with other teachers, rather than hand teachers a cash housing allowance
- some strong performing schools have cut back on salaries since the pandemic began, sometimes offering Dh16,000 including the housing allowance, which reflects the slump in rental costs, and sheer demand for jobs
- maths and science teachers are most in demand and some schools will pay up to Dh3,000 more than other teachers in recognition of their technical skills
- at the other end of the market, teachers in some Indian schools, where fees are lower and competition among applicants is intense, can be paid as low as Dh3,000 per month
- in Indian schools, it has also become common for teachers to share residential accommodation, living in a block with colleagues
National Bonds unveiled a Golden Pension Scheme in 2022 to help private-sector foreign employees with their financial planning.
In April 2021, Hayah Insurance unveiled a workplace savings plan to help UAE employees save for their retirement.
Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based investment manager, has launched a fund that will allow UAE private companies to offer employees investment returns on end-of-service benefits.
The specs
Engine: 3.0-litre 6-cyl turbo
Power: 374hp at 5,500-6,500rpm
Torque: 500Nm from 1,900-5,000rpm
Transmission: 8-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 8.5L/100km
Price: from Dh285,000
On sale: from January 2022
Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged like honeycomb.
It was discovered in 2004, when Russian-born Manchester scientists Andrei Geim and Kostya Novoselov were "playing about" with sticky tape and graphite - the material used as "lead" in pencils.
Placing the tape on the graphite and peeling it, they managed to rip off thin flakes of carbon. In the beginning they got flakes consisting of many layers of graphene. But as they repeated the process many times, the flakes got thinner.
By separating the graphite fragments repeatedly, they managed to create flakes that were just one atom thick. Their experiment had led to graphene being isolated for the very first time.
At the time, many believed it was impossible for such thin crystalline materials to be stable. But examined under a microscope, the material remained stable, and when tested was found to have incredible properties.
It is many times times stronger than steel, yet incredibly lightweight and flexible. It is electrically and thermally conductive but also transparent. The world's first 2D material, it is one million times thinner than the diameter of a single human hair.
But the 'sticky tape' method would not work on an industrial scale. Since then, scientists have been working on manufacturing graphene, to make use of its incredible properties.
In 2010, Geim and Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. Their discovery meant physicists could study a new class of two-dimensional materials with unique properties.
