Lionel Messi on the cover page of the man magazine December 2015

Lionel Messi on the cover page of the man magazine December 2015

An Argentine world famous footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team, 

 Lionel Messi face of “The Man Magazine, December 2015” is the only footballer ever in the history to win FIFA Ballon d’ Or four times consecutively. At the age of 13, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. But these struggles didn’t stop him from achieving his ultimate goal, his passion for football. Despite his illness and being injured at the early stages of his carrier, he didn’t give up and constructed himself as an integral football player and marked his presence to the world by winning FIFA World Player of the Year in 2007. He again won Barcelona’s all-time top scorer in the official competitions in March 2012.And finally Lionel Messi reclaimed his best form during 2014-15 campaign, breaking all the set records in La Liga and the Champions League in November 2014. He also lead Argentina to the finals of 2014 World Cup and 2015 Copa America and both the times he was selected as player of the tournament.

Tania Sachdev on The Man Magazine February 2016

Tania Sachdev

Tania Sachdev is a perfect example of women coming out of the patriarchal society and reaching the top in a male dominant game like chess. Usually people in our country connect chess with boys and it is supposed to be a boy’s game. But she has made an exceptional mark in this regard.

Being the 8^th Indian woman grandmaster in 2005, she has also won number of prizes and brought laurels to the country by winning the bronze medal at the 2012 chess Olympiad held in Istanbul, turkey.

She was unstoppable just after the training for 5 months and won the national under 8^th tournament and was also a champion of British under 8^th chess championship in 1993. Tania is also listed as the youngest chess player in the Limca book of records.  She has learned from her defeats and odds, she says “I like to be by myself when that happens. A loss hits hard and I like to introspect about where I went wrong, what I could have done differently”. She is focused and doesn’t take any game lightly. Every game is challenging, even when she’s pitted against players who are ranked lower than her. “All the preparation in world is sometimes not enough. I don’t fear any player, but generally the Russians and Chinese are better trained due to better chess culture in their countries”.

Her style of playing has evolved from aggressive to positional now. She is particular in her nutrition and opts for organic food only. Also an exercise freak, she chooses yoga over hitting the gym. Dancing is one of her hobbies.

She plans to be a coach post her retirement as she believes that kids need to be trained better in India. She also owns a chess academy in New Delhi. She has also given talks at IIM Bangalore and was a part of save girl child campaign.

Tania Sachdev on The Man Magazine February 2016

VIR DAS PHOTOSHOOT FOR MAN MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2015

VIR DAS PHOTOSHOOT FOR MAN MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2015

Starting as a Stand Up Comedian, a bonafide movie star and now a 24 -nation  tour in the offing,global stardom, Vir Das face of ''The Man Magazine, November 2015'' has a natural wit and is an innate performer. He didn't grow up listening to Bill Hicks or George Carlin. Neither did he go through a period of megalomania. This legitimately funny man is actually well adjusted and nice.Vir Das began as a rebellion ; Chekhov at the Knox College in Illinois. No wonder then that his first stand -up" Brown Men Can't Hump" ,had about five minutes of content and 55 minutes of cussing.Instead of regular six -packs and studio rounds, Vir Das chose a different route to Bollywood.The movie that brought him back to the audition rooms was"Rang De Basanti" after which he continued his journey in bollywood with Badmaash Company, Delhi Belly ,Go Goa Gone and recently shown his talent in Revolver Rani along with Kangana Ranaut .He will be soon seen in film titled 1984 based on the riots, romantic comedy Khanna Patel where he shares screen with Rishi Kapoor and Paresh Rawal, a kiddie film Santa with Boman Irani and an action thriller Plan B. Along with the movies his upcoming world tour with CAA to 24 counties next year will be a litmus test with the world audience

The Dashing Dynamo Robin Singh, Indian football’s current hot property on the cover page of Man Magazine October 2015 Issue

DASHING DYNAMO

He is ‘dashing’ and he knows how to score. And not just on the field. Meet Robin Singh, Indian football’s current hot property. Robin Singh is the most exciting Indian footballer around right now. Team owners vied with each other to get this 25-year old striker at the July auctions for this year’s Indian Superstar League (ISL), which is on right now.

Catch this handsome hunk on the Man Magazine Cover in October Issue talking about his journey to play Football.

Olympic medal winning ace Boxer Vijender Singh is all set to mesmerise his fans on the cover page of Man magazine September Issue.

The well renowned, very handsome and Olympic medal winning ace Boxer Vijender Singh is all set to mesmerise his fans on the cover page of Man magazine September Issue. He is the name synonymous to Indian Boxing in the middle weight category who has made our country proud by winning many medals and accolades at National and International Level. His good looks and the boxing prowess gave him recognition in India and abroad. Singh belongs to Bhiwani district in Haryana from a humble background. He started learning boxing at an early age, his surrounding and his family had encouraged and inspired him to convert his passion boxing as a career. He represented India in three Olympics and won Bronze medal in Beijing Olympics, 2008. This was followed by bronze in 2010 commonwealth games, silver medal in 2014 Common Wealth Games. He has seen his share of Ups and Downs in his eventful  career and was being criticised for deviating from boxing and grabbing attention for other wrong reasons. He is now turning to Pro Boxing by signing with reputed British Boxing Promoter and which he is a considered as a more professional move though it didn't go down well with Sports Authorities and his fans.

Varun Dhawan face of "The Man Magazine, August 2015"

Creating his own way by selecting up roles beyond the conventional picks, Varun Dhawan face of "The Man Magazine, August 2015" has never created a niche around himself. As a kick start with Dharma Productions and being counted among the most promising debutante, Varun always preferred to be experimental and chosen the scripts he really believed in, be it the lover of "Humpty Sharma Ki dhulaniya" or the character of  "Raghu" of Badlapur an action drama, and his latest flick ABCD -2 a 100-crore slot movie, had him displaying his dance moves across the 70mm screen. These roles showed his audience the versatility he manifest and took him above the level of just being a "romantic actor" Varun Dhawan truely gives an edge to every character he plays. He is currently scheduled  with Rohit Shetty’s Christmas release Dilwale, where he  co stars alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. Dhawan is also scheduled to get back to what he does best, doing a romantic film, with the movie adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s Half Girlfriend next year, which is to be directed by his debut director and mentor Karan Johar.

PARUPALLY KASHYAP COVER PAGE OF THE MAN MAGAZINE, JULY 2015

Parupally (BWF), is a Hyderabad shuttler who stunned the world recently by winning against the current world number one Chen Long of China in the quarterfinals of the Super Series Premier in Indonesia. He is optimistic and enthusiastic about his performance in future.  The attitude of taking it all in his stride that has him Kashyap, India's top ranking badminton player and 10 in the world according to Badminton World Federation contending for the top position, now more than ever. The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth victory is a sweet memory and a life changing event for him, when after 32 years he brought back the Gold home beating the number one player in the world Chen Long.  Once dubious about taking badminton as a career and now being a professional badminton player, there’s discipline in his life where he works out hard everyday to take care of stamina, agility and speed. He considers his trainer Pullela Gopichand, the former tennis ace, as his mentor, who taught him there were no shortcuts to success and he learned to be more critical of himself and to take criticism positively to help his game.

Catch him on the cover page of the man magazine July 2015 issue.