Chef Vikas Khanna- the man with the gourmet touch on Man Magazine, June 2016 Issue

“Cooking makes a man sexy”, says Chef Vikas Khanna, a man with glamour looks, smooth voice and hunter smile. Vikas Khanna is one of the world’s best known and Michellin starred- Indian chef, brought up with the thought that cooking and eating together can break down boundaries and is an art of preserving every cultures. The man with excellent culinary skills can be now seen on the cover page of Man Magazine for the June issue, 2016. 

 He hosted TV Shows like “Masterchef India” and published several books named Flavour First, Return to River and so on. He even launched a documentary film- Kitchens of Gratitude at Cannes Film Festival which focuses on food with the twist. Vikas has always aimed to be a cut above the rest, forever determined to get what seemed too far out of reach. Khanna’s life make for a delightful tale from selling street food for Rs. 20 a plate to be invited to cater for US President Barack Obama’s charity dinner where single plate went at Rs 20 lakh. This shining star chef has already earned the title of “New York’s Hottest Chef” and plans to go for an extra mile.

EMRAAN HASHMI POSE FOR MAN MAGAZINE COVER (MAY 2016)

Cheerful, amiable, quick and thorough, endlessly patient for the retakes, that is what describes Emraan Hashmi. He is that rare species in Bollywood who does not wear the halo of stardom around him. Giving multiple hits to the Bollywood industry, Gangster, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, Murder, Raaz to name a few, A-list stardom might have escaped him, but he is more or less steady at the box office.

Choosing to do the title role in Azhar, the biopic on the former captain of the Indian cricket team, Mohammed Azharuddin, Emraan wanted to move away from what he’d been doing saying, “I needed the challenge.” Directed by Tony D'Souza, the movie is based on the life Azharuddin, who was implicated in a cricket match-fixing scandal in 2000, and banned by BCCI for life.

Apart from this his future project includes Raaz 4 which is a sequel of his debut hit movie Raaz. Brushing off the slight melancholy, he rues in reference to films, “I fear flops.” The twinkle is back in his eyes when he expands, “Anyone who says otherwise is a liar. You spend so much time on a film. Your heart and soul has gone into it and then it doesn’t work out. Everyone fears a flop.”

Sunny Leone on the cover of “THE MAN” magazine, April 2016

A power capsule person with her almond shaped eyes and glass-hour figure, Sunny Leone is now considered as one of the most desirable celeb in B’town. Making millions of heart skip a beat on her single look and her voluptuous features with bold nature, she have won many hearts and these characteristics have led her way to the cover page of “The Man” magazine for April issue.   

Though being the women with breath taking beauty and charismatic looks, she also had to face her part of mishap. Referring to the infamous interview with Bhupen Choubey, Sunny Leon mentions “How I felt that day, I felt, people were feeling the same way while they watched that interview”.

But these pity issues never pulled her back and have successfully sailed through all her troubles and made her way to multiple Bollywood debut films in recent years. Even though she belongs from adult entertainment industry she has never let that be a barrier in moving forward and hence is the reason that she is now considered as one of the dauntless actress in Indian film industry.

Fawad Khan on the cover page of the Man Magazine March 2016

With his sharp features and breathtaking personality the new cross border heartthrob Fawad Khan is the fresh face of Bollywood industry and for the “Man Magazine” March issue.

His way to Bollywood begins with Kapoors (Sonam and Anil) in the movie Khubsoorat, playing as the character of Prince Vikram Singh Rathore and was a delight to the entertainment business. Along with his skills in acting he also has the passion for singing which adds an extra dose to his charismatic personality. Impassivity look of Fawad Khan conceal the jovial and outgoing personality that he is and the reason for his charm that makes him a matchless actor. After a tedious long work on television series it was Shoaib Mansoor’s movie ‘Khuda Kay Liye’ which proved to be the ice breaking point of his career. The actor is now putting his head over a bucket full of opportunities. His latest work in Kapoor and Son’s is the most awaited drama and alongside Kjo’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, a cast of Bollywod A listers, Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai is on its way to the entertainment world. The multi talented model, musician, vocalist and actor is on his full swing to reach zenith in the bollywood industry.

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