Vijay Mallya shares Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif were the ‘right models’ for his brand
A yearly competition, Kingfisher Calendar Model Hunt, aka the Kingfisher Supermodels, was held to choose the models.
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Vijay Mallya spilled the beans after many years, that seemed unprecedented for all. The Kingfisher owner spoke about the popular calendar that top model and celebrities. In conversation with Raj Shamani, in his podcast, he mentioned how his girls’ careers grew with the greatest pace.
Vijay Mallya on Deepika, Katrina as the ideal models
Mallya stated his view on choice of calendar girls, “Well, because we chose the right girls. I mean, whether it was Deepika Padukone or Katrina Kaif, we had all the heroines and the stars on the calendar in their younger days.” He added that during the time of the shoot the actors were not famous, “We picked well, we picked the right talent.”
About the Kingfisher calendar
The Kingfisher calendar was conceptualised by photographer Atul Kasbekar. Starting from 2003 to 2021, the shooting was initiated annually involving various Indian models. It was implemented post the Pirelli calendar for Mallya owned brand. He verified considering the swimsuit editions rather than ‘going all the way’ pertaining to the ‘social considerations of India’.
Celebrities including, Deepika, Katrina, Yana Gupta, Karishma Kothak, Bruna Abdullah, Nargis Fakhri, Esha Gupta, Lisa Hayden, Saiyami Kher, Sobhita Dhulipala, Nora Fatehi, Shubra Aiyappa, and others, were featured on the cover.
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