Pallavi Jaikishan --- An Era of Floral Fantasies
An instrumental rendition of two
popular Bollywood classics cuts into the steady murmur. Aradhana’s Roop tera mastana
and Kati Patang’s Pyar diwana hota hain are the preludes to
couturier Pallavi Jaikishan’s show at the FDCI India Couture Week held recently.
The walks incidentally have also been choreographed on modern romantic ballads
from tinsel town. Romance---an all-pervasive mood that has characterised doyen’s
journey in fashion since 1972. There is but one element conspicuous by its
absence. Music made by her legendary husband, Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal,
one-half of the famous Shankar-Jaikishan duo that rocked the music charts
before the latter passed away in 1971. Leaving his wife and three young children---Chetan,
Yogesh and Bhiaravi---under a pall of gloom. “Here, hear this piece I was putting
together for the show. A modern take on Sangam’s
Yeh mera prem patra par kar. If only
I had a touch more time,” Jaikishan’s voice trails off, only to add soon after,
“I’ve used so many …