15th Feb. 2004, an evening at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, Mumbai celebrated the launch of "The
Marriages of India" a magazine of substance. Publisher and Editor Ms. Priya Shah hosted the
party wearing ethnic bridal wear. Famous Bollywood mehendi queen Veena Nagda had applied
patterns of mehendi on Ms. Priya Shah's hands to compliment the look. The makeup of Priya
Shah was done by the famous beautician Jayavant Thakre.
At the launch event of the magazine, Priya Shah expressed her joy by saying that the birth
of this magazine gave her as much pleasure as a mother giving birth to a child. "Bringing a
new creation into the world".
The invitation cards for the function were made very artistically just like a wedding card.
The invitees for the occasion were welcomed by an exotically decorated elephant with his
mahavat at the entrance of the hotel. Diyas were lit at the entrance to give a traditional
look along with an attractive fresh flower rangoli.
The chief guests for the evening was Padmashri Hema Malini, actress, Member of Parliament
and Editor of ‘New Woman’ dressed in a beautiful red saree adding colour to the evening
celebration. There were various other renowned personalities to grace the occasion,
including Shri Dr. Jagannath Hegde - Sheriff of Mumbai, Shri Bharat Shah - Diamond King,
Shri Deepchand Gardi - Jain Philanthropist, Shri Kundan Shah & Tinu Verma - Film Producers,
Shri A.H. Rizvi - Builder, Shri Prashant Jhaveri - Secretary of All India Patrakar, Shri
Mahesh Abhichandani - Producer.
