If Deepika Padukone is Bollywood’s reigning queen, her celebrated stylist, Shaleena Nathani pretty much rules the realm of celebrity styling. And if more proof were needed, she has bagged the coveted Stylist of the Year award at the Elle Awards 2018, so there!
It has been a while now that Shaleena has been making waves with her stunning work. She styled Deepika in Mexico for the promotions of Dippy’s Hollywood debut xXx: Return of Xander Cage. She has also been curating her looks at the MTV EMAs, various red carpets and award functions. Add to that the casual, airport, ethnic, magazine cover and ad campaign looks that Deepika has recently donned – and Shaleena has her hands very full indeed!
However, this stylish with the mostest is no less a celebrity in her own right. She is a fitness freak, a fitness wear and athleisure model, and a stunner to boot! In fact, her followers on Instagram – and she has no less than 234.2k of them – are often struck by how she often uncannily resembles Deepika herself!
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Shaleena has voiced, “Easy is not fun, challenging is. That’s who I am as a person. I am fiercely competitive – not with others but with myself. Running fuels this competitiveness and makes me feel exhilarated. I challenge myself and that brings out the best in me.”
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An intern in an export house at the age of 16, she then bagged a chance to intern with well-known fashion stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania. She picked up the ropes so quickly, she was subsequently sent to London to work with Deepika and Saif on the sets of Love Aaj Kal.
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Now she is pretty much Deepika’s full-time stylist and a bestie in real life as well. Their collaboration has thrown up unexpected sartorial choices with everything from structured high-end couture gowns to flirty LBDs finding a place.
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Whether taking risks with doctor sleeves or sporting stunning unusual saris, if Deepika’s style quotient has received an edgier makeover, you know just who is behind it!
