European fashion brand Produkt by Jack & Jones has entered the Indian market under the fashion house of Bestseller India. The brand has roped in young Bollywood actor Ishaan Khatter as the brand ambassador.
Meant for today’s confident, urban men, Produkt will be exclusively available across Reliance Retail-owned Trends stores and e-commerce website Ajio. The brand is banking on Reliance Retail’s unmatched footprint coupled with Khatter’s popularity to drive sales of its products in the Indian market.
Commenting on the launch, Vineet Gautam CEO and country head of Bestseller India in a statement said, “In a fashion-forward country like ours, it is important to stay relevant and create fashion solutions for everyone! And for us, PRODUKT does just that! It taps into a category of the audience who are early adopters of fashion and are not afraid to experiment with their looks.”
He added, “Furthermore, we are excited to partner with Reliance Retail, their retail footprint via Trends and strong digital presence through Ajio provides for a great platform for us to showcase Produkt. As the face of the brand, Ishaan Khatter’s personality of being effortlessly stylish coupled with his charismatic attitude completely synergizes with the brand DNA of Produkt.”
Ishaan Khatter, the face of the brand, said, “It has been an absolute pleasure to partner with PRODUKT by Jack & Jones. The brand offers a fashion range that has a unique combination of comfortable yet edgy, laid back but so trendy, and I love it! It perfectly resonates with my style and I am looking forward to this association.”
On the work front, Ishaan Khatter next will be seen in Excel Entertainment’s upcoming horror-comedy film Phone Bhoot, also featuring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Katrina Kaif on the cast. He will follow Phone Bhoot with RSVP Movies’ war-drama Pippa. The film also stars Mrunal Thakur and Priyanshu Painyuli.
Saif Ali Khan's hospital trip was a mess, from a sleepy attendant to insisting on a stretcher.
He just ignored everyone telling him to use a wheelchair when it was time to leave.
His own mother, Sharmila Tagore, is still annoyed he did not listen to her.
A chilling detail: his son Jeh was nicked by the knife too during the chaos.
Right, so Saif Ali Khan is talking about the knife attack now. He is actually talking about it. He is filling in the blanks from that night at his Bandra home, the one that ended with him in surgery. And he is explaining that moment he left the hospital, no wheelchair, no ambulance, just walking. It was a conscious choice after the knife attack, his way of saying he was still on his feet.
Saif Ali Khan says he wanted to walk out of hospital to show fans he was fine Instagram/saifalikhanpataudiworld
What exactly went down that night?
He saw the man standing over Jeh’s bed, armed. During the struggle, the assailant’s knife even nicked his young son Jeh. The attacker managed to stab Saif six times before fleeing.
Saif Ali Khan opens up about the night he was stabbed and his shocking hospital decisionInstagram/saifalikhanpataudiworld
Why did Saif Ali Khan deny a wheelchair after the attack?
The hospital scene was weirdly placid and almost sleepy especially the emergency area. He knew the second he walked in, he would require a stretcher. But the attendant on duty just offered a wheelchair. He had to argue, “No, I think I need a stretcher.” The guy was not really getting it. In the end, Saif said he had to snap the guy to attention by stating his name and calling it a medical emergency. That is when everything kicked off.
That initial refusal of aid, bizarrely, set the tone. Later, after a week in hospital and surgery, he was again faced with the wheelchair question for his discharge. “It just did not seem to be necessary.” He could move, though in pain. So why would he pretend otherwise?
Here is the thing: everyone had an opinion. Someone said to take an ambulance, and another insisted on the wheelchair. The media was camped outside, curious and waiting. His own instinct cut through the noise. He figured, why feed the panic? Why have his family, his fans, seeing him wheeled out or driven away in an ambulance?
He decided the right message was the simplest one: just walk out. Show them you are upright and okay. It was a picture message, literally.
Of course, the plan backfired a bit online, with some calling the whole thing fake. His mother, Sharmila Tagore, certainly thought he had made a mistake, telling Twinkle Khanna that if he had just listened to her and used the wheelchair, “there would have been no controversy.” But for Saif, the intention was only to reassure.
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