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Anniversary Special #20YearChallenge: A Time Of Innocence, Excitement And Supermodels
MW came of age at a time when the fashion industry in India was reaching a critical mass and platforms like Lakmé Fashion Week was getting established. Designer Wendell Rodricks provides a worm’s eye view of the big change
Anniversary Special #20YearChallenge: The Man Who Showed Indian Cricket The Money
Mark Mascarenhas was the subject of our second cover, alongside Sachin Tendulkar, who he had made a millionaire overnight as his agent
Anniversary Special #20YearChallenge: ‘Chandni Bars’ Of Mumbai
The dance bars were a peculiarly Mumbai institution, a vital part of its culture and underbelly before they were hamhandedly shut down a decade ago
Anniversary Special #20YearChallenge: How Hindi Cinema Changed
The Hindi film industry has taken almost unimaginable steps forward since 2000
Anniversary Special #20YearChallenge: What Were They Wearing
Bitten by the nostalgia bug, we go back to a time when dressing up like your favourite celebrity and wearing fishnet tees and bandanas was all okay
Anniversary Special #20YearChallenge: How To Look Serious
Excerpted from MW June 2000, Sagarika Ghose writes about how women can look “serious”
Anniversary Special #20YearChallenge: The Sexes
Writer Jerry Pinto, who shaped a lively section in the magazine in his many years as Executive Editor, looks back in nostalgia
Anniversary Special #20YearChallenge: If You’re Gay You Might As Well Be Dead
Ashley Tellis shares his story on what it was like being gay in India
Anniversary Special #20YearChallenge: Amitabh Bachchan’s Last Bad Month
The country’s most famous actor was going through the worst phase of his career. But just within three weeks of the magazine release, Kaun Banega Crorepati aired and propelled his career back into an orbit where he still shines spectacularly bright
Anniversary Special #20YearChallenge: SRK As The Lucky Mascot
It took a whole lot of time, perseverance and luck to pull off the cover shoot of Shah Rukh Khan, for MWs first ever issue
Anniversary Special #20YearChallenge: Peter Mukerjea’s Halycon Days
The gargantuan success of Kaun Banega Crorepati and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi alongside the rising clout of Star News had made Peter Mukerjea the biggest name in Indian television when we featured him on the cover in August 2000