About Kalpana Shah
Born 1948. Kalpana Shah is an Indian fashion designer, author and entrepreneur.
Kalpana Shah (born 30 November 1948) is an Indian sari draper, stylist, author, and entrepreneur. She resides at Altamount Road, Mumbai, India. She has practiced the art of sari draping since 1985. She gives sari draping lessons and workshops and drapes saris for formal events.
Personal life Kalpana Shah was born in a Gujarati Jain family of jewelers. She spent her early childhood in Surat, Gujarat. At the age of 10, she and her family moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra where she finished her schooling and few years of college.
Kalpana Shah has draped saris for Bollywood Celebrities such as Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Nargis Fakhri, Huma Qureshi and Jacqueline Fernandez.
She has draped for weddings and formal functions for various business houses including the Birlas, Hindujas, Dhoots, Ruias, Ambanis, Goels, Wadias, and the Mittals of Delhi and London.
Her book "The Whole 9 Yards" was published in 2012, and followed by an app "Learn Sari" in 2014.
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Who is Kalpana Shah?
Indian fashion designer
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Kalpana Shah was born on 30 November 1948 in Surat.
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Kalpana Shah is a fashion designer, author and entrepreneur.
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Kalpana Shah is Indian.
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