R ARIVANANTHAM
Karun Raman will be the first South Indian Celebrity Fashion Choreographer to direct the biggest men’s pageant of India – Rubaru Mr. India show. Raman was honoured at a gala function in Chennai on Tuesday.
The 17th edition of this prestigious event is scheduled to take place from April 4 to April 8, 2021 at Hibis Resort in Goa. The national finale of the pageant will happen on April 8, 2021. After a series of nationwide auditions, some of the most handsome and talented men have been selected to compete at the national final show.
Four former Rubaru Mr India winners – Akash Choudhary, Prateek Baid, Ashwani Neeraj and Pardeep Kharera – will be returning to the show as the trainers and mentors of this year’s contestants.
Akash Choudhary will be the grooming expert and pageant consultant for the show; Prateek Baid will train the candidates with ramp walk and runway skills; Pardeep Kharera will be the fitness coach and Ashwani Neeraj will be the nutrition and wellness expert.
Goa-based talent promoting organization, AB Productions has joined hands with Rubaru Mr. India pageant this year as the competition’s event partner. Popular Goa-based event planner and manager, Simao Dias will shoulder the responsibility of designing the final evening and awards night of the pageant. Ace fashion photographer, Amit Khanna will be returning to the show as the event’s official photographer.
The candidates of the pageant will be seen opening the show in exquisite Vishal Thawani creations. Manav Ranka will reprise his role as the West Zone director of the pageant. The final show and awards night will be hosted by international beauty queen, actress, model and Rubaru Miss India Elite 2019, Nakita Tania Fernandes and celebrity designer, Rohit Verma will be the style and fashion expert of the event.
One of the foremost men’s style and grooming brands – Gatsby will be the style partner of this year’s Rubaru Mr. India contest. Sidhan Eduhub is the Education and infotainment partner for the contest and Nitin Patil will be joining the show as Holistic coach and motivational speaker. The makeover team will be led famous makeover coach, Sonam R. Korgaonkar.
Rubaru Mr. India is headed by its founder and president, Sandeep Kumar and Mumbai-based entrepreneur, Pankaj Kharbanda is the current vice-president of the pageant. This year’s pageant will be a combined event for the years 2020 and 2021. At the culmination of the pageant, a new Rubaru Mr. India titleholder will be elected. Along with this, Indian representatives to some of the most well-established international modelling competitions and pageants will also be announced.
