INDIA'S MOST INVITED 2023

They love the high life, wield oodles of power and are surrounded by the shutterbugs. Meet India’s Most Invited of 2023 — a special list HELLO! has become renowned for over the years. These men and women rule the social roost, run conglomerates, the box offices and, in a few rare cases, do nothing but party, making them the envy of millions who’d kill to spend a single day in the shoes of these fortunate few. Bringing their A-game on the sartorial front, gracing fashion weeks, perpetually jetting around the world, our list of glamazons and titans of their respective fields manage to balance both work and pleasure — a rare quality that’s easier to point out than imbibe. ‘Let the party begin,’ is their mantra, as they get papped from Mumbai to New York and everywhere in between

- VISHWAVEER SINGH

1. NATASHA POONAWALLA

The reigning queen of society, if there had to be one, would undoubtedly be Nat P! A mantle Natasha has gracefully taken over from the late Parmeshwar Godrej. Always on the front row of couture shows in Paris, a regular at the Met Gala and often seen hobnobbing with Hollywood’s elite on yachts off the coast of Cannes, Natasha inhabits a firmament that is truly jet set. The lady is known to be a stellar hostess, throwing surreal soirées for her friends in Mumbai, and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Anna Wintour, the Williams sisters, Leonardo DiCaprio and the British Royal Family. Having shifted base to London a few years back, where she is the chairperson of Serum Life Sciences UK, Natasha has in many ways morphed into an international socialista.

RSVP TIDBIT: Her OTT ball gowns, platinum lifestyle and camaraderie with the global cultural cognoscenti squarely peg her as India’s answer to Vicomtesse Jacqueline De Ribes, who was once touted as Europe’s most coveted guest herself.

2. AMBANI NEXT-GEN ISHA, AKASH AND ANANT

The Ambani next-gen — twins Isha and Akash, and the youngest, Anant — are gradually taking over the mantle from their parents Nita and Mukesh Ambani. As heirs to the gargantuan Reliance empire, the trio live a life that is truly envy-inducing.

Isha has made a name for herself in luxury and beauty retail already, and is the toast of New York thanks to her association with several philanthropies including the Met. Having launched the Jio World Plaza in Mumbai, amid much A-list fanfare no less, the lady has surely made her mark. Balancing all of this with devoted motherhood, she recently celebrated her twins Aadiya and Krishna turning one.