Akshita & Priyanka N Gandhi

Hello! Meets two fun-loving siblings to talk about family, life’s lessons – and why having a sister is the best thing in the world

- Jeena J Billimoria

When we arrive at Fort, a history-ridden locale of South Mumbai for today’s shoot, siblings Akshita and Priyanka Gandhi are still getting their hair and make-up done. Their father, Nikhil Gandhi, the Chairman of SKIL Infrastructure, has very graciously allowed us to use his office space and soon, heaps of clothes, a hundred make-up products, a table full of snacks and blairing music (a now prerequisite at such shoots for HELLO!) have transformed this serious setting into a fashion hotspot. What’s meant to be a quick morning shoot goes on till late afternoon – but no one notices the time flying by. It’s only then that the siblings kick off their stilettos and begin the interview, once our trusted, perfectionist photographer declares he’s finished and happy with his handiwork.

Tell us a little about yourselve and your profession…

Akshita N Gandhi: “We both received our IB Diploma from the American School of Bombay, after which we completed our under-graduation from the American University in Dubai. Priyanka majored in Management while I majored in Finance and pursued my Masters in Fine Arts from the Lotus Art Institute, Dubai. I have a deep passion in the education sector and have just ventured into it. Simultaneously, I am also working on developing SKIL’s real estate and logistics projects and am involved in the development of a sea port project in the state of Maharastra and Gujarat and aspire to create the country’s finest infrastructure.”