Fashion designer Rohit Bal (Photo: Getty Images)
Rohit Bal Net Worth and Legacy: In Delhi, when you go from Moolchand towards Lodhi Colony, you will see big shops called ‘Rohit Bal’ on the left side. This is the name that everyone in the Indian fashion industry used to call ‘Gudda’, but in reality, Rohit Bal’s contribution to the flourishing and popularization of the ‘lotus’ of the Indian fashion industry globally is like that of ‘Bhishma Pitamah’. . After all, how did a boy from a displaced Kashmiri family become a fashion icon in a short time and also build a business worth millions?
Fashion designer Rohit Bal breathed his last on Friday night at the age of 63. He died of a heart attack. He had undergone an angioplasty in the year 2010 itself. Since 1986, he has been in the fashion business on behalf of his own brand (a designer who founded a fashion brand under his own name). His brand, which started in Delhi, gradually became famous in Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Ahmedabad.
Spread the ‘lotus’ of Indian fashion to the world
Rohit Bal’s name, which became famous in India, soon became popular in many parts of the world. His shows were held in cities such as New York, Singapore, London, Jakarta, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Munich, Colombo and Geneva. Many of his shows were also held in the world’s fashion capital, Paris. After being away from fashion for a long time, Rohit Bal made a grand comeback at ‘Lakme Fashion Week’ this year. Ananya Pandey became the star piece of her collection.
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Rohit Bal is considered to have bloomed the “lotus” of Indian fashion globally because he brought traditional Indian arts and crafts into his fashion and made it world famous. Rohit Bal laid the foundation of the work for which Sabyasachi is popular all over the world. Rohit Bal has the track record of popularizing traditional Indian symbols ‘Lotus’, ‘Peacock’, ‘Booti ka Kaam’ and many Mughal era designs globally.
Anarkali, sherwani and lehenga became popular
It was Rohit Bal who popularized the fashion trends we see at weddings today and expanded his business. Designers like Rohit Bal did the job of making the designs like Anarkali and Sherwani worn during the Mughal era popular first among celebrities and then among common people.
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Partnership with Khadi, opened fashion stores and restaurants.
Rohat Bal’s business empire was very big. In 1986, together with his brother they opened the company ‘Orchid Overseas Private Limited’. This was an export business. He later opened stores under his own name. His first independent collection arrived in 1990.
When the Khadi Village Industries Commission planned to make ‘Khadi’ a designer, Rohit Bal first connected with Ritu Beri. Not only this, Rohit was one of the founding members of the Fashion Design Council of India.
His business empire not only includes fashion stores but also restaurants such as ‘Veda’ and ‘Cibo’. Rohit Bal was a Kashmiri by birth. His family migrated from Srinagar to Delhi in the 1970s. After this they stayed here. According to media reports, his net worth is around $5 million.
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