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Water irony
Updated On: 12 October, 2021 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
To some bemused observers, the dramatic irony that Gaurav Gupta’s show, designed to make a point against environmental pollution and plastic, revealed itself using 90,000 litres of water is not totally lost
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Show-stopper Kareena Kapoor Khan with designer Gaurav Gupta. Pic/Shadab Khan
Guests sat on the front seats of their respective cars rather than traditional front rows. The sprawling 37,000 square-foot space at Bandra Kurla Complex’s (BKC) Jio World Convention Centre featured a 28-foot high waterfall pattering down on the 30-foot long transparent acrylic hexagon diamond-like tunnel, with a staircase. Against the backdrop of an AV playing underwater footage and the sound of lapping ocean waves, models paraded their way through the scaffold tunnel and onto the diametrically 100-foot circular catwalk, stapled with glossy plastic sheets, stomping above four-inches of water in their heels.
Such was the “showmanship” set designed for couturier Gaurav Gupta’s aquatic-themed Lakmé Absolute Grand Finale show held on October 10. But the fact that it took 90,000 litres of water to pay a literal homage to the marine creatures at a 26-minute spectacle adds to the sustainability question. Its organisers, RISE and Lakmé shared a joint statement with mid-day: “The water used on the set during this season’s grand finale is planned to be consciously diverted for reuse after recycling. The water is being treated at the sewage treatment plant on site for it to be reused for the purposes of flushing, landscaping, and horticulture.”
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