Mumbai, September 26th, 2025: After over 25 years in journalism, Namrata Zakaria is turning the page. Today she launches ‘The Namrata Zakaria Show’, a YouTube showcase that promises unfiltered conversations with India’s defining voices — those in fashion, art, cinema, literature and culture who move the needle when most of us aren’t watching. The show is the first offering from ROLLA, Zakaria’s newly founded digital media company.
Zakaria has long been known for the small moments she notices — a stitch in fabric, a throwaway line in an interview, a gesture backstage. In this series, she leans into those moments. Each 60-90 minute episodes dig beyond the spotlight: failures, friendships, decisions before fame, business pressures, the craft and grit behind glitter.
Sponsored by Kuche7, ZILO and VuTVs, the show is filmed in either high-end studio settings or cosy home environments, with multi-camera setups to capture nuance. With this show, Zakaria extends her long-standing curiosity for people and culture into a format that is both contemporary and enduring. The series is set to become a destination for anyone interested in the stories behind celebrity — the craft, the choices, and the lives that rarely make it to print.
The first season begins in grand style with Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, who celebrate 40 years at the intersection of culture and couture. The premiere episode offers a rare look at their early days — long before runway glamour or Instagram tags — and a view into what remains constant, what has changed, and what it takes to build an enduring legacy in fashion. The duo discusses their latest revival works, their soon-to-open mega flagship store in a heritage district of Mumbai, and their friendships with Bollywood and business elite. Expect stories that have never been told in full — the sketches, the setbacks, the parties, the craftsmanship behind details no one sees.
Zakaria says: “Abu and Sandeep have always existed in that liminal space where craftsmanship meets performance, where history meets spectacle. Their journey is about how every stitch carries a memory, every silhouette a risk, every friendship a story. To begin the show with them is to begin with India’s fashion at its most alive: before internet endorsements, before social media snapshots, when every piece had to earn its place. I wanted their reflections, the ones behind the runway, to welcome us into what this series is all about.”
