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Ujjwala has a new editorial in Conde Nast Travelers, September 2009 shot by Daniela Federici. Does anyone have the scan?
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I'm hoping she gets a solo Vogue India cover soon (she's long overdue one). Or at least a Harper's Bazaar India - I think I like their eds better anyways.
Ok I don't know how true this story is...it might need to be taken with a very large grain of salt.
Hubby accuses Ujjwala Raut of abuse
MUMBAI MIRROR 18 August 2009, 11:25am IST
It was a marriage made in heaven. It’s a divorce set in hell.
The very public falling out between India’s biggest international supermodel Ujjwala Raut and her Englishman husband Maxwell Sterry just got messier with Sterry sending out graphic letters to the media accusing Raut of abuse and intimidation.
At the centre of this bitter feud is their three-year-old daughter Ksha.
Dahisar girl Ujjwala, who has walked the ramp for the world’s leading designers like Ungaro, Cavalli, Gucci and Paul Smith, married model-turned-entrepreneur Sterry at an exclusive ceremony hosted by David Bowie and his wife Iman five years ago. But their jet-set marriage soon began to unravel as their careers took them on different paths, leading to much bitterness and even a slasher-style knife attack.
Sterry, who is contesting Ujjwala’s divorce plea in Mumbai saying he would respond only in New York where they were married and where their child was born, has now accused the supermodel of intimidation and trying to get him deported from the country.
Things between them reached a head on December 10 last year, alleges Sterry, when Ujjwala entered their Goa home and “started to use abusive language in front of our daughter and myself. When I asked her to stop, she grabbed my neck. I pushed her back in self-defence; she lost her balance and fell to the floor. She then ran to the kitchen, opened the kitchen drawer and picked up a big knife and turned on me. I ran back and shut the door. Ujjwala started to stab the door with the knife and trying to kick the door down, screaming and swearing.
I was holding the door down with all my strength and our daughter was crying sitting on the bed, I was terrified. Momentarily it stopped, then I head a loud breaking of glass. Ujjwala had smashed the bathroom window and was climbing inside the room with the knife in her hand. I grabbed Ksha in my arms and headed out of the bedroom. Ujjwala followed quickly behind us. I ran to the street, where she finally stopped her pursuit,” he has alleged in his letter to the media.
According to Sterry, the matter was resolved by Mapusa Police Station, following an FIR filed by both parties, each claiming that the other was attempting to kill them. “Ujjwala used her bloodied knee, caused by her trying to kick down the bedroom door. I was put in a lock-up. After subsequent meetings and interviews by the Mapusa police, they advised Ujjwala to retract her FIR on grounds of insufficient evidence to verify her claims.” Both Raut and Sterry withdrew their respective FIRs. When contacted, the Mapusa Police Station confirmed this incident. “This matter has been going on for months. There have been complaints and counter-complaints by both sides,” said an official from the station. On the 12th of January, Raut returned to Mumbai with Ksha and filed a divorce petition, stating that she was terrified for her and her daughter’s life.
But this concern for their daughter, alleges Sterry, is new-found. “There are only two occasions that Ujjwala has looked after Ksha single-handedly, first, when she was five months old, when I initially went back to Goa from New York to get our house in order, and the second time when she was two-and-a-half years old, between June 20 until September 10, 2008. When she was brought back from New York, the child was skinny and had to be fed every two hours, and she was taking suppositories to go to the toilet. Within a week of being with me, she was eating three meals a day and going to the toilet without the use of artificial help,” he claims.
But following the knife incident, Ujjwala filed a divorce petition in the Bandra Family Court, citing danger to her and her daughter’s life from Sterry. But just a month later, she asked him to pick up Ksha at the airport on February 14 because she had to go to Italy on an assignment. “This is a woman who is stating in court in a sworn document that I, her husband, am a danger to her and the child’s life, yet she has no hesitation in asking me to look after her because she wants to go to Italy,” he says.
When she returned from Italy, Sterry, who is a director with a mining company in India, says, her hard partying and late nights again left him to take care of Ksha. During this time she also went to the State Bank of India,
Mapusa branch, and terminated their joint account. “She then put a notice in a local newspaper, Navhind Times, saying I had abandoned my child and took no interest in her well-being.” This is the last, Sterry claims, to have seen his daughter. Ujjwala took Ksha and moved to Mumbai, but not to be with her parents, as she states, he alleges, but to live with her lover, a Bandra-based builder.
Sterry now claims that she is using her influence to harass him. In the last two weeks his PIO (Person of Indian Origin) card has been revoked, and there have been cops at his door. “The Foreigners Registration Office wanted me to go over and sign an undertaking that I would leave the country within 72 hours. My lawyers then told me to go in hiding since there were several public holidays coming up and I would not be able to file a petition challenging this order. The letter I received from New Delhi says that I am not conducive to public interest. Since when did Ujjwala, my wife, become public interest?”
Sterry, who has in the past collaborated with Guy Ritchie on the 2001 film, The Bunker, and also worked as personal assistant to star restaurateur Mourad Mazous of Sketch, London, says he decided to go public with his story as a last resort. “I need to see my daughter again, it’s breaking my heart to be without her.”
When contacted for her response to Sterry’s charges, Ujjwala Raut said, “If Maxwell is alleging abuse and intimidation, why is he sending you letters? Why is he not resorting to court procedures, which is how things should be? This matter is sub-judice. I don’t wish to comment on it. When the time comes, I myself will make an announcement,” and left it at that.
Vickey Lalwani and Vishwas Kulkarni
Source: Times of India
Hubby accuses Ujjwala Raut of abuse
MUMBAI MIRROR 18 August 2009, 11:25am IST
It was a marriage made in heaven. It’s a divorce set in hell.
The very public falling out between India’s biggest international supermodel Ujjwala Raut and her Englishman husband Maxwell Sterry just got messier with Sterry sending out graphic letters to the media accusing Raut of abuse and intimidation.
At the centre of this bitter feud is their three-year-old daughter Ksha.
Dahisar girl Ujjwala, who has walked the ramp for the world’s leading designers like Ungaro, Cavalli, Gucci and Paul Smith, married model-turned-entrepreneur Sterry at an exclusive ceremony hosted by David Bowie and his wife Iman five years ago. But their jet-set marriage soon began to unravel as their careers took them on different paths, leading to much bitterness and even a slasher-style knife attack.
Sterry, who is contesting Ujjwala’s divorce plea in Mumbai saying he would respond only in New York where they were married and where their child was born, has now accused the supermodel of intimidation and trying to get him deported from the country.
Things between them reached a head on December 10 last year, alleges Sterry, when Ujjwala entered their Goa home and “started to use abusive language in front of our daughter and myself. When I asked her to stop, she grabbed my neck. I pushed her back in self-defence; she lost her balance and fell to the floor. She then ran to the kitchen, opened the kitchen drawer and picked up a big knife and turned on me. I ran back and shut the door. Ujjwala started to stab the door with the knife and trying to kick the door down, screaming and swearing.
I was holding the door down with all my strength and our daughter was crying sitting on the bed, I was terrified. Momentarily it stopped, then I head a loud breaking of glass. Ujjwala had smashed the bathroom window and was climbing inside the room with the knife in her hand. I grabbed Ksha in my arms and headed out of the bedroom. Ujjwala followed quickly behind us. I ran to the street, where she finally stopped her pursuit,” he has alleged in his letter to the media.
According to Sterry, the matter was resolved by Mapusa Police Station, following an FIR filed by both parties, each claiming that the other was attempting to kill them. “Ujjwala used her bloodied knee, caused by her trying to kick down the bedroom door. I was put in a lock-up. After subsequent meetings and interviews by the Mapusa police, they advised Ujjwala to retract her FIR on grounds of insufficient evidence to verify her claims.” Both Raut and Sterry withdrew their respective FIRs. When contacted, the Mapusa Police Station confirmed this incident. “This matter has been going on for months. There have been complaints and counter-complaints by both sides,” said an official from the station. On the 12th of January, Raut returned to Mumbai with Ksha and filed a divorce petition, stating that she was terrified for her and her daughter’s life.
But this concern for their daughter, alleges Sterry, is new-found. “There are only two occasions that Ujjwala has looked after Ksha single-handedly, first, when she was five months old, when I initially went back to Goa from New York to get our house in order, and the second time when she was two-and-a-half years old, between June 20 until September 10, 2008. When she was brought back from New York, the child was skinny and had to be fed every two hours, and she was taking suppositories to go to the toilet. Within a week of being with me, she was eating three meals a day and going to the toilet without the use of artificial help,” he claims.
But following the knife incident, Ujjwala filed a divorce petition in the Bandra Family Court, citing danger to her and her daughter’s life from Sterry. But just a month later, she asked him to pick up Ksha at the airport on February 14 because she had to go to Italy on an assignment. “This is a woman who is stating in court in a sworn document that I, her husband, am a danger to her and the child’s life, yet she has no hesitation in asking me to look after her because she wants to go to Italy,” he says.
When she returned from Italy, Sterry, who is a director with a mining company in India, says, her hard partying and late nights again left him to take care of Ksha. During this time she also went to the State Bank of India,
Mapusa branch, and terminated their joint account. “She then put a notice in a local newspaper, Navhind Times, saying I had abandoned my child and took no interest in her well-being.” This is the last, Sterry claims, to have seen his daughter. Ujjwala took Ksha and moved to Mumbai, but not to be with her parents, as she states, he alleges, but to live with her lover, a Bandra-based builder.
Sterry now claims that she is using her influence to harass him. In the last two weeks his PIO (Person of Indian Origin) card has been revoked, and there have been cops at his door. “The Foreigners Registration Office wanted me to go over and sign an undertaking that I would leave the country within 72 hours. My lawyers then told me to go in hiding since there were several public holidays coming up and I would not be able to file a petition challenging this order. The letter I received from New Delhi says that I am not conducive to public interest. Since when did Ujjwala, my wife, become public interest?”
Sterry, who has in the past collaborated with Guy Ritchie on the 2001 film, The Bunker, and also worked as personal assistant to star restaurateur Mourad Mazous of Sketch, London, says he decided to go public with his story as a last resort. “I need to see my daughter again, it’s breaking my heart to be without her.”
When contacted for her response to Sterry’s charges, Ujjwala Raut said, “If Maxwell is alleging abuse and intimidation, why is he sending you letters? Why is he not resorting to court procedures, which is how things should be? This matter is sub-judice. I don’t wish to comment on it. When the time comes, I myself will make an announcement,” and left it at that.
Vickey Lalwani and Vishwas Kulkarni
Source: Times of India
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I don't have the scans, but you can go to http://www.danielafederici.com/, click on fashion, and then chose CNT India in the side options that pop up.
The pictures are small, but at least you get to see it.
Another Article I found:
Nobody is perfect, says Ujjwala Raut
Vidya Prabhu / DNA
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 23:59 IST
Mumbai: Her personal life of late may have become popular fodder for speculation, but supermodel Ujjwala Raut seems undeterred by any of it. Ask her about filing for divorce from hubby Craig Maxwell, and she says she has 'no regrets'. "There are so many people out there who have had it rougher than I have," candidly states Ujjwala. "Also, I am a very positive person, so the way I see it -- it's best to live your life to the fullest, learn from your mistakes and move on. Nobody is perfect, right? I can only hope that my daughter Ksha is smart enough to not make the same mistakes though," she adds.
As far as all the media attention on her personal life is concerned, she has learnt to take it in her stride. "I think the bottomline is that one should be happy -- and that I am. I do my yoga and mediation regularly, and believe in living in the moment. Everything else is secondary," says Ujjwala, who's also been extremely busy with work.
"I just shot for Givenchy in New York and I am also walking for Manish Arora's show in Rome this July. This apart, I have had several ad and magazine shoots which have seen me travel all over the country and abroad," she enthuses.
So where does that leave her acting aspirations? "Well, I want to act and that's why I have completed not one but two acting courses -- one in NY and the other in Paris. I'm also in talks with several industry people -- both in Bollywood and Hollywood. So let's see what happens," she says.
What's her take on Diana Penty being the latest Indian model to cut it on New York fashion week's runway? "Diana shows a lot of promise; she's very talented and I'm glad for her. In fact, I did speak to her in NY. She just needs to be focused and she'll turn out just fine," says Ujjwala, who doesn't take the 'supermodel' tag too seriously. "I live, I work and I have a personal life too; so everything has its own place. But one thing's for sure -- I won't do any film for the heck of it nor will I walk for a show as a regular showstopper," she signs off.
source: dna india
http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_nobody-is-perfect-says-ujjwala-raut_1269858
Nobody is perfect, says Ujjwala Raut
Vidya Prabhu / DNA
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 23:59 IST
Mumbai: Her personal life of late may have become popular fodder for speculation, but supermodel Ujjwala Raut seems undeterred by any of it. Ask her about filing for divorce from hubby Craig Maxwell, and she says she has 'no regrets'. "There are so many people out there who have had it rougher than I have," candidly states Ujjwala. "Also, I am a very positive person, so the way I see it -- it's best to live your life to the fullest, learn from your mistakes and move on. Nobody is perfect, right? I can only hope that my daughter Ksha is smart enough to not make the same mistakes though," she adds.
As far as all the media attention on her personal life is concerned, she has learnt to take it in her stride. "I think the bottomline is that one should be happy -- and that I am. I do my yoga and mediation regularly, and believe in living in the moment. Everything else is secondary," says Ujjwala, who's also been extremely busy with work.
"I just shot for Givenchy in New York and I am also walking for Manish Arora's show in Rome this July. This apart, I have had several ad and magazine shoots which have seen me travel all over the country and abroad," she enthuses.
So where does that leave her acting aspirations? "Well, I want to act and that's why I have completed not one but two acting courses -- one in NY and the other in Paris. I'm also in talks with several industry people -- both in Bollywood and Hollywood. So let's see what happens," she says.
What's her take on Diana Penty being the latest Indian model to cut it on New York fashion week's runway? "Diana shows a lot of promise; she's very talented and I'm glad for her. In fact, I did speak to her in NY. She just needs to be focused and she'll turn out just fine," says Ujjwala, who doesn't take the 'supermodel' tag too seriously. "I live, I work and I have a personal life too; so everything has its own place. But one thing's for sure -- I won't do any film for the heck of it nor will I walk for a show as a regular showstopper," she signs off.
source: dna india
http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_nobody-is-perfect-says-ujjwala-raut_1269858
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Ok so I was able to get my hands on a copy of the Conde Nast Traveller Sept 2009, here is Ujjwala's editorial shot in Jodhpur, Rajasthan (my apologies for the quality of the scans, my scanner isn't very good
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source: my scans
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i know it posted but heres a bigger, clearer version
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Aww, love the pics of her with her daughter. Thankx for posting.
Realized Dreams
These words by Joe Zee perhaps best sum up the significance of the Asian-Americans in the Fashion Industry panel discussion that took place at Columbia University this past weekend. Despite the strong presence of those with Asian backgrounds in the field today, Joe Zee’s statement brings to mind how different circumstances were barely two decades ago. But on Sunday, he was able to sit alongside many fellow industry notables, like designer Phillip Lim and model Ujjwala Raut, to discuss this very evolution of fashion and society with the next generation.
With moderator SuChin Pak at the helm, the diverse group of panelists shared everything from personal stories to specific advice to a packed auditorium. For most, the journey towards fashion was a courageous and serendipitous one - whether it was deviating from accounting degrees or stepping away from a path towards law school, difficult decisions and sacrifices had to be made in their respective pursuits of a seemingly impossible dream. The cultural and social pressures that often accompany the Asian-American youth were common threads amongst all the stories told, but the panel provided consistent encouragement for everyone present to at least give their ambitions in fashion a try – that is, without completely defying the expectations of loved ones.
For Ujjwala Raut, her connection to her Indian heritage remains strong after many years of traveling around the world as an in-demand model. However, the hardships in communicating a career in fashion to those back home is still a great conflict. At the same time, Ujjwala agreed that the dialogue of fashion has been able to successfully overcome cultural boundaries. “In India, they used to look at designing as the works of a tailor, and they look at modeling as a hobby. But now, we have Vogue India, Indian Elle, etc. to help communicate fashion to a bigger Indian audience, and now everyone finally starts to understand; Oh, so this is what you do.”
The following are some of our favorite questions/answers of the event.
SuChin: Panelists, what were you doing at 18? (Almost all the guests mentioned at some point or another about how their parents wished for them to do the “Asian” thing and go into medicine, accounting, engineering, or law.)
Ujjwala Raut: My story is not exactly like anyone else’s here. I never saw any fashion magazines growing up in India. My father was a cop, and my mother a housewife. I had four siblings. When I was discovered, I don’t think anyone knew what exactly was going on. I just knew I had to represent India. I landed in Paris, didn’t speak a word of French – I had never even traveled outside of India. It was a big, long journey, but it has been beautiful and wonderful. I am glad I could open doors for other girls from my country, and that makes me really proud.
General family reaction?
Ujjwala Raut: “My father actually still doesn’t know that I’ve done Victoria’s Secret,” she noted. “I always say that it’s not me in the photos!” My mom doesn’t speak much English, and she is still somewhat lost in translation in terms of my career…she always asks why I keep moving around the world for different jobs. I want my four-year-old daughter to be happy, and so I will give her more options than I had as to what she can do in the future. But it’s interesting because there are future generations looking up to all of us here at the panel, and that is what inspires me to keep going.
Any last tips
Ujjwala Raut: Life is too short! Go out and experience the world, enjoy it to the fullest.
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These words by Joe Zee perhaps best sum up the significance of the Asian-Americans in the Fashion Industry panel discussion that took place at Columbia University this past weekend. Despite the strong presence of those with Asian backgrounds in the field today, Joe Zee’s statement brings to mind how different circumstances were barely two decades ago. But on Sunday, he was able to sit alongside many fellow industry notables, like designer Phillip Lim and model Ujjwala Raut, to discuss this very evolution of fashion and society with the next generation.
With moderator SuChin Pak at the helm, the diverse group of panelists shared everything from personal stories to specific advice to a packed auditorium. For most, the journey towards fashion was a courageous and serendipitous one - whether it was deviating from accounting degrees or stepping away from a path towards law school, difficult decisions and sacrifices had to be made in their respective pursuits of a seemingly impossible dream. The cultural and social pressures that often accompany the Asian-American youth were common threads amongst all the stories told, but the panel provided consistent encouragement for everyone present to at least give their ambitions in fashion a try – that is, without completely defying the expectations of loved ones.
For Ujjwala Raut, her connection to her Indian heritage remains strong after many years of traveling around the world as an in-demand model. However, the hardships in communicating a career in fashion to those back home is still a great conflict. At the same time, Ujjwala agreed that the dialogue of fashion has been able to successfully overcome cultural boundaries. “In India, they used to look at designing as the works of a tailor, and they look at modeling as a hobby. But now, we have Vogue India, Indian Elle, etc. to help communicate fashion to a bigger Indian audience, and now everyone finally starts to understand; Oh, so this is what you do.”
The following are some of our favorite questions/answers of the event.
SuChin: Panelists, what were you doing at 18? (Almost all the guests mentioned at some point or another about how their parents wished for them to do the “Asian” thing and go into medicine, accounting, engineering, or law.)
Ujjwala Raut: My story is not exactly like anyone else’s here. I never saw any fashion magazines growing up in India. My father was a cop, and my mother a housewife. I had four siblings. When I was discovered, I don’t think anyone knew what exactly was going on. I just knew I had to represent India. I landed in Paris, didn’t speak a word of French – I had never even traveled outside of India. It was a big, long journey, but it has been beautiful and wonderful. I am glad I could open doors for other girls from my country, and that makes me really proud.
General family reaction?
Ujjwala Raut: “My father actually still doesn’t know that I’ve done Victoria’s Secret,” she noted. “I always say that it’s not me in the photos!” My mom doesn’t speak much English, and she is still somewhat lost in translation in terms of my career…she always asks why I keep moving around the world for different jobs. I want my four-year-old daughter to be happy, and so I will give her more options than I had as to what she can do in the future. But it’s interesting because there are future generations looking up to all of us here at the panel, and that is what inspires me to keep going.
Any last tips
Ujjwala Raut: Life is too short! Go out and experience the world, enjoy it to the fullest.
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industry insider information:
- look out for ujjwala in the upcoming video for Ryan Leslie' "Never Gonna Break Up"
no word on the video release date but it was filmed this past sunday in NYC.
- look out for ujjwala in the upcoming video for Ryan Leslie' "Never Gonna Break Up"
no word on the video release date but it was filmed this past sunday in NYC.
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Here is a link for some pictures from the music video shoot.
http://concreteloop.com/2010/04/on-the-set-ryan-leslie-films-new-video
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She was in the ad campaign for the previous season but I'm not sure if this is her. If it is her, she has been over-shopped.
