Sunmeet
Kaur
Sawhney,
winner
of
the
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
(KBC)
sixth
season,
is
set
to
launch
designer
boutique
-
Firdesi
Fashion
-
here
Saturday
and
says
it
fulfills
her
long-cherished
dream.
Ethnic
is
what
Sunmeet
has
chosen
to
start
as
it
reflects
her
brand
name
Firdesi
Fashion.
"While
doing
my
fashion
designing,
which
I
had
to
quit
due
to
personal
reasons,
I
always
wished
to
have
a
designer
boutique.
I
admire
Indian
attire,
especially
Mughal's
and
Punjabi's," said
Sunmeet
in
a
telephonic
interview
with.
Sunmeet
became
the
first
woman
in
India
to
win
Rs.5
crore
on
the
popular
game
show
KBC.
She
is
a
Mumbai-based
housewife
originally
from
Chandigarh.
She
wanted
to
have
a
designer
boutique
of
her
own
from
a
long
time
and
feels
this
was
the
time
to
do
it
and
so
"I
am
bringing
it
up
using
the
skills
I
have
with
the
name
of
Firdesi
Fashion."
The
boutique,
in
partnership
with
Sunmeet's
friends
Kiran
and
Sunny,
will
be
is
situated
at
Mehta
Chowk,
Shivaji
Enclave,
here.
It
specialises
in
women's
wear
like
Anarkali
suits,
ethnic
anarkali
gowns,
sharara,
kaaftaan,
Patiala
suits,
lehengas
and
various
other
clothing
products.
Sunmeet
gets
a
lot
of
love
from
her
family
and
friends
residing
in
Delhi,
which
is
one
of
the
reasons
she
is
launching
the
boutique
in
the
capital.
She
used
a
fraction
of
the
prize
money
to
open
up
the
boutique.
She
has
also
a
bought
a
flat
in
Mumbai
with
the
money.
Talking
about
her
boutique
and
its
business
plans,
she
said:
"Initially,
we
will
be
selling
women's
wear.
But
we
are
not
restricted
only
to
that.
I
will
be
launching
children
and
men's
wear
with
no
age
bar.
Price
range
varies
as
per
fabrics
used
in
the
designs.
The
starting
range
is
from
Rs.5000."
She
doesn't
deny
the
prospect
of
collaborating
with
big
names
from
fashion
fraternity
in
future,
but
for
the
time
being
she
will
stick
to
her
two
friends.
"We
are
still
evaluating
the
possibility
of
collaborating
with
famous
designers,
but
not
now.
Sooner
we
will
introduce
our
accessories
in
collaboration
with
jewellers
and
other
product
companies.
But
at
the
initial
stage,
we
are
designing
the
products
on
our
own,"
said
Sunmeet.
After
Delhi,
her
next
stop
would
be
Gurgaon
and
Mumbai.
"Gurgaon
is
next
in
line
to
bear
the
Firdesi
Fashion
footprints.
We
will
be
opening
an
outlet
in
Mumbai,"
she
said
and
added
that
they
have
yet
to
decide,
which
one
they
will
open
first.
"I
have
plans
to
reach
out
to
other
countries
too,"
she
said.
Sunmeet
said
that
her
family
was
supportive
of
her
decision
to
open
the
boutique
and
her
husband
has
always
been
her
mentor.
"My
husband
Manmeet
Singh
is
a
Bollywood
actor,
who
is
my
mentor.
He
appreciates
my
decision.
My
two
daughters
have
risked
their
routine
life
to
help
me
set
up
the
boutique."
She
admits
KBC
has
changed
her
life.
"I
have
received
loads
of
love
and
support
from
the
world,
besides
financial.
People
have
started
recognising
me.
I
am
quite
known
among
a
lot
of
people."
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