Maybe it’s Nandita Mahtani’s fault. Her fall winter collection opened with the soundtrack of Guru, and the models’ poker straight hairdos reflected a hint of Aishwarya.

What Nandita may have thought was her tribute to royalty, climaxed in a thunder-stealing finale by a Bollywood jodi who weren’t even present at the show.

The post-show Q and A was flooded with media queries about the much-awaited Ash-Abhishek wedding, reducing all questions about fashion, design and Nandi’s collection to a trickle. This went on until a courteous Karan Johar stepped forward and changed the subject.