Bollywood stars take attention away from clothes: Designer Varun Bahl

The audience was not disappointed. "The clothes were fabulous. That is something you call real couture," said actress Neha Dhupia, who was there to support her friend.

Bahl's collection was inspired by Japanese designs and he did a fabulous job by adding Indian sensibilities to his creations -- he teamed up lehengas with kimonos, saris with a kimono blouse and made other Indo-Japanese combinations. "The collection is a blend of Indo-Japanese influences. It is all about Indian bridal wears meeting Japanese traditional clothes," he said.

The set too reflected the theme as it had a bamboo rooftop in the background giving it a different feel. Another highlight of the collection was interesting headgears made of bamboo sticks, peacock feathers, Japanese fan and Japanese flowers put differently. Bahl's creations were in vibrant jewel tones like fuchsia, ivory, gold, indigo and burgundy in free flowing fabrics as well as in velvet.