Rohit Bal Net Worth and Legacy: In Delhi, when you go from Moolchand towards Lodhi Colony, you will see big stores named ‘Rohit Bal’ on the left hand side. This is the name which everyone in the Indian fashion industry used to call ‘Gudda’, but in reality, Rohit Bal’s contribution in blossoming and popularizing the ‘lotus’ of the Indian fashion industry at the world level is like that of ‘Bhishma Pitamah’. After all, how did a boy from a family displaced from Kashmir become a fashion icon in no time and also built a business worth crores?
Fashion designer Rohit Bal breathed his last late on Friday night at the age of 63. He died of a heart attack. He had undergone angioplasty in the year 2010 itself. Since 1986, he has been doing fashion business in the name of his own label (a designer who started a fashion brand in his own name). His brand name, which started from Delhi, gradually became famous in Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Ahmedabad.
Spread the ‘lotus’ of Indian fashion to the world
The name of Rohit Bal, who made a name for himself in India, soon became popular in many parts of the world. Her fashion shows were held in cities like New York, Singapore, London, Jakarta, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Munich, Colombo and Geneva. Many of her fashion shows were also held in the fashion capital of the world, Paris. After being away from the fashion ramp for a long time, Rohit Bal made a grand comeback at ‘Lakme Fashion Week’ this year. Ananya Pandey became the show-stopper of his collection.
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Rohit Bal is called the one who blossomed the ‘lotus’ of Indian fashion at the world level because he gave place to the traditional arts and crafts of India in his fashion and made it globally famous. The foundation of the work for which Sabyasachi is popular all over the world today was laid by Rohit Bal. Rohit Bal holds the record of globally popularizing India’s traditional symbols ‘Lotus’, ‘Peacock’, ‘Booti Ka Kaam’ and many designs of the Mughal era.
Made Anarkali, Sherwani and Lehenga popular
It was Rohit Bal who popularized the fashion trends that we see in weddings today and expanded his business. Designers like Rohit Bal did the work of making the designs like Anarkali and Sherwani worn during the Mughal era popular first among celebrities and then among the common people.
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Tie-up with Khadi, opened fashion stores and restaurants
Rohat Bal’s business empire was very big. In the year 1986, he along with his brother opened the company ‘Orchid Overseas Private Limited’. This was export business. Later he opened stores under his own label name. His first independent collection came in 1990.
When Khadi Village Industries Commission planned to make ‘Khadi’ a designer, Rohit Bal was first connected with Ritu Beri. Not only this, Rohit was one of the founding members of the Fashion Design Council of India.
His business empire not only includes fashion stores but also restaurants like ‘Veda’ and ‘Cibo’. Rohit Bal was a Kashmiri by birth. His family migrated from Srinagar to Delhi in the 1970s. After this he stayed here. According to media reports, his net worth is around 5 million dollars.
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