Indias leading designer Rohit Bal remembered [Video]

As the fashion world mourns the death of iconic Indian designer Rohit Bal, FashionUnited has collected comments from across the world, as the designer enchanted Hollywood and Bollywood alike, counting celebrities like Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai and Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan among his customers and fans.

From Bollywood actors like Sonam Kapoor and Ananya Panday to designer Manish Malhotra, many admirers took to social media to pay their respects to Rohit Bal, affectionately known as “Gudda”.

Actor Ananya Panday, who was the showstopper at Bal’s last show “Kaaynaat: A Bloom in the Universe” at Lakme Fashion Week 2024 paid her heartfelt condolences and shared a picture of herself with Bal at the show.

Actress Sonam Kapoor commented, “I’ve been blessed to have known you and worn you and walked for you multiple times. I hope you are at peace.” Fellow fashion designer and contemporary Manish Malhotra called Bal’s death “sad and shocking”.