Star power, chaos mark Sanjana Jon's debut at WIFW

NEW DELHI: Sanjana Jon's "starry" show at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week with celebrity siblings turned rough here as the crowd trying to catch a glimpse of their favorite superstars caused confusion and chaos forcing them to leave in a hurry.

Jon's debut at the WIFW brought the who's who o f Bollywood and other celebrity siblings including Salman Khan-Sohail Khan, Sushmita Sen-Rajiv Sen, Riya Sen-Raima Sen, Amaan Ali Khan-Ayaan Ali Khan, Shibani Kashyap, boxing champion Vijender Singh and his brother, music composer Sajid-Wajid.

Sanjana, sister of celebrity Indian-American fashion designer Anand Jon, who was sentenced to 59 years of imprisonment on rape and sexual assault charges by a US court, has been campaigning for her brother's release and the show was part of it.

The news of Salman Khan getting out to interact with media spread like wildfire followed by a chaotic scene, which led the star to leave no sooner as he arrived.

Salman had said earlier, "Sanjana is a very dear friend and she has suffered a lot during her brother's trial. I have interacted with Anand and I never felt he was a bad guy. She went through a lot of trauma and is trying to financially rebuild herself and I will help her in whatever way I can."

-PTI