Noyonika chatterjee biography channels

Nayanika Chatterjee, a name synonymous with grace and success in the Indian fashion industry, is more than just a model; she’s a trailblazer. Though I loved modeling and enjoyed every moment on the catwalk, now when I look back I have observed that it was youth that found the glitz so appealing, so I put studies on the back burner,” she smiles.

Much water has flown under the bridge, from the time when she started.

Competition is there when you are desperately trying to get a foothold in the fashion world and here I was offered one show after another."

It was phase of time as she passed out from college that Noyonika studied pottery at National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad. Pierre Cardin liked her so much in the show that he made her a job offer in Paris, since her parents did not see modelling as a safe profession, they refused to let her go to Paris but her pictures made headlines in newspapers and she started getting shoots and shows regularly.

Xavier`s College in Mumbai, I was approached by choreographer Naroji to do a ramp show. After shifting to Mumbai for good, with time she started getting more and more shoots with better and better opportunities and then decided to pursue modelling as a full time job.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 11″

Weight (approx.): 55 kg

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Figure Measurements (approx.): Waist: 26 Inches   Hips: 34 Inches

Family

Nayanika belongs to a Bengali Brahmin family of Kolkata.

Parents & Siblings

Nayanika has a British mother and Kashmiri father.

Her hobbies include gardening, where she finds relaxation and rejuvenation.

Table: Key Milestones in Nayanika Chatterjee’s Career

Nayanika Chattejee is an Indian model.

In a world where looks are everything and insecurity is a given, she takes pride in being a mom, lovin’ every moment in the spotlight and relegates her winning a genetic lottery to just ‘pure luck’!

She completes 25 years in the fashion industry this year, but as a young student, Noyonika Chatterjee couldn’t dream of being a ramp scorcher.

Till now there are numerous famous brands and designers that she has modelled for her. “Yes, I hate gymming, but I do eat healthy, the body is a temple, you have to take care of it.

As she herself observes: "If today there are 60 models, when I started out there were only 20. The interview concluded that she is more of a friend to her daughter than a mother.

Kiara Nayantara Singh, 14, says her mother, supermodel Nayanika Chatterjee, is not a “typical Indian mother who beats her daughter with chappals!” “But I could!” laughs Nayanika.

Although, in 2021 she did a shoot for a then recetly launched digital fashion platform called ‘ZAARII’, she did the shoot with Bibi Russel and it was wrapped up in just 2 hours.

Indiya by Nayanika

Indiya is a company started by Nayanika that curates handmade products like bamboo flask, bamboo brushes, handpainted bags, soaps etc.

Achievement

• Nayaika changed the Indian fashion industry by breaking down the barriers for a dusky and curly haired model and achieved the unthinkable at the time by becoming a supermodel.

Favourites

• Photographer: Atul Kasbekar

Facts/Trivia

• Nayanika does not believe in diets, she said in an inteview,

Neither do I overeat nor do I skip any meal.

However, little as I was then, and little did I know, just how precious you were to me. That’s the inexplicable, unconditional love between fathers and daughters.

I remember the endless hugs, countless kisses, the never-ending walks fiercely clutching your big, loving hand…first to school and then right through college, marriage and life at large.

If they succeed then it is okay, otherwise they should move on.