Pics: Indian kabaddi heroes turn fashion models

India's menswear designers came up with a fashionable way to laud our kabaddi heroes!

Photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com

Who said only hot female models rule the world of fashion?

Some of India's top kabaddi players -- who are no less stylish -- totally owned a fashion event as they turned muses to designers.

Lakme Fashion Week hosted an exclusive festive showcase by select menswear designers at Mumbai's leading multi-designer retail store Ensemble. A few players from the Indian Kabaddi team turned models for designers Gaurav Khanijo, Huemn, Antar Agni, Tarun Tahiliani and Sahil Aneja.

Take a look!

IMAGE: India's right-corner defender Mohit Chillar does a signature kabaddi pose in a suit paired with sandals by brand Huemn.

IMAGE: Another national level player Rishank Devadiga gave out dapper vibes in an Sahil Aneja zipper jacket over cropped trousers.

IMAGE: Surendra Nada, left in a grey Gaurav Khanijo pathani suit and Vishal Mane in an off-white Tarun Tahiliani outfit showed us how to look festive.

IMAGE: Men in black -- Ujjwal Dubey of label Antar-Agni and player Shabeer Babu are on the same page.

IMAGE: The designers joined the kabaddi players for photo-ops.

IMAGE: And in a few minutes, the designers too struck the signature kabaddi pose with the players.

Watch exclusive footage from the fashion event in the video below.

Video by Satish Bodas/Rediff.com

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