Zameer Basrai, 38
Co-founder, The Busride Design Studio

Dressed in a navy-blue shirt and jeans, Zameer Basrai leans awkwardly on a white wall for the mid-day photographer. He giggles at the snapper’s suggestions, but gradually plays along, raising his chin, tilting his head, folding his hands. We are at The Busride Design Studio in Bandra’s Ranwar village, which Zameer runs with his older brother Ayaz. It’s close to where the brothers grew up. The architect duo who made brick exposed walls trendy, began their journey in an office down this road. 'We worked from there for a decade, but it was too small to invite clients to. We had to take them for a chat to a dive next door,' he laughs, telling us the dingy Yacht Bar was hardly the place to make an impression on a client.