I was almost through with my masters degree from London's Central Saint Martins, and hell-bent on seeking work experience there. Seeing my eagerness, my father requested his employers, one of India's most prominent industrial families, to help with contacts. I was told to meet Suhel Seth.

Having worked in the fashion industry for close to a decade, I was aware of Suhel's reputation with the ladies. In fact, he had made a pass at me at a fashion week party earlier in New Delhi. Thankfully, a colleague had rescued me from the interaction, and that was that.