The capital city had a brush with stardom over the weekend as Brandsmith CEO Rahul Mittra hosted a bash for close friend Haywards 5000 Mr India 2008 winner Pravesh Rana at the picturesque Bonsai in Connaught Place.

This former senior quality advisor from IBM recently won the highly coveted Haywards 5000 Mr India Contest in Mumbai and also walked away with three most sought after titles-Mr best body, Mr Talented & Mr Best voice!

Top socialites, corporate honchos & the fashion fraternity came out in large numbers to congratulate Pravesh at this special party hosted by Brandsmith & Bonsai, Delhi,s best oriental fine dining restaurant & lounge.

This good looking six-foot-two-inch hunk enjoyed all the attention till the hilt. “It’s a great feeling to party with friends & I am overwhelmed at the warm response,” said Pravesh who is currently gearing up for the Mr World contest to be held in China in April this year.

Pravesh Rana started his career in the entertainment industry as an emcee and has conducted shows for leading fortune 500 companies, MNC’s & corporate houses like Samsung, LG, Hindustan Leavers Ltd, IBM, UB Group, Seagrams, Yahama, Lennovo, Star Plus, Honda, Hutch, Idea, Asian paints, Wipro and leading lifestyle brands UCB, Reebok, before shifting to Mumbai.

"Pravesh has always been star material, " said Rahul Mittra who has worked very actively with Pravesh right from the time he stepped into the entertainment & communication industry. "Pravesh was a rage in all our leading events & campaigns & has always been our first choice. We would be now looking at top corporate brand endorsements & Bollywood projects with Pravesh, " said an elated Rahul Mittra.

Notable attendees were singers Ashok Mastee, Aryans lead singer DJ Narain, models Ritu Singh, Sonali Gupta, Sanchali Arora & Twinkle Jaggi, designers Rahul & Gunjan, Choreographer Prateek Lamba, corporate honchos Munish Baldev President India Bulls, Rahul Narvekar Head Retail Suncity Projects, Saugata Mitra Director Mother Dairy, Bonsai Managing Director Ankur Sachdev, apart from senior people from the fashion & media industry.