Debonair (magazine)

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Debonair India
Debonair-india.jpg
Debonair cover
EditorRatnakar Mavilach
CategoriesEntertainment Magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherMavilach Group
Founded1973
First issueApril 1974
CompanyDebonair Foundation
Country India
LanguageEnglish
Website debonairmagazine.com

Debonair is an English-language monthly magazine published by the Be Debonair Foundation. [1] [ failed verification ] It is one of India's most popular entertainment magazines and includes news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, and style. Previously Debonair was an Indian monthly men's magazine, originally modeled after Playboy . [2]

History and profile

Debonair was founded in 1973 [3] [4] and its first issue was published in April 1974. [5] The founder was Susheel Somani [3] and the founding company was G. Claridge Printing Press, owned by Somani. [5]

The magazine, best known for its topless female centerfolds, was first edited by Ashok Row Kavi and Anthony Van Braband. [6] Vinod Mehta also worked as the editor of the magazine. [4] It was published on a monthly basis. [3] Under the editor Derek Bose, Debonair was reformatted to remove nudity and target a younger demographic in 2005.

Debonair has also featured a number of Indian film actresses on its cover when they were just beginning their careers. This includes Juhi Chawla and Madhuri Dixit, photographed by the photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha. [7] [ failed verification ]

The magazine was relaunched by the Be Debonair Foundation in 2022.[ citation needed ] It is now part of Mavilach Group. [8] Ratnakar Mavilach is the magazine's editor.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "Debonair Magazine – The Classical Entertainment & Lifestyle Magazine Of India". 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Anthony Spaeth (25 September 1995). "Banned in Bombay". Time International. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 Vinod Mehta (1 January 2011). Lucknow Boy: A Memoir. Penguin Books India. p. 78. ISBN   978-0-670-08529-3 . Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 Suchi Bansal (9 March 2015). "Veteran journalist Vinod Mehta dies at 73". Live Mint. New Delhi. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "The Centre Spread Unevenly". Outlook India. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Homosexuality in Indian Society". Sutra Magazine. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  7. ↑ Singhal, Divya (14 May 2016). "30 Years of Madhuri Dixit Magazine Covers – And She's Still Fab!". Daily Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "About Us – Debonair Magazine". 14 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.


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