Zorain has been a celebrity makeup artist for over 20 years and has received multiple awards at various levels
“Everyone is born beautiful if you ask their mothers. But we all need a little bit of help from makeup artists,” says Zorain Khaleeli, India’s very own makeup mogul who has 20+ years of industry experience, done makeup for over 6,000 brides and trained over 3,500 students.
“Makeup is as much an art, as it is a science, and its effect is no less than magic. It's those hidden small tricks that can amaze your mind and change how you view a person,” elaborates Zorain, celebrated makeup artist who has been a part of over 12 seasons of the Indian Fashion Week, India's most premium fashion week.
She has also been a regular behind the curtains at many other shows that include Couture weeks, Blenders Pride Fashion Weeks etc. where she has worked with the top models in the industry including Noyonika Chatterjee, Carol Gracias, Sanea Sheikh, Nethra Raghuraman, Rachel Bayros to mention a few. “Working with these supermodels and readying them for the ramp prepares you for anything. It is one of the most challenging tasks for makeup artists. There’s always less than required time and more than required pressure. I have thrived and lived to tell the tale,” says Zorain.
Zorain has graced with multiple coveted awards, including:
â— India Lifestyle Awards for Best Makeup Artist - India 2016
â— National Choice Award for India's Best Makeup Studio of the year 2017-18
â— International Quality Awards for Best Makeup School 2018-19
â— Professional Beauty India Award for Service in Beauty Industry 2018
â— Times Power Women 2019
â— Women of Substance 2019 for Beauty Ladies Chapter of India
â— Indian Salon & Wellness Awards 2019 by Franchise India
â— MICE Global - Most Fabulous Women Leaders in Wedding Industry - 2020
â— Times She Unlimited Award Beauty 2019
â— ASSOCHAM Award - Fastest Growing Make up Academy 2020
â— Economic Times Power Icon 2020 - Excellence in Makeup Hair Nails and Beauty 2020
Zorain has also been part of the celebrated TedxTalks and featured by Vogue India. She has shared her knowledge in multiple stage shows and seminars, which include Professional Beauty India and HBS Style Speak Show. Zorain has also had the opportunity of being a backstage artist at the IIFA Awards, the GIMA Music awards and the 100 years of Kannada film industry celebrations. She has worked with a host of Bollywood A-listers including Siddharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, Kangana Ranuat, Kriti Sanon, Bipasha Basu, Shruti Hassan, Sunidhi Chauhan, and the ever beautiful, Zeenat Aman. She has also done makeup for top actresses from the Tollywood and Kannada film industries including Ramya, Sharmila Mandre, Andrita, Shruthi Hariharan, Jennifer Kotwal among several others.