Manish Malhotra

Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra on his journey in the fashion world. Celebrated costume designer Manish Malhotra on what fashion means to him after 25 years in the business.

Manish Malhotra’s name is associated with Bollywood and also Indian fashion. It’s not an exaggeration to state that every star, from Kareena Kapoor Khan to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Deepika Padukone to Sridevi, is a follower of his work.

Which is why it’s hard to believe that the model-turned-costume-designer-turned-couturier went far for himself with no expert training. “I did not go to design institution, yet I did see a movie practically every single day,” claims the designer who will constantly cite Bollywood to be his puppy love.

You can trace the development of Indian fashion in tandem with Malhotra’s job. Starting with Filmfare Award-winning outfits for Urmila Matondkar in Rangeela (1995 ), to showcasing at the first edition of Lakmé Style Week in 2006, to creating theatre costumes for the play ‘Mughal-e-Aazam’ in 2016, as well as resolving Harvard trainees earlier this year, it’s safe to say Malhotra has done it all.

His noteworthy payment to Indian cinema by developing iconic try to find films like Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998 ), Mohabbatein (2000 ), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001 ), Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) is unmissable. Yet Malhotra’s trip hasn’t already lacked its low and high.

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