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BRIDES, TODAY, ARE SO SURE OF THEMSELVES. MY JOB IS TO HELP THEM ENABLE THEIR DREAM. I BELIEVE ONE SHOULD WEAR WHAT ONE LIKES.”
“JANHVI (KAPOOR) IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME BECAUSE SRIDEVI REMAINS VERY SPECIAL TO ME. THIS COVER SHOOT BROUGHT BACK MANY MEMORIES OF THE MOVIE SONGS SHOT IN SWITZERLAND.”

It was the dawn of the new decade—the 1990s—and Bollywood was ready for change. And Manish Malhotra rode that wave as a game-changing costume designer.

His bold approach reshaped Indian cinema’s fashion landscape. He reinvented bridalwear in unusual colours, and saris with modern, he brought in a bold, new aesthetic.

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