Manish Malhotra speaks

India's leading and most successful fashion designer Manish Malhotra talks about working with Thalaivar Rajinikanth.

In his recent interivew in The Hindu he said the constume he made for Rajini and Aishwarya are awesome. His interview follows..

“It's the icing on a repertoire of work that spans two decades. Working with a true-blue superstar like Rajnikath is an experience in itself. God, the man is so humble and grounded. And what about director Shankar? I think it's typical of people from the South — to be so talented, yet so modest.This is our second film together after ‘Sivaji: The Boss.'”

Like an auteur in charge of his fashion theatre, he explains, “Screen clothes have to look dramatic, yet be effortless for the wearer. Science fiction, fantasy or rom-com, to me realism is important when it comes to design. I believe in connecting with people through my clothes. If the audience can't imagine themselves in my creations, then I'm automatically distanced from them. ‘Robot' is futuristic, it's sci-fi. But I still wanted the costumes to have believable elements. So even the metallic line I've done is not bizarre. I wanted it to be refreshing when compared to other films in the genre where costumes are weird and un-wearable.”

The man who redefined Bollywood fashion with Urmila Matondkar's in-your-face sexy outfits in “Rangeela”, the Kapoor sisters' (Karisma and Kareena) experimental costumes, Kajol's effortless elegance and Priyanka Chopra's “Dostana” chic, says homework and hard work have seen him through his retail and film career. “I'm methodical. You'll seldom catch me spaced out. Director Shankar made my work a lot simpler by doing most of the homework himself. His clarity of thought helped the design process. ‘Robot' is unforgettable in many ways — the cast, the costumes and the locations. I made the longest journey in my life for this film — to Machu Picchu. It was for a soft romantic song and I've designed some delicate outfits for Aishwarya Rai.”

The stills released speaks his hards work. Thalaivar and Aishwarya look fantabulous in all rocking stills. hmm.. yet 2 more weeks to go for Sep 24th.. Its worth waiting.. isndt ?