MANISH MALHOTRA

LIFE HISTORY-

Manish Malhotra was born in the year 1965, he use to love fashion even when he was very young. He used to experiment his dressing styles and ideas on his mother by advising her to dress up to his choice. His father wanted him to join the family business after completion of the studies. But Manish took up small-modeling assignments while studying at Elphinstone College in Mumbai. Later on he started his career as a professional model. After some time he joined Equinox, a small fashion store in Bandra locality and there he learnt all aspects of design, display, sales, customer services and workshop liaison. He took care of every aspect right from attending the client, shopping for fabric and dressing the model.

Manish Malhotra is considered among the leading designers of the present fashion World. At the age of 25, Manish started his career in Bollywood in the year 1990 when he got the opportunity to design the dresses for Juhi Chawla in the film Swarg, but he got the real fame when he designed the costumes for Urmila Matondkar for the film Rangeela, that catapulted him to real stardom, and after that he never looked back. Today his designer outfits are in demand like anything else.

After his successful stint in the Bollywood, Manish ventured into the mainstream designing arena in the year 1998 with his high-profile couture store Reverie. Manish has established his own designing studio Sheetal. The store received a tremendous response and his clientele featured many great socialites.

Manish Malhotra’s first fashion show took place in November 1999 and he did not disappoint the audience and 70 percent of the clothes were sold out within three weeks from the show. Malhotra created a revolution by having Urmila Matondkar model the show, this act was later on followed by several designers for their shows. His collection had the embroidered denim wear that became a rage instantly. International model, Naomi Campbell too was fascinated and decided to pick a pair on her visit to the city. In the year 2005, Manish began a talk show named The Manish Malhotra Show.

Manish Malhotra likes pale, ice-creamy neutrals, lilacs and lemons, he avoids gold. Manish is a true master of fashion and he has achieved stupendous appreciation from the masses. He has beautified the Indian celebrities with his immaculate designer outfits.Manish is now heading towards the field of Film Direction and he will be starting his career as a director with Sri Krishna International.

Manish Malhotra is the most famous designer in Indian Fashion Industry as well as Film Industry. Manish turned the concept of fashion designing in the Bollywood when he designed the costumes for the beautiful Juhi Chawla for the film “Swarg” at the age of just 25 years. Since then he has never looked back and earned the distinction as the transformer of looks of the characters. The characters dressed up by Manish are powerful enough to express themselves without uttering a single word. In his short tenure in the Bollywood he has designed the costumes for countless celebrities.Manish is a very practical and realistic person beside so much fame and success. He is a simple person who envisioned a dream and worked very hard to pursue it. Manish belongs to a middle class Punjabi family. He was born in the year 1965. Father of Manish had a strong desire that Manish should join his father’s business but Manish had some other plans, he wanted to create a niche for himself in the creative field. Manish did not receive any professional training but he was having full confidence on his talent.

Manish put in 15 years of real hard work which made Manish Malhotra we all know today. He was among the first designers who asked for the script before starting the designing work for a particular scene. Manish Malhotra, an ardent fashion savvy has made his distinct position in the Hindi film world and he has been successful in earning both name and fame. He knows his job and he is a master of his trade, beside that he has a complete understanding as to what style would go perfect in a particular situation. He is specialized in women dressing styles.

He is truly a master of fashion and has achieved a tremendous appreciation. His work has been honored with various awards. He is continuously delivering quality work for fashion boutique ‘Reverie’ with which he is associated since 1998. There is much more to be expected from this budding star in the near future.

Manish turned as an astounding fashion designer in bollywood when he was 25 years old, when he designed the costumes for the beautiful Juhi Chawla for the film “Swarg”. Since then he has been known as the transformer of looks of as well as characters, as the characters designed by Manish can be understood before they speak up anything, and this uniqueness of Manish took him to this popularity as at present. In his tenure he has designed the costumes for a countless celebrities like Sridevi, Urmila Matondaker, Karishma Kapoor, Juhi Chawala, Kajol, Madhuri Dixit, Shilpa Shetty, Kareena Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Twinklne Khanna to Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta. He has even attired the male actors like Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan but only occasionaly.

But his turning point was when he designed the costumes for Urmila Matondker for the film Rangeela which was a blockbuster and thus the credit of Urmila being popularised as a sex kitten goes to Manish. And right from there his films started to include blockbusters. He again repeated the history with Karishma Kapoor in Raja Hindustani.

MANISH AS A PERSON-

Manish is a very down to earth person beside so much fame and success. He can be calle2005manishsummer001d a simple person who saw a dream and work harder and harder to persui them. Manish is from a medium class punjai family. His father wanted him to join his business but Manish was creative and wanted to create some space for himself in some creative field. Manish was not professionaly trained but he was having full confidence on his talen

MANISH AT STRUGGLING AGE-

After this decision there was 15 years of hard work which made Manish real Manish and the Manish Malhotra we all know. As there was no seriousness for the fashion in the film industry earlier actors were very loud and wore studio-tailor-styled-clothes, which were garish and jarring on the eye for discerning cine-goers. Initially, no filmmakers were interested in paying designers or taking there help. Many times the designers have to face problems like cheque bouncing and this discouraged many of them but Manish created a space for himself and made a mark inspite of all these problems.

MANISH AND HIS STYLE OF WORKING-

He was the first designer who use to ask for the scripts before designing the dresses for the particular scene. This was surprising for some directors in early stages but his work was the best answer for all there confusions as he use to realize the character and then design. We can take a example of dress designed for Kareena Kapoor for the film Ashoka. Kareena, who plays Princess Kaurwaki in the film, is wearing period costumes. Manish Malhotra not only design the outfit but the entire look this is what his speciality is. Though Kareena was a princess in Ashoka he has not Accessorised her too much rather giver her a no makeup powerfull look and she was looking perect for the character but all the credit goes to Manish Malhotra who can create beauty in simplicity.

TRENDS-

*I can remember many such trends which become a rage after Manish designed them one of them is embroidered jeans.

*Everyone remembers the look of Hema Malini in the film “Baghbaan” in which Amitabh and Hema Malini played out the touching love story of a retired, senior citizen couple. After this movie it was like lifes of many senior aged womens changed. They started thinking trend has been made for them and given them totally new and unique look of simplicity.

*weddings, high society parties and festive gatherings has become the hallmark of Manish Malhotra. Hats off to the designer like Manish Malhotra.

*There was a new avatar of sarees by the designer Manish Malhotra and become the trend.

*He brought a trend of designing the look of an entire film rather than just the costumes.

ACHIEVEMENTS-

Though we have talk lot about Manish Malotra but still he have not yet reached his achievements. His store Shlok located at central Mumbai Phoenix Centre area has been a thundering success with society women crowding the shopping area to buy off-the-rack fusion garments and sarees.

If we talk about his lakme fashion show 2006 it was a big hit with the some of bollywood celebrity walking on ramp like priti zinta and kajol. The feminine collection of Manish stole everyones heart present there.This fashion show showcased the very stunning spring/summer collection designed by the popular designers of India Manish Malhotra. Preity Zinta was looking as wonderful as nothing can compare her of in that white blouse and a white skirt with a white stole, She was looking stunning and gorgeous. Well, thismm1 was Preity’s first experience with a designer creation on the ramp! But her outfits reflected that they were not different from the line that Manish actually showcased. Fashion show of Manish in March 2006 started on Tuesday and this show continued till Saturday.

This time Manish has used lots of pastel shades like lavenders, lilacs, creams, lemon and white. These colours have been splashed on sensual crepes, georgettes, nets, silks, khadi

and jute. His collections were inspired by the Shakespearean comedy. And most of the outfits have embellishments in the form of intricate chikan work, cut work, resham work, and embroidered patches worked over with beads and iridescent sequins. Malhotra has put together short kurtas with stoles, hip-length tops, loose knit shirts, silk corsets and lycra trousers for women and kurtas, kurta shirts, full shirts, short shirts, jackets and drawstrings for men.

Manish Malhotra mentioned himeself that this was his collection with a big volume containing 100 outfits for women and 100 for men.

AWARDS-

He started by designing for Juhi in the film “SWARG” but his major turn towards fame started from designing clothes for Urmila in ”RANGEELA” and later he never looked back. Manish got several awards like-

1.Filmfare award for the film Rangeela.

2.Showtime opinion pole award for the look of Karishma in Raja Hindustani.

3.Siemens viewer choice award for Dil To Pagal Hai.

4.Lux zee cine awrds for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.

5.Indira priyadarshni memorial award for his contribution in fashion.

6.Felicitated by National Institute Of Fashion Technology.

INSPIRATION-

Manish has become an inspiration of thousands of students persuing the course of fashion designing and for those who want to make there place in this creative field of fashion and glamour.

Manish Malhotra Spread His wings

*Manish has been offered a film to direct from suneel darshan. Manish was desirable to direct the film but not so early but when suneel darshan approached him manish accepted the offer. Being a film directed by a fashion designer it was obvious people have a doubt the film wil be on garments and fashion industry but it was further clarified by Manish that the film will be musical.

To train himself in the technical department, Manish will watch and grasp the medium when Yash Chopra begins filming his next film later this year.All the friends of Manish were surprised but were confident about his great work.

*Other then film direction Manish Malhotra has designed the interiors of a Chinese lounge bar ‘Soy’ at Khar in Mumbai along with architect Pronit Nath and film stylist Shabina Khan. The interior is inspired by his collections and he has used lots of colours and glass ceilings for the decor of the restaurent.

WORST EXPERIENCE-

Everybody choose wrong track in life and the same happened with Manish Malhotra. For one and a half years he was with Avanti Birla and Kajal Anand designing for his store ‘Reverie’ and later they parted. Those where the worst experience of Manish life as this estranged there friendship and affected his relationship with many others.

This becomes a lesson for Manish for never to mix business and friendship.

One instantly remembers the name of Manish Malhotra when the subject of fashion designing surfaces. His name is identical with style in Bollywood films. Manish Malhotra is not only a master in costume designing but also in creating a new 'look' for the characters.

Even as a kid he had a passion for fashion. He had also done some small modeling assignment when he studied in the Elphinstone College in Mumbai. He made his foray in the world of fashion designing by joining Equinox, a boutique in Bandra.

The young and aspirant designer was looking for a break in Bollywood and it came from David Dhavan. Manish Malhotra designed three dresses for Juhi Chawla in Swarg. He also designed some outfits for Sridevi. In less than ten years he has become the most popular fashion designer and has attired almost all the leading actresses of the decade, from Sridevi, Juhi, Karishma, Kajol, Raveena, Madhuri, Manisha to Aishwariya, Rani, Preity and Kareena. Though he works mostly on female actors he has clothed Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan occasionally.

He has the rare quality of transforming an actor's 'look' according to the script's demand. Manish has successfully done this for many times in films like Rangeela, Raja Hindustani, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Khamoshi, Kuch Kuch Hota Hain, Dil To Pagal Hain, Mohabbatein and Kaho Naa Pyar Hain.

This designer started mainstream designing from 1998 with his dress-making store Reverie-Manish Malhotra. His clients include socialites like Tina Ambani, Rhea Pillai, Avanti Birla and many more. This list also includes International figures like Naomi Campbell and Michael Jackson. So this man is surely going global and making waves with his wonderful creations.

The feathers in his cap are: Filmfare award for Rangeela. Showtime opinion pole award for the look of Karishma in Raja Hindustani. Siemens viewer choice award for Dil To Pagal Hai. Lux Zee Cine Awrds for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Indira Priyadarshni memorial award for his contribution in fashion. Felicitated by National Institute of Fashion Technology.

Manish Malhotra needs no introduction. His areas of creativity and genius span the broad spheres of Bollywood design, styling, prêt, diffusion and the everlasting bridal and couture, Manish is a pioneer in the field of fashion in India today. His diffusion label ‘MANISH MALHOTRA’ has become a hot seller since its launch in 2004 and has proved once again why he is the country’s hot favorite when it comes to dressing up India’s most beautiful and glamorous.

The label ‘MANISH MALHOTRA’ is the country’s first dedicated diffusion label. Currently retailing across Bombay, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Dubai, Canada, London and Singapore, the label’s uniqueness lies in every piece’s adaptability to occasions and its unique pricing strategy. In true Manish style the clothes are in bright colours – sequins and tassels on sheer, free flowing silhouettes, boho chic kurtis and kaftans, textured skirts with sparkle, embroidered shirts for men with unusual embellishments that immediately capture the eye.

The label plays strongly on colour and texture, with soft fabrics draping the body. And with prices starting at Rs. 2800, now everyone can own a MANISH MALHOTRA. The best bit is the flexibility of the garments – they can be worn at formal as well as informal occasions. The label strikes the perfect balance between prêt and haute couture, which, combined with his uncanny ability to trend forecast is one of the main reasons for its success.

Manish has designed the wedding trousseaus for some of the most beautiful and high profile people in the country including Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh’s Family, Mr. Praful Patel’s Family, Mr. Narayan Rane’s Family, Mr. Ruia’s Family, Mrs. Sharmila Thackrey, Mrs. Parmeshwar Godrej, Mrs. Neerja Birla, Mrs. Jindal, the Dhoot Family, the Raheja Family, the Hinduja Family, etc. also actress like Karisma Kapoor, Bhoomika Chawla and Kajol, and has also designed trousseaus for several weddings of affluent families from in Indonesia, Dubai, London, Canada, Antwerp, America, Thailand, Kenya, South Africa, Singapore and all across the globe.

Over Manish's long spread career he has formed many associations with top global corporations like American Express Bank, Citibank, Wizcraft, Barclays Bank, Thai Gems and Jewelers Association, Deutche Bank, HSBC, Kotak Wealth Management, Moet & Hennessey

and many more. He has showcased his exclusive collections at various fashion shows around the world.

Over 18 years ago Manish Malhotra started designing costumes for films – his greatest passion till date. Stars like Kareena, Karishma Kapoor, Priety Zinta, Rani Mukherjee, Urmila Matondkar, Kajol, Deepika Padukone, Amisha Patel, Katrina Kaif, Madhuri, Sridevi, Hema Malini and many more swear by Manish’s design acumen.

His career in costume designing is paved with several awards for costume designing such as the first ever Filmfare Costume Award for Urmila Matondkar’s costumes in Rangeela, the Showtime Opinion Poll Award for his look for Karisma Kapoor in Raja Hindustani, the Siemen’s Viewer’s Choice Award for Dil to Pagal Hai, the Lux-Zee Cine Award and the Bollywood Award in New York for his work in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.

Today, after being the only designer to manage the delicate balance between costume designing and mainstream design, Manish’s retail label ‘MANISH MALHOTRA’ looks set to revolutionize the fashion market with its strong focus on wear ability, glam-quotient and as always, in Manish Malhotra’s case, the clothes and sales speak for themselves.

Manish Malhotra is a fashion designer who was born to a Punjabi family in 1965. The designer is a favourite among Bollywood stars and is known to have transformed actresses like Urmila Matondkar, Kajol, and Karishma Kapoor. While he gave Urmila a vivacious look for Rangeela, Kajol and Karishma Kapoor looked sleek and sophisticated.

He is the costume designer of numerous Bollywood flicks like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Rangeela (1995), Raja Hindustani (1997), and Mohabattein (2000). Malhotra who specialises in women’s wear designed clothes for Shahrukh Khan in Mohabattein.

He has frequently worked with Karan Johar in movies like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), and Kal Ho Na Ho (2003).

Malhotra has even appeared in a small role in Zoya Khan’s Luck By Chance (2009) and in 2005 he started hosting The Manish Malhotra Show on television.

The designer has won the Filmfare Award for Costume Design for Rangeela and the Stylish Designer of the Year at the Elle Style Awards in 1999 among others.

He is planning to take up directing movies and his first movie will be under the Dharma Productions banner.

Manish Malhotra has designed for many leading actresses in Bollywood. He is known[by whom?] for his different style and his ability to envision a 'look' for the character. He is known for designing the costumes for Urmila Matondkar in the film Rangeela. Stars including Kajol, Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukherji, Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor and Preity Zinta have all worn his designs. Although he usually designs for women, he designed for Shahrukh Khan in Mohabbatein and Imran Khan in "I Hate Luv Storys". He was also asked to design clothes for Michael Jackson when he visited India for a Bollywood show.

His designs have been seen in films such as Raja Hindustani, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dhadkan and Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.

Manish has trained fellow designer Surily Goel, who made her debut at Lakme Fashion Week 2006.

In 2005, he began a talk show named The Manish Malhotra Show.