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3 QUESTIONS
Manish Malhotra Kareena has always been a show stopper in your shows, is there any special bond you share with her? She is very special besides being a stunning, innocent and talented actress. She is like a sister to me. I met her when she was just 9 years old. I was there in Kareena’s first shot. It’s been a long way. How do you relate to your upcoming shows theme- ‘my fashion, my pride’? Well, I think for me, having that individual space on the map of Indian fashion, where I am the only designer who came from the world of costumes all the way to main stream fashion, is my identity and pride. I am the designer who has space in backdrop of movies. I come from the time where people saw movies separately and song tunes separately. I am the first person to bind all of it together. The fact that it’s been 30 years, I have been working with the next generation and main stream. That’s ’My Identity, My Pride’. For everybody, who can stand on their individuality, it’s all about that. What made you decide that it is finally time for you to have a store in Hyderabad? I love the city of Nizams- Hyderabad. I love the food here. I love the culture here. I’ve always had it in mind to set up a store here. It took me one and half year to set it up. I am really happy that it’s finally done.
24 MARCH, 2020 TULIP
- As told to Masooma Fatima
