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Padmavati costume designers Rimple & Harpreet Narula on curating Shahid Kapoor's looks in Padmavati
Padmavati's costume designers Rimple & Harpreet Narula share their insights on Shahid’s majestic avatar
One of the most awaited movies of 2017, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati, has been in the news since the project was announced. Quite recently Shahid Kapoor's look from the movie was revealed. Shahid will be playing Maharawal Ratan Singh aka Maharaja Rawal Ratan Singh in Padmavati. The look is designed and styled by couturiers Rimple & Harpreet Narula.
Now Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known to have a sense of grandeur in the way he makes his movies, which is also reflected in the costumes. Everyone from the protagonist, antagonist to the entire cast on screen is always immaculately dressed and the way the characters look shows the amount of thought, planning and work that goes into the costumes.
Hence, we decided to get in touch with the talented designer duo who share their insights on Shahid’s majestic avatar:
"There is tremendous research that has gone behind every costume that Shahid will be seen wearing in the film," says Harpreet Narula. "He portrays the ruling king of Mewar from the 14th century. For his garments, we sourced organic fabrics from Rajasthan which were then embroidered by hand by 22 local artisans. Remaining true to the textiles and techniques available then, we have only used pure muslin cloth at the base with vegetable dye or hand dye. The strong colour palette, associated with masculinity, is balanced with brighter colours since Rajasthani outfits are all about colour."The costumes of a Sanjay Leela Bhansali movies are always grand, awe-inspiring and majestic, which required a lot of researched-based designing for Rimple and Harpreet Narula. The designer duo spent the last one-year doing extensive research and for collating all the necessary information from several visits to the Calico Museum and other museums in Jaipur.
On working with Shahid, Rimple says, "Shahid is a true exemplar of warmth and charisma. It's easy to see why Mr Bhansali has chosen him to portray Maharawal Ratan Singh. He is a princely presence even off screen. He gets under the skin of the character so effortlessly and carries the royal look very well. We've never seen him in an avatar like this. I'm sure the audiences will be blown away by his performance."
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