If at 46 actress Madhuri Dixit still manages to maintain a
resplendent look in her comeback vehicle 'Dedh Ishqiya' and steal
everyone's heart, costume designer Payal Saluja can rightfully take
credit for it.
Saluja worked for months on finer details and piece together the
costumes befitting Madhuri, who plays the role of Begum Para in Vishal
Bharadwaj's home production, a comedy-thriller set for release next
month.
"I treat script as the Bible...it guides in giving authentic look
to characters. We have stayed real to the story and given a nawabi look
(to Madhuri) through the costumes," Saluja told PTI here.
However, Saluja, whose previous work includes films like
'Raanjhanaa', 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola' and '7 Khoon Maaf' said
styling the "dhak dhak" girl for the Abhishek Chaubey-directed movie was
a challenging task.
To give a 'nawabi' (royal) look to Madhuri, she spent almost
three months scouting for various fabrics, jewellery etc in the lanes of
Lucknow, Delhi and a few other places.
"I feel lucky to have got an opportunity to work with her in this
film. There was no pressure as such but it was definitely a challenge
to make her look the way her character was envisioned."
"As Madhuri plays a begum (a woman having aristocratic lineage)
we had to bring that nawabi...royalty feel to her costumes. Every piece
was customised for her. She was enthusiastic...energetic to put on every
piece (costume). She loved what I had given her to wear every time,"
Saluja said.
Madhuri will be seen sporting shararas, anarkali, ghararas,
jhoomar (a begum's trademark) and the necklace in the film, a sequel of
2010 film 'Ishqiya'.
Besides Madhuri, Saluja did costumes for her co-stars, including Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Huma Qureshi.
The film, whose trailer was released last month, will see Shah
and Warsi reprising their respective 'Ishqiya' roles, while Madhuri and
Huma are the new addition.
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