Karan Johar Celebrates Manish Malhotra's Costuming Journey In Indian Cinema: You Changed The Language Of...

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Johar is widely known for his craft in direction. But his fashion sense and style are never missed by anyone. His longtime friend and one of the most famous fashion designers from India, Manish Malhotra, can be credited for many of his looks. Recently, Manish Malhotra’s collection was featured on the Paris Haute Couture Week, which Karan also became a part of. Now, the Kuch Kuch Hota Hai director has celebrated his colleague and friend for achieving this milestone and also recalled his contributions to the world of Indian Cinema’s costumes.

Karan Johar Pens A Heartfelt Note For Manish Malhotra

On Instagram today, July 9, director Karan Johar congratulated and posted a heartfelt note with a video from Manish Malhotra’s Paris collection. Karan could not have been prouder when he said, Manish was a boy who dared to dream beyond costumes, cinema and crossed all boundaries. Manish also taught the world how Indian couture deserves a space for its own, and among the finest, said Karan. He thanked him for teaching everyone how “passion meets hard work”. Manish commented on the post with nothing but red hearts.Watch:

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Manish’s Contribution to Indian Cinema

The director also reflected on their journey. Karan recalled, “It was 1990 when you made your debut as a costume designer with Swarg,” and added how, since then, he transformed the language of costume in Indian Cinema. The Kuch Kuch Hota Hai director hailed Manish Malhotra for becoming the “first-ever recipient of the Filmfare Award for Costume Designing” for the film Rangeela.

According to him, the fashion designer gave people confidence, while also giving the Indian couture a “new voice”. The characters in the films received a soul after donning Manish’s designs. Apart from others, Karan thanked Manish Malhotra for his own debut at the MET, which the latter designed for him.Karan also added that he felt privileged to witness Manish’s story as an audience member and his close friend. They marked their first-ever on-screen collaboration with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which, in his words, “strengthened their friendship off-screen”. He concluded the note by saying, “History is inevitable”.

Manish and Karan have also worked together for various hit projects that include Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, where Karan was the Assistant Director, and Manish was a costume designer. For the unversed, they first met on the sets of Sridevi’s film Gumrah, which was produced by Yash Johar, and this led to a stronger bond ever since. Other notable films in which they worked together are Kabhi Khusi Kabhie Gham, Kal Ho Naa, and My Name Is Khan.