Taapsee’s Checkmate Look

Looking
back
at

Devdas…Saif,
then
and
now…Kriti’s
bright
smile…

Taapsee
Pannu,
who
has
had
two
releases
in
successive
weeks:



Phir
Aayi
Hasseen
Dillruba
on
Netflix
and



Khel
Khel
Mein
in
theatres.

Abu
Jani
and
Sandeep
Khosla
go
back
in
time
to
share
just
how
they
designed

Shah
Rukh
Khan‘s

chikankari
outfit
for
one
of
the
key
scenes
in

Devdas.

‘Expressing
a
character
through
couture
and
craftsmanship
requires
a
kind
of
brilliance
that
goes
beyond
talent.

‘Abu
Sandeep
persisted
on
dressing
Devdas
in
white
Chikan
because
to
them,
he
was
far
from
a
black
character.
They
wanted
to
express
his
heartbroken
state
through
the
pristine
aura
of
Chikankari
where
hand-embroidery
and
minimal
ornaments
were
thoughtfully
used
to
convey
his
pride,
rage
and
despair.
Even
specific
washing
techniques
were
employed
to
clearly
reflect
the
freshness
and
luxury
of
Chikan
on-screen.

‘A
year
later,
Abu
Sandeep
were
honoured
with
the
National
Award
for
Costume
Design
for
their
work
in

Devdas
and
Chikankari
was
a
noteworthy
part
of
their
journey.’

Kareena
Kapoor
wishes

Saif
Ali
Khan
by
posting
then
and
now
pictures,
‘Happy
birthday
to
the
love
of
my
life.
Parthenon
2007,
Parthenon
2024.
Who
would
have
thought?
As
they
say
must
keep
growing
which
we
did
and
quite
well.’

And
here’s
‘Now’.

Sophie
Choudry
takes
a
selfie.

Who’s
making

Kriti
Kharbanda
smile
like
that?

Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com