Manish Malhotra recalls Sanjay Bhansali never worked with him
Celebrity Fashion designer Manish Malhotra has been a part of the entertainment industry for over three decades now. Amidst that time around, he has worked with some of the top filmmakers in the country, designing costumes for the biggest films. Sanjay Bhansali has never collaborated with the designer since his debut film over 30 years ago.
On his recent appearance on the chat show Two Much With Kajol and Twinkle, Manish addressed this, saying it was largely due to Bhansali assuming Manish was part of a ‘group’ with Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra.
Manish Malhotra appeared on the show alongside actor Sonakshi Sinha. When the hosts – Kajol and Twinkle Khanna – spoke about frequent collaborators, Kajol mentioned that he has worked with all top directors except Bhansali. Responding to this, Manish said, “I did only one film, Khamoshi. After that, we never worked together.” Khamoshi: The Musical, released in 1996, was Bhansali’s directorial debut. He has since directed nine more films and one web series – Heeramandi.
Talking about why they didn’t work together after Khamoshi, as per Manish he thought he think once somebody asked him that and he always thought Bhansali was very friendly with Karan Johar and Adi (Aditya Chopra), in that group kind of thing. Manish said he even confronted Bhansali about it later. He recalled having said Sanjay, he isn’t a professional and can work with many different actors.’ Yes, but sometimes some things just don’t happen, and then you just make your own path.”
Manish Malhotra embarked on career modelling in the 1980s before he emerged as a stylist for Divya Bharti in an unreleased film in 1989 film. He later made his debut as a costume designer with Swarg in 1990 and went on to design costumes for memorable films like Rangeela, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Veer-Zaara, Enthiran, and more.
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