Madhuri Dixit plays the role of Begum Para in Dedh Ishqiya
Mumbai:
If at 46, actress Madhuri Dixitstill manages to maintain a resplendent look in her comebackvehicle Dedh Ishqiya and steal everyone's heart, costumedesigner Payal Saluja can rightfully take credit for it.
Saluja worked for months on finer details and piecetogether the costumes befitting Madhuri, who plays the role ofBegum Para in Vishal Bhardwaj's home production, a comedy-thriller set for release next month.
"I treat script as the Bible. It guides in givingauthentic look to characters. We have stayed real to the storyand given a nawabi look (to Madhuri) through the costumes,"Saluja told PTI here.
However, Saluja, whose previous work includes filmslike Raanjhanaa, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola and 7 KhoonMaaf said styling the dhak dhak girl for the AbhishekChaubey-directed movie was a challenging task.
To give a nawabi (royal) look to Madhuri, she spentalmost three months scouting for various fabrics, jewelleryetc in the lanes of Lucknow, Delhi and a few other places.
"I feel lucky to have got an opportunity to work withher in this film. There was no pressure as such but it wasdefinitely a challenge to make her look the way her characterwas envisioned."
"As Madhuri plays a begum (a woman having aristocraticlineage) we had to bring that nawabi royalty feel to hercostumes. Every piece was customised for her. She wasenthusiastic and energetic to put on every piece (costume). Sheloved 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 inthe 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, willsee Shah and Warsi reprising their respective Ishqiya roles,while Madhuri and Huma are the new addition.
Saluja worked for months on finer details and piecetogether the costumes befitting Madhuri, who plays the role ofBegum Para in Vishal Bhardwaj's home production, a comedy-thriller set for release next month.
"I treat script as the Bible. It guides in givingauthentic look to characters. We have stayed real to the storyand given a nawabi look (to Madhuri) through the costumes,"Saluja told PTI here.
However, Saluja, whose previous work includes filmslike Raanjhanaa, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola and 7 KhoonMaaf said styling the dhak dhak girl for the AbhishekChaubey-directed movie was a challenging task.
To give a nawabi (royal) look to Madhuri, she spentalmost three months scouting for various fabrics, jewelleryetc in the lanes of Lucknow, Delhi and a few other places.
"I feel lucky to have got an opportunity to work withher in this film. There was no pressure as such but it wasdefinitely a challenge to make her look the way her characterwas envisioned."
"As Madhuri plays a begum (a woman having aristocraticlineage) we had to bring that nawabi royalty feel to hercostumes. Every piece was customised for her. She wasenthusiastic and energetic to put on every piece (costume). Sheloved 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 inthe 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, willsee Shah and Warsi reprising their respective Ishqiya roles,while Madhuri and Huma are the new addition.
