Manish Malhotra wants to direct a movie
Ace fashion couturier Manish Malhotra says cinema is his first love and he wishes to direct a movie someday. Malhotra, who recently completed 30 years in the film industry, said if not a costume designer, he would have definitely become a director as he has a deep understanding of the filmmaking craft.
“Movies is something I have always loved. They have given me everything. I enjoy films and understand the medium. I’m a storyteller and films are a very important form of storytelling...I actually wanted to become a film director. If I was not a designer, I would have 100 per cent been a film director. That’s something I definitely want to do,” the designer said during a session at the Lakme Fashion Week.
His next designing gig is his frequent collaborator and good friend Karan Johar’s magnum opus Takht. The historical drama will feature an ensemble cast of Bollywood stars — Anil Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar and Janhvi Kapoor.
The designer said while he is looking forward to the project, he is equally nervous as he has never worked on a period film before. “I’m working on Karan’s Takht. It is his ambitious project and there are so many actors. There is a lot of study and research for me to do. It’s unlike any other film I’ve done before. Veteran actor Shabana Azmi recently told me ‘I have never seen you so stressed about a movie and it’s good thing to see someone so nervous after being in the business for 30 years.’ It’s a big challenge for me and I’m enjoying it,” he said.