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ANALITA SETH INTERVIEWS ICONIC COSTUME DESIGNER NEETA LULLA AND COMES AWAY IMPRESSED

- ANALITA SETH

Mason Cooley once said, “Clothes make a statement, costumes tell a story.” The cuts and stitches of a costume can take visual representations of characters a notch higher. Costume designing in Indian cinema has always been a larger-than-life affair. None know it better than Neeta Lulla. She’s a brand when it comes to costume designing and has proved her mettle time and again with films like Devdas, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Manikarnika and her latest film, Thalaivii. She’s a perfectionist and believes in the power of a costume elevating the entire persona of a character on screen. Sharing her three decade long journey at the movies, Neeta Lulla reminisces about the time gone by and discusses the way forward for the fashion Industry.

YOUR LATEST FILM, THALAIVII IS RECEIVING A LOT OF PRAISE FOR KANGANA RANAUT’S LOOK. TELL US WHAT KIND OF WORK AND RESEARCH WENT INTO MAKING JAYALALITHA’S LOOKS COME TO LIFE FOR THE SCREEN?