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    At a time when everyone else is scrambling to put together a collection, Manish Malhotra launched perhaps one of his most ambitious collections. Ruhaaniyat, he says, is close to his heart, for it took two years for him to curate and create this collection.

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    We spoke to Manish Malhotra during the Lakme Fashion Week, about the future of fashion shows in India, how was the experience of making a fashion film during a pandemic, and the greatest loves of his life - cinema and fashion.

    Edited Excerpts:According to you, which Bollywood icons are the ultimate style icons?
    I think Shammi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, all of them have been such great style icons. The attention they paid to little details, was just phenomenal. Furthermore, the way they carried their clothes, and their personas, was again, something else altogether. Then there is Amitabh Bachchan. I think he is a true blue style icon. The way he carries himself, the way he converses, the way he adapts - there is nobody like him.
    I have been fortunate enough to work with him for a couple of films, like Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Baghban and a couple of others. I feel honoured.
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    How would you suggest designers and brands tackle this ‘new normal?’

    I think every brand and designer’s approach should be to do less and to work on a lot more creative angles and present something new. This is the time to focus on quality over quantity. Also, they should try to venture into different aspects - maybe accessories, or a line of clothes that is easier to purchase and easier to wear. Also, if they have a story to tell or a narrative to share, that they were feared to express, this is the time to go out and just express. Everything about Indian traditions, arts and culture, needs that spotlight today, it needs to be celebrated.
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    Tell us something about Ruhaaniyat, your collection. We heard you spent quite some time working on it.

    Ruhaaniyat is extremely close to my heart because we have been working on it for two years now. We are celebrating 15 years of Manish Malhotra, the label, and 30 years of my work in cinema.
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    For Ruhaaniyat, I wanted to do something that I haven't done too much of before. I travelled to Jaipur, Udaipur, Delhi, Ahmedabad and many other places, to come up with a collection that was based on the traditional arts and crafts of India. That is the reason there are influences from Punjab, Mughal, Persian and Awadhi cultures. During the lockdown, I was taking stock of the collection and contemplating what else can be done. It was then that I asked myself, instead of launching it next year, why not launch it this year.

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    Fashion films have been huge this year. Do you think that this is the future of fashion shows, or will we go back to physical shows when things are more convenient?

    I cannot stress this enough but I have always had a special connection with films, I just love the art form. Fashion films have been a very interesting new medium to work with. I have truly and thoroughly enjoyed it. For me personally, this is the way to go. However, I do realise that when things allow us, most of us would like to go back to the physical shows.
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    How was the experience of making a fashion film during the pandemic?

    It was a rounded experience, and I loved every aspect of it - directing it, curating it, collaborating with musicians and singers, giving a look to the characters, and creating those characters, and making a narrative. Both the films that I made were made with joy and love, and I hope people will feel it too when they watch the film.
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    How much of your personal style do you incorporate into your designs and the clothes you make?

    I love Indian clothes, and that smart, tapered, well-cut Indian clothes. I have started enjoying suits as well of late. You get to see the same in my work as well.
    Men's fashion in India slipped through the cracks of the mainstream fashion scene and has stayed under the radar for far too long. Take a look at any fashion event - fashion weeks, fashion shows et all, and you'll see how in most of them, menswear seems to be an afterthought. Furthermore, shows focussing exclusively on menswear are a rarity. 
    As a series, 'Ace Indian Designers' is an earnest attempt to celebrate the changing phase of men's fashion in India, and those pioneering geniuses who have come to define our sartorial sensibilities. 

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    The power of the internet was recently witnessed by the entire nation when the elderly couple of ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’ went viral on social media after their plight for survival pulled at people’s heartstrings. The old food stall owners’ joint became a hotspot overnight as a flurry of people thronged their humble eatery located in New Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area.
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    Not only did their business pick up, but it also sent out a strong message to everyone to look out for their local vendors and help them get business in these times of need. Now weeks after the incident, yet another old man is trending on social media as netizens urge Bengaluru residents to support the old man who sells saplings on the roadside.

    It was TNIE assistant editor Ashwini M Sripad who shared about the old man named Revana Siddappa on Twitter. Urging people to buy saplings from him while passing through Sarakki Signal on Kanakapura Road, Ashwini wrote that the old man sells the saplings for Rs 10 to Rs 30 and people should consider buying if they are passing by the area.
    Meet Revana Siddappa, a senior citizen who sells saplings at Kanakapura road near Sarakki Signal , saplings price varies from Rs 10 to Rs 30. You can see him holding umbrella and selling saplings . If you pass this stretch, kindly buy from him ! ! pic.twitter.com/yHvYYhldFO
    — Ashwini M Sripad (@AshwiniMS_TNIE) October 26, 2020
    People on the microblogging site have come together to reach out to the old man not only to buy saplings from him but to also help him with other necessities like canopy chairs and  masks. Some have even shared pictures from their visit.
    While many have promised to visit soon, others are trying to help by spreading the word and calling for the gardening community’s attention. A visitor also shared that Mr Siddappa is selling useful herbs such as Ajwain, Tulsi, Aloe Vera and the like.
    We are buying canopy chairs and some stocks for him to sell. If anyone wants to help, you can reach out to us,

    We will pool together and help!
    — Changemakers of Kanakapura Road (@_kanakapuraroad) October 26, 2020Do you know his exact location? Would like to meet him. Need to share some masks with him so he stays protected in this pandemic. #MaskOnSpitNot
    — Meenakshi Karanth (@meanymeen) October 26, 2020Thank you. I will inform gardening community
    — N Ramakrishnan (@ramki52gmailco1) October 26, 2020Close to my place. I’ll go buy :)
    — Damini Shrivastava (@DammitDamini) October 26, 2020I will go tomorrow and buy. Thanks for informing.
    — RA (@raviakrishnan) October 26, 2020 pic.twitter.com/7NF2ctQUt0
    — ಹರೀಶ ಟಿ ಎಂ.. (@SolutionsAudit) October 26, 2020picked a few saplings.....Thanks for sharing.
    — Ravi (@ravi91272) October 26, 2020We hope he makes good sales in the days to come.

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