![]() ![]() We had to build from the novel, speak to Mani sir and get his input on how glamorous or detailed it should be. Audiences knew about the world of Ponniyin Selvan as it’s a popular novel. In Ponniyin Selvan, the world was created and we had to add the Mani Ratnam touch to it. We made the characters with Mani sir’s vision. Every character was associated with where they worked, they lived, their likes and dislikes. For any other film, we had to make the characters real, beautiful and believable. How were the Ponniyin Selvan meetings different from what you have approached with him so far?Įka Lakhani: The whole approach with Ponniyin Selvan was different. You have worked with Mani Ratnam on all his films as a costume designer since Kadal in 2013. He was the one who was going back to the roots and that made it more and more beautiful. He never tried to change or modernise anything. ![]() He took us to his workshop in Kolkata to see how his karigars, embroiderers and dyers work. Looking back, what learnings from Sabyasachi Mukherjee have stayed with you?Įka Lakhani: When we were in college, we had to fill the slam book about the designer we wanted to work with - it was always Sabyasachi! I worked with him closely. I never thought in my wildest dream that I would get his next film. (Laughs) I thought I would get an opportunity later, as the names who were in Mani sir’s costume world are high up there. I started admiring Mani Ratnam so much that working on his next film became my dream. I developed my love for raw textiles from him. I was part of that team.īecause Raavan was my first film, everything I learnt was from the Mani Ratnam world, be it costumes, the way a thing is worn, the hair put casually or the dupatta falling from one side. It was the production team who would put together the look. ![]() I spoke to my father, who asked me to go ahead. That name was a dream to work with! Then I came to know that there would be Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Vikram in it, and it would be directed by Mani Ratnam, so that’s something you can’t let go of. When I came back, I came to know that Sabyasachi Mukherjee was looking for interns for a film. ![]()
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