Fashion Movie Review

Movie Review: Fashion; Movie star Cast: Mugdha Godse, Priyanka, Kangna, Arbaaz, Harsh Chhaya, Madhur, Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra, Neil Mukesh, Arjan Bajwa, Sameer Soni and Kitu; Director: Madhur Bhandarkar; Rating: ***

‘Fashion’ explores the world of style. The style through the emotional personal journeys of the key people that make the industry - the dream-weavers of that elaborate world of Glamor: the Models, Designers, Photographers, Businessmen, Agencies etc.

Now the 3 times ‘National Award; winner director Madhur Bhandarkar is back. He is back with a vengeance with the film ‘Fashion’. The film depicts the dark and positive side of fashion industry.

This is Madhur’s most expensive film till date which stars Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mughda Godse, Arjan Bajwa, and Harsh Chhaya primarily.

Apart from them a horde of other B-towners will be seen in cameos namely - Konkona Sen Sharma, Ranvir Shorey, Arbaaz Khan, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Karan Johar, Prahlad Kakkar, Daboo Ratnani.

Along with designers Wendell Rodricks & Manish Malhotra and last but not the least of all Madhur himself will be seen in a small cameo.

This time Bhandarkar changes his loyalties from his favorite Shamir Tandon (Music Director of ‘Traffic Signal’, ‘Corporate’, ‘Page 3’) and tries out with aspiring Salim - Sulaiman for the needful in the musical section.

The film shows stories behind the…Light, Glamour, Modeling, Fashions, Designers, Business, Endorsements and Ramp - shows.

It is about rise and fall of a famous supermodel, who basically comes from a small town to win fashion shows in metro cities and after once getting to the top, she is thrown back into anonymity to start a fresh fight for the second time.

The filmmaker submitting an affidavit denying the allegation the ‘Fashion’, due for release on Wednesday, was based on the life of model Gitanjali Nagpal.

In fact, the name of the character played by Kangana Ranaut is Sonali Gujral, who, in the film, is a reigning supermodel from Mumbai. Whereas, Gitanjali was never a supermodel”

Bhandarkar had been summoned by the State Women’s commission following speculation that his latest film that probes the dark side of the fashion industry.

It had drawn inspiration from the life of Gitanjali Nagpal, a model who was found on Delhi’s streets in a distress condition a year ago.