{"id":11905,"date":"2023-10-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/?p=11905"},"modified":"2023-09-30T15:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T09:54:48","slug":"aishwarya-rai-demonstrates-remarkable-discipline-as-an-actor-affirms-eka-lakhani-the-costume-designer-for-ponniyin-selvan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/aishwarya-rai-demonstrates-remarkable-discipline-as-an-actor-affirms-eka-lakhani-the-costume-designer-for-ponniyin-selvan\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Aishwarya Rai demonstrates remarkable discipline as an actor,&#8221; affirms Eka Lakhani, the costume designer for Ponniyin Selvan."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On the first anniversary of Ponniyin Selvan 1, the costume designer on the film, Eka Lakhani, reveals how she styled Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sobhita Dhulipala. She also shared tips to accessorise like a Maharani yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2022-09.40-AM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2022-09.40-AM-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2022-09.40-AM-1-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It was on September 30, 2022, when Mani Ratnam\u2019s magnum opus,&nbsp;<em>Ponniyin Selvan Part 1<\/em>, came out in theatres. The unique 10th-century drama had long been a passion project of Mani Ratnam and has been praised for its realistic cinematography and visual appeal. This touch of historical reality was lent by costume designer and stylist Eka Lakhani, who worked to bring the magic of the Chola Empire alive through the costumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stylist who also works as a wardrobe consultant, has worked with celebrities like\u00a0Vidya Balan, Tabu, and\u00a0Ranveer Singh, among others. Interestingly, she was also the costume designer on\u00a0<em>Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani<\/em>\u00a0and the brains behind Rocky Randhawa\u2019s style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the historical drama completes one year of its release, Lakhani revealed in an interview with\u00a0us\u00a0how it took \u201c168 hours of\u00a0<em>karigari<\/em>\u00a0and 30 hours of stitching\u201d to design the outfits for movie. She also shared what it was like working with the leading ladies of the industry like\u00a0Aishwarya Rai\u00a0Bachchan, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Trisha. Lakhani graciously revealed her own tips to accessorise like a Maharani straight\u00a0from the Chola Empire, towards the end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the first anniversary of Ponniyin Selvan 1, the costume designer on the film, Eka Lakhani, reveals how she styled Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sobhita Dhulipala. She also shared tips to accessorise like a Maharani yourself. It was on September 30, 2022, when Mani Ratnam\u2019s magnum opus,&nbsp;Ponniyin Selvan Part 1, came out in theatres. 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