Ace Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra, who has been dressing Bollywood celebrities from the 90s, lost his dad on Monday. As per a report in Times of India, the elderly gentleman was in his 90s and hadn't been keeping well for some time.
Among the initial ones from Manish's industry companions to pay sympathies were producer Karan Johar, veteran actor Shabana Azmi and actor and socialite Sophie Choudry. Pictures of Karan, Shabana, and Sophie leaving Manish's residence were online on Monday.
Manish entered Bollywood, aged 25 when he designed clothes for Juhi Chawla for her film, Swarg (1990). In any case, it was with Urmila Matondkar, Aamir Khan starrer Rangeela when he hit the spotlight. He designed all the clothes that Urmila wore and won his first Filmfare award for it. Since then, there has been no stopping the expert Bollywood designer.
Manish stays a prolific fashion designer and has one of the best names in the nation. His fashion shows constantly see leading Bollywood ladies and men as his showstoppers. Among his most ardent Bollywood, fans were the late Sridevi, Kareena Kapoor, and Karisma Kapoor and numerous others.
Recently, he ventured onto stage also when he designed clothes for Feroz Abbas Khan's adaptation of K Asif's blockbuster film Mughal-e-Azam in 2016.
