September 01, 2025

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Art of Costume

For the second edition of Vanity Van, Cosmopolitan India is in conversation with three of the country's leading costume designers whose work has redefined on-screen styleBy Anwesh Banerjee Clothes make the characters, and cinema is nothing without the costumes that wear our screens. Think Bollywood's love affair with chiffon saris and their sexy avatars, to Shah Rukh Khan-approved leather jackets, the opulent worlds of epic dramas--a la Sanjay Leela Bhansali--the anarkalis, embroidered details, and jewellery that complete that universeFor the second edition of Vanity Van, Cosmopolitan India is in conversation with three of the country's leading costume designers whose work has redefined on-screen style.

Aneet Padda is More than Your Girl Next Door

The actor has been catapulted into a once-in-a-generation stardom through Saiyaara, but her head is firmly on her shoulders. Here, she speaks about her Amritsar to Mumbai journey, having an `emotional' reaction to much of life and the anxieties of what comes nextWords by J Shruti Photographer: Taras Taraporvala Stylist: Divyak D'Souza Makeup Artist: Mehak Oberoi Hair Artist: Rohit Bhatkar