Mumbai: Actor Prateik Babbar, who attended the Mumbai screening of his late mother Smita Patil’s film ‘Manthan’, wore a suit-pant made from her Kanjeevaram sarees.
Designer Rahul Vijay, who designed this outfit, recently shared information about it on his Instagram. Rahul also thanked Prateek for giving him the opportunity to create this masterpiece.
Discussing the process of creating the costume, he wrote, “Prateik, thank you for giving me the opportunity to delve into the archives of your late mother and the very iconic Smita Patil. When Prateik called me up and asked me to dress him for the Indian premiere of ‘Manthan’, Smita Patil’s first film which was recently screened at the Cannes Film Festival, I knew I had to bring elements of Smita Patil’s style into his look.”
He added, “It was challenging because we were getting clothes for women and also we didn’t know what we would get from Smita Patil’s wardrobe that would match Prateik’s style.”
Rahul said that Prateik’s aunt helped him choose two silk Kanjivaram saris that had been preserved for years. His idea was to combine Indian textiles with modern silhouettes, and he designed the outfit in consultation with Monika Shah of Z by MK.
He created a cropped double-breasted tuxedo from plain black silk, transforming the pinstripe pattern of one sari into wide-legged pants. The red border of another sari was used for the sleeves, adding a touch of elegance to the ensemble.
“We wanted to keep the silhouette very modern as we recycled Indian saris. I always love combining Indian textiles with modern silhouettes. And finally, we decided on a cropped double-breasted tuxedo in plain black silk and we recycled another pinstriped sari into wide-legged pants and used the red border of the sari as trim on the sleeves (the design was taken from a recent look done by the brand for their couture collection),” wrote Rahul.
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Prateik was accompanied at the screening by his girlfriend and actress Priya Banerjee, who added a personal touch by wearing Smita’s saree and her jewellery.
Apart from Prateik, Naseeruddin Shah was also present with his wife Ratna Pathak Shah, Dr Kurien’s daughter Nirmala Kurien and Amul MD Jayen Mehta.
Also present was Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, founder of the Film Heritage Foundation, the non-profit organisation responsible for the restored print.
