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Films based on historical subjects are always attractive. Audience will be served to an eye feast with arresting visuals tied alongside delightful set works and striking costumes. For designers, there will be a lot of back bending home work to recreate those historical times authentically. India’s best costume designer and three times National Awards winner Neeta Lulla is designing costumes for the magnum opus Gautamiputra Satakarni. Her noticeable works include Devdas and Jodha Akbar. Neeta Lulla is working closely and dedicatedly with director Krish, cameraman Gnanashekar VS and Art department crew to create the costume designs in right texture and color. She conducted a wide research studying on art and culture prevailed during Satavahana times of 78 to 100 AD. Neetu Lulla also collaborated with world’s best jewelry makers to sketch the authentic model samples and preparing jewels. “After a thorough research I have crafted and conceptualized the look for each of the characters with apt colors and fabrics with right texture and authentic detailing. We have studied lot of Amaravathi structures and developed sketches from figurines eventually mounted in form. The warrior armors had a lot of detailing that was achieved through careful understanding of the era while providing necessary appeal,” Neeta Lulla described the work went behind Gautamiputra Satakarni art and design research. Producers Saibabu Jagarlamudi, Y Rajeev Reddy have allotted an uncompromised hefty budget for Neeta Lulla to bring visual grandeur and unfeigned originality into the magnificent looks of Balakrishna, Shriya, Hema Malini and other important casting. Currently, Gautamiputra Satakarni schedule is under commencement in Georgia shooting the climax battle episodes. This is for the first time, world class top costume designer Neetu is working for a Telugu star hero Balakrishna. Audience and Fans kicked to wait for Balakrishna’s first look posters as Gautamiputra Satakarni.
Nervous Sridevi almost trips at Neeta Lulla’s show
Bollywood actress Sridevi, who walked the ramp for ace designer Neeta Lulla as the show stopper at the Lakme Fashion Week, came across as very nervous and saved herself twice from falling flat on the ramp. The beautiful actress, who was sporting a silverish-grey body-fitting gown made an impressive entry on the ramp but soon her nervousness came to the fore as she was found struggling with the train of her dress. However, the actress still found the experience of walking the ramp quite pleasant. “It was great but at the same time very hard for me,” she told reporters here. The designer was elated too and revealed: “It was fantastic that on my 25th anniversary Sridevi walked the ramp and so many people actually made it to the show.” When asked about the actress’ nervousness, Lulla clarified: “As far as I think, it happens some times when you walk the ramp after a long time.” Lulla’s show, which showcased a collection inspired by the repository of work done by her over the last 25 years in both prêt as well as couture, boasted of Bollywood celebrities like Rani Mukherji, Hema Malini, Yash Chopra, Mugdha Godse, Tabu, Juhi Chawla and Amisha Patel, among others. Actors Akshay Kumar, Rannvijay and director Vipul Shah also came down to attend the show in a retro avatar to promote their forthcoming film “Action Replayy”. The film also stars Aishwarya Rai and is slated to hit screens Nov 5. “I really enjoyed the show. Till this Diwali, I will come only in retro look. I don’t think any look has been as good as of the 1970s,” Akshay said. As far as the collection goes, the ensembles were a mix of western and Indian designs in a deluge of colours including beige, silver, yellow, orange, green, blue, pink, lilac and red. Embellishments and Swarovski crystals were also used to marl the silver jubilee of the brand.