Deepika Padukone & SRK in Chennai Express
Deepika Padukone & SRK in Chennai Express

Deepika Padukone played the southern belle in the hit movie Chennai Express. Many of you inquired about her looks, and now I can exclusively tell you that Manish Malhotra styled her costumes.

SRK & Deepika Padukone
SRK & Deepika Padukone

Malhotra studied the culture and street style of Southern India and that’s when the idea of the half sari was born. He tried as far as possible to use traditional fabrics,borders and interesting, vibrant colour combinations.

Deepika Padukone, SRK & Rohit Shetty
Deepika Padukone, SRK & Rohit Shetty

Pattu Pavdai – the quintessential south border detail was used extensively.

Chennai Express
Chennai Express

In terms of styling, he has kept it simple yet effective with detailed traditional accessories.

Did you love Deepika’s looks?