MUMBAI: Designer Manish Malhotra is all geared up to go behind the camera. He will make his directorial debut with a musical love story.

For the designer, this seems like a natural progression following his career of over 30 years. In these years, he has lent his midas touch to over 800 films through styling.

Backing him in this new is filmmaker and friend Karan Johar through Dharma Productions.

“The story and screenplay of this intense musical love story, set in the backdrop of the partition, is also written by Malhotra. He has already envisioned the entire screenplay, and casting for the film will begin shortly,” reveals a source, promising that the film will “come with a splash of grandeur and elegance”, much like all his design creations.

In the last 30 years, Malhotra has worked on restructuring the role of costumes in storytelling of Bollywood, going on to create some iconic ensembles, which continue to stay alive in the minds of the audience.

Credits: Hindustan Times