Fashion (2008)

Director:

Madhur Bhandarkar

Writers:

Ajay Monga (story) and
Madhur Bhandarkar (story)

Release Date:

29 October 2008 (India)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Set against the glittering backdrop of the glamorous but ruthless world of haute couture fashion, this...

Plot Keywords:

Fashion | Premarital Sex | Sexual Favor | Wine | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Priyanka Chopra	...	Meghna Mathur
Kangana Ranaut	...	Shonali Gujral
Mugdha Godse	...	Janet Sequeira
Arbaaz Khan	...	Abhijeet Sarin
Arjan Bajwa	...	Manav Bhasin
Raj Babbar	...	Mathur
Kiran Juneja	...	Mrs. Mathur
Samir Soni	...	Rahul Aurora (as Sameer Soni)
Kitu Gidwani	...	Anisha Roy
Suchitra Pillai-Malik	...	Avantika A. Sarin
Harsh Chhaya	...	Vinay Khosla
Ashwin Mushran	...	Rohit Khanna
Pradeep Kharab	...	Mohsin Merchant (as Pradeep Kharb)
Rinku Patel	...	Leena Mehta
Chitrashi Rawat	...	Shomu

Runtime:

Canada:167 min (British Columbia)

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Certification:

India:A | Australia:MA | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Abrol Towers, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Bhandarkar Entertainment

Trivia:

Konkona Sen Sharma and Ranvir Shorey make a cameo appearance as two model/actors getting fitted by Khosla. Sen Sharma is complaining to Shorey about the dress and addresses him as "Ranvir", his real name.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Shonali's boyfriend is roughing around with Shonali on the stairs at the restaurant, he pushes her and her bag falls over the railing onto the floor all the way below. In the next shot, she is seen getting up and picking up her bag from one of the steps.

Soundtrack:

Jismo Ka Hai Yeh Jalwa

The most glamorous film of the year

Madhur Bhandar the director has shown the dark side of celebrities in Page 3, business in Corporate and now he is showing us the dark side of models in fashion.

The movie is really good that has a very interesting story based on a real life model played by Priyanka Chopra as Meghna Mathur. It shows the life of models when they are not on a catwalk wearing make-up, lipstick, nail polish and wearing glamorous dresses. But it was also very stylish, visually impressive and doesn't just show the dark side because fashion is a great thing as well. Fashion has a very important message that we can all learn from especially the girls and young women who intend to be a model. The film may seem that it will only appeal to the female audience but the story is so good that it's also good for male. Priyanka Chopra may have delivered six flops in a row but it was still her best performance of the year.

The story is about Meghna Mathur who is a small town girl with a dream and the determination, she knew in her bones that she was meant to be famous. The world of fashion - the clothes, the colours, the make-up... all of these form a part of a fascinating world that Meghna longed to be a part of and she would do anything to reach the top. She reaches the peak of her success and rises to walk the ramps for leading designers across India. However karma catches up with Meghna as she slowly starts to pay the price for her fame and her journey to the top but her attempt at a comeback was going to be a near impossibility. Basically it is a journey of the rise and fall.

Whether it's an original film or the music that has killer tunes, film director Madhur Bhandar always has the ability to surprise you. The music for Fashion is no different. Heavy beats combine well with powerful melodies on solid songs. The pick of the great songs are Fashion Ka Jalwa and the superb Mar Jaawa.

Overall it was such a good film and I would recommend it to those who want a different story but not to those who don't like people talking throughout the whole film.