Fashion (2008)
- Directed by
- Madhur Bhandarkar
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 58m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 99 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A small-town woman moves to the city to become a fashion model. It follows her rise to fame and the personal and professional challenges she faces in the fashion industry.
dramaticaspiringglamorousintenseemotionalrevealingambitious
What happens
Fashion is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film stars Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Mugdha Godse in lead roles, with Arjan Bajwa, Samir Soni and Arbaaz Khan in supporting roles. The film's screenplay was co-written by Ajay Monga, Bhandarkar and Anuraadha Tewari. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and Chandigarh. Salim–Sulaiman composed the films soundtrack, with lyrics written by Irfan Siddiqui and Sandeep Nath. The film was made on a budget of ₹180 million (US$1.9 million). The story revolves around Meghna Mathur, an aspiring fashion model; it follows her transformation from small-town girl to supermodel, the Indian fashion industry and the careers of several other models. Fashion also explores feminism and female power in Indian fashion. The cast also features several professional fashion models playing themselves. The film was a turning point in Chopra's career after several consecutive flops prior to this film. Fashion was released on 29 October 2008 to highly positive reviews, with praise for its direction, screenplay, cinematography, soundtrack and performances of the cast, with major praise directed towards Chopra's and Ranaut's performances. In its theatrical run the film performed moderately well grossing ₹39.2945 crore (US$4.1 million) globally. At the 56th National Film Awards, Fashion won 2 awards – Best Actress (Chopra) and Best Supporting Actress (Ranaut). At the 54th Filmfare Awards, the film received 7 nominations including Best Director (Bhandarkar) and Best Female Debut (Godse) and won 2 awards – Best Actress (Chopra) and Best Supporting Actress (Ranaut). Since its release, The Times of India and Zee News have listed Fashion as one of the best women-centric films in Bollywood. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Janumada Gelathi (2008)
Azhagu Nilayam (2008)
Kannum Kannum (2008)
Superstar (2008)
Novel (2008)
Pratigya (2008)
Dhanam (2008)
Maanavan Ninaithal (2008)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.