He is particularly renowned for his work in the Indian film industry (Bollywood), where he has left an indelible mark.

By designing costumes for numerous films and dressing some of the biggest Bollywood stars.

The founder of the eponymous label, Manish Malhotra fashion designer.

He has been deeply entrenched in the twin worlds of fashion and film for the past three decades.

He has styled and designed for more than thousands of movies and won numerous awards.

He is known for redefining and modernizing how actors look in Indian films and reviving some of the country’s forgotten crafts.

Malhotra (fashion designer) made his costume designing debut with the film Swarg (1990), starring Rajesh Khanna, Govinda and Juhi Chawla.

The same year, his gateway to the fashion industry opened when Rakesh Sreshtha, a photographer, introduced him to the late Sridevi to style her photoshoot looks.

His creative process as a costume stylist began with script readings – an unheard-of practice in Hindi films then.

He  (Fashion designer ) believed that costumes were an integral part of visual storytelling to make the characters more relatable to the audience.

The costumes, looks and styling of Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai created an absolute frenzy back in 1998, courtesy of the man behind the fashion department, Malhotra, for which he won 7 individual category awards.

The DKNY tracksuits, activewear, uber-casual sweatshirts, logo tees, and denim adorned by Kajol or the minimal dress to co-ords layered with oversized outerwear and the high-octane mini dress worn by Rani Mukerji.

In the latter half of the film, Kajol was seen draped in sheer sarees with a hint of lace bringing with them a timeless appeal.

The off-route orange and beige lehenga as opposed to the go-to bridal red iteration. From athleisure, casual to bridal looks, Malhotra garnered recognition to create an array of fashion-forward looks now omnipresent and trendsetting.

In 1999, Johar hired Fashion designer Malhotra to design for his multi-starrer family drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001).

Malhotra styled Kareena Kapoor’s look in the film, which helped cement her position as a true style icon of Bollywood and set the entire tone for the film.

The styling of the film earned Malhotra high acclaim – right from the red coordinated set of sequin top with bell-bottom pants from “You Are My Soniya”, the pastel pink choli-pants paired with an asymmetrical cut bodice from “Bole Chudiyaan”, to the yellow strapless top with the sunflower choker and ombre sunglasses, shimmer crop tops, mini-skirts, leather pants, jackets, scarves and fur collars. Malhotra’s styling in the film is perceived to be timeless, relevant and inspirational for every generation.