‘Fashion in films has changed’
Farhan Akhtar says there's a change in the fashion code in Bollywood movies as characters have moved towards ‘real and believable’ looks.
“I think the biggest change that has happened in fashion in films is that now the characters really don't look like they have made an effort to look a particular way,” he said. Farhan, who has himself donned a mix of casual as well as formals on screen, said, “There was a time when everyone on screen looked like they were made to wear clothes that they necessarily didn't pull out of their own wardrobes that has changed. Now everyone looks like they belong to the character and even their clothes belong to that character. I think this is a very big change as this has made the experience of watching a movie feel more real and believable.”
Farah Khan has complimented ace designer Manish Malhotra by saying the couturier doesn't just design clothes, but he “designs dreams”. Farah was present as a guest for Malhotra's show at the ongoing Summer-Resort edition of Fashion Week. She tweeted, “What a magnificent show...Manish Malhotra he doesn't design just clothes...He designs dreams(sic).”
Right from my first film, I have tried to do distinct roles and those that give me a good high. The films that I'm working on are different from each other and I am enjoying working on them
RAJKUMAR RAO
Actress Patty Duke is dead
Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke, known for her portrayal of Helen Keller in 1962 film The Miracle Worker, is dead. She was 69.
Duke, who starred in 1960s sitcom The Patty Duke Show and served as president of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, died of sepsis from a ruptured intestine, said her manager Mitchell Stubbs, reports an online portal.
“She was a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a friend, a mental health advocate and a cultural icon. She will be greatly missed,” Stubbs said. Duke's life took various dramatic turns: As a child actress, she was exploited by her managers and became a young Oscar winner and then a wholesome TV star, followed by struggles with drug addiction and mental illness, and eventual stability as head of SAG and a mental health advocate. Duke was married four times — to director Harry Falk, Michael Tell, actor John Astin and Michael Pearce — and had relationships with men including Desi Arnaz Jr.