Designer Dreams

Phadnis,who has had successful runs at several fashion weeks,is taking a six-month break from his routine task of designing costumes. “Sometime back,I started working on a script but it did not materialise. My fashion assignments kept me neck deep in work,” he adds.

While one would assume his film — the designer had earlier tried adapting the Hollywood film Step Mom that Karan Johar went on to make — would deal with fashion,Phadnis reveals it is not so. “The script deals with relationships,” he answers. Phadnis,who considers Salman Khan the style icon of Bollywood,is yet to zero in on the cast for his film. “I have many favourites but in the end we’ll see what works out best,” he says.

Phadnis has also decided to direct his debut film project later in the year,a decision,which unlike most others in his life,is pre-planned. “I enjoy ramp shows but films offer a larger canvas,a stronger medium to showcase one’s work. My designs might reach out to a few thousand people but a film audience might go up to a billion,especially when showcased in both India and abroad,” he signs off.