Actress and heartthrob Deepika Padukone is no stranger to heavy lehengas. Her recent regal avatar for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmavati' had the entire internet gushing over her timeless beauty. While Dippy received praises for her grace and allure, the heaviness of her costumes caught everyone's attention too.
Now, Deepika has worn several heavy apparels for different segments of her movies. However, she just raised the bar up a notch with Rani Padmavati. It has been known that every costume worn by the actress cost approximately £23,280 and weighed almost 30 kgs. Designer Rimple Narula was all praises for the actress as she described the entire process. “It would take Deepika minimum three hours to get into the look, but she would sit there patiently each time without a single complaint. The costumes were heavy because, in order to maintain authenticity, the base textiles were further enhanced with traditional hand-crafted embroideries such as Mukke ka Kaam, Pakko Bharat, Salma and Sitara, Gokru and Dunka work; so the ghaghras and odhnas that were made, tended to be quite heavy weight-wise.”
The actress shot for 'Padmavati' wearing a lehenga weighing 30 kgs everyday for 12-14 hours at a stretch, with the added burden of ornaments and jewellery.
Speaking about Deepika's dedication, Narula said, “She is not only one of the talented actors of her generation, from a fashion point of view, Deepika is one of the best muse a designer can dress now a days. She is extremely emotive with her body language and the clothes have been designed to be in-sync with her character's transformation. It took numerous look-tests to get each and every look perfectly in sync with what Mr. Bhansali had envisioned and Deepika was extremely patient as well as helpful throughout the process.”
