Bangalore: Bollywood is undoubtedly the fashion trend-setter of India. Few years back, fashion designing as a profession was unheard of, but in recent years designer clothes are in much demand for its popularity in Bollywood. Outfits and styles change all over the country as the audience watch them change on the film screens! Therefore, the designer clothes are not only popular in India, but have also received international acclamation. Although there are several fashion designers in Bollywood , we list down the most famous ones below.
Manish Malhotra revolutionized the fashion scene in Bollywood by envisioning a "look" for the character. As a top notch fashion designer, Manish has designed clothes for leading actresses in film industry from Sridevi, Urmila Matondkar, Karishma Kapoor, Kajol, Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Madhuri Dixit, Twinkle Khanna, Shilpa Shetty, and Kareena Kapoor to Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta. The designer received several awards for his brilliant creations like Siemens's Viewer's Choice Award for "Dil To Pagal Hai", Showtime Opinion Poll Award for "Raja Hindustani", Zee Cine Award for Costume Design, Filmfare Award for Costume Design for "Rangeela", and Indira Priyadarshini Memorial Award for his contribution to the Fashion Industry. 2.Vikram Phadnis 
Next in our list is the famous designer Vikram Phadnis. The designer who draped so many actors in style has interestingly never studied the subject. He was a choreographer before entering the fashion world. He soon realized his talent in fashion designing and started his career as a designer in the industry. He has designed costumes for movies like Bhootnath, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Salaam-e- Ishq and All the Best: Fun Begins. Vikrams' famous Bollywood clients are Lara Dutta, John Abraham, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sushmita Sen, Mallaika Arora, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Salman Khan and Amrita Arora Khan.
Next in our list is the famous designer Vikram Phadnis. The designer who draped so many actors in style has interestingly never studied the subject. He was a choreographer before entering the fashion world. He soon realized his talent in fashion designing and started his career as a designer in the industry. He has designed costumes for movies like Bhootnath, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Salaam-e- Ishq and All the Best: Fun Begins. Vikrams' famous Bollywood clients are Lara Dutta, John Abraham, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sushmita Sen, Mallaika Arora, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Salman Khan and Amrita Arora Khan. 3.Neeta Lulla 
The winner of three National Film Awards for best costume design, Neeta Lulla has received acknowledgement in both India and overseas. Her beautiful creations were appreciated in the movies like "Jodha Akbar" and "Devdas". The awards she won for costume designing are Screen Awards for Taal, Zee Cine Awards for Devdas, For films like Lamhe, Jodha Akbar and Devdas the designer was honored with national awards for best costume design.
The winner of three National Film Awards for best costume design, Neeta Lulla has received acknowledgement in both India and overseas. Her beautiful creations were appreciated in the movies like "Jodha Akbar" and "Devdas". The awards she won for costume designing are Screen Awards for Taal, Zee Cine Awards for Devdas, For films like Lamhe, Jodha Akbar and Devdas the designer was honored with national awards for best costume design. 4. Sabyasachi Mukherjee 
The shinning name of fashion Industry, Sabyasachi Mukherjee was honored with National Award for the best costume design in the movie Black. The successful designer has taken the mission of popularizing the refined, sophisticated, eco-friendly, comfortable and very Indian 'khadi' among today's fashion conscious youth. He deals with rural craftsmen, directly for handcrafted fabrics and makes sure they get their share of profit. Since 1999, he has been selling costumes under his own label named "Sabyasachi". His costumes in Ravan, Guzaarish and Paa were greatly appreciated.
The shinning name of fashion Industry, Sabyasachi Mukherjee was honored with National Award for the best costume design 5. Rocky S
This designer creates clothes under his label 'Rocky S'. Apart from mastering the art of designing clothes for movies, Rocky has also ventured into other sectors of the industry as he has started creating bridal couture, club wear, home furnishing and accessories, and has also penetrated into fragrance industry. His client list includes stars likes John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Shilpa Shetty, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra and even Beyonce Knowles. He plans to venture into the international forum and be globally recognized as a trendsetter.
This designer creates clothes under his label 'Rocky S'. Apart from mastering the art of designing clothes for movies, Rocky has also ventured into other sectors of the industry as he has started creating bridal couture, club wear, home furnishing and accessories, and has also penetrated into fragrance industry. His client list includes stars likes John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Shilpa Shetty, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra and even Beyonce Knowles. He plans to venture into the international forum and be globally recognized as a trendsetter. Source:Siliconindia
