Vikram Phadnis
Biography
Vikram Phadnis is an Indian fashion designer and film director. He started his career in Bollywood as a choreographer and established himself as a fashion designer with his main highlights being Indian traditional wear.
He has designed clothes for various celebrities like Naomi Campbell, Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Sushmita Sen, Malaika Arora, and more. He has directed two Marathi films Hrudayantar (2017) and Smile Please (2019).
Phadnis credits actor Salman Khan for supporting him in his early career days stating that he "selflessly gave me a standing in the industry and the opportunity". He has worked as a costume designer for various Bollywood films like Biwi No.1 (1999), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), Salaam-e-Ishq (2007), Namastey London (2007), Golmaal Returns (2008), Dulha Mil Gaya (2010) and more. For the film Salaam-e-Ishq, he designed around 800 costumes for all the on-screen characters from lead actors to background dancers.
In 2005, he won the IIFA award in the Best Costume Design category for the film Mujhse Shaadi Karogi along with the Global Indian Film Award.
In 2017, Phadnis directed his first Marathi film Hrudayantar which was followed by Smile Please in 2019. The plots of both films were written by Phadnis.