Aki, Mehra’s costume drama
Fashion designer Aki Narula has walked out of Rakeysh Mehra’s upcoming film over creative differences.
Rakeysh Mehra's ambitious love story, Mirziya, which will mark the debut of Anil Kapoor's son, Harshwardhan, ran into trouble just days before it was supposed to go on floors.
Mirror has learnt that acclaimed designer Aki Narula, who has done the costumes for films like Bunty aur Babli, Agent Vinod and more recently, Highway, was supposed to work on the wardrobe of Harshwardhan and the film’s female lead, Saiyami Kher.
But when the designer came up with a presentation, the director wasn’t impressed.
“Aki realised their association wouldn’t work out well as the two weren’t on the same page as far as this film was concerned. Moreover, a lot of money had already been spent and there was no sight of the film going in to production,” the source added.
Unable to resolve his differences with Mehra, Aki decided to leave the project and Mehra’s struggle to find a new designer began.
“The film would have started in September if things had gone smoothly with Aki. However, he has now moved on to Imtiaz Ali's Tamaasha, the shooting of which is currently underway in Shimla. Meanwhile, the shooting of Mirziya has commenced in Jodhpur with a new designer.”
We contacted both Aki and Mehra, but they chose not to comment.
Rakeysh Mehra's ambitious love story, Mirziya, which will mark the debut of Anil Kapoor's son, Harshwardhan, ran into trouble just days before it was supposed to go on floors.
Mirror has learnt that acclaimed designer Aki Narula, who has done the costumes for films like Bunty aur Babli, Agent Vinod and more recently, Highway, was supposed to work on the wardrobe of Harshwardhan and the film’s female lead, Saiyami Kher.
However, Aki’s commitments to his fashion label became a hindrance which kept delaying the project. “Still, he spent months prepping for the costumes as Mehra was very specific about his actors' looks,” said a source close to the development.
But when the designer came up with a presentation, the director wasn’t impressed.
“Aki realised their association wouldn’t work out well as the two weren’t on the same page as far as this film was concerned. Moreover, a lot of money had already been spent and there was no sight of the film going in to production,” the source added.
Unable to resolve his differences with Mehra, Aki decided to leave the project and Mehra’s struggle to find a new designer began.
“The film would have started in September if things had gone smoothly with Aki. However, he has now moved on to Imtiaz Ali's Tamaasha, the shooting of which is currently underway in Shimla. Meanwhile, the shooting of Mirziya has commenced in Jodhpur with a new designer.”
We contacted both Aki and Mehra, but they chose not to comment.
