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Banner : UTV Motion Pictures
Presenter : Bhandarkar Entertainment
Release Date : 29 October 2008
Genre : Social
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Synopsis
The journey of the rise and fall and phoenix like re-birth of India's number one Supermodel. Set against the glittering backdrop of the glamorous but ruthless world of haute couture
Fashion, this tells the story of one small town girl with a dream and the determination to make it a reality. Meghna Mathur knew that she was meant to be famous. Ever ambitious and bright with stars in her eyes, even as a girl with a conservative background, she dared to dream of bright lights and the big city. The world of fashion - the clothes, the colors, the make-up, all of these form a part of the fascinating world that Meghna has longed to be a part of. She reaches the peak of her success and rises to walk the ramps for leading designers across India. The fashion world lies at her feet - the parties, the brand endorsements, the photographers, the models, the romance and of course - the shows, the shows, the shows!
However, karma catches up with Meghna as she slowly starts to pay the price for her fame and her journey to the top. Her attempt at a comeback was going to be a near impossibility but she was never a woman to turn away from a challenge. "Fashion" explores the world of style through the emotional personal journey of the key people that make the industry, the dream-weavers of that elaborate world of glamour: the models, designers, photographers, businessmen, agencies etc.
In the world of image - makers - is it possible to conquer it and remain true to yourself?
Movie Review
Ok here is my take on the movie Brief story:
Priyanka Chopra has high ambitions to become a supermodela nd the right attitude and confidence for the job. Even though she is a small town girl, she comes to Mumbai and soon with her fashion show breaks impresses one and all. She so impresses a top fashion brand owner(Arbaaz Khan) that he dumps his existing top fashion model(Kangana Ranaut), who has been showing too much attitude and has become a drug addict) and brings in Priyanaka as the new brand ambassador. He develops a physical relationship with priyanka but once Priyanka gets pregnant, dumps her and when Priyanka tries to get back to him, he drops her from the brand ambassadorship like he did Kangana. Priyanka falls in drugs and is soon ignored by her friends and the industry at large and is left a drug addict and alcoholic herself. She returns back to her town a broken girl. Only to return a year later to restart her career and she successfully manages to do it.
SPOILER WARNING! - The complete story, DONOT see this if you wanna watch the movie
The story starts off in Chandigarh with the highly ambitious Priyanka Chopra looking to become a model. She has won some local fashion events and is in mood to Mumbai against the wishes of her father to become a supermodel. She finally comes to Mumbai and stays with her relatives in the initial days of her stay in Mumbai.
After some initial dismissals from fashion industry people, encounters with brat agents and paid visits to attend parties (i came to know now that all those girls in parties are actually paid to attend them ), she forgo's her inhibitions, does a lingerie shoot to earn money. Subsequently she get her hot and sexy portfolio shot by a top fashion photographer and finally starts getting some breaks. She in all this meets another struggler male model who has been around on the circuit for a year but has not risen as he refuses to "compromise" with a gay fashion designer "alala Rohit Bal"
Now this lingerie shoot of Priyanka lands up in the hands of the relative with whom she was staying and they tell her to get out Priyanka knows only her friend, fellow male model in town so she goes to his hoise and hence stars a live in relationship
Meanwhile Priyanka finally lands up with a big fashion show as a sidey model, of which Kangana Ranaut is the "The Showstopper"(The main supermodel for the show) and of the brand ambassador of the fashion line "Panache" which is organizing the fashion show. However Kangana is a drug addict, completely spoilt, shows too much of attitude, basically a girl for whom success has gone to the head. But she is still the best supermodel around and so all designers have to tolerate her.
Priyanka impresses everyone with her first ramp walk(btw we are shown the full fashion show Dazzling clothes on display The girls in the movie hall loved it i guess Ok the boys were looking more at the models than the clothes And we had the best models of India on the ramp,, kudos madhur )
Now the owner of the brand "panache" (Arbaaz Khan) notices Priyanka(after a failed fashion show where Priyanka gets into an argument with the designer and he kicks her out of the show for trying to innovate her dress wearing style) and he is immediately impressed by her attitude, confidence and personality. He decides to kick out Kangana and induct Priyanka as the new brand ambassador of the company. Priyanka is gifted a house, gets the "showstopper" tag at all fashion shows and is the talk of the town. So much so that she starts ignoring her old friends(including her live in partner who is distressed by her behaviour and long night outs). Finally Priyanka dumps him and goes to Arbaaz who starts having a physical relationship with her(Arbaaz himself is married and has children so is having a extra marital affair with Priyanka)
Kangana, the original brand ambassador goes into depression and deeper into the pit of drugs and is left a ruin. (An absolutely amazing acting by Kangana, you can actually believe her as a drug addict) Kangana warns Priyanka that one day she will face the same music and she should be on her guard. Priyanka ignores her. Kangana lands in rehab.
Ok so the fashion shows go on (We are shown a lot of fashion shows in between ) We are in between shown a gay designer(Sameer Soni)(who befriend's Priyanka thanks to her friend, Mugdha Godse whom she knows from the struggler days) who is in love with his male partner but can't do anything as his parents(mother) think he is normal and should marry. He finally succumbs to their wishes and marries a super hot Mugdha (the hot babe in the bikini above) who knows he is gay but still goes ahead and marries him.
Now comes the twist in the tale. Priyanka gets pregnant with Arbaaz's son and he dumps her. Priyanka is distraught and she tries to get back with Arbaaz. Only he dumps her as the brand ambassador of Panache and in 1 day flat she is no one in the industry. Priyanks finds herself slipping into alcoholism, Drugs(all of which she had avoided till date) and is virtually ignored by the fashion industry for her habits and behaviour. She even fights with her long standing friends and ends up in a bed with a person she doesn't even know under the effect of drugs.
Having nowhere to go, she returns a broken girl to her parents. 1 year passes and she is a mental wreck. Finally her parents advice her to go back to the fashion world and fight it out.
So she comes back
Sameer Soni and Mugdha Godse help her rejuvenate her career. Priyanka notices that Kangana is still a drug addict, roaming the streets(remember that news story of a model on the streets of Delhi, well same incident) and she brings Kangana with her to help her. Priyanka develops a fondness for Kangana whom she wants to help get rid of her drug habits. Priyanka starts getting small time assignments and finally Sameer gives her another showstopper assignment at the big fashion event show which has international audience watching. Arbaaz, the old fashion line owner objects to this as he says that priyabka is not the old Priyanka now, but Sameer says he trusts her and gets his way.
Coming to the end, Priyanka on the eve of the fashion show learns Kangana has run off and just before she is to walk the ramp, she learns Kangana has died with drug overdose For a moment she is shell shocked but still walks the ramp with grace and impresses one and all before breaking down We are finally shown that she is now a top international model walking the ramp in Paris
The movie is realistic in a way as you are shown all that you know exists in the fashion industry. Gay Designers, drug use, models compromising and sleeping around, incidents of models going to rehab and vanishing from the scene is something everyone knows about the fashion industry. All that is shown in a realistic way in the movie. The problem with fashion is that its a bit too long for me. Especially the second half. Too many full fashion shows are shown and just too much of superfluous content The second half is terribly boring.
Now about the music. Its very good. "mar Jawan" is a superb song, and the theme song is very good and apt for a fashion show.
Acting. Priyanka is good. She portrays her role quite well and frankly its been a long time since Priyanka acted like this (don't forget she has done Love story 2050 and Drona recently ). Kangana is outstanding. Whatever one might say, when it comes to showing a girl who is drug addict or alcoholic, no one even comes close to Kangana. She is so good, you actually feel she is doing it in real life(lets hope not!) Mugdha Godse is super hot and Arbaaz Khan is very good and portrays a big fashion line owner well. Sameer Soni as the gay fashion designer is great too. I don't think anyone acted badly in the movie. Almost everyone delivered very realistic performances.
Madhur Bhandarkar delivers asa a director with a story that shows the fashion industry as it exists. Sure its everything you have heard, and sure the movie is boring, but its relaistic and you should appreciate that. Its probably not a page3 but its a lot better than crap from bollywood recently. I doubt however it will do well with the masses(Fashion Shows in the movie are not cheap class fashion, high end, and there are no item songs ) The multiplex i visited today was 60% empty and this is the third day
^^ Well not exactly
Its an original india story but then fashion industry is similar all over the world
Some of the acting was brilliant though.
lol at the rediff review
In the final analysis, Fashion seems to be telling us that a driven, career-oriented woman is destined to be alone and suffer all manner of indignities if a good man (her father, her boyfriend, her friend's husband) isn't around to rescue her or to place her on the right path when she loses her way. It also seems to say that the only way to be happy is to never become truly successful. Oh yes, it also lectures that true success makes a person arrogant and unlikeable -- thereby paving the path for future failure and disgrace. Now really, is that the kind of entertainment you feel like consuming during the festive week?
Fashion doesn't touch you
The fact is all that the guy said above is true mostly. He is looking out of context of a fashion industry and well some of the things are true when it comes to girls
Watched this movie 2 days back Certainly worth watching. As sardar pointed out its a bit lengthy, but by the end of the movie u have a "paisa vasool" kinda feeling Though its clearly priyanka's movie, all the other characters are also nicely carved. Kangana clearly outshines Priyanka on the ramp. Arbaaz, sameer soni and Mughda godse are the surprise elements.
watched yesterday...
Good movie ..good enough for a one time watch tat last hour was tooo long especially the ending ramp show
overall good movie with all actors doing their part well..
Fashion 
For a moment she is shell shocked but still walks the ramp with grace and impresses one and all before breaking down 
Re: Fashion 
except for morning shows
Certainly worth watching. As sardar pointed out its a bit lengthy, but by the end of the movie u have a "paisa vasool" kinda feeling 
