The veteran designer, Ritu Kumar goes a cinematic way by designing costumes for her son, Ashwin Kumar’s upcoming movie – The Forest.
The film which is loosely based upon the writings and exploits of Jim Corbett and uses the tale of a man-eating leopard to address the environmental concerns, features actress Nandana Sen in urban chic look visiting the forest in designer wear.
Sharing the concept of her designs in the movie, Ritu Kumar, said, “Designing costumes for the movie was a departure to any costumes that I have done in my career, as they were based more on an environment friendly locale than actual costumes that I have designed for The little terrorist which were more based on a rustic ethnic community.
The film is set in the foothills of Garhwal and the children and villagers wear Himachal costumes, with intricate woven patterns and kulu headgear there. In movie Nandana Sen wore t- shirts, khakhi jeans and a safari jacket over them all with khakhi jodhpurs and khakhi hat with a twist..The entire team of the forest officers, the police head were a fusion of casual woolen dressing, organic clothes like a poncho made of Garhwal blankets and real uniforms from the forestry department to lend the film its authenticity."
