400 People from All over India Came Together to Create Deepika’s Padmavati Costumes

The ace designer who worked in association with his partner Rimple says that the costumes were laced with gold wires, zardosi, real silver etc making it heavy. “Especially the costumes that Deepika wears during wedding scenes, festivals and court room scenes, and also the final jauahar scene are extremely weighty. They weigh anywhere between 20 to 30 kilos. They could have gone beyond but we made use of malmal fabric and gotta cotton to cut down the excessive weight.”

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Two Distinct Looks

While it is known that Deepika plays a Rajput queen in the film, the SLB directorial also has a Sri Lankan side to her character. Her journey begins from being a Sinhalese princess to a Rajput queen. This transformation is also depicted through her costumes. Talking about the differences in the costumes, Harpreet says, “Unlike the Rajputana outfits, the Sinhalese ones are much lighter. The Sinhalese outfits give very 12th century tropical look. The fabrics used are very organic like a lot of cotton, jute and linen kind of fabric has been used.”