latest work was a sweet journey of over a year and they made sure to maintain the look during the nationwide promotions once we had the idea down and knew what worked on screen it was just a journey of experimentation a smooth sail full of colour fabric and a whole lot of creativity he added malhotra who is gearing up for his feature film directorial debut with a biopic on screen icon meena kumari said he is enamoured by the golden era of hindi cinema and then there are the 90s for him these decades in cinema stand out for the way they experimented with colours and outfits ive always been smitten by the 50s and 60s and then there was the 90s the days of bold colours and wild styles i remember how we revived sarees in the 90s the 2000s with films like on kuch kuch hota hai and kabhi khushi kabhie gham to be sensual yet so romantically timeless now with rocky and rani its like a nod to that fearless vibe but with a fresh spin in a world where everything is ultrareal i thought why not bring back some of that oldworld romance he said be it shah rukh khans funky college heartthrob look in kuch kuch and kajols transformation kareena kapoor khans poo attires from k3g or the contemporary kurtas worn by anushka sharma and the long coats sported by aishwarya rai bachchan in ae dil hai malhotra has had many standout movie fashion moments during his long collaboration with johar with bhatts look already emerging as a next big trend the designer said its always a delight to see his work resonate with the young generation seeing my work connect with the young gen is always a treat now with alias look in rocky aur rani will it be big thats for the audience to say but the thrill for me comes from bringing these designs to life on screen he said malhotra said collaborating with johar is always like jamming with an old friend weve been at this for years its like we speak our own creative language we just get each other our friendship goes way back i love his candidness his unique take on reality and thats what you see on the screen working together over the years weve only refined this process creating some real magic onscreen he said