Fashion (2008 film)

Fashion
Fashion
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Madhur Bhandarkar
Screenplay by	Ajay Monga; Madhur Bhandarkar; Anuraadha Tewari;
Story by	Ajay Monga
Produced by	Madhur Bhandarkar; Ronnie Screwvala;
Starring	Priyanka Chopra; Kangana Ranaut; Mugdha Godse; Arjan Bajwa; Samir Soni; Arbaaz Khan;
Narrated by	Priyanka Chopra
Cinematography	Mahesh Limaye
Edited by	Deven Murdeshwar
Music by	Salim–Sulaiman
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures; Bhandarkar Entertainment;
Release date	29 October 2008;
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹20 crore
Box office	₹39.2945 crore

Fashion is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and co-produced by Madhur Bhandarkar starring Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Mugdha Godse in lead roles, and Arjan Bajwa, Samir Soni and Arbaaz Khan in supporting roles. The film's screenplay was co-written by Ajay Monga, Bhandarkar and Anuraadha Tewari and principal photography occurred in Mumbai and Chandigarh. Its music was composed by Salim–Sulaiman and the songs' lyrics were written by Irfan Siddiqui and Sandeep Nath. Development of the film began in 2006 with a budget of ₹180 million (US$2.2 million).

The story revolves around Meghna Mathur, an aspiring fashion model; it follows her transformation from small-town girl to supermodel, the Indian fashion industry and the careers of several other models. Fashion also explores feminism and female power in Indian fashion. The cast also features several professional fashion models playing themselves. The film was a turning point in Chopra's career after several consecutive flops prior to this film.

Fashion released on 29 October 2008 to highly positive reviews, with praise for its direction, screenplay, cinematography, soundtrack and performances of the cast, with major praise directed towards Chopra's and Ranaut's performances. In its theatrical run the film performed moderately well grossing ₹39.2945 crore (US$4.7 million) globally.^[2]

At the 56th National Film Awards, Fashion won 2 awards – Best Actress (Chopra) and Best Supporting Actress (Ranaut). At the 54th Filmfare Awards, the film received 7 nominations including Best Director (Bhandarkar) and Best Female Debut (Godse), and won 2 awards – Best Actress (Chopra) and Best Supporting Actress (Ranaut). Since its release, The Times of India and Zee News listed Fashion as one of the best women-centric films in Bollywood.^[3]^[4]

^ "Fashion (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fashion – Movie". Box Office India.
^ "Top 10 path breaking women oriented films of Bollywood". The Times of India. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
^ Bhattacharya, Ananya (5 March 2013). "International Women's Day: Films that immortalised womanhood in the recent past". Zee News. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[1] "Fashion (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

[auto-2] "Fashion – Movie". Box Office India.

[pbw-3] "Top 10 path breaking women oriented films of Bollywood". The Times of India. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.

[iwd-4] Bhattacharya, Ananya (5 March 2013). "International Women's Day: Films that immortalised womanhood in the recent past". Zee News. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]