Amitabh Bachchan never complained of armor despite his heavy weight: The hooligans of the costume designers of the Hindostan

Amitabh Bachchan in The thugs of Hindostan.

YRF Thugs of the Hindostan that was released Thursday is scheduled for 1795 and, even though it is the most anticipated project of 2018, the actors' eyes aroused the curiosity of public. The duo of costume designers Manoshi Nath and Rushi Sharma, known for their work in films like PK, Queen and detective Byomkesh Bakshy, were excited to work on a project totally different from their previous work.

In an interview with indianexpress .com, the duo talks about his journey in the Hindostan of 1795 and what he thinks comparisons between Pirates of the Caribbean.

Here are excerpts from the interview:

Q. How did the journey of Thugs of Hindostan begin for both of you?

Manushi: It's been three and a half years since we are working on the film. Of course, it was the story of Victor (director Vijay Krishna Acharya) that triggered everything for us. He himself is a very good actor and his narration is brilliant. So that's what started for us.

Q. Was the film to be built on a large scale with Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan?

Rushi: No, this pressure did not exist at all. When we heard the story for the first time, we did not know the breadth of the film. It took us by surprise. It's only when they started designing action sequences that it's really big. There was a separate unit for shoes and armor. A separate unit for men and women. Separate unit only for the army uniform in bulk.

Q. What went into the search for the film?

Manushi: There are no photographs of this time. Our initial research has therefore focused on many paintings, fabrics and jewelry from India. We also had books from Roli Books and Alkazi Foundations for the Arts. After that, we talked about Samuel Bourne's photographs and his photographic exhibitions of Din Dayal. In addition, Persian art and the study of the Silk Road at that time contributed to it.

Q. A challenge with the movies of the time is to stay true to the time and distinguish them from Hindi cinema histories. How did you manage that?

Rushi: Because it's a different era in itself, the problem is already solved. The other aspect is that we have created a fantastic world in the film itself. It is there that we have the maximum of creative freedom. Of course, fashion did not change quickly at that time, but the country's economic structure was changing rapidly, this disparity was giving us many levels. A lot of the tissues that are being reborn today, we could use them. It was a fantastic trip for us.

Q. How conscious were you of costume design for the main actors?

Rushi: The story decided to choose the costume. What was great was that these actors are the pillars of Indian cinema and that they were so open and receptive. They were happy to wear everything we had designed for them. Mr. Bachchan, for example, really suffered from this armor. He said, "It hurts, it's heavy." We told him to remove him between shots and he refused saying, "I'll get out of the character." At no time was there any doubt. in his mind about what he had to do. No complaints.

Q. Regardless of the filming period of the film, fans have a picture of what their favorite stars should look like on the screen.

Manushi: For example, the character of Suraiyya (Katrina Kaif) is absolutely glamorous, but the mirage is given because of the way the character was written, not because we have to make her look glamorous.

Rushi: The fact was that it should not look like Katrina Kaif's picture. The goal was to stay true to the story and the script. So, it was not Katrina Kaif but Suraiyya that we conceived. Once you realize that it is the character and not the actor, the rest of the journey is very easy.

Q. What do you say about the comparison between Thugs of Hindostan and Pirates of the Caribbean? Was this film already discussed by the team during the film's making?

Rushi: Wherever you see a ship, there will be a Pirates (comparison). Everyone likes to go to familiar things. If Black Sails was a bigger screen, Thugs would have been compared to Black Sails. People who have not watched Pirates of the Caribbean do not compare. Only two percent of the population watched Pirates of the Caribbean. Hackers have never been the reference for us. It was in 1795.

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