Fashion (2008)

Very best movie i ever watch

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Priyanka Chopra as Everyone know She is Miss World and know about Fashion world deeply also. Madhur Bhandarkar chose priyanka in lead role that's good luck to him and kangana ranaut is best actress undoubtely. A Girl how start her dream career in Mumbai that was showed awesome. And the models are how trap in other ways and the risk of fashion life Cleverly implemented. Madhur always comes with good stories this is perfect modeling story, He has showed in that screen very hypothically. Priyanka and Kangana are best performance on the screen, as Priyanka worked in modeling world earlier that is great advantage to win National Award through this film and Kangana also won best supporting actress. Then Everyone know how the movie was judged by National awards team to announce the awards. N Number of films will come in future on fashion and modeling this is the best picture ever. Priyanka,Kangana and Mugdha Godse so cool leading roles in entire movie. Thanks to Madhur Bhandarkar to made a good picture in bollywood on modeling.

Madhur Bhandarkar's effort at making movies about different, unexplored subjects is worthy of appreciation. A story about a model who struggles, rises to fame, becomes arrogant, sees the ugly side of the industry, makes mistakes, falls down the fame spiral and rises back up is a great idea. But the part where this movie disappointed was in it's execution. The lead character (Priyanka) comes across as foolish, arrogant, selfish and immature. Example: There is no reason why she argues with the designer who decides to make her the show-stopper. She gets into an affair with a married man with two children and what I really couldn't understand was what she expected from him. Love? She must've known it's not present even before she gets pregnant, yet begrudges him when he doesn't accept responsibility for the child. How she becomes easily arrogant and insults everyone, badmouths a fellow model and the way they react is all totally unconvincing. He decided to portray a gay couple which is great, but the way they one of them decides to get married for convincing his mother and the henceforth we always see always him with his 'wife'. Besides, if the industry is so cruel, how do her friends react so forgiving to her even when she spoils one of their shows. Then in the end she goes to a bar, gets drunk, and the next thing she sees, she's lying near an 'African' guy. It is highly offensive how she reacts to this and the way it was placed in the movie. Yet, one factor saving this movie from becoming worse, apart from the subject is the marvelous acting, especially from Kangana and from Priyanka. I had high hopes from the idea of the film, but it didn't quite live up to it.

Since Madhur Bhandarkar made the critically acclaimed movie 'chandni bar', one after another he has been making movies on exposing the negative side of different societies. His previous works such as 'corporate' and 'page 3' I regard are his best movies. They had a engaging synopsis and depicted the business and celebrity world in an authentic manner without any over exaggeration. 'Fashion' is in a league of its own. The movie charts the rise and downfall of a super model. After the 2 hour 45 minute duration we can see how much investment had been put in the production of this picture. Madhur has clearly put a lot of time and research behind making this movie however if more attention was given to the plot, the movie would have become a more solid product. From his point of view he has given a very biased one sided perception of the fashion and modelling world. He depicts to us a negative view and that there is nothing positive. Why ? is what I ask. There surely has to be something positive in this world.This is a feminist movie and in my opinion many men and woman who are / or aspire to be a model will find it interesting. However a few people who have no interest or knowledge about the fashion world will most probably need to give the movie a second viewing to give their honest judgement.SPOILERS AHEAD We are introduced to meghna mathur (priyanka chopra) who is a small town girl from Punjab who aspires to become a super model. Against her fathers wishes she is persistent so she leaves for Mumbai and stays at a relatives residence. Initially she goes through a struggling phase from giving auditions, photo shoots as well as attending hotel parties so she can get noticed. At this point Janet (mugda godse) becomes her friend and guides her along the way. Meghna agrees to pay 50,000 for a high class photo shoot which leads her being put forward to the agency panache. At this moment she meets the owner Mr sareen (arbaaz khan), who makes her the brand model as well acquainting himself romantically with meghna. From that moment onwards her career takes a downfall due to having an abortion and later having a one night stand with a stranger. However after a year or two she is still mentally obsessed with the profession and decides to make a comeback. In the end she becomes a positive person and realises that to become successful in life it is not always correct to take the short cuts. END OF SPOILERSWithout a doubt this is Priyanka's finest performance to date. She has groomed herself in to the role well and really sunk her teeth in to the character. She displayed the grey shades with ease as well. Her portrayal of a model was realistic. The full potential in her acting talent was unleashed before us. The movie contained many shades of 'page 3' and was very reminiscent. Many people made cameo appearances. Just as I mentioned earlier the movies length in duration goes against the movie. As it can often make the viewer loose interest and concentration at times. The main plot does not begin until after the first hour. Maybe a few minor editing and cuts would have helped the movie. There are many ramp walk show and good looking bodies at display in every moment in the movie, which certainly raises a few eyebrows. The brand endorsements and product placements are endless and in your face. These portions actually add to the movie's duration. I feel that special mention has to be given to the cinematography department. The quality of many scenes and moments were enhanced by wonderfully capturing it. Salim Suleiman's background score has its hear in the right place. However a few moments did not require music, this eradicated the feeling at certain turning moments. Afew scenes would have had a good enough impact even without the use of music. Many fashion designers have been shown to be gay in the movie. Madhur fails to interpret the reason behind this. It was not an assumption that I could swallow. I was impressed by Mugda Godse's acting debut. Keeping in mind that she was previously a model, she has proved that she has great potential to be an actress. I could not understand why her character had no involvement in the plot or even in Priyanka's story. There was no intervention on behalf of her, neither from Samir Soni. Kangana Ranaut overshadowed Priyanka on many occasions. It was a shame that she did not have much scope. It would have been a pleasure to have seen more of her. However she is beginning to become type-casted in the 'woman in distress' roles. Arbaaz Khan was the wrong choice for the role. He did not display any emotion or expressions through the character. Someone more established would have fitted the role better.Overall this is an enjoyable movie which can attract much attention from the female audiences. Plus there is a good in-depth insight in to different routes that are taken in to becoming a model. Priyanka's performance is another plus aspect. The 2 negative aspects such as a shallow plot and long running time of the movie might possibly deter viewer from giving their two thumbs up.

'Fashion' is consistently entertaining if not as hard-edged as Madhur Bhandarkar's earlier films. It's basically a star vehicle for Priyanka Chopra, who does well as a supermodel who makes an unlikely comeback. The film lacks inside information on the fashion industry and mostly restricts itself to catty remarks about designers stealing ideas. Most of the film deals with Priyankas's journey through the fashion world. Kangna Ranaut excels in her role as the reigning 'show-stopper' despite her awkward dialog delivery. The film does go on too long but remains watchable.Overall 7/10