COSTUMES AND MAKE UP
Every outfit that the stars wear on screen becomes a trend and all people try to wear the same thing. Bollywood costumes are like a religion they catch on real fast. Madhuri’s saree in Hum Apke Hain Kaun sold like hot cakes in the local markets. You can see young boys and girls and find out who is their favorite star. If guys are wearing chains with the words cool on it then they are Shah Rukh fans. If they are wearing low hip jeans nowadays then they are Hritik fans. Girls wearing skirts with words written behind it are Preity fans and those wearing chiffon sarees are Rani Mukherjee fans.

In movies like Hum Apke Hain Kaun, Gajgamini and Devdas the heroines have changed many outfits. It is believed the ghagara worn by Madhuri in Maar Daala weighed thirty kilos. Costume designing was not that important in the past but now every star has his/ her personal dress designer. They go shopping in foreign countries for top brands. Clothes can make or break somebody’s career. So, all stars take the time and effort to wear the best outfits.

Manish Malhotra is a dress designer who designs for all the big stars in Bollywood. Abu Jani, Neeta Lulla, Sandeep Khosla and Reza Shariff were the costume designers who did the designing for Devdas. The saree worn by Aishwarya in Devdas was 8-9 meters long as compared to the usual 6 meters. Costume designing is not only for the heroines. Each look of the heroes nowadays is also designed by costume designers. Hritik has 15 get ups in Dhoom 2 and each one has been well planned. The most difficult costume to wear was the mermaid outfit worn by Shilpa Shetty.