Neeta Lulla
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Neeta Lulla at India Resort Fashion Week, 2012
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| Residence | Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Costume Designer, Couturier, Fashion Stylist |
| Spouse(s) | Dr Shyam Lulla |
| Children | Nishka Lulla |
| Awards | National Film Awards for Best Costume Design |
| Website | www |
| Labels | Neeta Lulla Fashions |
Neeta Lulla is an Indian costume designers and fashion stylist who has worked on over 300 films. She has been designing wedding dresses since 1985. Her name became inseparably associated with Bollywood after actresses Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit wore her costumes in Devdas (2002 Hindi film), the trend-setting setting Bollywood film. Her first big client was jewelry designer Varuna Jani, though Jani hadn’t started her business at the time. After that Lulla fully committed to a Bollywood client base when she designed for actor Spana who was prominent in the Bollywood community in South India. This success was followed by her designs for actresses Salma Agha and Sridevi.
A notable creation from later in her career was a dress she designed for Aishwarya Rai's wedding to Abhishek Bachchan. She crafted Rai's pearl-encrusted lehenga for her mehendi ceremony and an additional dress for her South Indian wedding ceremony. The designer has claimed her favorite wedding that she’s created pieces for was Rakhi Sawant. Neeta Lulla has designed for Shilpa Shetty, Aishwarya Rai, Sridevi, Sapna, Salma Azad, Isha Koppikar and Juhi Chawla. Courtesy of reality TV show Tahul, Lulla also designer for Dimpy Ganguly, Rahul Mahajan's young bride.
After successfully completing the challenge of designing for a period films like Mohenjo Daro (2016), she plans on trying her hand in Tollywood again with Gautamiputra Satakarni.
Neeta Lulla has been known to utilize Paithani, the ancient technique of tapestry that combines multiple threads of different colors and incorporates gold and silver threads woven together to create a dynamic piece of silk. One of her most notable Paithani collections was shown in February 2016 at the Make In India initiative. At this show she showcased a wide range of pieces including flowing lehangas, long kurtas, jackets, dhoti pants, sarong skirts — all of which were embroidered according to the Paithani style. In regards to the collection and show held in Maharashtra, Neeta commented:
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