Fashion designer Manish Malhotra turns producer; Kareena Kapoor and Karan Johar congratulate him

Ace fashion designer Manish Malhotra took to social media to announce his production house, called Stage 5 Production.

In a long post, he mentioned that after 3 decades of designing costumes in movies, he decided to start his own production house, which aims to collaborate with talented directors, writers, and artists who have a unique vision.

Manish Malhotra wrote, ‘Ever since my childhood there’s a certain calling i’ve had for Clothes , Colours and Films . I was fascinated by fabrics , textures and music and watched every film wide eyed longing to be a part of Indian Cinema one day. The fascination with clothes grew me to becoming a costume designer and then to starting my Label after many years.’

He added, ‘Today after gratifying 3 decades of being in the movies I Present to you STAGE5 Production .. A company that will nurture different artistic voices from all over and take pride in the diversity of stories, collaborating with directors , writers , artist who are not only talented but also have a unique new vision .. @stage5production.’

Soon after he made the announcement, his friends from the industry Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karan Johar, Kajol, Abhishek Bachchan and others congratulated him.

Kareena Kapoor Khan took to Instagram stories and wrote, ‘So so happy for you my darling Manu love you...youuu the bestest.’

Karan Johar wrote, ‘Manish...More power to you...You are a mega achiever in fashion...and films are your passion...Stage 5 will be a testament of that passion...can't wait to see this journey unfold...’

Kajol congratulated Manish Malhotra in the comments section of his post, while Abhishek Bachchan, Varun Dhawan and many others dropped heart emojis.

Manish Malhotra has three films lined up, one of which is Zeenat Aman's comeback film.

He told Film Companion, ‘Tisca Chopra is directing one film, Faraz Ansari who made 'Sheer Korma' is directing a film called 'Bun Tikki' and Vibhoo Poori who directed Taj will be making a film. Actors like Vijay Varma, Radhika Apte, Divyendhu, Abhay Deol, Shabana Azmi, Zeenat Aman are working for my production’.

Manish Malhotra will also be directing a biopic based on the life of legendary Bollywood actor Meena Kumari. His directorial debut will star Kriti Sanon in the lead role.

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