Indian fashion industry lacks direction: Manish Malhotra

“There is a lot happening today — influx of stylists and young designers with bright ideas. What it lacks is direction,” said Malhotra. “Everybody must focus on creativity and taking the business to the next level, offering a good product that is accessible will change the business of the industry. Each designer needs to concentrate on the numbers — fashion has to reach out to a lot more people,” he added. During his 25 years as a stylist in the film industry, Malhotra has designed looks for Urmila Matondkar, Karisma Kapoor, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Sonam Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Deepika Padukone. “I am so proud of my contribution to movies and what in turn it did for me. I love cinema and will always be grateful. But now I want to look forward and want to focus on the expansion of my label,” he said.