Arjun Bhasin is an Indian

costume designer A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television show. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters' outfits or costumes and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costum ...

and stylist, who works both in

Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

as well as

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood ...

. He is most noted for his work in ''

Dil Chahta Hai ''Dil Chahta Hai'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Farhan Akhtar in his directorial debut, and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani under the newly formed Excel Entertainment banner. The fil ...

'' (2001), ''

Rang De Basanti ''Rang De Basanti'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language epic coming-of-age socio-political drama film written, produced, and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars an ensemble cast including Aamir Khan, Siddharth (in his Hindi d ...

'' (2006), and has done international films like ''

Monsoon Wedding ''Monsoon Wedding'' is a 2001 comedy-drama film directed by Mira Nair, written by Sabrina Dhawan, and starring Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah and Vasundhara Das. The story is set during a traditional Punjabi Hindu wedding in De ...

'' (2001), ''

The Reluctant Fundamentalist ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' is a "metafictional"Madiou, Mohamed Salah Eddine. "Mohsin Hamid Engages the World in The Reluctant Fundamentalist: 'An Island on an Island,’ Worlds in Miniature and 'Fiction' in the Making". Arab Studies Quart ...

'' (2012) and ''

Life of Pi ''Life of Pi'' is a Canadian philosophical novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, who explores issues of spirituality and metaphysics from an early age. After a ...

'' (2012). He has also remained the fashion editor of '' GQ'' India.

Biography

After studying at

New York University Film School The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic, and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, as the School of the Arts at New York University, Tisch i ...

, he started working with Hollywood films for a while before returning to India, where he started his career as a costume designer with ''

'' (2001). He has worked with directors like

Mira Nair Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company is Mirabai Films. Among her films are '' Mississippi Masala'', '' The Namesake'', the Golden Lion–winning '' Monsoon Wedding'', ...

Ang Lee Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and List o ...

Farhan Akhtar Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and singer who works in Hindi films. Born to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he established the production company Excel Entertainment, along with Ritesh Sidhwa ...

and

Zoya Akhtar Zoya Akhtar (born 14 October 1972) is an Indian director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi films and series. Born to Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, she completed a diploma in filmmaking from New York University, NYU and assisted dire ...

. His sister Niharika Bhasin is also a costume designer and has worked in films like ''

Rock On!! ''Rock On!!'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written and directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Farhan Akhtar, and with music by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. The film marks the Bollywood debut of Akhtar and Prachi Desai. A ...

'', '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'', '' Delhi Belly'' and ''

The Dirty Picture ''The Dirty Picture'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language Musical film, musical drama film inspired by the life of Silk Smitha, an Indian actress noted for her erotic roles. The filmmakers have clarified that the story is not officially or literal ...

''. He lives in New York and Bandra, Mumbai.

Filmography

* '' Loving Jezebel ''(1999) * ''

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2001) * ''Just a Kiss (film), Just a Kiss'' (2002) * ''Swimfan'' (2002) * ''Armaan (2003 film), Armaan'' (2003) * ''Boys (2003 film), Boys'' (2003) * ''Lakshya (2004 film), Lakshya'' (2004) * ''Ramji Londonwale'' (2005) * ''

'' (2006) * ''The Namesake (film), The Namesake'' (2006) * ''Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' (2007) * ''Ghajini (2008 film), Ghajini'' (2008) * ''Luck by Chance'' (2009) * ''Delhi-6'' (2009) * ''Little Zizou'' (2009) * ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' (2011) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2012) * ''Begin Again (film), Begin Again'' (2013) * ''Dil Dhadakne Do'' (2015) * ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' (2019) * ''After The Wedding'' (2019) * ''After Yang'' (2021) * ''Ms. Marvel (miniseries), Ms. Marvel'' (2022) * Boston Strangler (film) (2023)

Member

Academy Award, Oscar Academy

References

External links

Arjun Bhasin website
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