Costume Design for Hotel Salvation (Mukti Bhawan)
Dressing for Departure: Designing Costumes for Mukti Bhavan (Hotel Salvation) When I designed costumes for Mukti Bhavan, I was determined to resist the typical “India Exotic” shorthand—yes, the cinematic quicksand of bright, oversaturated visuals that lean into poverty porn. That wasn’t my goal. Instead, I built an aesthetic rooted in…