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#SCREENAcademy: Award-winning costume designer Maxima Basu reveals the extraordinary lengths she went to create authenticity for Peepli Live.
From making Shalini Vatsa wear the same outfit for 30 days to not allowing her to wash her hair for a month, every detail was carefully planned to capture the character's real-life degradation.
Maxima also revealed how the costumes were washed in a village lake with minimal soap to naturally recreate the weathering required for the film.
Watch the masterclass excerpt to discover the fascinating tricks and techniques behind authentic costume design.
(SCREEN, Maxima Basu, Peepli Live, Costume Design, SCREEN Masterclass, SCREEN Academy, Bollywood, Indian Cinema, Film Costume, Filmmaking, Costume Designer, Behind The Scenes, Film Industry, Cinema Masterclass)
From making Shalini Vatsa wear the same outfit for 30 days to not allowing her to wash her hair for a month, every detail was carefully planned to capture the character's real-life degradation.
Maxima also revealed how the costumes were washed in a village lake with minimal soap to naturally recreate the weathering required for the film.
Watch the masterclass excerpt to discover the fascinating tricks and techniques behind authentic costume design.
(SCREEN, Maxima Basu, Peepli Live, Costume Design, SCREEN Masterclass, SCREEN Academy, Bollywood, Indian Cinema, Film Costume, Filmmaking, Costume Designer, Behind The Scenes, Film Industry, Cinema Masterclass)
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