Salman
Khan
had
six
specially
designed
armours
for
him
for
his
period
film
Veer
--
each
costing
a
whopping
20
lakh.
Designer
Ana
Singh
gives
us
inside
dope...
Are
these
your
most
expensive
designs?
Yes.
Because
of
the
requirement
of
the
film,
we
ended
up
doing
over
100000
outfits.
The
first
song
itself
had
over
800
and
nearly
all
the
songs
and
major
sequences
were
shot
in
the
same
grandeur
and
style.
Director
Anil
Sharma
envisioned
this
movie
as
an
epic
and
producer
Vijay
Galani
and
me
were
bewildered
at
the
magnitude
of
the
never-ending
requirements.
You
were
paid
a
whopping
1
crore
for
Veer?
Yes,
but
the
magnitude
of
work
was
such
that
it
seems
balanced
now.
Vijay
Galani
had
no
grief
where
his
costume
department
was
concerned
and
I
had
a
team
of
30
people
because
on
a
single
day,
sometimes
we
dressed
over
1000
people.
Why
did
a
single
armour
cost
20
lakh?
The
armor
was
a
very
big
task
to
accomplish.
Along
with
sculptor
Gaurav
Bhardwaj,
who
moulds
the
armours,
I
created
many
test
armours.
Then
we
finalised
a
master
sample.
Then
we
decided
on
the
materials
to
be
used
as
once
it
is
made,
it
can
not
altered
easily.
We
went
on
location
with
two
sets
of
the
armourbut
we
ended
up
making
six
sets
of
the
same
at
Rs
20
lakh
per
outfit.
Before
we
started
designing,
I
stayed
at
London
and
studied
armor
designs
at
the
National
Gallery
of
Costumes.
What
was
the
brief
given
to
you
by
Salman?
Salman
gave
tips
on
the
fit
and
feel.
Comfort
factor
was
also
important.
Since
he
has
a
keen
eye
for
design
his
suggestions
were
great.
Having
achieved
what
he
wanted
was
a
joyous
moment,
the
texture
and
the
incorporating
the
tribal
war
sign
on
the
armor
gave
it
an
Indian
feel
and
the
fact
that
it
was
held
by
raw
leather
gave
it
a
hand-made
look.