Before
you
readers
think
that
Anushka
Sharma
has
ended
up
weighing
heavy
for
her
Bombay
Velvet,
let
me
end
the
confusion!
The
actress
who
plays
the
role
of
a
jazz
singer
in
the
film
Bombay
Velvet,
has
donned
an
elaborate
gown
which
made
her
heavier
by
35
kgs.
Costume
designer
Niharika
Bhasin
Khan
has
designed
a
total
of
144
outfits
for
Anushka
Sharma
in
the
movie.
Anushka
Sharma
wears
a
green
and
gold
gown
for
her
entry
song
in
the
film.
Since
the
gown
had
a
lot
of
appilique
work,
the
actress
literally
needed
help
to
carry
it.
"The
scene
sees
her
behind
the
mic
in
a
club.
It
took
her
two-and-half
hours
to
dress
and
two
assistants
had
to
carry
the
train
for
her.
Thankfully
she
did
not
have
to
dance
in
it," says
Niharika.
The
critically
acclaimed
designer
who
has
been
associated
with
Anushka
since
her
Band
Baaja
Baarat
days
says,
it
was
not
just
the
weight
of
the
gown
which
was
a
challenge.
"The
prep
was
on
for
a
year
but
the
dress
was
damaged
in
transit.
The
upper
half
was
ruined
in
the
Sri
Lanka
rains.
We
had
to
re-do
the
damaged
part," says
Niharika.
Produced
by
Fox
Star
Studios
and
Phantom
Films,
the
film,
which
is
currently
in
post-production,
is
all
set
to
release
on
November
28
2014.