Sushmita Sen in a nonetheless from the video. (courtesy: ritukumarq)
New Delhi:
Sushmita Sen, who was topped Miss Universe in 1994, did an iconic photoshoot in entrance of the Taj Mahal the identical yr. Designer Ritu Kumar shared a video from the archives that options Sushmita Sen’s aforementioned shoot. Ritu Kumar captioned the video, “Sushmita Sen’s Miss Universe Photoshoot.” Sharing extra particulars concerning the video, the ace designer wrote, “In 1993, I struck a cope with the Miss India group to design garments for the contestants. In 1994, Sushmita Sen gained the Miss India title and went on to win the Miss Universe title within the US. This was a historic second and one which I used to be delighted to be a part of. As a part of my cope with Miss India to create garments for the contestants, I used to be tasked with creating her wardrobe as she toured the US and I began sending her fits made out of bandhani and zardozi, kurta-pajamas and saris that had been all obtained rather well.”
Ritu Kumar described what occurred earlier than the shoot and the way they later managed to ace the shoot with a pink saree that Sushmita wore. She additionally talked about that Sushmita Sen fainted through the shoot. “When she landed in Delhi after the tour I bought a frantic name to come back to the Taj Palace. On reaching I discovered that the group had scheduled a shoot outdoors the Taj Mahal the subsequent day however the garments they bought despatched had been shorts and t-shirts – too skimpy to be worn outdoors a mausoleum! So, at night time we opened up the shop and situated a pink sari and shortly altered a shirt. We additionally bought maintain of another key items and inside hours we had been prepared for the shoot. The shoot turned out to be hectic and poor Sushmita even fainted at one level however the pictures had been value our toils,” learn an excerpt from Ritu Kumar’s submit.
The designer signed off the submit with these phrases, “To this point, I consider her in that pink sari sporting a crown and the UP Police personnel round us clapping with delight! These pictures had been splashed all around the nation’s main publications with credit to us and, extra importantly, to the weavers.”
Take a look at the submit shared by Ritu Kumar right here:
Sushmita Sen, a former Miss Universe, is best-known for that includes in tasks like Biwi No 1, Do Knot Disturb, Essential Hoon Na, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya and Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge and No Downside. She made her performing comeback with the Worldwide Emmy-nominated collection Aarya. The actress was final seen within the third season of the collection. Sushmita Sen additionally featured in Taali, during which she performed the function of transgender activist Shreegauri Sawant.
