Married at 16, designed Aishwarya Rai’s wedding outfit | Ft. Neeta Lulla with Radhika Bajoria

Interviewed the only Indian designer to win an award at Cannes Film Festival for Samantha Prabhu's dress in the movie Shaakuntalam.
Not just this, this legendary designer is also the only one to win FOUR National Film Awards for designing costumes in films like Devdas, Jodhaa Akbar, Lamhe, Balgandharva!!
Meet Neeta Lulla - in the most unfiltered conversation with Radhika Bajoria. In our conversation we spoke about Neeta Lulla's unconventional journey which will leave you spellbound.
➡️ From getting married at the age of 16, to having a kid at a tender age of 20, to buying her first sewing machine by selling sandwiches - Neeta has completed 40 successful years in fashion in 2024!
Neeta and I spoke on our channel Wiping out the norm about,
✅ Designing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's wedding dress
✅ Working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Devdas
✅ Being called a “costume technician” by the Late Yash Chopra
✅ Neeta’s equation with Juhi Chawla on movie sets
✅ How she got married to not study further, and got into fashion unknowingly.
✅ How does inventory in the fashion business work, how did Neeta get work in movies, how does pricing work in couture designs, and much more!
Watch the full episode NOW.
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CHAPTERS-
00:00 - Teaser
01:10 - Her marriage
02:48 - Tailor and a designer
04:04 - How did she start as a designer
07:47 - Money made by designers in 90s
10:33 - Disconnect from mainstream fashion and film fashion
14:00 - Her experience with Yash Chopra
18:15 - Films she worked on
19:43 - How people demanded her to make clothes overnight
22:22 -About to get fired from Bollywood when she started
25:47 - Brand legacy
28:26 - Mohanjodaro experience
29:52 - Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Devdas experience
34:46 - About her store
36:50 - How was her experience to design for Jodha Akbar
38:04 - Her equation with Juhi Chawla
39:57- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s wedding outfit
41:55 - How she saw first copy of her brands
44:05 - How she is a consumer’s designer
45:30 - Her requirement for people to work with
47:02 - Business growth and her stores
48:59 - Pressure she have to reinvest on trends
52:57 - How an Indian brand can show designs globally
54:25 - Her inventory
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Follow the host Radhika Bajoria on:
LinkedIn: / radhika-bajoria-3102ba158
Insagram: / radhika_bajoria_
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LinkedIn: / neetalulla
Instagram: neeta_lulla...

[@atul444]

It was a lovely interview. The host was able to dive deep into finer nuances that were very interesting.

[@wipe_by_radicallyyours]

Thanks ! Happy to hear that!

[@SouravKumar-dk6mb]

very nice podcast. the host is very promising

[@divyap7837]

What a lovely bubbly host!! So refreshing to see someone so natural and cute.. More power to you girl!
Aishwarya Rai in Nita ji's sarees was stunning.. I was hoping she would speak of her more.. the way she did about Juhi for example..

[@wipe_by_radicallyyours]

Thanks so much for the appreciation🥰

[@dhiviram]

She is the one who was with divyabharti when she died

[@manishbajoria5318]

Nice talk show..Refreshing 😊

[@wipe_by_radicallyyours]

Thanks! glad you enjoyed it!

[@ruchirsinha]

Loved it!

[@mylondonyourlondon7903]

Amazing interview.

[@wipe_by_radicallyyours]

Glad you found it amazing!