18 Years of Fashion: Check out amazing facts about the movie

"Fashion" movie: Lesser known facts Radiocity By Radiocity Team Published Oct 29, 2026 [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Priyanka Chopra`s character inspiration Priyanka Chopra`s character, Meghna Mathur, drew behavioral and career-arc cues from prominent Indian fashion model Alesia Raut. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Kangana Ranaut`s character inspiration Kangana`s character was inspired by the tragic real story of model Geetanjali Nagpal, suffering from mental health issues & was found working on the streets. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Smoking on set To get into heavy mindsets of their struggling & substance-dependent characters, Priyanka & Kangana smoked real cigarettes during intense sequence preparations. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

The altered ending Madhur Bhandarkar planned to end the movie with Meghna getting pregnant & flaunting her baby bump. But PeeCee expressed doubts, feeling it might send a conflict [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

The wardrobe malfunction scene The scene where a model`s outfit slips off mid-show was inspired by a real incident at a fashion week where model Carol Gracias`s top slipped on the runway. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Writing timeline Bhandarkar & team spent 6-7 months writing the script, gathering extensive backstage observations & real-life accounts of models treated as disposable "hangers" [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

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