Rang Barse

‘ Rang barse bhige chunarwali…’
Whenever I hear these words, ‘Rang Barse,’ this song comes to mind immediately. Not only hear, whenever I speak these words, this song comes to mind.

I remember images and some clippings I saw when I was in school of the Holi Festival organized by Raj Kapoor. I, a mere child from a small town, was awestruck by the grandeur—the cinematic celebration in real life. Seeing so many filmstars together laughing and enjoying and making fun of each other (I have always been a film buff) mesmerized me. There I saw how this song would be played, and everyone would dance, and Raj Kapoor would be sitting in a corner laughing and enjoying. I always felt Holi should be celebrated only this way.

When I started creating this collection, a very favorite of mine, playing with colors, experimenting with combinations, and splurging on a fabric to create new combinations and patterns was all an experiment; it was all created instantly going by the mood and the state of mind then.

When we started putting colors on a white fabric (read canvas) and brushing the color to create a pattern, the images of the celebration of Raj Kapoor’s Holi where colors would be thrown in the air to create beautiful combinations and patterns came in front of my eyes like a scene from a film. It is strange how our mind works and what you think and when and then what you visualize. Thus this collection is named’Rang Barse.’..

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