Sabyasachi Mukherjee

Sabyasachi Mukherjee

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Sabyasachi Mukherjee Profile

  • Name:
  • Sabyasachi Mukherjee
  • Born:
  • February 23, 1974
  • Father:
  • Shukumar Mukherjee
  • Mother:
  • Sandhya Mukherjee

Sabyasachi Mukherjee Biography

Sabyasachi Mukherjee is a famous fashion designer from Kolkata who uses the label 'Sabyasachi' since 1999. He is the youngest board member of the National Museum of Indian Cinema and one of the Associate Designer Members of Fashion Design Council of India. He received National Award in 2005 for the best costume designer for the feature film - Black.  “Babul”,“Laaga Chunari Mein Daag”, “Raavan”, “Guzaarish”,"Paa",“No One Killed Jessica” and “English Vinglish” are the noted Bollywood movies for which he designed costumes. He designed 18 hand-crafted sarees for Vidya Balan's wedding and he is the hot favourite of many leading Bollywood heroines too.

 

He was born in a middle class family of Bengal on 23 February 1974 in Kankinara, near Kolkata. His mother, Sandhya Mukherjee was deeply interested in handicrafts. Mukherjee wanted to study at NIFT. But his parents wanted him to become an engineer, and they were not willing to fund for his course in designing clothes. Sabyasachi sold his books to pay for the admission form and passed the exam. Sabyasachi Mukerjee graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in the year 1999 and opened a workshop where he began with. He started with his homonymous label also. His pet name is Pepsi. After fashion designer, food belonging to different parts of the world is his favourite.

 

In 2001, Sabyasachi won the Femina British Council’s most outstanding young Designer of India award. It marked the successful beginning of this fashion designer. He went to London for an internship with Georgina von Etzdorf. Once returned, Sabyasachi started retailing at all major stores in India. In 2002, he participated at the India Fashion Week with his debut collection. It earned him positive reviews and there one he remained in limelight.

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Updated: March 10, 2014

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