For the shoe designer Christian Louboutin, the cinema of India
has always been a magical, otherworldly, Technicolor fantasy. He heads
to the Marrakesh film festival to meet his favorite stars of the screen.
"...Nothing compared to my romance with Indian cinema, which remains passionate to this day. I loved these magical movies, which combined great acting with exhilarating soundtracks that stuck in my head for weeks. At school, I talked so much about actors like Hema Malini and Dilip Kumar that my classmates considered me an alien. I have so many memories: going to the cinémathèque as a teen to greet the fabulous director Satyajit Ray; crying along with “Devi,” one of the most fantastic Bengali movies; taking a trip to Chennai to visit some of the movie studios; and a bit later, trying to imitate Shah Rukh Khan dancing....
My job is designing shoes. It’s work that happens behind the scenes,
as they say, and that suits me just fine because in general I am a shy
person. But sometimes I have these extroverted outbursts. Being in the
presence of Amitabh Bachchan, the godfather of Bollywood, and one of the
most stylish men on earth, was not going to help me remain at ease — I
am such a big fan of his. But I kept it together thanks to his
impeccable manners, until I met Sridevi. Now in her late 40s, she was
once known as the Shirley Temple of India. She first appeared on screen
at age 4; 19 years later she was in a movie dancing wildly like a snake.
She carried herself — forgive my gushing — as the queen that she is,
like Elizabeth Taylor entering Rome as Cleopatra. Ali, my photographer
friend, forced me to take Mrs. Sridevi in my arms. She seemed amused by
my strange behavior, but I was a little freaked out, holding my idol.
She probably could never have imagined that she represented such a big
chapter of my fantasy life as a child. Or that this was a moment I would
never forget.....
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"...Nothing compared to my romance with Indian cinema, which remains passionate to this day. I loved these magical movies, which combined great acting with exhilarating soundtracks that stuck in my head for weeks. At school, I talked so much about actors like Hema Malini and Dilip Kumar that my classmates considered me an alien. I have so many memories: going to the cinémathèque as a teen to greet the fabulous director Satyajit Ray; crying along with “Devi,” one of the most fantastic Bengali movies; taking a trip to Chennai to visit some of the movie studios; and a bit later, trying to imitate Shah Rukh Khan dancing....
My job is designing shoes. It’s work that happens behind the scenes,
as they say, and that suits me just fine because in general I am a shy
person. But sometimes I have these extroverted outbursts. Being in the
presence of Amitabh Bachchan, the godfather of Bollywood, and one of the
most stylish men on earth, was not going to help me remain at ease — I
am such a big fan of his. But I kept it together thanks to his
impeccable manners, until I met Sridevi. Now in her late 40s, she was
once known as the Shirley Temple of India. She first appeared on screen
at age 4; 19 years later she was in a movie dancing wildly like a snake.
She carried herself — forgive my gushing — as the queen that she is,
like Elizabeth Taylor entering Rome as Cleopatra. Ali, my photographer
friend, forced me to take Mrs. Sridevi in my arms. She seemed amused by
my strange behavior, but I was a little freaked out, holding my idol.
She probably could never have imagined that she represented such a big
chapter of my fantasy life as a child. Or that this was a moment I would
never forget.....
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| Christian Louboutin with Sridevi |
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| Khushi Kapoor (L), Christian Louboutin and Janhvi Kapoor (Sridevi's daughters!). |
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