His designs are extremely glamorous, but Malhotra stresses on the wearability of his clothes in a big way.
"That's how I see clothes. I don't understand making clothes for an audience where people will just see clothes and not imagine wearing them. I think something completes its journey of being beautiful when one wants to buy and wear it," he said.
As cinema completes its 100 golden years this year, the designer admits that costumes in films have evolved and are moving towards a more realistic domain now.