Designer Karan Torani’s latest collection ‘Leela’ features actress Tamannaah Bhatia as the modern-day Radha dressed in ethereal ensembles in an environment filled with love and devotion.
Actress Tamannaah Bhatia has been enjoying the success of her latest release Stree 2. Recently, the South Indian beauty turned muse for celebrity designer Karan Torani’s latest collection, ‘Leela: The Divine Illusion of Love’. Aiming to celebrate the ‘rasa’ between Radha and Shyam, the collection represents a divine love that eludes all boundaries and is the central focus of the universe.
The designer has been promoting the exquisitely designed ensembles all over social media with reels that showcase the actress and others in a recreated Vrindavan where Krishna can be seen performing his Leela with all of his gopis.
With hands adorned with alta and bangles, and feet laden with mehendi and payal, Tamannaah rests in a mahal as she weaves a garland for her beloved Kanha. The actress can be seen wearing the Gerua Keshavi Saree in this video, while the other women carry on the household work like preparing makhan and more, in different outfits from the collection.
Another video showcases Lord Krishna engaging in a raas with Radha and the other gopis. With folk songs portraying his leelas playing in the background, and a setting similar to the grounds of Vrindavan, the video seems to take you back to the days when the scene was a reality. Here Tamannaah can be seen in a pastel Kumada Birajini Lehenga Set along with a kamarbandh, necklace and matha patti.
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The videos feature different outfits and settings depending on the various emotions one experiences when in love such as attraction, infatuation, love, faith and more. The models can be seen playing sitar, bathing in the pond, fanning themselves, writing on paper, eating fruits and doing activities of the times of Lord Krishna.
Talking about the inspiration for the collection, designer Karan Torani said, “In a country that celebrates all adolescent lovers as a divine roop of Radha and Krishna… I grew up playing Krishna’s role in the yearly rituals and Janmashtami. My dadi would dress me up in fine jewels and paint me blue and pink to adorn his Shyam rang. And thus, this story is not new to me. It has always been there, within me. Radha and Krishna are beyond any structure, any rule, and all worldly boundaries. It is a story conceived to represent that exact aspect of love- of freedom and complete surrender to it.”
On choosing Tamannaah Bhatia as the Radha for the project he explained, “I think a very special part of this project was about who would play Radha. I wanted to bring in an actor who could really encapsulate the spirit of what Radha’s soul was discovering and feeling throughout those stages of love. Bringing an actor like Tamannaah Bhatia was a long cherished dream as we’ve been wanting to work together. This campaign with her presence elevated to a spirit where there was more emoted through expressions and eyes than all of this world than the world we were trying to build around her and I think she expressed, lived and portrayed the emotion beautifully.”
The actress herself took to Instagram to share her gratitude and devotion for the campaign, writing “Without hesitation, I can say that this has been the best campaign I have worked on in my 18-year career. There were times when I felt a transcendent connection while embodying Radha, and a divine force seemed to be behind it all. This divinity is evident in the campaign’s visuals, thanks to Karan Torani.”
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With the upcoming wedding and festive season, many Indian designers have been turning to Indian history and folklore for fashion and inspiration and if there’s any designer and collection that has exactly replicated the cultural and emotional richness of the Radha Krishna love saga, it’s Karan Torani’s Leela.
