Sheetal Sharma

Sheetal Iqbal Sharma (born 1 June 1984) is an Indian fashion and costume designer, who works in Hindi and Telugu films.^[1] He is known for his works in films like Miss Lovely, Airlift, Manto, Judgementall Hai Kya, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Sita Ramam.^[2][3] He was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design in 2019 for the film Manto (2018), and was nominated for the same award for Judgementall Hai Kya (2019).

Sheetal Iqbal Sharma
Sheetal Sharma at Ahmedabad in 2018
Born	(1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 (age 40) Mumbai, India
Occupation(s)	Costume designer, fashion stylist
Years active	2010-present
Awards	Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design (2019),(2023)

Early life

Sharma was born on 1 June 1984 in Mumbai to Iqbal Chand Sharma and Kamlesh Sharma. His father was a colonel in Indian Army so he studied at various schools. Sharma enrolled for hotel management degree which he did not complete. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from KC College, Mumbai. He graduated in fashion technology from Wigan and Leigh College, Mumbai, and received Masters in Period Costumes from London. He worked in a call center for some time. He came to notice after his work in Miss Lovely (2012), directed by Ashim Ahluwalia.^[1][4][5]

Filmography

As a costume designer

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Notes
2011	Don 2
2012	Miss Lovely
	Future to Bright Hai Ji
	Love You to Death
2013	D-Day
2014	Bobby Jasoos
2015	Katti Batti
	Hero
2016	Airlift
2017	Lucknow Central
	Raees[6]
2018	Stree
	Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India	Telugu film
	Manto
2019	Bala
	Jhootha Kahin Ka
	Made In China
	Judgementall Hai Kya
	Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
2020	Kesari
	Unpaused
	Serious Men
	Hasmukh
2021	Indoo Ki Jawani
	Hello Charlie
	Sardar Ka Grandson
	Mimi
2022	Gangubai Kathiawadi
	Sharmaji Namkeen
	Dasvi
	Hurdang
	Dhaakad
	Sita Ramam	Telugu film
	Babli Bouncer
	Bhediya
	Govinda Naam Mera
2023	Gulmohar
	Mrs.Chatterjee Vs Norway
	Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga
	Zara ZATKE Zara Bachke
	Tiku Weds Sheru
	The Great Indian Family
	The Great Indian Rescue
	Animal
	Hi Nanna	Telugu film
2024	Amar Singh Chamkila
	Stree 2
	Pushpa 2: The Rule	Telugu film
	Baby John
2025	Emergency
	Chhaava
	Rainbow	Telugu film
	Pooja Meri Jaan

Television

• 2016 – 2017 : P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke^[3]
• 2021 : Mumbai Diaries 26/11
• 2021 : The Empire

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Award	Result	Ref.
2019	Manto	Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design	Won	[4]
2020	Judgementall Hai Kya	Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design	Nominated	[7]
2021	The Empire	Indian Television Academy Award for Best Costume Design	Won	[8]
2023	Gangubai Kathiawadi	Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design	Won

References

1. Rathi, Vasundhara (March 2018). "How Indian fashion designers changed the Bollywood". Femina. pp. 34–35. ISSN 0971-7285.
2. "Digital sketching was a luxury before COVID-19, it's now a necessity, writes costume designer Sheetal Sharma". Firstpost. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
3. Rathi, Vasundhara (24 January 2017). "Dressing up the character". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
4. Malik, Ektaa (31 July 2019). "Costume designer Sheetal Sharma on creating quirky looks for Judgementall Hai Kya". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
5. Dhankar, Archana (20 January 2017). "Sheetal Sharma Stylist for Raees, shares his Experience of Working With Sharukh Khan". FashionForRoyals. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
6. "Shah Rukh Khan dons three different looks in Raees". Hindustan Times. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
7. "Best Costume Nominee". Filmfare Awards. 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
8. "Jury Top 5 – the Indian Television Academy".

External links

• Sheetal Sharma at IMDb