Madhav Agasti

Madhav Agasti is a seventy-six-year-old men’s dress designer based in Mumbai. For over five decades, he has designed clothes for top politicians and actors from the Hindi movie industry. His clientele includes four chief ministers, two Indian presidents, and many international personalities. He started his career as a Bollywood designer with no formal training in design, and ended up designing costumes in over 350 films, mainly for villains. He then went on to design for the political class as well. His famous clients include Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray, whose signature white shirt-style kurta and Kashmiri shawl were designed by Agasti. He also designed the iconic costume for Mogambo, the iconic villain in the 1987 blockbuster Mr India, portrayed by the late Amrish Puri. With a VIP clientele, spanning Bollywood and Indian politics, Madhav Agasti has stitched his name as one of India’s most sought-after tailors and designers.