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BirthplaceKapurthala, Punjab
ProfessionCostume Designer, Interior Designer
NationalityIndian
Sandeep Khosla Biography
Sandeep Khosla is an Indian costume and interior designer best known as one half of the label Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla. Rising from a background in Punjab,K
Early life and backgroundSandeep Khosla was born in Kapurthala, Punjab, and grew up in a Punjabi family. He attended The Doon School in Dehradun and later completed a commerce degree. After college he joined his family’s leather and export business and spent time studying leather at an institute in Chennai.
Career
Khosla shifted his focus from the family business to fashion design, first setting up a small boutique called Limelight in Delhi before moving to Mumbai. In Mumbai he joined the design team of Xerxes Bhartena, where he met Abu Jani. The two became creative partners and founded their own label together.
In 1986 the pair opened the boutique Mata Hari in Mumbai, which helped establish their name in the industry. A year later they joined forces with Tarun Tahiliani in the multi-brand boutique Ensemble, widening their exposure and client base. Their first notable celebrity client was Dimple Kapadia, and they went on to dress a long list of prominent film personalities.
Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla built a reputation for elaborate, highly embellished bridal and couture work. They have dressed leading Bollywood actresses and provided costumes for several films, including Pyaar Ka Saaya (1991), Devdas (2002), The Hero (2003), Umrao Jaan (2006), and Veere Di Wedding (2018). Their couture was also featured internationally when Beyoncé wore an Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla creation in the Coldplay music video for Hymn for the Weekend (2016).
Beyond clothes, the duo expanded into interior design and furniture. Their furniture line became publicly visible at Bajaj Gallery in Mumbai in 1993. They have completed interior projects for hospitality and dining venues and have designed private homes for prominent clients.
Public profile
Khosla and his design partner have worked with a wide roster of celebrity and high-profile clients from film and business. Their work has been recognized with multiple awards: national and film-industry honors for costume design for Devdas, an award for outstanding achievement in arts and design at the Asian Awards in London, and industry lifetime and contribution awards in 2011.
The pair have also appeared on television. In 2008 Sandeep Khosla and Abu Jani hosted The First Ladies with Abu Sandeep, interviewing several notable public figures across fields.
Khosla and Abu Jani have marked milestones in their collaboration with anniversary shows and continued public presentations of their collections. Their stores have opened in cities including Delhi, Bangalore, and Mumbai, supporting a business known for intricate embroidery, embellishment, and opulent bridalwear.
Latest updates
The partnership celebrated 25 years of working together with a major fashion show in 2011. More recently, their work reached a global audience through high-profile placements in film and music videos, and they remain active in both couture and interior commissions.
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Recent Work
Costume design contribution as part of Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla
2018Costume design; work for which they received national and industry awards
2002Beyoncé wore Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla creations in the music video
2016Career Highlights
- Co-founder of the label Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla
- Opened Mata Hari boutique in Mumbai (1986) and joined Ensemble (1987)
- Costume designer for films including Devdas, Umrao Jaan, and Veere Di Wedding
- Expanded into interior design and furniture; furniture line shown at Bajaj Gallery (1993)
- Host of the television show The First Ladies with Abu Sandeep (2008)
- Honoured at the Asian Awards in London and recipient of lifetime achievement and contribution awards in 2011
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