Photographs by Rashbehari Das

Style according to you is…

Style is how you dress your thoughts. It has to do with how you feel at a certain moment and how that feeling affects the look you project.

If money were no object, what would you add to your closet?

The Joker’s jacket in The Dark Knight because it’s weird, it’s purple, it’s sophisticated and it’s got character.

Inherited treasures...

Kurtas from my grandfather Uttam Kumar’s movie, Amanush, his Wayfarer sunglasses and dressing gown from Nayak and a lighter gifted to him by actress Suchitra Sen

Clothes, they say, maketh a man. True or false?

False. It’s all about perspective.

Which character out of history would you like to dress as?

My grandfather, actor Uttam Kumar, because I believe he dressed better than Napoleon and Caesar put together.

You have a fetish for

Perfumes. My favourite is Acqua Di Gio by Giorgio Armani

Did you ever go through any wild fashion phase?

I did...I sprayed my hair blue in school and pierced my ears.

A fashion/beauty tip...

Don’t be a sucker for brand names

One aspect of fashion that bugs you most...

People following it blindly.

(As told to Amrita Mukherjee)