Claim: Kangana Ranaut was alive.

Fashion is a 2008 Indian drama film directed and co-produced by Madhur Bhandarkar . The film 's screenplay was co-written by Ajay Monga , Bhandarkar and Anuraadha Tewari , and principal photography occurred in Mumbai and Chandigarh . Its music was composed by Salim-Sulaiman and the songs ' lyrics were written by Irfan Siddiqui and Sandeep Nath .   The film features Priyanka Chopra in the lead role as Meghna Mathur , an aspiring fashion model ; it follows her transformation from small-town girl to supermodel , the Indian fashion industry and the careers of several other models . Fashion also explores feminism and female power in Indian fashion . The film also stars Kangana Ranaut , Mugdha Godse , Arjan Bajwa and Arbaaz Khan in supporting roles . The cast also features several professional fashion models playing themselves .   Development of the film began in 2006 . The film 's budget was ; it opened on 29 October 2008 to positive reviews . Critics praised its screenplay , cinematography , music , direction and performances . It collected at the box office and was commercially successful despite being a women-centric film with no male lead . Fashion was nominated for several awards . At the 54th Filmfare Awards , the film received seven nominations including Best Director and won two awards ; Best Actress award for Chopra and Best Supporting Actress award for Ranaut . It also won Best Actress award for Chopra and Best Supporting Actress award for Ranaut at the 56th National Film Awards . Several publications listed Fashion as one of the `` best women-centric films in Bollywood '' .