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Ace fashion designer Manish Malhotra owns the credit for creating many a memorable looks for Bollywood's leading ladies over the years. Most actresses in the industry swear by this fabric magician and implicitly trust his vision as far as defining their look is concerned. The man responsible in giving Urmila her sex-kitten tag in Rangeela has in his 15 years worked with various various A-list stars, which include include Kajol, Karisma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji and Preity Zinta. The latest star to join this bandwagon is Amrita Rao! Amrita has gone completely glam in her next outing - ShortKut.

She willingly gives all the credit to her favourite designer Manish Malhotra! "Manish knew from day one how he wanted to style me. In ShortKut you will see me in bikini tops, short skirts, big diva-esque hair and sultry eyes. I had a blast trying this look out! We sat over the look for an entire week discussing how we wanted to play it. I’m so happy with the result. I couldn’t believe the transformation when I saw myself in the mirror!" laughs Amrita. ShortKut will see a worldwide release on July 10th by Indian Films- Studio18