Mumbai Police's New Uniform By Manish Malhotra Has Twitter In Splits

Designed by Manish Malhotra, Mumbai Police's ceremonial uniforms has been the talk of the town since it was showcased. It comprises of a navy blue bandhgala kurta with tassled shoulders, a white pajama with a red belt and a mavala turban.  

Regal in stature, Formidable in form, the "Mounted Police Unit" returns to Mumbai Police.
Thank you @ManishMalhotra for designing such an elegant uniform for our Riders.
Our Mounted Unit is sure to make a strong impact during law and order situations. pic.twitter.com/S0T6bcvdR9

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) January 19, 2020

Manish Malhotra received felicitation for his collection of the ceremonial uniforms at Umang 2020, the annual Mumbai Police show which was telecast on January 26. In an interview with ANI, Malhotra stated that from a designer to an icon, the journey has been overwhelming for him. 2020 was a very special year for him as he completes 30 years of costume designing in the movies and has worked with four generations of actors. 

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With some twitteratis comparing the uniform to that of Colonial India to others questioning about how it can be worn in Mumbai's sweltering heat, Mumbai Police's tweet had twitter in splits. A twitterati also said that more than maintaining law and order, the uniform will provide a perfect opportunity for Mumbaikars to click a selfie with it. Here are some of the best responses: 

Mumbai ki garmi mein, itna traffic mein, you people are expecting a poor Policeman to dress up like this? Are u guys mad? Malhotra lives in AC apt & travels by AC car. Imagine wearing this costume and controlling a horse on the cement/tar potholes of Mumbai.
Sadistic @OfficeofUT

— Rati #ProtectWithPen (@ratihegde) January 20, 2020

I feel for the dear policemen who will be made to wear this overdone costume in the sweltering heat..Couldn't a uniform that is user friendly and easy to use in the rapid moments of maintaining law and order on the streets have been designed? Sad👎

— Dr.Nick (@danielnikhil) January 21, 2020

By looking at the uniform I can say that this unit will have less impact on law and order but significant impact on selfie crowd! The uniform looks more ceremonial than functional.

— Kuldip Gyaneswar (@kuldipgyaneswar) January 20, 2020

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I feel like we are still under the influence of East India Company/British Colonial Rule. How much money did Manish charged for this Colonial Design?? 🤦🏼‍♂️#ColonialHangover pic.twitter.com/AyrHxKxBzp

— Pavan Sista (@pavan_sista) January 20, 2020

Looks like a Fancy Dress competition dress! Not practical in the humid weather of Mumbai! Designer went overboard and forgot about functionality 😬

— JayDee (@GerrySpeak) January 21, 2020

Design could have been more functional... right now it is just a cosmetic frill, such clumsy outfit will come in the way of policemen who deal with all kinds of situation.
I wish the designers understand the purpose of the uniform of policemen.

— Hindustan (@Peace_Nirvana1) January 21, 2020

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