Ameira Punvani


Ameira Punvani is an Indian costume designer and celebrity stylist who works in Hindi cinema.

Career

Punvani started her film career with Let's Enjoy in 2004. She got her big banner break with Yash Raj Films' Bunty Aur Babli in 2005 & Badmaash Company in 2010. She got noticed for her work in the period drama film Guru in 2007 directed by Mani Ratnam, for which she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design and in the crime thriller film Rustom in 2016 directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, for which she was nominated for the Stardust Award for Best Costume Design. She was further lauded for her work in the crime drama film David / David in 2013 directed by Bejoy Nambiar, by a blog - 'The Lazy Critic' which gave her the TLC award for 'Best Costume'.

Personal life

Punvani is friends with film director Zoya Akhtar & actress Anushka Sharma, the latter whom she met on the sets of the Yash Raj Film, Badmaash Company in 2010. The two have maintained their friendship since, with Punvani being one of the few select guests invited to attend the actor's wedding to cricketer Virat Kohli in Tuscany, Italy in 2017. The two are often seen being affectionate towards each other on social media. Punvani was a guest at ASmallWorld / ASW's winter weekend gala held in Gstaad, Switzerland in 2013, along with actress Kangana Ranaut from India. She married her longtime boyfriend, actor Shiv Panditt in a private ceremony in New Delhi on 18 April 2018. The news of her wedding was shared by her close friends, Zoya Akhtar & Anushka Sharma via their respective Instagram handles.

Filmography

Feature films