Indian television actors find traditional costumes essential for portraying mythological and historical characters ...

Men, through their clothing, are communicating beautifully,” Nikhil said. Shantnu added, “In India, men’s fashion was overly ceremonial and boring.

Mr. Bal died on Nov. 1 at a hospital in Delhi. He was 63. The cause was cardiac arrest, said Reshma Punj, his niece. Mr. Bal began as a men’s wear designer — he liked to say that men were the ...