Filmi men live on a staple diet of movies. They are young, restless and well, “happening”, if you go by today’s trends. They love Shah Rukh, adore Hrithik, admire Saif and worship the Big B. Not just as screen gods but also as style icons.

Mouthing paisa vasool dialogues is no more the sole way of showing solidarity with the heroes, today’s star-struck youth have taken a fashionable step further.

GoodLife figures out the filmi man’s style statement.

Who is he?

Someone “young and yuppie”, is how Bollywood’s favourite designer Manish Malhotra describes the filmi male.

Picking up intricacies of styling and loads of fashion gyan from his hero, these dressers are showstoppers wherever they go ? in a good sense or a not-so-good sense is up to others to decide.

They have the power to popularise a one-frame outfit and the sky’s the limit when their favourite icons sport a signature style or garment in a flick. Remember Salman’s stamped leather jacket in Maine Pyar Kiya?

“The other day, someone wore a tee that was ripped off on the sides to show off a perfect six-pack. That I would define as super filmi,” says men’s wear designer Snehasish Bhattacharya.

Reiterating a fashion point, filmi men always manage to attract attention, quite like their screen gods they clone.

Looking up

Shah Rukh Khan
Abhishek Bachchan
Saif Ali Khan
John Abraham
Hrithik Roshan
Aamir Khan
Salman Khan

Must-haves

Amitabh Bachchan’s suave 60-year-old look, Govinda’s vibgyor effect, Hrithik’s transparent black vest or Saif’s metrosexual look in all his recent films? The filmi man is sure one busy person, updating his wardrobe with each box-office bonanza.

Nevertheless, some styles scream filmi like nothing else. Manish lists the essentials, for the contemporary filmi dresser.

• Boot-cut jeans
• A collection of fitted tees
• Well-tailored blazers and jackets
• Large belts
• Nice accessories like bracelets and wrist chains

Theme talk

“These dressers like to emulate their style icons blindly? So it doesn’t matter if their wrist is narrow or broad, if their hero is wearing a thick silver chain around his wrist, so will they,” observes Snehasish, who did his bit to dress Sanjay Dutt and Saif in Parineeta.

They favour a wide range of glasses ? both night glasses or loud shades for the day. All their accessories are meant to be attention-grabbers, for better or for worse.

Another essential characteristic of these men is that their sense of time (of day or year) tends to fail them more often than not. “Don’t be surprised to catch a filmi guy sporting leather trousers for a Sunday brunch,” laughs Snehasish.

Shop stops

These filmi men, as their look suggests, love shopping. Branded or fake labels, customised from their local tailors or street markets.

They can be spotted at malls like Sreeram Arcade, Fancy Market, New Market, Vardaan Market and Metro Plaza.