Sandeep Khosla Slams Urvashi Rautela : In the world of luxury fashion, the line between original design and imitation is very thin, but when it comes to red carpet fashion of celebrities, this issue often comes into the headlines. Recently, amidst the debate on social media regarding Urvashi Rautela’s look during Cannes 2026, veteran designer Sandeep Khosla openly expressed his views on this and strongly criticized the copy culture in the Indian fashion industry.
What was the whole matter and how did the issue of copying arise?
This whole controversy came to light during the Cannes Film Festival 2026, when Urvashi Rautela walked on the red carpet in an ivory chinkari style saree and a very heavy round-jeweled blouse. Fashion lovers and videographers immediately recognized that the look was an almost exact clone of the Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla custom-made sari worn by Gigi Hadid during the grand opening of NMACC in March 2023.
It took artisans almost a year to create Gigi Hadid’s original hand-embroidered sari. At the same time, this 2026 look of Urvashi was created by another label Mihir Designer Studio, which was even termed as ‘dirty copy’ by fashion watchdogs on social media.
Sandeep Khosla’s sharp reaction and statement on plagiarism
In a recent interview, when Sandeep Khosla was asked a question on the rise of low-cost replica and copy culture in Indian luxury fashion, he gave a straight answer without any hesitation. He said, “If you want to commit plagiarism and you want to copy, at least make a better version of our work.”
Sharing her experience of seeing this look of Urvashi online, she was surprised and said, “Just recently I was seeing that a woman named Urvashi Rautela was wearing, probably, a copy of our design with Gigi Hadid and an influencer was doing an entire post on how you can get a copy of an original Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla outfit from where Urvashi got it made.”
He expressed his deep disappointment at the normalization and promotion of such knockoffs on social media. He said that Urvashi wore an exact copy of his garment without thinking. This clearly shows that either they lack the right understanding and exposure to fashion or they have got too much exposure. He also said that it is very wrong for influencers to promote such copies. As an artist, your own creativity should be to do something different, this is called ‘very simple fashion’.
This strong statement by Sandeep Khosla makes it clear that there can be no substitute for genuine artistry, hard work and hand craftsmanship in luxury fashion. Creating and promoting such imitations just to go viral on the red carpet is a major threat to the intellectual property of the fashion industry.
FAQ
On what issue has Sandeep Khosla criticized Urvashi Rautela?
He reacted sharply to her wearing a clone of Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla’s design at Cannes 2026.
Who first wore this original design?
This design was first worn by Gigi Hadid at the inauguration of the NMACC in March 2023.
Who designed Urvashi Rautela’s Cannes 2026 outfit?
It was designed by ‘Mihir Designer Studio’.
What did Sandeep Khosla say about copy culture?
He said that if you want to copy, then at least make a better version of the work and do not promote it on social media.
