How did your travels to various cities for work before settling in Mumbai shape you as a professional? 
Those travels taught me resilience. I went from city to city with just a few stitched samples, looking for work and, most importantly, acquiring skills. Every rejection made me sharper; every small opportunity taught me to listen and adapt. By the time I opened my shop in Dadar, I had not just the skill but also the patience and humility to build lasting trust with clients.

Do you have a favourite memory from your film projects that you keep revisiting?
Designing Mogambo’s look for Mr. India will always stay with me. Boney Kapoor and Shekhar Kapur wanted a villain who looked regal yet terrifying. I drew from military uniforms and royal robes to craft that silhouette. When Amrish Puri-ji first tried it on the sets of the film, he said, “Madhav, Mogambo khush hua,” I felt khush too, because the look had become part of cinema history.