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MUMBAI:
In the world of fashion, all that glitters is not gold! Take a tour
into the cutthroat world of couture with the TV premiere of The
Devil Wears Prada on Friday, November 23rd at 9pm only on Star Movies!
The
Devil Wears Prada stars two-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep (The
Hours) as Miranda Priestly, the ice-cool editor of Runway, fashion's
premier magazine. Anne Hathaway (The Princess Diaries) plays Andy
Sachs, an idealistic, style-challenged journalist who lands a job
as Miranda's junior assistant.
 Intimidated
by her perfectionist boss and derided by her catty colleagues, Andy
proves she's more resilient than she first appears. Despite the
demands of her boss, she completes Miranda's near-to-impossible
tasks and eventually learns to appreciate the fashion industry.
For
her role as the boss from hell, Streep was rewarded with her 14th
Oscar nomination. In portraying a character reportedly based on
Vogue's Anna Wintour, Streep said she wanted to make the character
both relatable and realistic. "I was just interested in making
a human being as contradictory and messy as we all are," she
explained. "I think she is an exacting, highly disciplined,
demanding, ambitious person who doesn't necessarily take the time
for all the nice social lubricants that help make the workplace
grateful and fun."
A commercial
smash, The Devil Wears Prada took in over US$345mil at the worldwide
box office. On the critical front, pundits praised the film's wit
and Streep's peerless performance. The Los Angeles Times critic
Carina Chocano described the film as "a sharp, surprisingly
funny excursion into the catty realms of women's magazines."
While Rolling Stone's Peter Travers called Devil "sinfully
funny", New York Times critic Dana Stevens raved that "Ms
Streep's Miranda inspires both terror and a measure of awe."
Likewise, The Globe and Mail's Rick Groen quipped that, "The
devil may wear Prada, but Meryl wears the crown."
Directed
by David Frankel (Sex and the City), this stylish comedy boasts
a strong supporting cast that includes Golden Globe nominee Emily
Blunt and Stanley Tucci (The Terminal).
Take
a crash course into the world of high fashion with this fish-out-of-water
tale packed with style, witty one-liners and a memorable turn from
Meryl Streep. Catch the television premiere of The Devil Wears Prada
on Friday, 23rd November at 9pm only on Star Movies.
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