Reza Shariffi

{{short description|Costume designer}}

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| name = Reza Shariffi

| website = {{URL|www.reza.co.in}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1967|04|16}}

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| nationality = Indian, family originated from Iran

| other_names = Agha Reza

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| occupation = Costume Designer

| awards = National Film Award for Best Costume Design for Devdas
Star Guild Award for Best Costume Design (Nomination) for Tanu Weds Manu
Indian Telly Jury Award for Best Costumes for a TV Program for Kahin Na Kahin Koi Hai

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Reza Shariffi is a costume designer from India.{{cite web|title=Reza Shariffi|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1167604/|website=IMDB|accessdate=25 June 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Mohantha|first1=Nibedita|title=I Won't Deliver a Costume Unless I Love It Myself, Says Designer Reza Shariffi|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/fashion/I-Wont-Deliver-a-Costume-Unless-I-Love-It-Myself-Says-Designer-Reza-Shariffi/2015/04/27/article2785944.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504025646/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/fashion/I-Wont-Deliver-a-Costume-Unless-I-Love-It-Myself-Says-Designer-Reza-Shariffi/2015/04/27/article2785944.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2015|accessdate=25 June 2015|work=The New Indian Express|date=April 27, 2015}} He has designed for many leading actresses in Bollywood.

He was nominated as ‘best costume designer’ for Kangana Ranaut’s costumes in the movie Tanu Weds Manu.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} He has designed costumes for many actors in the Indian film industry, both Hindi and regional. He has won awards including an IIFA and Zee Cine Award for his designs in Devdas. His designs in Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon were nominated for an award.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} He is known for designing the costumes of stars including Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Malaika Arora Khan, Sushmita Sen, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shraddha Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Padma Priya, Hansika Motwani and many others.

His work ranges from the opulent and glamorous Devdas to the realistic and unglamorous Shabri. He has over 70 films to his credit.

Shariffi has also designed for dance reality shows like Nach Baliye (four seasons), Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (seasons 3, 4 and 5), and many others.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

The ace designer found place in the 9th Annual India Leadership Conclave 2018 award as six final nominees in the category of "Indian Affairs Most Promising & Innovative Fashion Designer of the Year 2018".{{Cite news|url=http://indialeadershipconclave.info/fashion-designers-rohit-verma-anand-kabra-raghavendra-rathore-aki-narula-reza-shariffi-arjun-khanna-are-nations-to-six-finalists-at-india-leadership-conclave-2018-for-the-coveted-indian/|title=Fashion Designers Rohit Verma, Anand Kabra, Raghavendra Rathore, Aki Narula, Reza Shariffi & Arjun Khanna are Nation’s to six finalists at India Leadership Conclave 2018 for the coveted Indian Affairs Most Promising & Innovative Fashion Designer of the Year 2018|date=2018-05-10|work=India Leadership Conclave 2018|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141943/http://indialeadershipconclave.info/fashion-designers-rohit-verma-anand-kabra-raghavendra-rathore-aki-narula-reza-shariffi-arjun-khanna-are-nations-to-six-finalists-at-india-leadership-conclave-2018-for-the-coveted-indian/|url-status=usurped}}