What Rajni and Will Smith have in common

Mary Vogt is a senior Hollywood costume designer who has worked on several big budget productions.

She specialises in science fiction film costumes and her filmography includes Men in Black 1 & 2, Hocus Pocus, Inspector Gadget and Batman Returns.

Given her specialisation, Vogt was approached two years ago by the team behind filmmaker Shankar's new sci-fi drama Endhiran-Robot starring superstar Rajnikanth.

Her job was to design specific clothes for Rajnikanth and the many different robot costumes seen in the film.
contributor Aseem Chhabra in New York City about her experience designing costumes for Endhiran -- the most expensive film to be made in India.

Chhabra met Vogt at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, New York, where she is currently overseeing a huge project -- designing hundreds of costumes for director Barry Sonnenfeld's Men in Black 3, which will once again star Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones along with Emma Thompson and a variety of aliens.

Chhabra and Vogt sat down to talk in the designer's office. But before that there was a brief tour of the rooms where the Men in Black 3's costumes were being designed and stitched, and a visit to an elaborate set of a Chinese restaurant, where a crucial scene will be shot in November.

Rajni's Most Outrageous Look in Endhiran/ Robot

There's many reasons to watch Endhiran/Robot but none as compelling as the bilingual's leading man, Rajnikanth, who creates hysteria wherever he goes. And rightly so.
The man may be unassuming in real life. But when he dons the greasepaint, he becomes a chameleon. Nothing is impossible for the Tamil superstar as he transforms into a fighting machine half his age.

And while he's at it, he sports some outlandish outfits. We decided to present some of those right here. Click through the slide show, and vote for the most outrageous look at the end.

Rajni in gold

Makeup can do wonders like giving the 60-year-old star a full head of hair and an unlined face. Then there's the military style metallic gold jacket and flares to go with the whole 'Robot' look.