Recreating Bengaluru of the 70s–80s for KD: The Devil meant building an entire underworld from scratch. Director Prem wanted the period to feel lived-in, not just designed for the screen. The technical team of the film, including art director Mohan B Kere, music composer Arjun Janya, and cinematographer William David, relied heavily on ground-level detailing of costumes, vehicles, hair and makeup, and street textures, all of which had to match the timeline precisely.
“Prem gave us references right at the start. He asked us to watch films from that period across languages. We locked the timeline from the 1970s into the 1980s and built the look accordingly,” says costume designer Devraj Sulok, adding, “Hair, fabric, cuts, everything shifts with the years. That continuity mattered.”
For Sanjay Dutt and Shilpa Shetty, the styling process went through multiple rounds. “They’ve played roles in similar eras before, and the challenge was to avoid repetition. Prem wanted Sanjay Dutt in a dhoti-based look, which was something he hadn’t done earlier. Shilpa’s look took several trials before it was locked,” he says.
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