Deepak Perwani

Deepak Perwani (born 25 December 1973) ( Urdu: دیپک پروانی) is a Pakistani fashion designer and actor. In 1996, he introduced the fashion label Deepak Perwani (DP) as a bridal and formal wear couture house. The Bulgarian Fashion Awards named Perwani the sixth-best fashion designer in the world in 2014. and was raised in Mirpurkhas. His cousin, Naveen Perwani, is a snooker player who has represented the country globally in several tournaments. Deepak pursued a year-long course in Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, before returning to Pakistan in 1994. In 1996, Perwani introduced his own fashion label, Deepak Perwani (DP), as a bridal and formal wear couture house and also opened a flagship store in Zamzama.

In his career, he has collaborated with international brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Benson & Hedges and Hugo Boss. Perwani holds a Guinness World Record for designing the largest kurta in the world—that took a team of fifty professional tailors and thirty days to make it, weighing 800 kg, 101 feet tall and 59 feet 3 inches wide, with each sleeve being 57 feet long. and one Indus Style Guru Award.

Besides fashion designing, Perwani has also acted in a few films and TV shows. He made his debut in Mere Paas Paas (2004–05) He regularly represents the country's fashion scene at various local and international events, and has designed for high-profile figures such as the Indian writer Javed Akhtar and actresses Shabana Azmi and Frieha Altaf. Perwani earned an image of "bad boy" of men's fashion owing to his unconventional designs.

Journalist Sameer Arshad of The Times of India refers to Perwani as the global face of Pakistani fashion and one of the "enduring symbols of the country's soft power".

He is active on the social media applications Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Suktara Ghosh of The Quint included him in her listing of "Five Pakistani fashion designers you must follow on Instagram". Perwani has been vocal on his Twitter handle against the forced conversions of young Hindu girls in Sindhi region of Pakistan.

Filmography Television series Year Title Role Channel 2004–05 Mere Paas Paas Adil Hum TV 2013 KadooratMahmud 2024 Very FilmyEhsaan Qarz e JaanBakhtiar Ahmad 2025Jama Taqseem Sanwal Yaar PiyaGeo Entertainment

Films Year Title Role Notes 2017 Punjab Nahi Jaungi Fashion designer 2018 Altered SkinFarooq