{
  "id": 18109298,
  "title": "Pawan Kalyan’s iconic ‘Balu’ pants cost Rs 75k, reveals Renu Desai: ‘David Beckham had one’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/pawan-kalyans-iconic-balu-pants-cost-rs-75k-reveals-renu-desai-david",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T10:52:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/pawan-kalyans-iconic-balu-pants-cost-rs-75k-reveals-renu-desai-david-beckham-had-one-10950303/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stylist Renu Desai, who worked with Pawan Kalyan in the early 2000s, has revealed a fascinating detail about one of the actor's most iconic looks. The legendary actress, who was Pawan Kalyan's stylist, shared that she sourced a pair of rare pants for the actor from a Milan fashion store. These pants, known as the 'Balu' pants, were made from actual World War II fabric and only five pairs were ever created. Renu Desai explained that the pants were so rare that David Beckham owned one of the five pairs. The actress revealed that Pawan Kalyan owned one of the five pairs, and she had to pay an advance to the store, fly back from India to Milan to collect the pants, and then return within three days. Renu Desai argued that the investment was worthwhile, as the rare pants would give the film a talking point that would outlive its theatrical run. She said that even after 26 years, people are still talking about the pants.",
  "summary": null,
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Civic poll verdict describes coalition government’s rule, says Pawan Kalyan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/civic-poll-verdict-describes-coalition-governments-rule-says-pawan",
        "published": "2026-11-04T06:01:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}