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A top fashion designer is set to create a new range of gold and diamond-based jewellery for Kirtilals.

Rohit Bal and the jewellers will launch two lines over the course of the year, with a set of men's accessories also planned, reports the Indo-Asian News Service.

Speaking to the news provider, Mr Bal said: "There is lot of intricate embroidery design work in garments. And we plan to have jewellery with embroidery designs."

The fashion expert may also release a range of jewellery based on his own sartorial creations, he added.

According to Seema Mehta, who oversees the design department at Kirtilals, Mr Bal has been designing bridal wear for the family who run the jewellers for some time.

The first collection of jewellery from Mr Bal is expected to be launched in September.

In 1996, Time magazine dubbed the designer "India's master of fabric and fantasy".

Mr Bal created his first line of clothing, traditional wear for men, in 1990.