New Delhi: Budding Indian fashion designer Abdul Halder, who shot to fame by designing costumes for pop icon Michael Jackson, says young talent is recognised in the country only when the West applauds his work.

"People in our country fail to recognise the talent of young designers," says the designer who is all of 26.

"They respect you when the West praises their work or they showcase their lines at international shows. It is quite unfortunate," Delhi-based Halder told IANS in an interview.

It was in 2002 that Halder designed the Indian maharaja look for the music video of Jackson's song 'Ghost' for his album 'Blood On the Ground Floor'. However, it couldn't be used because of 9/11.

"Michael wanted to use the look of our maharajas for his music video. But since it matched the way Afghans dress and would have created a controversy he changed the concept."

The designer then started working with an Italian fashion house and debuted at the Lakme Fashion Week ramp in 2006.