In early 2011, he was appointed creative director of the womenswear collection of the French fashion house Paco Rabanne,[1] although he left the company in May 2012.

[2] Born and brought up in Mumbai, Manish was studying, when he decided to change his career path and applied for the National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi.

The following year, Manish participated in the Miami Fashion Week in May 2005 where he was presented with the designer's choice for Best Collection Award.

In 2007, the first Fish Fry for Reebok concept store opened at the Garden of Five Senses, New Delhi, and Arora teamed up with make-up and cosmetics company MAC for designing a signature collection.

Manish was invited to show his collection at the “Fashion in Motion” exhibition held at Victoria and Albert Museum, London in September 2007.

[7] In 2007 the designer began showing collections in Paris Fashion Week, and in 2009 Arora was inducted into the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt à Porter des Couturiers.

[15] He is known for his psychedelic colour palette and kitsch motifs in garments that combine traditional Indian crafts like embroidery, appliqué and beading with Western silhouettes.