Bollywood Fashion Sense: Then and Now

01 / 20

From Madhubala to Alia Bhatt, check out how the Bollywood fashion changed:
1940s- Madhubala, famous for her role in Mughal-e-Azam, is considered one of the most beautiful actresses of Indian cinema. Madhubala had her own way of wearing a saree. Her saree was of a light colour with a soft fabric. The pallu was either tucked to her right waist, or left free. The trend of full length anarkali suits was also started by her.

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1940s- Nargis is famous for her role in Mother India, and also for bringing in new dressing styles. Her closed neck plain blouses with a printed saree and cotton sarees were a huge hit, making her a new trendsetter of Bollywood.

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1950s- Meena Kumari was known as “the tragedy queen” of the Indian cinema. Her curls dropping on her face and her favourite white saree did justice to the title. Her trend of part drape saree became very popular and continues till today.

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1950s- Waheeda Rehman is a beauty with grace and elegance. She always kept it simple and wore light coloured chiffon and silk sarees. She completed her look with a gold or silver chain, and minimal make up.

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1960s- Saira Banu was beautiful as well as stylish. She wore extremely tight fitting sarees that were tied below the waist. Along with sarees, she also wore skirts and dresses which became a huge trend. Her winged eyeliner was also popular.

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1960s- Mumtaz can be remembered in her orange saree, from the song ‘Aaj kal tere mere’ from the movie ‘Brahmachari’. Her different style of draping the saree was a huge hit and became a popular trend. She looked graceful in a tight fitting dress with a deep neckline as well. Her unique hair bun, smoky eye make-up, and winged eyeliner was the talk of the town.

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1970s- Hema Malini is the ‘Dreamgirl’ of every man. Her movie ‘Seeta aur Geeta’ brought in the trend of bright and funky outfits and junk jewellery. She also started the trend of wearing long sleeved blouse as well as short dresses.

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1970s- Zeenat Aman was a beautiful actress with a strong sensual appeal. She started the hippy trend which goes on till date. Her bold appearance in cotton sarees in ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ was the talk of the town. Her sexy vibrant shirts and dresses made her look different from other actresses.

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1970s- Rekha’s stunning looks and graceful appeal made her very popular in Bollywood. She wore sarees of pastel shades of pink, white and blue and could also pull of her golden lehenga in ‘Umrao Jaan’. Her red lipstick and large red bindi is imitated by many women in India.

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1980s- Sridevi, the hawa hawai girl, had her own place in bollywood. Her A-line frocks, skirts and blouses were a huge hit in the industry. She looked sensual in chiffon sarees and no one can forget her.

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