So Bunty Aur Babli 2 is on its way. Rani Mukerji's shimmery patiala suits in the Shaad Ali-directed Bunty Aur Babli were all the rage back in 2005. Image credits: Bollywood direct In this week's Fashion Friday, therefore, we're decoding Rani Mukerji's look from Bunty Aur Babli: Kati-shati skirt pehenne se koi sexy nahin lagta In Bunty Aur Babli, Rani …
Do we really need yet another adaptation of Pride And Prejudice? “It was written to reorient the linguistic legacy of colonialism in a postcolonial context.” Austenites will be tickled by Kamal’s clever choice of Pakistani names. Elizabeth Bennet was a girl we wanted to be like, to arrive at a Netherfield Park in a muddy gown without a care for …
Over the years, the staple Indian outfit has bid farewell to billowy bottoms and the dupatta has become a dispensable element. Women wore ‘salwars’ and ‘patialas’ with ‘kurtas’ and demurely-draped ‘dupattas’, as seen in vintage photographs and photographer Nony Singh’s book ‘The Archivist’. 1980s: The ‘kurta’ bore striking similarities to the decade’s popular silhouettes—flared cuts, long sleeves and padded shoulders. …
