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Fashion on Film

Bollywood has always spelt fashion with a capital F. From traditional Indian to haute couture, our screen lovelies have done it in style. We take a look at some of the clothes we'll always remember...

  • Bollywood has always spelt fashion with a capital F. From traditional Indian to haute couture, our screen lovelies have done it in style.<br><br> We take a look at some of the clothes we'll always remember...
    Bollywood has always spelt fashion with a capital F. From traditional Indian to haute couture, our screen lovelies have done it in style.

    We take a look at some of the clothes we'll always remember...
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  • Technicolour Dream: Whether black and white or colour, Madhubala's court dancer outfits are as epic as her character and setting in <i>Mughal-e-Azam</i>.
    Technicolour Dream: Whether black and white or colour, Madhubala's court dancer outfits are as epic as her character and setting in Mughal-e-Azam.
  • She Walks in Beauty: Meena Kumari's courtesan style in costume drama <i>Pakeezah</i> has her draped in rich colours and stunning jewels.
    She Walks in Beauty: Meena Kumari's courtesan style in costume drama Pakeezah has her draped in rich colours and stunning jewels.
  • Fashion Forward: Mumtaz was a true blue trendsetter with her tightly draped sari in <i>Brahmachari</i>'s <i>Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche</i> number.
    Fashion Forward: Mumtaz was a true blue trendsetter with her tightly draped sari in Brahmachari's Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche number.
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  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: The ?70s belonged to Zeenat Aman and her hippie chic look in <i>Hare Rama Hare Krishna</i>.
    Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: The ‘70s belonged to Zeenat Aman and her hippie chic look in Hare Rama Hare Krishna.
  • Vision of Love: Rekha as <i>Umrao Jaan</i> was poetry in the courtesan's silk and bejeweled costumes.
    Vision of Love: Rekha as Umrao Jaan was poetry in the courtesan's silk and bejeweled costumes.
  • Short Stuff: A miniskirt was all it took to launch Dimple Kapadia to instant stardom in <i>Bobby</i>.
    Short Stuff: A miniskirt was all it took to launch Dimple Kapadia to instant stardom in Bobby.
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  • S For Style: <i>Mr India</i> may have been about the eponymous hero but it was Sridevi's blue sari that stole the show.
    S For Style: Mr India may have been about the eponymous hero but it was Sridevi's blue sari that stole the show.
  • Badan Ke Sitaare: We lost our hearts to Aishwarya's elegant yet sexy style in <i>Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam</i>.
    Badan Ke Sitaare: We lost our hearts to Aishwarya's elegant yet sexy style in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
  • Mujhse Shaadi Karoge: Madhuri's purple saree and backless blouse in <i>Hum Aapke Hain Kaun</i> launched a thousand weddings.
    Mujhse Shaadi Karoge: Madhuri's purple saree and backless blouse in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun launched a thousand weddings.
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  • Colour Me Happy: <i>Rangeela</i> scored a 10 on 10 with Urmila Matondkar's girl next door meets sex bomb look.
    Colour Me Happy: Rangeela scored a 10 on 10 with Urmila Matondkar's girl next door meets sex bomb look.
  • Purab aur Paschim: Designer Manish Malhotra and director Aditya Chopra had differences over Kajol's outfits in <i>Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge</i>. Luckily for everyone, Manish had his way and the rest was history.
    Purab aur Paschim: Designer Manish Malhotra and director Aditya Chopra had differences over Kajol's outfits in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Luckily for everyone, Manish had his way and the rest was history.
  • Class Act: Sexy schoolteacher Sushmita Sen could definitely give us a lesson in style in her sarees and matching folders in <i>Main Hoo Na</i>.
    Class Act: Sexy schoolteacher Sushmita Sen could definitely give us a lesson in style in her sarees and matching folders in Main Hoo Na.
  • Bedazzled: Ash was easy on the eyes in her period costumes from <i>Umrao Jaan</i>(2006).
    Bedazzled: Ash was easy on the eyes in her period costumes from Umrao Jaan(2006).
  • Eye Candy: Rani Mukherjee was fabulous in colourblocked and gota-bedecked kitsch in <i>Bunty aur Babli</i>.
    Eye Candy: Rani Mukherjee was fabulous in colourblocked and gota-bedecked kitsch in Bunty aur Babli.
  • Threadbanger: Sonam Kapoor's high fashion clothes in <i>Aisha</i> were chicken soup for the stylish soul.
    Threadbanger: Sonam Kapoor's high fashion clothes in Aisha were chicken soup for the stylish soul.