3 times Bollywood borrowed something traditional from the 90s, serving the perfect nod to nostalgia

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There was a time when Bollywood showed people dancing in heavy anarkalis and corset-style lehenga-blouse sets with maximum golden embroidery and sleek dupattas and threw in a bling jewellery charm during a festive or wedding run.
From Madhuri Dixit's purple saree couture in 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' to Kareena Kapoor Khan's peach bling lehenga in 'Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham', these old songs are still alive in our consciousness because of their iconic costumes that have remained with us.
Despite the dramatic influence of modish Y2K fashion and different style aesthetics on the move, Bollywood queens are making a nostalgic run and are all set to bring back the golden era in 90s ethnic picks, which is no less than a dream.
Let's see 3 Bollywood mavens who took a flashback turn and served traditional looks like pros.
Sobhita Dhulipala's burnt orange Anarkali
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For Akhil Akkineni's wedding festivities, Sobhita Dhulipala opted for a rustic orange ensemble and teamed it with matching flared sharara-style trousers instead of a typical churidar. Her layered-flared anarkali featured a scoop neckline and was decorated with uniformly scattered gold droplets around the yoke. With floral gota work on the full-length sleeves, the voluminous flare came in with a centred front slit.
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Completing the look with a lightly draped dupatta across her neck, the light scalloped embroidery with kundan maang tika and other jewels created a regal overall fashion palette.
Kareena Kapoor Khan's corset saree
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Winning hearts with her iconic fashion sense every now and then, Kareena Kapoor Khan is all set to bring back her 90s era in Bollywood. The diva picked a gorgeous silver corset-saree style from the collection of Manish Malhotra and transported us to the 2000s era of 'Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham'.
In one of the songs of the film, Bebo was spotted wearing a peach-hued bling corset-style sharara set, which gained a cut fashion following and was also surprisingly designed by Manish Malhotra.
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Deepika Padukone's purple saree
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Proudly flaunting her baby bump, Deepika Padukone charmed us all in a stunning purple and silver-hued bejewelled saree to attend Anant and Radhika Ambani's sangeet celebrations. Picked from the shelves of Torani, the stunning six yards of drape took 3,400 man-hours and was inspired by the 16th-century architecture of Hyderabad's Chowmahalla Palace and the Chaukhandi tombs of Karachi.
Featuring hand-embroidered pearls with zari and dori embellishments, she further teamed it with a matching blouse and showed off her mother's aura.
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However, this ensemble looked much like Madhuri Dixit's 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun's popular purple silk saree, which also had similar fabric and detailed silver embroidery all over the main bodice.
It is true that there has never been a more interesting era in Bollywood than the 90s when it comes to fashion, and oh-so-gorgeously, Bollywood divas are now trying to bring it back, which is just the cherry on the cake.
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