Category Archives: Bollywood

The Village Post

Posted on 22/07/2013 by Anu M

Achhut Kanya was directed by Franz Osten and shot in the Bombay Talkies studio on Europeanized sets of a typical Indian village. It has been cloned times without number ever since in Hindi films.The Indian village, in its romanticized image … Continue reading →

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Nargis

Posted on 27/06/2013 by Anu M

Nargis illustrated by colonelhathi at tumblr. I love the daffodils (aka nargis flower) at the side as a finishing touch.  And divine blouse. Here are the screencaps on which it is based. Which kind of makes the illustration even more … Continue reading →

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The Historical Drama – Chitralekha

Posted on 27/11/2012 by Anu M

A few more posts on modern interpretations of Ancient Indian Costume where the productions depart from fidelity to historical costume, either because the production follows the norms of popular Indian cinema or modern theatre. The full Bollywood treatment (i.e. vaguely accurate) … Continue reading →

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The 1960s Post

Posted on 14/11/2012 by Anu M

  James Burke’s pictures of actresses like Madhubala and Nalini Jaywant are hopelessly cheesy so I was pleasantly surprised to find that his numerous pictures of Asha Parekh taken in 1963 are an interesting look at the actress on film sets, at rehearsals and … Continue reading →

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The Islamic Attire Post

Posted on 08/10/2012 by Anu M

  And those pieces of asymetrically aligned hair jewellery.

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The Islamic Attire Post

Posted on 08/10/2012 by Anu M

  And some of the discarded influences – like jaunty caps – need to come back.

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Posted on 07/10/2012 by Anu M

  In the 70s. A knotted choli is distinctly modern for the time.

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The Partially Exposed Blouse

Posted on 19/06/2012 by Anu M

A busy blouse on the divine Miss Meena. And the part drape tradition continues to this day 🙂

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The Modest Blouse

Posted on 19/06/2012 by Anu M

A simple closed neck style. And just because Nutan is a vision of loveliness.

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The 1950s Post

Posted on 16/06/2012 by Anu M

What the well dressed journo was wearing circa 1958. Check out the piping and back buttons!

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