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The Film Post (1980s)
Everything 1980s can be found in one Rekha movie or the other. From indie style to gharelu chic to plain old Bollywood glamour, she showcased it all in her 1980s films. Each movie often had a signature look with the … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 20th century, Actor, bindi, Bollywood, Cinema, Costumes in Cinema, film costumes, Film Costuming, handlooms, Indian Actors, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, indian style, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, Movies, retro cinema, retro fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, vintage sari
Tagged 1980s, 1982, film costumes, ilkal, indian actor, indian cinema, jennifer kendal, puneri saree, Rekha, saree, vijeta
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Sparsh (1980) deconstructed
Just 4 years separate Kadambari and Sparsh but the former is firmly rooted in 70s styles while Sparsh gives a glimpse of the styles of the early 80s with barely a hint of the 70s. So let’s look at what … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 2017 posts, Actor, arthouse, Cinema, Costumes in Cinema, fashion, film costumes, Film Costuming, Hairstyles, handlooms, Indian Actors, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Cinema, Indian fashion, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, late 20th century, Men, retro cinema, retro fashion, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari history, Sets, Vintage, vintage cinema, vintage costume, vintage sari, vintage style, winterwear, Working Women
Tagged 1980s, 1980s cinema, 1980s india, bengal cottons, film costumes, Hindi cinema, indian cinema, indian handlooms, indian silks, naseeruddin shah, odisha sarees, Shabana Azmi, south cottons, sparsh, vintage sari
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Parasakthi style in brief
Besides, love between siblings, particularly between the elder brother and younger sister, has become a specific marker of Tamil culture, mainly due to the impact of canonical Tamil films like En Thangai (My Sister, dir. M.K.R. Nambiar and Ch. Narayanamurthy, … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, Actor, Cinema, costume design, film costumes, Film Costuming, Girls, Indian Cinema, Indian fashion, Indian Women, mid century, Movies, Regional cinema, regional styles, retro cinema, retro fashion, South Indian Cinema, Tamil, Tamil Cinema, vintage cinema, vintage costume
Tagged 1950s, 1950s style, actress, cinema costumes, davani, Half saree, kamala laxman, pandari bai, Parasakthi, sriranjani, subbulakshmi, Tamil Cinema, tamil style
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The 80s cinema post
Trikon ka Chautha Kon aka The Fourth Angle of a Triangle (1986) is kind of quasi arthouse 80s cinema and more than a little regressive when it comes to it’s women protagonists who dominate much of the film. The film … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 20th century, Actor, bindi, Bollywood, Children, churidar kameez, churidar kurta, Cinema, Costumes in Cinema, dupatta, fashion, Feminism, film costumes, Film Costuming, Hair, Hairstyles, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Cinema, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian men, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, late 20th century, Movies, retro cinema, retro fashion, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari history, Vintage Blouse, vintage cinema, vintage fashion, vintage sari
Tagged 1980s, 1980s cinema, 1980s style, Bollywood, Hindi cinema, indian cinema, priyardarshinee, swaroop sampat, trikon ka chautha kon, vijayendra ghatge, vintage cinema, vintage style
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The costumes of Bazaar (1982)
80s arthouse aesthetic in Bazaar (1982). The movie deals with the poorer Muslim communities of Hyderabad and the financial compulsions that lay behind many an unequal and unwanted marriage contract. Some parts of the costuming reflect the milieu. With Shabnam … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 20th century, Actor, churidar kameez, churidar kurta, Cinema, Costumes in Cinema, film costumes, Film Costuming, Flowers, Hair, Hairstyles, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Cinema, Indian Costume, Indian Women, Islamic style, late 20th century, retro cinema, retro fashion, retro hair, Salwar Kameez, South India, Vintage, vintage cinema, vintage costume, vintage style
Tagged alternative cinema, arthouse, bazaar, farooque shaikh, Hindi cinema, indian cinema, neesha singh, rita rani kaul, sagar sarhadi, Smita Patil, Supriya Pathak
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RIP Jayalalithaa
Jayalalithaa – 24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016
Posted in 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 20th century, Actor, Cinema, fashion, Feminism, Indian Cinema, Indian fashion, Indian Women, late 20th century, Politicians, Politics, retro cinema, retro fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, South India, South Indian Cinema, Tamil Cinema, Tamil Nadu, vintage fashion, Women, Women Rulers
Tagged chief minister, jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu, tamil nadu politics, women chief ministers, women politicians
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Ashadh ka ek din
आषाढस्य प्रथमदिवसे मेघमाश्लिष्टसानुं वप्रक्रीडापरिणतगजप्रेक्षणीयं ददर्श॥१.२॥ Ashar has come, filling the southern sky with A cloud, frolicksome as an elephant About to charge, he seems to lower his tusks. (translation of lines from the Meghadoot from here). The month of Ashadh … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, 4th century AD, Ancient India, costume design, Costumes in Cinema, Culture, film costumes, Film Costuming, Hairstyles, historical costume, historical dress, historical fashions, historical hairstyles, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Cinema, Indian Costume, Indian Literature, Indian men, Indian Theatre, Indian Women, Romance, Sanskrit Drama, Sanskrit Literature, sari drape, Theatre
Tagged 1950s play, 1970s cinema, arun khopkar, ashadh, Ashadh ka ek din, film costumes, indian costumes, Indian Theatre, Kalidasa, mani kaul, mohan rakesh, monsoon, rekha sabnis, theatre costumes
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Shanta Hublikar
In the sequence above, we notice that, even in parody, Kesar and Moti manage to find a private mode for communicating desire for each other. Though the lyrics might deride silly love songs from Chandidas and Achhut Kanya, Moti’s wit … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, aadmi, Manoos, prabhat, Shanta Hublikar, v shantaram, vintage style
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Dream Girls and Boys
The iconic Tamil writer Kalki once described her as ‘Kollum Vizhiyaal’ — one who could kill with her eyes! [X] Thyagaraja also had a very good stage presence sporting long hair and earrings. [X] Around the time that video cassettes … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1940s, Cinema, Early 20th Century, Family, film costumes, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Cinema, Indian men, Indian Women, Tamil Cinema, vintage cinema, Vintage Men, vintage style, Women
Tagged 1930s stars, 1940s stars, dream girl, men wearing earrings, mk thyagaraja bagvathar, mkt, singing stars, Tamil Cinema, tr rajakumari
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Bombay Stars
We returned from abroad via Bombay. I admit to the ostentatious glamour of the film world there and the intoxication and heady glamour that accompanies it. I also admit to the dearth of deeper imagination or an ascetic dedication to … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1950s, Bengal, Bengali cinema, Bollywood, Cinema, Early 20th Century, fashion, India, Indian Cinema, Indian Singers, Indian Women, Regional cinema, retro cinema, vintage cinema, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 1930s stars, appearance, autobiography, beauty, Bengali cinema, fitness culture, Hindi cinema, Kanan Devi, zubeida
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