7 Most Iconic Bollywood styles

1.       The Bollywood film industry has always been a cradle of creativeness when it comes to fashion. With almost every Bollywood film, came a bravura of trend that was trailed blindly by the star-struck buffs. Even though most of these trends have wiped out with time, a number of are still reminisced for their ‘then popularity’. As of Madhubala’s anarkali suit in ‘Mughal -E- Azam’ to Kareena Kapoor’s T-shirt with Patiala in ‘Jab We Met’, every single of these trends given birth to, by Bollywood movies, have turn out to be instant hits amongst people.

2.       Anarkali suits are still preferred by sundry; and the list comprises top Bollywood actresses like Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee, Katrina Kaif and so forth. The confinement of this trend dates back to 1960, when the gorgeous looking Madhubala, who played the character of eccentric Anarkali in ‘Mughal -E- Azam’, dress in the suits. It is from there this attire got its name ‘Anarkali’.

3.       Just about every young girl hewed her manes to put on the famous ‘Sadhana cut’, which came into the glare of publicity after actress Sadhana pulled on the fringes in her 1960`s quixotic debut ‘Love in Simla’. Indeed, Sadhana had become a fashion icon for girls immediate in consequence of the hairstyle which became a big sensation.

4.       In 1965, modish actress Sadhana was once again fruitful in setting a trend, besides this time it was her figure hugging sleeveless churidar kurtas from Yash Chopra’s ‘Waqt’, which caught the courtesy of young female fans in India. This churidaar was also worn by other actresses - Asha Parekh, Vyjanthimala, and Sadhana in films like `Jewel Thief` and the bollywood fashion classic `Love in Tokyo`. It was a enormous hit among both thin and rounded women.

5.       The orange saree worn by Mumtaz- in ‘Aaj kal tere mere pyar’ song in the 1968 film ‘Brahmachari’ -became a prompt hit. The saree, draped in an unusual fashion, became a new and stylish way of exhibiting a thin frame. This style is still known by all and sundry as the ‘Mumtaz saree’.

6.       In 1970s, Bollywood actresses like Parveen Babi, Zeenat Aman, Hema Malini and Neetu Singh were every so often seen on the silver screen wearing bell-bottoms matching with over-sized glasses. This ‘retro look’, seen in movies like ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’, ‘Maha Chor’, ‘Yaadon Ki Baraat´,  ‘Trishul’, etc. motivated young girls in India to dress up in this style.

7.       Dimple Kapadia, at a gentle age of 17, turn out to be a youth fashion icon in 1973, all cheers to her ‘knotted polka-dotted shirt and hot black mini’, she wore in the movie ‘Bobby’. Till date, the polka-dot print is famously known as ‘Bobby print’ in India. This design was a massive hit amongst not only women but also men at that time.