Sari Style
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Wearing what seemed like a Gopi Vaid sari, Vidya attended the unveiling of her song from her upcoming movie. The song which has Madhuri performing Kathak and Vidya performing Bharatnatyam is probably why Ms. Balan also sported the hair pins denoting the sun (surya) and moon (chandra) that is also worn as part of the Bharatnatyam costume in addition to a full head traditional maang tikka (nethi chutti).
While I like the idea of wearing the head pieces, to me, the classic traditional jewellery clashed with the georgette sari. I would’ve loved this more if she’d worn a classic south silk and gotten rid of the maang tikka.
Update: Turns out she performed at the event and that explains the jewellery but the georgette material just felt wrong.
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Vidya Balan
Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani
Because I like Vidya and, like fusion – I like this!
I kinda like it. It’s interesting and fits Vidya. She’s also wearing a Sabya style belt in other pics. The belt gave the look symmetry.
This is a hot mess. Pity—she was having a good run.
Vidya is performing Odissi not Bharatnatyam.
I know Odissi (learned as a kid for a bit) and am learning Kathak currently which requires us to also read up on other classical dances and costumes. What she performed ain’t Odissi fa sure. More Bharatnaytam mish mash of steps. But, I did see the outfit and they did a hotpotch fusion. Costume person clearly didn’t do their research! #Facepalm