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The saree is a conservative traditional dress of Indian women. The saree is worn in different styles by women from different parts of India. Gujarati women, Maharashtrian women, Rajasthani women, Tamilian women, Telugu women and Malayali women wear sarees in different styles according to their traditions and customs which showcase their ethnicity beautifully. Today these very ancient-old sarees have become a kind of fashion statement for women in the world of Indian cinema.
Bollywood and South Indian films have of late brilliantly exploited the saree wear enhancing the beauty of their leading ladies. It all began with Raj Kapoor who subtly showed the sensuality of his heroines by draping them in sarees. Remember his immortal rain song 'Pyar hua ikraar hua' from Shree 420 where Nargis in saree and full-necked blouse looked awesome. Even though saree then was considered very conservative attire bollywood actress Nargis looked sensuous enough to tease men.
Soon others followed suit and began showcasing their heroines draping them in sarees of wonderful hues & colors and myriad designs. Think of petite beauty Jaya Bhaduri or dream girl Hema Malini. You would remember them in sarees alone and no other outfits. These iconic bollywood actresses looked simply gorgeous in sarees. Jaya Bhaduri in 'Guddi, 'Abhimaan' looked simply beautiful; the dream girl of all-time Hema Malini looked awesome in sarees in 'Seeta aur Geeta', 'Prem Nagar', 'Satte Pe Satta' and several other films while hot Rekha looked ravishingly sensuous in beautifully designed sarees in several of her family-oriented films.
Other bollywood actresses like Mumtaz and Zeenat Aman created their own trends wearing low-necklines and sleeveless blouses perfectly complementing their sarees.
The fashionable trends in saree wear continued with Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee, Kareena Kapoor and several other actresses who brought glory to sarees. Down South it was Sridevi again, and late Soundarya, and now Meera Jasmine, Navya Nair, Kavya Madhavan, Anushka Shetty and others who have demonstrated that women can look stunningly awesome in a saree.
Hot film actresses who looked breathtakingly beautiful in sarees saw a mad rush of their fans looking for similar sarees in the market. Sarees ranging from chiffon to georgette to silks, and to cotton to zari-laced borders in many hues and colors with stunning designs and beautiful embroidery patterns have all had their hypnotic effect on women.
Actresses set a trend in wearing sarees below their navel subtly revealing the girth and the curvy folds at the waist. The female fans irrespective of their age groups have followed suit. They began wearing sarees below their navels; and marveled at their own sensuousness which attracted the attention of their own men. In fact women re-discovered their grace, beauty and sensuality in wearing sarees thus.
Young bollywood actresses like Deepika Padukone, Sonam Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Anushka Sharma have perfectly carried on the tradition of bollywood actresses enhancing the popularity of saree wear by appearing in breathtakingly hot sarees in their movies. Thanks to these young, talented and gorgeous bollywood actresses the popularity of saree wear has reached an all time high amongst the young Indian women and is here to stay forever.
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