Contemporary period drama in Bollywood has largely been about the looks of the lead casts and little about the historical facts. More often than not, the movies based on historical legends have gained fame because of the glamorous and royal look of the characters and has rarely given an insight on historical facts. Never mind, if the historians must raise their doubts over the authenticity of the facts these movies have captured the fancy of the audience who look forward to the majestic makeover of their favourite stars.
Deepika Padukone’s look as Mastani in ‘Mastani Deewani’, released few days ago has become the talk of the town, as the video was released online. The fusion-look of Mastani, the half Muslim and half Maratha avatar has been tastefully designed by Anju Modi.
Based on the historical books on Maratha clothing, Modi dressed Ranveer Singh who plays Peshwa ruler Bajirao and Priyanka Chopra who plays Maratha queen Kashibai.
However, to dress up Deepika, Modi tried to get more experimental and gave her a fusion look. Deepika’s jewelleries and outfits derived from the moghul era got a dash of contemporary twist.
Period look of Bollywood actresses for long have been in news, we take a look at some of the memorably created period characters by Indian actresses.
Madhubala as Anarkali in 'Mugal-E-Azam': The love story of Salim and Anarkali was immortalised on screen by K Asif. As against the modern trend of getting outfits designed by renowned designers, Madhubala’s look was conceived by K Asif while the dresses were made by the on-set costume designers.
Bina Rai as Mumtaz Mahal in 'Taj Mahal': Directed by M Sadiq, the movie explored the strong bond between Mugal emperor Shahjahan and wife Mumtaz Mahal. While Bina Rai’s look was aptly created as per the historical images but the movie was chiefly remembered for its mellifluous music which brought alive the historical era.
Vyjayanthimala in 'Amrapali': Lekh Tandon directed historical movie is remembered as the cult narrations on the life of nagarvadhu of Vaishali. Oscar winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya travelled to Ajanta Caves to seek references in Buddhist frescoes of the era to create Vyjayanthimala’s costumes.
Aishwarya Rai as Jodha Bai in 'Jodha Akbar': Neeta Lulla had created an entire wardrobe to bring alive the look of Rajasthani princess Jodha Bai, which was brought alive on screen by Aishwarya Rai. Known for her knack for period costumes, Neeta had handpicked rare kundan jewelleries and had created retro Rajasthani ensembles to get the dream like Jodha on screen in the movie directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar.
Karisma Kapoor in 'Zubeidaa': Directed by Shyam Benegal, this was based on a story by Khalid Mohammad. Unlike several other period dramas, this movie was about an ordinary girl who got married to Maharaja Vijeyndra Singh of Fatehpur. Karisma Kapoor’s vulnerability added to the grim mood of the understated love story between an actress and a Prince.
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