There's something ethereal about a woman in a white sari. For decades, filmmakers in Bollywood have fired imaginations with their white sari-clad muses, be it Raj Kapoor or Yash Chopra.
Off screen too, Bollywood actresses have worn white at various occasions and events and pulled it off too, to say the least. Here's looking at some of these sari-clad beauties who have whipped up impeccable appearances in white and made heads turn.
Bipasha Basu
Sari appearances may be a bit of a rarity in Bips' case but she totally works the look whenever she goes the whole nine yards.
So it's no surprise that designers Rocky S and Queenie asked the actress to walk the ramp in this white sari on the first day of the Lakme India Fashion Week in Mumbai last year.
Image: Bipasha Basu
Photographs: REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe
Vidya Balan should become the brand ambassador for Sabyasachi Mukherjee and his saris. She seems to have an unmistakable ability of picking out the best saris and accessorising with the most eye-catching statement jewellery.
On the cover of FHM magazine, the Ishqiya seductress brings sexy back with the quintessential sari. The white hue only adds to the whole effect. Whoever said you need to wear skimpy clothes to look hot had clearly not heard of the sari.
Image: Vidya Balan
Photographs: Vidya Balan on FHM cover
Malaika Arora Khan seems just as comfortable in skimpy outfits as she is in a sari.
The buxom beauty was up for some festive fun as she stepped out to celebrate Diwali at Shilpa Shetty's residence last year in this lovely white sari.
Image: Malaika Arora Khan
Deepika Padukone decided to make a statement when it was time for her to debut on the Cannes red carpet last May.
The young actress chose a white sari and looked very pretty in it too, as she attended the 'On Tour' Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Fest.
Image: Deepika Padukone
Photographs: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
The Dev D actress took everyone by surprise when she attended the 2011 Filmfare awards with beau Anurag Kashyap in an understated white sari.
She looked cute and somehow managed to retain her girly charm despite having draped a sari.
Image: Kalki Koechlin
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar
The Tashan actress aptly picked out a white sari for her appearance at Gitanjali Jewellery Show. It was all about bling at the event but Kareena Kapoor managed to outshine everything else with her outfit.
Image: Kareena Kapoor
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Sridevi, who's been in amazing shape, kept it simple and understated at the Filmfare awards last year.
Image: Sridevi
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Mother of two, Karisma Kapoor has always had an enviable figure. And what better way to flaunt it than draped a sari?
The actress, who's long been planning a comeback, thought it best to give Italy a slice of Indian fashion as she attended the Jaeger Le Coultre Host Celebration Party in Venice during the 64th Venice Film Festival in 2007.
Image: Karisma Kapoor
Photographs: MJ Kim/Getty Images
Image: Eesha Koppikar
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Rani Mukerji is another sari enthusiast and true to her Bengali aesthetics, turned up for Durga pooja celebrations wearing a bordered white sari. She completed the look with a big crimson bindi.
Image: Rani Mukerji
Photographs: Hitesh Harsinghani
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