Kriti Sanon's Arpita Mehta look will inspire you to invest in a brown sari

Kriti Sanon's dedication to delving deep into the roles she essays doesn't end at script reading and delivering her performance. The actor pushes the envelope by even dressing the part. If you’re short of traditional wear styling inspiration, look to the actor's promotional looks for Adipurush, where Sanon is showcasing her affinity for statement-making six-yard staples. The movie, also starring Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Singh and Devdatta Nage, is a re-telling of Hindu mythology Ramayana, with Sanon playing the character of Sita. Adipurush's trailer was released in Tirupati in June 2023 at a grand pre-release event where more than one lakh fans showed up. Sanon stood tall in a gorgeous sari by Arpita Mehta, giving us a perfect moodboard for experimenting with out-of-the-box colour palettes.

Giving tried-and-tested shades a rain check, Kriti Sanon gave her nod of approval to a chocolate brown sari for the launch event. Unraveling the incredible details of her look, Arpita Mehta shares, "Kriti wore our custom-made sari for her trailer launch for her upcoming movie. Since it was a massive set-up between a huge crowd at Tirupathi, we wanted to keep the look elegant, rich, and traditional but with a modern twist. For this we created a custom-made sari that silhouette-wise is inspired by our classic cut and is a pre-stitched zip-up sari that makes it super easy to wear. Since it was an evening event, we decided to go with a warm chocolate colour with an antique gold mirror, kasab tar and cutdana border with an exaggerated trail pallu, while the entire sari had tiny self-on-self cutdana and sequin butti clusters all over which add to the richness of the look in a subtle way. We opted to make a full-sleeve blouse with our signature mirror tassels on the sleeve hem and continue the embroidery on the sari on the blouse as well."

Kriti Sanon anchored her look with beautiful chaandbali earrings by Amrapali Jewels encrusted with uncut diamonds and elevated with intricate craftsmanship—the heritage jewellery house's field of play—to accessorise. "Kriti's look is stunning and quite unusual. The chaandbalis seamlessly tied in with the aesthetic of her sari's border, as if tailormade for this look. Chaandbalis like hers are timeless classics—they are dressy, they add movement to a look and they are worthy of being passed down as heirlooms," shares Tarang Arora, CEO and creative director of Amrapali Jewels. Glossy middle-parted locks, a flawless dewy base perfected with contour, kohl-rimmed eyes and bee-stung nude lips were her beauty picks.

A sari truly is a one-silhouette-suits-all ensemble. There is something just so alluring and investment-worthy about a sari that it never fails to disappoint. If you’re looking to keep it timeless and yet keep things of-the-moment, consider a unique shade, like Sanon's chocolate brown drape, to make heads turn in any room that you tread in. We know where you can get your hands on the exact same number today. Keep scrolling.

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