Indian Anarkali Salwar Kameez

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Ever wondered what the latest fashion craze is in this festive season well, undoubtedly it has to be the Indian Anarkali Salwar Kameez, back in fashion after a long time and how!

 

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Indian Anarkali Salwar Kameez is nowadays becoming very fashionable in India and among most of the NRI women as well. But do we know the history of how this stunning dress got its name as the “Anarkali salwar kameez“

 

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We have all seen how Bollywoodstars admired this Indian Anarkali Salwar Kameez, making them so famous in the 1970′s to 1990′s. It was made popular by Madhubala in the song ‘Pyarkiya to darnakya’ from the film ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ and Madhuri in ‘AajaNachle’.

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Heroines like Rekha, ParveenBabi, Jayaprada, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Divya Bharti brought this Indian Anarkali Salwar Kameez into the fashion in Bollywood and it has been re-discovered time and again.

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Well, Anarkali (“pomegranate blossom”) was a renowned slave girl from Lahore (Pakistan) during the Mughal era. She was a performer and dancer at the palace of the EmperorAkbar.

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She was allegedly ordered to be buried alive by the Emperor for having an illegitimate love affair with Prince Salim, who later became the royal leader Jahangir.