Yearender 2024: 5 most memorable sari outings of Bollywood ladies

2024 has been an exceptional year for the fashion industry, marked by tremendous growth and the emergence of new trends. Alongside this, many past trends made a strong comeback, with people embracing them in their daily lives. However, one thing remained constant, the timeless elegance of the sari, with Bollywood divas continuing to showcase the sheer grace and royalty of this traditional attire at various events. Some sari looks truly made an impact in 2024 and became the talk of the town. From Alia Bhatt’s stunning Met Gala sari debut to Sonam Kapoor’s iconic 35-year-old Ghar Chola sari, let's take a closer look at these unforgettable moments.

Following up with the theme of this year at the Met Gala, Alia Bhatt and Sabyasachi nailed this desi look. Exuding the perfect princess vibe, Alia opted for a pastel floral sari and captured the theme of ‘Garden of Time’ with intricate floral embroidery detail in the hues of blue, green, pink, and white. The pastel shades were an homage to the best of nature representing the sea, sky, and the earth. She completed the look with a same-shade iconic blouse with an elegant sweetheart neckline fall.
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Sonam Kapoor proved that one cannot go wrong with a sari, and wore a 35-year-old Gharchola sari for a wedding that instantly captured hearts. She raided her mom’s wardrobe and wore a maroon-shade Gharchola sari, draping it in Gujarati style with a red half-sleeves blouse, and carried an extravagant accessory show. Her sari had intricate weave patterns with a white Bandhani design, broad patti borders, and stunning mirror embellishments.
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Opting for a subtle aesthetic wedding, Aditi Rao Hydari quickly grabbed the attention of her fans in a beige-golden lehenga-sari look from the shelves of Sabyasachi. She wore a broad golden border lehenga with intricate borderwork and teamed it up with a half-sleeved blouse featuring thin golden stripes. However, her dupatta show was the ultimate game changer, as she draped it in a sari-pallu style that exuded sheer elegance and her charm with minimalism at its best.
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Sonakshi Sinha wished to carry a simple but beautiful bridal look and achieved doing so as she opted for an ivory minimal embellished sari that belonged to her mother. Grabbing all the headlines in 2024 for her wedding to Zaheer Iqbal, Sonakshi wore her mother Poonam Sinha's sari with a matching half-sleeves blouse and opted for a subtle hair and makeup show. Sonakshi revealed it took her five minutes to decide on her wedding outfit and expressed her gratitude.
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Alia Bhatt was quite a vision at the Joy Awards in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as she shined in an ajrakh print sari, and brought in the hues of red, blue, and black. Picked from the shelves of Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, her sari featured intricate gold sequin embroidery and was teamed with an ajrakh-printed tube top, which caught the attention of the fans. Honouring the rich cultural heritage of India on an international platform, Alia Bhatt made us all proud.
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