And then, there was Pakeezah, a courtesan so fetching, so beautiful that the lasting image of Meena Kumari is of an anarkali/gharara-clad woman, complete with a teeka, a jhumar and a haath-phool.

Meena Kumari, Sadhana, Nanda ... It is usually paired with longer kurtas though now shorter kurtas are trending. Gharara While sharara is the baap of the brigade, the gharara is its glamorous ...

Giving the example of how Meena Kumari would wear "a lot of white and ... The women in the show are seen wearing gharara, lehenga, anarkali sets, saree sets, while the men are seen in kurta ...

Hindi films’ “Tragedy Queen” Meena Kumari, known for portraying a wide gamut of wronged and long-suffering yet stoic Indian women, was the only contender for Best Actress – for “Aarti ...