Richa Chadha as Lajjo
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known for the opulence and grandeur he portrays on screen. His latest venture, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, brought out the very best from renowned designers Rimple and Harpreet. Having previously worked together on Padmavat and created magic, they truly are the dream team.
Recently, Rimple and Harpreet have been dissecting the various looks from Heeramandi. One of the characters who had a big impact on the audience was Richa Chadha as Lajjo. She especially left an impression with a heartbreaking dance number 'Masoom Dil Hai Mera'. It's only fitting that we get into the details of this ensemble.
Breaking down Richa Chadha's blue anarkali choice
The designer duo labelled this look, "Ensnared by the coils of the most vicious malady- Unrequited Love, Lajwanti (Lajjo) @therichachadha , Mallikajaan's foster daughter dances her swan song before her untimely demise."
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Explaining the ensemble, the caption read, "She (Richa) wears a deep blue French chiffon kalidar paired with an earthy red silk coaty (gilet), a rust brocade pyjami and a gold hued jaali dupatta for her finale mujra. We chose this particular shade of ultramarine blue (which we had to ultimately paint by hand to get the cloudy tone right) as we intuitively felt that it resonated with the intense pathos of the state of her opium infused delusions and the ill-fated end of the character's narrative arc as well as how the colour would blend in and also contrast with the earthy green tones of Nawab Zoravar's European inspired ballroom which was the setting for this spectacle of a lovelorn dance performance (sic.)"
Giving a glimpse into their keen eye for detail, they added, "The kalidar featured a 13 meter ghera and handcrafted zardozi embroidery using dabka, naqshi, Kashmiri tilla, hand cut sequins, faux beetle wings, pearls and semi precious stones while the artworks of the kalis (panels) and ghera (wide border) were gleaned from an archival 19th century ghaghra, most likely from Rajasthan. The yoke of the kalidar had buttis (floral motifs) taken from a Mughal textile (sic.)"
"The silk coaty (gilet) worn on top of the kalidar was wrought using zardozi embroidery that rendered avian motifs derived from a Persian carpet and the pyjami was inspired from a vintage Ottoman textile fragment and crafted with a bedding of encrusted sequins. The jaali dupatta featured hand cut sequins shaped into stars of varying sizes and the crescent moon.The ensemble was completed with custom-made broad ghunghroos (sic.)" The caption concluded.
