All the cool pants Bollywood celebrities are pairing their kurtas with

January 10, 2019 | Tinsel Trends

Diwali parties, family lunches, pre-wedding dinners and then some—your festive calendar is probably looking busier than you had originally planned for it to be, but isn’t that half the fun? The only seeming downside is probably the intensive wardrobe curation this calls for, but that just boils down to perspective too.

One of the key staples of any wholesome traditional wear wardrobe is the classic;kurta, and with the current heat wave we’re experiencing in the country, it is particularly apt for the upcoming Diwaliseason. Gone are the days of the mundane kurta-churidar combination. We round up some celebrity inspiration to help you recycle this silhouette for events ranging from poker parties to family pujas, encouraging you to not write off this essential as a humble wallflower.

Shararas are the easiest way to dress up a kurta. Do like Sophie Choudry and wear it with a flared printed version for a pre-Diwali lunch or borrow fromParineeti Chopra’s stylebook and team an embroidered kurta with a bright-hued sharara for a family friend’s sangeet.Kareena Kapoor Khan and Anushka Sharma, on the other hand, are in favour of kurtas worn with matching shararas, but with a visibly contrasting dupatta to ensure maximum impact.

You can look at mixing and matching your existing kurtas with dhoti pants too. Diana Penty, who was seen in a high-low kurta with drop crotch pants will definitely approve, as will Katrina Kaif, who prefers the look too, but in monotone. Karisma Kapoor’s short kurta and slim pants combination, with that embroidered cuff, is ideal for a Diwali dinner, irrespective of whether you’re the host or a guest.

Scroll onwards for all the celebrity inspiration you will ever need on revamping your kurta.

 
 
Kurta-for-the-festive-season-Alia-Bhatt

Alia Bhatt in dRzya by Ridhi

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Parineeti Chopra in Madsam Tinzin

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Sonam K Ahuja in Good Earth

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Anushka Sharma in Sabyasachi

Kurta-for-the-festive-season-Kajol
 

Kajol in Anjul Bhandari

Kurta-for-the-festive-season-Kareena-Kapoor-Khan

Kareena Kapoor Khan in Raw Mango

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Parineeti Chopra in Raw Mango

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Katrina Kaif

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Anushka Sharma in Péro

 
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Karisma Kapoor in Manish Malhotra

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Kareena Kapoor Khan in Tarun Tahiliani

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Katrina Kaif in Manish Malhotra

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Anushka Sharma in Matsya

 
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Sonakshi Sinha in Ikai

Kurta-for-the-festive-season-Shilpa-Shetty-Kundra

Shilpa Shetty Kundra in Sukriti & Akriti

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Sophie Chaudhary

Convinced? Scroll to go through our top picks for the season to update your festive wardrobe now.
 
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Kurta Set, Asal by Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla

 
Kurta-Misha-Lakhani

Buy now: Kurta Set, Misha Lakhani

 
kurta-neeta-lula

Buy now: Kurta Set, Neeta Lulla

 

kurta-myoho

Buy now: Kurta, Myoho

 
kurta-masaba

Buy now: Kurta Set, Masaba

 
kurta-gopi-vaid

Buy now: Kurta Set, Gopi Vaid

 
kurta-global-desi

Kurta, Global Desi

 
kurta-devnaagri

Buy now: Kurta Set, Devnaagri

 
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Kurta, Arpita Mehta

 
Kurta-Anita-Dongre

Buy now: Kurta Set, Anita Dongre

 
Kurta-ampm

Buy now: Kurta Set, AM:PM

 
Kurta-SOUP-BY-SOUGAT-PAUL

Buy now: Kurta Set, Soup by Sougat Paul

 
Kurta-SAAKSHA-KINNI

Buy now: Kurta Set, Saaksha & Kinni