Kasta sari

In fact, this attire holds utmost importance as women across different walks of life have worn it.

It is not just worn at religious and cultural events, but women have fought wars in the past and still work in farmlands wearing this.

On the contrary, women from rural Puñe and Satara Ahmed Nagar or Kolhapur wear it to the ankle length which is very popular.

[11][12] The Koli women are decorative with both dress and ornament and this sari of nine yards of cotton fabric is draped adeptly over the hips so that the figure is graceful in movement.

However, in contemporary fashion, the trend of wearing nine-yard Kasta sari is picking up fast among the younger lot that wants to keep the age-old Marathi tradition alive.

To make the wearing more easy and comfortable, the market is all set to sell stitched Kasta sari for those who love drape it.

"[16] Shobhaa De told in her blog that she suggested to Mukesh Ambani that the cheerleaders of Mumbai Indians wear the traditional nine yard kasta sari and perform dance routines for the local lavani.

This type of sari is regularly made fun of in films, portrayed as some sort of "sexy" garment, meant to titillate.

Generally, in modern Bollywood fashion, the pallu is fully wrapped around the waist rather than on the shoulder and to cover the blouse or choli folded chunri of contrast color is pinned up.

She played the role of Bijlee, a fisherwoman, for which she appeared in Kasta saris of different color throughout the entire film.

[21][22][23] The first look and promos of Agneepath, the 2012 remake of the 1990 Hindi film of the same name was released which featured actress Katrina Kaif dancing for an item song "Chikni Chameli" in a yellow kasta sari.

[24][25][26] Actress Vidya Balan dressed in a red kasta sari along with lavani dancers performed live on stage her latest item number "Mala Jau De" for the audience, from Vidhu Vinod Chopra's upcoming film Ferrari Ki Sawaari.

[27] In 2015, actresses Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra featured in nauvari saris for a dance sequence in the film Bajirao Mastani.

[28][29] Anju Modi, the costume designer for the film stated, "I do hope that after this movie, the nauvari sari makes a comeback.