Sabyasachi about Sridevi

Shashi Godbole is not a fashion follower nor is she ostentatious, so you won't see her in sequins (not even on the wedding day) or low-cut blouses. On a typical day, she prefers cotton saris with a border and Indian hand-woven motifs or prints. Her colors are carefully chosen Indian palette : Blues, greens, pinks, maroons. No Yashraj-style shaded saris or flowing georgettes she is about sensible dressing, not sensuality. Hence the hanky curled in her hand at all times, and the long choti (plait).

In bed, she wears light cotton saris, mostly white ones with small prints.

In NYC, Dame-Liz-style

Once in the US, Sridevi begins to experiment a bit. It's her way of looking good in a big city where she is an obvious misfit because of her clothes and language problems. Some interesting pieces from NYC wardrobe : tiny Indian-style checked saris with contrast borders (one sari has multiple borders); bolder colours and prints for the days she's happy; playing with textures- a single sari has a hand-spun cotton pallu and pleats with lighter hued body that could be in cotton silk.

The trench coat-over-sari picture that you've probably seen in the publicity stills is the only style statement in the film with a story behind it. While shopping in India, Sridevi tries on a trench coat at a mall, only to be mocked at by her husband. In NYC, she watches The Last Time I Saw Paris in which the elegant Elizabeth Taylor wears a trench coat. Out steps Shashi, wearing a trench coat, in the peak of the summer, right under the blazing sun. It's a liberating moment for Shashi, and if you've ever been told what not to wear by someone, you will know exactly what it feels like.

Accesories

In true Maharashtrian style, Shashi dons minimal jewellery, wearing what most married Indian women wear-mangalsutra, thin gold bangles, gold baalis and tiny studs. Sometimes there's a thin black watch, and of course there's a bindi.

Shashi's handbags are Hidesign's Estelle and Arno- functional as multi-purpose bags to store a dozen things, including some stationery for English class.