Dhruvi Shah – Anjali from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Dhruvi Shah I then headed to a film costume shop near Lokhandwala Complex and rented the “Coolie” outfit with the arm-tab et al.Īnd what was the lesson I learnt from playing dress up? Don’t be negative because even dark clouds have a silver lining (in this case, a fat voucher from Flipkart as my 1st prize). And it was only obvious that I had to dress up as his character in Coolie since that was a film that nearly cost him his life and in fact, gave him a re-birth. So, the night before, on a whim I decided to channel Bollywood’s biggest icon – Amitabh Bachchan. My colleague Rashmi tried to help me out with ideas like Aamir Khan in Ghulam or Anil Kapoor in 1942 A Love Story, but I was not convinced. Hence, it was difficult for me to reference an iconic screen character. In thirty-nine years of my life, I’ve probably watched just ten Bollywood films. When my colleague Karen suggested that the theme for our first fancy dress day in office has to be based on a Bollywood film character from the 50’s to the 90’s, I was most irritated since I don’t have any Bollywood background. I am forever looking for my Raj and hope to find him someday! Ranjit Rodricks – Iqbal from Coolie Ranjit Rodricks I thought it’ll be fun to get a chance to be her for a day so I decided to wear my white tee, brown dress, nerdy glasses and my tan crossbody-bag. I’ve grown up watching DDLJ and Simran has been my most favourite Bollywood female character ever since I remember. We almost managed… almost! Amruta Khatavkar – Simran from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Amruta Khatavkar Marv had this blue cloak-like coat in his wardrobe (I don’t know why), which I borrowed and we tried our best to tie the turban. I was Anil Kapoor channeling Daler Mehendi in Biwi No.1. It was last minute and I knew we’d have a laugh about it. I had some help coming up with the costume.
Mike Melli – Lakhan from Biwi No 1 Mike Melli And like a true actor, I clearly dove into my character. It sounded fun and very Bollywood! Marv managed to get me the bullet holed ‘banyan’ and a funky orange shirt with some accessories to match the look. Someone in our office suggested Aamir Khan’s character in Rangeela. Super fun Bollywood dressup fun at MissMalini HQ today, can’t wait for the next one! Nowshad Rizwanullah – Munna from Rangeela Nowshad Rizwanullah Picking a Bollywood favorite from the 50s to the 90s is nearly impossible but for some reason I’ve always loved Kajol’s sporty spice vibe in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai AND I’ve been wondering what I would look like in a bob cut :) as luck would have it my stylist Marv had green dungarees and my friend Akash Jain works for the NBA (that’s where the basketball came from)… throw on sneakers and a headband, and boom you’ve got Anjali! In fact she was such a popular choice that 2 other members of Team MissMalini chose the same character! MissMalini – Anjali from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai MissMalini But of course, since we’re us, we can’t really do it the “normal” way by just being a bit more formal – instead, we had to go with a theme! For our first dress-up day, Karen Alfonso picked the theme and she went with “Bollywood characters from the 50s to the 90s.” Check out all our outfits and hear from everyone on how they put together their look! However, it’s nice to put some thought into your outfits every once in a while, so we decided to do dress-up days. One of the best things about being part of Team MissMalini is that we can kind of show up to the office wearing anything.