Aditi Rao Hydari Quotes

I think a woman looks best in a sari.

I could live in a sari; I was born to wear a sari.

I have a lot of kurtas and Rajasthani-patterned clothes. So I really wanted to do something with an Indian flavour. Shooting the video for 'Lean On' was like a dream come true for me.

I wear the national dress because it is the most natural and the most becoming for an Indian.

I appreciate art in any form. So it applies to clothes as well. On stage, I think people prefer me in Indian outfits... in fact, it goes with the kind of songs I sing as well. Indianness in the form of a sari, or a chaniya choli or jeans with something interesting, matches my style of singing.

I think Indians dress better than anyone, but I don't want to imitate more than a detail or two; I prefer my clothes humdrum and inconspicuous, and a cowboy hat just doesn't work for me.

To be very honest, I cannot drape a saree myself. I have never draped one on my own, ever. But it has been done on me so many times, that now I have memorised all the steps, and if someone challenges me, I will surely be able to do it.

Nowadays, all actresses wear gowns and trot all over the place. However, our sarees would look more elegant, and yet so appealing. So, my advice to all heroines is: start wearing sarees as well, to look more beautiful!

I love Indian wear and I think no one can beat the masterpieces our Indian designers and craftsmen create.

My mom loves saris, and when I was a child, she told me 'a girl looks good in an Indian traditional outfit.' So, somehow it stayed in my head, and I really enjoy Indian wear.

I don't like to experiment a lot - so jeans with a ganji, ethnic skirt with a nice top, long jackets, dresses is my go-to style.

I don't really wear sarees and suits.

Be it a movie premiere or an event, I personally prefer to wear a lot of saree. For me, they are very comfortable; I can carry them off.

People all over the globe love to see women in a sari. I always love to be draped in one as well.

Personally, I wear a lot of my mother-in-law's chiffons and my mother's silk. But when I buy saris for myself, then they have to be understated.

For me, clothing has always been connected to history. That's what draws me in.

Most of my jewellery is what I picked up in India.

My interest in India began with my interest in Indian painting and music and that grew.

I think Bengali women have the most eclectic sense of dressing.

I'm really into reading books right now about India. You reach a certain age where you start missing your home history.

I don't force reinvention. I play with silhouette and color, since Indian as well as Caribbean women have a penchant for these.

I find it very lucky to be an Indian and living in India.

People should know what the India of 2018 was like. They shouldn't end up seeing only Salman Khan films 200 years later. India is not like that.

My favourite thing to wear is a saree.

I love the whole Punjabi culture as I have seen it very closely in Delhi in my growing up years.