7 Bollywood festive looks to bookmark for Dhanteras 2026

Dhanteras flips the festive fashion conversation from “what is trending” to “what will I actually wear for the puja, the lunch and the evening.” This year, a Bollywood Hungama round-up of seven celebrity looks offers an unusually practical answer: seven stars, seven different ways to balance tradition, colour and comfort.

Seven celebrity references, one festive brief

The looks work as templates:

• Alia Bhatt pairs a textured moss-green saree with a turquoise embroidered blouse, letting the blouse’s metallic work carry the outfit while keeping the rest soft and minimal.
• Kiara Advani goes golden with a structured velvet blouse, tonal textured lehenga, embellished dupatta and a bold choker for a more dressed-up Dhanteras mood.
• Shraddha Kapoor returns to a traditional Maharashtrian Nauvari drape in purple and pink, finished with a nath, red bindi, kajal and green bangles.
• Janhvi Kapoor builds a layered festive silhouette with a multi-coloured printed lehenga, deep pink tones, a low-neck embroidered blouse, stacked bangles and a maang tikka.
• Ananya Panday gives a royal-blue Paithani saree with peacock motifs a contemporary turn by pairing it with a backless tube blouse and fresh flowers in her bun.
• Rasha Thadani makes a case for sapphire blue embroidery, statement jhumkas, a bindi and a gajra woven through the hair.
• Jacqueline Fernandez closes the list with a magenta brocade saree, zardozi border, side-swept retro waves and classic earrings.

What makes them work

The standouts have one thing in common: a clear visual anchor. Alia’s turquoise embroidered blouse is the loudest part of a deliberately quiet look, so the eye has somewhere to land. Shraddha’s Nauvari drape is the anchor in itself; the styling simply supports it. Kiara and Jacqueline both use a single saturated colour family, gold or magenta, and let the embellishment stay within that story rather than competing with it.

That matters for Dhanteras because festive wardrobes often fail by trying to say too much at once. A restrained underlying colour against one high-impact piece usually photographs better and feels calmer to wear through a long day of rituals and family obligations.

How to apply the formula

For a daytime puja, the quieter references are easier to move in: Alia’s minimal styling or Ananya’s blue Paithani with a modern blouse. For an evening gathering, Kiara’s golden lehenga set or Jacqueline’s magenta brocade saree carries a more celebratory weight. If you own a regional weave already, follow Shraddha or Ananya and let the drape do the cultural storytelling; the blouse can be the contemporary counterpoint.

Start with the piece you already love, then choose one contrast and one traditional accessory. That keeps the look personal instead of a costume.

Source: bollywoodHungama.com

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