Anarkali, the very famous muslim mujra dancer at palace (also called as Rajnartika or dancer for entertainment of king) of Mughal emperor Akbar. Anarkali used to wear the traditional muslim woman's wear salwar kameez while mujra dancing. The dupatta had been worn along with the dress rounded across the neck covering the head. So the dress was known as mujra or Anarkali salwar kameez dress. Anarkali dresses fashion trend made popular by various bollywood hindi movies. do you remember Madhubala in the song ‘Pyar kiya to darna kya’ from ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ and Madhuri in the song ‘Aaja Nachle’ from the movie ‘Aaja Nachle’?
And Meena Kumari in very sensuil song Inhi logon ne le liya dupatta mera in movie and Amitabh's dhadkan Rekha in Umrao Jaan and Abhishek's heart Aishwarya in New Umrao Jaan? Anarkali style shalwar kameez look really smart and stylish in every season, every function, every party, every occasion whether as a traditional dress with long sleeves or as a glamourous dress with smart sleeveless or sexy noodles strips or stylish mega sleeves kameez.
