This story is from September 4, 2015

Vidya weaves a handspun tale in Hyderabad

Vidya weaves a handspun tale in Hyderabad
Vidya weaves a handspun tale in Hyderabad
I am indeed honoured to meet these two ladies from Hyderabad,” said Vidya Balan while talking about Suraiya Hasan Bose — fondly known as Suraiya apa — and Uzramma who have taken the cause of handspun fabric further at a time when weaves like Khadi, cotton and handspun silk face stiff competition from powerloom apparel. The ladies of FICCI, Hyderabad chapter, organised an interactive session at a posh locale in the city and B-town beauty and crusader for handlooms, Vidya Balan, spoke on the occasion about her relationship with the whole 6-yards, be it how she learned to drape the saree Bengali style while shooting for Parineeta or the saree she picked up from Calcutta for a mere 120 Rupees.
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The P3Ps in the audience like Pinky Reddy and Karishma Sathe opened up about their saree related anecdotes — Pinky spoke about how beautifully her mother carries off a saree and Karishma elicited applause from Vidya as she confessed that saree has been her wardrobe favuorite for the past 20 years!
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