Janhvi Kapoor’s Cricket-Themed Method Dressing For ‘Mr & Mrs Mahi’. See Her Looks Here
Janhvi Kapoor stole the limelight during ‘Mr & Mrs Mahi’ promotions, embracing method dressing with stunning outfits.
Method dressing in the world of entertainment refers to the strategic use of clothing and style to embody and promote the themes, characters, and narratives of films and shows. Method dressing, a rising fashion approach, happens when an actor or actress selects their outfits to represent their project’s aesthetic and their own character and channel them into their red carpet or promotional looks. This particular concept comes from the acting technique known as method acting. By curating outfits that reflect the essence of a character, method dressing enhances both on-screen storytelling and off-screen promotions. It also creates more buzz surrounding a particular project.
On-screen, designs and costumes ensure that characters’ wardrobes are authentic and contribute meaningfully to the storytelling. Their attires are meticulously chosen to reflect the time period, personality, socioeconomic status, and emotional state of the characters. This level of detail helps in creating a believable and engaging narrative.
Off-screen, method dressing is utilised during promotional events, interviews, and public appearances, where actors wear outfits inspired by the film or show. At red carpet events, celebrities often wear outfits inspired by their characters or the project’s theme, generating visual continuity between the film and the promotional activities.
Building brand identity is another crucial aspect of method dressing. By maintaining a consistent visual style across all promotional platforms, from posters to social media campaigns, method dressing helps in establishing a strong, recognisable brand for the film or show. This approach can extend into merchandising opportunities, with fashion lines or collections inspired by the characters’ wardrobes.
Social media engagement also plays a role, with actors and influencers sharing behind-the-scenes looks and fashion inspiration from the sets, engaging fans with content that feels exclusive and personal.
Beyond its promotional benefits, method dressing has broader implications, including influencing fashion trends. Films and shows often set new fashion trends, and when actors embrace method dressing in their promotional appearances, it can influence public fashion choices. Iconic styles from popular shows and movies frequently translate into mainstream fashion trends, impacting the fashion industry. Moreover, method dressing can highlight and celebrate specific cultures and historical periods, promoting cultural appreciation and awareness globally.
One of the most notable stars to use method dressing in Bollywood is Ranveer Singh. Known for his eclectic fashion sense, Ranveer Singh took method dressing to new heights during the promotions of ‘Padmaavat’. He dressed in outfits inspired by his character Alauddin Khilji, projecting a regal and fierce image like his on-screen persona.
Similarly, Deepika Padukone, during the promotions of ‘Chennai Express’, wore traditional South Indian attires, reflecting her character.
Alia Bhatt also adopted the method dressing trend for the promotions of her film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. By choosing simple and elegant white sarees that resonated with her character, Alia Bhatt nailed method dressing.
Kangana Ranaut, for the promotions of ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’, wore traditional sarees and warrior-inspired outfits, emphasising the historical and powerful nature of her character.
Recently, Janhvi Kapoor also embraced method dressing while promoting her new Hindi movie ‘Mr & Mrs Mahi’, co-starring Rajkummar Rao.
While speaking about who inspired her to embrace method dressing during the promotions of her film, Janhvi Kapoor named Zendaya. Janhvi Kapoor had taken to her Instagram Stories to admit that she was “heavily inspired” by Zendaya’s look during the promotions of ‘Dune 2’ and ‘Challengers’ and tried to follow that for her own film as well.
In a recent AMA session on her IG Stories, a fan asked Janhvi, “Is it true that you’re copying Zendaya?” Replying to this, she said, “Yes, I think I am very heavily inspired by what she did for her Challengers and Dune promotions. And not just her, even Uorfi. How creative she is with her fashion. I feel like as actors we all are encouraged to kind of do method dressing or dress similar to your characters while promoting a film.”
She added, “I haven't really done it except for Dhadak but when I saw her doing it so well, dressed up in accordance to the theme of the film… I realised that as actors there is a good amount of attention put on how we look and how we dress, and if I can use that to bring attention back to my film then why not?”
“Mother Zendaya showed us the way. She showed us how to do it really well. So yes, definitely inspired by that and just hoping to follow her footsteps,” she concluded.
As Janhvi Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Mr And Mrs Mahi’ released in theatres on Friday, we decided to take a look at Janhvi’s various outfits, embracing method dressing, for the promotions of the film.
Without further ado, check out her looks here:
1. Cricket ball-inspired backless dress: While promoting ‘Mr & Mrs Mahi’, Janhvi Kapoor wore a red cut-out backless dress with cricket balls pinned on the back. Janhvi Kapoor’s red leather dress featured a plunging neckline, a sleeveless design, a body-hugging silhouette, side cut-outs, a midi-length hemline, and a halter neck with a daring backless design. But what truly stole the show was several cricket ball-inspired embellishments on the back of her red dress. She styled the dress with nude pumps featuring high heels and diamond studs. The Bollywood actress left her hair open in centre-parted soft waves and sported a soft glam makeup look.
Prior to this, she had kick-started the promotions in style when she attended the Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL match. Taking to Instagram, she shared pictures of herself watching the match, curated moments of her cheering, some car selfies and a picture with the film's director Sharan Sharma. For her day out, she wore a blue-coloured t-shirt with the text, “Cricket is life aur life is cricket,” printed on the back of it. The front of her t-shirt read, “Mahi 6.”
2. Jersey-like purple crop top and striped skirt: Janhvi Kapoor continued her cricket-themed style streak for ‘Mr & Mrs Mahi’ promotions with this outfit. After her cricket ball-inspired dress, the Bollywood actress slipped into a jersey-inspired look. She was spotted in a striped flowing black and white skirt paired with a purple shimmery crop top. The crop top came with a jersey-inspired look and the number 6. She tied her tresses in a ponytail and went for minimal glam makeup to complete her look. When she was asked about the thought behind the number, she said at an event, “Iss Mahi ka jersey number 6 hai.” Janhvi Kapoor's method dressing game is only getting better and this outfit certainly proved it.
3. Stunning two-toned saree with ‘6 Mahi’ blouse: Janhvi Kapoor’s cricket-themed saree was one of her best additions to her method dressing style files. The Bollywood actress chose a custom two-toned Manish Malhotra saree. She paired the flowy red and blue drape with a shimmery, sleeveless red jersey-inspired blouse. It came with a ‘number 6’ at the back that was inspired by her character in the film Mahima, aka Mahi. The blouse also featured intricate sequin work and a sweetheart neckline. She draped the ombre saree elegantly around her, letting the pallu fall beautifully from her shoulders. Janhvi Kapoor accessorised her look with a pair of silver hoop earrings and high heels. With nude makeup and side-parted soft curls, Janhvi Kapoor served summer beauty goals for us to bookmark.
4. Cricket-inspired embellished midi dress: Trust Janhvi Kapoor to take boring out of her fashion closet always. The Bollywood actress, who had a packed May as she was busy promoting ‘Mr and Mrs Mahi’, wore a silver sequinned dress. The ensemble, custom-designed by Falguni Shane Peacock, featured sequinned embellishments, broad straps, metal buckles on the shoulders, a plunging neckline, a cinched waist, and a bodycon silhouette. The embellishment of a cricketer hitting the ball with his bat done with blue sequins made it a show-stopping look. Janhvi Kapoor styled the ensemble with statement silver earrings, blue pumps, side-parted open locks, winged eyeliner and caramel lips.
5. Bespoke cricket-inspired accessories for the win: Janhvi Kapoor impressed her fans with her stylish method dressing during the promotions of ‘Mr & Mrs Mahi’. Apart from the stylish sarees and dresses, Janhvi Kapoor embraced method dressing in unique, intricately designed jewellery paired with this suit. Celebrity stylist Ami Patel shared pictures of Janhvi Kapoor’s silver earrings, created by Sheetal Zaveri by Vithaldas. The silver earrings featured custom charms of a ‘Mahi’ jersey and helmet. Janhvi Kapoor styled the handcrafted earrings with a custom Anamika Khanna anarkali set. She left her hair open in side-parted soft waves and went for a nude makeup look.
6. White floral saree with cricket ball-themed mini bag: As much as we love Janhvi Kpaoor’s bodycon dresses, we can’t forget to mention her stunning ethnic style featuring elegant sarees and gorgeous lehengas. The Bollywood actress took the method dressing route a notch higher with her desi appearance in a beautiful white sheer saree that came with colourful floral detailing. The sheer drape was paired with a matching sleeveless blouse with floral threadwork and a plunging neckline. But what truly stole the show was her silver cricket ball-themed bag. With a fresh glowing makeup look and tinted pink lips, Janhvi Kapoor's beauty game was on point too. She styled her tresses in half-up and half-down hairdo. For jewellery, she wore statement rings and drop earrings.
7. Blue sequin saree with blouse inspired by cricket jersey: Janhvi Kapoor's closet for ‘Mr And Mrs Mahi’ promotions is winning hearts. After wearing cricket-themed sarees and dresses, Janhvi Kapoor picked another stunning blue saree. She paired the blue sequinned saree with a cricket jersey-inspired T-shirt blouse. Janhvi Kapoor’s saree is from the shelves of her favourite designer, Manish Malhotra's fashion label. Meanwhile, the blouse is custom-made to go with the theme of the method dressing trend. The blouse featured a collared neckline, a backless design, gold buttons on the front, a fitted silhouette, and a cropped hem length. Janhvi’s saree is accentuated with shimmering sequin embellishments. She wore the stunning saree in traditional style with pleats on the front, letting the pallu fall from the shoulder in a floor-sweeping length. Janhvi styled her ethnic wonder with gold jewels, including statement rings and heart-shaped earrings. She tied her locks in a pulled-back ponytail and sported a pink lip shade.
8. Out-of-the-box cricket net skirt: Janhvi Kapoor continued her fashion experiments with this unique outfit. The ensemble featured a white button-down shirt and a green satin mini skirt. While the shirt featured a notch lapel collar, quarter-length sleeves, folded cuffs, and front button closures, the skirt came with a bodycon fitting, a square cut-out mesh overlay, a high-rise waist, and a short-length hemline. She styled the ensemble with green stilettos, ear studs, rings, delicate cricket ball-themed golden bracelets, a layered gold neckpiece, centre-parted wavy tresses, and pink lip shade. The star of Janhvi’s look was the white-coloured bejewelled square net overlay on her skirt.
9. Floral lehenga with exquisite cricket-inspired necklace: Embracing the method dressing trend, Janhvi Kapoor showcased the cricket theme of her movie in her promotional appearances. Recently, she rocked a gorgeous floral lehenga with an interesting choice of neckline. Janhvi's lehenga set, from the shelves of renowned Indian designer Arpita Mehta, featured a sweetheart neckline blouse with thin straps and was embellished with mirror embellishments, intricate floral embroidery and zari work. She paired the blouse with a floral lehenga skirt. Rounding off her ethnic outfit was an ivory dupatta with a matching floral border. She accessorised her look with a precious bespoke cricket neckline from Shri Paramani Jewels. With purple stacked glass bangles, a statement ring, high heels and stud earrings, she styled her look. Sporting mauve lipstick and styling her tresses into soft curls with a half-updo, Janhvi Kapoor looked stunning. The main highlight of the look was the bespoke necklace featuring cricket-inspired motifs including a helmet, glove, stump, bat and ball in gold.
10. Red and white striped saree: Drawing inspiration from her movie’s plot about a cricket fan couple, Janhvi Kapoor’s promotional outfits have effortlessly featured cricket elements. Take one of her latest ensembles for instance. Janhvi Kapoor wore a Torani red and white asymmetrical striped saree which featured wicket and balled-shaped embroidery. With it, Janhvi Kapoor wore a strappy halter-neck red blouse with contrasting white stitching. Rounding off the look was an elegant pair of ruby and diamond earrings with a couple of rings. For makeup, the B-town diva went dewy-blushed cheeks, maroon lipstick, kohl-rimmed eyes, mascara-coated lashes, and shimmery eyeshadow. She left her hair open in soft wavy curls.
While these were some of our topic picks from her promotional diaries, Janhvi Kapoor rocked some more stunning outfits.
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Talking about ‘Mr & Mrs Mahi’, the new Hindi movie is directed by Sharan Sharma and it is backed by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta.
Apart from ‘Mr & Mrs Mahi’, Janhvi Kapoor will be seen in ‘Ulajh’, which will hit the theatres on July 5. She will also mark her Telugu debut with ‘Devara: Part 1’, co-starring Jr NTR and Saif Ali Khan.
She also has ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ alongside Varun Dhawan in the pipeline. Janhvi Kapoor will also be seen opposite Ram Charan in his next untitled film.
