"Aishwarya's outfits go through four transitions in the movie, depicting the phases of Umrao's life.

One gold outfit is made with refined resham cloth of pure silver. For this outfit, I have referred to the book, The Motifs of 1800s. The fabric has been re-embroidered, done in salma and sitara work. There are motifs of flowerpots, peacocks, little birds flying, and elephants, etc., as was popular in those days. The concept is unconventional and has a classic, period quality.

The gulband style is the way the people of Lucknow wore it -- little pieces of jewellery sewn with different stones like rubies."

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