the first look and promos of "agneepath", the 2012 remake of the 1990 hindi film of the same name was released which featured actress katrina kaif dancing for an item song "chikni chameli" in a yellow kasta sari. actress vidya balan dressed in a red kasta sari along with lavani dancers performed live on stage her latest item number "mala jau de" for the audience, from vidhu vinod chopra's upcoming film "ferrari ki sawaari". she told she was inspired from madhuri dixit's performance from sailaab. in 2015, actressess deepika padukone and priyanka chopra featured in nauvari saris for a dance sequence in the film bajirao mastani. anju modi, the costume designer for the film stated, "i do hope that after this movie, the nauvari saree makes a comeback".