The Filmfare Awards red carpet is probably the biggest gala night of Bollywood. It is also regarded as the Oscars of the Hindi film industry by many.
No wonder the industry folks - actors and actresses - plan their evening attire months in advance. After all, the fashion high and faux pas are discussed for days after the event.
Critics and fans follow their favourite stars minutely and anything lacking in their choice of dress and make-up is often highlighted a thousand times over. In some cases, actresses caught putting a wrong step on the red carpet fashion, have also been reduced to tears by their own peers. Vidya Balan is a case in point.
Let's find out who scored a fashion high and who desperately needs a style makeover.
Critics' verdict
The Chopra sisters - Priyanka and Parineeti - along with Vidya Balan and Madhuri Dixit-Nene were the main victims of fashion faux pas.
The likes of Sridevi, Chitrangada Singh, Urmila Matondkar and Alia Bhatt ruled the 'average Jane' category.
It is probably the Bollywood men who took the fashion cake, as they all looked dapper in their tuxedos and evening jackets.
Sridevi and Madhuri
It was interesting to watch the 40+ actresses such as Sridevi and Madhuri walk the red carpet with their husbands in cleavage-showing revealing gowns. Those who are loyal Filmfare Awards followers would recall that the same heroines in their heydays wore nothing but bright and dazzling Kanjeevarams with heavy, intricate gold jewellery.
Both Sridevi and Madhuri have come a long way in shedding the heavy weight of Kanjeevarams and temple jewellery.
While Sridevi looked passable in her Alberta Ferretti orange and gold gown with plunging neckline, Madhuri could surely have opted for some other gown than the Alberto Makali blue gown, which looked more like a prom-reject project.
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone stole the show with her minimalistic look and the killer designer-couture, which she carried off with aplomb. This is quite likely her best award show appearance so far.
Ms Padukone has the right attitude, looks and the figure to pull the back dress off, even though it did show off quite a bit of her skin at an awards show - by Bollywood standards. She wore a Prabal Gurung dress.
Vidya Balan returns as the queen of fashion faux-pas
We understand that you have your wedding trousseau to show off. But, surely you could have done better than colour coordinate your sari with the 'black lady with the golden base' (special edition). The kanjeevaram worn by Vidya did nothing for her, despite her 1,000-watt smile.
