The two prominent actresses from Pakistani entertainment industry, Ushna Shah and Javeria Abbasi, have been friends for a very long time and both are keeping the tradition of sari alive.
Both of them have teamed up for Hum TV drama serial Akhir Kab Tak in which Ushna Shah is playing the role of Javeria Abbasi’s daughter.
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Ushna Shah has often been seen slaying in sari and she credited her friend Javeria Abbasi on her Twitter handle for a guide on how to drape it.
My mother wore sarees all the time, she would pleat them in an instant and carry them with the utmost grace. Meanwhile I can’t seem to drape one without #JuveriaAbbassi on video call & have only NOW learnt to walk & not waddle whilst wearing it. pic.twitter.com/b4FuMX3HH8
— Ushna Shah (@ushnashah) July 26, 2021
Balaa star Ushna recalled that she had always seen her mother wearing a sari and she is now treading in her footsteps for keeping the waning tradition alive.
The tradition of wearing a sari was once very common in Pakistan but it is becoming moribund as women choose alternate options of outfit on several occasions. Notably, sari is also the official uniform of Pakistani armed forces and navy.
Even according to Ushna, today’s generation isn’t fond of draping the sari neither on daily basis nor occasionally and she is on a mission to remind her followers to redefine their persona with the graceful garb.