In homage to MS Amma
By : Bhavana Sharma
Update: 2024-09-18 18:32 GMT
Vidya Balan paid a beautiful and touching tribute to renowned Carnatic musician, the late MS Subbulakshmi, through a photo-shoot wearing the traditional heavy silk sarees favoured by the celebrated vocalist. Working with costume designer Anu Parthasarathy, the actress reproduced the timeless elegance of the singer with the sublime voice.
‘MS Amma’, as she was affectionately referred to, became the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award. Vidya Balan took to Instagram to express her love for the iconic singer and to share her excitement about achieving her long-time goal of representing MS Amma. “On her 108th birth anniversary, this is my tribute to the ‘Bharat Ratna’ M.S. Subbulakshmi (M.S. Amma), the Queen of Music as referred to by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and the Nightingale of India as referred by Sarojini Naidu, I feel privileged and overjoyed,” Vidya wrote.
Vidya featured four sarees that MS Subbulakshmi made popular. “If those elegant and lively rich unique sarees were one half of M.S. Amma, the other half was the simple wearing accessories that included the normal kumkum and vibhuti on the forehead, the flat and round nose stud, the dainty jasmine flower on the hair bun,” she shared.
The actor also acknowledged the contribution of various others in making the tribute possible, including Anu Parthasarathy for the conceptualization and flutist Sikkil Mala Chandrashekar, grandson-in-law of the legendary singer.