Sari in Nepal) and petticoat called "parkar" or "ul-pavadai". In the modern Indian subcontinent, the sari is considered a cultural icon. The word "sari" described in Sanskrit शाटी which means 'strip of cloth' and शाडी or साडी in Pali, and which evolved to in modern Indian languages. The word 'Sattika' is mentioned as describing women's attire in ancient India in Sanskrit literature and Buddhist literature called Jatakas. This could be equivalent to modern day 'Sari'. The term for female bodice, the "choli" evolved from ancient "Stanapatta". Rajatarangini (meaning the 'river of kings'), a tenth-century literary work by Kalhana, states that the
Kasta sari 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"”. During 2016, actress Nargis Fakhri will be seen in a nauvari sari for the film Banjo for a dream sequence. Kasta sari The Kaashtha sari () is a style of sari draping is very similar to the way the Maharashtrian "dhoti" is worn. The word Kaashtha refers to the