Bollywood retro theme !! lets get vintage....

Its always exciting to know our history and when the history comes back how would that feel?? like taking a time travel back rite... So lets get live the history again with retro style party. Retro style is nothing but the fashion our grand parents and parents saw and wore. Its interesting to dress up like them and party in vintage style. Its said "OLD IS GOLD"  retro look also called vintage style never goes off. It always comes back into time to create yet another trend of fashion and style. This is an amazing way to look gorgeous.
Looking for party themes what struck my mind next was retro look, getting back into good old days. I always like and choose themes such that my friends find it easy to dress up not confusing. Today il tell u how me and my friends got retro look. Not just about the look, il discuss about the retro food from past and few games to play at the party to keep the spirit up. I enjoyed a lot at this party it was liking taking a time travel to past 70s and 80s.

So are you all guys ready to time travel??

Retro look:

Getting this look is not that difficult. We see in bollywood movies now a days actors keep wearing retro clothes for characters and also in the old movies we saw in your childhood. If you have not then dont worry il show you few looks that can help you dress like them. Ask your grandparents and parents for old clothes if they have them stored, you can use them. To create this look all you got to have is boot cut and high waist pants paired with funky colorful shirts. For girls all you need to have is a saree or short shirt with chudi bottom. In my potluck party i picked a bight colorful saree and draped in famous mumtaz style. My friends all came dressed in very innovative characters someone came dressed as raj kapoor, some one got the look of bola from padosan. Here are few looks you may find interesting and will help you get the idea.

The classic famous look known as mumtaz style drape

Famous raj kapoor look of mera juta hai japani

If you want to look stylish then rajesh khanna's look is perfect for you

These are few retro looks tried by famous actors for their movies.

Makeup and hairstyle:

Hairstyle and makeup where giving much importance in olden days. Actresses took so much time just to get their hair perfectly done. Most famous hair style know to every one is the bump on the head, which got high day by day. Who can forget that smokey eye makeup with long wings. One of those look is scarf tied hairstyle, having long waves and side braided hair with a flower to add extra touch.

Here are few such looks.

 

Retro food:

You must have not heard of retro food, this is no new recipe or cuisine. But dishes that were famous in 70s and 80s and even today people love them i call it retro food. In my potluck party we had samosas, pakoda, lentil soup, paratha, tandoori chicken. Rice and wheat was grown by many people and loved by people in the past. Simple chicken curry served with rice , dal, aloo tikki, chole. Fresh vegetables where grown in the backyards of the houses and veg curries were loved like.. bhendi fry, potato curry. You can find these recipes readily available on internet. These dishes may not look so famous but brings back good old memories...

Games:

Games always are fun and helps as ice breakers in the party. You can have some old retro games known from ages. Choose depending on the people in your party. Here are list of few interesting games that can be played.

1. Dumb charades: 

If you have groups of large people then this is the perfect old games. Make two teams and one team gives the name of the movie to one player of the other team. That player acts being dumb so that his team can guess the name. If you want some difficult bollywood movie name suggestions you can check my previous post, that will help you win.

2. Guessing the name:

If you have a small group to play dumb charades then write down the names of movies on a paper and put them in a hat or bottle. Ask each guest to pick and act for the guests. You have the list from my blog.

3. Passing the parcel:

One player player the referee and plays the music. Parcel is kept passing among the players( better if you sit in circle) and when the music goes off the person having the parcel is out. First the referee gives them some fun task to do . On next turn the first player out will give the task to next player out, it goes on until you have the winner. The person who remains till end is the winner and he gets a prize.

4. Langdi tang:

If you have a large area to play then you can play this game. Place some random stuff around the room. Each player hops and fetches those items. Keep your stop watch ready and count the time. Person who finishes fast wins the game.

5. Antakshari:

Who doent know this game... Baithe baithe kya kare hum karna hai kuch kam, shuru karo antakshari leke prabhu ka naam and the game begins. Make two teams , one team sings a song and the other team should sing a song with the last letter of the song they sang. They are given some some to start the song, if they could not sing other team can sing and get the point. Games goes on. This is an exciting ice breaker game.



This retro theme party is exciting and fun loving, brings the old memories back. I had fun with my friends with yummy food, exciting games and pretty looking guests. Next time you plan a party try this retro style i bet you will have loads of fun....