Bollywood celebrities are turning to artificial intelligence to recreate the colourful fashion and visual style of the 1980s, with stars including Parineeti Chopra, Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra joining the viral social media trend. Instagram has recently been flooded with AI-generated retro images showing celebrities in ’80s-inspired outfits, complete with big hairstyles, vintage settings and old-school film aesthetics. Chopra joined the trend with her husband, Raghav Chadha, sharing AI-generated images that portrayed the couple as an ’80s-era pair. View this post on Instagram The actress also joked about why the two could not have met when they were born. Advani and Malhotra also embraced the trend, appearing as though they had stepped out of an ’80s Bollywood film. Malhotra sported a retro double-denim look with aviator sunglasses, while Advani opted for bright colours, statement accessories and voluminous styling. Actor Ameesha Patel took the nostalgia further with AI-generated images featuring neon pink styling, denim shorts, leg warmers, trainers and a large boombox. Some stars choose real ’80s memories Not everyone opted for AI. Actor Vijay Varma shared an actual photograph from the 1980s, joking that he was participating in the trend “without wasting water or energy. ” Filmmaker Farah Khan also shared real photographs from the decade, writing: “Who needs an AI trend for the 80’s! ! Here’s the real deal. ” View this post on Instagram Politician Shashi Tharoor followed the same route, posting photographs from his family archive, including pictures with his sons. The trend has turned social media into a nostalgia fest, with AI allowing younger celebrities to imagine themselves in the decade while those with real memories of the ’80s are sharing authentic throwbacks.
Bollywood stars embrace viral 80’s AI trend
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