Lupita Nyong’o was one among the many many celebrities who attended the opening night time of Mira Nair’s stage adaptation of Monsoon Wedding, the musical at St. Ann’s Warehouse in New York City. The Academy Award-winning actress attended the particular occasion in a saree, gold earrings, and an beautiful henna tattoo on her bald head. Explaining the thought behind the tattoo on her head, she wrote: “THE STORY OF MY HEAD: I met @hennabysabeen last year at a wedding in Pakistan. She did the #HennaDesign for the bride, and I was ASTOUNDED by the INTRICACY and BEAUTY of her work. There was something unique about the way she expressed herself in henna art. And I promised myself, ‘One day I will have a reason to work with Sabeen.’”
The Mira Nair occasion got here as the proper alternative for collaboration, the caption additional explains. She continued, “1.5 years later, when I got the invitation to attend the opening night of my dear friend, Mira Nair’s @monsoonmusical, I was scrambling at the last minute to find something to wear. I borrowed a sari and jewellery from @mishajapanwala, the bride from Pakistan, but the look didn’t feel complete… And then, in the middle of the night, an image SHOT into my mind of a henna design covering my bald head. I could do something special and different, to celebrate the culture using the canvas readily available to me! I was so excited by the idea that I could not go back to sleep. Misha connected me to Sabeen, and we were ON OUR WAY…”
Offering extra particulars, Lupita Nyong’o stated, “Sabeen had NEVER designed for a head before; I had never done such a thing before either. My only prompt to her was that I wanted a widow’s peak (homage to the bindhi, borla / maang tikka), the rest was ALL HER INNOVATION. She suggested #Jagua, a natural dye from the Jagua fruit of South America that would be dark enough to give [a] good contrast to my dark skin.”
The actress stated that they had been excited however anxious that it could not prove as they envisioned. “We were both excited and terrified. What if it went wrong or looked funny? Well, I thought, I can always wear a head wrap. But Sabeen BROUGHT IT! We stopped now and again so that I could give her feedback because she was DETERMINED to leave me a happy client. And Sabeen was METICULOUS. She did not stop until it was perfect. When we looked at the finished head… we were both GRINNING!”
Speaking concerning the course of, the Wakanda Forever star stated, “It takes about 24 hours for the dye to really show up. And when it came in, in FULL CONTRAST the next day, I was simply MOVED. It was beautiful. It was bold and elegant; it had a point of view. We had not played it safe, and it had paid off. And I had found a new way to express myself without hair! So, the moral of this story is: DARE YOURSELF TO SEEK OUT BEAUTY IN NEW WAYS. And, Sabeen, thank you for bestowing on me the beauty of your hand and history!”
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Preceding this, Lupita Nyong’o additionally shared her inspiration for the look. Sharing numerous images of the look, the star stated, “When we are invited to an Indian wedding, we use what we got to honour and celebrate. #BaldieBrigade. Congratulations to the incomparable Mira Nair on the opening of her musical adaptation of the beloved story #monsoonwedding (@monsoonmusical). Now playing at St. Ann’s Warehouse.”
Lupita Nyong’o and Mira Nair have collaborated within the movie Queen of Katwe. Additionally, Lupita Nyong’o had the chance to intern underneath Mira Nair whereas engaged on The Namesake.
Source: www.ndtv.com