The Sambalpuri ‘Mathematical Equation’ saree which Bollywood actress Vidya Balan wore for promotion of her recently-released film ‘Shakuntala Devi’ has finally got its keeper.
Twenty-year-old Odia girl Debanshi Mishra, who is studying at the IIT Guwahati, has won the online auction of the Sambalpuri Bandha silk saree with a bidding price of Rs 55,000. The received money will be presented to Bhagabata Meher, weaver of the traditional masterpiece from Odisha, informed Utkalamrita on its social media handle.
Notably, the saree was delivered to Vidya Balan by Bhubaneswar-based Sabat Exports Private Limited under the brand name of Utkalamrita.
Utkalamrita informed, “The entire received money will be sent to the original weaver, who had woven the saree in 2015-16. And we will send the very special Shri Ganeet silk saree to Debanshi.”
Vidya Balan after wearing the saree had shared a velfie on social media and praised its weaver. Later, she had returned the saree as promised. After Vidya’s velfie went viral on social media and many people showed interest in purchasing it, Anita Sabat and Amrita Sabat, co-founders of Sabat Exports, decided to auction the masterpiece handloom and give the auction money to the weaver.