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Halloween 2026: Bollywood-inspired spooky outfits to recreate this season

Updated On: 26 October, 2026 05:01 PM IST | Amarylisa Gonsalves

Indian cinema has created several iconic horror characters, ranging from witches to monsters, which became cult favourites. With Halloween 2026 just around the corner, if you're looking for inspiration, recreate these iconic characters from Indian horror cinema and streaming series to make heads turn with your Halloween look.

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Bollywood inspired Halloweens costumes. Pics via Instagram, IMDb
Bollywood inspired Halloweens costumes. Pics via Instagram, IMDb
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Create this Stree look with a simple bright red or deep crimson saree draped in a neat Nivi style with the pallu over the head.
Create this Stree look with a simple bright red or deep crimson saree draped in a neat Nivi style with the pallu over the head. 
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Rukhsana from Pari is incredibly basic with an old, dirt-stained, or slightly torn oversized salwar suit. Go for minimal makeup with deep, hollow under-eye shadows, and create bleeding scratches across your face.
Rukhsana from Pari is incredibly basic with an old, dirt-stained, or slightly torn oversized salwar suit. Go for minimal makeup with deep, hollow under-eye shadows, and create bleeding scratches across your face.
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To create Manjulika from Bhool Bhulaiyaa drape a yellow or red traditional dancer's saree, let your hair down completely messy, and smudge heavy kajal down your cheeks.
To create Manjulika from Bhool Bhulaiyaa drape a yellow or red traditional dancer's saree, let your hair down completely messy, and smudge heavy kajal down your cheeks.
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You can also recreate this spooky look of Kriti Sanon from Stree with pale painted asymmetric skeletal contouring, heavily smudged dark smokey eyes, and metallic accents.
You can also recreate this spooky look of Kriti Sanon from Stree with pale painted asymmetric skeletal contouring, heavily smudged dark smokey eyes, and metallic accents.
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Men can recreate this fierce look of Laxmii from wearing a bright red saree paired with a simple black, short-sleeved blouse. For the makeup, apply a massive, solid red vermillion on the forehead and pitch-black smudged kajal.
Men can recreate this fierce look of Laxmii from wearing a bright red saree paired with a simple black, short-sleeved blouse. For the makeup, apply a massive, solid red vermillion on the forehead and pitch-black smudged kajal.
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Dress up as Lajja Shankar Pandey wearing a light kurta with red blood stains and red dupata. Drip red liquid for blood over the face and don't forget the eerie smile.
Dress up as Lajja Shankar Pandey wearing a light kurta with red blood stains and red dupata. Drip red liquid for blood over the face and don't forget the eerie smile.
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Paint your face and exposed skin with an eerie, ash-blue or pale bluish-white base with the hair combed in a wild and voluminous way to create the classic Makdee look. Pair it with a mismatched dark tunic or saree.
Paint your face and exposed skin with an eerie, ash-blue or pale bluish-white base with the hair combed in a wild and voluminous way to create the classic Makdee look. Pair it with a mismatched dark tunic or saree.
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Recreate this classic vintage exorcism look of Lisa from 1920, dressed in a pristine, white colonial gown with face makeup featuring deep, dark purple veins spreading across the cheeks and neck, paired with empty, pale blue contact lenses and a cross held tightly in hand.
Recreate this classic vintage exorcism look of Lisa from 1920, dressed in a pristine, white colonial gown with face makeup featuring deep, dark purple veins spreading across the cheeks and neck, paired with empty, pale blue contact lenses and a cross held tightly in hand.
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Don a grand, dark crimson or blood-red royal robe with long, sprawling dark hair paired with a thick, rugged beard to create Yakshasan from Thamma.
Don a grand, dark crimson or blood-red royal robe with long, sprawling dark hair paired with a thick, rugged beard to create Yakshasan from Thamma. 
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Create Diana's look from Ek Thi Daayan wearing a clean, sophisticated dark chiffon black saree with a long, thick braid. For the makeup cover your face with a white base and pair it with black lenses.
Create Diana's look from Ek Thi Daayan wearing a clean, sophisticated dark chiffon black saree with a long, thick braid. For the makeup cover your face with a white base and pair it with black lenses.

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