Bear Grylls effortlessly rocks the lungi on Man Vs Wild; a look at times Bollywood actors donned this garment

The British adventurer and host posed against the Scottish Highlands wearing a plaid blue lungi with his trademark bag and a blue jumper

Bear Grylls posted a picture in a lungi on Twitter. (Source: Bear Grylls/Twitter; Hrithik Roshan/Instagram)

In a delightful surprise for his Indian fans, Bear Grylls took to Twitter to share a photo of himself donning a lungi, giving a hint about the next guest on his popular jungle survival program, Man vs Wild. The British adventurer and host posed against the Scottish Highlands wearing a plaid blue lungi with his trademark bag and a blue jumper.

“Snapshot from an epic @RunningWildwBG Scottish adventure… coming soon! @DisneyPlus @NatGeoTV Guess the guest I was taking? Long hair, British and a true icon. #adventure #stateofmind #nevergiveup,” the tweet read. It has amassed over 158K views so far.

Snapshot from an epic @RunningWildwBG Scottish adventure… coming soon! @DisneyPlus @NatGeoTV guess the guest I was taking? Long hair, British and a true icon. #adventure #stateofmind #nevergiveup pic.twitter.com/RObUptBokh

— Bear Grylls OBE (@BearGrylls) June 25, 2023

However, this isn’t the first time that a celebrity has sported a lungi. Bollywood actors have, time and again, given up their trousers for a lungi look. Take a look at some of those here:

Ranveer Singh

The actor paired a green lungi with a white shirt. (Source: Varinder Chawla)

Ranveer Singh’s experimental fashion sense is no secret. In keeping with the same, the actor fashionably rocked a green lungi with a basic white shirt and matching sneakers. He accessorised his look with a mustard yellow fedora and red-rimmed sunglasses.

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Irrfan Khan

The late actor wasn’t just known for his incredible acting but also his quirky sense of style. He’s known to have worn lungis on two separate occasions.

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Once, he was seen in a floral printed shirt from Zara and an Abraham and Thakore lungi.

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The other time, he chose a zebra-striped lungi, also from Abraham and Thakore, which he paired with a black jacket from the brand.

Hrithik Roshan

He chose a t-shirt and lungi combination. (Source: Instagram)

Roshan sported a lungi while travelling and set holiday fashion goals for the rest of us. He rocked his t-shirt and lungi combination like none other.

Dhanush

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The actor won hearts by wearing a lungi to the premiere of his Hollywood film, ‘The Gray Man’. This seemed more than just a sartorial choice but also a public act of declaring his love for Indian tradition and values.

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