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Naturally coloured cottons are gaining importance in the recent years due to the integration of ecology, fashion and public's rising interest in environmental issues and environment-friendly production processes. However, there are few drawbacks with these fibres which make the consumer non-enthusiastic to go for naturally coloured cotton fabric. The fibres are too short and weak to be spun into finer counts and also there is a basic limitation of non-availability of desired shades and colors. Studies have already been carried out to develop various colors and shades at the fibre stage of naturally coloured. Hence, in the present review of literature study we aimed to describe and delineate current and future perspectives on colour cotton research. In India, about 40 coloured genotypes of upland cotton (G. hirsutum), mostly of various shades of brown and green colour have been developed. Brown cotton lines are at the forefront and expects that one of its varieties, DDCC-1, was proposed for release in 2021. Furthermore, DMB-225, a medium brown variety was developed in 2013, along with three other varieties. However, DMB-225 was not released commercially on the grounds that it would contaminate white cotton, though its fibre quality was found highly suitable. By not using chemical dyes, as well as reducing the use of pesticides, the naturally colored cottons have become popular for being ecological and environmentally safe. However, The limitations which impede commercial cultivation of coloured cotton itself signalize future thrust area of research viz. (i) development of wide range of colours with different shades, uniformity and stability, (ii) improvement of fibre properties such as length, strength and maturity, (iii) development of high yielding, early maturing varieties and hybrids, (iv) development of coloured cotton varieties and hybrids amenable to mechanical picking, (v) development of male sterility based hybrids in desi and upland coloured cottons, and (vi) development of coloured transgenic cottons.