Bollywood Beauties

[Anonymous]

I grew up watching Bollywood and upon re-watching some of the classic films, I am struck by the beauty and grace of classic Bollywood actresses. I wish to emulate some of their grace, beauty and femininity.





The incomparable Madhuri Dixit



Madhubala


Sridevi


Aishwarya Rai

[Anonymous]

Well, you can just burst into random song and don't let men see your ankles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, you can just burst into random song and don't let men see your ankles.

Huh?

Ankles are not forbidden fruit. We even put jewelry on them to adorn them.

Agree with OP on their grace. I think it's either something you have or you don't have. Most Bollywood actresses in the past were very accomplished professionally trained classical dancers, this automatically gave them the grace, style and femininity that they carried themselves with.

Most newer actresses can barely put one foot in front of the other, much less have any classical dance training. They've lost the style and grace of the actresses before them and elegant femininity has been replaced with tacky looking booty shorts and t-shirts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, you can just burst into random song and don't let men see your ankles.

Huh?

Ankles are not forbidden fruit. We even put jewelry on them to adorn them.

Agree with OP on their grace. I think it's either something you have or you don't have. Most Bollywood actresses in the past were very accomplished professionally trained classical dancers, this automatically gave them the grace, style and femininity that they carried themselves with.

Most newer actresses can barely put one foot in front of the other, much less have any classical dance training. They've lost the style and grace of the actresses before them and elegant femininity has been replaced with tacky looking booty shorts and t-shirts.

+1

I agree. Bollywood women today aesthetically look perfect. Like their hollywood peers, they are on top of their plastic surgeries and tight toned bodies and perfect teeth and hair but they just do not have the "IT" factor. The charm, unabashed feminine allure their earlier counterparts had. I miss how women back then cultivated style and grace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, you can just burst into random song and don't let men see your ankles.

Huh?

Ankles are not forbidden fruit. We even put jewelry on them to adorn them.

The answer was a little tongue and cheek. Literal much? Modesty is a frequent theme in Bollywood movies at least traditional ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, you can just burst into random song and don't let men see your ankles.

Huh?

Ankles are not forbidden fruit. We even put jewelry on them to adorn them.

The answer was a little tongue and cheek. Literal much? Modesty is a frequent theme in Bollywood movies at least traditional ones.

I get that, but modesty had nothing to do with covering up your ankles hence the reason I questioned the ankle mention. Just didn't make sense, tongue and cheek or otherwise. And most of Bollywood, even classics, pushed the boundaries of modesty so wouldn't really say it was the frequent theme.

Bursting into song and dance, definitely made sense.

How about- mesmerize your man with a song and dance number and then just as you get close enough for that much awaited kiss, turn your face, smile and run out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, you can just burst into random song and don't let men see your ankles.

Huh?

Ankles are not forbidden fruit. We even put jewelry on them to adorn them.

Agree with OP on their grace. I think it's either something you have or you don't have. Most Bollywood actresses in the past were very accomplished professionally trained classical dancers, this automatically gave them the grace, style and femininity that they carried themselves with.

Most newer actresses can barely put one foot in front of the other, much less have any classical dance training. They've lost the style and grace of the actresses before them and elegant femininity has been replaced with tacky looking booty shorts and t-shirts.

+1

I agree. Bollywood women today aesthetically look perfect. Like their hollywood peers, they are on top of their plastic surgeries and tight toned bodies and perfect teeth and hair but they just do not have the "IT" factor. The charm, unabashed feminine allure their earlier counterparts had. I miss how women back then cultivated style and grace.

I rewatched Hum Apke Hain Kaun on netflix, and madhuri straight up had pit stains from the dance scenes. And I had never noticed them until now. There was absolutely no care about looking perfect. But they were so so beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, you can just burst into random song and don't let men see your ankles.

Huh?

Ankles are not forbidden fruit. We even put jewelry on them to adorn them.

The answer was a little tongue and cheek. Literal much? Modesty is a frequent theme in Bollywood movies at least traditional ones.

I get that, but modesty had nothing to do with covering up your ankles hence the reason I questioned the ankle mention. Just didn't make sense, tongue and cheek or otherwise. And most of Bollywood, even classics, pushed the boundaries of modesty so wouldn't really say it was the frequent theme.

Bursting into song and dance, definitely made sense.

How about- mesmerize your man with a song and dance number and then just as you get close enough for that much awaited kiss, turn your face, smile and run out.

My mistake, I thought posters on this thread might have read a novel or two set in the Regency or even Victorian time periods:
http://www.historyundressed.com/2009/05/gasp-i-saw-your-ankle-improprieties-in.html

What you're describing PP is as modest as characters can get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, you can just burst into random song and don't let men see your ankles.

Huh?

Ankles are not forbidden fruit. We even put jewelry on them to adorn them.

The answer was a little tongue and cheek. Literal much? Modesty is a frequent theme in Bollywood movies at least traditional ones.

I get that, but modesty had nothing to do with covering up your ankles hence the reason I questioned the ankle mention. Just didn't make sense, tongue and cheek or otherwise. And most of Bollywood, even classics, pushed the boundaries of modesty so wouldn't really say it was the frequent theme.

Bursting into song and dance, definitely made sense.

How about- mesmerize your man with a song and dance number and then just as you get close enough for that much awaited kiss, turn your face, smile and run out.

Yeah, the ankle comment makes no sense. Ankles are actually shown off and adorned, as one PP mentioned.

[Anonymous]

My mistake, I thought posters on this thread might have read a novel or two set in the Regency or even Victorian time periods:
http://www.historyundressed.com/2009/05/gasp-i-saw-your-ankle-improprieties-in.html

What you're describing PP is as modest as characters can get.


Leave it to some DCUMers to take a mundane topic and turn it into a a snark fest.

Maybe post your thoughts on modesty within Eurocentric Victorian and Regency novels on a thread that isn't about Bollywood. European Victorian novels modesty is not anywhere equivalent to Bollywood movie modesty. If that was your attempt at tongue and cheek, it failed. Move on.

[Anonymous]

Aishwayra Rai is so stunning, I adore her. What region is she from, with those green eyes? She has a unique look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aishwayra Rai is so stunning, I adore her. What region is she from, with those green eyes? She has a unique look.

She's South Indian. From Karnataka.

[Anonymous]

Adore Madhuri in this green dress. Her chemistry with Salman, Ooof!
She was SO good in this role.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

My mistake, I thought posters on this thread might have read a novel or two set in the Regency or even Victorian time periods:
http://www.historyundressed.com/2009/05/gasp-i-saw-your-ankle-improprieties-in.html

What you're describing PP is as modest as characters can get.


Leave it to some DCUMers to take a mundane topic and turn it into a a snark fest.

Maybe post your thoughts on modesty within Eurocentric Victorian and Regency novels on a thread that isn't about Bollywood. European Victorian novels modesty is not anywhere equivalent to Bollywood movie modesty. If that was your attempt at tongue and cheek, it failed. Move on.


OFHS, it was a pretty much universally recognized allusion to modesty meant in a light hearted way not a "snark fest." Allusions aren't literal--they are alluding to something.

And yes, Regency and Victorian tropes are apropos to many Bollywood movies b/c it's a bunch of people sitting around being entertained by a young unmarried female:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60O11sF9_-o&list=RD60O11sF9_-o#t=1

Except in Regency times they were usually playing the piano forte:

[Anonymous]

There's just something predatory and kind of masculine about those hooked noses and thick eyebrows. They look like really well made-up, convincing trannies.