Monday 27 December 2021

The classic Bengali sari in Bollywood


Indian icons Rekha and Sridevi work the classic red-border-white sari look. 

Daily updates on Sridevi at https://asridevi.blogspot.com/ - till date! 



Sunday 26 December 2021

Exquisite Rekha in Vijeta (1982)

Exquisite Rekha in Vijeta (1982)

Released a few months after Silsila, Rekha underplayed her epic beauty and acted so well. 

Wednesday 15 December 2021

Tamannaah channelling a vintage Rekha look - did the stylists know? 2021 vs 1986: 35 years of stylin'



When the image popped up on Instagram, first thought was... where have I seen this almost replica look before?! Scroll back to a vintage Rekha look from her hit Jaal (1986).  


While Tamannaah's look is studded with designer labels, Rekha did all her own styling way back then. 

Tamannaah's style is experimental and chic. Here, dressed in an animal-print jacquard sweater from Vero Moda (@veromodaindia), #Tamannaah's piercing gaze captures your attention. .

 

Thursday 9 December 2021

Saturday 4 December 2021

Thursday 2 December 2021

Rekha: April 1982: MOVIE magazine cover girl


Rekha: April 1982: MOVIE magazine cover girl


There was a feature that Rekha has been on more magazine covers than any other actress ever. 


Hmm. Possible. She's been famous and a superstar since she was a teen and was always up for a creative photoshoot. 



Wednesday 1 December 2021

Tuesday 12 October 2021

Exquisite Rekha in Silsila: Her most polished performance, look

Exquisite Rekha in Silsila: Her most polished performance, look... 

Truly divine Re' 

She must have been age 26 or 27 around this time. 

Friday 8 October 2021

Aishwarya Rai and Shahrukh Khan in Mohabbatein (2000)




Aishwarya Rai and Shahrukh Khan in Mohabbatein (2000). 

A huge disappointment of a film - despite its Number One position at the box-office at the turn of the century, the film has not aged well. 

Aishwarya looks exquisite in the film, the music is pleasant enough but from the misnomer of a title - for those who KNOW Hindi, Mohabattein is not a word! 

 

Tuesday 5 October 2021

Monday 4 October 2021

Janhvi Kapoor

The prefix and suffix will forever be 'Daughter of Sridevi'... 

Thankfully, she's ok with it... 

Gorgeous Janhvi Kapoor 
 

Sunday 3 October 2021

Aishwarya Rai now and then

 

Left: Aishwarya Rai shot by Dabboo Ratnani in 2021 

Below: Makeup artist Mickey Contractor holding on for dear life to Aishwarya Rai as the late great Gautam Rajadhyaksha captures her epic beauty in 1994



Rekha: Western Inspiration from Diana Ross and Cher



 
Rekha's looks inspired by Diana Ross and Cher - trying to find the correlating images to put them side by side. Bear with me until then - just take my word for it! 

Wednesday 8 September 2021

Salaam: The perfectly divine Aishwarya Rai - and Abhishek Bachchan


 

Salaam: The perfectly divine Aishwarya Rai - and Abhishek Bachchan. 

Umrao Jaan wasn't good nor was it bad; it was a greater Bollywooden crime; it was a royal bore. 


Sunday 5 September 2021

Bollywood Queen: Vyjanthimala on the cover of Star & Style

Bollywood Queen: Vyjanthimala on the cover of Star & Style...

Born on August 13 - Sridevi too - Vyjanthimala was a superstar and the most famous Indian actress of her time. 



Wednesday 4 August 2021

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan meets the press: 2010









Aishwarya Rai Bachchan meets the press: 2010. At age 37, she looked ageless - a classic Indian beauty. 


Tuesday 3 August 2021

Prithviraj Sukumaran with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Raavanan (2010)






Prithviraj Sukumaran with Aishwarya Rai in Raavanan )2010)

Exquisite Aishwarya Rai... 

Madhuri Dixit and her bad blonde wig




 

Shot by Gautam Rajadhyaksha - an eternal fav - these images of Madhuri DIxit in a cheap blonde wig does not do justice to her iconic beauty. 

The makeup is flawless, the photography is fine with Gautam da's signature soft-light focus and high glamour - but that wig is a travesty. 

Oh the 90s... Bollywood got away with a lot of BS that we now smirk over... 

Friday 16 July 2021

Saturday 10 July 2021