Portraits

Sunday, 5 July 2026

Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai hit the stage: Bollywood's beauty icons

Great regret that we've never seen these two perform on stage live together. Both such skilled dancers - can match each other in every step, look, style. Well.. used to....

Saturday, 4 July 2026

Ajay Devgan with Aishwarya Rai over the years

An underrated screen pairing; Ajay Devgan with Aishwarya Rai.

They have worked together in four films (primarily as co-stars, with Ajay often in a supporting or key role alongside her).

Movie Name	Year	Director	Verdict (Hit/Flop)
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	1999	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Blockbuster (one of the highest-grossing films of 1999)
Hum Kisise Kum Nahin	2002	David Dhawan	Average (performed average despite star cast)
Khakee	2004	Rajkumar Santoshi	Above Average (decent collections, multi-starrer action thriller)
Raincoat	2004	Rituparno Ghosh	Flop (critically acclaimed but poor box office)

Quick Notes:

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was their biggest commercial success together. Ajay played the mature husband (Vanraj) to Aishwarya's Nandini, with Salman Khan as the love interest. It was a major hit with iconic music and performances.
The other three were multi-starrers or niche dramas where they shared screen time but weren't the only leads.
Raincoat is often praised as one of their best acting showcases (a subtle, emotional chamber drama), though it flopped commercially.

Friday, 3 July 2026

Sridevi: Divya Bharti

The stylist edit; The terrycloth robe: Sridevi: Divya Bhatri.

Daily updates on Sridevi at https://asridevi.blogspot.com/

Thursday, 2 July 2026

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Macau

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Macau for IIFA.

Wednesday, 1 July 2026

The most iconic Bollywood costumes and ensembles: From Meena Kumari to Madhuri Top Ten Looks

Sridevi in and as Chandni (1989)
Outfit by Neeta Lulla

Madhuri Dixit in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994)
Outfit by Anna Singh

Juhi Chawla in Hum Hain Rahi Pyare Ke (1993)
Outfit by Neeta Lulla

Rekha in Utsav (1984)
Costume by Leena Daru

Mumtaz in the film Brahmachari (1968)
Outfit by Academy Award winning designer Bhanu Athiya

Aishwarya Rai in Hum Dil de Chuke Sanam (1999)
All outfits and jewellery by Neeta Lulla

Parveen Babi in Namak Halaal (1982)
Outfit by Xerxes Bhathena

Meena Kumari in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
Outfits by Bhanu Athiya

When it comes to Bollywood fashion, people tend to throw around the word "iconic" a little too loosely. Not everything is iconic. It has become the laziest go-to term for social media hacks - a habit that has now spilled over into print media as well. Sloppy writing at its finest.Well, at its worst really.

These outfits, however, are genuinely memorable. One glance and you instantly know exactly which actress wore it, in which film, and often during which song. Here are just a handful of truly unforgettable looks as the leading ladies of Indian cinema.

Manish Malhotra's Bollywood clothes... needs its own separate list. Neeta Lulla in the 90s, Bhanu's classics and the underrated Xerxes... who dazzled - literally. He was a bit too keen on the glitter and sequins. But it worked - embellishments and over the top outfits were the rage of the 70s and 80s...