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! 

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. 

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. .

 

Rekha with Hrithik Roshan on the cover of Stardust!

Rekha with Hrithik Roshan on the cover of Stardust! 

Aishwarya Rai with Hugh Jackman in Mumbai, India

 Aishwarya Rai with Hugh Jackman in Mumbai, India 

Aishwaray Rai on stage is a thing of beauty: Epic beauty

 There's no one like Ash on stage

Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan in 2021: STILL the nation's ultimate beauty

Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan in 2021: STILL the nation's ultimate beauty

 

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. 

Rekha in the 1980s: She brought Vogue-ing to Bollywood

Rekha in the 1980s: She brought Vogue-ing to Bollywood 
 

TBT: Diwali with the Bachchans

 TBT: Diwali with the Bachchans 

Happy birthday to the OG: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

 

Madhuri Dixit's wardrobe in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun

Madhuri Dixit's wardrobe in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun

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. 

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! 

 

MOVIE magazine back in 1987

Aishwarya Rai during Guru film promotions

Aishwarya Rai during Guru film promotions back in 2007

Janhvi Kapoor

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

Thankfully, she's ok with it... 

Gorgeous Janhvi Kapoor 
 

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! 

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. 

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. 

Rekha at age 27, in Umrao Jaan

Rekha at age 27, in Umrao Jaan 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan meets the press: 2010

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

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... 

The poise and perfection of Rekha in Silsila

 The poise and perfection of Rekha in Silsila ... 

Filmfare covers in the 1980s: Ladies take the lead

 

Jaya Prada, Sonam and Meenakshi Sheshadiri on the cover of Filmfare in the 1980s