Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit by the late great Gautam Rajadhyaksha. Gautam da's favourite muse... 

Bhagyashree

Bhagyashree by the late great Gautam Rajadhyaksha 
 

Rekha: The face of Indian cinema for decades

 Feathers, features and Rekha. 

Exquisite Aishwarya Rai by Rakesh Shreshta

Exquisite Aishwarya Rai by Rakesh Shreshta 
 

Bhanupriya and Jeetendra: 80s in Bollywood

 Bhanupriya and Jeetendra: 80s in Bollywood. 

 Sridevi once said in an interview that luck is also a factor in success in films. You can be talented, beautiful, a good actress and dancer, but if luck isn't with you, it means nothing. Bhanupriya had all the right ingredients, she even looked a bit like Sridevi in the early years, styled as such almost identically, but box-office didn't favour her. As fate would have it, she found great roles and career down south. And awards galore too. 

Sanjay Dutt and Juhi Chawla in MOVIE magazine's annual

Sanjay Dutt and Juhi Chawla in MOVIE magazine's annual 

This was such a best-seller, the fashion special from the early 1990s. 

Juhi's costumes by Neeta Lulla. 
 

Three directors in India

Three of the most successful commercial Hindi film directors of all time... 

Aditya Chopra, Ramesh Sippy and Sooraj Barjatya. They changed the course of cine history in their own respective ways. 

 

Rani Mukerji's memorable guest appearance in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)

Rani was just 23 when she made that memorable cameo in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) 

This look, her smile, her hair - she's never looked better. 

Filmfare's cover typo

Recently I've noticed a lotttttttt of typos in Filmfare magazine, but nothing like this cover image of Manisha Koirala... 

She really was born gorgeous... 

Rekha: Fashion icon for the ages

A classic Indian beauty, a the definitive Indian fashionista for decades... 
 

Aishwarya Rai: The fake pic vs the real

 Aishwarya Rai: The fake pic vs the real 

Filmfare Award Winning Icons: Nargis, Rekha, Sridevi

So many icons holding their prized Filmfare trophies. 
 

Second Take: The perfection of Aishwarya Rai as a supermodel: AI couldn't generate this

Second Take: The perfection of Aishwarya Rai as a supermodel: AI couldn't generate this. Well, it could - but not as well. 

 

Same same, but different: Style File: Rekha and Sridevi

Same same, but different: Style File: Rekha and Sridevi. 

The truth is, everything has been done before. 
 

Aishwarya Rai for L'Oreal: Brand Ambassador

Aishwarya Rai for L'Oreal: Brand Ambassador 
 

Aishwarya Rai: Now and Then

 Aishwarya Rai: Now and Then

Aishwarya Rai in Armani at Cannes: Throwback Tuesday

Aishwarya Rai in Armani at Cannes: Throwback Tuesday. 
 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Ponniyin Selvan: I

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Ponniyin Selvan: I

I felt the same when I saw Sridevi in English Vinglish, as I do when I finally saw PS1 and PS2 - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan deserves allllllllllll the awards. 

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Superstardom in Bollywood: Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Aishwarya Rai. Together.

Superstardom in Bollywood: Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Aishwarya Rai. Together. 
 

Aishwarya Rai in Taal (1999)

Aishwarya Rai in Taal (1999)
 

Madhuri Dixit and Akshay Khanna in Mohabbat (1997)

Madhuri Dixit and Akshay Khanna in Mohabbat (1997).

Saroj Khan choreographs. Madhuri Dixit's most frequent collaborator. 

Er... why do the lead romantic pair look so pissed?! lol. Sun in the eye?! 
 

Aishwarya Rai in Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000)

Aishwarya Rai, 27, in Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000). 

Anyone else think this is Ash's best performance and film... of all time?! 

 

Aishwarya Rai at her fittest: Dhoom 2 (2006)

 

Aishwarya Rai, 33, at her fittest: Dhoom 2 (2006)

Aishwarya Rai in her first film poster: Iruvar (1997)

Aishwarya Rai, 24, in her first film poster: Iruvar (1997)

 

Shabana Azmi sits for a portrait for the late great Gautam Rajadhyaksha

Shabana Azmi sits for a portrait for the late great Gautam Rajadhyaksha
 

Aishwarya Rai in her first Hindi film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997)

 Aishwarya Rai in her first Hindi film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997)

 Though the film was written off originally, the movie more than doubled its budget at the box-office making it Aishwarya Rai's first official Hindi hit. 

Originally the critics were not that kind to her - but the industry was. She bagged all the mega banners in one go; be it Mani Ratnam, Shankar, Yash Raj, Subash Ghai and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. She had also been offered Karan Johar's films and Rajshri's (but it didn't come to being). 

She was compared to Madhuri Dixit in 1997 - from her first film when Madhuri had done 70 films already, which wasn't a fair comparison. In just 3 years of course, Ash climbed to the top with sheer hard work and dedication. 

Aishwarya Rai portraits by Gautam Rajadhyaksha

 Aishwarya Rai portraits by Gautam Rajadhyaksha. 

90s Ash was peak flawless beauty.... 

The face that launched a thousand ad campaigns: Indian icon Aishwarya Rai

The face that launched a thousand ad campaigns: Indian icon Aishwarya Rai 

Jaya Prada's controversial take on who the Number One star is

 Jaya Prada's controversial take on who the Number One star is

Bhanupriya in the 1980s in Bollywood

Bhanupriya in the 1980s in Bollywood 
 

Stylist Edit: Pooja Bhatt and Aamir Khan vs Shahrukh Khan and Alia Bhatt

 

Stylist Edit: Pooja Bhatt and Aamir Khan vs Shahrukh Khan and Alia Bhatt! We love the symettry of this and the intention.

Pooja Bhatt's off-shoulder white dress embroidered with roses was one of the most iconic outfits from the definitive rom com, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991). 

Exactly 25 years later, a clever stylist re-worked the original design -- take a bow Anna Singh -- and dressed Pooja's younger step-sister Alia Bhatt for her appearance on the Kapil Sharma show in 2016. 

Cute. 

Danny Denzongpa with Rekha

 Danny Denzongpa with Rekha 

Pretty Poonam Dhillon in the 1980s in Bollywood

Pretty Poonam Dhillon in the 1980s in Bollywood 
 

Raveena Tandon in the 1990s: Profile portrait

Raveena Tandon in the 1990s: Profile portrait 

An archive of some of our fav Raveena Tandon pics here. Having started her career as a model first, she's been photographed by some of the great photographers of India.