Aishwarya Rai in Hum Kisise Kam Nahin

Aishwarya Rai in Hum Kisise Kam Nahin. 

A staggeringly unfunny movie where Ash looks staggeringly beautiful! 

Such wasted talent and opportunity. 

 

Jeans: Aishwarya Rai's Tamil hit: Hindi flop

Hrithik Roshan with Aishwarya Rai in Dhoom 2

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai meets the press. In an off-shoulder dress with her tresses flowing... 

Just gorgeous. 

Aishwarya Rai in Kyun Ho Gaya Na

Aishwarya Rai in Kyun Ho Gaya Na

But for one song, an entirely forgettable film. 

Juhi Chawla in Ram Jaane

A moment of appreciation for the classic Indian beauty that is Juhi Chawla. Known for her comedy, her good looks were overshadowed by her zany performances. Like Lucille Ball, who was a great beauty, but people only remember her for her comedy. Same with Juhi - one just remembers her oh-so-cute performances and her wow looks gets swept under the rug.  

In the otherwise awful film like Ram Jaane - with Shahrukh Khan's most hyper overacting - Juhi was a breath of fresh air. She looked incredible, danced well - and was so so so lovely in the song Na re baba kaanta chubh... 

+ Shout out to Neeta Lulla for all the incredible looks in this song. 

MOVIE magazine's Portraits: Collector's Edition

 

One of the senior editors at MOVIE magazine, Jitender Kothari, was a mega Madhuri fan - and she graced the cover of MOVIE more often than Sridevi during his tenure. 

Photogenic Madhuri Dixit has graced several magazine covers and as a model and muse for many a photographer - including Gautam Rajadhyaksha, Dabboo Ratnani and others - it would be hard to pin point one singular cover as the best of Madhuri. 

Well, I dare say, its this one. That smile, that face, those Colgate blessed teeth... The coiff, the soft lighting, the elegant makeup and glamour (take a bow Mickey Contractor!). She's never looked better. Which is saying something considering how often how great she looks in photoshoots.... 

Aishwarya Rai in the 90s on set

 

The stylist Edit: Madhuri Dixit : Aishwarya Rai

 The stylist Edit: Madhuri Dixit : Aishwarya Rai 

Rekha in Silsila: Peak Bollywood Fashion at its very Best in the 1980s

 

From Filmfare Archive: Flame is fleeting

 

From Filmfare Archive: Flame is fleeting. One had to earn a position to get the Filmfare cover - now you can circuitously buy your way in. Fame is so fleeting. Never thought a day would come when people won't recognise, Lata Mangeshkar, Nutan, Nargis... Vyjayanthimala... And yet here we are.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes 2026

The perfect cast of Kandukondain Kandukondain:

 

Easitly one of the best Indian films ever made. The music, the cast, the cinematography, the costumes, the styling, the direction, the writing... I mean, a Tamil adaptation of Sense and Sensibility?! Perfection. 

Aishwarya Rai in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

The flawless and photogenic Aishwarya Rai, 26, in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999). 

Released on 18 June 1999, Ash reigned Bollywood quickly, just five years after her Miss World win. 

 

 

The Flamenco Dress in Bollywood; Helen, Rekha, Madhuri Dixit

The stylist edit:  The sparklling red and black lace fringed flamenco dress in Bollywood; Helen, Rekha, Madhuri Dixi! 

The Absolute Perfection of Rekha in Silsila

 

Young Aishwarya Rai as a supermodel was unbeatable

 

RIP Stardust: But Rekha lives on!

Image enhanced by AI, colour corrected - original old magazine scan below

Rekha

 Rekha at an event - staggeringly beautiful . Serving face since the 1980s

Aishwarya Rai at an event: Peak beauty

 

Rekha poses for Asia Spa: Bollywood icon

 

Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Aishwarya Rai back in 2002/2003

 

Aishwarya Rai meets Hugh Jackman in Mumbai: TBT to 2011

 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Sabyasachi Mukhere ensemble

 At a L'Oreal event ... 

 Gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 

Rekha

Aishwarya Rai's perfect face: But its those eyes...

 

Aishwarya Rai in Jodhaa Akbar: Eternal Queen

 

Exquiste Aishwarya Rai in Devdas

 

Exquiste Aishwarya Rai in Devdas

Aishwarya Rai's MOVIE magazine cover shoot from 1997: All Outtakes