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 Skin show has always been a selling element for B-town filmmakers.
Indian culture may boast of sati-savitri Bhartiya nari, or crib about
the adaptation of western culture in recent times, but the truth is-
our film fraternity has been modern and contemporary in its thoughts
and ways since the 60’s. Remember the sensuous Sharmila Tagore of An
evening in Paris in the 60’s. An icing on the cake was when she donned
a bikini on the cover page of a renowned magazine. The unmatchable
oomph-factor of another diva Parveen Babi ruled the roost in 70’s, with
her amazing style quotient in bikini. Then, came the voluptuous, yet
sexy, Bikini-clad Zeenat Aman in her films such as Qurbani, Pukaar and
Dostana.
The trend of bikini somehow got lost, until some super-sexy divas
yet again set the B-town lanes on fire on the cover pages of magazines,
films and music albums. Let’s begin with divas with enormous sensuality
that got the trend of bikini back in tinsel town. But most importantly,
we look back at how this two-piece is now a major tool to get the
audience attention all the way to the Box-office. Today bikini has
become a tool for most of the filmmakers to fill their pockets with
uncountable money.
Shilpa Shetty: She made every head turn to notice her ultra-sexy
perfect figure. This diva easily slipped into two-piece with an
unmatchable grace in Dostana. However, a point to be noted here,
director Tarun Mansukhani showcased Shilpa Shetty in an item song,
which became one of the high points of the film, raking in audience and
moolah on box-office.
Priyanka Chopra: The ever-graceful former Miss World and extremely
celebrated female actor today, Priyanka Chopra gave another reason to
cine-goers to watch Dostana. She, though a main-lead, donned a golden
bikini with umpteen grace, which yet again gave an extra edge to the
director to woo his audience in the midst of many contenders floating
simultaneously near the box-office ticket window.
Mallika Sherawat: This sexy-siren does not need any introduction.
With oodles of sex appeal she made many a men drool over for just a
peek at her skimpy beachwear, in her much talked about film- Murder.
The director never kept any stones unturned to make his money-minting
machine look most ravishing thing on planet earth.
Bipasha Basu: This dusky-beauty, also the IFFA female style icon of
2009 not only got into the bikini with the never-ever seen grace, but
also, manage to stand at par with world-class beauty Aishwarya Rai. Her
multi-colored bikini got her loads of praises all over, and also to the
filmmaker associated with Dhoom 2.
Sushmita Sen: This bong-beauty’s claims to have shared the most
sensuous chemistry with King Khan till date came true with Main Hoon
Na. Farah Khan made this diva look like an angel in a swimsuit.
Kareena Kapoor: The deep-blue eyed Kareena Kapoor wore the
ultra-sexy attire twice. Her size zero-figure had become the talk of
the town. With a sizzling hot bikini in Tashan she showcased her sexy
avatar, which made many a hearts go flutter, including our Chote Nawab
who can’t withhold ravishing about his ladylove. Again in Kamabakht
Ishq, she gave her fans a glimpse of her ever super–toned body.
Deepika Padukone: Might have left her fans in gloom, for they still
haven’t got a chance to have a look at her in a bikini on silver
screen. However, looking at the trend of bikini-wearers making waves,
Deepika is not taking any chances to be left behind and thus to stay in
the Bikini cat-race, Deepika donned a two-piece swimsuit for Kingfisher
calendar.
Shruti Haasan: This star-child got her hands on a bikini in the very
first film of her career. Luck, might not have clicked with the
audience, but Shruti in bikini did. Looking smoldering hot, Shruti in a
bikini overshadowed the film’s publicity. Soham Shah played his cards
right in Luck with getting his actor with right attire at a right time,
though unfortunately not the right script.
Rani Mukherjee: is the latest entrant to the bikini club. This
bundle of talent will be wearing a bikini for the very first time in
her long spanning career, for her forthcoming film Dil Bole Hadippa,
opposite Shahid Kapoor. Rani’s sardarji look in the film is also a much
talked about affair. However, it would be interesting to see whether
her fans are inclined to her cute sardaji look, or the hot bikini
avatar.
Esha Razdan/ Sampurn Media
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