Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – the unofficial Google doodle
I was in school when she first mesmerised us all with those emerald eyes and over two decades later, those eyes still have the same enthralling effect. On Aishwarya Rai…Continue Reading →
Ad from 1979: Look, that’s Rekha with a Lakme face
Apart from a few Lakme ads an the Lux ads, that is almost mandatory for any Bollywood actress of note…
Watch: Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (and a Lux ad)
A 1973 31-minute documentary from Merchant Ivory Productions, directed and narrated by Anthony Korner on Bollywood greatest ‘item girl’ ever.…
Zeenat Aman is the classic Indian dark-haired beauty in 1970 Air India ad
“Memories of dark-haired beauties,” is what a traveller to India will bring back, promises a 1970 advertisement for Air India. “Long after you leave India, India will still be with…Continue Reading →
Boom (2003): A treasure trove of celebrity childhood photos
कीचड़ में ही कमल खिलते हैं (Kichad mein hi kamal khilte hain) Out of the mud, the lovely lotus blooms…
20-Year-Old Lisa Ray Wrapped in a Bombay Dyeing Towel
Lisa Ray, one of the prettiest faces around, was a teenage crush (I had a number of them). Easily the…
The Aroma of Zeenat Aman
If it is named after Zeenat Aman, it has to smell good. An advertisement for a perfume named after Zeenat Aman.Continue Reading →
Lisa Ray in Bombay Dyeing Vivaldi Ad
Quite a long while ago when I had initiated (and now reviving) the Fantastic Females series on this blog, the…
