When these actresses dropped their clothes
Dropping clothes is an art. Not everyone's cup of tea. Here are six Bollywood actresses who went bold on-screen and the audience loved them.
Gone are the days when A-list actresses would squirm at the mention of 'BOLD'. Today, no Bollywood actress has any qualms shedding her clothes on screen. However, dropping clothes is also an art. Not everyone's cup of tea.
We picked six such Bollywood actresses who went bold on-screen and the audience loved them.
Zeenat Aman
Dev Anand's find Zeenat Aman will be best known for her sensuous 'gaon ki gori' avatar in the Satyam Shivam Sundaram. In 1978, Hundreds of jaws dropped across the nation as Zeenie baby, as a village belle Rupa, sashayed down village lanes in a transparent sari giving ample view of her shapely breasts.
Rekha
The very beautiful and mysterious Rekha, seduced the nation as Vasantsena in Shashi Kapoor's Utsav in 1984. An adaptation of Sanskrit Mricchakatika, the film is best known for Rekha's sizziling scenes with debutant Shekhar Suman. And, after almost a decade, Rekha shocked the nation by getting under shower with much younger Akshay Kumar in Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi.
Mandakini
1980's pin-up girl, Mandakini shot to fame with her water-fall act in Raj Kapoor's Raam Teri Ganga Maili. Mandakini seduced scores by bathing in a white transparent sari calling out to Rajeev Kapoor. The actress' career soon fizzled out, as she could barely act.
Bipasha Basu
Dusky beauty, Bipasha Basu was known for her bold acts much before she entered Bollywood. Who can forget her risque underwear ad with then boyfriend Dino Morea, afterall? Carrying on with the reputation, Bipasha burst onto the silver screen with Jism and burnt it up with sex scenes with then boyfriend John Abraham.
Katrina Kaif
Today's reigning Bollywood queen Katrina Kaif started her career with Kaizad Gustad's Boom. A film best described as sleaze fest. Merely 17-years old then, Katrina simply sizzled while seducing Gulshan Grover atop a table. Katrina never repeated the act. We still are waiting for another 'boom'bastic act from her.
Vidya Balan
Present day female Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan enthralled front benchers and niche audience alike with her moves and grooves in The Dirty Picture. Reprising the role of South siren Silk Smitha, Vidya left no stone unturned in seducing the nation as Silk Smitha would. And, nobody was complaining!
