Past of B'wood Divas

The Past of Bollywood Divas

Bollywood is nothing but glitz, glamour and style. While the industry is witnessing a sea of change with countless newcomers every year, let's take a good look at the ruling ladies and their journey since their somewhat 'humble' beginnings..

Rani Mukherjee

They call her the Queen of Hearts. With a winning smile and strong industry connections (uh hum, with a certain Mr Chopra), Rani Mukerji had one of the most unglamorous debuts in Bollywood. First seen as: The battered wife in Mehndi. Her dresses left us ‘speechless’, of course, but what struck us was the podgy little girl who obviously was scared to get her eyebrows pulled out on screen as the ‘heroine’.

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan has a great presence on screen and all her movies since Parineeta have seen her deliver critically acclaimed performances. But this babe took her time to make it to the top and now that she’s here, she plans to make the most of it while it lasts.

Kajol

Kajol has been one of the only leading ladies in Bollywood who exuded a certain confidence and independence that her audience found irresistible. She has also been one of the few actresses who didn’t care much about her appearance or the way she looked. She simply preferred to let her talent to speak for itself…

Esha Deol

As the daughter of yesteryear stars Hema Malini and Dharmendra, a lot was expected from Esha Deol. Unfortunately, her lack of acting skills and oodles of baby fat almost sent her packing. First seen as Eisha Singh in Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe – When it released, we all wondered what this little girl with so much baby fat was doing opposite the hunky Hrithik. She could have well got the producer jailed for child labour.

Karishma Kapoor "Kapur"

Karishma Kapoor now Kapur was dressed as a boy in her first film and sported two pigtails in most of her others. She was fair and had baby blue eyes; but somehow that wasn’t enough. When you look at Karishma Kapur today and compare it to what she looked like in her first few films, you cant help but go “Holy shit!”

Kareena Kapoor

Little sister Kareena Kapoor was no less either. Though she made her big Bollywood debut in a time when designers had already come of age, Bebo had her own list of fashion faux pas to make. Her stupid frocks and lame attempts at covering the extra fat, did not somehow make the actress look either cute or sexy!

Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta was always cute. But ‘sexy’ never crossed our minds when we saw her. Being little on the heavier side, this actress was not what we thought could pass for a real Bollywood diva. But we were to be proved wrong…

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty is known to have the perfect vital stats but it was a long time before she learnt the art of presentation. Her first few movies saw her sporting the most hideous outfits and the worst hairstyles. First seen as Seema in Baazigar – Even with a body like hers, she looked extremely bland! So much so that Kajol (with monobrow) looked prettier in comparison.

Urmila Mantondkar

An actress who made her Bollywood debut at the age of seven, Urmila has had one of the longest yet inconsistent careers in the industry. Best remembered as the cute Pinky in Masoom. Her turning point was Aamir’s Rangeela. Her short skirts and sexy clothes made her enter the big league after all. Manish Malhotra is to be held responsible.

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