Bollywood Beauty
Aug. 25th, 2005 05:00 pmI love Bollywood for a lot of reasons: hummable music, energetic dancing, melodrama galore, emotion.
But another reason I adore Bollywood films is because often, they are truly beautiful.
Here are some images to prove it:
Saif Ali Khan is tormented in Parineeta:

Mush in Pyar, Ishq aur Mohabbat:

Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta as the ultimate lovers in Veer-Zaara:

Amibtabh Bachchan and Sharmila Tagore in Virrudh:

Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan as estranged lovers in Raincoat:

Kareena Kapoor and Rahul Bose connect in Chameli:

The really fun, fluffy Rules: Pyar Ka Superhit Formula:

Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukherjee in Paheli:

Pinjar:

Arjun Rampal and Manisha Koirala in Moksha:

Udiita Goswami in Paap:

John Abraham as a repentant, unwilling hitman in the angsty Karam:

Kajol and Shahrukh Khan do their patented thing in Kabhi Khushi Kabie Gham:

Black:

Salman Khan and Diya Mirza in Tumko Na Bhool Payenge:

Shahrukh Khan as the self-destructive Devdas:

It only gets worse for Amisha Patel and Arjun Rampal in Vaada:

Priyanka Chopra in Mujhe Shaadi Karoge?:

Sunny Deol and Amisha Patel in Gadar:

The really excellent Swades:

John Abraham and Lara Dutta get frisky in Elaan:

The impossibly hip squad (Sunjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Zayed Khan, Abhishek Bachchan) from Dus:

Karisma Kapoor showing off hooker-ware in Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge:

Akshaye Khanna and Kareena Kapoor in the slapstick Hulchul:

Abhishek Bachchan and Lara Dutta in Mumbai Se Aya Mera Dost:

John Abraham as a walking fetish in Dhoom:

Amitabh Bachchan in twisty and intelligent Khakee:

Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor as the star-crossed royals in the incredible Asoka:

Rani Mukherjee and Saif Ali Khan bicker, laugh, and fall in love over the years in my fave Hum Tum:

Kareena Kapoor and Fardeen Khan in the movie on sectarian violence, Dev:

Saif Ali Khan takes a liberty with Preity Zinta in Kal Ho Na Ho:

Urmila in Ek Hasina Thi:

Sushmita Sen and Amrita Rao in Main Hoon na:

Amisha Patel being coy in Kaho Na Pyar Hai:

Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee as a destructive couple in politically-charged Yuva:

Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal and background dancers in Lucky:

Marriage is only the beginning of trouble for Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam:

Salman Khan in Phir Milenge:

But another reason I adore Bollywood films is because often, they are truly beautiful.
Here are some images to prove it:
Saif Ali Khan is tormented in Parineeta:

Mush in Pyar, Ishq aur Mohabbat:

Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta as the ultimate lovers in Veer-Zaara:

Amibtabh Bachchan and Sharmila Tagore in Virrudh:

Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan as estranged lovers in Raincoat:

Kareena Kapoor and Rahul Bose connect in Chameli:

The really fun, fluffy Rules: Pyar Ka Superhit Formula:

Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukherjee in Paheli:

Pinjar:

Arjun Rampal and Manisha Koirala in Moksha:

Udiita Goswami in Paap:

John Abraham as a repentant, unwilling hitman in the angsty Karam:

Kajol and Shahrukh Khan do their patented thing in Kabhi Khushi Kabie Gham:

Black:

Salman Khan and Diya Mirza in Tumko Na Bhool Payenge:

Shahrukh Khan as the self-destructive Devdas:

It only gets worse for Amisha Patel and Arjun Rampal in Vaada:

Priyanka Chopra in Mujhe Shaadi Karoge?:

Sunny Deol and Amisha Patel in Gadar:

The really excellent Swades:

John Abraham and Lara Dutta get frisky in Elaan:

The impossibly hip squad (Sunjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Zayed Khan, Abhishek Bachchan) from Dus:

Karisma Kapoor showing off hooker-ware in Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge:

Akshaye Khanna and Kareena Kapoor in the slapstick Hulchul:

Abhishek Bachchan and Lara Dutta in Mumbai Se Aya Mera Dost:

John Abraham as a walking fetish in Dhoom:

Amitabh Bachchan in twisty and intelligent Khakee:

Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor as the star-crossed royals in the incredible Asoka:

Rani Mukherjee and Saif Ali Khan bicker, laugh, and fall in love over the years in my fave Hum Tum:

Kareena Kapoor and Fardeen Khan in the movie on sectarian violence, Dev:

Saif Ali Khan takes a liberty with Preity Zinta in Kal Ho Na Ho:

Urmila in Ek Hasina Thi:

Sushmita Sen and Amrita Rao in Main Hoon na:

Amisha Patel being coy in Kaho Na Pyar Hai:

Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee as a destructive couple in politically-charged Yuva:

Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal and background dancers in Lucky:

Marriage is only the beginning of trouble for Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam:

Salman Khan in Phir Milenge:
