Dimple Kapadia: Hair
Who can forget that incredibly sexy image of Dimple Kapadia running on the beach, her honey-coloured tresses blowing in the wind, in Saagar? Blessed with a mane that wowed us and left all her contemporaries jealous, Dimple’s hair was a part of many favourite movie moments spread over decades — from that romp in the hay with Anil Kapoor in Janbaaz to the awkward birthday dance in a restaurant with Aamir Khan in Dil Chahta Hai. Even as she kept the world guessing about the secret to her lustrous locks for years, Dimple once let the simple formula slip: ‘Six eggs thrice a week with lots of oil’.
Rani Mukerji: Voice
We can all spot Rani Mukerji with our eyes wide shut. All because of that voice. Slightly broken, slightly husky, slightly sexy.... Here was an actress who could switch from romance to rona-dhona, drama to comedy, Shah Rukh Khan to Abhishek Bachchan effortlessly, with that voice lending a certain extra something to every role that she made her own.
Kangana Ranaut: Acting
Well, when it comes to the Queen of Bollywood today, we really can’t look beyond the one trait that defines Kangana — her acting. Yes, the small-town girl has raced past her contemporaries with her ability to own the camera. If Tanu Weds Manu and Queen had Kangana drawing out her A-plus game, it was Tanu Weds Manu Returns — in which she played a double role with effortless ease — that showcased an actress supreme who can play just about any role.
Waheeda Rehman: Eyes
Piya tose naina laage re — Waheeda Rehman’s eyes speak a thousand words in this classic number from Guide. She had many a perfect feature, but there was no looking beyond the Pyaasa stunner’s eyes. Sensual yet innocent, inviting yet guarded... as Guru Dutt romances her in Chaudhvin ka chand. No wonder Dev Anand sang in Guide: ‘Tere yeh do naina, chaand aur suraj mere….
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: Eyes
Are they green? Are they grey? Are they green-grey? Her purple lips at Cannes may be the fashion talk of the season, but it’s her kaare kaare naina that have wowed the world time and again. From Nandini’s playful gaze in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam to Paro’s peepers welling up as she frantically looks for Devdas in a sea of people to her ‘I’m-sexy-and-I-know-it’ look on the Cannes red carpet year on year — Ash’s eyes tell a story of their own. And yes, even current box-office darling Deepika Padukone picks Ash’s eyes as her favourite.
Sridevi: Thighs
That voice may have been jarring, but everything else about her made Sridevi the roaring rani of the box office. But nothing thundered quite like her ‘thunder thighs’... as she went ta thaiyya ta thaiyya. No wonder Ram Gopal Varma waxes eloquent about Sri's thighs in his autobiography called Guns & Thighs (yes it’s called that!), even going as far as to tweet: “Srideviji’s fame is not only because of her acting capacity but it’s also because of her thundering thighs!”
Kareena Kapoor: Pout
Think Kareena, think pout perfection. Take a peek at any Bolly party pictures and chances are that Bebo, pose and preen in place, will be the one with the best pout. Yes, yeh hum sab ki favourite hai!
Deepika Padukone: Legs
When it comes to leggylicious, we can’t really look beyond the t2 Cover Girl — Deepika Long Legs Padukone. The Bolly BO darling has legs that spell sexy with a capital ‘S’, leaving us ogle-eyed — whether it’s her Cocktail strut in a sexy dress or in leather and lace for her Holly debut xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.
Preity Zinta: Dimples
Shah Rukh, we love you and those dimples, but our ‘dil goes hmmmmm’ every time Preity Zinta flashes that adorable dimpled smile. Preity has remained Bolly’s Ms Bubbly for years now, those dimples defining her charm and cuteness and making us go... ting!
Katrina Kaif: Lips
Well, you just have to watch those lips curl to catch that last bit of mango juice in that all-too-popular ad and you’d know what we are talking about. Sadly, those Lips weren’t Lucky for Ranbir Kapoor.
Sonakshi Sinha: Hips
‘Masala hips’ is how Priyanka Chopra famously described Sonakshi Sinha’s best-known asset on Koffee with Karan. The Dabangg girl has hips that surely don’t lie, giving us a woman who is proud of her curves and flaunts them too.
Kajol: Unibrow
She’s always been the bindaas one — the one who has done it her way and rubbished the rule. So much so that she has never done away with her unibrow, from DDLJ to Dilwale. She considers it her lucky charm, they say. All we can say is, ‘It’s different!’ Just like Kajol.
Zeenat Aman: Body
Just a peek at Zeenat’s body beautiful as Rupa in Satyam Shivam Sundaram was enough to make many break into a cold sweat. Blessed with curves that could fill out a bikini as well as they could hug a sexy sari, Zeenie Baby’s figure — namkeen or not — was something else.
Priyanka Chopra: Belly Button
Desi Girl to Alex Parrish — Priyanka Chopra’s fab abs give us serious fitness goals, but guess what we always stare at: her oh-so-perfect belly button! Not belly sure? YouTube this song from Ram-Leela!
Sunny Leone: Cleavage
Yes, how cliched can we be, but honestly, doesn’t this woman have the best cleavage in the business, like ever?! The former adult entertainer who is now a Bolly magnet, fills out a bikini like no one along the Arabian Sea has.
Shilpa Shetty: Waist
That waist. Yes, that waist. Shilpa Shetty’s shapely midriff grabbed eyeballs like no other, way beyond UP and Bihar. Don’t you remember SRK, Salman and practically the whole of Bolly’s male population gaping at that waist as it went jiggle-wiggle in the Deewangi number in Om Shanti Om?
Madhubala: Mouth
Bollywood’s ageless beauty had perfect features, but our eyes never really left her mouth, especially when she went Aaiye meherbaan, entrancing Ashok Kumar with her lips pursing into that killer smile in Howrah Bridge. Yes, we stared at that mouth when she sang romantic paeans in Mughal-e-Azam… we stared at it when she cracked a joke and giggled in Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi… oh, Mouthbala!
Madhuri Dixit: Smile
But when it comes to that sizzler of a smile, no one can make our hearts go dhak dhak quite like that dazzler from Madhuri Dixit. The smile that can perk up the dullest day in more ways than just ek do teen. And did we mention that infectious giggle that sometimes accompanies that smile? We’re Mads about that.
