u In the Fifties, fabulous actress Ava Gardner pulled in a swarm of priapic young males to screenings of The Night of the Iguana because of the momentary glimpse it afforded of her gluties.

u Proving the male species can be equally deadly, Hugh Grant displayed his dimpled lovelies to his fans (who are legion) in the charming and funny film Love Actually.

u Closer home, and therefore more scandalously, Rahul Bose, too, proved an eyeful in the movie version of Upamanyu Chatterjee’s hugely enjoyable book English August.

u Irish eyes weren’t the only thing smiling out at us from the screen when Pierce Brosnan obliged people with a view of his delectable tushie in The Thomas Crown Affair.

u A word of warning. Sixties star Asha Parekh exemplified perfectly what an ass ought not to be. See if you can dig up a DVD of Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai — it’ll teach you to respect your rear end.