Originally posted by: xaneroyxx
there's an interesting article that's been posted in another threat "srk came from tv" ...quoted by Govinda..the chubbiest yet one of the best dancers (still hritrik is the wonder boy, even this new guy akshay kapoor from Alag dances pretty well and is HOT..)bollywood had ever seen, one of the biggest success stories, and the biggest comedians ever. the article also mentioned Madhavan ..not exactly you're eye candy..but he has his worshippers down in the south or will you now discriminate based on skin color too? and looking back..at all the people who are in the industry now, from sharukh, madhuri, akshay kumar, shilpa shetty..these people were disasters in the looks department 10 years ago..their dress sense was horrid..i mean the men used to wear green vests and white pants..and by no means was that "in" anywhere in the world..so yes definitions do progress and success and fame comes with a HUGE MAKEOVER, sameera reddy in her first movie with sohail khan was the behenjee type as some of you may refer..look at her now. It only takes a couple of movies, a couple of contacts..getting into the biz world changes their lives..some people stick to their looks..kajol still has her unibrow..her sister had a complete look overhaul 🤢 but if you don't have the talent or the merits..and you just have the body..you might get a movie or too but you won't stay in the industry and you'll always stay within certain types of roles..ex: Mallika sherawat, the ugly whats her name in every music video..rakhi sawant. You don't have to access bollywood through femina miss india or land your first contract in the gym pumping iron.
Completely agree! Kajol is one actress who never compromised on her body. In some ways, its thanks toKajol that Fanaa became such a hit. Goes to show you dont need a six pack and a well toned body to become successful in showbiz. Other actresses that comes to mind are Juhi Chawla and Tabu. But some people may argue that these actresses are past their 'prime' (whatever that means) But they're mor wellknown then most newcomers who act in a film or two and flop themselves out of Bollywood. Esha and Rimi had to lose weight for Dhoom and they had what, a few scenes in the film? All that hard work for just a few scenes. Most of the credit went to Abhishek, Uday and John too. Tanisha went through an entire makeover for Neal N Nikki. The weight loss and makeover was hyped ridiculously (as well as the 'American Pie' angle) before the film released. What happened? Film flopped like anything at the box office!
Back to dancing since JDJ is primarily about dancing (according to people in this section) and not how fat or thin we are since its not really relevant. (or maybe it is?)
Someone mentioned the phrase 'thunder thighs' (find the term somewhat derogatory, but thats just me) in one of the earlier posts. Beyonce is a dancer cum singer. Her figure is more like Mona's than Shveta's. Some mentioned Farah Khan, Ganesh Acharya, Saroj Khan. They're all choregraphers and yes, not dancers but they have to know the art. So I guess having a good body isn't everything. Flexibility is key too and you can be Mona's size and still be flexible. Its not completely correlated to weight and size. It also depends on the type of dance. If the dance is a so called 'item number', usually 'dancing skills' arent required unless its a Kajra Re kind of number.
ANd being too thin isn't that great either. Qazi supposedly was dropped from a film cos he was too thin. Shahid Kapur had to workout cos he was too skinny as well. It goes both ways I guess. Mona may have to work hard to make it big in Bollywood but doesnt everyone? Some do it by working hard, others just take steroids to buff up their body! Some plastic surgery...
Its not a cakewalk to make it to Bollywood...another thing to actually be successful! Hrithik certainly looks droolworthy in the Dhoom 2 pics (cant say the same for Krrish). But seriously, his body looks 'greased' in some of the pics. 😆 Are the pics airbrushed? Maybe. Hot, no doubt...but pics can be manipulated...not saying Hrithik or other actors dont have a good body...Im sure they do compared to us mortals. I remember how Saif looked in the initial SN posters...was wondering how airbrushed those pics were...
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