In this ‘Vintage’ series we bring you a list of magazine covers featuring Bollywood actresses. From Sharmila Tagore posing in a bikini to Hema Malini and Parveen Babi dressed as Razia Sultan, check them out at their glam best.
Geeta Bali: Imagine paying all of 75 paise for this Geeta Bali memorial issue. Ah… those were the days, weren’t they?
Sharmila Tagore: This was the first two piece bikini on an Indian magazine cover. Tiger Pataudi’s wife’s confidence and poise makes this 1966 trendsetting shoot way ahead of its time.
Rekha: Born Bhanurekha Ganesan, this cover features the ageless Madame R going kitsch with peacock feathers in her new-and-improved look… her plump, gauche avatar was gone for good.
Parveen Babi: She of the glam Occidental looks. She of the sensuous body and body language. Captured in all her grace in this 1977 cover before she succumbed to a mysterious death after a tumultuous personal life.
Hema Malini: With her take-home-to-mamma looks, she stole and broke many hearts. Kisi shayar ki ghazal, Dream Girl…
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Jaya Bhaduri: We aren’t crazy about this school-girlish cover featuring an overdressed Jaya surrounded by artificial plants and flowers. But it sure scores brownie points for the nostalgia factor.
Mandakini: Born Yasmeen Joseph, Mandakini — yup, the one who allegedly had an affair with gangster Dawood Ibrahim — sells a wet dream here. We sure it had buyers aplenty.
Razia Sultan: This 1983 film was written and directed by Kamal Amrohi on the valiant Mughal queen. The fact that we aren’t likely to see a similar cover in our times makes us love this three-to-tango pose all the more.
Madhuri Dixit: She’s not been called the dancing queen with the million dollar smile for nothing. Mads goes blond for this 1992 shoot, while blurting out some “candid confessions”.
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