Blog Posts by Sayoni Sinha

  • Decoding the choli, B'wood style

    By Sayoni Sinha | 24FPS – Thu 15 Mar, 2012 10:39 AM IST

    With the help of the voyeuristic camera, the portrayal of this itsy bitsy piece of clothing has been often considered as a promise of unknown. Here's a look

    Bollywoods affair with the itsy bitsy choli is nothing new. This indigenous piece of clothing has captured the imagination of audience and has managed to put it on the fashion map. From knotty, crisscrossed to the halter and bikini style, the cholis have also evolved over time. As Kareena dons this popular garment in 'Dil Mera Muft Ka' from 'Agent Vinod', we bring you popular cholis that rocked Bollywood.

    Madhuri Dixit in 'Choli Ke Peeche':  Madhuri Dixit's sexy and provocative dance number 'Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai' from the 1993 film 'Khalnayak' became one of the most famous music videos of all times. Thanks to the lyrics of the song and equally suggestive dance movements, Madhuri's choli became national controversy and the film garnered enough eye-balls to become a super-hit. The song became popular and was considered a

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  • 'I have learnt to accept myself'

    By Sayoni Sinha | Yahoo! India Movies – Mon 12 Mar, 2012 4:49 PM IST

     

     Vidya Balan on her biggest learning curve, her Kolkata connection and why playing Silk was more difficult

    There was a clamour for pictures the moment she alighted from her car and she patiently posed with each of her little fans (street kids, mostly). As soon as she was done with them, another bunch (this time mostly elderly women) came to her, blessed her and told her how much they love her. Despite a packed schedule, not once she tried to show impatience, greeting everyone with a huge smile, as if she has known them for ages. Vidya Balan actually has the magic wand to turn even her harshest critic into her fan. In a free-wheeling chat, Vidya talks about her search for her husband in ‘Kahaani’ and her deep connection with Kolkata

     Excerpts from the interview:

     Which was more difficult- Playing Silk or Vidya Bagchi?

    It is difficult to compare as both are completely different personalities. Silk was over-the- top while Vidya Bagchi is very basic and understated. As an actor, I

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  • Celebrating the women of Bollywood

    By Sayoni Sinha | 24FPS – Tue 6 Mar, 2012 3:15 PM IST

    She smokes non-stop, watches porn and doesn't think twice before using expletives, Bollywood heroine has come a long way. Whether it is Rani Mukerjee mouthing expletives in 'No One Killed Jessica' or Vidya celebrating her sexuality in 'Dirty Picture', 2011 saw B'wood actresses breaking the mould of the perfect Indian woman and experimenting with the roles. She was no longer coy about her choices in life and not afraid to try out the extreme. On International Women's Day, we celebrate the women in roles that broke new grounds in Bollywood.

    Rani Mukherjee in No one Killed Jessica: She is locked in passionate embrace but the moment her work-phone beeps, she is ready to leave her lover high and dry and asks him to 'fly solo'. Rani Mukerjee's Meera Gaity is no-nonsense journalist who does yoga at work, smokes non-stop and mouths expletives without thinking twice.


    Gul Panag in Turning 30: Gul Panag managed to portray the worries of every woman who is at the verge turning
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  • Meet Ramu's new muse

    By Sayoni Sinha | Yahoo! India Movies – Thu 1 Mar, 2012 6:32 PM IST



    Ram Gopal Varma can’t stop gushing about his new muse Nathalia Kaur who is doing an item number in ‘Department’

    Ram Gopal Varma has been busy thanking his stars lately. The director can’t stop raving about his new find Nathalia Kaur who has done an item number in his upcoming film ‘Department’. The half Indian and half Brazilian model has impressed Ramu so much that he decided to hone her skills for his next film. Says a gushing Ramu, “I never ever hid the fact that I am a devotee of a woman’s beauty. But not only in my entire career, but ever since I have consciously come of a mental and a physical age to perceive  and admire the beauty of a woman, have I seen a woman more beautiful than Nathalia.”

    The director is quite happy that the original choice of the film Sunny Leone wasn’t able to do the item song and that eventually went to Nathalia. “Her beauty is truly electrifying and it just sparks out from every nook and curve of both her face and her body. Her face looks so

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  • Bollywood's top 'daku-dramas'

    By Sayoni Sinha | 24FPS – Wed 29 Feb, 2012 5:16 PM IST

     

    As 'Paan Singh Tomar' hits the theatres this week, here's a list of some famous Bollywood bandits 

    Over the years, the portrayal of a bandit in Bollywood films has gone through a certain transition though the premise is still remains more or less predictable- wronged  hero who  turns  into a  dacoit  and runs into Chambal to avenge oppression. The latest in the list of dacoit-dramas is Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Paan Singh Tomar' which tells the true story of a steeplechase champion who turns into a dacoit due to circumstances. So here's a look at few of Bollywood's most loved dacoits.

    Amjad Khan in 'Sholay': Shekhar Kapoor has rightly said that the history of Indian Cinema's can be rightly divided into two parts- Before Sholay and after Sholay. With its multi-starrer cast, Sholay wouldn't have been the same without Gabbar Singh. According to few old-timers, Amjad Khan was almost dropped from the film because the film's scriptwriter Javed Akhtar found his voice not 'terrifying' enough.

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