Is the Indian audience obsessed with good looks for actresses? - Page 2

Created

Last reply

Replies

36

Views

4.4k

Users

18

Likes

99

Frequent Posters

PangaNaLe thumbnail
6th Anniversary Thumbnail Own Your Stories Participant Thumbnail + 3
Posted: 5 years ago
#11

If good looks means fair skin and looking like a sex object then yes.

Bollywood audience is obsessed with good looks of actors as well.

The trend of six pack abs and muscular leading men started from last decade. In 90s a chubby actor like Govinda could be a Superstar which is not possible today's time.

Posted: 5 years ago
#12

Originally posted by: mintyblue


Dikkat nahin hain


I think both looks + talent are important


Cinema is a visual medium so of course looks are important!

If looks were that important , then the prettiest and sexiest ones are reduced to instathots and doing some role here and there


We have avg Alia , ugly jhanvi, bland Tapsee, botched up face anushka , sometime manly kriti as main heroines now.

mintyblue thumbnail
18th Anniversary Thumbnail Visit Streak 180 Thumbnail + 4
Posted: 5 years ago
#13

Originally posted by: bollyqueen0

I think a lot of it also has to do with the storylines the actresses are doing. A lot of movies include a storyline about love at first sight or being pretty enough to grab someone's attention. I, as the audience, will REFUSE to believe someone who comes on screen looking like an unpeeled unbaked potato grabbed anyone's interest upon first look 😃


Love at first sight is a trope which Bollywood has overused to death. I don't think this trope is how love actually works in the real world.


Sexist movies like Kabir Singh, sure.


But where there's a nuanced understanding of love, I think love at first sight is not that important.


The movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil where Ranbir loves an average-looking Anushka over gorgeous Aishwarya is more realistic of how love actually works and not lust.

mintyblue thumbnail
18th Anniversary Thumbnail Visit Streak 180 Thumbnail + 4
Posted: 5 years ago
#14

Originally posted by: S_H_Y

If looks were that important , then the prettiest and sexiest ones are reduced to instathots and doing some role here and there


We have avg Alia , ugly jhanvi, bland Tapsee, botched up face anushka , sometime manly kriti as main heroines now.


OMG I find this hilarious but Taapsee is not bland! Agree wid d rest though!!

mintyblue thumbnail
18th Anniversary Thumbnail Visit Streak 180 Thumbnail + 4
Posted: 5 years ago
#15

Originally posted by: MujheMaarjaneDo

Which country's audience isn't obsessed with good looks?


Not sure about other countries. Hollywood seems to prioritise acting talent over looks.

Ur-Miserable thumbnail
10th Anniversary Thumbnail Stunner Thumbnail + 4
Posted: 5 years ago
#16

Originally posted by: mintyblue


Not sure about other countries. Hollywood seems to prioritise acting talent over looks.

So you are saying top Holywood actresses are ugly?

mintyblue thumbnail
18th Anniversary Thumbnail Visit Streak 180 Thumbnail + 4
Posted: 5 years ago
#17

Originally posted by: AwaamKiJaan

If good looks means fair skin and looking like a sex object then yes.

Bollywood audience is obsessed with good looks of actors as well.

The trend of six pack abs and muscular leading men started from last decade. In 90s a chubby actor like Govinda could be a Superstar which is not possible today's time.


Ranbir and Ranveer are both average looking, so is Ayushmann.

mintyblue thumbnail
18th Anniversary Thumbnail Visit Streak 180 Thumbnail + 4
Posted: 5 years ago
#18

Originally posted by: MujheMaarjaneDo

So you are saying top Holywood actresses are ugly?


https://blogkart.com/top-hollywood-actress/


Find them all average-looking except Scarlett and Alexandra

Edited by mintyblue - 5 years ago
vishaka29 thumbnail
Visit Streak 30 Thumbnail Explorer Thumbnail
Posted: 5 years ago
#19

Not sure if obsessed is the correct word but it is a visual medium and I guess as humans we like pretty faces but I think thats for both actors and actresses, for me atleast. I guess today with the correct makeup and lighting no actress looks particularly bad though.

Ur-Miserable thumbnail
10th Anniversary Thumbnail Stunner Thumbnail + 4
Posted: 5 years ago
#20


You find them average looking, your opinion of others isn't pathar ki lakeer.

On one hand you agree with Shy that almost all actresses in India are average looking and than you open this thread.

Make up your mind.

Related Topics

Bollywood thumbnail

Posted by: Bagarh.Billa · 1 months ago

We have yet to see a Big Blockbuster from her, she is in news for all the wrong reasons. Her Attitude problem has swept away all the work coming...

Expand ▼
Bollywood thumbnail

Posted by: Bagarh.Billa · 3 months ago

Aisa kuch nahi hua, chill. Happy April Fool's Day

Expand ▼
Bollywood thumbnail

Posted by: Sparkle_Soul · 5 months ago

...

Expand ▼
Bollywood thumbnail

Posted by: mintyblue · 1 months ago

Cannes 2026 discourse has been fascinating because both Aishwarya and Alia were trolled, but for entirely different reasons. Aishwarya Rai...

Expand ▼
Bollywood thumbnail

Posted by: WhipCreamThong · 2 months ago

I am not talking about Kriti, or Deepika, or even Alia. I am referring to Rani, Tabu, Kajol, Madhuri, and even Sridevi. Today's actresses are...

Expand ▼
Top

Stay Connected with IndiaForums!

Be the first to know about the latest news, updates, and exclusive content.

Add to Home Screen!

Install this web app on your iPhone for the best experience. It's easy, just tap and then "Add to Home Screen".