1993 India thought magazine results - Page 2

Originally posted by: diasingh2

Exactly, "sexy" was a controversial word (to the point of being vulgar) during that time.

Only "glamor girls" like Pooja Bedi / Anu Aggarwal were called sexy by the magazines.

Unless an actor/actress was misquoted during their interviews, the work 'sexy' never made headlines.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

By this time Madhuri had been around for years and had created an aura of girl next door and generated a significant fan following. Even the controversies around Dhak Dhak and Choli Ke Peeche left Madhuri surprisingly unaffected. People had a problem with the songs and the content, but not Madhuri as much.

Pooja Bedi on the other hand shot to fame with a Kamasutra ad. She and Pooja Bhatt were both very sex-positive and made a lot of comments/interviews about controversial topics of the day like sexuality, contraception, AIDS awareness. So they got typecast as sexy vixens. Madhuri on the other hand went to great lengths to avoid anything too taboo in society.

Edit to add: As some have pointed out - the term "sexy" itself was controversial. It was almost synonymous with sIutty and loose. People hesitated to call their favorite stars "sexy."

wow divya bharti in top 5 even after such tough competition in the 90s

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Originally posted by: oyebollywood

wow divya bharti in top 5 even after such tough competition in the 90s

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Hero who will make the best villain - Sanjay Dutt.

This actually happened.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

By this time Madhuri had been around for years and had created an aura of girl next door and generated a significant fan following. Even the controversies around Dhak Dhak and Choli Ke Peeche left Madhuri surprisingly unaffected. People had a problem with the songs and the content, but not Madhuri as much.

Pooja Bedi on the other hand shot to fame with a Kamasutra ad. She and Pooja Bhatt were both very sex-positive and made a lot of comments/interviews about controversial topics of the day like sexuality, contraception, AIDS awareness. So they got typecast as sexy vixens. Madhuri on the other hand went to great lengths to avoid anything too taboo in society.

Edit to add: As some have pointed out - the term "sexy" itself was controversial. It was almost synonymous with sIutty and loose. People hesitated to call their favorite stars "sexy."

Ditto! In fact Madhuri was credited for bringing some kind of 'innocence' in those "vulgar" songs. These songs could've easily gone over the edge, if any other actress had done it.

Oh those days also there used to be polls

Was Shilpa Shirodkar a big actress back then?

Originally posted by: RainbowGlitter

Was Shilpa Shirodkar a big actress back then?

Originally posted by: diasingh2

"Sharukh appeals more the well-educated, well-settled crowd while Salman is the fave rave of the reckless yuppies."

LOL, nothing changed even after 3 decades I am surprised Govinda is not mentioned even in a single poll. He was one of the front-runners during that time period.

Also, Madhuri, Sridevi and Juhi were the major players in the early 90s. So, the first poll makes sense.

Exhibit A for all people who question Madhuri's popularity before HAHK.

So Govinda being all bitter n cribber is not for no reason after all.

Bold 👍🏼 was thinking y there's no Madhuri..then saw her name in red ..topmost