When village belles sizzle

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal" style="" text-align:="" center=""><img src="/photo/881643.cms" alt="/photo/881643.cms" border="0" /></div> <div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script>Bollywood is synonymous with making village life full of unexpected happenings. Right from the evil headman who makes life miserable for the lead stars to the village belle who manages to create a rippling effect with her dark kajal and colourful get-ups, its action all the way.But who from these fetching damsels make the best <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">gaon ki gori</span>?<br /><br />Says actress Arati Chabria, "I guess none of them can take the place of eternal beauty Madhubala as she was the classic Indian beauty and she looked breathtakingly beautiful as a <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">gaon ki gori</span>. As far as today''s actresses are concerned, I think Rani Mukherjee perfectly fits in as the village belle. Remember her role in <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Nayak</span> where she portrayed the village belle? She was so real that you couldn''t believe she was the same Rani who had done <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Aati Kya Khandala</span>. She has the typical Indian face and looks very charming in Indian outfits along with minis."<br /><br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section2"><div class="Normal"></div> <div class="Normal" style="" text-align:="" center=""><img src="/photo/881644.cms" alt="/photo/881644.cms" border="0" /></div> <div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script>"Most of the Indian actresses look best in Indian clothes, even though they normally wear western clothes. And Indian woman <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">ko</span> Indian clothes <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">se jyada kya</span> suit <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">ho sakata hai</span>?" asks actress Sandali Sinha. "But I specifically liked Rani Mukherjee in one TV advertisement where she has performed so naturally that one actually thinks she is a <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">gaon ki gori</span>. Where yesteryear actresses go, I think Waheeda Rehman looked very elegant as a village belle."<br /><br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section3"><div class="Normal"></div> <div class="Normal" style="" text-align:="" center=""><img src="/photo/881645.cms" alt="/photo/881645.cms" border="0" /></div> <div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script>Actor Yatin Karyekar feels that to make the character look real, an actress should have authentic rustic beauty. Basically he feels that playing a sturdy role is very important. "That''s why most of the younger actresses can''t pull off the village belle roles except Kajol. Nandita Das has that rustic beauty and as she is a brilliant actress, she not only looks authentic, but her body movements, facial expressions, dialogue, everything is very well coordinated," he adds. "Gracy Singh looked very sweet in <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Lagaan</span>, she had the innocence which is required to portray a village belle, but I think Mallika Sherawat will look really hot in <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Navvari</span> <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">kasta</span> saris," opines television actress Shweta Keswani.<br /><br />"Also, Lara Dutta is definitely out, adds Shetwa, as she wore "all that designer stuff in <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Mumbai Se Aya Mera Dost</span>, and she looked too artificial. Even Aishwarya looked too made up in <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Taal</span>. Also, you can''t imagine Sushmita Sen as a village belle either."</div> </div>