Ash as Ostrich

(via rediff.com)

Not. Remotely. Fugly.

So a regular reader of this blog told me yesterday that she was sad that we had so reduced our postings; the word "pitiful" was used. So today I went looking online for some new, egregious fugliness, and was brought almost to tears by one of the most bee-yoo-ti-ful things I have ever seen. (I should mention I have been sadly disconnected from Bollywood news of late, so this may be common knowledge to everyone else.)

THIS should serve as the example of perfection against which all fugliness is condemned. The upcoming film is Jodhaa Akbar, and it totally feeds my addiction for period costume.

I always prefer when Ms. Rai-Bachchan wears as little makeup as possible.
It makes her look like a Serious Actress.

Tears came to my eyes on seeing this one of Hrithik...

Movie Website: http://www.jodhaaakbar.com/. Has loads of yummy pictures and posters!

(Pretty) Girls Gone Fugly

We admit, it's difficult to fug Mrs. Bachchan 2.0.

However, Ash wasn't always Ms. Pretty-Perfect.

A look back at her debut film, Jeans...

"Aishy aur Abi/Aishy aur Abi/They are coming to your town..."

Snce it has been mentioned on this blog before, and Ash is certainly a regular figure on the site, and this union may bring forth the next generation of Bollywood...

Ash, Abishek May Wed on February 19th

Kiss Me Not

By now, you probably all know that Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan have been slapped with charges of obscenity for their "kiss" in Dhoom 2. Shailendra Dwivedi, a lawyer in Indore, said the scene "lowered the dignity of Indian women and gave an obscene message to youth." [link]

Now, we at Bollywood Fugly want to know--was it all worth it? Was the darn kiss hot or not?

Watch...



and decide...

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Dhoom 2; or, When Designers Try To Be Fashion-Forward

Now, where did I see this outfit before...?


Ah yes. Wendy Pepper's Project Runway design for the Supermarket Challenge in Season 1.

Oh Ash... Don't you have enough celebrity to have an agent who will make sure this sort of thing doesn't happen? Your beautiful hair...!

Now, Uday... Retro does NOT automatically mean re-adopting the Tacky. Watch Seinfeld re-runs. The Puffy Shirt episode, specifically. And if you're gonna hold a rose in your teeth (also a bad idea), please make it a real one, not plastic!


And Uday? I know Daddy's calling in all his favors to give you a career, and you are doing your part by bulking up... but that fabric for a Sleeveless Bicep shirt is all wrong. And let's not even mention the bandanna!

Aishwarya Rai Lie

There is a strict code of conduct to being a Bollywood Fugly Fashion Police officer, but I have to ask special Friday permission to deviate from the rules, just this once...

If I hide my mouth, they can't call me out...

None of us have fugged Aishwarya out yet, because she's usually gorgeous-beyond-words. But with that comes responsibility, and I'm sad to report, The Rai has let us down.

As you may know, Aishwarya Rai is an "ambassadress" for L'Oreal cosmetics. Which is fabulous, because I'm glad to see desi women get their due as icons of breathtaking beauty, and in turn it would suggest that major-label cosmetics companies are expanding their offerings to include products suited to the women of color. Yay!

Having recently discovered that my 2 favorite lipsticks, suited to a beige girl, have been discontinued, I was thrilled to discover L'Oreal's new "Star Secrets" line of products. Eva Longoria, Natalie Imbruglia, Penelope Cruz, and The Rai all have a palate of their own, as part of the "Star Secrets" line. I assumed Aishwarya's lipstick, "Aishwarya's Beige" would be a perfect shade for beige and brown girls...

looks good, right?

In various layouts and promo stills, Ash can be seen sporting her "Aishwarya's Beige" lipcolor, and it looks gorgeous. So $8 later, I was the proud owner of my own tube of "Aishwarya's Beige".

(allegedly wearing "Aishwarya's Beige")
F!U! G-L-Y! You ain't got no alibi! That's fugly!

Gurrrrrl! Why you lying? I know you're not even wearing your own lipstick... if it doesn't show up on me, I know this mess would wash you out and look invisible on your skin. Why you got to misrepresent? I believed you, Ash; I believed there was finally some makeup out there for us to wear, sista! Daayum. Just for that-- I'm not going to see Umrao Jaan, so I can recoup my $8, chor.

PS, my mascara looks nothing like this, either!

If you can get past the hideous fragrance that smells like your grandma's perfume (not that there's anything wrong with your grandma or her aroma, I just don't need the smell of her on my lips all day long), the color is next to invisible on any desi, olive-skinned or Latina woman, and suggests Rai probably can't even wear the product with her own name on it. "Aishwarya's Beige" ought to be called "Washed Out Anglo-Indian Item Girl"! Somebody get Helen on the phone, maybe she can pimp this stuff.

Ladies, dont' get Wronged by Rai-- this lipstick is crap.

dedicated to ANNA & Rupes.