Wow.

While surfing the web for fugly photographs of Tanisha, I came across clips from Manmohan Desai's Dharam Veer. (Read a full plot summary [with spoilers] here.)

I am not sure if I like Jeetu's ruffles or Zeenat's purple cape better.

Enjoy... and remember there are EVEN MORE on YouTube!

Happy Friday!

Shakalaka Boom Boom... Again

On Filmiholic's blog review of Shakalaka Boom Boom, 'Joseph Gonsalves' writes: "Everyone’s costumes look like they’ve been sourced from a bargain basement sale at Pimps-For-Less."

This post is for you, 'Joseph.'

Did the costume designer score some sort of "buy-one-get-one" deal with the Don team?

We seemed to like Ash's cornrows. What do we think about Bobby's?

I'd Love to Eighty-Six the leg warmers....

Word on the street is that Bollywood Fugly is being beckoned. Last week I watched the early Govinda masterpiece Love 86. The clothes are actually not that bad, given that the year is...well, 1986, but I think there a few things worth sharing, and even if they aren't fugly, they're a good time, and who couldn't use a little of that right now? Plus Pooja asked me to, and who am I to say no to her?

some 80s goodness






Govinda in a Footloose shirt


a criminal making the awesome career move of wearing a jacket with his name on it


the heroines in their Holi finest


But the best part of the whole movie is the song in Govinda's first scene, sort of a Michael Jackson/West Side Story hybrid...


...unless it's the title song, with its leg warmers and Govinda in a white vest with black studded arm bands. And love-making robots.

Hands off!

Which is better: the Miss Kitty-style dresses on Japanese nightclub dancers in a 1966 Indian movie...

or that the dresses are emblazoned with skin-color-ish handprints?

(Love in Tokyo, 1966)

Holy Flying Tubes of Fairness Cream!

No matter how ridiculous a song's lyrics, Madhuri Dixit brings such grace and poise to every choreographed move. She is one hell of a dancer.

As for Salman's pseudo-bharatanatyam moves... Oy!

But where was I? Ah yes, fugging.

Salman is too easy to fug. His fashion disasters are ALL over this song. Madhuri looks just fine in a traditional lengha and angrakha but her high-waisted pants, gold body suit, and checkered jacket (fast-forward to 4:10), well... it's all very unfortunate.

And of course, where would Bollywood Fugly be without the backup dancers? Lamé seems to be a fabric of choice.

Keh Do Na, Keh Do Na, You Are My...

Soniya Liberace ?!?!?!!!!?!

Bollywood favorite bhangra boy and swooner-crooner, Sonu Nigam:

I'm too sexy for this shirt, too sexy for this shirt, so sexy it hurts...

This is why playback singers don't get any screen time, y'all. Stay off camera with that H.A.M.!
Thanks for the tip, Vij! He is Brown Liberace, to go with previously posted Brown Fabio.

Bollywood Fabio? [Updated!]

I am not sure whether this is a still from the film, but IF this is from the movie, THEN I issue the following fug!



This is a photo of Mithun Chakraborty's son, Mimoh; his first film He will be released soon.

Bollywood Fugly blogger Beth asks, "Why so shiny?" t-hype wonders if he always looks like Fabio.

Your thoughts, dear audience?

3/29/07 Update: I should have Googled a bit more before posting.





Tank tops, acid-washed jeans, and big belt buckles seem to be his specialty.

Fugly Prediction

The India Times is reporting that Govinda and Karisma Kapoor are slated to team up for a reunion pic with David Dhawan...

...which should provide this blog with enough material for a month.

Bollywood Fugly lesson #7: never say unfuggable

I really thought Sharmilee (1971), starring my new favorite person Shashi Kapoor and Rakhee (and Rakhee, and also a guy named Tiger) was unfuggable. It's 1971 and the pants are a little pegged, the hair big, the eyeliner magnificent, and the jumpsuits jumpin', but all in the most glorious possible way. I would truly hold my head high in any of Rakhee's zillion outfits (or to be seen arm-in-arm with Shashi in his).

But then, more than two hours into the 2:45 running time, the item girl gets her turn. She's no Helen, as Filmi Geek pointed out, but she does not offend particularly. But then she's joined on stage by who I think supposed to be some sort of circus strong man character, and...well, let me just show you.



He's got it all: ninja-y headband, polkadot belt, tight shorts, and white Beatle boots and socks. The first three are explicable, if we can buy that there's a circus strong man character in an item number in a villain lair in the Himalayas - and of course we can, or else we wouldn't be watching these things - but everyone knows strong men wear mid-calf black lace-up Victoriany looking boots. Beatle boots? Now that's ridiculous.

Zorro Wuz Here

I guess Kareena is a big fan of the "slashed-midriff" look.

From her item number in the forthcoming film, Kya Love Story Hai:

respect your elders, Kapoor-ishtyle

Doosra Aadmi (1977) features not one but two of the Kapoor dynasty princes, Rishi and Shashi (son and brother of Raj, respectively, for those who have not mapped out the Kapoor family tree), as well as Rishi's princess Neetu Singh.* I know this blog isn't for fashion dos, but I cannot resisting contrasting the male stars, who demonstrate why, in some cultures, age, with its wisdom from experience, is so venerated. For the most part, the clothes in this movie are unfuggable (and maybe even tied to plot and chacater development, but more on that in my regular blog); they are 1977 in the good way, and even our hero Rishi gets normal-looking suits that elicit no comment. But then about halfway in, while taking a drive in the country, a most mysterious phenomenon occurs: Rishi somehow manages to look simultaneously like John Belushi, Woody Allen, and Harry Potter.**


It's worse from the side.


Then just a few moments later, in the very same scene, he manages to channel 70s poster boy freshly-scrubbed cheeriness, with his dreamy stares and jaunty scarf...


until he holds his arms up too high for his cropped jacket and gives us a little muffin top.

Most of us would have muffin tops in a jacket and pants like that, which is why we here at Bollywood Fugly work so tirelessly to point out to costume designers how careful they must be.

On the bright side, however, we have the older and wiser Shashi (and my new FPMBF runner-up, by the way) showing us that a tank top, dress shirt, and leather jacket can be very successfully coordinated with just the right scarf (especially in the classic three-quarter turn, outstretched arms, coming-out-of-a-spin pose)


and that, depending on the uncle in question, maybe a little "uncle chest" can be a good thing.

Damn.

* The women in this movie got great clothes and generally looked 1970s classy, so I don't include them here.

** There are a lot of really big sunglasses in this movie, and generally speaking I like them, because they're 1) fun and 2) appropriate for the feeling and era of the movie. I'll be posting many more images of sunglasses and scarves in my write-up later this weekend.

Oh Bobby!

Today's Rediff.com entertainment slideshow highlights Yash Raj Films' 2007 releases. (I can't wait for Aaja Nachle.)

Unfortunately, here's another shot from Jhoom Barbara Jhoom, featuring easy-to-fug Bobby Deol:

Burn My Eyes, Upendra

Bengali superstar Upendra has apparently discovered a shade of pink even hotter than hot pink.



But as bad as that may be, it's the outfit into which he changes that really makes this one a classic. The women in the clip fare all right, but between Upendra's sizzling hot pink outfit, his black and yellow checkered suit stolen from the closet of Corey Feldman, and the male backup dancers mauve blazers, yellow shirts, and fire engine red ties and pants (to say nothing of the yellow-pink-turquoise ensembles) -- well, guys, I'm havin' to call fugly on this one. Your clothes do not have to match the test strip from a color printer.

Not Exactly Fashion, But Certainly Fun!

recovering baptist just brought this fantabulous site to my attention - you can subtitle snippets from Bollywood films!

http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/index.php?module=see&lang=uk&code=8e08b7defe1fc0d0338ead2bc73a6ebb

Worst-Dressed at 2007 Filmfares?

At Ugly, Ugly, Bollywood Fugly Fugly, we often don't document celebrities "in the wild," but this past weekend's Filmfare Awards gives us a few gems we just can't pass up:







And again, what's with the unfortunate costumes on the backup talent?

I really do like Kajol...

... but it seems the mid-90s weren't too good to her.

Hulchul (1995)


Karan Arjun (1995)


Ishq (1997)

(Yes, I know there's lots of fugly in this song including, but not limited to, Juhi's mini-skirt and pumps, Aamir's high-waisted jeans, and the worst dance moves ever.)

Too good to let pass.

I have no idea what film it is from. And I am dying to know.





My heartfelt thankyous go out to Kaddele from Missionbas.de for finding it.

Another great actor gone fugly...

[Click any fugly photo to enlarge.]
I realize Indian came out in 1996, but I doubt these looks were completely acceptable even then. Kamal Hassan is a fabulous actor but he isn't exactly known for his dancing. So you can only imagine what these outfits looked like in motion. People ought not dress good actors so poorly.

Before we examine the abuse heaped upon Kamal, I would like some sort of explanation as to why these backup dancers look like Cats meets Miami Ink...











ENTER: Our Hero. Count Dracula anyone? Yes, this outfit comes complete with spooky dance moves.

All I can say to that is, "BOO."

But then there's grandma's flowered shirt impeccably bow-tied at the waist to show off Milli Vanilli biker shorts complete with "Buh-buh-buh-buh-baby, don't forget my number" moves.




Yes, Kamal, we here at Bollywood Fugly are just as perplexed as you are about your co-star 's clip-on braided ponytail and the fur balls she's wearing as part of her bustier. No, those glasses aren't prescription...



Still, that's far less interesting than your grand finale--a space suit complete with space-ready canine and electrifying dance moves.
































[I think this was an attempt at "doing the robot" but they ended up with the "Tequilla" instead.]

source material

Maybe this is where Shilpa gets her animal prints?


(Do aur Do Paanch, 1980)

In This Corner: The Big B

One of my absolute favorites, Amar Akbar Anthony has the sheer exuberance that has always typified the best Bollywood films. Fantastic, charming, ridiculous and altogether hilarious, it will always be in my top ten Bollywood films.

That said... have you SEEN Amitabh's wardrobe in this film? Two Words: Lea. Ther.

First we see Anthony in his bar dealing with a tough customer. Just the jacket, folks; no shirt required! Note the crucifix.

Next, we have his concert-going attire... again, leather jacket, no shirt. And the crucifix has changed to an Egyptian ankh. Why? No idea.

Finally, we have his shopping ensemble. When shopping with your fiancee for her wedding dress, no shirt required!