Over the past year I have read so many articles on Aishwarya Bachchan that it has become redundant in some cases but your website is very good in taste.

Aishwarya is quit lovely I do not believe she is the ultimate example of beauty. Beauty is subjective only an opinion. I am an indian male and we have so many more beautiful women in my country and the world that are far more attractive then Aishwarya.

I do hope the best for Aishwarya.

Now speaking of Audrey Hepburn who is a classic beauty and a great humanitrian to the world she has done so much for people were Aishwarya has not.

With that said Audrey Hepburn is the most beautiful woman in the world in beauty outside as well as inside.

Aish is pretty worthless next to Audrey then. India has to stop worshipping people simply for havinf sharp noses and light skin and discriminating against those that do not. The only actresses Ive seen who dont rely on there appearance is probably Kareena Kapoor and she probably only got in because of her family connections and nepotism even. And even then she has B-Grade roles allocated to her so that Aish and Depika can have the spot light. Also for all this discrimination and the % of India’s much needed wealth that go’s into these films youd expect them to be good BUT NO All u get is a plotless, lame and tacky mess with a few okay song numbers.

Also, you are right, a person can have both. Just don’t let the perfectionist become who you are.

Newfoundlander

Surely, I love Audrey and in fact people say I am very similar to her in many ways, soemtimes very much in my face, grace and behaviour…She is very “alive” when Ash is rather “cold”, you are right. But somehow, being a perfectionist, I love the perfect beauty too…

I’m shocked at the large amount of attention your first example has received. In my mind there is no contest. One looks like a cold material girl while the other has eyes and a smile so warm, sweet, and kind. Audry reminds me of the average russian woman. A woman who wears her heart is much more beautiful than a woman who wears perfection.

Newfoundlander

id have to agree but my ex gf looks like her . everytime i see pics of miss Rai, its like looking at my ex. yes i agree the most beautiful women are east indian. with make up on. when they are made up, no one comes close.

i miss my ex we have a baby together. but yeah ill send a pic if ya want. the resemblence is wild.

Thanks for the complements – I hope I was able to do some justice to your wonderful blog. I also request you to write more often – The topics you choose are good & it’ll benefit the world more if you write more.

I suggest you take a look at some of the pics of an Indian yesteryear actress called Madhubala – she had some sort of sadness, a lost look that made her a bewitching beauty – she is definitely my favourite. A search keyword may be Mughal-e-Azam: she acted in that movie.

Feminine beauty, I have observed crops up at the most unexpected of the places. I am sure none of us would expect to see a beautiful lady during a hot summer afternoon at the electricity bill payment counter. I saw one!! She was sweating, managing a couple of bags and was also looking for change inside her wallet at the same time. But there was something about her, her face that made me (and several others in the line) take notice. This was before some 6 years and I actually tried to do a James Bond and followed her to find out where she lived. Similarly, there was another female, not dressed up or made up, but wearing a very sober kurta (an Indian dress) and jeans who had a very calm look on her face. Felt like I should have a photo of her inside my car and look at it every time I drive.

So tht’s it – beauty, is inexplicable to me and I have countered it at the oddest of places.

ALso, Indian women, I read somewhere long ago, that they tend to have some flesh around the bones, that gives them a nice & rounded appearence. Therefore, they are never pencil thin (or anorexic) naturally. That tends to add a certain beauty. Things that add to the beauty are the sari (a very revealing dress that always stands the danger of coming apart), the way they carry a pot of water, the use of oil, braiding & flowers in the hair, ornaments like the nose ring, ear ring and necklace etc. (impt: ornaments worn for beauty add beauty; thos worn for defiance, add nuisance value), the bindi ( a coloured dot that adorns the temple of an Indian woman’s face) and finally, the smile.

We call her plastic beauty here.

@axinia: In terms of beauty as picture perfect, your taste is great! But if you have ever seen Aishwarya’s acting, she evokes no emotion (sad or happy)despite crying bucketful of tears.(I liked her in only 2 movies out of 33 she did).

More than that to me, she is symbol of an actress who is thought beautiful and intelligent has survived more because of a well-oiled PR agency. I have my reasons, but no place to detail them here.

And I love Audrey Hepburn!

@ GranTLC – I am glad you appreciate my taste! As for the red spot on the forhead – it is called bindi – there are some lovely pictures of Ashwarya with that, just look into Google

It’s also a shame she sounds so self-conscious. There are no doubt millions of women on the planet who would trade their souls to look like her!

Geetha, thanks for sharing it with me. I really do not know much about Ash, and very greateful for any insights! In fact, i went to Wikipedia and there was a very negative article about Ashwaria RAi (the poor thing must have lots of enemies).

But I am glad you said that – somehow I believe that beauty and spirit must go together (actually this blog Shaktower is dedicatd to that topic), and if Ash does have more that just beauty, I feel even better about my choise. Thanks!