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staid, prudish censor board is changing its
parameters today.
Deepika Padukone, the most sought after
heroine currently has done many racy
roles and clothes (and magazine covers in
bikinis)… Cocktail, steamy chemistry in
Gehraaiyaan, and more recently Pathan,
where her orange bikini in the song
Besharam Rang had tied the nation’s moral
monitors in knots. It even caused political
protests.

that’ version of Uorfi Javed.
Whilst there are actresses who still
request a no-nudity, no lovemaking clauses Image courtesy: Popdiaries
in their contracts, today, wearing a bikini in
films is par for the course. Svelte stunning
figures scream to be flaunted. The girls
have shed their inhibitions and are quite
comfortable doing lovemaking scenes and Deepika Padukone is all over social media
wearing bikinis and barely-there clothes. It has nothing to do with Indian culture and
Whilst some producers believe that conforming, but everything to do with girls
titillation brought in the audiences, that today owning their bodies and looks, feeling
statement has proven itself not necessarily comfortable in their skin, and exercising
true. Films still tank and sometimes badly. their right to dress any way they please. .
Today, the game has entirely changed Nobody’s talking about Aamir’s nude act in
with OTT platforms and uncensored Ghajini or John’s luscious flaunt in Dostana
material is available literally at one’s or nude scene in New York. Ranveer Singh
fingertips. There’s no dearth of nudity, and his nude photographs made a splash.
lovemaking scenes, sex in various forms And then died a natural death over time…
and classifications, titillation, cusswords, Hindi cinema has always been unabashedly
you name it, you got it. And even the chauvinistic, patriarchal and hypocritically

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