While we have some great and kickass films to boast about, horror is one genre that is not the strongest suit of the Indian film industry. We all end up scouring Hollywood movies to satiate our hunger for spook and scares.
While we have some great and kickass films to boast about, horror is one genre that is not the strongest suit of the Indian film industry. We all end up scouring Hollywood movies to satiate our hunger for spook and scares. \n
They are mean, manipulative, sensuous and seductive. They will charm their ways into your heart, twist you around their little fingers and not think twice before pumping a bullet or two into your hearts. Yes we are talking about the femme fatale, the female vamps who live their lives far more interestingly than their good girl counterparts. Bollywood has produced some iconic baddies but female villains have been few and far between. Nevertheless, we still have some classic female baddies. Here are the bad girls we love, the most kickass female villains of Bollywood:
She truly redefined the meaning of being possessive. No guy would want a girl to be that obsessed about them. The movie portrays the emotion of love turning into obsession. She is jealous, full of spite and shows no remorse in killing anyone who gets in her way. Despite psychopathic behaviour, you feel for this light-eyed beauty when she fails at the last moment.
Falling from the stardom can be painful and there are few who take it graciously. In this third instalment of the Raaz series, Bipasha Basu dons the role of a fading superstar who will go to any extent to plot revenge and do away with the girl who replaced her. She seduces not only the protagonist but also gets physical with the aatma! This horror thriller movie saw Bipasha Basu display her versatile acting skills as the vicious Sanjana.
Mahie Gill is known for her unconventional roles and the trend continued in the same vein in 2011 with the romantic thriller Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster. She plays a begum who is yearning for attention from her husband and also gets into a sexual relationship with her driver who is in love with her. She dismisses his love and also kills him when he gets overambitious without batting an eyelid!
Vidya Balan is known for her acting abilities and she added another feather to her hat as the scheming Krishna in Ishqiya. She takes both protagonists on a ride to fulfil her goals and displays herself as an object of desire to seduce them. Her village belle cum femme fatale act was simply mesmerising.
Our leading ladies have proven that can do a lot more than just being arm candy or act like stage prop and we really hope Bollywood realises this and we see more ladies walking down the dark path in the future.
An album which included songs like Sapne Mein Milti Hai and Geela Geela Paani was this song which blew its competition away with its raw energy and expert arrangement. Kallu Mama went on to become one of the most iconic characters in neo-noir films in India and the song played a major part for this popularity. You can listen to the song here.
Another film by Gulzar, the song sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Suresh Wadkar, was a playful track of two lovers by the sea and captured the comfort between them. The song became popular in spite of the film not being a commercial success. You can listen to the song here.
Not getting a lot of offers given his unconventional work, Bhardwaj stepped into film direction and made a stellar debut with Makdee. Not only was the film A-grade but this song became one of the major reasons why the film became as popular as it did. You can listen to the song here.
Starting his Shakespeare adaptations with Maqbool, Bhardwaj adapted Othello with a star-studded cast including Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi and Naseeruddin Shah. Supplementing his movie with a kickass soundtrack, Bhardwaj made this quiet, miserable song alongside the more popular Beedi. It was sung by himself and Shreya Ghoshal. You can listen to the song here.
In the same album as O Saathi Re, Naina is a much more brazen version of a heartbreak song with the rustic vocals of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. These two songs really stand out in this immersive album which is excellent by any standards. You can listen to the song here.
One of the biggest chartbusters of the year, Kaminey saw Bhardwaj go full gangsta. Not in the sense where he would include rap, but just how he scored his crime-thriller with a zing all the while retaining the local flavour. You can listen to the song here.
The same album has this contemporary ghazal which captures the passion of a couple in a poetic manner. Sung by Bhardwaj himself, the song does more than it sets out to do leaving us with a bit of Sufi ibadat long after it ends. You can listen to the song here.
The rock version of the more haunting So Jaao (which is also a part of the album) is why Bhardwaj is such a brilliant musician. He can think of the music which he holds precious and still come up with a more accessible version in the raspy voice of Vishal Dadlani. 10/10. You can listen to the song here.
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