There was a time when Indians formed serpent queues in front of the B.O burrow, just to see their favourite heroine do a blink-and-miss shot in bikini. Gone are those days! The first decade of the millennium has been for Bollywood what the 60s had been for Hollywood: a space in time to assert oneself, and to break away from conventional norms of morality.
In this decade, almost all the leading men and ladies of Bollywood vied with each other to redefine erotica. The result: 1. Some graceful/gross "love scenes". 2. A star with the nickname, Serial Kisser!!
'Khwaish': 'Kiss'matwali!
Mallika Sherawat doing the coy Bharatiya Nari act.
Sherawat: "Oh please don't do this. My head is spinning. I feel scared. Give me a second, I need to think. Oh, please don't"
Lover boy (who couldn't care less): "Alright whatever".
Sherawat (now realizing that she had overdone the act): "Wait, maybe I am feeling so scared because I like it so much".
Audience: Cut the crap please, just do it!
'Aashiq Banaya Apne': Hashmi's Nemesis!
The serial kisser gets the shock of his life in this role reversal sequence. He finds himself at the receiving end of it as an empowered Tanushree Dutta asserts herself, but recovers with characteristic swagger and breaks into a robotic munching rhythm. Himesh's nasal humming fits into the scene uncannily as both lovers struggle for breath.
'Black': Subtlety, At Last!
The moment was emotional. The intent was noble, the portrayal subtle. For the frivolous, it was a lesson in nuance. It is tough, almost sinful to say anything naughty about the famous kiss in 'Black'. But hell, who has ever complained about too much steam in the pudding?
'Guru': Torrential Smooch!
You might have kissed.. you might have cried.. you might have laughed.. you might even have sat on a scenic ocean front drive for no apparent reason, with the rain beating down on your face. But if you have never tried doing all of the above and all at the same time, watch Vidya Balan show you how. That's Mani Ratnam for you!
'Jail': Angrezi Babu, Desi Peck!
Neil Nitin Mukesh might have the first name of an American, the gray eyes of a Cicilian and the hair coloration of an albino. But with Jail he reassures that his liplocking sensibilities are typically desi.
'Kurbaan': Wah! Nawab!
Saif Ali Khan blends his Winchester College temperament and cosmopolitan ethos into the art and craft of pecking, while making Bebo's earlier MMS outing with SKR seem in comparison, rather ... er, to be blunt, on the unhygienic side.
'Kyun Ho Gaya Na': Kiss and Run!
Aishwarya Rai's domestic policy has always centered around a principled objection to foreign intrusion. Hence the pseudo smack. So skillfully shot by director Samir Karnik, bet you a hundred bucks that you will be left wondering if Ash really did it or did not!
'Murder': Kisser Instinct!
India's moment of reckoning finally arrived after centuries of repression when with the release of 'Murder', the legend of the Serial Kisser was born.
Hashmi's barbaric moves made the legendary Dr.Hannibal Lecter seem like a juvenile delinquent in comparison. Hashmi's modus operandi was simple - when seduction fails, resort to terror. And if the Bhatts are to be believed, it works!
'Nishabd': Jiah, Chumma De De!
Question - What ensues when a piping hot Jiah Khan gets into a comfy corner with the legendary sexagenarian?
Answer - A politically correct kiss.
For those of you who missed this sequence, rest assured that you didn't miss much!
'Paap': Kiss-and-Throw!
Watch Udita Goswami wrestle for hunky dory John's affections. You would think it was high time the IOC (Indian Olympic committee) started thinking out of the box to spot untapped talent for London 2012.
'Parineeta': Kiss of the King!
Saif is the Cary Grant of Indian cinema when it comes to intimacy. Unlike his peers, his behavior never seems to suggest that he was running late for an appointment. He takes his time, with measured movements and grace that takes the cringe factor out of the equation. Maybe they should consider sending the likes of Hashmi to Winchester college for a mid summer crash course in British etiquette!
'Shabd': Fake Off!!
You have to hand it to Ash. The carefully unfurled lock of hair, that falls just in time to conceal the pout, the lens going soft focus at that crucial moment, that inevitable but excruciating cutaway from the action. It must all be sub-claused in the contract, considering her notorious aversion to on screen lip locks.
'Sins': India Shiney-ing!!
The sequences in this movie might seem to be performed by an untrained un-professional, and it's indeed not for the faint of heart. And if some of these scenes bear an uncanny resemblance to real life incidents (read Ahuja house maid scandal) it is merely coincidental.
'Tum Mile': Meet the Muah-nster!
Soha Ali Khan commits the folly of her life when she poses for a painting a la Kate Winslet aboard Titanic. But little did she realize that Emraan Hashmi is no gentleman like DiCaprio. It is said that all was lost before the very first brush stroke was made. Good for Hashmi that trigger happy Nawab Saif has moved on since the black buck case.
'Wafaa': Rajesh Khanna- Part 2
In one of the most terrible comebacks ever recorded in the history of cinema, Superstar Rajesh Khanna, aged 66, jumps into the bed with a clueless Saara Khan and triggers off an invasion second only to Napoleon's campaign of Russia (the result is the same). With a pathetic brown hair patch to cover his baldness, Khanna tries to win back his fans with a Michael Douglas act! There is no liplock, as such, in this movie, for it's a daring attempt to emulate the whole of Kamasutra in 60 seconds!! We dare not give you the 'Wafaa' snap. What you see above is the Rajesh Khanna you want to remember: The Messiah of Romance!
'Yuva': ABs' Baby!
Rani Mukerjee does to son in 'Yuva', what she almost did to dad in 'Black', and what she must surely regret doing to Kamal Hassan in 'Hey Ram'. Turns out, AB baby is almost as much a gentleman as the Sr.B. Well, only almost.
'The Train': Chumban Express!
This is the Copenhagen of all kissing scenes. A diplomatic gridlock ensues when Hashmi and Geeta Basra get at it in a deadly embrace and take the emotional plunge from this running (irony intended) train.
'Dhoom 2': Ash-en Cold!
It was like a unilateral cease-fire declaration in the Gaza strip. It would take more than an ice cold response from Ash to deter a relentless Hrithik in a Satyaraj (the assault king of south Indian cinema) kind of mood.
source:entertainment.in.msn.com
