Over the years Bollywood has gone through a lot of changes. Movies with meanings and messages have transformed into pure entertainment and fun only. From having sexy scenes to modest scenes to bold and sensuous scenes again, Bollywood has come a long way.
Bollywood is said to be the ‘reflection of society’. Bollywood generally shows things and situations that are going around in the society. As the society and the target audience is moving on fast so does the films. Films have no boundaries now.
Have a look at how much the industry has transformed over the years.
In 1929
In the film, ‘A Throw Of Dice‘ Seeta Devi and Charu Roy shared a steamy kissing scene. It was a silent film.
In 1932
In the film, ‘Zarina‘, actress Zubeida wore a scanty attire and also shared a kiss with the lead actor.
In 1933
In the movie, ‘Karma‘ Devika Rani also had a 4-minute long lip lock scene.
In 1940
In 1940, kissing scenes were banned in the films due to some unknown reasons.
In 1950
The only romantic scenes that were shown in the films was holding hands and staring at each other. Kissing scenes were symbolized by showing two flowers coming together.
In 1960’s and 1970’s
The time of 60’s and 70’s was ruled by sexy ladies like Zeenat Aman, Parveen Babi, Sharmila Tagore etc. They transformed the image of actresses in Bollywood.
In 1980’s
80’s is considered as the new beginning of Bollywood with actresses like Rekha, Mandakini, Helen, and Sridevi. There were some steamy scenes and bold kissing scenes as well.
Utsav
We can’t forget the bold role that was played by the very beautiful Rekha Ji in this iconic film.
In 1990
In 90’s censor board became a little more liberal. Films like ‘Kamasutra‘, ‘Fire‘, and ‘Water‘ brought in the new face of sexuality in films.
Fire
‘Fire‘ explored the bold theme of homosexuality. The love between same-sex was totally unexpected.
The era of 2000
Now the current era of films have changed a lot and is left with no boundaries at all. We have also become accustomed to these things and do not get uncomfortable with bold sex scenes, kissing scenes, and premarital sex scenes. Films also have item numbers with suggestive lyrics.
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