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hotvintagepoll · 13 days

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Madhubala (Mughal-e-Azam, Barsaat Ki Raat, Mr. & Mrs. '55)—The Venus of India; heart-throb of all who saw her; responsible for the sexual awakening of every single desi lesbian I know (including me!) And my god, she is breathtakingly beautiful. Look at the subtle grace with which she moves, and that smile - the kind of radiant smile that can make you laugh with sheer delight, or cry because of its hidden pain. Those wild curls! That Cupid's bow! The way she tilts back her head and smiles at you with mischief dancing in her eyes! She has a way of looking at the camera that makes you feel she's sharing a private joke just with you; it's something about that quizzical twist of the lips and eyebrows. As an actress, she is inimitable; she seems to effortlessly inhabit roles ranging from a heart-broken courtesan to a laughter-loving socialite. Fun fact : she's had quite the fan following in Greece! Stelios Kazantidis even wrote a song as a tribute to her.

Olivia de Havilland (Adventures of Robin Hood, Gone With the Wind, The Heiress)— The woman who took on the Studio System at the height of their power and Won! A double Oscar winner! Is magnetic and beautiful in everything she's in and gave us all the juicy scandal with her sibling rivalry with Joan Fontaine! Before the Oscar Slap was the Oscar sister snub! Also everything she wears in Robin Hood she makes beautiful even a purple green and orange monstrosity how does she do it! Anyway this scene is one of my old Hollywood favourites

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

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Madhubala:

An icon of Bollywood, who was well known for her beauty and has continued to inspire performances and songs into the 21st century. She was at times described as "the number one beauty of the Indian screen" and "the biggest star in the world".

SHE IS EVERYTHING AHHH. JUST LOOK AT HER SMILE-

She's been nicknamed the Marilyn Monroe of India and was one of the highest paid actresses in the Hindi film industry (the term Bollywood did not exist yet) during the 1950s. Also an extremely talented dancer and singer

SHE'S JUST SO STUNNING, like seeing her eyes IMMEDIATELY CAPTIVATES YOU, THE DANCING, THE BEAUTY!!!!!!!!! She worked in Bollywood for over 20 years and passed away at a sad early age of 36, BUT THE IMPACT SHE HAD WAS UNMATCHED!!!!!

That sassy sideways glance she does always has me WEAK AT THE KNEES. And when she's making silly faces at the camera to mimic someone ahhhh my gay little heart <3

Olivia de Havilland:

She is just perfection. She has a smile that is looks like it is barely holding back, and yet so reserved as well.

Broke the contract system and won freedoms for actors (the de Havilland Law is still in effect I believe). 2 time Oscar winner. Beautiful and smart

She legally challenged the movie studios' unfair contracts and won, setting a precedent for other actors to be treated more fairly. This was at great cost to her financially and essentially getting her blacklisted for years but the resulting judicial opinion is still known as the De Havilland Law and has won her a great deal of praise and admiration.

Her performance in The Heiress is one of my all-time favorites, she’s so good at making melodrama feel real and grounded without sacrificing any of the passion/drama.

Serenely beautiful, she struck a balance between crowd-pleasing fluff and prestigious drama. Famously at odds with her equally successful sister Joan Fontaine, she was too much of a lady to ever say anything public. Successfully sued Ryan Murphy for portraying her as a saucy gossip in Feud.

the period costume + eye patch combo in That Lady is just an absolute serve

She has the most adorable and cherubic face and voice

#olivia de havilland #madhubala #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 3

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buh-dass · 1 year

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The Bollywood I love <3

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oyeevarnika · 7 days

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koi keh de unse jaa kar

ki chhat pe na jaaya kare

sheher mein bewajah eid ki

tarikh badal jaati hai

#desiblr #desi tumblr #eid mubarak #desi aesthetic #indian aesthetic #hindi cinema #poetry #hindi poetry #aesthetic #movies #hindi lyrics #madhubala

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inmyworldblr · 1 month

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Madhubala in Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955)

[ dir. Guru Dutt ]

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kabhi-kabhi-aditya · 9 months

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“हुस्न-ए जाना कि तारीफ मुमकिन नहीं”

#madhubala #desiblr #desi #desi aesthetic #moodboard

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kaise-mein-kahun-tujhse · 7 months

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Being aesthetic and beautiful at the same time ,this trend had already started in early 80's/90's by them🌙🪞

#desi tumblr #desiblr #just desi things #indian aesthetic #desi things #kajol #indian dark academia #rani mukherjee #rani mukerji #madhubala #manisha koirala #sonali bendre #sri devi #aishwarya rai #tabu #juhi chawla #bollywood #90s aesthetic #90s supermodels

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shyam-kariya · 2 months

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She was beautiful, but not like those girls in magazines.

She was beautiful, for the way she thought.

She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved.

She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad.

No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks.

She was beautiful, deep down to her soul. She is beautiful.

F Scott Fitzgerald

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bishh-kanya · 2 years

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Things Desiblr made me realise & do :

That it's actually really cool to be a Desi .

Old Bollywood movies >>>>

Every Desi girl should wear saree and wear bindi and feel like a retro Indian movie star.

Indian history supports queer people , so whenever your aunt is being homophobic , proudly say her , she knows nothing !!!!! If you wanna know more read "Shikhandi " by Devdutt Pattanaik .

What as an Indian man are you doing if you aren't writing poetry?

That nothing can compare to Indian humour .

Indian goddess are the actual baddies .

Haseena's and brown munde's >>>>> rest of population.

Ittar >>> perfume .

Urdu & Persian poetry are top tier .

Kannada devotional writers like Akka Mahadevi are like diamond in the dust .

A gajra >>>french kiss.

Jasmine & lotus are not just flowers .

Pasoori rules the world right now .

Be free like Geet and bounce back like Bulbul .

Madhubala is the embodiment of being gorgeous and cute at the same time .

Rekha is a Siren .

Learning Sanskrit is a rich experience .

Draupadi's vengeance created wars , so can yours .

Kishore Kumar for rain , Lata Mangeshkar for prem .

Alka Yagnik for feeling confident .

Indian rap is richer and sounds more poetic .

96 sanskrit words for love >>>>> the word love .

South Indian movies have the perfect balance of romance and action .

Khanjar is mightier than a sword.

Ye Maharani banke kaha ja rahi hai >>>> you look beautiful honey.

The tension between me and a cute boy at a puja pandal >>>>>>> speed of the earth rotation .

Gold >>>> any other metal

Chandni raat is for romance .

Talk to me in ghazals and geets only !

And many more .......

Writing this made me love being an Indian more !!!!!

If you want add yours , I'd love to read.

#desiblr #desi tag #desi dark academia #desi academia #desi culture #desi aesthetic #indian academia #queer #writing #rekha #madhubala #kishore kumar #lata mangeshkar #alka yagnik #bollywood #devdutt pattanaik #thoughts #indian aesthetic

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the-devi-wears-prada · 7 months

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#saira banu #madhubala #suraiya #sharmila tagore #devika #talluri rameswari #smita patil #mala sinha #savitri #sitar #bollywood #retro bollywood #aesthetic

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anatomicalmartyr · 2 years

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Mughal-e-Azam (1960) | Anarkali’s costumes

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hotvintagepoll · 1 month

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Madhubala (Mughal-e-Azam, Barsaat Ki Raat, Mr. & Mrs. '55)—The Venus of India; heart-throb of all who saw her; responsible for the sexual awakening of every single desi lesbian I know (including me!) And my god, she is breathtakingly beautiful. Look at the subtle grace with which she moves, and that smile - the kind of radiant smile that can make you laugh with sheer delight, or cry because of its hidden pain. Those wild curls! That Cupid's bow! The way she tilts back her head and smiles at you with mischief dancing in her eyes! She has a way of looking at the camera that makes you feel she's sharing a private joke just with you; it's something about that quizzical twist of the lips and eyebrows. As an actress, she is inimitable; she seems to effortlessly inhabit roles ranging from a heart-broken courtesan to a laughter-loving socialite. Fun fact : she's had quite the fan following in Greece! Stelios Kazantidis even wrote a song as a tribute to her.

Yvette Vickers (Sunset Boulevard)—She’s a beautiful woman who was in small roles in good movies and bigger roles in terrible movies with bad management who died alone in her home in Beverly Hills and is known more for her lonely decline than the movie she starred in.

This is round 1 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut]

Madhubala:

An icon of Bollywood, who was well known for her beauty and has continued to inspire performances and songs into the 21st century. She was at times described as "the number one beauty of the Indian screen" and "the biggest star in the world".

SHE IS EVERYTHING AHHH. JUST LOOK AT HER SMILE-

She's been nicknamed the Marilyn Monroe of India and was one of the highest paid actresses in the Hindi film industry (the term Bollywood did not exist yet) during the 1950s. Also an extremely talented dancer and singer

SHE'S JUST SO STUNNING, like seeing her eyes IMMEDIATELY CAPTIVATES YOU, THE DANCING, THE BEAUTY!!!!!!!!! She worked in Bollywood for over 20 years and passed away at a sad early age of 36, BUT THE IMPACT SHE HAD WAS UNMATCHED!!!!!

That sassy sideways glance she does always has me WEAK AT THE KNEES. And when she's making silly faces at the camera to mimic someone ahhhh my gay little heart <3

#yvette vickers #madhubala #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 1 #the propaganda some of you submit i s2g—yvette honey i'm so sorry that's Not Good

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neilperrysme · 2 years

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it's always your crush asking "who do you like" and nobody understanding the struggle of "agar main bata doon mere dil mein kya hai toh mujhse nigaahein chura toh na loge "

if i tell you what's in my heart then i hope you won't look away from me/evade my eyes

#bollywood #desi tag #desi tumblr #desiblr #hindi song lyrics #old bollywood #dev anand #dev anand waheeda rehman #waheeda rehman #madhubala #dilip kumar madhubala #dilip kumar #crush #bollywood songs #song lyrics #kumar sanu

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oyeevarnika · 9 months

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The blueprint ✨🪷

#desiblr #desi tumblr #desi aesthetic #indian aesthetic #hindi cinema #aesthetic #hindi poetry #movies #madhubala

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inmyworldblr · 27 days

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Madhubala in Amar (1954)

[ dir. Mehboob Khan | d.o.p. Faredoon A. Irani ]

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desi-ambivert-nerd · 1 year

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Madhubala 💗💗💗

Madhubala was manifestation of cuteness itself. Of course, if 'cuteness overloaded' ever had a face, it was Madhubala.

She was one of remarkarble actress of in 50's and 60's and was very much successful due to her beauty, talent and charm. However she died at a very young age of 36.

Her real name was Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi. She was born in Delhi. Later she shifted to Bombay with her family. Here, she began her acting career as a child actor.

Her remarkable movies include Chalti ka naam gaadi, Kaala pani, Mughal-e-azam etc.

She later married Legendary singer Kishore Kumar. However their marriage didn't last long as she died very young.

She is still known for playing the role of Anarkali in Mughal-e-Azam and other movies too.

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ishq4jhumkas · 2 months

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Madhubala (1933-1969) as Anarkali in blockbuster Mughal-E-Azam (1960)

fun fact : Maduhbala was an active philanthropist ! She donated to relief services for refugees from what was then East Bengal ( and is now known as Bangladesh ). She also donated to relief funds for the Jammu and Kashmir conflicts as well as children suffering from polio, earning her the nickname "the queen of charity" as she was called that by editor Baburao Patel.

#old bollywood #mughal e azam #madhubala #indian films #60s film #bollywood #dilip kumar #indian cinema #indian actress #indian actor

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