As far as Bollywood is concerned, the bikini has surely come of age over the years with actresses opening up to the idea of wearing sexy swimsuits on screen.
In 1958, Nutan took the Hindi film industry by storm when she wore the swimming costume in 'Dilli Ka Thug'. Her colleagues like Saira Banu and Vyjayanthimala too scorched the silver screen when they slipped into the costume for 'April Fool' and 'Sangam' respectively.
Later, Bollywood beauties like Sharmila Tagore, Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi dared to wear the two-piece on screen, but actresses after them shied away from the swimsuit. However, Dimple Kapadia, who slipped into the two-piece for Raj Kapoor's 'Bobby', wore it again for her comeback film 'Sagar'.
Now, it is no more taboo and actresses like Bipasha, Neha Dhupia, Minissha Lamba and Amisha Patel have carried off tiny two-pieces with confidence.
Miguel also feels these actresses should be applauded as they have overcome the hypocritical mindset of society and proved that even a two-piece suit can be carried with grace if you have the body and confidence.
Ratnani points out that photographers too play a pivotal role in deciding how a bikini looks on a woman.
'The persons shooting these actresses play a pivotal role because if they don't bring in their creative aesthetics together to click their pictures, the result could be disastrous. A photographer or a camera person can either make a picture or scene look natural, classy or vulgar, ' Ratnani stressed.
'Small things like light arrangements, right lenses, background location and camera angles also play an important role in bringing out the best from these beauties, ' he added.
