 "Bikini's birthday: From Sharmila Tagore to Deepika Padukone & Disha Patani, Indian beauties who ace the bikini look")
A bikini is considered to be one of the stylish as well as sexy outfits for women. While bikini looks garner love across the globe, do you know today is bikini’s birthday? Yes, this summer and beach attire was born on July 5th, 1946.
As per Sujata Assomull, the official ‘bikini,’ was inspired by a U.S. atomic test at Bikini Atoll ( a coral reef in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific Ocean). While the Bikini often symbolises the confidence and attitude of a woman, many Bollywood beauties have aced this bold and sensual look with ease and finesse. Let’s check them out…
Sharmila Tagore
In 1966, Sharmila Tagore turned out to be the first mainstream female Bollywood artists, when she posed in a bikini for a magazine cover. “Oh God, how conservative our society was back then! I’ve no idea why I did that shoot. It was just before I got married. I remember when I showed the two-piece bikini to the photographer, he asked me, ‘Are you sure about this?’ In some of the shots, he even asked me to cover my body. He was more worried than I was, but I had no qualms doing that shoot. Only when people started reacting strongly to the cover, was I taken aback. I was puzzled as to why they didn’t like the picture. I thought I looked nice. Some called it a deliberate move to grab eyeballs; others termed me as ‘astutely uncanny’. I hated that. Maybe, there was an exhibitionist in me, as I was young and excited to do something different,” recalled the veteran actress in an interview to Filmfare, Hindustan Times reported.
Deepika Padukone
The Bollywood beauty, Deepika Padukone has aced this bold look in films like Pathaan, Players, Fighter and Housefull.
Disha Patani
The gorgeous beauty has often flaunted her curves in the beach look. In fact, her bikini avatar in Malang raised temperatures.
Shraddha Kapoor
Known for her girl-next-door image, Shraddha Kapoor raised the mercury with her bikini avatar in Ranbir Kapoor starrer _Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar_ .
Katrina Kaif
The gorgeous star nailed her bikini looks in films like Bang Bang, Baar Baar Dekho and others.
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