What was it about the actresses of yore that made them
so timeless? Would Madhubala, Geeta Bali or Smita Patil have been the legends they are if they hadn’t died so young? When Meena Kumari died at 40, Pakeezah became a blockbuster. Wonder what its fate would have been had the tragedy queen lived!
But is Madhubala's smile really more enigmatic than Madhuri Dixit’s? Did Geeta Bali have better comic timing than Sridevi just because the one lived less than the other? Waheeda Rehman and Vyjanthimala have grown old with great dignity. So did the recently deceased Gayatri Devi. But one of today’s top actresses said to me, “It’s so sad to see them old. Legends should never get wrinkles.” So is a swift snuffing-out a prerequisite for mystification?
It’s a strange irony. To be truly timeless the beauty must make a timely exit.
so timeless? Would Madhubala, Geeta Bali or Smita Patil have been the legends they are if they hadn’t died so young? When Meena Kumari died at 40, Pakeezah became a blockbuster. Wonder what its fate would have been had the tragedy queen lived!But is Madhubala's smile really more enigmatic than Madhuri Dixit’s? Did Geeta Bali have better comic timing than Sridevi just because the one lived less than the other? Waheeda Rehman and Vyjanthimala have grown old with great dignity. So did the recently deceased Gayatri Devi. But one of today’s top actresses said to me, “It’s so sad to see them old. Legends should never get wrinkles.” So is a swift snuffing-out a prerequisite for mystification?
It’s a strange irony. To be truly timeless the beauty must make a timely exit.
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