At the Jaipur literature festival there’s no better proof that art is beauty than the Dove booth for the “real woman”. The booth promises us “You are more beautiful than you think”. Those enticed by the slogan get a hairstyle makeover and a goody bag of Dove products says Kritika Gupta whose job is to get women to walk up and believe in the slogan.
I ask her if she’s heard about the death of one of the most legendary beautiful women in India – Suchitra Sen. “Sushmita Sen?” she asks in shock. “No, Suchitra” I reply. Oh no, she says with palpable relief. She has never heard of a Suchitra Sen. It’s excusable. Kritika is 19. Even Suchitra Sen would probably be fine with Kritika’s obliviousness because Sen left the spotlight almost two decades before Kritika was even born.
And Suchitra shunned the limelight after her film Pranay Pasha flopped in 1978 with a ferocity that was both legendary and unfathomable. No mother roles. No judging reality shows. No inaugurating art exhibitions. Her last known close-up was when she went to get her voter ID card. Read more..
Source: Entertainment News
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