| Sangita Ghosh |
| Dimple Inamdar |
| Niyati Joshi |
Bikini Bahus
On screen they epitomise coyness, modesty and all the virtues associated with the traditional Indian housewife. Off screen, they step into bolder territory...
Sangita Ghosh
This woman oozes sex-appeal even when fully clothed, and she oozes a lot more in a bikini. Her salwar kameezes in serials like Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand and Rabba Ishq Na Hove were simple, to say the least. However, she did cause a bit of a flutter with her outfits on Nach Baliye. But Sangita is no prude; she shows skin on the side, and she makes no bones about it.
Dimple Inamdar
Surely, Dimple Inamdar isn't getting into character for her forthcoming serial Kehkashan (in which she plays a conservative girl) dressed the way she is. Dimple, almost a mainstay of the TV industry, is usually seen dressed traditionally, in saris and salwar kameezes on her shows – Dekho Magar Pyar Se, Tumhari Disha, Ek Ladki Anjani Si, and Kumkum. She has also played miniscule roles in films likes Sarfarosh and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam – roles that had a less liberal dress code. But she's more than making up for it, obviously.
Niyati Joshi
This actress plays the middle-class girl-next-door so convincingly in her debut serial Suno Har Dil Kuch Kehta Hai that her faithful viewers would never guess Niyati had ever seen a bikini, let alone try one on. But the Miss India contest does include a bikini round, and this 2006 contestant has had at least one trial.
Sonal Pendse
Sonal Pendse's career took off with Kyun Hota Hai Pyaar almost five years ago. Even though she played the role of a college student in that serial, her wardrobe was limited to jeans and T-shirts, not the minis or tube tops one associates with wanton youth. Sonal has gone on to play important characters since. Like her negative lead in Kittu Sab Jaanti Hai. She made news recently for her refusal to wear a swimsuit in a certain scene in Saat Phere, in which she played a cameo. She must have changed her mind by the time she had these pictures taken!
