Photos: Yesteryear Bollywood actresses in bikini

Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 16:30 [IST]

Every woman on this earth desires an enviable, bikini body. And, when it comes to our Bollywood's hot babes, actresses try out every possible thing to fit into a sexy bikini. But, if you think that it is only the newer generation of Bollywood actresses, who had dared to don a two-piece, then you are certainly mistaken. The bikini saga in Bollywood is quite old, ever since the days of Sharmila Tagore and Zeenat Aman.

Sporting a bikini is nothing new in Bollywood, as even earlier, several yesteryear actresses had gone bold in a beachwear. Several yesteryear female stars had shed shackles and inhibitions by sporting beach wear. Interestingly, even they too had a luscious, hot, bikini body to die for.

If we go decades back, we remember how actresses like Sharmila Tagore, Dimple Kapadia, Zeenat Aman, Parveen Babi, Tanuja, Sarika, Rakhi Gulzar and Mandakini went bold onscreen. Check out the slider to know more about the yesteryear Bollywood babes, who donned two-piece.

Dimple Kapadia

Dimple did the unbelievable in her first Bollywood movie itself. It is said that Dimple was just 16, when she did Bobby, and she stunned the nation by sporting a red two-piece in one of the scenes in the movie.

Sharmila Tagore

We all know Sharmila Tagore has been one of finest actresses of her time. She was the first Indian actress to get into a bikini for a magazine cover. This bold step of Tagore created quite a hullabaloo when the magazine hit the stand, the matter was even questioned in the question hour of the parliament.

Zeenat Aman

Zeenat Aman has always been known as a very bold actress. She stormed Bollywood in the 70s with her bold roles and hot bikini avatars onscreen.

Parveen Babi

Babi became an overnight phenomenon in Yeh Nazdeekiyan with her bikini number. Her voluptuous curves and silky mane was the stuff technicolour fantasies were made of.

Tanuja

Check out this rare bikini picture of yesteryear actress Tanuja. She was cute and quite a hottie back then.

Sarika

Yesteryear actress Sarika was seen in a bikini way back in 1982 for the film Vidhaata. The actress had a curvacious body which made her apt for bikini shots.