There is a certain charm about film photos. One that doesn’t exist in photos taken on phones, or on Instagram. Back then there were no filters and no way you could make your lips look fuller and your eyes appear bigger. 

Hence, here is an appreciative piece on Bollywood actresses from before filters were even a thing. Happy scrolling!

1. Begum Para 

2. Zeenat Aman

3. Madhubala 

4. Smita Patil 

5. Silk Smitha

6. Nutan 

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7. Meena Kumari 

8. Waheeda Rehman 

9. Vyjayanthimala

10. Hema Malini

11. Simi Garewal 

12. Nimmi

13. Tanuja 

14. Sharmila Tagore 

15. Praveen Babi 

16. Jaya Pradha 

17. Sridevi 

18. Mumtaz 

19. Shabana Azmi 

20. Dimple Kapadia 

21. Madhuri Dixit 

22. Juhi Chawla 

23. Tabu 

24. Neena Gupta 

25. Twinkle Khanna 

26. Kajol 

27. Sushmita Sen 

Weren’t those times better?