Nowadays, a pair of eyeglasses is used not just for correcting your vision, but also to add to your looks. Even those who don’t require vision correction like to flaunt those ‘chashmas’ with zero power lenses.
Bollywood cinemas have played a big role in contributing to the popularity of eyeglasses as fashion statements. Below is the list of 10 such eyeglasses from Bollywood cinema that has become iconic:
Hare Rama Hare Krishna – Zeenat Aman makes quite a style statement with her funky eyewear in Dev Anand’s 1971 film ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’. These oversized frames of Zeenat Aman became a huge hit among her fans.
Khubsoorat – ‘Aye Shivani, tu lagti hai naani,’ you might remember this film with this song. Another thing that made this film iconic was Urmila Matondkar’s round eyeglasses. Yes. A pair of eyeglasses can make a person look old.
Baazigar – Once upon a time, even the Baadshah Khan played a negative role in the 1993 thriller ‘Baazigar’. Do you know what helped him get that villain to look? A pair of round eyeglasses. Yes, those specs gave him a gentleman look with killer intentions.
Dilwaale Dulhania Le Jayenge – In this Aditya Chopra’s iconic love story, eyeglasses were used to differentiate between the personalities of Raj and Simran. He’s wayward, she’s serious. He’s an outdoor guy and she’s into books. The eyeglasses of Simran gave her the serious looks, while the sunnies of Raj gave him a casual look.
Kal Ho Na Ho – As Naina Catherine Kapur, Preity Zinta is emotionally distressed due to her family problems. She is simple and keeps a low-profile. The specs worn by Naina contributed a great deal in giving her that simple look in the film.
No One Killed Jessica – As the elder sister of the victim, Vidya Balan maintains an extremely toned-down look in the Raj Kumar Gupta’s ‘No One Killed Jessica’. The rectangular eyeglasses sported by Vidya Balan was highly appreciated by her fans.
3 Idiots – This was one of the box office hits. The colored frames of Kareena Kapoor who played a medical student made her look lovelier than usual.
Aarakshan – Amitabh Bachchan, in his one of the best roles ever, played the role of a Principal in this socially inclined film. His eyeglasses were described by film critics to have brought energy to the character he played on-screen.
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani – Naina Talwar or Scholar Naina, the character played by Deepika Padukone in this movie, is always seen wearing eyeglasses. This added to her looks like a studious girl in the movie.
We all look towards the Bollywood heroes and heroines to define our styles, and the eyewear is no exception. Which style of eyeglasses will trend in the months to come? Keep watching the Bollwood films and you will find it, for sure.