As we go leaping into the new year with gusto, let's take a moment to look back at top ten Indian hunks who took their tops - and their pants - off for a sexy scene in film, stage, shoot or just in their natural state on holiday (Hiii Hrithik!). It was a tough decision for the top fella (we were tossing and turning on three hunks in particular) but here goes...
10: Kabir Body.. I mean Kabir Bedi
In 1988, Kabir Bedi was 42 years old and quite the DILF. Man he made a sexy baddie in Khoon Bhari Maang didn't he? And he sure as hell could strut in to these 80s speedos. Main teri hoon jaaanamm... yass the song also rings in our ears 30 years later.
9. Naseeruddin Shah
Who knew the king of parallel cinema once had a hot bod?! holy shizz. that too tiny black speedo wearing at the beach kinda bodies!! Naseer! Whole new level of respect for the man. Flat stomach, biceps, good chest... under that nerdy veneer on film, there was a hottie. Go figure.
8. Govinda
Before he turned into a gol-guppa, Govinda was hot! He was fit, cute, an amazing dancer, not shy, wore these sexy speedo/short things on film. Look how skinny! Look how hairless! Look how cute!! what the hell happened??? Before the bloat, this Bollywood actor was defo a lust worhty hunk. Then success came and he piled on the pounds. sigh. but we still reflect on his glory days. long gone glory days. He did this sad little interview when he spoke about trying to compete with SRK, Salman and Aamir - the trio who have hit the gym and maintained themselves and changed with the times in fashion, film and acting. Govinda's sadly stuck in the 90s somewhere. Sad. Let's just go back to staring at the still for a second and move on to...
7. Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol has never been shy of stripping on screen long before the gym built trend. Before Salman Khan, Sunjay Dutt or Sunil Shetty, he was the kasrat King! Sunny Deol was always fit - beefy even. He has worn his sexy speedos in Sunny, Samundar, Darr, Ghatak... and several other Hindi films over the 80s and 90s. The original beefcake, now at age 62 - yeah, he's 62 dude! - despite a rather odd hair weave situation, he's still pretty fit. (PS: also has a better body than his much-younger bro Bobby Deol for sure!)
6. Shahrukh Khan
In a blink and you'll miss scene in DDLJ, SRK, King Khan himself stripped off to wear tiny little speedos - er long before he got a personal trainer and gym built in his (rather tacky) mansion. Still kinda cute. And dang he has no hair on his body. His legs maybe. Well, thank god for freeze frame and rabid fans who sent us these stills from the movie. Shahrukh Khan in speedos? yass hunty. only in the 90s.
5. Rahul Roy
For a hot minute in the early 90s, Rahul Roy was... EVERYTHING. The model turned non-actor (I mean really, he was a haircut), He wore speedos on film and in shoots, he was the first to do a full butt shot in that horror film he did with Pooja Bhatt - Junoon (not the 80s classic but the 90s horror flop!). He also started losing his abs pretty damn fast and cleverly covered up and still managed to do this uber sexy shoot for magazines. Then he REALLY put on weight, lost his film career and found peace in some ashram and spirituality. Well, we're looking at his hot sexuality from the 90s for now.
4. Varun Dhawan
Ya know, he's never been shy of taking his shirt off REPEATEDLY but Varun Dhawan has rarely posed in swimwear... or underwear (though he endorses Lux cozy - but like, with just the strap!). Look at THIS BODY! If ya have it, flaunt it. Hopefully, he'll do a sexy scene/shoot soon. Seen here, Varun Dhawan on holiday in teeny tiny black square-cut swimsuit. Wish it was a speedo. Wish we could see this in all angles... From the back... which reminds me, check out SOTY when he comes out of the pool in low-rise shorts with a grand view of his hot butt-crack. Yass hunty. Hopefully he'll moon us soon. ;0)
3. Hrithik Roshan
Our very own desi Greek God, Hrithik Roshan. Again, apart from the odd Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon - the worst big budget movie we've ever seen - Hrithik Roshan has rarely had a full on swimsuit scene. That body is meant for a speedo, but Roshan jnr always goes for square cut or swim-shorts. Sigh.. one day, we hope he'll be papped in black teeny tiny bikini in Bali. Or something. Here's for wishful thinking...
2. John Abraham