03-11-2007, 09:04 AM
"glass doll" was probably a mischaracterization on my part but her most succesful movies have been hum-dil-de-chuke-sanam, devdas, mohabattein and perhaps Umrao-jaan (as a lasting impression not monetarily). All these movies show her as an extremely beautiful woman, vital to the movie in larger then life roles that are larger-then-life, not girl next door. The roles where she has played slightly different roles are probably khakee and dhoom2 (very recently) - both dhishoom-dhishoom, kid of cool but not something that has stuck atleast not in my mind. She has had a couple of movies where she has done one sexy "item number" very succesfully but that is not the impression she leaves people with. Others can chip in with other names but the iimpression is for her to get larger then life roles that are not about girl next door but ethereal roles and are all about her beauty.
Rani Padmavati's story is very famous in North India. Very briefly, she was the queen of Rana Ratan Singh (?) of Chittorgarh. Sultan Ala-ud-din Khalji is said to have carried out a ferocious campaign to get her. In a standoff once there was a compromise worked out where Khilji will have a glimpse of her through a mirror or reflection in water or something - dont remember exactly. This was the compromise so Khilji would return from Chittorgarh but this one image drove Khilji nuts and he repeatedly struck at Chittor. As climax of this story, when the rajputs figured that Chittor was going to be sacked, committed Kesariya - an act where the warriors wear saffron robes in front of overwhelming odds (much like Faramir in LOTR) and go out to do battle. Meanwhile Rani Padmavati and other Rajput women committed Jauhar (Sati). Khilje sacked Chittorgarh and when he entered Chittor to claim the Rani all he found were ashes.
I am sure googleswara or other guroos will be able to fill in more details.
Rani Padmavati's story is very famous in North India. Very briefly, she was the queen of Rana Ratan Singh (?) of Chittorgarh. Sultan Ala-ud-din Khalji is said to have carried out a ferocious campaign to get her. In a standoff once there was a compromise worked out where Khilji will have a glimpse of her through a mirror or reflection in water or something - dont remember exactly. This was the compromise so Khilji would return from Chittorgarh but this one image drove Khilji nuts and he repeatedly struck at Chittor. As climax of this story, when the rajputs figured that Chittor was going to be sacked, committed Kesariya - an act where the warriors wear saffron robes in front of overwhelming odds (much like Faramir in LOTR) and go out to do battle. Meanwhile Rani Padmavati and other Rajput women committed Jauhar (Sati). Khilje sacked Chittorgarh and when he entered Chittor to claim the Rani all he found were ashes.
I am sure googleswara or other guroos will be able to fill in more details.