Bollywood is all about playing it to the hilt.
With its larger-than-life icons, grand musicals and far-fetched twists, it caters to flamboyance like no other. And in this amplified view, quirky appears crazy and chatty becomes loud.
Up next, Vidya Balan goes for the unsubtle with her brazen attitude and bizarre wardrobe as a Punjabi housewife named Neetu in Raj Kumar Gupta's edgy comedy, Ghanchakkar co-starring Emraan Hashmi.
She's not alone. Quite a few before her have stepped out of their dreamy, demure comfort zone to go overboard and kooky.
Here's a look then at these zany, over-the-top ladies who are, mind you, exasperating in bearing but blessed with hearts of gold.
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Rani Mukerjee, Aiyyaa
Image: Rani Mukerjee in AiyyaaPriyanka Chopra, Agneepath
Image: Priyanka Chopra in AgneepathNo wonder her co-star prefers to maintain a dignified silence all through her relentless screaming, cribbing and giggling.
Katrina Kaif, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
Image: Katrina Kaif in Mere Brother Ki DulhanKareena Kapoor, Golmaal Returns
Image: Kareena Kapoor in Golmaal ReturnsAnd there's her soap-addict housewife in Golmaal Returns that mocks on this farcical imagery to evoke laughs.
Madhuri Dixit, Raja
Image: Madhuri Dixit in RajaKajol, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Image: Kajol in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie GhamShilpa Shetty, Badhai Ho Badhai
Image: Shilpa Shetty in Badhai Ho BadhaiHer wide grin and penchant for hard make-up doesn't help either.
In this Anil Kapoor comedy, she plays a typical (by Bollywood definition) Punjabi girl -- noisy and nerve-wreckingly annoying.
Juhi Chawla, One Two Ka Four
Image: Juhi Chawla in One Two Ka FourPreity Zinta, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
Image: Preity Zinta in Chori Chori Chupke ChupkeThe original Ms Bubbly burns her effervescent charm to play a crude prostitute in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke.
Her gaudy costumes and tacky makeup work hard to make it all look convincing.
Sridevi, Chaalbaaz
Image: Sridevi in ChaalbaazIn this tale of twins, Sridevi One stutters in fear while Sridevi Two takes down the baddies and gets up close with the good ones in a zany avatar that is unabashedly loony, whimsical and filmi, so very filmi.
Rekha, Madam X
Image: Rekha in Madam XBrace yourself for the mother of all hamfests where Rekha in a never-before-seen avatar in and as Madame X dresses bizarre, talks bizarre and celebrates bizarre.
It's not loud, it's cacophonous.
Hema Malini, Sholay
Image: Hema Malini in SholayCute was never THIS clamorous.
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