Siddhartha

Simi Garewal took the boldest step in her career by going topless for a scene in this film. It was the first topless scene in the history of Bollywood and created a massive uproar. When the scene was featured on the cover of two English magazines, it created more controversy and ended up in court. The film eventually got banned in India. When asked about it years later, Garewal, who said she was never shy, revealed that she would have stripped totally naked if they had let her. In fact, she had been totally nude in front of the filming crew for Mera Naam Joker the same year, but they only showed her from the back onscreen. She said she loved the freedom of losing her inhibitions and her clothes.

Referenced in Génération pub: Melissa and Men (1991)