Vidya on Marie Claire: (Un)Covered
Ms. Balan is Marie Claire’s May covergirl. Below is your look at the cover and the photoshoot.
You can see the making-of video here.
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Vidya Balan on Marie Claire May 2013 in Huemn and Ganjam
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Left: In Burberry
Right: IN Nikhil Thampi and Gucci
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Left: In Ritu Kumar
Right: In Donna KAran
OH MY GOD.
She looks so crazy hot! Wowza. Loving the black white palette and the cat eye eyeliner. Welcome back, Ms. Balan (Roy Kapoor?).
This NIKHIL THAMPI guy is reaching the throne slowly. all set to rule NOT bad….
and Vidya Balan looks OH MY GOD. <3 My hearts beating 4 times faster. fab job with her…
what a pleasant surprise to have her look like this.
Gorgeous!! Love the black and white photography, and it highlights Vidya’s classical beauty so well. It is also so refreshing to see her looking good in western wear.
Amy Winehouse anyone?
Ditto. if she had a bouffant in that first profile pic, noone would know the difference.
I prefer the close-ups to the long shot in the b+w gown. dunno, there seems to be disconnect between the face (desi) and the dress (not).
What, people with Indian faces can’t wear Western clothes? Such a narrow-minded view.
If you opened your mind a little, you’d realise that lots of Western women also have Indian features.
wow. just wow.
+1
you dont need a ‘certain’ face to wear ‘certain’ clothes
Gorgeous girl … beautiful photo shoot .. kudos to makeup artist and photographer..
GORGEOUS! Such a classic beauty she is…
super Gorgeous girl … beautiful photo shoot .. kudos to makeup artist and photographer..
WOWZAAA!!
vidya looks stunning.. im speechless!! as much as i love sabyas.. she shud start dressing up differently.. this is a nice change
I am speechless and in a good way.. her eye make up is outstanding and although I love Indian wear as much as western I believe with good guidance and a good fashion consultant, she can do wonder. I truly think she’s gorgeous.
Wow that’s amazing she is lookin soooo diff and beautiful
Love the black and white gown with the silver belt where can I find it
Pity pity! She is white washed in the pics. Setting a wrong example with darker skinned girls who are equally beautiful.
Shame on these people….
WOW!!
Such a beauty she is!
And my my! She so can rock western wear too, if styled just as well as here that is!!
She looks stunning! And I’m so glad they didn’t ruin the shoot with OTT horrible lenses.
One word – Stunning!
Such a gorgeous face.
Dear Vidya,
Hire this makeup artist. Keep the clothes.
Sincerely,
A Well Wisher
She looks good, but they made her too skinny. It’s a (good) photoshop job, but we all know that that’s not her body. Styling is perfect but again, I hate to be negative, but her body isn’t anywhere close to what they have shown.
Wow. Vidya looks really sexy. Kudos to Marie Claire. I am sure the pics have been photo shopped but not to an extreme extent. Vidya’s voluptuous curves are still visible. Love, love, love.
Sure there is some photo-shopping going on .. but pray why cannot Vidya experiment with these looks in real life?
Stunning. Ditch the saris Vidya. You look fantastic.
OMG she looks absolutely gorgeous. If only she could hire the stylist and the make up artist for her off shoot appearances. Who actually thought that she could carry off Burberry and Donna Karan? Ditch the Sabyas for once Vidya..
Wowza! Why can’t she dress like this more often?! Please give those saris and anarkalis a break
whoa! Is this really Vidya Balan?! She looks gorgeous!
check out the making video. you can tell its not been photoshopped heavily at all. its just clever styling.
Gorgeous.
M so glad she decided to change things up even though its for a mag:)
Love the Donna K Look. Shes got fabulous features. Wish shed experiment more
She looks the best in Gucci
The second photo with teh b and w gown looks amazing. I am sure it is a little photoshopped, but it still is a great look for her. Why can’t she wear something like this in real life? Am waiting for the day when she will blow our socks off with something like this – she sure has the potential to!
THERE comes out her versatility! wish she’d experiment with looks these in her public experiences too. that would make for such pleasant sightings along with her brilliant acting skills.
She looks stunning.
She looks amazing! Only grouse about the photoshoot itself is that in some of the pics, and there are more on other sites, the angle/proximity of the camera makes her look cross–eyed (and she isn’t, so methinks they should have been more careful about that).
Extreme photoshopping. The one in Nikhil thampi & Gucci, she is half her size of how she is in real life. It’s like they decided to use PC’s body for vidyas white washed face. lol
I’m the stylist for this shoot and want to say thank you all for the overwhelmingly positive comments. We’re thrilled with the results. For the photoshop cynics – here’s the un-photoshopped making of video – tell us what you think! 🙂 it’s honestly minimal. Promise.
Pearl, we don’t allow outgoing links in comments and so had to remove that from yours… Sry! Have however updated the post with a link to the video.
Two of my recent obsessions in one editorial vidya balan and Nikhil Thampi omg omg I am in love with both she is stunning and he is soooooo talented and cute **hearts**
Thank u Marie Claire to have made this possible pls pass on the MSG I love both of them.
The caption stunned me…I was so sure its Katrina in the first pic..
nice…