Aishwarya Rai's iconic Kajra Re look was without makeup, reveals make-up artist Mickey Contractor: "Adi wanted her to look very raw"

Aishwarya Rai in Kajra Re song

Aishwarya Rai’s dance in the iconic song Kajra Re continues to captivate fans even today, thanks to her grace, elegance, and exceptional dance skills. Recently, celebrity makeup artist Mickey Contractor revealed that Aishwarya had actually gone without any makeup while shooting for the song.

During an interview with Lehren Retro, Mickey Contractor shared that director Aditya Chopra wanted a natural and raw look for Aishwarya, and the actress was completely comfortable appearing in front of the camera without makeup.

Mickey said, “It was not a no makeup look, it was actually no makeup. That’s the whole thing behind this Kajra Re look. Aish and I had been talking about it for a long time that we wanted to do a film where she would actually wear no makeup."

He added, “We were waiting for the right moment to do something like that, because not every film you can do where girls are completely bare without makeup."

Explaining how Aishwarya agreed to shoot without makeup for Kajra Re from the film Bunty Aur Babli, he continued, “This song came up. She had to look glamorous, but at the same time, Adi wanted her to look very raw. Between Shaad, Adi, Aish and myself, we decided that it should just be completely bare – there should be no foundation on her."

Mickey further elaborated, “The whole song’s lyrics were about Kajra Re, Tere Kaale Kaale Naina, and we didn’t want to give her lenses, so we just used a black kajal and mascara, that’s all she was wearing with a lip gloss."

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Speaking about Aishwarya's approach and confidence, Mickey said, “Aish is not the kind who asks too many questions. She has confidence in certain people, and she goes by what we usually have to say to her. She knows we are her friends. We will always wish well for her. And, she is very confident of her own beauty, of her own self, and of her talent. I think there’s no question of being apprehensive. She knows she looks beautiful."

Bunty Aur Babli is a 2005 film directed by Shaad Ali and produced by Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra. It starred Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Amitabh Bachchan in lead roles.