I'm amused by your post. I also think the women of the Indian subcontinent are among the most beautiful in the world, (though the women of Thailand could give them a run for their money.) But I think Bollywood is a terrible representation of the beauty of Indian women. Bollywood picks its girls for paleness and often for perky cuteness, and miss most of the variety of Indian beauty.

By the way, I'm a bi woman, and a language nerd. I clicked on your journal from linguaphiles, and have been loving it. I've also discovered aadroma through your site, and am enjoying his posts a lot too.