Half-naked men are making the world a hotter place. There was a time in showbiz when plunging necklines were reserved only for the curvaceous beauties while the men hid their broad shoulders and hairy chests under fancy shirts. But recently, the sartorial syntax of film sexuality has seen a 360 degree turnaround. Women have shed the curves and taken up new-age androgynous styles. While the men have learnt to ditch the shirts and show off the moolah and the muscles. We’re talking eight-packs, waxed chests and succulent arms that you want to feast on. It doesn’t matter if you’re straight or gay. These men in showbiz simply make sexuality – in all forms – look good. Female gaze, male gaze and even gaze of the extraterrestrial kind is welcome, because these Greek Gods are literally out of this world. Here’s a quick rundown of the hottest men in Hindi movies. Guys who will make you want to hit the bed and/or the gym with a vengeance. Hold on to your horses... there’s a jock fest coming up...
John Abraham
He used to be athletic, muscular and yet lean. But since the past five odd years, John Abraham has made building bulk his aim. Now with a speculated 21-inch biceps he’s become the God of gym posters, an icon for scrawny young men and pheromone-friendly girls. You can drool over those chiselled abs, you want to lick his torso. You just want to touch the real estate. This is testosterone at its best.
Varun Dhawan
He is to the manor born. Correction, make that ‘a manor transformed into a state-of-the-art gym’. Varun Dhawan’s eight-packs will make you reach for the gym mat and plank till you pass out. That body is as heavenly as hot chocolate on a brownie. It’s sure to make your hot plate sizzle into action.
Hrithik Roshan
Tall, lean, muscular, flexible, agile, fast and a face that could make Brad Pitt look mediocre, Hrithik Roshan is the proverbial total package. He’s the stuff of wet dreams. You want to throw your head in his lap, you want to caress those washboard abs. You want to surrender to the senses. You want to go bang bang!
Salman Khan
He’s the original big boss of Indian bodybuilding. Somewhere around 1998, Salman Khan transformed from a lean and muscular young man to a hunky rendition of machismo. He brought the six-pack abs, the bulging biceps and the broad chest into fashion. He sealed the fate of linen shirts to orgasmic ripping. He would flex his muscles, while beating up the baddies and flex them some more while romancing the beauties. He literally became an estrogen magnet. He’s also the man who launched a thousand gyms.
Tiger Shroff
What happens when you mix Jackie Chan’s talent with Chris Hemworth’s good looks? A big bang that results in supreme hotness called Tiger Shroff. His muscles are so scrumptious you want to dig your teeth into them. He’s a chocolate boy and yet he’s got this uncanny air of machismo. He’s the gen next Sylvester Stallone. Ripped and best served stripped.
Akshay Kumar
He stands out from the six-pack crowd with no gym inspired contours and bulging muscles. He’s the original au naturale ambassador, his lean and super fit body are result of many years of martial arts prowess. Karate, Kung Fu and Ninjutsu get sexier just because Akshay Kumar looks so damn good doing it. Especially when he has no shirt on.
Sidharth Malhotra
He’s the coolest hot guy in B-town. Tall, lanky and handsome, he’s the perfect balance of jock and nerd. That rare specimen of the male species that comes with both brains and brawn. Sidharth Malhotra’s relaxed demanour and his chiselled body are a raging contrast. Just like the raging hormones they evoke in unsuspecting young women. Feeling weak in the knees? We don’t blame you.
Shahid Kapoor
His boyish charm makes you want to pull his cheeks. But the moment the shirt comes off, the stimulus turns a lot less platonic. His lean frame complements his toned muscles perfectly. He knows the secret to get the best of the female gaze. His smile draws you in and his physique binds you in a trance. Shahid Kapoor is an incorrigible force of attraction.
You just can’t get away from him.
Shah Rukh Khan
He usually keeps his shirt on. But every few years his body, under the cocoon of Armani shirts and jeans metamorphoses into unreal contours of muscle mass. Combined with the lover boy candour, SRK becomes the ultimate icon of seduction. Even though he may look like Bruce Lee, the outstretched arms invite you for a hug making you feel characteristically fuzzy
and warm. Turning your love to lust.
Ranveer Singh
Lip-smacking, lingerie-tightening and energy-zapping - that’s the effect of Ranveer Singh’s flawless physical form. It’s as if nature devoted extra time and carved out each muscle with artful effort. His shirtless avatar in Ram-Leela had men, women and the celibate sweating under the collar. He’s definitely the one you want to take home when mommy’s not around.