Perfumes & Bollywood
If you’ve ever wondered what Bollywood smells like — beyond the glamour, beyond the red carpets, beyond the perfectly blow-dried hair blowing in slow motion — welcome to the fragrance files. Perfume, after all, is the one accessory that can’t be photographed, filtered, stitched, or Reels-ified. It’s private, personal, and deeply telling. And in a world where image is everything, what our favourite stars choose to spritz says as much about them as their most iconic roles. TheGlitz sniffs out Bollywood superstar’s perfume obsessions. Read on…
Perfume Perfect
From Saif Ali Khan’s quiet perfume luxury in a bottle to Ranveer Singh’s olfactory fireworks, here’s a sensuous deep dive into the scents that define Bollywood’s biggest names — a guide that proves sometimes the best way to understand a star is to inhale, exhale, and decode their aura.
Let’s begin with royalty — because naturally, all good Bollywood stories do. Saif Ali Khan, the original Nawab of good taste, reaches for Ajmal Wisal Dhahab, a perfume that feels like it was designed in a palace courtyard. Think radiant florals meeting soft fruity notes, wrapped eventually in smooth amber and musk. It’s refined without trying, luxurious without announcing itself — much like Saif’s brand of charm. Price: ₹3,200 (50 ml). If perfumes were couture, this one would definitely choose Pataudi-tailored.
SRK’s Perfume
And then we glide to the man who can sell romance with just his eyelashes: Shah Rukh Khan. SRK doesn’t just wear a scent — he blends his own vibe. His go-to pairing of Diptyque with Dunhill for Men results in a fragrance that’s warm, timeless, and unmistakably iconic. It doesn’t shout; it glows. It’s old-school charm dipped in modern elegance, the olfactory equivalent of his arms-wide-open pose. Price: ₹10,000–₹13,000. Basically, if charisma had a smell, this would be it.
DP’s Choice
Next up, we have Bollywood’s reigning embodiment of grace — Deepika Padukone. Her signature fragrance, Narciso Rodriguez For Her, is the scent version of that serene expression she carries everywhere. Musk forms its backbone, rose brings softness, and amber adds depth — resulting in a clean yet magnetic perfume that feels like it could calm oceans. Price: ₹9,000 (100 ml). This is the scent of a woman who doesn’t need to say much to make the world stop and look.
Smell like Kareena
Sliding into a more unapologetically glamorous lane, we meet the ever-effervescent Kareena Kapoor Khan, a woman who has never whispered a day in her life. Her choice — Jean Paul Gaultier Classique — is as iconic as her “Poo” persona. A bold bouquet of rose, orange blossom, and amber creates a fragrance that walks into a room before you do. Price: ₹9,800 (100 ml). It sparkles, it seduces, it struts — it is, quite simply, “Bebo” in a bottle.
Ranveer Singh’s Perfume
And finally… the man who could out-glitter a disco ball with pure energy: Ranveer Singh. Trust him to choose a fragrance that comes with its own attitude. Tom Ford Tuscan Leather is intense, complex, and impossible to forget — blending raspberry, saffron, and deep leather into a scent that screams personality. Price: ₹23,000 (50 ml). It’s the kind of fragrance that makes people turn around and go, “Who just walked in?” Knowing Ranveer, the outfit would also answer that question.
TheGlitz Verdict
Bollywood may run on scripts, screens, paparazzi flashes, and good lighting, but off-camera, these stars weave their identities through scent. From Saif’s understated royalty to Ranveer’s maximalist personality, their fragrances aren’t just luxury accessories — they’re extensions of who they are. And that’s the beauty of perfume: it lingers. Long after the song ends, the lights dim, and the couture is zipped off, it’s the aroma that stays behind, whispering the story of the person who wore it.
So the next time you catch yourself wondering, “What does Bollywood really smell like?” — think florals, think musk, think amber, think leather. Think charisma bottled. Think superstardom spritzed. And above all, think personalities distilled into perfumes that, much like the stars themselves, leave a trail long after they’ve left the room.
