Most would think he looked better without his clothes anyway. He and a few of his contemporaries, Mehr Jessia, Madhu Sapre etc. helped put a face to an industry. They got attached to brands - Vimal, Garden etc. Models were glamorous and sought after. Sure, just like today they waited for the big breaks, hopefully Bollywood, but they didn't come across as wannabes.
Beauty contests throw up a few winners every year.
While most disappear into oblivion by year-end, the rest eye television hungrily, content to settle for the crumbs that are thrown their way. Consumer brands want bigger names - in a country where only cinema and cricket whip up adulation, they're the ones to market. They don't know how to sell themselves. A conclusion even Kasbekar agrees with. The first time you do this you're finished.