Shocking Bollywood Actresses And Their Backless Avatar

Shocking Bollywood Actresses And Their Backless Avatar 1.Priyanka Chopra Indian actress Priyanka Chopra has appeared in many motion pictures, one television program and one documentary. She made her acting debut in 2002 in the Tamil film Thamizhan andBollywood debut in 2003 in Anil Sharma's drama film The Hero. The same year, Chopra's supporting role in the romantic musical drama Andaaz won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. In 2004 she became the second woman to win the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for her breakthrough role as a seductress in the thrillerAitraaz.Chopra starred in six Hindi films in 2005, including Waqt and Bluffmaster!. In 2006 Chopra appeared opposite Hrithik Roshan in the blockbuster superhero film Krrish and alongside Shahrukh Khan in the action-thriller Don, both among the highest grossing films of the year in India. Following this, Chopra starred in a series of critical and commercial failures, such as Salaam-e-Ishq, Love Story 2050 and Drona, leading many critics to believe that the end of her career was imminent. However, Chopra went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as troubled model Meghna Mathur in the 2008 drama film Fashion, a film which was well-received, despite being a women-centric film and not having a male lead. Later that year she appeared in the romantic comedy Dostana. In 2009 Chopra starred in the hit caper thriller Kaminey opposite Shahid Kapoor, a film which is now cited as a cult classic of Indian cinema. She became the first actress in the world to portray twelve distinct characters in one film in the social comedy What's Your Raashee?. In 2010 she debuted as a television host on the reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi on the Colors channel, which surpassed the opening ratings of the previous two seasons. In 2011 Chopra won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of serial killer Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes in the black comedy 7 Khoon Maaf, an adaptation of Ruskin Bond's short story Susanna's Seven Husbands. Later that year, Chopra reprised her role as Roma in the second instalment of the Don series, entitled Don 2. In 2012 she starred in the action drama Agneepath and portrayed an autistic woman in the romantic comedy-drama Barfi! to positive reception. For her performance in Barfi! film critic Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph noted that Chopra had turned in one of the "finest performances" on Indian screen. The film was chosen as India's official entry for the 85th Academy Awards. In 2013, Chopra reprised her role as Priya in the third instalment of the Krrish series, entitled Krrish 3. The film became a major box office phenomenon and has emerged as Chopra's biggest commercial success to date. Don 2, Agneepath, Barfi! and Krrish 3 rank among the highest grossing Bollywood films of all time. In 2014, she starred as a cabaret dancer in the successful romantic action drama Gunday. She portrayed the eponymous boxerin the 2014 biographical sports drama Mary Kom, which emerged as a critical and commercial success. 2.Kareena Kapoor Khan Kareena Kapoor, credited as Kareena Kapoor Khan after her marriage, is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 50 Bollywood films. Kapoor made her acting debut opposite Abhishek Bachchan in the 2000 drama Refugee, for which she earned a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. The following year, she appeared in five films, including the romance Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, the thriller Ajnabee, and the ensemble melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.... The last of the three emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film in overseas market to that point, and the success of these films established her career in Bollywood. However, she followed this early success with roles in a series of commercial failures, includingMujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002) and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003), in which she was perceived to play variations of her character in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.... Kapoor portrayed a prostitute in the 2004 drama Chameli, which proved to be a turning point in her career, earning her a Special Performance Award at Filmfare. That same year, she played a Muslim woman affected by the 2002 Gujarat riots in Govind Nihalani's political drama Dev, for which she received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. Following leading roles in two unsuccessful films of 2005, Kapoor played the Desdemona character in Omkara (2006), an adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello from director Vishal Bhardwaj. She won a second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for the film. In 2007, Kapoor played a loquacious Sikh girl in Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met, a commercially successful comedy-drama co-starring Shahid Kapoor, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. After playing a femme fatale in the financially unsuccessful action filmTashan (2008), Kapoor played a suspicious wife in Rohit Shetty's comedy film Golmaal Returns (2008). Kapoor had four film releases in 2009. She starred opposite Akshay Kumar in the moderately successful Kambakkht Ishq, and appeared in the thriller Kurbaan. She also played a medical student in Rajkumar Hirani's comedy-drama 3 Idiots (2009), co-starring Aamir Khan, which emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film to that point. The following year, she starred with Kajol in the drama We Are Family (2010), and reunited with Shetty in the third film of the Golmaal series, entitled Golmaal 3 (2010). She won a Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for the former, and the latter proved to be 2010's second highest-grossing Bollywood film. In 2011, she played the leading lady in two of the top-grossing Hindi films of the year—the action drama Bodyguard and the superhero film Ra.One. Among her four releases in 2012, the romantic comedy Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu saw Kapoor play a hairdresser who accidentally marries an uptight architect. She garnered praise for playing a troubled actress in the poorly received drama Heroine (2012), and she reprised her role for an episode of the C.I.D. television series. She also portrayed a mysterious prostitute in the supernatural thriller Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012). Both of Kapoor's releases in 2013, the political drama Satyagraha and the romantic comedy Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, were unsuccessful. Her sole release of 2014, the action drama Singham Returns, was a commercial success. 3.Katrina Kaif Katrina was born in Hong Kong to an Indian Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte, both of whom are British citizens. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif has seven siblings. She was raised in Hawaii and later moved to her mother’s home country, England. Katrina began her modelling career in Hawaii at the age fourteen; her first job was for a jewellery campaign. She continued modelling in London and did several advertising campaigns, and even walked the ramp in the London Fashion Week. While in London, was spotted by Kaizad Gustad, who casted Katrina in his 2003 film, Boom, which sank without a trace. Movie offers initially trickled in owing largely to her unfamiliarity with Indian languages. In 2004, she played the part of Princess Malliswari in the Telugu movie Malliswari, followed by another Telugu film, Allari Pidugu. Katrina saw moderate success with the 2005 film Sarkar and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan. She co-starred with Akshay Kumar in Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, in 2006; the movie flopped but her pairing with Kumar became a super hit jodi. Five releases marked 2007 for Katrina. Namastey London with Akshay Kumar was one of the year’s top hits, for which Katrina did her own dubbing for the first time. The other three movies were Apne with the Deols, David Dhawan’s Partner and Welcome, all of which performed well at the box office. In 2008, we caught her in two blockbusters- Race and Singh Is Kinng, both of which did well. Her first release for 2009, New York, was also a commercial success. At the year’s end, she appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, with Ranbir Kapoor, and in De Dana Dan. Both films were did well at the box-office. Katrina’s first film of 2010 was the Prakash Jha directed political thriller, Raajneeti, where she appeared opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The film did extremely well at the box-office.Katrina also starred in Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar in which her item song, Sheila Ki Jawani, was a huge hit. In 2011, Katrina Kaif was seen in Zoya Akhtar’s Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Yash Raj Films’ Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. Both these films did well at the box-office. Katrina Kaif will next be seen in two Yash Raj Films’ projects: opposite Salman Khan in Ek Tha Tiger and opposite Shah Rukh Khan in another film. 4.Kangana Ranaut Kangana Ranaut was born on 20th March 1987 in a small town called Bhambla in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, where her family still lives. Her father, Amardeep Ranaut is a businessman while mother Asha Ranaut is a school teacher. She has an elder sister, Rangoli and a younger brother, Akshit. She completed her schooling from DAV model school. She left her college education half way to join Elite Modelling Agency in Delhi in 2003 with the prospect of becoming a model. Kangana started her career as a theatre actor in Delhi with the Asmita Theatre Group. She trained under eminent theatre director Arvind Gaur. She then went on to join Asha Chandra’s three-month course in 2004 to brush herself to face camera after which she moved to Mumbai to try her luck in movies. In September 2005, Film maker Anurag Basu spotted her drinking coffee in a café, he approached her, and eventually signed her up for a lead role in Gangster which was released during the year 2006. Gangster became both critically and commercially successful and Kangana’s performance was especially applauded. This was followed by another acclaimed performance in Who Lamhe (2006). Kangana, then went on to star in yet another Anurag Basu project, Life In A…Metro, which went on to become a hit and her performance in the film earned her rave reviews. In 2007, she appeared as an aspiring singer in Shakalaka Boom Boom. However, her most noteworthy role happened with Fashion (2008) in which she starred alongside Priyanka Chopra and Mugdha Godse. The film portrayed the dark side of the fashion world and received grand critical success. Her role in the film as a supermodel who loses everything on drug abuse gained her widespread praise, fetching her various awards, including the prestigious Filmfare as well as the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Raaz – The Mystery Continues (2009) with Emraan Hashmi was her last successful film. . The movie has been a commercial success and was declared as first reasonable hit of 2009. She has also starred in South Indian films such as Dhaam Dhoom in Tamil and Ek Niranjan in Telugu. 5.Deepika Padukone One look at this dimpled beauty and you know she was marked for fame and the world of glamour. And she hasn’t disappointed. From the daughter of a famous sportsperson to a supermodel, to an actress, she has done it all with panache. Deepika was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family moved to Bangalore, India, when she was eleven months old. Her father, Prakash Padukone, is a retired badminton player of international repute, and her mother is a travel agent. Padukone also has a younger sister, Anisha. Deepika attended Sophia High School in Bangalore, and completed her pre-university studies at Mount Carmel College Bangalore. While in high school she played badminton at the state level.However, she was not keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player. Deepika Padukone has appeared in several print and television commercials like Liril, Limca and Close-up. She was the brand ambassador for Jewels of India, a jewellery exhibition and the also face of Maybelline, an international brand. She also appeared in the 2006 Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar. In 2006 itself, Deepika made her cinematic debut in the Kannada film Aishwarya opposite actor Upendra. The very next year, Deepika made a successful Bollywood debut with Farah Khan’s blockbuster Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Deepika was then seen romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno opposite Ranbir Kapoor and alongside Bipasha Basu and Minissha Lamba. The film performed reasonably well at the box office. In 2009, she was once again seen in a double-role along with Akshay Kumar in Chandni Chowk To China. Next she was paired with Saif Ali Khan in Love Aaj Kal. The movie was well received at the box office. In 2010, she had a total of five releases; Karthik Calling Karthik, Housefull, Lafangey Parindey, Break Ke Baad and period film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se. Deepika was seen in Desi Boyz and Aarakshan in 2011; while Desi Boyz did well at the box-office the latter failed to do so. 6.Sonal Chauhan Sonal Chauhan is a well-known Indian actress as well as a fashion model. She was born on the 16th of May, 1987 at Muzaffar Nagar. His family originates from the ancient royal Chauhan Rajput family of Manipuri. Her father works in the police department and she has 3 siblings: 2 sisters and one elder brother. She did her schooling from DPS (Delhi Public School) in Noida. Later on she pursued her graduation in Philosophy honours from Gargi College situated in the capital city, New Delhi. She was the first Indian to have received the prestigious title of Miss World Tourism. She was given this honour in 2005 at Miri, Malaysia. In Delhi, Sonal Chauhan is a well-known face in the domain of modelling and she has made her appearance in numerous advertisements both in electronic media as well as in print. Ponds and Nokia are two such brands where Sonal appeared on-screen. She has also made her appearance on the cover pages of both ‘The Man’ magazine as well as of ‘For Him Magazine’ (popularly known as FHM). She had even walked the ramp for YS18, the jewellery brand, at the India International Jewellery week 2011. Apart from this, she had also walked the ramp for several other fashion shows and has modelled in various print campaigns for well-known brands such as ‘Reliance CDMA’, ‘LG’, ‘Nokia’, ‘Delhi Times’, ‘Hindustan Times’, ‘Hero Honda Passion and several others. 7.Mallika Sherawat Mallika Sherawat was born into a Jatt family in Rohtak, located in the state of Haryana. Her family is of a renowned philanthropist and holds quite a reputation in the zone. The year of her birth is doubtful. Mallika took up the screen name and added her mother’s maiden surname to it, to avoid being introduced in the film world as Reema, , a name which is quite contrary to her persona and attitude. She has always had a very strained relationship with her family, who quite disapprove of her choice of profession and mostly her sexually bold avatar she has adopted post- Bollywood. Her family was apparently quite disappointed with her for her failed marriage as well. Mallika’s earlier part of her career in Bollywood is full of controversies and mixed voices. While some give her credit to be a small town naïve and raw girl who has found success in Bollywood, others say she presented a fabricated image of a fighter and has played unfair to thrive. She was first noticed in “Khwahish” in the year 2003, for appearing in a bold avatar, with minimal clothes and hot make-out scenes with her co-actor. In 2004, she continued to delve into sexual boldness on screen, as she played an unfaithful wife in “Murder”. She became a favorite girl with the Bhatt’s and the film raked huge profits at the box office that year. She had previously also worked in an array of commercials like Santro, BPL and so on with Bollywood biggies like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. One can never miss Mallika Sherwat for the sheer confidence she oozes in her presence. Love her or hate her, she is full of charming dynamism. 2005, was big for her as she starred opposite Jackie Chan in “The Myth”. This was her first international venture. She walked the red carpet at Cannes and Time Magazine declared her as the next big thing. 2005 was her lucky charm of a year. In 2006, she was noticed playing a simple Delhi girl in the romantic comedy “Pyaar Ke Side Effects” opposite the multi talented Rahul Bose. The film’s flow was catchy and the style was full of humor. And at every point Mallika matched up to Bose’s level of performance with ease. In 2007, she was seen in “Welcome” which was a huge success at the box office. In 2009, she was seen in the Hollywood Venture “Hisss” with Irfan Khan. It was a crossover film, between India and U.S.A and created ripples in the film world. In 2011, she was seen in “Politics of Love”, a romantic comedy centered on Barack Obama’s election as the President. In 2009, she was also bestowed upon the Honorary Citizenship of Los Angeles for her inexplicable work in films and also for her charitable demeanor. In 2011, she was also seen opposite Sanjay Dutt in “Double Dhamal”. The film was a huge hit and her item number “Jalebi Bai” had everyone dancing to it. Sherawat has always been noted as someone who is very outspoken and opinionated. She is hardworking and one of Bollywood’s most ravishing sex bombs. She will soon be seen opposite Vivek Oberoi in “Kismat Love Paisa Dilli” 8.Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor started life with a structured education and firm grounding in the process of film making. After completing her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir and receiving International Baccalaureate from the United World College of South East Asia, she started her career in the film industry by assisting Sanjay Leela Bhansali during the making of Black (2005). Sonam Kapoor made her debut with Saawariya (2007) alongside debutant male actor, Ranbir Kapoor. The film did not do well at the box-office; however Sonam Kapoor as an actress was recognized. Delhi – 6 (2009), her second film also failed at the box-office. She then appeared in I Hate Luv Storys (2010), which went on to become her first box-office hit. Aisha (2010), in which she starred with Abhay Deol, was again a box-office failure. In 2011 she was seen in Thank You and Mausam. Both the films failed to do much at the box-office. She was seen in Abbas-Mustan’s thriller Players in 2012 but this film also turned out to be a box-office flop. 9.Shilpa Shetty Shilpa Shetty, the Indian actress and model was born on the 8th of June, 1975 at Mangalore, Karnataka.Shilfa is the elder child of Sunanda and SurendraShetty, who were the manufacturers of tamper proof caps which are normally used in the pharmaceutical industry. She went to St. Anthony’s Girls High School in Mumbai and later pursued her further studies from the prestigious Podar College located in Matunga.ShamitaShetty, her younger sister is also an actress in the film industry. At the ripe age of 16, ShipaShetty began her career by doing modelling for Limca in the year 1991, and her first film was Abbas-Mustan’s 1993 thriller, ‘Baazigar’. Here she starred opposite Kajol and Shahrukh Khan and in the movie she portrayed the role of a woman named Seema, who was murdered by her boyfriend. This film was a majot hit at the box office and she even got a nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. The first movie where she played a leading role was the 1994 drama film by K. Ravi Shankar titled ‘Aag’. This movie did averagely at the theatres. Same year, she appeared opposite Akshay Kumar in Sameer Malkan’s action comedy flick, ‘Main KhiladiTuAnari’. This film was followed by some average and poor films. In the year 1995, Shilpa appeared in Rama RaoTatineni’s action flick, ‘Hathkadi’. Here she starred opposite some big names in the industry such as Govinda, Madhoo and Saif Ali Khan, but the film failed to create much of a roar at the box office. During 1997, Shilpa Shetty had a tight schedule as she had to work for six movies simultaneously. That year, one of her major films included Sohail Khan’s action thriller flick titled ‘Auzaar’. Here she played the all important character of Prathna Thakur, opposite actors Sanjay Kapoor and Salman Khan. Next year, Shilpa appeared in only one movie: Manoj Agrawal’s ‘PardesiBabu’, starring Shilpa Shetty herself, Govinda and RaveenaTandon.Shilpa received lots of appreciation for her performance in this film and she also was awarded with the Bollywood Movie Award in the Best Supporting Actress category. In the year 2000, Shilpa got lots of accolades and appreciation for her role in DharmeshDarsan’s romantic drama ‘Dhadkan’. This film starring Shilpa Shetty herself, MahimaChaudhry, Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty, did reasonably well at the theatres.Shilpa got various nominations in numerous award ceremonies for her performance in this film. Two years later in 2002, she appeared in Indra Kumar’s ‘Rishtey’ starring KarismaKapoor and Anil Kapoor. Here she played the comic role of a fisherwoman and her performace was received with lots of critical acclaim and she also got nominations in two categories at the Filmfare Awards: one for the Best Supporting Actress category and the other for the Best Comedian category. The year 2004, was good for her as she had a couple of hits that year. She starred opposite Salman Khan in PuneetIssar’s action flick, ‘Garv’. Here she played the role of a Muslim orphan and as a table dancer. Next up she appeared in Revathi’s ‘PhirMilenge’, starring Shilpa Shetty herself, Salman Khan, MitaVasisht and AbhishekBachchan. In this film, Shilpa plays the role of a well to do city high-flyer who gets HIV while having unprotected sex and as a result, turns into a social outcast. ‘PhirMilenge’ was adapted from the 1993 Jonathan Demme’s American drama film, ‘Philadelphia’. In 2005, Shilpa made an appearance in the D. RajendraBabu directed Kannada flick titled ‘Auto Shankar’ opposite Upendra, the South Indian movie star. This film was a huge success at the theatres and she herself got the title of ‘The Gabbar Singh of the South’, thanks to her negative role in the film. The very same year, she did her first film along with her sister; the Dipok Tijori directed ‘Fareb’ (2005). The following year, she had only one release, K. S Adhiyaman’s ‘ShaadiKarkePhaas Gaya Yaar’, starring Shilpa Shetty herself alongwith Salman Khan. This movie was a flop at the box office, but Shilpa received positive feedback for her performance in this film. In 2006, she was seen on the sets of a television dance reality show named ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, aired on Sony Entertainment Television. Here she was the judge alongside Sanjay LeelaBhansali and Farah Khan. This show was based on the UK Show called ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. In the year 2007, Shilpa’s first release was AnuragBasu’s ‘Life in a… Metro’ which was quite successful and it went on to become the first ever Bollywood movie to premiere at the Leicester Square. That same year she appeared in ‘Apne’, directed by Anil Sharma and produced by Dharmendra. This film, starring the 3 Deols (Sunny, Bobby and Dharmendra) was also a success at the theatres. 10.Anushka Sharma Anushka Sharma is the girl who got a golden chance to make her debut in a Yash Raj Film, and that too opposite Shah Rukh Khan! Anushka was born in Bangalore to Col. Ajay Kumar Sharma, a high ranked army officer and Ashima Sharma, a housewife. She did her schooling at the Army School and later graduated from Mount Carmel College with a degree in Arts. Anushka got herself enrolled in Elite Modelling Agency, where she was groomed by renowned style consultant Prasad Bidapa, who met her when she was just 13. Designer Wendell Rodricks selected her for his Les Vamps Show, and the Lakme India Fashion Week in 2007. She was also seen in ads for Silk & Shine, Whisper and Fiat Palio. Her first acting role was in Aditya Chopra’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Her second film, Badmaash Company, also under Yash Raj Films, was released on May 7, 2010. She starred in her third Yash Raj Film, Band Baaja Baaraat, directed by Maneesh Sharma and co-starring debutant Ranveer Singh. Band Baaja Baaraat was released on December 10, 2010. Nikhil Advani’s Patiala House was her first venture outside of Yash Raj Films, with Akshay Kumar which released in February, 2011. She is also starring opposite Ranveer Singh again in Yash Raj’s Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl. 11.Sonakshi Sinha Sonakshi Sinha was born on 2 June 1987, to actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha. She has two brothers, Luv and Kush Sinha. Sonakshi Sinha walked the ramp at the Lakme Fashion Week 2008 and 2009. She commenced her career in Bollywood by debuting in the mega blockbuster, Dabangg (2010). The tremendous success of Dabangg has made many a director sit up and take notice of this unconventional beauty. She was signed up for a number of projects by established production houses post Dabangg. She has number of films set to release in 2012: Rowdy Rathore, Joker, Lootera, Son Of Sardar, Race 2. 12.Vaani Kapoor Vaani Kapoor, the emerging Indian model turned actress was born on the 23rd of August in the year 1992 in the capital city of Delhi. Vaani pursued her education from Mata Jai Kaur Public School situated in Ashok Vihar, Delhi, following which she obtained her graduation degree in tourism from IGNOU. Before joining the profession of modelling, she worked with Oberoi Hotels, Jaipurfor a period of one year.She has also derived a lot of exposure through her association with ITC. Her father was a businessman based in Delhi and both Vaani’s father and mother were very much supportive in Vaani’s choice of career. She has already appeared numerous times on the television for various advertisements pertaining to both national as well as international brands. Presently she resides in the city of dreams, Mumbai and she is all set to enter the glitz and glamour filled world of Bollywood. She has three movie signings in her pocket as of now, all from Yash Raj Films. Vaani would be debuting in the most awaited film, ‘Shuddh Desi Romance’, a romantic comedy directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra. Here Vaani would be seen sharing the screen with Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, Rishi Kapoor and Tarun Vyas. Here Vaani will be enacting the character role of Tara, the second female lead after Parineeti Chopra, This film is basically a fresh rom-com dealing with alarming conflict between attraction, commitment and love. Vaani Kapoor being the debutant in this film, was introduced by Yash Raj Films at a song launch even held on the 1st of August, 2013. This movie will be released all over the world (with the name of ‘Random Desi Romance’ internationally) on the 6th of September this year. This film will also be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival 2013. It will be featuring in its Gala Presentation section.She has also been roped in for the Tamil/Telugu remake of ‘Band Baaja Baraat’. Presently she is also working in the sets of a Tamil flick titled ‘Aaha Kalyanam’ which will be released next year in 2014. 13.Alia Bhatt The gorgeous filmy family girl Alia Bhatt is born in the famous Bhatt family of Bollywood. The girl though too early to start her career as a lead actress has struck a chord at both Abhinav Kashyap and Karan Johar’s heart with the innocent spark in her face and dusky eyes. Bollywood is known to seek for new, attractive, sizzling, gorgeous, glamorous cheeks to keep paving the way of success to eternity. Just like new stars Diana Penty, Deepika Padukone, Genelia have rocked the Bollywood floor, the girl from this filmi family with her filmi roots could also create the same euphoria. She comes from such a family where every other person is somewhere associated with the Bollywood filmdom. The girl already touched the world with her debut movie SANGHARSH (1999) as a child artist which had Akshay Kumar and Priety Zinta as leads. Just as it is said that big things come in small packages, the child artist could wait no longer and has decided to start her career at a tender age of just 17. That also reminds us of our Bengali beauty Rani Mukherjee who also started her career at 17. The powerhouse of talent that she imbibes in her genes, she is rumoured to have bagged her first offer from Abhinav Kashyap to play the lead opposite the Rockstar Kapoor in the film apparently titled BESHARAM. There is a buzz that Parineeti Chopra was being offered the role before. But fortunately, destiny had other plans waiting for her as Karan Johar decided to launch the Bhatt starlet for his long anticipated release Student of The Year opposite Varun Dhawan, son of David Dhawan. The film is co-produced by Bolywood’s Badshah Shah rukh Khan. It is under the banner of Dharma Productions and Red Chillies Entertainment. The film is said to be a romantic comedy and expected to be released on 19th October this year. The young girl promises a lot to the film industry with her talent. The Punjabi girl, sister to Saheen, Rahul, and Pooja Bhatt has hobbies like listening to music and partying. The dusk eyed brown-haired beauty is very much determined to leave mark on a positive mark in the B-town Thus though approached by a lot of directors and producers, she is patient and choosy about taking new work. She is focused and determined to climb to the pinnacle of success in due course of time, with the help of her patience, talent and beauty. 14.Shraddha Kapoor Shraddha Kapoor, the Indian movie actress was born in the City of Dreams, Mumbai to Shivangi Kapoor and renowned actor Shakti Kapoor. Siddhanth, her elder brother used to be a Disc jockey as well as an assistant director. Siddhant’s very first film in the industry as an actor was ‘Shootout at Wadala’. Shraddha is also a niece to Bollywood actress Padmini Kolhapure. Shraddha Kapoor did her schooling from the Jamnabai Narsee School situated in Juhu. Later on she got herself admitted into the prestigious Boston University to learn about theatre. Her very first film in the industry was in the 2010 Leena Yadav directed ‘Teen Patti’, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ben Kingsley, R. Madhavan, Saira Mohan, Tinu Anand, Raima Sen and Mahesh Manjrekar. This film did not create much of an impact at the theatres and Shraddha Kapoor’s role was hardly noticed by the audience. Next year in 2011, she joined hands with Yash Raj Films and she signed a 3 film contract with them. However this offer had been cancelled as Shraddha Kapoor had also signed up for the Mahesh Bhatt directed ‘Aashiqui 2’. Next up, she appeared alongside the newcomer Taaha Shah in the Bumpy directed ‘Luv Ka The End’ which was a Y-Films undertaking.Although this film did poorly at the theatres, Shraddha Kapoor’s performance was the highlighting element in the film. She received lots of accolades and appreciation for her performance in the film. One of her upcoming films is Mohit Suri’s ‘Aashiqui 2’. This romantic cum action film will be having Aditya Roy Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Shaad Randhawa in the primary roles. The music for this film is composed by Jeet Ganguly and Mithoon Sharma. 15.Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu, the dusky dazzler started out as a supermodel before scorching the big screen with her sultry sensuality. Bipasha was born in New Delhi to a Bengali Hindu family. She is the second of three daughters to her parents, the elder being Bidisha, and the younger, Vijayeta. Although she was born in New Delhi, her family later moved to Kolkata. Bipasha studied science. Her repulsion towards dissecting animals, prompted her to move away from medicine to commerce. In her spare time, she took up some modelling assignments. After winning the Ford Godrej Cinthol contest, Basu also was flown to New York by the Ford, where she had a successful modelling career at the age of 17. Bipasha made her film debut in Abbas Mustan’s Ajnabee (2001), with Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol and Kareena Kapoor. It was followed next year by the success of Raaz, a thriller directed by Vikram Bhatt. The following year she again made waves in Jism, in which she played a scheming seductress, opposite her boyfriend, John Abraham. The year 2004 could be easily called Bipasha’s worst year as she had string of films that sunk at the box-office. Next year though her films No Entry and Phir Hera Pheri did well at the box-office. 2006 was Bipasha’s year all the way with good films like Corporate, Omkara, and Dhoom 2 to her credit. Her brilliant portrayal of Nishigandha Dasgupta in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Corporate won her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award. She sizzled in the item number ‘Beedi’ in Omkara. In 2008, Bipasha had another hit in her kitty with Race while her performance in Bachna Ae Haseeno was appreciated. In 2009, her first release of the year was, Aa Dekhen Zara, with Neil Nitin Mukesh. The film was a flop. She was next seen in All The Best along with Ajay Devgan. 2010 saw Bipasha in the experimental film, Pankh, the Bengali film Shob Charitro Kalponik, and Lamhaa with Sanjay Dutt. 16.Sridevi Sridevi made an incision into the tinsel town and peeked in the industry when she was a child. She made her debut as a child artiste in Tamil movie “Kandan Karunai” (1967) as bubbly ‘Muruga’. Throughout her teens, she acted in numerous roles in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies. Later she debuted in the Hindi film genre as a child actor in “Julie”. She was a screen grabber since her childhood, and so were her later ones. Her breach in the Tamil film industry was a remarkable success as she gradually rose in the viewer’s eyes as the star to be cast in her 1st film opposite the then South heartthrobs Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan in her movie “Moondru Mudichu” (1976) where she was positioned to be the female lead. Scores of successful films followed her career after her 1st Tamil breakthrough. Once paired with the Southie stars, she nurtured all the more hit deliverance with them to the industry, such as “Gayathri”, “Priya”, “Karthika Deepam”, “Kavikkuyil”, “Meendum Kokila”, “Johnny” and many more. She rose as a hit superstar with the film “Aakali Rajyam”. In 1979, she made her Bollywood debut opposite Amol Palekar with “Solva Sawan”-the remake of one of her Tamil films in 1977. She achieved the honours for her hits “Meendum Kokila” and “Mundram Pirai” for which she won critical appreciation, and the movies were critically acclaimed. From 1983 to 1997, Sridevi was the in-demand star for every movie banner and the famed names of productions. Her next Hindi film “Himmatwala” (1983) paved her path firmly in the Bollywood film industry. Offers from every nook and corner and from reputed producers and directors gushed into her career graph. Her pairing up with Jeetendra in movies like “Tohfa”, “Justice Chowdhury” and “Mawaali”, and her Southern touch grooving style was what tagged her as a blockbuster face at the box office. In 1986, the fantasy film “Nagina” gave her a rise and helped her acquire the desired superstar status in Bollywood. In the late 80’s, the deliverance of movies like “Chandni” and “Chaalbaaz” reasserted her stand in the film industry, and even scripts were being written then visualizing Sridevi and the major lead of films. Her “Chaalbaaz” were given the honour of being counted in the Filmfare Magazine for 80 Iconic Performances of the Year, which was bestowed with the fourth position. In the 1990’s she worked under the banner of Yashraj Films in their aspiring film “Lamhe” for which she won critical appreciation internationally and it won the Filmfare Best Film Award. She was also paired opposite Amitabh Bachchan in film “Khuda Gawaah” which won her a Filmfare nomination for her dual mother-daughter role. In this very span of early 90’s, her Telugu film “Kshana Kshanam” won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award and the Nandi Film Award. In the late 90’s she continued to appear in movies like “Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja”, “Laadla”, and many more. Among these the greatest gainer at the box office was “Gumrah” and “Judaai”, whilst her film “Laadla” was a moderate success. Later she appeared as the lead in many Telugu and Tamil films before her sabbatical of fifteen years. To name a few were “Govinda Govinda”, “Aakhari Poratam”, “Mudulla Koduku”, “Khaidi Rudrayya”, etc. After a six year chasm, Sridevi returned to small screen in a television programme “Malini Iyer”. She sashayed the ramp for Lakme and HDIL Couture weeks in 2008-2009. She also has been appointed as showstoppers for veneered designers like Queenie Dhody, Neeta Lulla, and Priya Chintan. She also judged TV shows like “Kaboom” and appeared in “Jeena isi ka Naam hain”. She was honoured by Salman Khan in his TV show “10 ka Dum” and even Kareena Kapoor paid tribute to her by performing in her all-time chartbuster songs in the Global Indian Film and Television Awards (2011). She also appeared as a surprise special guest appearance in Aamir Khan’s TV show “Satyameva Jayate”, where she was also a suitor to petition against sexual and child abuse. After a fifteen year long sabbatical, the glamour queen of Bollywood-Sridevi- announced her comeback in 2011, with her new film “English Vinglish” under Gauri Shinde’s direction. The film has an ensemble cast comprising Amitabh Bachchan in a cameo, French actor Mehdi Nebbou and also Adil Hussain. Her comeback, after her prolonged hiatus from this industry, was declared at the IIFA Awards 2011 at Toronto, which got her receiving cozy welcome from all Bollywood stars present there forth. The trailer which was raised for the movie’s promotional and teaser purpose has become a rage both nationally and internationally because of the tenoring theme the movie “English Vinglish” encompasses. The film’s trending promo portrayed a baffled Sridevi trying to decipher the English censor certificate issued for this very movie. It was broadcasted worldwide with the film’s first look on 15th June, 2012. 17.Lisa Haydon The leggy model cum actress cum recent top-rated item girl Lisa Haydon was born in Chennai, India. Elisabeth Haydon aka Lisa Haydon is the born to an Australian mother and a Malayali father. She has spent most of her life till date in Australia and United States. She returned to her paternal land in 2007 in order to try her career in modeling in India. She desired to be a yoga trainer. Lisa took her career of modeling, which was in her destiny, on the words of her friend just to meet her expenses of rent and classes in Australia. She started her modeling career featuring in a stretch mark cream ad shoot. She followed the paths of her sister, Model Mallika Haydon’s career graph and returned back to India. Eventually, her modeling career was launched in India by Elite Model Management India. The item girl is one of the hugely acclaimed star models for all fashion shows and awards. Her career took off to new heights when she was spotted by Anil Kapoor on a coffee shop and her B-town entry was through her debut in the movie Aisha (2010). The film was made from Jane Austen’s novel Emma and its Hollywood counterpart is titled Clueless. Her dedication was revealed when after being selected for the film she went to New York City for three months to learn method acting and she also took classes on Hindi diction in Mumbai. Apart from having different hidden qualities, the model is also an appreciated Bharatnatyam dancer and had also taken training from Shaimak Davar for five long years. This talent paved her way towards being an item song dancer. This title is proudly accepted by the skinny and desirable model. She played the role of Dolly in Rascals (2011) with Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan and Kangana Ranaut playing the leads. She gave a special appearance in the item number of a Telegu movie Rachaa (2012). She has recently taken a Tamil movie Endrendrum Punnagai which is expected to release sometime in 2013. The film shows the life of friends, urban lifestyles and the problems of younger generations. She has the secret desire for working with the interesting directors of Bollywood like Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee. The model is not an accessorizing girl but is a voluptuous bag freak and makes a point to buy at least one vintage bag designed by global brands every year. Her favorite colours are black and white and she follows the rule “One should wear anything and everything in which he or she is comfortable”. Her best buys include Bettina Liano Pants, Gucci Blazer and a United Nude pair of shoes. Lisa is a hard worker and her Hindi pronunciations are improving day by day, all thanks to her heart ranching practice. The upcoming actress knows her paths of struggle very well and is very sportingly fighting her way to fame. Lisa is determined and has complete faith on herself and her skills. Great going, gal! 18.Malaika Arora Khan India’s top item girl, Malaika Arora has dazzled us with her scintillating and sensual moves. Born and brought up in Mumbai, she started her career at MTV as a VJ. She became one of the prominent women on television. Tapping her potential, MTV had her co-anchor popular programs. She also hosted award ceremonies and other shows. She then moved on to a successful modeling career. She also started doing cameo appearances in item songs in the movies like Dil Se (1998), Kaal (2005), Heyy Babyy (2007), Om Shanti Om (2007), Welcome (2007) and very recently Munni badnaam hui in Dabangg (2010) and Anarkali disco chali in Housefull 2 (2012). She has hosted a reality show on television, Lux Perfect Bride, with Shekhar Suman and Amrita Rao. She has been a judge for dance shows like Nach Baliye, Nach Baliye 2, Zara Nachke Dikha and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

18.Malaika Arora Khan

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