Kareena Kapoor
The year 2011 saw this Kapoor girl acting in Hindi remake of the 2010 Malayalam film ‘Bodyguard’, and then in a science fiction flick ‘Ra.One’ opposite Shahrukh Khan – a film that is identified for its amazing graphics and Akon’s foot-tapping song ‘Chammak Challo’. Kareena is scheduled to appear in Dharma Productions' ‘Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu’ alongside Imran Khan, as well as Sriram Raghavan's action-thriller ‘Agent Vinod’ opposite Saif Ali Khan.
Katrina Kaif
This Britain Indian actress who enjoyed a popularity surge in the wake of the release of ‘Rajneeti’ in 2010, performed alongside Hrithik Roshan, in Zoya Akhtar's road adventure 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'. Her last release of 2011 was Yash Raj Films' 'Mere Brother Ki Dulhan' opposite Imran Khan and Ali Zafar. The film earned Kaif rave reviews for her portrayal of vivacious punk-rock girl Dimple Dixit.
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone (born January 5, 1986) is a model-turned-actress and is the daughter of former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone. Before the much talked about controversial item number in Rohan Sippy's 'Dum Maaro Dum' and films like Rohit Dhawan's 'Desi Boyz' as well as Prakash Jha's 'Aarakshan', Deepika made her Bollywood debut with Farah Khan’s, ‘Om Shanti Om’ opposite superstar Shahrukh Khan.
Priyanka Chopra
Debuting with the 2002 Tamil film ‘Thamizhan’, Priyanka Chopra has films like 'Aitraz', 'Fashion', 'Krrish', 'Don - The Chase Begins Again' and more recently 'Saat Khoon Maaf' to her credit. Her upcoming movies are 'Don 2 - The Chase Continues' with Shahrukh Khan and 'Krrish 2' with Hrithik Roshan. Priyanka was crowned as Miss India in 2000 and subsequently won Miss World pageant in same year. Not a lot of people know that besides acting, she is a good singer and occasionally writes poetry and short stories.
Anushka Sharma
Model and Actor Anushka Sharma has been much in news for her alleged link-up with actor Ranveer Singh with whom she has featured in ‘Band Baja Barat’ and more recently, 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'. The winner of two Filmfare Awards, Anushka is touted to be one of the most promising actors in Bollywood.
Vidya Balan
Vidya has been in the news off late for her highly acclaimed performance in ‘The Dirty Picture’ essaying the role of South siren Silk Smitha alongside Naseeruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor. If ‘Paa’ introduced her talent for the world to see, Vidya’s acting prowess displayed in films like ‘No One Killed Jessica’ and ‘Ishqiya’ made her arguably the top Bollywood amongst the current lot. Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Kahaani’, slated to be released in 2012, is Vidya’s next film that will feature her as the central character.
Jacqueline Fernandez
Jacqueline Fernandez won the Miss Sri Lanka Universe in 2006. She has received an International Indian Film Academy Award and Stardust Award for Best Female Debut in 2010, for her role in the Indian film 'Aladin'. In 2011, Jacqueline appeared in her third film, 'Murder 2', which went on to become her first box office success, receiving blockbuster status. In 2012, if 'Housefull 2', 'Race 2' and 'Raaz 3' are expected to feature her in full-fledged roles, in 'Total Dhamaal' she is reported to do an item number. Jacqueline will mark her debut in a Sri Lankan movie, titled 'Pravegaya' which is to be released in late 2012.
Nargis Fakri
Born in Queens, New York to a Pakistani father and a Czech mother, Nargis Fakhri made her Bollywood debut opposite Ranbir Kapoor in ‘Rockstar’. Before this film she appeared in Tyra Banks’s America Next Top Model cycles 2 and 3 in 2004. She became a household name in India by posing for the 2009 Kingfisher Calendar. Nargis has also been recently named the brand ambassador for the apparel brand Van Heusen.
Kangna Ranaut
Kangna grabbed attention in 2011 first with 'Tanu Weds Manu' opposite R. Madhavan, then ‘Double Dhamaal’, and more recently donning bikini in 'Rascals' (a film that also featured Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt). She made her acting debut in 2006 with a leading role in 'Gangster' and went on to win both Filmfare and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a troubled model in 'Fashion' (2008).
Aishwarya Rai
Winner of several national awards and critical accolades, Padma Shri Aishwarya Rai is married to actor Abhishek Bachchan and the couple got blessed with a baby girl on November 16, 2011. Often cited as the ‘most beautiful woman in the world’ by media, Aishwarya came to limelight after winning Miss India World in 1994. She went on to win Miss World title in 1994.
Chitrangda Singh
Chitrangada Singh (born 28 March, 1976) began her career in Delhi as a model before making the transition to the silver screen. Before ‘Desi Boyz’ and ‘Yeh Saali Zindegi’ and she played a starring role in Sudhir Mishra's 2003 film 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'. She is married to Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa and the couple have a son.
Genelia D'souza
Genelia D'Souza is an Indian actress, model and TV host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam language films. Before acting in 'Force' as female lead opposite John Abraham, Genelia gained wide attention through the portrayal of the role of Aditi Mahant in the blockbuster 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'. She began her acting career with 'Tujhe Meri Kasam' in 2003.
Bipasha Basu
Once dreamt of becoming a medical professional, Bipasha Basu made a place for herself in the tinsel world with series of successful Bollywood movies. In addition to starring in ‘Dum Maro Dum’, she made her presence felt in movies like 'Raaz', 'Jism', 'No Entry', 'Phir Hera Pheri', 'Corporate' and 'Dhoom 2'. She has been in news for her break-up with her long-time partner John Abraham and subsequent alleged link-ups with few Bollywood stars.
Sonam Kapoor
The Face of the Year at Hello Hall of Fame Awards 2011, Sonam Kapoor debuted in Bollywood with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 'Saawariya' (2007). Movies like ‘Delhi 6’, 'I Hate Luv Storys', 'Aisha' and more recent ones viz. ‘Thank You’, ‘Mausam’ etc., catapulted Sonam into one of the leading Bollywood actresses. She is associated with prestigious brands like LOreal Paris, Electrolux, Spice Mobile, Mont Blanc and Anant Diamond Jewellery.
Shriya Saran
Shriya debuted with 'Ishtam' in 2001 and went on to become one of most prominent stars in South Indian cinema with movies like 'Sivaji The Boss' (2007), Kanthaswamy (2009), Pokkiri Raja (2010), etc. Her upcoming movies are 'Winds of Change' and 'Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai'.
Shruti Hassan
Daughter of famed actors Kamal Hassan and Sarika, Shruti debuted as a child artist in 'Hey Ram' in the role of the daughter of Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel. Post that she appeared in movies like 'Thevar Magan', 'Luck', and more recently Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji’ opposite Emraan Hashmi. Apart from being an actor, she is a professional singer too. Recently she has been in news for featuring in the famed ‘Kolaveri Di’ video alongside actor Dhanush. She has won critical acclaim for her role in the Walt Disney fantasy film, 'Anaganaga O Dheerudu', 'Oh My Friend' and '7aum Arivu'.
Asin Thottumkal
If 'Ghajini' (2008) opposite Aamir Khan brought Asin into prominence, it was 'London Dreams' (2009) with Ajay Devgn and 'Ready' (2011) with Salman Khan that catapulted the star-worthiness of this Cochin-girl. Rregarded as one of the top Bollywood actresses today, Asin has featured in several South Indian films.
Amy Jackson
Former Miss Teen World 2008, 20-year-old British model Amy Jackson is set to appear in Gautham Menon's 'Ek Deewana Tha' opposite Prateik Babbr. A successful model, who featured in shows all over the Europe and the US, Amy made her acting debut with Tamil period drama ‘Madrasapattinam’ in 2010. The film was a success and won her critical acclaim.
Trisha Krishnan
Debuting with Priyadarshan's 'Laysa Laysa', in the year 2011 Trisha gained wide scale attention with the release of two of her most successful films 'Theenmaar' with Pawan Kalyan and Ajith Kumar's 'Mankatha'. She entered the modelling world when she was in the college and had been a model for many popular brands including Pepsi, Fair and Lovely, Medimix, Josco Jewellery, Prince Jewellery, Kumaram Silks etc. Her upcoming movies are 'Bodyguard' (Telugu remake of the Bollywood movie of the same name) and 'Samaran'.
Ileana D'cruz
All set to make her Hindi film debut with the Anurag Basu directed 'Barfee', in the role of a narrator starring alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz looks to be right on road to bigger things in life. A model who later transitioned to films, she has been briefly rumoured to be in a relationship with Ranbir Kapoor. Ileana made her film debut in Y.V.S. Chowdhary's 2006 Telugu film 'Devadasu' and went on to appear in several commercially successful ventures like 'Pokiri' (2006), 'Jalsa' (2008) and 'Kick' – thereby establishing herself as one of Telugu cinema's leading actresses. She is currently shooting for S. Shankar's 'Nanban', a Tamil remake of super hit Bollywood flick ‘3 Idiots’.
Sunny Leone
Sunny Leone (born as Karen Malhotra in May 13, 1981) is an Indo-Canadian adult movie actress, businesswoman and model who gained popularity in India with her participation in Bigg Boss Season 5. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003 and was a contract star for Vivid Entertainment. Veteran director Mahesh Bhatt reportedly offered Leone the lead role in his upcoming movie ‘Jism 2’. Named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010, she has also played roles in independent mainstream films and television shows.
Sonakshi Sinha
Post her big screen debut opposite Salman Khan in the much hyped ‘Dabangg’ (2010). Sonakshi Sinha has become the hot favourite amongt major Bollywood production houses. Her upcoming movies include 'Joker', 'Rowdy Rathore', 'Dabangg 2' and 'Lootera'. She has lately been appointed as the new brand ambassador for cosmetic brand Fem Fairness Bleach. Sonakshi is the daughter of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha.
Amrita Rao
A Psychology graduate, born on June 17, 1981 in Mumbai, Amrita Rao made her Bollywood debut with ‘Ab Ke Baras’ and later gained prominence with Ken Ghosh’s ‘Ishq Vishq’ opposite Shahid Kapoor. Even if her role in ‘Love U… Mr. Kalakaar’ (released in May, 2011) got mixed reviews and went largely unseen, Amrita looks set to make a strong comeback with David Dhawan’s much delayed project ‘Hook Ya Crook’.
Bruna Abdullah
Bruna Abdullah is an Indian model of Arabian and Brazilian origin. She caught nation’s attention after performing an extremely bold item song ‘Rehem Kare’ for Anubhav Sinha's Cash (2007) and has appeared in Akshay-John starrer ‘Desi Boyz’ (2011) for the song ‘Subah Hone Na De’. She looked promising in her role as Giselle in 'I Hate Luv Storys' starring Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor.
Dia Mirza
Miss Asia Pacific, 2000, Dia Mirza, made her cinematic debut with 'Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein' opposite R. Madhavan. She launched her own production house BornFree Entertainment with the film 'Love Breakups Zindagi' in 2011. The gorgeous Dia has appeared in the films like 'Dus' and 'Fight Club'. She featured as the only female actor among the six key characters in the film, 'Acid Factory'.
Neha Sharma
Debuting with Telugu film ‘Chirutha’, released in 2007, Neha promises to be a good find. She acted in Mohit Suri’s 2010 movie ‘Crook’ opposite Emraan Hashmi and featured in Times of India’s 50 Most Desirable Women of 2010.
Sushmita Sen
Model-turned actress Sushmita Sen achieved fame at the age of 18, when she became the country's first Miss Universe in 1994. Sushmita has been appreciated for her attractiveness, spunk and attitude and made her Bollywood debut with 'Dastak'. She is credited with movies like 'Aankhein', 'Biwi No 1', 'Main Hoon Na', 'Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya'. She has recently done a cameo in 'F.A.L.T.U'.
Malaika Arora Khan
If ‘Chaiyya Chaiyya’ was a sensation in 1998, ‘Munni Badnaam Hui’ just simply changed the meaning Bollywood item numbers in 2011. One name that’s common between both the song-and-dance numbers is Malaika Arora Khan. This VJ-turned-actor is married to Bollywood actor/producer Arbaaz Khan and has produced her first movie 'Bodyguard' this year, starring Salman Khan.
Sameera Reddy
Much in media for her recent films like 'Aasal', 'Oru Naal Varum', 'Red Alert' and 'Aakrosh', Sameera is the first Indian actress to have her own video game, where she plays a ‘Street Fighter’. Debuting with a music video she was soon gained on popularity as a youth sex icon. Sameera made her film debut opposite Sohail Khan in 'Maine Dil Tujko Diya' and has acted in several Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Malayalam films.
Ankita Shorey
Bold and beautiful Ankita Shorey, PFMI International 2011, is a model and a poet. She loves Cricket and MS Dhoni is her favorite sportsman.
Lisa Haydon
The girl who dreamt to become a yoga teacher, studied psychology and went on to sizzle silver-screen suggesting ‘Shake it Saiyyan’ in David Dhawan’s ‘Rascals’ starring Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn and Kangana Ranaut, Meet Lisa Haydon - an India Australia origin model-turned actor who was reportedly spotted by Anil Kapoor in a coffee shop and was promptly provided with a break in the movie ‘Aisha’.
Prachi Desai
Born in Gujarat, Prachi became a house-hold name with her Hindi serial ‘Kasam Se’. After the success of ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbai’, a 2010 Bollywood movie, Prachi is currently working on her fourth film titled ‘Joker’ opposite Rajeev Khandelwaal. She also has ‘Bol Bachchan’ with Asin, Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn, slated to release in 2012. Debuting with ‘Rock On’ (2008), Prachi went onto perform as one of leads in ‘Life Partner’ released in 2009.
Angela Jonsson
Angela Jonsson is an Indian model who posed for Kingfisher calendar 2011 and recently rumoured to have link-ups with actor Ranbir Kapoor. She was born on November 15, 1990 in Chennai. All of 20, Angela may be young, but she’s professional, gorgeous, and all set to leave a lasting impression.
Mallika Sherawat
Much known for her bold onscreen presence, Mallika continues to be the quintessential Indian sex symbol. Trying her hands in Hollywood crossovers with films like ‘Hisss’ and ‘Politics of Love’, 2011 saw Mallika donning the role of Razia, Shalu and Jalebi Bai performing item dance numbers in 'Thank You', 'Bin Bulaye Baraati' and ‘Double Dhamaal’ respectively.
Aditi Rao
Before essaying the role of a journalist in Ranbir Kapoor starrer ‘Rockstar’, beautiful Aditi Rao gained national attention with 22 kisses in the movie ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’. Winner of several awards for her role in her Tamil movie 'Sringaram: Dance of Love', Aditi has acted as sister of Aisha (played by Sonam Kapoor) in Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra’s 'Delhi 6'.
Poonam Pandey
Poonam Pandey shot to fame with her announcement to strip if Indian cricket team win the 2011 Cricket World Cup. During the India-England series in September 2011, Poonam gained further media attention by posting her bikini-clad photographs on Twitter. In the midst of such controversies, Poonam landed a spot in ‘Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 4’ – a reality show aired on Indian television and hosted by actor Akshay Kumar.
Shehzan Padamsee
Debuting opposite Ranbir Kapoor in ‘Rocket Singh’, Shehzan Padamsee finally found her footing in Bollywood with Madhur Bhandarkar’s 2011 movie ‘Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji’. In addition to featuring in some moderately successful South Indian films, Shehzan also appeared as the Maxim cover girl for the month of February 2011 and is slated to appear in ‘Housefull 2’. She is the daughter of renowned ad guru Alyque Padamsee and pop diva Sharon Prabhakar.
Sonal Chauhan
Crowned as Miss World Tourism 2005, Sonal Chauhan entered mainstream cinema with the movie ‘Jannat’ opposite Emraan Hashmi. More recently, she appeared in Bollywood comedy 'Bbuddah..Hoga Tera Baap', alongside featuring in advertisements for brands like Ponds and Nokia. She walked the ramp as show stopper for jewellery brand YS18 at the India International Jewellery Week 2011.Her upcoming movie is 'Pehla Sitara' directed by Owais Husain.
Giselle Monteiro
Giselli Monteiro is a Brazilian model and Bollywood actress who made her film-debut playing the role of ‘Harleen Kaur’ in the 2009 Bollywood film ‘Love Aaj Kal’, opposite Saif Ali Khan. In addition to featuring in 'Always Kabhi Kabhi' released in June 2011, she has featured on the covers of Indian edition of Harpers Bazaar, ELLE, Marie Clarie and Femina in the past. Giselli is the brand ambassador of Wills Lifestyle, Movil Mobiles and PC Jewellers in India. She has walked the ramp for Rohit Bal, Ritu Kumar and Ranna Gill.
Parvati Melton
Parvati Melton was born in 1989 to a canadian father and a punjabi mother and is known for her spectacular height of 5 feet 11 inches. She has acted in various Telugu and Malayalam movies. She acted with south star Raja in the film Vennela, which turned out to be a huge success. She also starred in the super hit Malayalam film Hallo with South Indian star Mohanlal.
Candice Boucher
Candice is a South African model who has also been on the cover of April 2010 issue of Playboy magazine. She made her debut in Bollywood with ‘Azaan’ opposite Sachiin Joshi. Candice wowed crowds at the Cannes film festival 2011 when she arrived on the red carpet in a daring see-through dress.
Nicole Faria
The Winner of coveted the Miss Earth title in 2010, Nicole Faria has been in the modelling arena since 2005. She has shot for fashion magazines like Elle, Cosmopolitan, Vogue among others. She has also walked the ramp in the Lakme Fashion Week, Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, and Colombo Fashion Week.
Freida Pinto
If in 2011, it was the two Hollywood box-office hits 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' and 'Immortals' that highlighted commercial viability of Freida Pinto, the India-born model and actor presented her acting prowess with her debut film 'Slumdog Millionaire' – an Academy Award winning film that also fetched her Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2010, she starred in 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger' and essayed the title role in 'Miral'.
Shonali Nagrani
Recently in news for her participation in Indian television’s reality show Bigg Boss Season 5, Shonali Nagrani is the winner of Miss India International pageant 2003 and subsequently finished as first runner-up in Miss International 2003. Alongside being a model and a television anchor (most notably in the Indian Premier League shows for Sony TV India and ITV), she has appeared for a small role in Bollywood flicks 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' and 'Dil Bole Hadippa'.
Kanishtha Dhankar
Kanishtha Dhankar, crowned Pantaloons Femina Miss India (PFMI) World 2011, was a strong favourite throughout the contest and won five subtitles in the pageant i.e. ‘Miss Catwalk’, ‘Beauty with a Purpose’, ‘Miss Sexy Legs’, ‘Best Skin’, ‘Natural Beauty’ - the maximum number of subtitles anyone won in the pageant history. Besides many Telugu and Tamil movies that Kanishtha has done, she appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar's film ‘Fashion’ as a Model.
Jyothsna Chakravarthy
Beautiful and confident, this software engineer from Bangalore is one of the country’s hottest ramp models caught everyone’s attention at the India Fashion Week 2009. She was featured on the cover of Vogue India in 2009 along with other Indian supermodels and since then she’s touted to be the next big thing to happen in India’s modelling scenario. Jyothsna is all set to break into the international scene while representing luxury fashion house Chanel's Metiers D'Art collection – a concept inspired by India.
Ameesha Patel
A biogenetic engineer from Tufts University and a gold medallist in Economics, Ameesha Patel sees a surge in her film career after a period of lull with films like 'Chatur Singh Two Star' and several other lined up for 2012. She has recently launched a Production house is upbeat about the role in much anticipated Race 2.
Simran Kaur Mundi
Making her Bollywood debut with ‘Jo Hum Chahein’ released in December 2011, Simran is the winner of Miss India title in 2008. She has walked the red carpet for the film ‘Outrage’ at the Cannes film festival ’10. Her stint with the ramp includes: Cannes Fashion Paranoia ‘10, Lakme India Fashion Week 2008, 2009, and 2010 (Fall Winter and Spring Summer), Couture Week '08 India, and many others.
Hasleen Kaur
The credential of Hasleen Kaur, the Winner of Miss India Earth 2011, is proved by the flood of film offers and the attention of several directors that she commands. She is a part of an NGO named ‘Nav Jyoti’ headed by veteran IPS officer Kiran Bedi and has been involved in several philanthropic activities.
Preeti Desai
Crowned as Miss Great Britain 2006 by the British public in a poll conducted by The Sun, Preeti set the rumour mill abuzz with her alleged relationship with Bollywood star Abhay Deol. She has made her film debut in the Bollywood flick titled ‘Shor in the City’ released on April 2011. Preeti was on also in the news earlier for being invited by Vijay Mallya as ambassador of Kingfisher to the Formula 1 world tour in 2008. She was the cover girl of February and September issues of Kingfisher Swimsuit Special Calendar 2008.
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