10. Shriya Saran
This 27-year-old Mumbai lasse has been around for quite sometime, but hasn't found a date with the spotlight till director Shankar came knocking with a lucrative offer of casting her in his what-to-be 2007 blockbuster 'Sivaji: The Boss'. Judging by her looks, she is easily of of the most desirable ladies not only in India, but the world over (not to mention that she was romantically involved, maybe still is, with Desperate Housewives star Jesse Metcalfe), but I have to put her in this position given that she is almost non-ratable as an actor. Ever since shooting to fame, she has done little apart from flashing her assets time and again as probably the safest route to mantain her popularity rate. To add to that, she does really laughable lip-synching efforts while acting in Tamil and Telugu movies. Her ideology and approach towards acting makes her more of a celebrity looking to mantain her fame rather than an actress looking to prove her acting credentials. Credit however should be given to the fact that Shriya has done tremendously well to mantain her figure and even improve her body shape since coming to the tinsel town some sex years ago. She hardly neglects the virtue of keeping a fit and delicious body, and she deserves credit for that.
- Wow:
- Her body
- Fitness levels
- Graceful dancing
- Soft-spoken nature
- Nah:
- Lack of effort in southern movies
- Repetitive body flashing
- Hardly a passable actress in acting terms
- Lack of interest shown in trying to experiment and break her image
9. Nayantara
25-year-old Diana Mariam Kurien (her real name) has had a pretty easy way to achieve stardom. She has radically changed from the time she made her film debut in 2004 in the bluckbuster called 'Chandramukhi'. Once a bubbly, busty, cute, innocent-looking young lady from the God's own country (Kerala), she has now transformed into a complete sex bomb, with stunning fresh looks, and toned body. She is afterall a decent actress and has been part of some good movies in the past, but she too, like Shriya, seems to have developed an over-reliance on flashing her assets in order to continue her popularity graph in the industry. However, her turbulent relationship with fellow Tamil star Simbhu, which rendered her as a short-tempered, easily-offended individual, remains a blight apart from the fact that she once vowed 'never' to go to gym and slim down for the sake of glamorous proportions, stating that she is happy with who she is (the bubbly, chubby former Nayantara). But now, she has done exactly the opposite of what she had stated so vehemently, and there are rumors of liposuction being done too. However, with a string of popular films with popular actors, her graph in Tamil is on a all-time high.
- Wow:
- Her transformation from a cutie to a hottie
- More natural looks and natural beauty
- A decent, passable actress
- Nah:
- Immaturity underlined by her previous views on toning down.
- Refusal to open up and remain a closed-door personality with the media.
- Stereotypic with body-flashing in recent films.
- Failure to experiment.
8. Bipasha Basu
This 30-year-old is the definition of modern-day body-conscious hot ladies. She has openly admitted so many times that she really cares about her body and tries to constantly keep fit. Flanked on her side by who is possibly Bollywood's most adored hunk John Abraham as her boyfriend, Bips and John make a perfect couple resonating new-age Bollywood's ravishing looks. Bips has done tremendously well to keep her shape and appear stunningly in movies but it remains to be seen as to when her acting prowess will be really proven, as despite being around for years now, she has gotten very little movies that earn her critical attention, despite the fact that she manages to pull off decent performances when given challenging roles.
- Wow:
- That body
- Fitness levels (Abs)
- Knows the strength of a fit body
- Appears confident and assured
- Able to make most of characters given to her.
- Nah:
- Self-conscious at times
- Could and should act in more quality movies
- Hasn't really made the big cut as an A-list actress (she's on that list though, but she cant carry a film on her own popularity).
7. Deepika Padukone
The 23-year-old Copenhagen-born beauty is the daughter of famed Indian sportsman Prakash Padukone. She could have easily made this list at any time during the past three of four years, because even though she didn't make her film debut until 2007, everybody in India recognized her as the hottest, most happening ramp-walking model in the country at that time. So, it was only ample that she was given such a big project to mark her bebut, alongside Shah Rukh Khan in 'Om Shanti Om', which was a runaway success. She won awards aplenty as the best debutant in almost all the award functions, and is definitely an actress just waiting to become a queen of Bollywood. She is tall and has picture-perfect body to compliment it apart from a beautiful smiling face to round it off. Her looks are almost flawless, and it seems there is only one way she could go from here on- fowards. She is in a relationship with fellow Bollywood newbie Ranbir Kapoor and the relationship might come good provided that they actually stand the tide of the glam side of Bollywood and stay together.
- Wow:
- A smiling face
- Picture-perfect looks and body
- Decent actress
- Doesn't flash her body too much in films and keeps a limit for exposure.
- Nah:
- Relationship with Ranbir Kapoor, could be a little detrimental.
6. Shilpa Shetty
The main reason I have placed Shilpa right above Deepika owes to the fact that she is a good decade older than the former yet she retains the same charm and elegance that she used to have when she first entered the film industry. The 33-year-old though did not find the celebrity status that she probably deserves all along until the 'Big Brother' issue popped up. Coupled with the Richard Gere kissing inferno, Shilpa is now right on the media spotlight, but somewhat dissapointingly, film-makers have continously ignored her abilities as an actor thus the film career graph remains stale. The last she appeared in the full-fledged role in 'Life in a Metro', she won critical praise and gave a commendable performance. This lady definitely has talent, but in all possibilties her height could be the reason why she hadn't landed as many roles as she would have liked. Her fitness at this age is still top notch and she's a delightful personality.
- Wow:
- Fitness, amazing.
- Picture-perfect looks and body.
- Able and dedicated actress.
- Delightful personality.
- Always a good smile on her face.
- Nah:
- Film graph remains stale.
- Not enough substantial roles.
- She accepts to do cameos and item numbers in films, which doesnt help.
- Always associated with controversy, even though not her fault.
5. Trisha Krishnan
26-year-old southern beauty Trisha is an ample example of mantaining a career graph. Ever since she found profound success in 2003, Trisha has mantained her graph that she remains one of the most in-demand actresses in South India up till today, so much so that she could afford to reject Bollywood offers coming her way. She has one too many admirers but also many critics, but she goes about her job silently and convincingly. She has started experimenting with roles of late, choosing substance over pedestrian glamor, and even there, the results has been coming good for her. She is however a long shot away from becoming the complete charming personality that she could be.
- Wow:
- Good manintenance of her looks.
- Her progress from sidekick roles to lead roles.
- Her willingness to experiment.
- A cute smile always compliments her looks.
- Nah:
- The bathroom clip controversy (although it is almost put to bed now).
- Her alleged affair with Vijay.
- Some bad opinion within her public image.
4. Sonam Kapoor
She personifies every ounce of character and delight that a man would desire in a woman. 24-yea-old Sonam Kapoor is the daughter of veteran Bollywood star Anil Kapoor and she has certainly inherited her father's charm, elegance and warmth in terms of character. She has just made her debut in 2007 in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Saawariya', which was a flop but it didn't matter much because she earned all the attention she needed to earn with her performance and beauty. She is now acting in 'Delhi 6', a highly-anticipated forthcoming release directed by Rakesh Mehra, who made the 2005 cult film 'Rang de Basanti'. Sonam has done so well to trim down to her wonderful figure now, as she used to be chubby and big-sized when she was an assistant director to Bhansali in 'Black'. Her natural, girl-next-door looks are a great testimonial for her charm. And there's always that smile and soft-spoken nature.
- Wow:
- Almost everything about her character.
- Beautiful smile.
- Girl-next-door looks.
- Raw beauty.
- Wonderful voice.
- Selects her roles well.
- Nah:
- Yet to register her first hit (though it could come soon)
3. Priyanka Chopra
She had a huge strings of flops haunting her until 'Dostana' and 'Fashion' came and rescued a plumetting career graph. This 27-year-old is the 2000 Miss World and has been in the past voted as Asia's sexiest woman. Her svelte figure is a wonderful testimony to her looks, her sweet dark skin tone makes her a natural seductive beauty. She has lasted long and well in Bollywood and has gained considerable success over the years apart from a few blips. Her relationship with Harman Baweja is not entirely putten under a positive spotlight so that is one of her minus points.
- Wow:
- Her figure.
- Natural looks.
- Very good actress.
- Good nature about her.
- Nah:
- Seems to choose the wrong roles at times.
- Her relationship with Harman Baweja is made into publicity circus, so much that she is shadowing her own boyfriend.
2. Katrina Kaif
I have not credited Salman Khan for his career works so far, because they haven't been convincing enough, but finding Katrina Kaif is probably the biggest credit he would take. Kat has taken the expressway to stardom and standing firmly on top as one of the most desirable faces in India. She has given hit after hit, and has proven her critics wrong by taking huge efforts in learning Hindi, which she didn't know at the first place, and now imporving her acting skills significantly. Her lanky figure coupled by her looks which oozes complete elegance makes her a heart-stealer. At 23, she looks simply stunning.
- Wow:
- Her looks.
- Her body.
- Her lanky figure.
- No-nonsense personality.
- Ability to choose the right roles.
- Seems to have stabilized Salman's instabil lifestyle of the past.
- Nah:
- Doubts linger whether Salman is controlling her career choices.
- Could still improve as an actress.
1. Aishwarya Rai
Well, who else could hold this position? At 36, Aishwarya Rai has done superbly to mantain her looks and appearance that she still appears as a Miss World contender till now, even though it has been one and a galf decade since she won the title. Her popularity is continously on the rise, with even the likes of Julia Roberts claiming her to be the beauty of the world and TIME magazine ranking her as the 9th most beautiful woman in the world. The picture above says it all about this lady, her seductive eyes, charming smile, and an aura about her that makes her beauty so insatiable within logic. So much so that I heard a guy telling slyly that he 'never masturbates thinking of Aishwarya Rai', even though he adores her. Reason? She's just too beatiful to be lusted at. Her career is still going good and she is getting commendable roles still. Plus, she is the only married woman in the list.
- Wow:
- Her beauty.
- Her fitness.
- Her charm.
- Her elegance.
- Excellent actress (testified by Iruvar, Guru, HDDCS and Sarkar Raj)
- Great ambassador for Indian cinema the world over (who can forget her Letterman dialogue?)
- Great ambassador for Indian culture.
- Nah:
- Her turbulent relationships in the past have earned her a nasty name among some stereotypic Indians.
- She has a number of anti-Ash people out there who are just waiting to bash her for being all too phony at every given opportunity.
- Her fame has overshadowed her acting capacities.
Ram Anand.
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