Top 15 beautiful Indian girls

1. Deepika Padukone
Model, Actress
Born : 1986

Deepika Padukone, daughter of celebrated badminton player Prakash Padukone, is one of the most preferred models in India. Born in Mumbai and brought up in Bangalore, this

trained Bharatanatyam dancer has always been attracted to the glamour world. Deepika started modelling as a child, doing TV and print campaigns for several brands but discontinued later to concentrate on studies. She was a state-level badminton player while in school. This svelte
beauty has appeared in commercials like Liril, Close-up, Limca etc and has taken the glamour world by storm with her angelic visage, unguarded manner, naturally athletic body and disarming dimpled smile. She featured in Kingfisher Calender 2006, won the Society Young Achievers’ Award 2004 and Model of the Year Award 2005 at the Lakme India Fashion Week. The stunning 5′ 9″ girl made her showbiz debut with Himesh Reshammiya’s music album ‘Aap Ka Suroor’.

2. Amrita Rao
Model, Actress
Born : 17th June, 1981

Sweet and dainty Amrita Rao, from a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family was always fascinated by acting. Her first modeling assignment was for Fairever fairness cream and within a couple of months, she became a model for many top brand companies and did nearly 35 ad films. Cadbury’s Perk and Bru coffee ads offered her a platform to step into the film industry. The pretty lass debuted in the film ‘Ab Ke Baras’ (2002), but shot into public notice with ‘Ishq Vishk Pyaar Vyaar’. ‘Mein Hoon Na’, ‘Deewar’ and ‘Masti’ are her other films. With her typical girl-next-door image, this graduate in Psychology stands on a different course, she feels that if not in films there are other fields to excel in.

3. Dia Mirza
Model, Actress
Born : 9th December, 1981

Dia Mirza alias Diya Mirza, Miss Femina India-Asia Pacific 2000 from Hyderabad, made her debut with the film ‘Rehana Hai Tere Dil Mein’ (2001). Born to a German father and a Bengali mother, this light-eyed beauty is very talented and hardworking. While working as a marketing executive, at the age of 16, Dia had done an advertising campaign in Femina, and it helped her to participate in the Miss India competition and win the crown. Ever since Dia stepped into Bollywood, success has eluded her and most of the roles she got were character roles. This versatile personality with her beautiful smile and attractive eyes has yet to prove herself in the tinsel world.

4. Gayatri Joshi
Model, Actress
Born : 20th March, 1977

Renowned model turned actress Gayatri Joshi, was one among the last five finalists in the Femina Miss India beauty pageant 1999. This graduate in Commerce started modelling while in college. Some of the modeling assignments of this sweet faced lass, who had featured in music videos of Jagjit Singh’s ‘Sagar Ki Kashti’ and Hansraj Hans ‘Jhanjaria’ includes Hyundai ad with Shahrukh Khan, LG, Godrej Coloursoft, Sunsilk Fruitamin, Philips etc. This down to earth, gorgeous beauty made her debut onto Bollywood with ‘Swades’ (2004). She was chosen as the best female debut 2005 by Zee Cine, Bollywood and Star Screen. Gayatri got married to Vikas Oberoi, a well-known entrepreneur on 27 August 2005.

5. Katrina Kaif
Actress, Model
Born : 16th July, 1984

Katrina Kaif, the model with a captivating look and voluptuous figure was born to a Kashmiri father and English mother. Brought up in London, she shifted to Mumbai to take acting as a full-fledged career. This stunning beauty debuted in the Hindi film ‘Boom’. Her gorgeous face and hourglass figure, have given her chances in numerous advertisements and music videos. Highly professional, Katrina is known in the industry as the beauty with brains.

6. Aishwarya Rai
Actress, Model
Born : 1st November,1973

Aishwarya Rai, the stunning beauty from Mangalore (Karnataka) in India, shot into fame when she was crowned the Miss World 1994. Her film career began in a Tamil Film ‘Iruvar’ in1997, but it was her stint in the Hindi film ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ that gave her a real break. This green-blue-eyed model turned film star achieved fame internationally by appearing in famous shows such as Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman as well as a number of Hollywood films. She is the first Indian actress to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival and the first Indian female to be immortalized in wax at the world famous Madame Tussaud’s wax museum in London. This gorgeous, highly photogenic star, has a perfect figure and beautiful eyes. It is her grace and confidence that have taken her to the top as a model, actress and a superstar in India and other Asian countries.

7. Rimii Sen
Actress
Born : 21st September, 1981

The Kolkata babe, Rimii Sen or Rimi Sen shifted to Mumbai to achieve her dream of becoming an actress. She plunged into showbiz with her Coke commercial with Aamir Khan. She became one of the most popular face in the small screen featuring in ads like Taj Mahal Tea, Parachute Enrich, Ariel, Videocon AC, Dettol etc. The gorgeous Bengali beauty got a break in Bollywood with her debut film ‘Hungama’ (2003). The success of ‘Dhoom’ (2004) paved a new path for this dusky girl and made her popular. Rimii is a brilliant Odissi dancer who has won a national scholarship for it. She dropped her last name ‘Sen’ as there was too many Sen’s in the industry.

8. Sushmita Sen
Actress, Model
Born : 19th November, 1975

Sushmita Sen, the first Indian to win the Miss Universe 1994 was born in Hyderabad. She stepped into the film industry from the world of fashion. The charming, gorgeous Sush with a fascinating smile has beautiful eyes and a tall, perfect figure. Though very talented, till now she didn’t get an opportunity to prove herself as a successful actress. This brilliant, down to earth personality has much more than a beautiful face. Sushmita enjoys writing prose and poetry and likes instrumental music. She is very fond of children and has adopted a baby girl whom she has named Renee. She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress award in the year 2000. Sushmita was positioned at number 6 in the 2004 Filmfare top ten actress list.

9. Madhuri Dixit
Actress
Born : 15th May, 1967

Madhuri, the pretty, charming actress cum graceful dancer in Hindi films is famous for her million dollar smile. Although she started her career as a model, she didn’t succeed in the field. She was introduced in the film ‘Abodh’ (1986), but it was ‘Tezaab’ (1988) that gave her a big break. With her acting skill and superb performance in various films Madhuri was renamed as female Amitabh Bachchan. The awards to her credit includes 5 Filmfare awards, 3 Screen Videocon Awards and Zee Lux Cine Award. She got married to Doctor Sri Ram Nene on October 17, 1999. The svelte dazzling beauty with prominent features became the heartthrob of millions with her hard work and professionalism.

10. Rani Mukherjee
Actress
Born : 21st March, 1978

The Bengali damsel Rani Mukherjee with her gifted acting talent is one among the most successful actresses in Bollywood. Though she was introduced through the movie ‘Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat’ (1996), Rani was noted in ‘Ghulam’, and her film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ shot her onto overnight stardom. A cousin to Kajol and daughter of director Ram Mukherjee, Rani had made a name for herself in the industry through sheer hard work. She’s got something different and acting comes naturally to her as she proved herself in the classic ‘Black’. Rani’s simple looks, charm, innocent smile, twinkling eyes and natural beauty has won her a place in the hearts of the moviegoers. In a short span of time, she has worked with all the top actors and top class directors and production companies.

11. Shriya Saran
Actress
Born : 11th September, 1982

The south Indian actress Shriya Saran intruded into the hearts of millions of youth with her luring eyes and glamorous looks. She was born in Haridwar and brought up in Delhi. This talented Kathak dancer cum model did some music albums and ads which paved her way into film industry. Charming Shriya known for her beautiful smile debuted with the Telugu film ‘Ishtam’ (2001) and has paired with all the top heroes. She became equally popular in Tamil films and her first Bollywood film was ‘Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum’ (2004). This pretty girl who never dreamt of being in tinsel town, has created a niche for herself within a short span of time.

12. Simran
Actress
Born : 4th April, 1976

Simran Naval, the Punjabi girl professionally known as Simran, debuted in the Hindi film ‘Tere Mere Sapne’. Before coming into the field, she was compering the popular show ‘Superhit Muqabala’. The svelte beauty later moved to the Tamil film industry and established herself as an actress of repute. Her willingness to act opposite anybody and expose, and the no-nonsense attitude to work had made her South India’s superb heroine. With some powerful roles, Simran proved that she is not just a glamour doll, but an actress with tremendous talent. The stunning beauty with sharp features, impish smile, and pleasing personality has swayed the hearts of lakhs of people.

13. Sadha
Actress
Born : 17th February

Sadha alias Sadaf Mohammed Syed debuted in the Telugu film ‘Jayam’ (2002) while she was doing her engineering at SNDT College, Mumbai. This trained Kathak dancer was introduced to Tamil films with the remake of ‘Jayam’. Sada received best newcomer Filmfare award 2002. She, a Pune based Bohra Muslim won the hearts of Telugu and Tamil audiences with her charming looks and glorious smile. The super success of the Tamil film ‘Anniyan’ (2005) has boosted up her career straight to the top.

14. Koena Mitra
Model, Actress

Koena Mitra the dusky svelte beauty hailing from Calcutta was the winner of Gladrags Mega Model 2002 and a semi-finalist of Miss Intercontinental. Intending to become an actress, this sultry model featured in a few music videos and commercials like Clinic all clear, Maruti Alto etc. Koena is a trained Indian and Western dancer. Hot and sexy, this Bengali bombshell forayed into Bollywood with a scorching item number in Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Road’ (2002) and debuted as a heroine in the film ‘Musafir’ (2004).

15. Richa Pallod
Model, Actress

Model turned actress, Richa Pallod, made her entry into the tinsel world with a minute role in the film ‘Pardes’ (1997). She started modeling at the age of 16, has featured for several ads films and appeared in Falguni Pathak’s music videos ‘Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi’ and ‘Piya Se Mil Ke Aaye Nain’. The cute actress debuted with the Telugu flick ‘Nuvve Kavali’ (2000) which won rare reviews and bagged her Filmfare best actress award. Later she did several films in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi but failed to establish a career as a heroine and settled to character roles.