10 Bollywood Beauties

Mallika Sherawat was voted as one of Asia's 100 most beautiful people by the Hong Kong-based fashion magazine "Cover." And she can act, too. (Femina)

Aishwarya Rai (with Hrithik Roshan) in "Dhoom: 2." Rai has starred in over forty films around the world. You may recognize her from "Pink Panther 2," if you were one of the unlucky few to see the latest Steve Martin travesty. ( Dhoom:2)

Bipasha Basu started out as a Ford model. She has appeared in over 40 movies since she started acting in 2001, and has twice been maned Eastern Eye magaine's "Sexiest Woman in Asia." Starting out in modeling and moving into acting is a big trend in Bollywood. ( )

Deepika Padukone is one of Bollywood's up-and-coming stars, winning the 2008 Filmfare "Best Female Debut Award" for her role in "Om Shanti Om" about a renegade yoga instructor who won't play by the rules. (Just kidding, we have no idea what it was about. ) ( )

Kareena Kapoor is a member of the famous Kapoor family, most of whom have acted in, produced or directed Bollywood hits. They're like the Indian Barrymores, only moreso. ( )

Actress Katrina Kaif was the most searched Indian celebrity on Google in 2008. We wonder why... ( )

Koena Mitra went through her own plastic surgery scandal when she had to admit to having a nose job. In Hollywood, you have to explain yourself if you DIDN'T have a nose job. ( )

Priyanka Chopra won the Miss World competition in 2000, and in 2008, she won Filmfare's "Best Actress" Award for her role in the film "Fashion." (Filmfare is India's most popular entertainment magazine, btw.) ( Film Fare)

Riya Sen is the granddaughter of Suchitra Sen, a Bengali film legend, and the daughter of actress Moonmoon Sen. Her father Bharat Dev Varma is part of the royal family of Tripura. She first acted in the film "Taj Mahal" when she was 15. ( )

Sonam Kapoor is another member of the Kapoor family, who rule Indian cinema with an iron fist! (See Kareen Kapoor previously.) She won the 2008 Sony Head 'N Shoulders "Fresh Face of the Year" Award for her role in "Saawariya" (above). That's right - two sponsors for one award. They do things different in Bollywood. ( )