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Home » Top 10 Bollywood Actress of 2008
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 | | Katrina Kaif the sensuous beauty has become one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood within a short span of time She quickly rose to fame in Bollywood with her six hits in a row and became the lucky mascot for several of the producers in Bollywood Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong in raised in Hawaii and settled in London She has begun her career as a model at the age fourteen for a jewellery ad posed for fashion photographer Atul Kasbekar and walked the ramp at London Fashion Week Katrina Kaif soon became a marvelous model with high-profile ads that include Cola Fevicol LG Samsung Lakme Veet and several other ads Katrina Kaif has recently replaced Aishwarya Rai as the brand ambassador of Nakshatra Diamonds Initially Katrina Kaif was written off as a no-good actress in Bollywood when she made her debut with Boom a movie directed by London-based director Kaizad Gustad in The twenty-four-year-old gorgeous beauty worked her way up the success ladder and reached a position where her mere presence is enough to take the movie to a box office success Katrina Kaif came ... Go to Katrina Kaif |  | | Kareena Kapoor the svelte beauty who has gone places in Bollywood with her stunning performances is today rated as the top actress in Bollywood who would take the movie on her shoulders all the way to a box office success Kareena Kapoor who was born in to actor-couple Randhir Kapoor and Babita hails from a family of actors of four generations from Prithviraj Kapoor to Raj Kapoor to Randhir Kapoor and right down to her and her sister Kareena Kapoor too was born to become an actress and rightly so she dreamt of a career in acting since she was a child Kareena studied at Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai and later studied at Welham Girls Boarding School in Dehradun in UP She joined Mithibai College for her commerce studies but soon dropped out after two years to pursue microcomputers and information technology at Harvard Since her heart lay in Bollywood Kareena left the course after three months and entered Bollywood to make her dreams a reality Kareena Kapoor took the first obvious step to learn some basics in acting and joined Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Institute Kareena first signed ... Go to Kareena Kapoor |  | | Aishwarya Rai the acclaimed Bollywood actress has come a long way since winning the Miss World crown in Her amazing acting talents blended beautifully into her sublime beauty have made her an iconic actress in Bollywood Aishwarya Rai who won Ford Supermodel contest at the age of seventeen is no stranger to modeling She modeled for Camilin pencils while in her th grade itself and continued modeling part time while pursuing her architectural studies in college Aishwarya however left college midway as her modeling assignments multiplied greatly Within no time Aishwarya became one of the top models in India with several high profile commercial campaigns to her credit Her modeling portfolio includes Palmolive Lux Lakme Colgate Sheetal Diva Prudent Casio Philips Rupa Softline L'Oreal Longies Coke Nakshatra Diamonds Fuji and Pepsi Soon after completing her class XII Aishwarya entered the Miss India beauty contest in securing runner-up position She later participated in the Miss World contest in Sun City in and was crowned the Miss World Soon after winning the Miss World title Aishwarya Rai was flooded with movie offers from Bollywood and down south Beginning with Mani Ratnam-directed Tamil ... Go to Aishwarya Rai |  | | Deepika Padukone the Indian supermodel has hit Bollywood like a whiff of fresh air Her dazzling performance in her very first movie Om Shanti Om released in made people to sit up and take notice of her Critics hailed her performance while fans began to adore her Deepika Padukone who was born in to international badminton champion Prakash Padukone and his wife Ujjala Padukone has set her sights on Bollywood quite early in her childhood Though a badminton champion at State level while in school Deepika did not step into the shoes of her father to carve out a career in sports After hanging the badminton racquet for good the gorgeous beauty Deepika Padukone plunged into modeling while continuing her college studies in early Within no time this svelte beauty Deepika has become a renowned model with several high-profile campaigns to her credit She campaigned for Liril soap Close-up toothpaste Parachute coconut hair oil Levi Strauss Signature Brand Pepsi Deepam Sarees Kingfisher Maruti Alto Fiama Di Wills Soap and many more Indian brands Deepika Padukone hit the international modeling scene with Maybeline New York L' Oreal and Elle and several ... Go to Deepika Padukone |  | | Genelia born as Genelia D'Souza on August th is an amazing Tollywood actress The dusky actress Genelia has won several awards honors and accolades for her wonderful performances in several movies The awards include Fimfare Awards Nandi Awards FNCC Awards and Santosham Awards Genelia was born into D'souza family who are Catholic Christians hailing from Mangalore in Karnataka Soon the family moved from Mangalore to Mumbai where she studied at Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra and joined St Andrews College for her graduation Genelia grew up becoming an athlete and a wonderful football player She was almost into sports but destiny has in store something for her Luck smiled on her when Genelia was spotted by an ad film maker at one of the weddings in their family Soon the dusky sensuous girl Genelia appeared in a Parker pen commercial alongside Amitabh Bachchan and later did a Fair Lovely commercial with Krishnamachary Srikkanth Ace Tamil film director S Shankar who has a keen eye for spotting talent has seen the ads done by Genelia and was so impressed by her charm and disarming smile that he launched her movie ... Go to Genelia |  | | From beauty pageants to silver screen it was a smooth transition for Priyanka Chopra the dazzling beauty who won the Miss World title in Making her debut in films with a Tamil movie Thamizhan in and a Bollywood debut with The Hero Love Story of a Spy Priyanka Chopra has become one of the topmost actresses in Bollywood with a slew of big hits Born as the only girl-child in an extended family of a doctor-couple Dr Ashok Chopra a surgeon and Dr Madhu Chopra a gynecologist on July th Priyanka grew up as a pampered child hogging all the love and warmth in the family Priyanka Chopra while continuing her education plunged into theatre singing and dancing While studying in Boston she did theater and performed in plays like 'Romeo and Juliet' 'Fiddler on the Roof'' and several other stage plays She was as well trained in Western classical choir singing and chorus and is also well-versed in Kathak dance She also took her acting lessons from Kishore Namit Kapoor in Mumbai Right from glam-doll roles to villainy to tear-jerkers Priyanka gave magnificent performances in films winning awards galore ... Go to Priyanka Chopra |  | | Bipasha Basu the dusky model has become one of the most sought after actresses in bollywood She won multiple awards and honors for her splendid performances in films Bipasha Basu was born on January th in New Delhi and grew up in Calcutta She has two sisters an elder Bidisha and younger Bijoyeta Bipasha aspired to become a doctor and so pursued science subjects in her Plus at Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir But the fear of dissecting rats in the science lab ended her dreams to become a doctor She then decided to pursue Chartered Accountant course soon after graduating in commerce from the Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College an affiliate of University of Calcutta But destiny willed otherwise Bipasha Basu had a chance meeting with the famous Indian supermodel Mehr Jessia who suggested her to become a model Bipasha thus contested for and won the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel title in at the age of seventeen She also won the title of Miss Vivacious from Tulips The vibrant Bipasha Basu possessed great magical charm and an aura of immense sensuality in her which made the world of modeling and bollywood ... Go to Bipasha Basu |  | | Mallika Sherawat born as Reema Lamba on October th in Karnal Haryana India is a sensuous model-turned-Bollywood actress who is regarded as one of the sex symbols in Bollywood Mallika Sherawat lands in Bollywood Mallika Sherawat graduated in Philosophy from Miranda House Delhi University Soon after her graduation she worked as an airhostess where she met her husband pilot Karan Singh Gill who failed to pilot her life and the marriage soon ended in divorce Mallika Sherawat then moved to Mumbai in search of an acting career in Bollywood She first landed commercial campaigns like Up and Santro and also performed in a music video 'Lak Tunoo' by Surjit Bindrakhia Mallika Sherawat made her debut in movies in with Jeena Sirf Merre Liye under her real name Reema Lamba The film did not click at the box office and Reema Lamba has turned into Mallika Sherawat Mallika means 'empress' and Sherawat being her mother's maiden name Kwahish turns Mallika Sherawat into 'Bollywood Bombshell' In Mallika Sherawat got her biggest break in Bollywood with Kwahish in which she gave a sexploding performance setting the screen afire with her over sixteen sweet ... Go to Mallika Sherawat |  | | Hot Sonam Kapoor is one of the most promising actresses today in bollywood With just a single movie 'Saawariya' Sonam has proved that she is a bundle of talent Born on June th to bollywood actor Anil Kapoor and his wife Sunitha Sonam Kapoor and her two siblings Rhea and Harshwardhan grew up in a filmy ambience Besides inheriting the acting talents from her father Anil Kapoor Sonam still studied theater arts and Chinese history at the United World College of East Asia Academically Sonam holds a graduate degree in Political Science Economics from the Bombay University Cute Sonam Kapoor who is well-trained in Indian classical and Latin dance forms plunged into films as an apprentice to mega-hits filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali Her first assignment as assistant to Sanjay Leela Bhansali was on the sets of 'Black' in After learning the craft of filmmaking Sonam Kapoor made her debut in films with 'Saawariya' in directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansli The movie also had another debutante in Ranbir Kapoor son of star-couple Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh Surprisingly the movie failed at the box office Yet Sonam Kapoor stood out with ... Go to Sonam Kapoor |  | | Hansika Motwani born on August th in Mumbai is a wonderful Indian actress who made her mark in Bollywood and Tollywood as one of the most promising actresses Hansika Motwani was born to Pradeep Motwani a businessman and Dr Mona Motwani a dermatologist Hansika Motwani is studying at Podar International School Hansika Motwani has a brother named Prashant Motwani Her parents divorced in and Hansika Motwani was brought up by her mother alone Hansika Motwani as a model appeared in numerous commercial advertisements such as Bournvita Samsung Electronics Pepsi and Hyundai Santro Hansika Motwani as a cute little girl appeared in several movies and television shows as a child artist She performed in television soaps like Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand Shaka Laka Boom Boom Hum Do Hain Na and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Her repertoire of movies as a child artist include Escape From Taliban Hawa Koi Mil Gaya all releases and Jaago Hum Kaun Hai and Aabra Ka Daabra all releases The buxom beauty Hansika Motwani finally made her debut as a lead actress in a Telugu film Desamuduru in opposite Allu Arjun Her Bollywood debut ... 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