Top 10 Controversial Picturesc

The official definition of a controversy is an issue that involves a prolonged public dispute or debate. Controversies usually concern a matter of opinion and can involve a wide variety of topics including world history, religion, philosophy, politics, economics, science, finances, age, gender, and race. In some areas of the world controversial issues are said to be disruptive to society and are not discussed in public. In other cultures, people feel it is their duty to examine all areas of a subject and discuss it in a civilized manner.

Since the invention of the camera, hundreds of controversial pictures have been taken. This article will examine 10 images that have raised concern in the media and caused debate across the internet. The list is not attempting to display the top ten controversial photographs in history, but will examine a collection of pictures that have not been featured in similar articles. In any case, I would like to hear your opinion on the most controversial images in history.

10

The Lost Tucker

The 1948 Tucker sedan is an advanced automobile that was developed by Preston Tucker and produced in 1948. According to records, only 51 Tucker sedans were made before the business folded. The vehicle’s design was innovative for the 1940s and was built for safety. The Tucker was the first car to feature seat belts, safety glass windshields, and the Cyclops, which was a headlight system that shifted directions to increase visibility for night driving. In 1949, the Tucker Corporation was ridiculed by the American media and experienced a consumer backlash. The company was shut down amidst a scandal of controversial accusations around stock fraud. In 2011, a 1948 Tucker sedan was featured on the show It’s Worth What? and received an estimated value of $1,200,000.

Justin Cole is a man that runs Benchmark Classics in Middleton, Wisconsin. He claims to own the only unfinished prototype of a Tucker convertible. The authenticity of the vehicle has been questioned by classic car collectors from all over the world. Legend holds that the convertible was a secret, off-the-books prototype known as “Project Vera,” developed by Preston Tucker and named after his wife. However, Alex Tremulis, who designed the Tucker sedan, has claimed that the convertible was not a factory project, official or unofficial. Justin Cole refers to his convertible as Tucker #57 and says the factory number of 57 is stamped on the body panels.

In 2010, Justin Cole attempted to sell the Tucker convertible at the Russo and Steele auction in Scottsdale. The bidding reached a price of $1.4 million, but didn’t meet the reserve price. The car was also listed on ebay in 2010, where bidding approached $900,000, but once again didn’t meet the reserve. The vehicle is still listed for sale on Benchmark’s website and has a large gallery of photographs. The car holds a clear Tucker design and clean convertible conversion. The position of the Tucker Automobile Club of America is that the vehicle was converted after the company went out of business.

9

Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie) Cover

Girls’ Generation is a nine-member South Korean pop girl group formed in 2007. They are currently the top selling Korean girl band in the world. In the summer of 2009, the group took part in a controversial photo shoot with a military theme. One of the pictures from the shoot was selected for the band’s mini-album cover Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie). Soon after the album’s release, controversy erupted over the cover. In the picture, a plane can be seen which many people felt was a direct replica of Japan’s A6M Zero fighter plane, which was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. People also noticed that the military outfits, medals, and hats worn by the girls resemble that of the Third Reich.

In one example, the eagle emblem used on the girls’ hats greatly resembles the Nazi Party emblem. In response to the accusations, SM Entertainment stated: “We used military icons on the album cover, but it was interpreted and understood in a way we didn’t expect, so we are planning to delete it and put an icon of the South Korean supersonic jet T-50.” In the future, Girls’ Generation should be more careful about using images that were taken from Nazi and Kamikaze insignia. Regardless of the controversy, Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie) reached #1 less than 24 hours after it release.

8

Thomas Hoepker’s 9/11 Photo

Thomas Hoepker is a German born photographer and member of Magnum Photos. On September 11, 2001, Hoepker was in New York when the World Trade Center was attacked. Hoepker captured hundreds of photos of the destruction, but one stands out. The photograph shows a collection of Americans relaxing and enjoying a conversation while the Twin Towers burn in the background. Hoepker did not publish the image for five years because he was concerned with the message. In 2006, the picture caused controversy in the American media. The New York Times published an article claiming the picture showed America’s failure to learn from the tragic day, or to change and reform as a nation.

“The young people in Mr. Hoepker’s photo aren’t necessarily callous (insensitive). They’re just American.” This is a country that likes to move on, and fast. The people in the picture have responded to the media by saying that they were in “a profound state of shock and disbelief.” They have ridiculed Hoepker saying that he took the picture without permission and in a way that misrepresented their feelings. Whatever the case, the photo is established as one of the defining images of 9/11 and remains controversial in the eyes of many people.

7

Sochi Six

At the end of World War II, the United States and Soviet Union captured a large collection of German secrets, including information on a German rocket program. The technology sparked the Space Race (1957-1975) between the United States and the Soviet Union. In each country, a select group of individuals were chosen as the first astronauts. In most cases, these people were kept secret from the public. A good example is the Russian born astronaut Grigori Nelyubov. Little is known about Nelyubov, but he was likely the third or fourth person to travel into space before his dismissal from the Soviet space program in April, 1963, for disorderly conduct. Following his dismissal, all information regarding Nelyubov’s life was stricken from the Soviet record.

Grigori Nelyubov’s image was removed from a collection of famous photographs, including the Sochi Six picture, which shows the top members of the original class of Soviet cosmonauts. This airbrushing has led to a large collection of conspiracy theories regarding lost cosmonauts and unreported space flight. In 1966, Nelyubov committed suicide. From 1961 to 1972, at least eight former Russian cosmonauts are known to have died. The Sochi Six picture was officially released in the 1970s and the deception was only discovered after Russian news managers lost track of which versions of the picture they had already published. The fakery has caused some to label the Soviet Union’s string of space triumphs over the United States in the 1950s and early 1960s as a series of falsifications. I have included the original Sochi Six photograph before Nelyubov was removed. He is the tallest man in the picture.

6

Samar Hassan

Chris Hondros was an American Pulitzer Prize-nominated war photographer. In 2005, he traveled to Iraq in order to cover the war. On January 18, 2005, Hondros was in Tal Afar when he witnessed a car that failed to stop at a U.S. checkpoint. U.S. Soldiers feared a suicide bomber and opened fire on the car killing both parents and injuring one of their five children. Hondros approached the scene and captured a picture of 5-year-old Samar Hassan splattered in her parent’s blood. After the photo was published, it quickly caused controversy and was spread across the world. Many feel the picture is the most iconic image of the Iraq War, similar to the naked Vietnamese girl screaming and running after a napalm attack. The Iraq War delivered few singular images, partly because it was too dangerous for photographers. The U.S. military also set strict rules for journalists.

In 2011, Samar Hassan looked at the picture for first time and was interviewed by the New York Times Middle East. About the incident she said that her family was in the car because her brother was sick and that they were returning from the hospital. In 2011, Samar was living on the outskirts of Mosul in a two-story house with four other families, mostly relatives. Chris Hondros was quoted about the once in a lifetime photograph: “Almost every soldier in Iraq has been involved in some sort of incident like that or another, I would say. Their attitude about it was grim, but it wasn’t the end of their world.” It was reported on April 20, 2011, that Chris Hondros and photojournalist Tim Hetherington were killed by a mortar attack in Misrata while covering the 2011 Libyan civil war.

 

 

 

 

 

5

Mary Moorman JFK Picture

Mary Ann Moorman was a witness to the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. She is best known for her photograph that shows JFK a fraction of a second after being shot in the head. During the event, Moorman was standing directly across from the grassy knoll, about 15 feet (5 m) from the presidential limousine. Her photograph was taken approximately one sixth of a second after the bullet’s impact. The image has caused controversy. Some claim to have identified as many as four different figures on the grassy knoll. With the most well known figure being a uniformed police officer named the “badge man.” Others claim to see Gordon Arnold or a man in a construction hard hat. People also point to the light color observed over the wall (left side), which looks like photo doctoring.

The story of Gordon Arnold is an interesting one. In 1978, Gordon claimed that before the assassination he was twice approached by a business-suited CIA or Secret Service agent who demanded that he move from behind the picket fence of the Dealey Plaza grassy knoll. Arnold claimed that he moved just south of the picket fence and filmed the assassination with a movie camera. During the event, a bullet passed extremely close to his left ear and in response Gordon hit the ground. He was then approached by an armed officer dressed in a Dallas police uniform. The man kicked Arnold while on the ground and demanded the movie film. Another man was armed with a rifle and dressed in a Dallas police uniform. He was wearing yellow lens tinted “shooter’s glasses” and stood close by crying, shaking, and waving his rifle around.

The Moorman picture has been digitally enhanced for television documentaries. In the photo, blood and brain fragments can be seen exploding forward, which contradicts the theory that the shot came from the front. Moorman’s original photograph was never confiscated by the FBI and in 2008 she sold it on ebay for $175,000. On the contrary, a second picture taken by Mary Moorman that shows the sixth-floor window of the Texas School Book Depository moments before the assassination was lost. The picture was confiscated by the FBI and never published. It probably shows Lee Harvey Oswald or anyone who may have been shooting at the President’s car. Another interesting photograph was taken by Phillip Willis (number 5) seconds before the fatal head shot. Willis said he took the picture after being startled by a gunshot, possibly the first shot. In Willis’ photograph, the grassy knoll can be seen and some have identified the “black dog man.”

4

7/7 London Bombings

On the morning of July 7, 2005, four Islamist home-grown terrorists exploded a series of bombs in quick succession aboard London Underground trains. In all, 52 people were killed in the attacks. The bombers (all deceased) were identified as Mohammad Sidique Khan, Shehzad Tanweer, Germaine Lindsay, and Hasib Hussain. The group was recorded by CCTV cameras entering Luton station on 7/7. On September 1, 2005, it was reported that al-Qaeda officially claimed responsibility for the attacks. However, an official inquiry by the British government indicated that the tape claiming responsibility had been edited after July 7, and that the bombers did not have direct assistance from al-Qaeda.

The lack of facts surrounding the case and its unusual timeline has led to a collection of conspiracy theories. Some newspaper editorials in Iran have blamed the bombing on British or American authorities seeking to further justify the War on Terror, and have claimed that the plan involved the harassment of Muslims in Europe. There have also been theories proposed about the attackers, including the suggestion that they were patsies. One of the theories is centered on a picture that was taken at Luton station. After researching the photo, a large collection of people have called it fake.

Some of the problems with the picture include a number of inconsistencies with the railing in the back of the image. The railing appears to be moved over the man’s arm and its crossbars do not line up. The person featured in the right side of the picture has no clear face and a skinny left leg. The entire picture is developed with extremely poor quality and three of the terrorist’s faces are unidentifiable. The photo is the only image taken of the four bombers together on 7/7. Controversially, no other CCTV images, either still or moving have ever been released. In an interesting twist, the photo is timed at four seconds before 7.22 am, which would have given the men only three minutes to walk up the stairs at Luton, buy their tickets, and move to the platform.

3

Piss Christ

Andres Serrano is an American photographer who has become notorious for using feces, corpses, and bodily fluids in his work. Serrano was raised in a strict Roman Catholic family and is half Honduran, half Afro-Cuban. In 1987, he created a photograph titled Piss Christ. The image depicts a small plastic crucifix submerged in a glass of the artist’s urine. The photograph was part of a series of pictures that show classical statuettes submerged in various fluids, including milk, blood, and urine. Serrano received $15,000 for the picture, which was provided by the United States sponsored National Endowment for the Arts. In 1989, the image was displayed for the first time and the event caused a massive scandal. People became outraged over the picture and it was alleged that the U.S. government funding of Piss Christ violated separation of church and state.

Andres Serrano received death threats over the controversy and lost public grants. He responded by saying that the picture was not intended to denounce religion, but alludes to a perceived commercializing or cheapening of Christian icons in contemporary culture. Supporters of the picture have argued that it is an issue of freedom of speech. On the contrary, others feel it is their duty to destroy the image if displayed in a museum. In 1997, a retrospective of Serrano’s work was featured at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. During the show, two teenagers attacked Piss Christ with a hammer. On April 17, 2011, a print of Piss Christ was vandalized “beyond repair” by Christian protesters while on display in Avignon, France.

2

Depiction of Muhammad

This entry is not a specific photograph, but rather the overall depiction of Muhammad. On September 30, 2005, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 editorial (political) cartoons that depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad in various situations. The headline of the cartoons read: “Muhammeds ansigt” (The face of Muhammad). The cartoons were drawn by 12 professional cartoonists in Denmark, most of who regularly worked for the newspaper. After the cartoons were published, Islamic protests erupted across the Muslim world with more than 100 reported deaths. The Danish embassy in Pakistan was bombed and embassies in Syria, Lebanon, and Iran were fire bombed. Muslims stormed European buildings and burned the Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, French, and German flags in Gaza City.

The newspaper announced that the cartoons were an attempt to contribute to the debate regarding criticism of Islam and self-censorship. Further examples of the drawings were reprinted in newspapers in more than 50 countries, which further deepened the controversy. Critics of the cartoons have described them as racist and hurtful to the Muslim faith. Supporters claim the cartoons illustrate an important issue of terrorism and are a legitimate exercise of free speech. Many people in the Western world feel that Muslims were not targeted in a way different from other religions, since unflattering cartoons about Jesus and Gautama Buddha are often published.

The entire issue was covered in two separate episodes of South Park, which is notorious for depictions of Jesus. Apparently, Comedy Central has been hesitant to allow images of Muhammad to be shown on the network since the riots and threats generated from the controversial cartoons. After Muhammad was heavily featured in the South Park episode 200, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone received death threats from the Revolution Muslim organization. Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has described the Muhammad cartoon controversy as Denmark’s worst international crisis since World War II.

1

Brooke Shields

The full image will not be included, only a cropped version. Garry Gross was an American fashion photographer who specialized in dog portraiture. In 1975, he took a collection of pictures that would become the most controversial in history. The photographs show a ten-year-old Brooke Shields nude. She is standing and sitting in a bathtub, wearing makeup, and covered in oil. The pictures were taken with the consent of her mother, Teri Shields. At the time, Garry Gross was working on a project titled The Woman in the Child, in which he wanted to reveal the femininity of prepubescent girls by comparing them to adult women. The series was first published in the magazine Little Women, and then in Sugar and Spice, which is a Playboy Press publication.

In 1981, Brooke Shields attempted to prevent further use of the photographs, but a U.S. Court ruled that she was bound by the terms of the contract and more surprisingly that the images did not breach child pornography laws. In 1992, American artist Richard Prince, who is famous for his reproduction work, purchased the rights to the pictures. He recreated the picture and called it “Spiritual America.” In 1999, Prince’s version sold for $151,000. Three years ago the print was removed from the Tate Modern gallery in London, England. In response Gary Gross said: “The photo has been infamous from the day I took it as I intended it to be.” He was disappointed by the removal, but not surprised by the Tate’s decision. In 2002, a similar controversy erupted in London over a picture taken by Swiss artist Annelies Strba.

 

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11 Most Controversial Issues Dividing the Country

A few days ago, Gallup posted the results of a national survey to determine the most controversial issues in the U.S. I found it fascinating, and decided to pull out the top 11 for a list.

The rankings on this list are based on the split between the percentage of people who said something is morally acceptable versus the people who said something is morally wrong. So the closer those two percentages, the more controversial the issue.

So let’s jump right into the most controversial and divisive issue in the country. I’m sure it’s exactly what you think…

1. Hoo-ah!

   Doctor-assisted suicide (45% morally acceptable, 48% morally wrong, 3% difference) – No, really. In 2011, this still divides us more than anything. While everyone’s been out beating the drum on gay marriage and abortion and King George’s taxes on tea, the rest of the country secretly time traveled back to 1991.

   While I completely understand euthanasia being a divisive issue — the old “South Park” that addressed it featured basically every character ultimately saying they wouldn’t touch it with a 30-foot pole — talking about it still gives me that fuzzy retro feeling. Like, when I hear people debate doctor-assisted suicide I want to listen to Jesus Jones‘ “Right Here, Right Now” and drink a Crystal Pepsi.

   [Note: This survey was conducted a few weeks before Jack Kevorkian died, so doctor-assisted suicide wasn’t number one because he was in the news again. Also, I wrote this list on Thursday, June 2nd, not realizing I would be publishing it on the same day he died. It’s all just a coincidence. An odd, odd coincidence.]

2. Abortion (39% acceptable, 51% wrong, 12% difference) – That’s better. This IS something that people are eternally furious about. Especially now that Planned Parenthood is using taxpayer money to open that Abortionplex.
3. Having a child outside of marriage (54% acceptable, 41% wrong, 13% difference) – This is the first one that came out on the “more acceptable than wrong” side of the ledger. That result was primarily driven by the younger people in the survey — 62 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds said this is morally acceptable versus 46 percent of the over 55 crowd. You know, people who used the word “bastard” back when it had its original meaning and wasn’t the name of a Wu Tang Clansman or being gratuitously misspelled by Quentin Tarantino.

4. Much more fur than in Basic Instinct.

   Buying or wearing fur (56% acceptable, 39% wrong, 17% difference) – Does fur include a gorilla vest, Irish setter sweater, cat hat, vampire bat evening wear, albino African endangered rhino white slippers, grizzly bear underwear, turtle neck turtlenecks, poodle berets, double-breasted (and single-breasted) red robin suits, gopher loafers or a greyhound tuxedo? Or any clothes made of Rory Calhoun? If so, I’m with the “morally wrong” contingent.

5. Homosexuality (56% acceptable, 39% wrong, 17% difference) – With fur and homosexuality both getting a 17 percent split, there have to be a decent number of people who said both of those are morally wrong. And they sure must hate Uggs for men.
6. Medical testing on animals (55% acceptable, 38% wrong, 17% difference) – Complete generational thing here, but in the opposite direction of having kids out of wedlock. Younger people are wildly opposed to testing on animals, older people are not. If you’re at the age where you require more medical attention, I’m thinking you want to make sure it gets tested out first. Once you’ve had a colonoscopy it seems to probe the idealism right out of you.
7. Sex between an unmarried man and woman (60% acceptable, 36% wrong, 24% difference) – I can’t believe 36 percent of the country thinks this is morally wrong.According to the Liberal Media, everyone ages 11 and up is currently having sex RIGHT NOW. Except you, I guess, because you’re on the Internet reading this. Unless you’re reading this while you’re having sex. Which I strongly encourage. In fact, employ a position where you can both look at the screen.

8. When Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down it doesn’t spawn a bunch of mediocre sequels! Oh wait.

   Cloning animals (32% acceptable, 62% wrong, 30% difference) – I’m personally torn on this one.My first instinct to the question would’ve been “Who gives a shit?” But if I had “Jurassic Park” on the brain, and the person polling me confirmed that this included cloning dinosaurs to make a theme park, AND the pollster also confirmed that Newman wouldn’t be hired at that park so nothing could possiblie go wrong… I’d totally switch from indifference to a moral thumbs up.

9. Using stem cells from human embryos for medical research (62% acceptable, 30% wrong, 32% difference) – At a 62 percent approval rate, the public sure has come a long way in its feeling toward stem cell research. Either that or they all really want to be able to clone a Shakey’s Pizza so there can be two of them.
10. Gambling (64% acceptable, 31% wrong, 33% difference) – I’m surprised that gambling was included in the survey. I don’t really see it as an issue at all. In the last decade, basically every city that’s not on a salt lake has legalized gambling — ya know, once they realized that people were going to gamble no matter what and they might as well not let Vegas, Canada or the Native Americans get their hands on that money.
11. Pornography (30% acceptable, 66% wrong, 36% difference) – Overall, Gallup surveyed people on 17 different topics. So there are six that didn’t make the list on this site. Pornography beat out, in order: Death penalty (65% ok/28% wrong -> 37% difference); divorce (69%/23% -> 46%); suicide (15%/80% -> 65%); human cloning (12%/84% -> 72%); polygamy (11%/86% ->75%); and married men and women having affairs (7%/91% -> 84%).

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Top assault rifles

FN SCAR Assault Rifle (Light) 5.56 NATO (Photo credit: brian.ch)

English: The 3rd Generation FN SCAR -L & -H. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A SIG SG 550 assault rifle (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Bushmaster ACR (long version) Italiano: Bushmaster ACR (versione lunga) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Indian Army Elite 9 Para Commandos (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Steyr Aug rifle Lëtzebuergesch: Steyr AUG A1 mat 508 mm Laf (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Israeli soldier with compact Tavor assault rifle. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: IWI Micro-Tavor MTAR-21 bullpup assult rifle, within IDF service. The rifle is marketed worldwide by the IWI under the designation X-95. Français : Un fusil d’assaut israélien IMI Tavor TAR-21, commercialisé internationalement sous l’appellation X-95. עברית: רובה סער בולפאפ מיקרו-תבור (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Rank	Topic	Wikipedia views
1	AK-47	20,448
2	M16 rifle	13,198
3	M4 carbine	10,483
4	FN SCAR	9,014
5	FN FAL	5,822
6	Heckler & Koch G36	4,832
7	Assault rifle	4,227
8	AK-74	4,197
9	Heckler & Koch HK416	4,112
10	Steyr AUG	3,986
11	IMI Tavor TAR-21	3,850
12	FAMAS	3,599
13	SA80	3,479
14	Bushmaster ACR	3,384
15	XM8 rifle	3,337
16	FN F2000	3,149
17	StG 44	3,146
18	List of assault rifles	2,897
19	Ruger Mini-14	2,608
20	CAR-15	2,425
21	SIG SG 550	2,302
22	IMI Galil	2,221
23	Colt Canada C7 rifle	2,045
24	AKM	1,992
25	Heckler & Koch G11	1,898
26	Type 56 assault rifle	1,780
27	Comparison of the AK-47 and M16	1,674
28	AK-103	1,466
29	AN-94	1,262
30	AK-101	1,253
31	QBZ-95	1,244
32	INSAS rifle	1,217
33	XM29 OICW	1,173
34	Heckler & Koch HK33	1,172
35	SAR 21	1,106
36	Close Quarters Battle Receiver	1,084
37	AK-107	1,054
38	AK-200	1,054
39	LWRC M6	1,030
40	Barrett REC7	1,025
41	Armalite AR-18	969
42	Stoner 63	945
43	Steyr ACR	864
44	AEK-971	827
45	Robinson Armament XCR	807
46	Vz. 58	800
47	Advanced Combat Rifle	773
48	FN FNC	702
49	Vektor CR-21	680
50	Type 81 assault rifle	676
51	EM-2 rifle	665
52	Bushmaster M4 Type Carbine	643
53	R4 assault rifle	633
54	FX-05 Xiuhcoatl	601
55	StG 45(M)	600
56	Daewoo K2	583
57	Ak 5	580
58	Zastava M70	569
59	Howa Type 89	568
60	L98 Cadet Rifle	560
61	Beretta AR70/90	559
62	WASR series rifles	540
63	CETME	528
64	Ultimax 100	514
65	Heckler & Koch G41	499
66	Norinco CQ	487
67	VHS assault rifle	486
68	CornerShot	486
69	Beretta ARX 160	484
70	United States Army Squad Designated Marksman Rifle	472
71	Kel-Tec RFB	470
72	AMD 65	468
73	Rk 62	442
74	SIG SG 540	435
75	Rk 95 Tp	432
76	TKB-022PM	426
77	SR-47	424
78	AK-105	422
79	Objective Individual Combat Weapon program	413
80	OC-14-4A	400
81	Zastava M21	396
82	Khaybar KH2002	382
83	M231 Firing Port Weapon	377
84	PAPOP	371
85	APS amphibious rifle	365
86	AR-15 variants	362
87	80.002	360
88	T91 assault rifle	358
89	AK-63	358
90	AK-9	355
91	T65 assault rifle	355
92	Advanced Individual Combat Weapon	344
93	AS Val	340
94	AO-63 assault rifle	319
95	Fedorov Avtomat	317
96	EMERK	312
97	L64/65	308
98	AK-102 assault rifle	303
99	Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl	300
100	MAS-54 rifle series	299
101	Vepr	298
102	Howa Type 64	294
103	9A-91	293
104	ADS amphibious rifle	292
105	Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965	280
106	Norinco Type 86S	274
107	Colt ACR	271
108	Daewoo K1	270
109	Sterling SAR-87	268
110	Lightweight Small Arms Technologies	266
111	Pindad SS1	263
112	Armtech C30R	263
113	Valmet M82	262
114	FARA 83	256
115	Wimmersperg Spz-kr	256
116	TKB-059	252
117	Colt MARS	249
118	IMBEL MD2	241
119	Zastava M77	238
120	Dalton/Stanley Tactical A/SRH-C1	238
121	2B-A-40	230
122	Zastava M92	227
123	Pindad SS2	225
124	ASM-DT amphibious rifle	224
125	FAD assault rifle	224
126	Grad assault rifle	223
127	Valmet M76	219
128	MR-C	219
129	A-91	218
130	SAR-80	216
131	Z-M Weapons LR 300	215
132	Dual Cycle Rifle	207
133	QBZ-03	206
134	Remington GPC	204
135	T86 assault rifle	203
136	Ares Shrike 5.56	199
137	Special Operations Assault Rifle (SOAR)	192
138	VB Berapi LP06	190
139	Madsen LAR	188
140	Puşcă Automată model 1986	188
141	Leader Dynamics Series T2 MK5	187
142	Type 63 assault rifle	183
143	Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal	183
144	AO-38 assault rifle	181
145	CETME Model L	181
146	LSAT rifle	178
147	AO-27 rifle	176
148	TVGK	175
149	AO-222	173
150	AO-62 assault rifle	172
151	FN CAL	169
152	Sturmgewehr 52	167
153	Thompson Light Rifle	166
154	Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar	164
155	Heckler & Koch HK36	156
156	Heckler & Koch HK32	156
157	Rheinmetall RH-70	153
158	Shkval (rifle)	153
159	Safir T-17	152
160	AL-7	151
161	POF Eye	149
162	Daewoo XK8	144
163	AO-46 personal defence weapon	142
164	Zastava M70B	142
165	SR-3 Vikhr	139
166	LAPA FA-03	137
167	Cei-Rigotti	135
168	SLEM-1	135
169	GRAM 63 battle rifle	132
170	OC-12 assault rifle	128
171	Truvelo Raptor	127
172	ZB-530	122
173	ČZ 2000	121
174	LSAT light machine gun	119
175	Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl	118
176	Kbk wz. 2002 BIN	116
177	TKB-0146	115
178	SR-88	115
179	AG-043	110
180	MSBS Radon	110
181	Beretta AS70/90	108
182	TKB-517	108
183	Olin/Winchester Salvo Rifle	106
184	TKB-011 2M	104
185	TKB-408	102
186	Interdynamics MKR	102
187	Zastava M85/M90	99
188	Skbk wz. 1989 Onyks	99
189	Diseños Casanave SC-2005	94
190	Franchi LF-58	91
191	Safir T-15	91
192	XT-97 assault rifle	91
193	Wieger StG-940	91
194	Franchi mod. 641	90
195	Cristobal (carbine)	89
196	Floro PDW	89
197	Rung Paisarn RPS-001	84
198	SOCIMI AR-831	84
199	AAI XM70	80
200	CEAM Modèle 1950	79
201	Kbkg wz. 1960	78
202	NIVA XM1970	77
203	NA-2	75
204	Bakalov	70
205	NA-4	69
206	AO-31	68
207	IMBEL MD97	65
208	AO-65 assault rifle	61
209	AAI SBR	57
210	K-3 (rifle)	56
211	ČZ 522	54
212	Zastava M80	51
213	ADK Assault Rifle	51
214	ČZW-556	51
215	Olympic Arms OA-93	49
216	Kepplinger HV-71	45
217	SA M-7	41
218	W+F C42	41
219	Ribeyrolle 1918 automatic carbine	40
220	Interdynamics MKS	39
221	Zastava M77B1	33
222	SIG AK53	32
223	TKB-022P	31
224	TKB-010	30
225	SIG SG 530	28
226	APS-95	26
227	TKB-09 No. 1	26
228	Armscor AK 47/22	25
229	M4 feedramps	24
230	Armtech FAL SAS	19
231	SS09	17
232	Hydra assault rifle	15
233	Vahala LR762	15
234	Ra-4	8
235	VAHAN (firearm)	7
236	Assault rifles	less than 5 views
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Top natural horror films

The mechanical shark, attached to the tower (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

famous poster (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Piranha (1978), directed by Joe Dante and written by John Sayles for Corman’s New World Pictures, is a triple threat: a thrilling creature feature; an outrageous parody of Jaws; and an environmentalist cautionary tale. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Piranha II: The Spawning (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Region 1 DVD cover for the 2010 film Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus by The Asylum. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Region 1 DVD cover for the 2009 film Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus by The Asylum. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Godzilla (Photo credit: SebastianDooris)

Godzilla (Photo credit: SebastianDooris)

Godzilla (Photo credit: protohiro)

Cover of Jaws (30th Anniversary Edition)

Cover of Open Water (Full Screen Edition)

Cover of Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus

Cover of The Happening

Cover of Gojira [Blu-ray]

Cover of Piranha [Region 2]

 

Rank	Topic	Wikipedia views
1	Piranha 3D	11,792
2	Jaws (film)	7,461
3	The Happening (2008 film)	5,179
4	Teeth (film)	3,373
5	The Birds (film)	3,258
6	Snakes on a Plane	2,377
7	Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus	2,083
8	Anaconda (film)	2,018
9	Jaws: The Revenge	2,000
10	Deep Blue Sea	1,860
11	Jaws 3-D	1,823
12	Jaws 2	1,719
13	Creepshow	1,663
14	Piranha (1978 film)	1,375
15	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	1,262
16	Eight Legged Freaks	1,084
17	Godzilla (1954 film)	1,039
18	Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus	1,036
19	Piranha II: The Spawning	1,020
20	Open Water (film)	960
21	Lake Placid (film)	910
22	Arachnophobia (film)	907
23	Deep Rising	896
24	Mega Piranha	885
25	The Ruins (film)	859
26	Them!	845
27	Mimic (film)	810
28	Anaconda 3: Offspring	808
29	Cujo (film)	796
30	Creep (film)	758
31	Rogue (film)	728
32	Piranha (1995 film)	712
33	Primeval (film)	696
34	Monster (2008 film)	692
35	C.H.U.D.	660
36	Monkey Shines	598
37	Bear (film)	563
38	Anacondas: Trail of Blood	554
39	Leviathan (film)	533
40	Snakes on a Train	516
41	Orca (film)	493
42	Willard (1971 film)	484
43	Willard (2003 film)	458
44	Black Sheep (2007 film)	451
45	Alligator (film)	441
46	Ben (film)	427
47	Godzilla Raids Again	419
48	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms	403
49	The Breed (2006 film)	391
50	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla	379
51	Black Water (film)	373
52	Frankenfish	368
53	The Birds II: Land’s End	367
54	Abominable	361
55	DeepStar Six	349
56	Shark Attack (film)	337
57	Long Weekend (2008 film)	316
58	The Swarm (film)	306
59	Grizzly (film)	302
60	Crocodile (2000 film)	300
61	Phenomena (film)	294
62	Night of the Lepus	283
63	Dinocroc	269
64	Python (film)	247
65	Birdemic: Shock and Terror	237
66	Mothra (film)	235
67	Mimic 2	233
68	Maneater (film)	223
69	SSSSSSS	219
70	Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors	214
71	Rodan (film)	211
72	Prey (2007 film)	208
73	Megalodon (film)	205
74	Grizzly II: The Predator	199
75	Blood Monkey	196
76	Space Amoeba	195
77	Boa vs. Python	193
78	Croc (film)	192
79	Mimic 3: Sentinel	184
80	Sea Beast	184
81	Graveyard Shift (film)	181
82	C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.	178
83	Atragon	177
84	Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep	176
85	It Came from Beneath the Sea	174
86	Prophecy (film)	174
87	The Beast (1996 film)	170
88	Razorback (film)	165
89	Bats (film)	159
90	Phase IV	156
91	Pig Hunt	146
92	Maneater (2009 film)	145
93	Great White (film)	144
94	Squirm (film)	144
95	Swamp Devil	144
96	Frogs (film)	143
97	Monster Shark	141
98	Earth vs. the Spider	139
99	Crocodile 2: Death Swamp	137
100	The Food of the Gods (film)	135
101	Shark Swarm	134
102	Mansquito	133
103	Behemoth, the Sea Monster	133
104	Kingdom of the Spiders	132
105	Grizzly Rage	130
106	Ice Spiders	129
107	Tentacles (film)	129
108	Killing Birds	125
109	King Cobra (film)	119
110	Link (film)	116
111	Rottweiler (film)	114
112	Red Water	112
113	Hypothermia (film)	112
114	Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy	109
115	Beyond Loch Ness	106
116	Attack of the Sabretooth	105
117	Chupacabra: Dark Seas	103
118	Day of the Animals	102
119	Tintorera	100
120	Horrors of Spider Island	100
121	Vipers (film)	99
122	Long Weekend (1978 film)	97
123	From Beyond the Grave	92
124	Shark in Venice	89
125	Bug (1975 film)	88
126	The Rats (film)	85
127	Komodo (film)	84
128	The Naked Jungle	83
129	Of Unknown Origin	81
130	In the Spider’s Web	81
131	Grizzly Park	80
132	Slugs (film)	78
133	Frog-g-g!	78
134	Locusts: The 8th Plague	75
135	Nightwing (film)	74
136	Arachnid (film)	74
137	They Nest (film)	73
138	A*P*E	69
139	Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell	68
140	The Deadly Bees	66
141	The Prey (1984 film)	65
142	The Reef (2010 film)	64
143	Tales That Witness Madness	63
144	Leeches!	62
145	New Alcatraz (film)	62
146	Amphibious (film)	61
147	Caved In: Prehistoric Terror	59
148	Monster from Green Hell	59
149	The Pack (1977 film)	57
150	Planet Raptor	53
151	Mae bia	51
152	Aquanoids	50
153	The Snake King	49
154	Guns of El Chupacabra	42
155	Altered Species	41
156	Deadly Eyes	40
157	The Snake King’s Child	40
158	Food of the Gods II	39
159	Black Zoo	36
160	Track of the Moon Beast	35
161	The Snake King’s Wife	32
162	Within the Rock	27
163	Panther Girl of the Kongo	25
164	Crocodile Man	25
165	Creature (TV movie)	23
166	Tail Sting	21
167	The Crocodile	19
168	The Snake King’s Grandchild	18
169	Rattlers	16
170	Die Bienen – Tödliche Bedrohung	10
171	Chompa Toung	less than 5 views Cover of Anaconda

 

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Top gay actors (Trending topics)

Rank	Topic	Wikipedia views
1	Neil Patrick Harris	23,011
2	Stephen Fry	16,838
3	Chris Colfer	16,160
4	Adam Lambert	13,761
5	Rock Hudson	7,011
6	Ricky Martin	6,296
7	Jonathan Groff	5,940
8	David Burtka	5,694
9	Ian McKellen	5,558
10	Jesse Tyler Ferguson	4,628
11	Lance Bass	3,739
12	John Waters (filmmaker)	3,591
13	George Takei	3,537
14	Paul O’Grady	3,518
15	Nathan Lane	3,045
16	Brent Corrigan	2,857
17	John Barrowman	2,667
18	Sean Hayes (actor)	2,590
19	Michael Jeter	2,560
20	RuPaul	2,513
21	Richard Chamberlain	2,453
22	David Hyde Pierce	2,451
23	Danny Pintauro	2,449
24	Sal Mineo	2,446
25	Graham Chapman	2,432
26	Quentin Crisp	2,431
27	T. R. Knight	2,352
28	Chris Crocker (Internet celebrity)	2,277
29	Rupert Everett	2,173
30	Tab Hunter	2,129
31	Divine (actor)	1,998
32	Noël Coward	1,974
33	Paul Lynde	1,889
34	Raymond Burr	1,875
35	Cheyenne Jackson	1,863
36	Matt Lucas	1,824
37	Cesar Romero	1,758
38	Victor Garber	1,733
39	David Ogden Stiers	1,729
40	Will Young	1,724
41	Roddy McDowall	1,722
42	Eric Millegan	1,718
43	David Yost	1,639
44	Robert Reed	1,588
45	Graham Norton	1,580
46	Adam Shankman	1,560
47	Derek Jacobi	1,506
48	Tom Hulce	1,498
49	Russell Tovey	1,494
50	B. D. Wong	1,431
51	Charles Nelson Reilly	1,403
52	Alan Bennett	1,401
53	Harvey Fierstein	1,385
54	François Sagat	1,376
55	John Gielgud	1,368
56	Dick Sargent	1,360
57	Glenn Shadix	1,329
58	Dale Winton	1,293
59	Charles Hawtrey (film actor)	1,281
60	Chad Allen (actor)	1,269
61	Scott Evans (actor)	1,257
62	Alan Carr	1,181
63	Reichen Lehmkuhl	1,105
64	Louie Spence	1,092
65	Kieron Richardson	1,044
66	Dirk Bogarde	1,013
67	Nigel Hawthorne	1,004
68	Brent Everett	985
69	Jaye Davidson	977
70	Denis O’Hare	950
71	Mark Gatiss	927
72	Jason Gould	923
73	John Sessions	919
74	Darryl Stephens	906
75	Peter Marc Jacobson	902
76	Scott Thompson	894
77	John Glover (actor)	894
78	John Inman	888
79	Bryan Batt	853
80	Matthew Rush (pornographic actor)	850
81	Louis van Amstel	836
82	Samwell (entertainer)	834
83	Kenneth Anger	823
84	Randy Harrison	821
85	Jack Wrangler	801
86	Xavier Dolan	796
87	Simon Callow	795
88	Rex Lee	782
89	Udo Kier	771
90	Luke Macfarlane	770
91	Tommy Kirk	769
92	Julian Clary	758
93	Jim J. Bullock	754
94	Kenny Everett	728
95	Ben Daniels	724
96	Wilfrid Brambell	678
97	Simon Woods	668
98	John Partridge (performer)	666
99	Jon Lee (entertainer)	664
100	John Cameron Mitchell	664
101	Ramón Novarro	656
102	Paul Winfield	651
103	Guillermo Díaz (actor)	606
104	Jeremy Sheffield	575
105	Charles Gray (actor)	575
106	Roger Rees	574
107	Frankie Howerd	571
108	Ivor Novello	555
109	Colton Ford	553
110	Alec Mapa	551
111	Paul Dawson (actor)	548
112	Bruce Vilanch	542
113	Peter Wyngarde	530
114	Ian Charleson	526
115	Mario Cantone	524
116	Casey Donovan (actor)	520
117	Robert Gant	517
118	Simon Russell Beale	492
119	James Whale	483
120	James Dreyfus	479
121	Tom Lenk	471
122	Adamo Ruggiero	458
123	Wilson Cruz	452
124	George Maharis	450
125	Frank Williams (actor)	449
126	Josh Strickland	448
127	Steve Antin	445
128	Jean Marais	444
129	Lee Daniels	442
130	James Coco	434
131	Peter Paige	429
132	Gorden Kaye	426
133	Marcel Schlutt	426
134	Clifton Webb	421
135	Carson Kressley	417
136	Erik Rhodes (pornographic actor)	417
137	Tommy Tune	411
138	Al Parker	406
139	Christian Chávez	401
140	Sandy Meisner	379
141	Richard Deacon (actor)	376
142	Jai Rodriguez	373
143	Leslie Jordan	367
144	Dan Butler	360
145	Tom Tryon	344
146	Christopher Biggins	338
147	John Benjamin Hickey	338
148	Gary Bond	337
149	Harry Andrews	327
150	Jason Gardiner	323
151	Charlie Condou	307
152	Robert Helpmann	303
153	Alec McCowen	303
154	Raven (drag queen)	302
155	Jim Verraros	296
156	Tim Campbell (actor)	293
157	Terry Lester	286
158	Jeremy Glazer	274
159	Paul Zaloom	273
160	James Mitchell (actor)	271
161	PJ DeBoy	269
162	Robert Lepage	268
163	Jack Plotnick	265
164	Charlie David	261
165	Jujubee (drag queen)	260
166	Gavin Creel	259
167	Frank Thring	257
168	Christopher Sieber	252
169	William Haines	250
170	Antony Sher	250
171	Jonathan Del Arco	250
172	Antony Cotton	247
173	Kerwin Mathews	245
174	Christian Vincent	244
175	Andrew Hayden-Smith	241
176	Kim Ji-hoo	240
177	John Tartaglia	239
178	David Bedella	236
179	Jack Larson	235
180	Patrick Bristow	232
181	Jimmy Edwards	226
182	Pandora Boxx	219
183	Joe Mantello	214
184	Robin de Jesús	209
185	Jesse Santana	209
186	Terry Sweeney	207
187	Mark Patton	207
188	The Fabulous Wonder Twins	207
189	Bob Paris	204
190	Evan Adams	201
191	Nick Adams (theatre actor)	198
192	Scott Capurro	191
193	Edward Hibbert	184
194	Gary Beach	182
195	George Grizzard	181
196	Eric Porter	177
197	Bobby Trendy	177
198	Dylan Vox	175
199	Nickolas Grace	174
200	Jonathan Slavin	173
201	John Epperson	171
202	David Bacon (actor)	169
203	Wesley Eure	169
204	Tom Judson	169
205	Sam Harris (singer)	168
206	Matt Doyle (actor)	167
207	Tanner Cohen	166
208	Malcolm Gets	164
209	Peter Stickles	164
210	Daniel Boys	163
211	Mitchell Anderson	160
212	Patrick Cargill	158
213	Barry Dennen	158
214	Morgan McMichaels	157
215	Richard Wattis	156
216	Danny Roberts	155
217	Stephen Spinella	155
218	Phil Collinson	153
219	Bunny Breckinridge	151
220	Mark Herron	149
221	Tom Villard	147
222	Peter Frechette	146
223	Bernard Archard	145
224	Vince Rockland	143
225	Eric Portman	142
226	Leonard Frey	141
227	Walter Sedlmayr	141
228	Graham Payn	140
229	Frank Middlemass	140
230	John Savident	139
231	Tom McBride	138
232	Thom Bierdz	136
233	Michael Sundin	135
234	Doug Spearman	135
235	Mitchell Lichtenstein	134
236	Anton Walbrook	132
237	John Fleck (actor)	132
238	Paul Bartel	131
239	Allan Corduner	131
240	Larry Kert	130
241	Daniel Evans (actor)	130
242	William Hernandez	129
243	Craig Chester	129
244	Kevin Tsai	129
245	Jaason Simmons	128
246	Christian Haren	128
247	Monty Woolley	127
248	George Nader	127
249	David Oliver (actor)	126
250	J. E. Freeman	123
251	Gideon Glick	122
252	Robert Andrews	120
253	John Fraser (actor)	119
254	Miss Coco Peru	119
255	David Marshall Grant	118
256	Jack Wetherall	117
257	Richard Warwick	117
258	Jason Crew	117
259	Toby Radloff	114
260	George Rose (actor)	113
261	Dennis Grabosch	113
262	Bill Brochtrup	112
263	Michael Rupert	112
264	David Moretti	112
265	Miss Understood	110
266	Kenneth Halliwell	109
267	Tyra Sanchez	109
268	Michael Cashman	108
269	David Lochary	108
270	Joel Crothers	108
271	James Getzlaff	108
272	Hugh Paddick	106
273	Louis Edmonds	104
274	Joseph Maher	104
275	William Sledd	102
276	Robert Drivas	101
277	William Hutt (actor)	99
278	Charles Ludlam	97
279	Wes Culwell	97
280	Aaron Michael Davies	97
281	Paul Bellini	96
282	Billy Porter	94
283	Ernest Thesiger	93
284	Dirk Shafer	91
285	Anthony Forwood	90
286	David Paisley	89
287	Hape Kerkeling	89
288	Tucker Smith	89
289	Dirk Bach	88
290	Dean Sullivan	85
291	Ron Vawter	84
292	Julian Eltinge	83
293	Max Adrian	83
294	Craig Russell (actor)	83
295	Jerry Mitchell	82
296	Alfred Lynch	81
297	Glenn Scarpelli	80
298	Andersen Gabrych	79
299	Lori Shannon	78
300	Dan Bucatinsky	78
301	Michael Berresse	74
302	Sam Pancake	74
303	Patrick Quinn	73
304	Rikki Beadle-Blair	73
305	Christopher Bernau	71
306	Robert Arthur (actor)	71
307	Varla Jean Merman	69
308	Kaba.chan	68
309	Terry Kilburn	66
310	Jade Esteban Estrada	66
311	Jake Maskall	65
312	Basil Hoskins	65
313	Daniel MacIvor	64
314	George Kelly (playwright)	64
315	Bret Wolfe	63
316	Clint Catalyst	62
317	Richard Thomas (musician)	62
318	Mathew Bose	62
319	Michael Kearns	62
320	Scott Brennan (comedian)	60
321	Jeff Bowen	60
322	Kevin Spirtas	60
323	Rick Elice	60
324	Tarell Alvin McCraney	60
325	Daniel Scott	59
326	Patrik-Ian Polk	58
327	Richard Cant	58
328	Zihan Loo	58
329	Ramses Shaffy	56
330	Roy Stuart (actor)	56
331	Gerald McCullouch	56
332	Pablo Cheng	55
333	Robert La Tourneaux	55
334	Daniel Emilfork	54
335	Neil Bartlett (playwright)	52
336	Gregory Doran	51
337	Charles Nolte	50
338	Trevor Kent	49
339	Lon McCallister	48
340	Timo Descamps	48
341	Keith Prentice	47
342	Christopher Price (broadcaster)	46
343	O. E. Hasse	46
344	Keith McDermott	45
345	Eugene O’Brien (actor)	45
346	Hans Heinrich von Twardowski	45
347	Shequida	45
348	Greg Kramer	45
349	David Drake (actor)	44
350	Waawaate Fobister	44
351	Albrecht Becker	43
352	Kenneth Nelson	42
353	Jason Stuart	40
354	J. Warren Kerrigan	39
355	Trev Broudy	38
356	Geoffrey Burridge	37
357	Timothy Conigrave	37
358	Georg Uecker	36
359	Swen Swenson	35
360	Ronald Magill	34
361	Robert Kaiser (entertainer)	34
362	René Highway	33
363	Jack Birkett	32
364	H.P. Mendoza	31
365	Metrobius	30
366	John Normington	30
367	Tony Tripoli	30
368	Logan Carter	30
369	Gordon Heath	29
370	Danny De Jong	29
371	Christopher Liam Moore	28
372	Yevgeny Kharitonov (poet)	28
373	Noel Tovey	26
374	Reg Livermore	26
375	Ron Link (entertainer)	26
376	John-Michael Howson	25
377	Robert Odeman	25
378	Frank A. Barnhart	25
379	Ralph Graves	25
380	Peterson Toscano	24
381	Robert Rodi	23
382	Bjarte Hjelmeland	23
383	House of LeMay	23
384	Richie Wilcox	22
385	Jorge Merced	21
386	James Culliford	21
387	Ray Stricklyn	21
388	Kester Berwick	20
389	Georg Preuße	19
390	George Birimisa	19
391	Nicholas Pennell	17
392	Mark Kenneth Woods	16
393	J. T. Tepnapa	16
394	Gerald L’Ecuyer	15
395	Hassard Short	12

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100 most beautiful women of India

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1. Deepika Padukone

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

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

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. Sunidhi Chauhan

Bollywood singing sensation, Sunidhi Chauhan had shown exceptional musical talent since childhood. She started her career at the tender age of four and was a part of ‘Little Wonders’ – a troupe for child prodigies run by renowned music directors Kalyanji- Anandji. Sunidhi got recognition through the television music show ‘Meri Aawaz Suno’ and was introduced as a playback singer with the movie ‘Shastra’ (1996), followed by a number of films. Her first big break came with the song ‘Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi’ in Ram Gopal Verma’s ‘Mast’ (1999) and since then there was no looking back for this gifted singer. Sunithi bagged the R D Burman award for the most promising newcomer at the 2001 Filmfare Awards. She tied the knot with the music video director/ producer Bobby Khan but got separated within a year. By the age of 22, this talented, down to earth lass have sung over 2,000 songs in 10 languages.

5. Nathasha

Model turned Actress, Natassha alias Anita Hasnandani started out as a television actress working in a number of successful Balaji Telefilms. She shot to limelight with serials like ‘Kabhi Sautan Kabhi Saheli’, ‘Kkavyanjali’ etc. This Mumbai based Sindhi girl soon got offers from Southern film-makers and did several Telugu films. Natassha’s Bollywood debut flick ‘ Kuchh To Hai’ (2003) didn’t do well at the box office, but she sizzled with the number ‘Ding dong’ and ‘Bindaas’ in ‘Krishna Cottage’ (2004). In 2005, she did ‘Silsilay’ and ‘Koi Aap Sa‘.

6. Shreya Saran

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.

7. Kajol

Kajol, one of the most successful actress of Bollywood, was born to actress Tanuja and producer Somu Mukherjee. Though she debuted with the flop film ‘Bekhudi’ (1992), Kajol got noticed with ‘Baazigar’ (1993) and shot to the top most position with the major hit ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge‘ (1995). The versatility of her acting can be seen from the various characters done by this natural actress. The movies which she did with Shahrukh Khan were all blockbuster hits. Charming Kajol won the heart of the audience with her simplicity, girl next door attitude and superb acting talent. She got married to actor Ajay Devgan in 1999 and has a daughter Nysa. Kajol is the brand ambassador of Whirlpool products along with her husband. After a break she has made a comeback with Kunal Kohli’s Fanaa (2006). Awards to her credits are Lux Zee Cine Award 1997 for Best Villian and Filmfare Best Actress Award 1998 for ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’.

8. Meera Jasmine

Meera Jasmin alias Jasmin Mary Joseph, one of the most talented actress of the Malayalam film industry debuted in the film ‘Soothradharan’ (2001). The chirpy actress with simple, but attractive looks and a huge amount of talent is an asset to the movie industry. Born in Thiruvalla, Meera has carved a name for herself in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. Acting comes naturally to her and with her sweet, beautiful smile and sterling performance, she has assured a place in the hearts of south Indian cinema goers.

9. Saada

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.

10. Asin

Asin alias Asin Thottumkal, the talented actress cum model, is an upcoming heroine in the Tamil film industry. Before entering into films, she was a part-time model and businesswoman. This angelic charisma started modeling at the age of 14 and is trained in Bharatnatyam and folk dance. Though the Kerala-born Christian girl debuted in the Malayalam film ‘Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka’ (2001), she made it big in Tamil (Kollywood) and Telugu (Tollywood ) industries. She won the hearts of the Tamil audience with her captivating performance in the super hit movie ‘Gajini’ (2005).

11. Gayatri Joshi

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.

12. Maduri Dixit

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.

13. Aishwarya Rai

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.

14.  Sushmita Sen

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.

15. Rani Mukherjee

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.

16. Preity Zinta

Charming and attractive Preity Zinta began her career as a model, television anchor and later as a commercial actress. Her dimpled smile and expressions in the Lyril ad, won her the hearts of millions and attracted the film fraternity. The gorgeous, bubbly Preity, born in Shimla, debuted in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Dil Se’ (1998) and made a mark in the industry with ‘Kya Kehna’. She takes a lot of care in choosing her roles and each of her characters are far different. Preity is very much talented and hard working and while acting she portrays a myriad of emotions on her face. Her screen presence, inherent style, twinkling eyes, dazzling smile and down to earth nature has made her the favorite actress of Bollywood.

17. Tara Sharma

Known model turned actress, Tara Sharma – the la-di-dah girl, is a graduate from London School of Economics. Born to Pratap Sharma, a well-known voiceover artiste in India and an English mother, Tara was always actively involved with theatre. This dazzling beauty entered the tinsel world of glamour through ad films, and has appeared in ads like Lakme, Pond’s, Pepsi, Fair and Lovely, Liril etc. The petite pretty girl with her luminescent eyes and perfect features caught the public’s gaze and soon became a model to reckon with. She debuted in films with a small role in ‘Om Jai Jagdish’ (2002). The success of Indra Kumars ‘Masti’ (2004) and Madhur Bhandrakars ‘Page 3’ (2005) has made her a prize commodity in Bollywood

18.Bipasha Basu

The silver screen sensation, Bipasha Basu came into the limelight when she won the Famous Ford Supermodels Contest. Besides doing several commercial advertisements she did the famous video ‘Tu’ for Sonu Nigam’s album, Kismat. The five feet eight inches tall light-eyed Bengali dusky beauty is a new asset to Hindi Film World. The sexy symbol of Bollywood was bold enough to accept unusual roles. Her debut role in ‘Ajnabee’ has very much appreciated and ‘Raaz’ proved to be a boon for Bipasha. This dazzling, hot actress feels her eyes are her strong feature.

19. Koel Mullick

Charming Bengali actress Koel Mullick, daughter of Bengali actor Ranjit Mullick, debuted with the film Haranath Chakraborty’s ‘Nater Guru’ (2003). This petite girl created a sensation of sorts with her first film. Expressive, beautiful and blessed with a natural star appeal, Koel is an aspiring Odissi dancer. With in a short span of time this honey eyed beauty has became one of the most happening star in the Bengali film industry.

20. Katrina Kaif

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.

 

21. Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra, Miss World 2000 made her debut in Bollywood films with ‘The Hero’. Born in Jamshedpur, the extremely beautiful, sensuous, hot model-cum-actress has achieved a lot in a short time. She is the only Indian in USA to have been selected at state level for the National opus Honour choir. Priyanka with large twinkling eyes and captivating smile, is a genuine, selfless, down to earth, warm and loving personality. She enjoys reading, singing, writing poetry and short stories. She has worked for several social welfare programmes. The strongest personality traits of this beauty is the courage of conviction and her power with words. A born fighter, the unique thing about Priyanka lies in her attitude and the way she carries herself. She has never compromised on her moral values.

22. Simran

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.

23. Koena Mitra

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).

24. Sameera Reddy

Hot and sizzling Sameera Reddy, who featured in Pankaj Udhas music video ‘Ahista’, started modelling as a gateway to the tinsel world. Youngest and the most pampered of the Reddy sisters, popular VJ’s Meghna and Sushma, she debuted with the film ‘Maine Dil Tujhko Diya’ (2002) and has come a long way from a simple actress to a sex symbol of Bollywood. Trained in Kathak, this tall dusky beauty shot to fame with her dare-bare roles in ‘Darna Mana Hai'(2003) and ‘Musafir’ (2004). The glamour girl was introduced to the southern film industry through the Telugu film ‘Narasimhudu’ opposite NTR Junior

25. Rekha

Rekha, Bollywood’s crown and pride, and daughter of south Indian actors Gemini Ganeshan and Pushpavalli, began her acting career at the young age of 13. Her first film ‘Sawan Bhadon’ was released in 1970. The metamorphosis of this dark, plump and not so beautiful duckling to a golden mermaid drastically boosted her image in the tinsel world. She has an aura of glamour and mystery. The sexy looking damsel with heavy eye make-up and pouting lips made her mark in the early eighties with her superb performance in ‘Khubsoorat’. Crowned as the ‘Evergreen Timeless Beauty’, the dashing Rekha holds an empowering persona with versatility, humbleness, grace and faith. Even at the gracious 50, Rekha’s mystical beauty continues to enthrall the hearts of millions.

26. Urmila Mandotkar

Urmila Matondkar, a Maharashtrian girl from a middle class family stepped into filmdom as a child artist. She appeared in a number of films, the most popular being the award winning film ‘Masoom’ (1982). The beautiful girl with her impressive figure debuted as a heroine in the Malayalam movie ‘Chanakya’ (1989) and later with the Bollywood movie ‘Narsimha'(1991). After a few insignificant movies, it was her magnificent performance in Ram Gopal Verma’s ‘Rangeela’ (1995), that got her recognition as an actress. The film boosted up her career, and her sizzling and stunning looks in it made her the hottest girl on screen. She received Filmfare best supporting actress award 1999 for ‘Judaai’. This skillful actress has proved her immense talent then and again in films like Satya (1998), Pinjar (2003), ‘Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara’ (2005) etc.

27.  Richa Pallod

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.

28.  Rimii Sen

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.

29. Bhoomika Chawla

Lovely Bhoomika Chawla alias Rachana is born to an upright military family in Delhi. The limpid-eyed beauty later moved to Mumbai, and started her career with ad films and Hindi music video albums. Though she entered the tinsel world with the film ‘Yuvakudu’ (2000) in Telugu, Bhoomika shot into fame with the sensational success of ‘Kushi’, also in Telugu and even received the ‘Best Actress Award’ for the film. The gorgeous beauty, equally popular in Tamil, stepped into Bollywood with the big hit ‘Tere Naam’. With her natural beauty, graceful movements and warm smile she has carved a niche for herself in the hearts of cine goers.

30.  Hema Malini

Hema Malini, the dream girl of the seventies, hailing from the South, started her career with ‘Sapno Ka Saudagar’ (1968). Initially she did a few trivial films, then her outstanding performance in ‘Seeta Aur Geeta’(1972) established her as the queen of the box-office. With her captivating beauty and tinkling laugh Hema, soon became the heartthrob of the masses in the late seventies and early eighties. An excellent Bharat Natyam dancer, wife to Dharmendra, one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, she eventually shifted from acting to direction to television to stage dance shows. In 2000, she was awarded the ‘Padma Shri’ by the government of India. After a long break, she has recently made a comeback to films. Very ambitious, Hema has always lead her life her way, and this still gorgeous actress in her fifties is busy with politics, social work and of course films.

31. Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta, the model-turned-actress, was born in Ghaziabad. Before becoming Miss Universe 2000, she was a leading fashion and print model. She has appeared in several ads and debuted in the super hit movie Andaz (2003). The suave, smart and sexy actress is high spirited and very adventurous by nature. This trained Bharatnatyam dancer loves to spend time by reading autobiographies.

32. Minissha Lamba

Minissha Lamba, a known face in the modelling circuit, debuted with the film Yahaan (2005). The former face of Cadbury’s chocolate commercial was born in a Punjabi speaking Sikh family in New Delhi. A graduate from Miranda House, Minissha has trained under N.K Sharma’s Act One theatre group. The acting career of this petite actress seems to have taken off on a good start. This demure damsel has gained a lot of appreciation for her brilliant performance in her debut movie.

33. Mahima Chaudhary

Model turned actress, Mahima Chaudhary started modeling since her college days. Born as Ritu Chaudhary, this beauty from Darjeeling debuted with Subhash Ghai’s ‘Pardes’ (1997). Her performance won rave reviews and bagged awards like Lux face of the year, Lux Zee Cine Best Female Debutant and Filmfare Best Female Debutant for the year 1997. Before getting into films, this ramp model did a short stint as a VJ for Channel V and has appeared in various commercials including Pepsi ad along with Aamir Khan and Aishwarya Rai. Though Mahima won many hearts with her bubbly presence and beautiful smile, her film career did not have a very smooth sail. But her initial performances were appreciated in movies like ‘Daag-The Fire’, ‘Dil Kya Kare’ (1999)etc.

34.  Amrita Arora

Amrita Arora started her career as a model and earned recognition through regular video jockeying on MTV. This hazel eyed beauty, sister of Malaika Arora, featured in ads like Ponds, Elle 18, Sunsilk Fruitamins etc and made her Bollywood debut with ‘Kitne Door Kitne Paas’ (2002). The petite actress with a delightful smile and sparkling eyes was noticed and has carved a name for herself within a short span. She is well known for her dare to bare sexy role in the controversial film ‘Girlfriend’ (2004).

35. Malaika Arora

Hot and dazzling Malaika Arora Khan, veejay turned model turned actress, is one of the best known sex symbols in the glamour world. A face of innumerable brands, the dusky beauty with her glossy lips, tempting pout and stunning figure shot to limelight through the MTV show ‘Loveline’. This ramp goddess, sister of Amrita Arora, always loves being in front of the camera and became a big hit in the small screen. Trained in Russian ballet, Jazz ballet and Bharat Natyam, Malaika, has done various item numbers and prominent among them is ‘Chaiya Chaiya’ sequence in the film Dil Se (1998) opposite Shahrukh Khan. She got married to Arbaaz Khan in February 1999 and has a son Arhaan.

36.  Amisha Patel

Gorgeous Amisha with twinkling eyes, effervescent smile and long lavish hair started her film career with ‘Kaho Naa Pyar Hai’ (2000). Born in Mumbai, this trained Indian classical dancer after completing her schooling, left for the US to pursue biotech engineering. The brilliant girl won a gold-medal in Economics from the State University of Boston, worked for a finance company and did some modelling in between. Her brief modeling stint caught everyone’s eye and paved the way for her entry into films. Amisha gave a mind blowing performance in the film ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’. This talented actress is a strong, determined girl who believes in achieving her dreams and is very dedicated, sincere and hard working.

37.  Preeti Jhangiani

Preeti Jhangiani aka Preeti Zingania, won the hearts of millions as the ‘Chui Mui Girl’ in Rajshri’s music video ‘Yeh Hai Prem’. It paved the way for her entry into Bollywood, with the film ‘Mohabbatein’ (2000). Before that, the petite girl acted in one or two South Indian films, Mazhavillu (1999) in Malayalam being her debut film. Preeti’s angelic visage, cute- charming face and childlike innocence make people take notice of her. Watching romantic movies, web browsing and listening to music are the hobbies of this model turned actress who featured in commercials like Nirma Sandal Soap, Dabur Vatika etc.

38.  Meena

Meena, one of the popular South Indian actress, started her film career as a child artiste and has acted in more than 100 films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. The dove-eyed beauty debuted as a heroine in the Tamil movie ‘Oru Pudiya Kadhai’ (1990) and shot to fame with ‘Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu’ (1991) in Telugu.This beautiful and talented actress who has paired with all the big heroes of South Indian films, became the favourite star of cinegoers with her classic looks, sparkling eyes and cheerful smile. Sincere, hard working and very down to earth, Meena established her abilities to catapult herself as a versatile actress. She has received many honours and awards and some of them includes Kalai Maamani award 1997 from Tamil Nadu Government, Two Nandi Best Actress Awards from Andhra Pradesh Government, Six Cinema Express Best Actress Awards etc.

39.  Kareena Kapoor

The sensational hazel eyed Kareena aka Bebo started her film career with the film ‘Refugee’ (2000). Though the film didn’t do as well as expected, Kareena’s performance was critically acclaimed. Born to the prestigious Kapoor family, she is the grand daughter of the legendary actor Raj Kapoor and daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita. Kareena is an extrovert with versatile acting aptitude, ethereal looks and ravishing features. She has achieved a lot of fame within a short time and has become the heartthrob of millions. She confirmed her status as a talented actress with her outstanding performance in various films such as Asoka, Chameli, Dev etc. The suave beauty with drop-dead looks has a magnetic persona and an amazing screen presence.

40. Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia, Femina Miss India Universe 2002, hailing from a military background was always fascinated by the glamour field. She started her career at the age of 19, did a few plays, music videos and Tele serials and also featured in the lead role in an Indo-Japanese movie. Neha made a sensuous debut in Bollyood with the film ‘Qayamat’ (2003) and since then has become a big bombshell of Bollywood. She also did two Telugu movies. The popularity of this hot damsel augmented with her bold portrayal in the controversial film ‘Julie'(2004).

41.  Riya Sen

Riya Sen, grand daughter of legendary actress Suchitra Sen and daughter of Moon Moon Sen, made her Bollywood debut with the film ‘Style’ (2001). This Bengali beauty with almond eyes, first faced the camera at the tender age of 15 for the Tamil flick ‘Taj Mahal’. After that she did several advertisements and became a familiar face in the Indipop circuit. She has featured in music videos including Phalguni Pathak’s ‘Yaad piya ki’, Jagjit Singh- Asha Bhonsle’s ‘Jab samne tum’ and ‘Kahin kahin se’. Residing in Mumbai, this hot gorgeous girl is considered to be following her mothers foot steps.

42.  Indrani Dasgupta

One of the top models in India, Indrani Dasgupta initially wanted to be a lawyer. But intrigued by the fashion world, she decided to become a model. The Bengali lass with her drop-dead gorgeous looks was born and brought up in Muscat. Indrani started modeling at the age of 18, and since has made it big with loads of print and television ads. The dusky beauty with her dimpled smile has numerous ramp shows to her credit and has featured in a couple of music videos. An economic graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, she was the winner of the Society Achiever’s Award for glamour in 2002. She is the brand ambassador of Lakme India.

43.  Rajlaxmi Khanvilkar

Rajlaxmi Khanvilkar Roy, one of the most sought after models in the fashion world, started doing ramp shows while studying in college. This Marathi lass appeared in ad campaigns like Garden Vareli, Wega, Cadbury’s Chocolate etc, hosted shows on Channel [V] like ‘BPL Oye’ and did a few music videos. Her chiseled face and slim good looks caught everyone’s eye and Rajlaxmi took modeling as a full fledged career. At the age of 20, she married model Sameer Soni but got separated after 7 months. The gorgeous beauty sizzled on the big screen with an item number in the film ‘Asoka’ (2001). She is now happily married to Bollywood actor Rahul Roy (Aashiqui fame).

44.  Anu Prabhakar

One of the most talented actress of Kannada films Anu Prabhakar, daughter of M.V. Prabhakar and dubbing artiste Gayathri Prabhakar, first appeared as a child artist in the film ‘Chapala Chennigaraya’. A born artiste, she has given several hit films including ‘Heudaya Hrudaya’ (1999) her debut as a heroine. This charming beauty has won many a hearts with her suave smile and brilliant acting. She has also tried her luck in two Tamil movies. Bangalore’s Kolada Math honoured Anu with the title ‘Abhinaya Saraswathi’ for her outstanding performance in various films and she has also won other awards such as ‘Kannada State Government best actress award 2000-01’, ‘Cinema Express best actress’ etc. Anu is married to Krishna Kumar, son of veteran South Indian actress Jayanthi.

45. Sonali Bendre

Marathi beauty Sonali started her career as a model. She was selected in a talent search by the Stardust magazine, made her debut in Bollywood with the film ‘Aag’ (1994) and has worked with almost all top stars. Though most of her films except ‘Diljale’ (1996) and ‘Sarfarosh’ (1999) were flops, she charmed movie goers with her fresh innocent look and sweet smile. She also acted in a few Telugu and Tamil films and anchored for television shows like ‘Kya masti kya dhoom’ and ‘Boogie-Woogie’. Awards to her credit include Star Screen Most Promising Female Award Newcomer 1994, Filmfare Lux New Face 1995, Star Screen Best Supporting Actress 2001 and Star Screen Award 2004 for best Marathi actress. Sonali married film maker Goldie Behl in 2001 and has a son, Ranvir. She took a break from films after her marriage and made a come back with the critically acclaimed Marathi movie ‘Anaahat’ (2003) directed by Amol Palekar. She is back into modelling, has debuted in Theater plays and was seen in a Marathi remix video ‘Cham Cham Kartai Hai’.

46.  Mandira Bedi

Mandira Bedi started her career with Doordashan’s tele-serial ‘Shanti’ (1994) for which she received national acclaim. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Mandira with her glamour image shot to international fame with ‘Extraa Innings’ of World Cup Cricket 2003 on Sony Max. She stepped into films as a supporting actress with ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ (1995). This beauty with her dazzling smile proved her talents and capabilities in both the small screen as well as the big one. Mandira acted as a psychiatrist in the Tamil film ‘Manmadan’ (2004) and as a busy media correspondent with no time for her family in ‘Divorce’ (2005). In real life, this well-known media personality is happily married to movie director Raj Kaushal.

47. Aarti Chabria

Aarti Chabria, Miss India Worldwide 2000, entered Bollywood debuting in ‘Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai’ (2002). This cute bubbly girl started doing ads at the tender age of three and has appeared in more than 120 commercials including Farex, Pepsodent, Clean and care face wash, Amul swastik ice cream, Krack cream, liril etc. She also appeared in a couple of music videos, and in a small role in Rajkumar Santoshi’s ‘Lajja’ (2001) which turned out to be the beginning of a new journey. She also got chances in Telugu and Kannada movies and the talented actress has stolen the hearts of cinegoers with her charming beauty.

48. Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan, the Tamilian Iyer girl from Palghat (Kerala), always wanted to be an actress. This elegant beauty started her career as a model and has appeared in more than 25 ad films like Surf Excel, Ponds, Bajaj etc. Before getting a big break in Bollywood with the film ‘Parineeta’ (2005), she has acted in a few music videos with Euphoria, Shubha Mudgal, Pankaj Udhas etc, TV serials and a Bengali movie ‘Bhalo Theko’ and even won the best actress award, Anand Lok Puraskar in Kolkata.

49.  Shilpa Shetty

Model turned actress Shilpa Shetty, born to model parents Surendra Shetty and Sunanda Shetty, made her acting debut with the film ‘Gaata Rahe Mera Dil’. But the film got stalled and the tall lass from Tamil Nadu was offered a role in ‘Baazigar’ (1993). Though most of her films were flops, Shilpa achieved a hot spot in Bollywood with the song ‘Churake Dil Mera’ in ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari’ (1994). Shilpa has worked in a couple of films in Telugu, Kannada and Tamil. The sizzling starlet, mesmerized the audience with her devastating, unconventional looks, flexible dancing and stunning figure. Her performance in Revathy’s ‘Phir Milenge’ (2004) was every much appreciated and she received Giant International Award, Indo-Pak’s Young Achiever Award and AAHOA award for the same. She has also received Zee Gold Best Supporting Actress award 1998.

50. Yana Gupta

Yana Gupta, one of the sexy sirens of Bollywood, started modelling at the age of 16. Born as Yana Synkova in Czechoslovakia, the established model changed her name to Yana Gupta after her marriage to a Pune based artist Satya Gupta. Before settling in India, she built a reputation as a supermodel in Europe and Japan, worked in Milan, Paris and Vienna with clients like Calvin Klein, Victoria’s Secret, Nivea, Toyota, Honda and Sony to her credit. A graduate in park architecture and gardening, the stunning Czech beauty has also done some music videos. Besides bagging modelling assignments for Lakme, Limca, MTV and PETA, the hazel eyed Yana made a sizzling debut on big screen with the item number ‘Bijli Giri’ in the film ‘Dum’ (2003). She is the brand ambassador of Christian Dior. The picture perfect looks, curvy figure and porcelain skin has made this multi-faceted svelte belle an hot asset on the ramp and dance numbers.

51.  Jyothika

Jyothika Sadanha, one of the top actress of Tamil film industry, is the daughter of producer Chander Sadanha and sister of actress Nagma. Though she debuted with the Bollywood film ‘Doli Sajake Rakhna’ (1998), the chubby actress from the North, made it big in the Southern film industry. She was introduced as a supporting actress in the super hit Tamil film ‘Vaalee’ (1999) for which she received the Best Newcomer Award. With her expressive eyes, body language and spontaneous acting, this Punjabi girl became the heart throb of millions of South Indians. Awards credited to this talented actress includes Tamil Nadu Government Best Actress Award, Dinakaran Best Actress award etc.

52.  Diana Hayden

Model turned actress and Miss World 1997, Diana Hayden, was born and brought up at Secunderabad. Before winning the pageant, she had already made a name for herself, as manager of the Artists’ Management Division of Mumbai-based BMG Crescendo. The gorgeous beauty made her debut in the small screen as the hostess of the popular series ‘Biography’ on History channel. This self made perfectionist, who has completed a 5 weeks course on Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, entered Bollywood with a minute role in ‘Tehzeeb’ (2003), followed by ‘Ab Bas’ (2004). A graduate from Osmania University, ravishing Diana loves to play chess, horse riding, partying and driving people round the bend.

53.   Sonali Kulkarni

Sonali Kulkarni, a regular feature in the Indian regional and parallel cinema, was born and brought up in Pune. Since childhood she had a passion for theatre and convinced by acting, she became a part of a theater group called Samanvay. This brilliant actress got her first break in Girish Karnad’s ‘Cheluvi’ (1991), while studying at Ferguson College and since then there was no looking back. After that she did a couple of Tamil and Marathi films and the turning point came with the Hindi film ‘Daayra’ (1996). This national award winner has come a long way from theatre to regional films and proved her credentials as an actress by performing varied characters. Sonali has won accolades abroad by winning the best actress award for her Italian film ‘Fuoco Di Su Me’, at the Milan film festival in Busto Arsizio. Other awards bagged by the talented beauty includes Marathi Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Maharashtra State Best Actress Award twice, V. Shantaram Award 1996 etc.

54.  Isha Sharvani

The dance sensation, Isha Sharvani is the daughter of renowned dancer Daksha Seth and Australian music composer Davissaro. This talented beauty was born in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and now is settled in Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). Isha has been performing in her mother’s troupe since she was a child and has done several shows in over 22 countries. The gorgeous looking young lass made her acting debut with the film ‘Kisna’ (2005). Trained in Kathak, ballet, aerial dance, yoga, martial arts etc, Isha has also appeared in the Hide-n-Seek biscuit commercial with a super dance sequence along with Hrithik Roshan. In looks, she is being touted as the next Aishwarya Rai and in dancing she is compared to Madhuri Dixit.

55. Anchal Kumar

Anchal Kumar, Chandigarh based Mumbai girl, had wanted to be a model since childhood. She made it big in the world of modelling after winning the Gladrags Mega Model contest in 1999. At the tender age of 21, Anchal bagged a number of prestigious assignments like Rexona, Sunsilk, Bombay Dyeing etc. This light brown eyed super model has done few music videos which includes Jagjit Singh’s ‘Aaina’ and Hans Raj Hans’s ‘Mukhra Tumahra’.

56. Tanushree Dutta

Tanushree Dutta, Ponds Femina Miss India Universe 2004, who made a mark in the tinsel world with her debut flick wanted to be a model since childhood. The hot, bombshell born and brought up in Jamshedpur is a graduate in Commerce from Pune University. ‘Chocolate’ was intended to be her debut film, but it was ‘Aashiq Banaya Apne’ (2005) that released first. The dusky beauty also featured for the music video ‘Saiyyan Dil Main Aana Re’, and has entered into Southern filmdom with the Telugu film ‘Veerabhadra’.

57.  Nayanthara

Nayathara entered the tinsel world debuting in the Malayalam film ‘Manassinakkare’ (2003). The Kerala-born Christian girl from Tiruvalla, whose real name is Diana Kurien, was doing her Chartered accountancy when films beckoned her. Her striking appearance and acting talent was appreciated by the Kerala audience. The pretty actress stepped into Tamil films with ‘Ayya’ and was catapulted to limelight when she was chosen to play Rajnikanth’s heroine in ‘Chandramukhi’. After crossing the border she has changed her ‘seedha sadha’ image and has started taking up glamorous roles. Her maiden Telugu film ‘Lakshmi’ has made a big splash in Tollywood. This glamour queen is one of the busiest actresses in the southern film industry today.

58.  Kavya Madhavan

Malayalam Film actress Kavya Madhavan alias Karthika entered the tinsel world as a child artist with the film ‘Pookalam Varavayi’ (1991). As a heroine Kavya’s debut film was ‘Chrandanudikkunna Dikkil’ (1999) while she was in the ninth standard. It was a super hit and from then on there was no looking back. Born in the village of Neeleswaram in Kasargod district and now residing in Kochi, this down to earth girl is noted for her rural Neeleswaram dialect. With the Tamil film ‘Kasi’, the busiest female star in Malayalam, was accepted in Tamil Filmdom. The innocent looking Kavya captured the hearts of moviegoers with her charming face, big beautiful eyes and effervescent smile. Some of the honours credited to this gifted actress includes Film Critics Award 2000, Mathrubhumi Medimix Award 2002, Kerala State award for Best Actress 2004 for her fabulous performance in the heart wrenching movie ‘ Perumazhakkalam’ (2004) and Lux Asianet Film Awards.

59. Kiran Rathod

Kiran Rathod alias Kiran Tandon is an actress as well as a dress designer. Born in Jaipur, she is a relative of Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon. The buxom bombshell, debuted in a minute role in the Bollywood film ‘Yaadein’ (2001) which did her no good at the box office, but she shot to limelight with the hit Tamil film ‘Gemini’. After that she did quite a number of movies in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam and became a familiar face in South Indian films pairing with top heroes like Madhavan, Kamal Haasan and Sharath Kumar. She made a relaunch in Bollywood with Karan Razdan’s movie ‘Souten’ in 2005. Famous for her hot dance sequences, she now says she is game for performance-based roles, not for sleazy strip-tease characters.

60. Laya

The leading Telugu heroine, Laya made a momentous entry into the tinsel world with the film ‘Swayamvaram’ (1999) while doing her intermediate. She shot into fame within a short span of time and carved a niche for herself with her crisp and sterling performances, and inimitable style. Hailing from Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh), now living in Hyderabad, the talented actress has appeared as a child artiste in the award-winning film ‘Bhadram Koduko’. She was a national-level chess player when she was barely eight. A rare combination of beauty and brains, this accomplished danseuse who have done more than 50 stage shows, has many features in her cap. Sincere and hardworking, the pretty actress has done some films in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada as well. The multi-talented Laya is an MCA holder and recipient of several honours which includes the coveted Nandi awards for three consecutive years.

61. Perizaad Zorabian

Vivacious model cum actress Perizaad Zorabian is a rare combination of beauty and brains. The MBA graduate from New York has forayed into the world of glitz from her fathers poultry business. Born and brought up in Mumbai, this Parsi beauty have dabbled in diverse fields. She carved a niche for herself in the tinsel world by debuting with the much accorded film ‘Bollywood Calling’ (2001). Her other popular movies were ‘Joggers Park’ (2003), ‘Mumbai Matinee'(2003), ‘Morning Raga’ (2004), ‘Dhoom’ (2004), ‘Ek Ajnabee’ (2005) etc. Before entering films, she had done various modeling assignments, tele-serials, music videos with Asha Bhonsle, Lucky Ali etc and has appeared in ads like Tanishq, BPL, Fair & Lovely, Titan, Ponds etc. This trained ballet dancer has also dabbled in theatre, and captivates the audience with her million dollar smile.

62. Mahek Chahal

Norwegian model of Indian origin, Mahek Chahal born as Priti Chahal hails from a Punjabi family that had migrated to Norway. Fascinated by Hindi films, this innocent looking gal moved to Mumbai to pursue her goal to be an actress. Before stepping into filmdom, she modelled and performed dance shows in various countries. Debuting with the Telugu movie ‘Neetho’ (2002), Mahek joined Kishore Namit’s acting school in Mumbai and then made her entry into Bollywood with the flick ‘Nayee Padosan’ (2003) followed by ‘Anjaan’ (2005). This trained classical dancer who has featured in commercials like Parachute Hair Oil, Godrej Refrigerator, Bombay Dyeing, Bar-One Chocolate etc, was the winner of Miss Movie International 1998 in London, was the VJ for B4U channel and one among the top five of Gladrags Mega Model Contest.

63.  Shamita Shetty

Vivacious sexy actress Shamita Shetty, debuted onto the tinsel world with the multistarrer blockbuster ‘Mohabbatein’ (2000). Sister of Shilpa Shetty, this doe- eyed beauty have not bagged much success in Bollywood, but her item number ‘Sharara Sharara’ in ‘Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai’ (2002) became a runaway hit. A Commerce graduate and diploma holder in Fashion Designing, Shamita made her entry into southern films with the Tamil flick ‘Rajjiyam’ (2002). She was appreciated for her performance in the Hindi films ‘Wajahh: A Reason to Kill’ (2004), ‘Bewafaa’ (2005) and ‘Zeher'(2005).

64. Yukta Mookhey

Yukta Mookhey, Miss World 1999 hailing from a middle class family in Mumbai has charmed the entire world with her confidence and scintillating smile. She has a passion for music and studied Hindustani classical music for three years. The 5′ 7″ tall and svelte Yukta made a dismal debut with the film ‘Pyaasa’ (2002) which could not do well at the box office. The vivacious beauty even did a guest appearance in a song sequence in the Tamil movie ‘Poovellam Un Vaasam’. After a long break she acted in films like Memsaab (2006) which was stalled and Kathputli (2006) which is yet to be released. She is looking forward to do television shows and is still waiting for the big break to come by.

65. Raima Sen

Raima Sen, the dusky Bengali beauty, is the grand daughter of veteran actress Suchitra Sen and daughter of Moon Moon Sen. Always inclined towards acting, the petite damsel debuted with the critically acclaimed film ‘Godmother’ (1999) and has done several Bengali films. She made her mark in the film industry with ‘Chokher Bali’ (2003) and then ‘Parineeta’ (2005) in Hindi which showcased her amazing talents and won her accolades. The innocent looking beauty with her glorious skin and healthy hair has appeared in ads like Boroplus, Sunsilk, Horlicks, Cadbury, Lakme etc.

66.  Vasundhara Das

Vasundhara Das, acclaimed both for her acting and playback-singing, is popularly known as ‘shakalaka’ baby after her popular hit song. She was born in Bangalore as Hebbar Iyengar, in a conservative Brahmin family. Her first celluloid break as a singer was for the film ‘Mudhalvan’ for which she received the Film Fare Best Playback Singer Award 1999. The onscreen debut of this trained Hindustani classical singer came with the Tamil movie ‘Hey Ram’ (1999) opposite veteran actor Kamalhassan. She has acted in many South Indian flicks apart from Mira Nair’s English film ‘Monsoon Wedding’ (2000). With her excellent voice, spectacular grey eyes, brown hair and a flawless complexion, Vasundhara has achieved a lot within a shot span of time. Music is the first love of this multi talented personality and besides her filmy numbers in several languages she has a music album to her credit called ‘Meri Jaan'(2001). She has sung several singles as well. This graduate in Statistics and Mathematics, is a linguist who knows English, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, a bit of Malayalam and Spanish.

67. Laila

Laila one of the talented actresses of Tamil film industry (Kollywood), started her career, advertising with CavinKare. The Mumbai-based Goan girl made her debut with the Tamil film ‘Kallazhagar’. The lovely girl is a trained ballerina from the Royal Academy of Dancing, London; plays the violin and loves music. She has starred in several hit movies including a number of Telugu and Malayalam films and has received the Film fare best actress award 2003 for her performance in the Tamil film ‘Pithamagan’. She has captivated the hearts of Tamil movie goers with her natural beauty, dimpled smile, chirpy presence and effervescent acting style. This down to earth gorgeous girl believes that the glitter of the film world does not last forever.

68.  Amrita Thapar

Amrita Thapar, Ponds Femina Miss India Universe 2005, hails from Pune. She won the ‘May Queen’, ‘Miss Pune Beauty’ titles earlier and has done a few music videos and print advertisements. A post-graduate in fashion designing, she has good modeling experience and an insight into the fashion industry. The Punjabi beauty with her piercing brown eyes and beautiful brown hair enjoys reading, traveling and sketching. A nature lover, Amrita loves to hike and raft. Trekking and kick boxing are the passions of this adventure seeker.

69. Sneha Ullal

Charming Sneha Ullal, with her beautiful grey-green eyes debuted in the film ‘Lucky- No Time For Love’ (2005). She is a discovery of Salman Khan. Born and brought up in Muscat, Sneha’s family had later moved to Mumbai. While getting the offer, this shy girl was doing her graduation in commerce in MMK College, Mumbai. She became popular even before the release of her first film because of her striking resemblance to the beauty queen Aishwarya Rai.

70. Saloni Aswani

Model turned actress Saloni Aswani, hailing from a non-filmi background, always wanted to be in films. To pursue her goal, she started doing plays at a younger age of 12 and joined the theatre group called Kala Sansad. The petite pretty lass started her stint with the glamour world after a couple of modeling assignments for reputed brands like Vaseline, Parachute, Moov, Lifebuoy, Three Roses Tea etc. A graduate in psychology, Saloni debuted with the Bollywood film ‘Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa’ (2003). After that, the Mumbai based beauty got offers from Telugu films and made her entry into Southern films with the film ‘Dhana-51’. In 2006 she did the Hindi flick ‘Saawan: the love season’.

71.  Ayesha Takia

Ayesha Takia, model turned actress, always wanted to be in films. Born to a Gujarati father and half British and half Maharashtrian mother, she started doing ads at the tender age of four and has appeared in more than 60 commercials. Before entering Bollywood showbiz, the dazzling beauty appeared in Falguni Pathak’s music video ‘Meri Chunar’ but got recognition with the album ‘Shake It Daddy’. Ayesha’s first film ‘Socha Na Tha’ got stalled, but was later released in 2005, and she made her debut with Abbas-Mustan’s ‘Taarzan – The Wonder Car’ (2004). Her stunning figure and pretty looks caught everyone’s eye and the optimism and faith in life makes her a very positive person. Ayesha made her entry into South Indian Films with the hit Telugu movie ‘Super’ (2005) co-starring Nagarjuna.

72.  Neha Kapur

The Five foot nine inches Miss India-Universe 2006, Neha Kapur hails from New Delhi. Modeling happened by chance to this graduate in Fashion Designer. Trained in classical dance like Bharatnatyam and Kathak, Neha is an established ramp model. According to her, beauty is all about inner personality and looks and need not be synonymous. Neha has featured on the cover pages of reputed magazines and appeared in Print Campaigns for famous fashion designers and brands. Her hobbies include watching classical English movies, reading, painting mythological themes and women etc.

73. Sushma Reddy

Multi-faceted personality Sushma Reddy is the eldest of the Reddy sisters, actress Sameera and popular VJ Meghna. Sushma began her career with a small stint in Channel V. Her naive and sweet face proved to a big asset and paved her way to modelling. She has featured in commercials of several major brands like Tanishq, Thums-up, Fair and Lovely etc. Sushma entered Bollywood by debuting in the film ‘Chocolate’ (2005). She has also appeared in Sonu Nigam’s music video ‘Deewana’. The gorgeous lass has worked with most production houses and designers in Mumbai. Apart from these, this graduate in Economics floated a company of skin care products, tried her hand in Jewelery design and has also learnt Japanese and acupuncture.

74.  Tulip Joshi

Model Tulip Joshi, born to Gujarati father and Lebanese mother, was brought up in Mumbai. As a contestant of Femina Miss India 2000, she caught the eyes of many advertising agencies and appeared in campaigns for Pond’s cream, Pepsi, Siyaram, BPL, Smirnoff etc. This graduate in food science and chemistry, made her filmy debut as Sanjana in the movie ‘Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai’ (2002) which did not do well at the box office. After a break of two years, she made a retort with ‘Dil Maange More’ (2004), followed by ‘Matrubhoomi’ (2005) in which her performance won rave reviews. Apart from these, she did a Telugu flick ‘Villian’ (2003) and featured in a music video made as a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

75. Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla, former Miss India 1984 and famous model made her entry into Bollywood with the film ‘Sultanat’ (1986). Born in Ludhiana, this cutie-pie made a mark with the hit ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'(1988). The effervescent, bubbly and chirpy actress became the heartthrob of millions with her expressive eyes, sparkling smile and vibrant performances. She even did two Telugu films. In partnership with Sharukh Khan and Aziz Mirza, Juhi runs a production company named ‘Dreamz Unlimited’. Married to the millionaire industrialist Jai Mehta, Juhi has a daughter Jhanavi and son Arjun. Awards to her credit include Filmfare Best actress award 1994, New York Bollywood award 1999, Most sensational performance female for ‘Duplicate'(1998) etc

76.  Nandana Sen

Nandana Sen aka Nandana Dev Sen, a New York-based writer and an aspiring filmmaker cum actor, was noticed after her performance in Gautam Ghosh’s ‘Gudiya'(1997). Being the daughter of Bengali writer Nabanita Dev Sen and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, Nandana was always fascinated by cinema. She grew up in India, Britain and US, and has worked in films from all the three continents. After dabbling in theatre, scripting, production and acting in a string of foreign films, Nandana has resurfaced in Bollywood. She has carved a distinct niche of her own with a handful of films. Though the gorgeous lass debuted in Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘My Wife’s Murder’, it was Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Black’ that was released first, followed by ‘Tango Charlie’ (2005). This multi-talented personality with her breathtaking smile and impish eyes is also a gifted Manipuri dancer.

77.  Tabbu

Tabassum Fatima Hashmi aka Tabbu, one of the versatile actress in the Indian Film Industry, is the sister of yesteryear actress Farha. The ‘ruk ruk girl’ from Hyderabad, started her film career as a child artiste in Dev Anand’s ‘Hum Naujawan’ (1985). Tabu’s debut as a lead actress was supposed to be’ Prem’, but it was ‘Pehla Pehla Pyar’ (1994) that released first. Within a short span of time, this natural and naive lass became an actress to reckon with by doing a couple of meaningful roles. She bagged two National Awards in 1996 and 2001 for her rousing performances in ‘Maachis’ (1996) and ‘Chandni Bar’ (2001). Other awards to her credit includes Filmfare sensational debut 1995, Critics awards for the years 1997, 1999, and 2000, Screen Videocon Best Actress Award 2000 etc. Apart from Bollywood, the gorgeous beauty has acted in a number of regional films in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.

78. Reema Sen

Reema Sen, the renowned South Indian actress had always wanted to be in the glamour world. Prior to her entry into films, this Bengali beauty glittered in the modeling world and has done about 45 ad films and a couple of music videos. Reema was introduced to the filmy world and shot to stardom with the success of the Telugu film ‘Chitram’ (2000). Later she did several Tamil films which included the super hit ‘Minnale'(2001). Reema tried to prove herself in Bollywood with ‘Hum Hogaye Aap Ke’ (2001). The talented actress with her sizzling looks and dazzling beauty has stolen the heart of youngsters in the south.

79. Shenaz Treasurywala

Shenaz Treasurywala, model turned actress, started her career in MTV. This cute veejay featured in commercials like Gold Spot, Akai, Elle 18, Trigger Jeans, Philips etc and made her entry onto big screen with the film ‘Ishq Vishk’ (2003). She was born and brought up in a middle class Parsi family in Mumbai. A keen photographer, the gorgeous damsel is a versatile personality who plays piano as well as guitar. Shennaz wants to see her name amongst India’s top photographers, and has varied passions like swimming, travelling, bungee jumping, reading etc.

80. Trisha

Lovely Trisha Krishnan from Chennai started her career as a model. Crowned as Miss Chennai 2000, this gorgeous beauty has been a model for a couple of advertisements. She debuted in the film ‘Lesa Lesa’ but it was ‘Mounam Pesiyathe’ that was released first. Her stunning looks, light brown eyes and glorious smile, has established Trisha as one of the top South Indian actress. She is a talented ballet dancer and an expert swimmer.

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12 Thrilling Lucky Escapes

These are some crazy pictures of lucky escapes, these motorists had accidents and were just saved! From car accidents to trucks, from Italy to the US, these are escapes from all over the world!

 

A motorist had a lucky escape when his van careered off a mountain road. In a scene straight out of The Italian Job, Daniel Lyons was left hanging in mid-air after his vehicle plunged down the rock face in Colorado and dangled on a precipice.

A Chinese couple had a lucky escape when a driver hit the accelerator instead of the brake and nearly shot off a 50ft rooftop carpark. A security guard at the car park, in Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, said the couple worked for a company nearby. They arrived for work, as usual, one morning but while maneuvering into a space, their black Chevrolet suddenly started shooting backwards. The car smashed through a perimeter wall before coming to a halt teetering dangerously over the edge of the building.

Another lucky fellow.

A motorist had a lucky escape after his car was swallowed by a sinkhole as he travelled along a busy motorway. The vehicle was trapped, with its front wheels sunk into the chasm, when the gap, measuring about 13ft-wide, suddenly appeared. The sinkhole – which is the eighth discovered in China in the past two weeks – happened in Nanchang City, capital of Jiangxi Province.

It makes you wonder how in the world they got into such strange positions.

The driver of this truck must have seen his life flash before him as his wagon somehow balanced on the edge of a bridge above a 200ft deep gorge. Rescuers in China managed to pull the driver to safety as his truck miraculously hung on by a punctured tyre and some torn metal near the fuel tank.

Im not sure who the driver of this truck prays to but whoever it may be they were certainly looking out for him the day he got caught up in a landslide in the Sichuan province of China. Talk about a lucky escape – his truck is teetering on the edge of the collapsed bridge, just managing to stay balanced looking as if it could topple over at any moment.

It looks like an ordinary car accident, bank over the railing and fall across the concrete conduit. It is nothing special until you’ve seen the whole picture.

A car teeters on the edge of a flyover in Tianjin, China, after the driver swerved in an effort to avoid hitting another car. The vehicle came to rest with two wheels hanging over the edge of the road, with a 5-metre drop to the ground below it.

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Beautiful Hawaii

Situated nearly at the center of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii marks the northeast corner of Polynesia. While it was once a major hub for the whaling, sugar and pineapple industries, it is now economically dependent on tourism and the U.S. military. The natural beauty of the islands continues to be one of Hawaii’s greatest assets.

Kakaako Beach Park

 

Where tourism is concerned, Hawaii has something for everyone. The island of Oahu, the most populous and home to the state capital and largest city of Honolulu, is great for people who wish to experience the islands and still keep the conveniences of a large city. Rainforests and hiking trails are located just minutes from Waikiki Beach, one of the world’s best tourist destinations. In the winter, large waves on Oahu’s north shore turn the normally sleepy area into the surfing capital of the world.

Makapuu Beach

 

Hawaii Beach

 

Hawaii Beach

 

On the other hand, those who wish to experience Hawaii at a slower pace would do well to visit one of the Neighbor Islands (the other, less populated islands around Oahu). All the neighbor islands offer opportunities to relax and enjoy the sun and scenery. Many of the natural wonders of the Islands are located on the Neighbor Islands, from Waimea Canyon on Kauai, to Haleakala on Maui, to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. Numerous waterfalls and rainforests evoke memories of what the islands might have looked like before major corporations set their sights on Hawaii.

Hawaii

 

Hawaii Sunset

 

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5 Fastest Fighter Planes in the World

 In the last 15-20 years, the tremendous technological advancements have influenced and changed almost every aspect of our lives. Many of the times, these advancements are a result of the research and development carried out by the military establishment all over the world. Naturally, fighter planes being the very core of defence of any modern air force, there has been a sea change in the design, features and performance of fighter planes from what they used to be. Let us have a look at the five fastest fighter planes of the world.

 

1) SU-35 ( Mach 2.25)

It was initially known as Su-27M. It is a single-seat, twin-engined super maneuverable multirole fighter plane which was designed for the Russian Air Force.  It has been offered to many countries including India, Brazil and South Korea.

2) MiG-21 (Mach 2.05)

Built by the Soviet Union, the Mikoyan-Gurevich is a supersonic fighter jet. It is the most produced jet in aviation history and has been flown by around 50 countries in 4 continents. A short-range day fighter- inceptor, it is a continuation of soviet jet fighters MiG-15,17 and 19.

3) F-22 Raptor ( Mach 1.82)

This is a fifth generation fighter plane with emphasis on strength, agility and range.  F-22 has been developed at the aeronautical systems centre, Wright-Patternson Air Force Base, Ohio and is considered one of the deadliest planes of the world. It is a supersonic dual-engine fighter jet.

4) Eurofighter Typhoon (Mach 1.5)

This plane has been built and designed by the associated of four different companies from the UK, Spain, Italy and Germany. The Eurofighter Typhoon employs a state of the art integrated defense system “praetorian” which monitors air-to-air and surface-to-air dangers and can respond to multiple threats  simultaneously.

5) SU-30 MKI-Super Sukhoi (Mach 0.9)

SU-30 was not initially designed to carry nuclear or strategic weapons but the newly developed IAF will change all that. It has been  designed for the Indian Air Force mutually  by Russia’s Sukhoi  and India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The aircraft is custom-made for Indian specifications and combines Indian systems and avionics as well as French and Israeli subsystems.

Read more: http://www.funonthenet.in/articles/fastest-fighter-planes.html#ixzz1z0EpHli7

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