Bollywood Actress: The Bollywood film industry holds a prominent position in Indian cinema, known for its grandeur and captivating storytelling. With their remarkable performances and exceptional acting prowess, numerous talented actors and actresses have garnered international recognition. These individuals have received immense acclaim and prestigious awards for their on-screen portrayals. Explore the list of extraordinary Bollywood actresses who have reigned over the industry in the past decades, leaving an indelible mark with their incredible talent.

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Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone

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Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. Padukone made her acting debut with the 2006 Kannada film Aishwarya. The following year, she made her Hindi film debut with the blockbuster Om Shanti Om which earned her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.She has been honoured as a Disruptor of 2024 by the international publication Deadline. She’s …

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra

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Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and a former Miss World. She made her Hindi film debut in The Hero in 2003. Chopra has received numerous awards for her remarkable contribution to the film industry. She was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India in 2016.Persoanl Life Priyanka was born to Ashok Chopra and …

Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt

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Alia Bhatt is the daughter of director Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan, a film actress and director. She has one sister Shaheen Bhatt, a sister Pooja Bhatt, and a brother Rahul Bhatt. Actor Emraan Hashmi and director Mohit Suri are her cousins and producer Mukesh Bhatt is her uncle. Alia completed high school at Jamnabai Narsee School IB in May 2011.Bhatt has …

Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma

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Anushka Sharma is an Indian film actress and producer, who predominantly works in Hindi films. Anushka is one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses in India. Anushka made her acting debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), which earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination.Anushka earned praise and several acting …

Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif

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Katrina Kaif is an Indian actress born on 16 July 1984 in Hong Kong. Katrina was born in Hong Kong to an Indian Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif and English mother, Suzanne Turquotte. Her parents got divorced when she was very young. She has seven siblings. From Hong Kong, they moved to China and then Japan. Then from Japan to France when she was 8 and …

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut

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Kangna Ranaut is an Indian Film actress, filmmaker, and Producer who mainly works in Bolly Film Industry. She is prominent for women-centric roles in movies like Queen, Manu weds Tanu, and Fashion. Kangana is one of the leading actresses and is the top-paid actress in the Indian Film Industry.  Personal Life Kangana Amardeep Ranaut also known …

Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha

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Sonakshi Sinha is an Indian Actress and Costume Designer who predominantly works in Bollywood Film Industry. She is the daughter of legendary actor, Shatrughan Sinha and iconic actress, Poonam Sinha. An actor Sonakshi Sinha who entered the Bollywood industry in 2010, and made her first debut in action-drama Dabangg, plays a lead role along with Salman …

Shraddha Kapoor

Shraddha Kapoor

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Shraddha Kapoor is an Indian actress and singer who is best known for her role of Arohi in Mohit Suri’s romantic-drama Aashiqui 2.She made her film debut in 2010 with Teen Patti directed by Leena Yadav.Personal Life Shraddha Kapoor is the youngest of the two children born to veteran actor Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi. She is also the niece of the famous …

Kiara Advani

Kiara Advani

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Kiara Advani is an Indian Actress who appears in Bollywood and South Indian Film Industry. The actor is one of the leading dashing beauties of Bollywood. As a well-known actor, she is famous for her characters in movies like Preeti in Kabir Singh(2019) and  Dimple Cheema in Shershaah.Personal LifeBorn on July 31, 1992, to Jagdeep Advani and Genevieve …

Kriti Sanon

Kriti Sanon

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Kriti Sanon is an Indian film actress who appears predominantly in Hindi and Telugu films. She is a famous model and has received two Filmfare awards. She has began her acting acreer in South Indian film industry, but later shifted to Bollywood.Personal LifeKriti Sanon was born to to Rahul Sanon, a Chartered Accountant, and Geeta Sanon, an Associate …

Sara Ali Khan

Sara Ali Khan

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Sara Ali Khan is an Indian film Actress, who made her acting debut with the Bollywood movie Kedarnath, directed by Abhishek Kapoor. Sara Ali Khan is the daughter of actor Saif Ali Khan & Amrita Singh and the granddaughter of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi & Sharmila Tagore. Sara’s next film is Rohit Shetty’s Simmba, which stars Ranveer Singh in the lead …

Mrunal Thakur

Mrunal Thakur

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Mrunal Thakur is an Indian film actress, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood and Hindi television. Mrunal has worked in popular movies like Love Sonia, Pooja Meri Jaan, Pippa, and Sita Ramam. Mrunal’s previous film to hit the theatres was Pooja Meri Jaan in the year 2022.Mrunal earned huge critical and commercial success with the biographical films …

Disha Patani

Disha Patani

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Disha Patani is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Hindi and Telugu films. Disha made her acting debut in Puri Jagannadh’s Telugu film Loafer. Disha got her commercial break with Neeraj Pandey’s M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, where she played the role of Priyanka Jha, the girlfriend of Mahendra Singh Dhoni (cricketer) who died in a car …

Janhvi Kapoor

Janhvi Kapoor

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Janhvi Kapoor is a Young Indian Film Actress, the Daughter of Producer Bony Kapoor, and the late actress Sridevi. She is a Bollywood actress, famous for the films like Dhadak, Roohi, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, and Ghost stories. Known for her talented acting skills and fashion sense, Janhvi is one of the leading youngest Bollywood actresses in the …

Ananya Panday

Ananya Panday

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Ananya Panday is an Indian film actress and model. She is the daughter of actor Chunky Pandey. Ananya made her Bollywood debut through the 2019 teen drama Student Of The Year 2, directed by Punit Malhotra. …

Taapsee Pannu

Taapsee Pannu

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Taapsee Pannu is an Indian model and actress, who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. Taapsee worked as a software professional and also pursued a career in modelling before becoming an actress. During her modelling career, she appeared in a number of commercials and won titles such as “Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face” and …

Bhumi Pednekar

Bhumi Pednekar

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Bhumi Pednekar is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly works in Bollywood movies. She gained fame for her performances in the Bollywood films Toilet Ek Prem Katha, Bala, and Dum Laga Ke Haisha. Bhumi Pednekar has received multiple honors for her stunning outcomes in those films, including Filmfare Awards, Zee Cine Awards, and International …

Jacqueline Fernandez

Jacqueline Fernandez

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Jacqueline Fernandez is a Sri Lankan actress and model who mainly works in the Hindi Film industry. She made her debut film in 2009 with Sujoy Gosh’s fantasy drama Aladin. Jacqueline is one of the most glamorous actresses in Bollywood and is also known for her performances in films such as Murder 2, Housefull 2, Kick and Race 2.Personal Life Jacqueline …

Huma Qureshi

Huma Qureshi

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Huma Qureshi is an Indian actress and model. She has worked in theatre productions in Delhi and went on to act in television advertisements. She made her feature film debut in Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).Her father is a restaurateur, and runs a chain of some 10 restaurants called Saleem’s, all around Delhi.Huma Qureshi has a background of …

Radhika Apte

Radhika Apte

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Radhika Apte is an Indian film and stage actress. She made her film debut in the 2005 film Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!.Early lifeApte is from Pune, Maharashtra. She is an Economics graduate from Fergusson College, Pune. She is associated with Mohit Takalkar’s theatre troupe Aasakta in her hometown.CareerActor Rahul Bose, who had seen her perform in …

Yami Gautam

Yami Gautam

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Yami Gautam, is an Indian actress and former television artist, who mainly appears in Bollywood and South Indian cinema. She is better known for Hindi film debut ‘Vicky Donor’.Personal Life Yami Gautam was born to Punjabi film director, Mukesh Gautam and Anjali Gautam in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh but was raised in Chandigarh. The actress has two siblings, …

Parineeti Chopra

Parineeti Chopra

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Parineeti Chopra is an Indian actress who mainly appears in the Bollywood film industry. She made her film debut in 2011 with Ladies vs . Ricky Bahl. She is best known for her cheer roles in the films like Kill Dill ,Meri Pyaari Bindu, Ishaqzaade, and Hasee Toh Phasee. Parineeti Chopra is one of the leading actresses in tinsel town. She has received many …

Nora Fatehi

Nora Fatehi

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Nora Fatehi is a model and actress born in  Moroccan, Canada and both her parents are from Morocco. Her mother is 3rd generation Punjabi and therefore Nora is indo-Arab and can speak Hindi, French and Arabic.She moved to Mumbai and started doing TV commercials for well known Brands. She started her career by starring in the Bollywood film Roar: Tigers …

Aditi Rao Hydari

Aditi Rao Hydari

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Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian film actress and singer, who works in Tamil and Bollywood industry, she made her acting debut with the 2007 Tamil film Sringaram, in which she enacted the lead character, as a devadasi. The movie received critical acclaim and fetched several accolades, including three National Film Awards. Her first film to release in theatres, …

Pooja Hegde

Pooja Hegde

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Pooja Hegde is an Indian model and actress who appears mainly in Telugu and Hindi films. Born on October 13, 1990, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Pooja Hegde hails from the Tulu-speaking Bunt community. Her academic journey took place at Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School in Mumbai, while her higher education was pursued at M. M. K. College, where …

Urvashi Rautela

Urvashi Rautela

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Urvashi Rautela is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of “Miss Asian Supermodel 2011” in South Korea. She then competed in Miss Tourism Queen of the year International and won the title.Urvashi Rautela has won the I Am She – Miss Universe India in 2012 but was dethroned from crown due to a controversy …

Rakul Preet Singh

Rakul Preet Singh

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Rakul Preet Singh is an Indian film actress who appears both in South and Hindi film industry. She did her schooling from Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan. She has been an active golf player and played nationals. Rakul was a student of Mathematics at Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, and had been engaged in modeling for more than two years before …

Kriti Kharbanda

Kriti Kharbanda

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Kriti Kharbanda is an Indian film actress who appears in kannada and Telugu films. She born on 29 October 1988, She made her debut with the Telugu film, Boni opposite Sumanth. Even though her debut was unsuccessful at the box office, she went on to co-star in Theenmaar alongside Pawan Kalyan, which turned out to be an average grosser.She also played a guest …

Tamannaah Bhatia

Tamannaah Bhatia

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Tamannaah Bhatia is a South Indian actress who works in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi films. She was born on December 21, 1989, in Mumbai, India. She began her career as a model and appeared in several music albums and television commercials. She made her film debut in the 2005 Hindi film Chand Sa Roshan Chehra.Tamannaah has starred in over 60 films and has won …

Mouni Roy

Mouni Roy

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Mouni Roy is an Indian movie and tv actress, known for playing Krishna Tulsi in soap opera Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, directed by Anil Nagpal. She made her Bollywood debut through 2018 sports-drama Gold opposite Akshay Kumar. Mouni is a trained Kathak dancer. She was born to a Bengali family. …

Amyra Dastur

Amyra Dastur

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Amyra Dastur is an Indian actress, who started her career as model in few commercials including Clean & Clear, Dove , Airtel and Micromax. Amyra appears in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies. She starred in Vikram Bhatt’s sci-fi thriller Mr. X alongside Emraan Hashmi. She also made her Tamil debut with Anegan alongside Dhanush.Amyra made her first …

Nushrat Bharucha

Nushrat Bharucha

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Nushrat Bharucha was born and brought up into a Muslim family in Mumbai, India. She studied at Lilavati Podar High school where she was very active in theater.She debuted in Jai Santoshi Ma (2006). She later acted in Love Sex aur Dhokha directed by Dibakar Banerjee and shot to prominence with Pyaar Ka Punchnama (2011) …

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress and Miss World Winner and mainly works in Bollywood and South film industry. She is one of the most famous celebrities in the world as well as  high-paid actresses in Indian cinema. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has received numerous awards, including two Filmfare Awards and Padma Shri from the Indian government in …

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor

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Kareena Kapoor is an Indian Actress and Producer, who mainly works in Hindi Film Industry. She is a notable actress for playing prominent roles in a range of films like romantic, crime, and action dramas. As a leading actress in Bollywood Industry, she has received several awards and recognition for her incredible contribution to the film industry. …

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

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Vidya Balan is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi Cinema. She is regarded as one of the best versatile actors of B-town with  her great contribution to film industry.Vidya Balan is known for her best performances in the films like Tumhari Sulu ,The Dirty Picture and Shakuntala Devi. Personal LifeVidya was born to P.R. Balan and Saraswathy in …

Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor

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Sonam Kapoor is an Indian film actress born on 9 June 1985 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Sonam Kapoor was born to actor Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor. She is the eldest of the three children. Sonam completed her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir School in Juhu and then she went to United World College of South East Asia to do her International …

Kajol

Kajol

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Kajol Devgan, née Mukherjee, popularly known as Kajol, is a Hindi film actress. Kajol made her acting debut with Bekhudi (1992) and had her first hit with her second film Baazigar (1993) along with Shahrukh Khan, with whom she later went to deliver some of the biggest Bollywood hits like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995) and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai …

Rani Mukherjee

Rani Mukherjee

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Rani Mukherjee is an Indian film actress who works in Bollywood movies. Making her acting debut with Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1997), Mukerji had her first commercial success with Karan Johar’s romantic movie, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), her biggest hit so far, and won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in the film. Personal Life …

Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta

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 Preity Zinta shot to fame as the refreshing, cool, wet model in the Liril ad. She also modelled for Perk and her dimpled smile won the hearts of millions. Preity Zinta’s first commercial for Perk happened by a chance meeting with a commercial director at a friend’s party in 1996. Preity never thought she would be an actress. Shekhar Kapoor saw her in …

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit

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Madhuri Dixit Nene is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi Cinema. She is best-known for dancing and acting  skills. Madhuri is regarded as one of the leading divasof Bollywood  from 1980s and 1990s. She made her big Bollywood debut Abodh in 1984. Personal LifeMadhuri Dixit is a native of Mumbai, India. She was born Madhuri Shankar …

Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla

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Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career. She went on to become one of the leading actresses of Bollywood, and starred in numerous commercially and critically successful films, from the romances Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak …

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty

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Shilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar (1993), she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Her performances in Dhadkan (2000) and Rishtey (2002) were appreciated, while her portrayal of an AIDS patient in Phir Milenge (2004) …

Tabu

Tabu

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Tabu is an award-winning Indian actress who has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and American films. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice. She is best known for her critically acclaimed performance in a number of films rather than achieving box office success.Despite a few exceptions, Tabu is known best for her willingness to …

Raveena Tandon

Raveena Tandon

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Raveena Tandon (Hindi: रवीना टंडन) is a National Film Award winning Indian actress, producer, and a former model. She has primarily worked in Bollywood films, though she appeared in a few Tamil and Telugu language movies as well.Tandon made her acting debut with Patthar Ke Phool (1991), and won a Filmfare Lux New Face Award for her performance in the film. …

Sanya Malhotra

Sanya Malhotra

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Sanya Malhotra, the new face in Bollywood is born and brought up in Delhi and then moved to Mumbai to make a career in Bollywood. She played the role of Aamir Khan’s daughter in Bollywood film Dangal. She is also a trained ballet dancer. In 2019, Sanya appeared in Ritesh Batra’s romance-drama Photograph alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui. …

Radhika Madan

Radhika Madan

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Radhika Madan is an Indian film and TV actress, known for her work in Bollywood movies. Radhika made her Bollywood debut through Pataakha, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. …

Tara Sutaria

Tara Sutaria

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Tara Sutaria is an Indian film Actress, who made her acting debut through Bollywood movie Student Of The Year 2, directed by Punit Malhotra. She has a bachelor’s degree in Mass Media from St. Andrew’s College of Arts, Science and Commerce. …

Esha Gupta

Esha Gupta

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Esha Gupta is an Bollywood actress, born in Delhi. Her father is a retired air-force officer and her mother is a homemaker. Gupta’s sister is Neha Gupta. She was studying Mass Communication from Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal University, Karnataka prior to auditioning for Femina Miss India, and got a law scholarship at Newcastle University, but …

Surveen Chawla

Surveen Chawla

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Surveen Chawla is an Indian actress, she debuted as Charu in the serial Kahin To Hoga. She then played the role of Kasak in Kasautii Zindagi Kay. She also played the lead role in Kaajjal. Apart from being an actress, Surveen has appeared in television commercials, magazine covers and print advertisements.Surveen was seen in the reality dance show Ek Khiladi …

Amrita Rao

Amrita Rao

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Amrita Rao was born in the Rao family on June 7, 1987 in Mumbai, She speaks Konkani. Her dad owns an advertising agency. Amrita did not want to purse a career in Bollywood as she wanted to graduate in psychology, which she eventually did.No stranger to cameras and bright lights, she has modelled for approximately 35 advertisements. Her first assignment was …