Myra

Myra Karn, an engineer by profession with no intentions of having a career in acting was spotted by filmmaker Raj Kumar Gupta to work in ‘No One Killed Jessica’. The film was based on Jessica Lall murder case and her close resemblance to the model got her the offer. The curly hair lass was praised by critics for her debut performance in the film.

Sarah-Jane Dias

A very accomplished woman, Sara, was crowned Femina Miss India World in 2007. With a promising career in modeling and acting, she has worked as a VJ for Channel V, acted in films abroad and worked in music videos. ‘Game’ opposite Abhishek Bachchan was her maiden film in B-town this year, which unfortunately sank without a trace at the Box Office!

Sulagna Panigrahi

Sulgna has been actively working on the small screen for quiet some time. She has done a handful of TV serials in Hindi and other regional languages. But her break through into Bollywood came from her role in ‘Murder 2’ as Reshma.

Zoa Morani

Zoa Morani was launched by Red Chillies Entertainment in ‘Always Kabhi Kabhi’. She is the daughter of Karim Morani, producer of super hit film ‘Raja Hinudstani’ (1996). The gorgeous bombshell has also walked ramp for Pallavi Mohan in the Lakme Fashion Week as a show stopper and already has a few offers in her kitty from Bollywood in the coming year!

Parineeti Chopra

Cousin of gorgeous Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti made her debut in ‘Ladies vs Ricki Bahl’ which also stars Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma. The petite actress has garnered a lot of fans with her first film!

Nargis Fakhri

One of the hottest and finest Bollywood imports, Nargis Fakhri made her debut with one of the year’s most anticipated films, ‘Rockstar’. She was the female lead opposite Ranbir Kapoor. She won accolades for her acting by critics and also garnered huge fan following way before her film was even released.

Puja Gupta

The former winner of Miss India Universe 2007 made her hot and sizzling debut in Bollywood this year. Despite her worldwide fame, she received more prominence when she made her acting debut this year in the comedy film ‘F.A.L.T.U’. Puja scorched the silver screen with her sex appeal and sinfully brilliant body!

Preeti Desai

Miss Great Britain, Preeti Desai made her debut in Bollywood this year with ‘Shor in the city’. PD’s bold avatar in her maiden film had audiences bowled over and jaws dropped down as cinema goers came across this new bombshell. This sexy siren definitely soared the mercury in theatres this year!

Poorna Jagannathan

Poorna is an American actress of Indian origin who made her debut in ‘Delhi Belly’ this year opposite Imran Khan. Being a part of one of the most hyped and controversial films of the year put her in instant limelight. Also her bold on-screen kiss with Imran made headlines and got her instant publicity. Now it lies for the future to reveal how she cashes on this in her career ahead!

By Ridhima Mangal